Triangle : A post crisis story

II

Flashbacks of the new timeline.

(Season 1)

It began pretty much the same was as it did in the other timeline,  only this time Iris’ boyfriend Eddy joins them when they go to see the accelerator turn on, Iris gets robbed they find themselves back at CCPD, Accelerator malfunctions and produces a storm cloud that produces the lightning that hits him.
In this timeline he was in a coma for 3 months and awoke to find that not only he but countless others including Cisco and Caitlin had gained powers, Caitlin was a bit more accepting of her powers than Cisco was and so it was him and Caitlin out and about fighting crime with Cisco and fake Dr. Wells on comms.

Slowly but surely romance grew between Barry and Caitlin obviously starting with that karaoke night :

When Barry entered S.TA.R Labs the only person in the Cortex was Caitlin. She was staring intently at a screen where she had a spectrographic analysis of the particulates in motion.

"Hey" he quipped
"Hey, so get this. When Clay Parker's cells come into contact with Shauna's they adopt their properties, which would explain why he disappeared. She came in and they both got out … somehow" He saw quite clearly at how she was biting her bottom lip. Something was definitely up
"Something bothering you?" the speedster asked her pretty bluntly
"Why would you ask that?" she looked at him surprised.
"You're doing that biting your lower lip thing that you do whenever something is bothering you." He answered and she blushed. She had no clue he had noticed something so minuscule about her. Yes, she would bite her lip every time something was bothering her; she was conscious about it but still did it.
"I'm fine" she responded, but after a bit of time she continued “Cisco says I don't have a life" her pouty face being even cuter than her angry one, Barry noted mentally
"You don't … do you?" he stated
"I do! I cook, I eat, I read and I help you" she frowned
"So what you're saying is, that you do just about everything that has nothing to do with having a life" he had a smirk on his face at those words.
"No need to be rude about it" Caitlin feigned indignation, but the smile she had on her face said otherwise.
"Hey, you're doing better than I am. My social life consists of running at superhuman speeds and Netflix" Barry answered with a grin.
"We are quite the pair, Mr. Allen" the doctor replied smirking at him.
"Yes we are, Dr. Snow." Barry smiled and Caitlin sensed the creeping blush on her face. The alarm sounded they had a crime in progress

"We have a robbery in progress. Suspects male and female in their 20's. Sounds like our meta-human Bonnie and Clyde are at it again." Caitlin showed him a spot on the map
"I guess it's time to ruin their social life” Barry replied.
After being unsuccessful in the attempt at apprehending the criminals, he remembered that he had promised Iris he’d help her with something, immediately rushing off to CCPD to meet her.
Barry was kind of disappointed when he reached the station. Iris had decided to ditch him for a date with Eddie. They went out to celebrate. Iris had gotten a job at the local paper because of her articles on the Flash and her blog.

After thinking a bit he pulled his cell and called Caitlin
"Hey!" the sweet voice answered from the other side of the line "Are you done already with helping Iris?"
"Hey, Cait. No, she decided to ditch me for a date with Eddie, nothing surprising. I ask myself why she even bothers to have me assist with certain things. Tell me which bars did Clay Parker and Shawna Baez frequent?" Barry inquired. Caitlin could hear the small tone of annoyance in his voice
"Mostly south side dive bars, why?" she answered looking over the data she had available on the escapee and his girlfriend.
"I was just going to check them out, see if they fall into old habits." He replied
"That's a good idea. I think I'll join you." she answered. He was quite stunned at the notion at going out to a bar with Caitlin, but he didn't really object since he was used to being with her almost all day every day.
"Sure. You want me to pick you up?" the speedster asked and those words kind of froze her. If they were going out as friends then they should meet there, right? She was kind of rusty at the whole dating game. Rusty in the way a piece of steel that was 40 years under water would be she thought to herself.