Running Out of Time {Barry Allen/The Flash}

"Are we still running?" I ask. Barry just got back after dropping Caitlin off at her place. "Man, I'm done drinking that stuff." I say. He just laughs as he walks me into my house. "So are you going to call her?" I ask.

"Who? Linda?" Barry asks. "I just went through this with with Caitlin."

"Well, you're going to go through it again. Call her, otherwise you'll let her slip through your fingers. Barry, you deserve it." I say as I start getting undressed. I take off my choker first, then my pants. Slowly, Barry turns around.

"I just- I don't know." He says.

"Dude, don't turn around. Help me..." I say a bit louder than I did before. "Oh, my god. I'm stuck. It's strangling me. Oh god. I'm going to suffocate, and-" Then, the room starts spinning, and soon I'm in some sweatpants, and a tee shirt. 

"Go to bed." He laughs. I groan, and walk to my bed.

"Hey, did you sneak a peak?..." I ask, and Barry starts talking again.

"Caitlin asked the same thing." He laughs. "Are you all like this?"

"... At my stuff." I continue on, "It's okay, I mean-"

"I wouldn't be much of a hero if I did." He says as I get into bed.

"Well, it's okay. A good, nice, cute guy like you can do that. Anyways, I kinda like you, Barry. Don't tell anyone that. I mean, you're cool, and so I got a little jealous when 'Linda' talked to you..." I say. "Well. I'm just going to go to bed." I say. Barry starts to walk away with a little smile on his face. "Where you going?" I ask.

"Uh, I'm leaving." He says.

"No, you're not. Stay. Right now." I say throwing my blankets at him. "Get on the floor. Lay down. Stay."

"I'm not a dog." He mumbles.

"Okay. Whatever. Here."

***

I walk into STAR Labs.

"Hi." Barry says.

"Sup." I say, walking in like I normally do. Caitlin just looks at me funny.

"How do you do it?" She asks me in a whisper. I look at her with her sunglasses and scarf on.

"Healing. Remember?" I say, and Barry laughs. "Though, I don't remember much."

"That. Is. A. Good. Thing." Caitlin says.

"Summer lovin'." Barry starts singing.

"Oh, yeah. Let's not." I say.

"You can sing though." Caitlin says. I nod, then look at Cisco, who is standing up next to Wells.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

  "Cisco... Has something he needs to tell you." Wells says with his arms crossed while he sits in his wheelchair.

"Hartley's gone." Cisco says.

"He escaped from the Pipeline? How is that even possible?" Barry asks as he stands next to Caitlin. I take a step forward.

"I let him out. Are you mad? I can't tell with those glasses on." He says to Caitlin.

"I'd like to yell and wave my arms, but I'm afraid I'd throw up." She replies bluntly without hesitation.