The sound of knocking at the front door catches my attention, waking me up from my slumber.

I slowly sat up, looking at the clock that sat on Barry's nightstand, the red numbers showing me there was two minutes until the alarm was going to buzz, waking both Barry and I up, only, Barry wasn't next to me.

I slipped out of bed, rubbing away the tiredness from my eyes, pulling down Barry's t shirt that I wore after it rode up my body, as I walked downstairs, my eyes landing on Barry, already dressed, writing something down on a blank card in the kitchen.

My eyebrows furrow, a yawn leaving my lips, a small whimper in pain leaving right after, my hand instantly going to my jaw, gently touching it due to how sore it was.

"Barry?" I call out from the stairwell, as he instantly jumps, clearing his throat, turning, hiding what he was doing behind his back, "Did you see who was at the door?"

"No- I was just about to-" Barry began, keeping hidden what he obviously didn't want to show me.

I shot him a look filled with suspicion, walking over to the door, "Where's Nora?"

"She left a little while ago." Barry told me, watching my every move, making sure I didn't try to see what he hid.

I open the door, the person who I'd last expect at my front door at 7 in the morning; Iris West.

"Iris?" I stare at her, holding a box in her hands, "What're you doing here?"

"I brought you something-" She held up a box, smiling as I let her in, staring at her in suspicion also, shutting the door once she welcomes herself inside.

"Brought me something? Couldn't have this waited til later in the day?" I question, "You took two minutes of sleep away from me. I could be sleeping around now-"

"Well- this couldn't wait." The grin on Iris' lips didn't fade, as she greeted Barry, setting down the box on the dinner table.

I looked at Barry, "I think I might kill her."

"Calm down, Sleeping Beauty." Iris told me, her hands flat on the smooth box material, "Did you guys hook up last night or something? Is that why you're ready to have my head on a stick?"

"Oh my god-" I clear my throat, shooting Iris a look because of Barry being right there.

"Something like that." Barry says despite the rose color that had taken up on his cheeks, turning around, returning back to what he was doing before.

I looked back at him with wide eyes, "Dude-"

"I'll be upstairs." Barry walks over, kissing my head, whooshing up the stairs.

"So-" Iris claps her hands together, "Happy Anniversary-"

"Anniversary?" I immediately repeat, staring at her, ten different face expressions switching through my features, "It's not my- wait is it my- oh my god it's my-"

"And I mean- I know that people don't usually give presents to the ones having an anniversary, but-" Iris slowly opened the box, revealing my wedding dress, folded perfectly in the flat box, "I just had to."

"Iris West-" I stare at the dress, "What the hell did you do?"

"I've kinda been saving up since your ceremony last year-" She admits, "I mean, the dress was too pretty not to have as a memory so I-"

"Iris-" I stare at her with wide eyes, "My wedding dress was on rent- and you're telling me- you bought it?"

"Yes-" She smiles ear to ear, "I mean- come on. Barry has his tux- I thought it was only fair."

"Because it was a black tux, Iris. He owns like- ten of them-" I exaggerated, running a hand through my hair, my eyes scanning the dress, "I left my dress at the ceremony under a bunch of broken wood and ash."

"Which is exactly why I got this for you." Iris grabbed my hands, "I wanted you to have a piece of that day. Even if it ended up in a complete disaster. Happy Anniversary to my favorite couple."

"God- saying anniversary makes me feel old." I mutter, letting out a deep breath.

Iris shrugs, "You're only 27."

I roll my eyes, giving her a tight hug, "I love you, Iris."

"I love you, Zee." She held back equally as tight, then pulls away and looks at me, "I should get going-"

I nod, giving her one last hug, before she soon left me alone in the living room, eyeing my dress that peacefully laid in its box.

Suddenly, a whooshing breeze is flown right by me, the sound of dishes clanking coming from behind me.

I look back, Barry stood there with a smile on his lips, handing me a card that was in a red envelope, "I love you, and I'll see you at Star Labs."

"You'll see me at-?" I pause in confusion, as he kisses my hand, holding the card in my hand, watching him walk to the door, the smile not to leave his lips, as he opened the door, I calling after him, "I- love you too!"

He shuts the door, now I being the only one in the loft.

I look up, walking over to the kitchen island, noticing the breakfast that was placed on the surface of it.

Pancakes and a small bowl of fruit, my usual Jitters iced coffee placed next to it.

A small smile played at my lips as I quietly scoffed to myself, opening the envelope, pulling the white card out, words written on the front in Barry's handwriting.

I'm yours, no refunds.

you know what else isn't refundable?

this coffee and breakfast I made you.

happy anniversary, babe. enjoy.

- barry

A wider smile was brought to my lips, dropping the card and envelope onto the counter next to the food, jogging upstairs and grabbing my phone, dialing his number instantly.

He picks up after the first ring, "You're done eating your breakfast already?"

"What Pinterest post did you steal that from, huh?" I refer to the card, a small laugh following my words.

"Accusing me already?" Barry chuckles, "What if I told you I came up with that all by myself?"

"I'd find it very hard to believe." I told him, slowly walking downstairs, the grin playing at my lips plastered there.

"Well, believe it." Barry told me, as I could already tell he was smiling, "Now, can you eat your breakfast before it gets cold?"

"Yes- okay." I giggle quietly, "Thank you."

"I love you-" He drags out, starting my day off at the best start.

-

I walked into Star Labs, dressed in a dark green plaid shirt, one that I had stolen from Barry, the first two or three buttons undone, the shirt loose on me. I had on a pair of black ripped jeans, my legs cool at the exposed parts, black heeled ankle boots on my feet as per usual. My hair was more natural today, due to me not having the energy this morning to either straighten it or curl it. My hair was in tight waves, and to complete the look, Barry's watch on my wrist.

My palms flatten out the shirt over the repeated green and black lines, before walking over to Barry, a smile on my face.

"Hey, you-" Barry smiles down at me, pecking my lips, his hands on my waist, "Did you enjoy your breakfast?"

"Yes- very much so." I admit, pecking his lips once more, "Thank you."

Barry smiles widely, one hand leaving my waist, holding up another red envelope between us.

I shot him a suspicious look, "Am I going to be getting these all day?"

"Something like that." Barry bites down on his bottom lip to stop his smile from growing even wider, handing me the envelope.

I softly smile, opening the envelope, reading the card inside which told me that he thought I looked beautiful today.

"You know-" I hid my blush with the card, the card covering my cheeks, nose and mouth, "You could've just said it- instead of wasting this paper- you're killing the trees, Barry Allen-"

"Shh-" Barry chuckles, pulling me back into him, looking down at me, "You look beautiful."

"Oh god- as much as I love you two- please save the affection for later-" Cisco walked in, and everyone after him.

I roll my eyes playfully, setting down the card and envelope, looking back at everyone.

"All right, so we've got some good news and some bad news." I press my palms together, looking st Caitlin, shooting her a look that signaled for her take over after I finished, "The good news is that CCPD is still stationed outside of Grace's room and will remain so until Dwyer's been caught."

Caitlin obliges, shooting Sherloque the same look, " But the bad news is, that means Dwyer won't be visiting her again anytime soon."

"And then the worse news is, we have no idea where Cicada could be hiding." Sherloque sipped his tea.

"Can't we just track him by the dark energy in his dagger?" Barry questioned.

"Well, we can but only when he uses it, which hasn't been recently." I told him, crossing my arms.

Barry questioned once more, "And he's not showing up on facial recognition?"

"Unless he decides to make an appearance, we've got zilch." Cisco said from his seat.

"Which reminds me, where the rest of Team Flash is?" Sherloque spun in his chair, "Where's baby giraffe and young Nora?"

"Ralph's visiting his mom. He said to call if we need him." Caitlin told us, then looks around, "And Nora is-"

"Right here." Nora walked in, holding something in her hands, walking over to Barry and I, "I just stopped by the loft to pick up your blue suit. I figured you'd had enough of green."

"Hey, I made that green suit work, though." Barry pointed out.

"No doubt to it." I gave him a high five, a chuckle leaving both his and Nora's lips.

I looked at the suit Nora handed off to Barry, "What is, uh, that for again?"

"Mama Cecile's first day back to the courtroom and Dad's testimony against Weather Witch." Nora told me, leaning back lightly.

"Joss Jackam's trial is later today." Barry nods, then looks at his watch, "It starts in 30 minutes."

"Well- have fun-" I began knowing that they were just about to leave for it, "I mean- nail it- what do you even say to something who's about to leave for a testimony?"

Caitlin shrugs to my question, Barry walking over to me, grabbing my hands, "You should come."

"I have cases I need to work on-" I began, only for him to cut me off.

He squeezes my hands gently, "I'll help you do them tonight."

"I mean, I guess- I can come to support Cecile-" I started, a smile crossing Barry's face.

Before I knew it, Barry bent over, grabbing my waist, throwing me over his shoulder, holding his suit in one hand, his other hand holding onto me to make sure I didn't fall, a shriek leaving my lips.

Nora smiles at us, admiring what she saw as Barry walked into the cortex, Nora following behind us.

"Mama Cecile could us all the support she can get- since Papa Joe is with Aunt Jenna visiting Uncle Wally." Nora innocently smiles at me, Barry carrying me on his shoulder.

"When are they coming back, by the way?" I question, looking up at her.

Barry agreed, "Yeah- they've been gone forever."

"Uh- he's not sure." Nora told us.

"After having a psychopath break into his home, I don't think he's in any rush to bring a newborn back to Central City." I shrug, "Besides, Cecile has a lot on her plate with this being her first day back at work."

"I can't wait to see Weather Witch get what she deserves." Nora spoke, moving next to Barry, my eyebrows furrowing at what she had said, not knowing how to feel about it.

My thoughts cut back into reality when I really I'm still on Barry's shoulder, "Can you put me down now?"

-

"The state versus Joslyn Jackam, Criminal Court of Central City, meta-crime number 99512." The Judge spoke out, "Welcome back to my courtroom, Miss Horton. I trust your maternity leave was enjoyable?"

"Thank you, Your Honor." Cecile folded her hands, standing up, I was seated between Nora and Iris, Barry on the other side of Nora, "Yeah, there never really is enough time with a newborn, is there?"

"There is not." He sits back, "You may proceed."

"Thank you, Your Honor." Cecile thanks, stepping up.

Then she began, "The prosecution intends to prove that between November 20th and 27th, Joslyn Jackam used this device, a so-called piece of meta-tech, to unlawfully and intentionally to harm the citizens of Central City."

She gestured to the part of the staff resting on the table, "Her meta-crimes include massive property damage at Iron Heights, the grounding of 21 separate flights at Sheldon County Airport, the attempted murder of her own father, Mark Mardon. Now, this attack on her father was-"

She paused, looking right at Joss, stammering and stuttering, "Uh- the attack on her father was premeditated. The prosecution is seeking the-"

She looked back at Joss, pausing once more, a gasp leaving her lips, her hand going to her stomach, the other one resting on her hip, as she turned as looked at us, breathing heavily.

"Cecile-" I whisper, her instantly making eye contact with me, "Are you okay?"

"Uh yeah, it's just a feeling." Cecile slowly nods towards us, signaling her meta human powers were kicking in, "I'll be fine."

Cecile sharply turns and exhales deeply, "The prosecution is seeking the maximum sentence, Your Honor."

-

"And then what happened, Miss Pellett?" asked Cecile Horton as she calmly asked the woman questions, questioning what had happened.

"She created some kind of lightning tornado." The woman said, "I wasn't sure if any of us were gonna make it."

Suddenly, catching almost everyone's attention for a split second, Barry's phone buzzes in his pocket, Barry quickly grabbing it, looking at what was on the screen then looking up at Cecile, quietly whispering, "I got to go."

"One moment, please." Cecile cleared her throat, walking over to us, Nora, Iris and I now tuning in on the conversation.

"I got to go." Barry muttered under his breath, "There's been a car theft."

Cecile whispered back in argument, "What are you talking about? You're my lead CSI witness. You're on the stand in 30 minutes."

"I'm sorry. It's a Lamborghini, all right?" Barry reasons, "The cops aren't gonna be able to keep up with this thing. It'll be quick."

Cecile stared at him with slight wide eyes, giving in, "30 minutes."

Barry nods, Nora and Barry getting up, Barry grabbing my hand, pulling on it, signaling for me to come on.

I froze, not knowing if I should stay with Cecile or go to the Labs and lead them in this.

"Go-" Iris squeezed my other hand gently, "I'll stay with Cecile."

I nod, getting up, as we left the court room, "I need a lift to-"

Before I could continue, a small shriek leaves my mouth when Barry scoops me up mid sentence, rushing me to Star Labs, him and Nora in their suits and out on the field, chasing the Lamborghini.

"Guys," I pull up everything on the screen in front of me, Cisco and Caitlin stood at my sides, Sherloque stood by the clear board, "The car just turned north on 8th."

"It's headed towards Wakefield." Cisco finished for me, speaking through the comms.

"Got it." Barry told us, as we stood here, monitoring as we always did.

Not even a few moments later, Barry and Nora run in, unmasked, a look of panic on both their faces.

"Guys! We need your help!" Nora instantly called out, causing me to turn, my eyes instantly widening at the sight in front of me.

Sherloque turned, simply questioning, "With what?"

On cue, Barry's leg is completely submerged into the ground due to his phasing, him letting out a sound of panic, holding onto Nora, Nora pulling him back up, Sherloque pointing, "With that."

"I can't stop phasing." Barry told us immediately after getting back up.

Nora breathes, "And I can't counter-phase him forever."

"Okay, that's not good." Sherloque starts to demonstrate, "If you keep going but you don't, then you could then you could fall to your death."

"Yeah!" Barry shot him a look, agreeing with the obvious.

"What are we gonna do?" Nora asks, breathing heavily.

I look between Cisco and Caitlin, the both of them looking at each other, then saying in unison, rushing over to their own monitors, "Let him."

I turn, Barry, Nora and I saying in unison, "What?"

"Yes, if you phase through the floor, you're actually gonna fall into pipeline cell directly below us-" Cisco explained, taking a sharp breath.

"And the dampening unit will negate his powers." I piece together, walking over by Cisco, looking at the screen of what he had already pulled up

"Unless we don't time it right." Sherloque cut in, demonstrating, "In which case, your torso would be severed from your legs as you enter the cell."

Caitlin looks up, scoffing, "Not helping."

"Okay, stop." Barry spoke up, "I tr- I trust you Cisco."

"Move to the right." Cisco instructs, as we both stared at the screen, trying to direct them right above a cell.

They move, causing me to speak, "No- no- our right- your left-"

"No, my right." Cisco blinks hard due to messing up.

"Cisco! Come on!" Barry shot him a look of panic, as they moved to the other side.

"Okay, stop right there!" I held my palm out, my eyes glued to the screen, "One step back."

"Mom-" Nora began, staring at me with wide eyes, the same look that Barry had given Cisco a second ago, she was shooting at me.

Cisco spoke up, "Actually- no- never mind, one step forward."

"Guys!" Barry looks at us, breathing heavy.

"Okay, ready? Three, two, one, go!" Cisco called, Nora letting go of Barry, Barry letting out a scream, phasing right through the ground, disappearing.

Before I could stop myself, I ran down to the pipeline, the first words leaving the mouth causing me to mentally facepalm, "Are you dead?"

Barry lets out a sigh in relief, giving me a thumbs off, laying back on the ground of the cell, closing his eyes, trying to catch his breath.

-

"What's going on with me?" Barry asked, looking up at us, his face on the screen.

"So- the car you touched was saturated with unstable dark matter." Cisco began.

Caitlin continued, "And because you were phasing at the time, it caused your body to destabilize on a cellular level."

"When I got close to the driver, I saw dark matter veins flare up," Barry explained, "Just like on the back of Spencer Young's phone."

"So- the car is a piece of meta-tech?" Nora questioned.

"That or whatever was controlling it." I cross my arms, "How long is he gonna have to stay in there for?"

"Without the help of the power dampeners, it could take up to a day?" Caitlin estimated.

"No, no, no, no!" Barry instantly spoke, "I-I have to present evidence on the stand in, like, ten minutes. Cecile's gonna kill me."

"That's not good." Sherloque pointed out.

"Uhm-" Nora innocently spoke up, walking up next to me, the words making my heart warm, "I could do it."

-

"So, Miss Allen, can you explain what effect these conditions had on the Sheldon County Airport?" Cecile questioned Nora, as I was seated with Iris, Iris holding a grip on my hand, our attention glued to her.

Cecile had explained to me before that she wanted to pursue a lighter sentence on Joss. Due to the feeling she kept getting from her, because of her powers, she believed that Joss just wanted to start over and didn't want to end up like her father.

"The facility was hit by winds ranging from 150 to 250 miles per hour." Nora stated, remaining calm.

"Wow, that is pretty dangerous." Cecile stopped, "And yet not a single person was injured."