distance ? barry allen [1]

47. backstreets back

"Caitlin, get down!" Spencer insisted, tugging her friend's arm. However, she didn't manage to noticed the glowing red of her eyes.

Suddenly, Caitlin was turning to face her friends, a bitter rage on her face. She lunged for both Cisco and Spencer, the two of them scrambling away in shock.

"You locked Ronnie in the pipeline and you killed Ronnie!" She shouted at him, before looking to Spencer, "And you're the reason he was there!"

Joe quickly reached for the brunette and pulled her away from them. "Caitlin, stop!" He shouted as she struggled against his grip.

Both Spencer and Cisco looked at their best friend in fear. They shared a sad, guiltily look with one another as Caitlin shouted their worst insecurities at them. Slowly, the two of them sat up as Joe got her to settle down. They quickly realized Bivolo must have whammied her, making her act that way, but the sting of her words still hit them hard. As they were so focused on Caitlin, they didn't noticed that Barry had been knocked to the ground and Cold was letting the metas go- aside from the one he killed- Barry figuring out he had actually sabotaged the entire plan for his own benefit.

Once Cailtin was okay, Cisco got to his feet and ran over to Barry who was sprawled on the ground still. Spencer followed slowly behind, glaring at Snart and Lisa who were hopping on their motorcycle, about to make their getaway.

"Bye Cisco," The woman sent him a smile before they sped off.

The blonde glared after them before turning to Barry, who was already looking up at her. She sighed before extending a hand out to him. He took it and let both her and Cisco help him to his feet. However, the small olive branch was Spencer wasn't enough to ease the anger inside of him for ever trusting Snart in the first place.

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They eventually made their way back to the lab, Barry wanted to be alone down in the pipeline for a bit while the others helped Caitlin get back to normal. Once making sure she was okay again, Joe excused himself to talk to Barry.

"I'm so sorry you guys," Caitlin let out a deep breath, her head falling in her hands. She, Spencer and Cisco were seated in the med-bay.

The blonde shook her head, "You don't have to apologize. It wasn't you back there."

"Yeah," Cisco nodded a little, "And what you said...it was kind of true."

"No," Caitlin immediately argued looking back up at them, "You did what you had to do, Cisco. And Spencer, you just wanted to do a good thing for me when you asked him to come. If it's anyone's fault it is Dr. Wells, okay?"

The two of them nodded, giving their friend small smiles. Before Spencer could reach out and give her a hug though, her phone buzzed from inside her pocket. She pulled out the device and her stomach dropped when she saw the name flashing across the screen. She excused herself from her friends before walking out into the hallway to answer.

"Hey, Iris," She greeted somewhat awkwardly.

"Hi, Spencer," She replied just as hesitantly, "Did you speak with Eddie today?"

"Um, yeah. I was at the precinct earlier."

"And how'd it go?"

Spencer huffed, "I don't know what you want me to tell you Iris. He found out he doesn't end up with the woman he loves. It's kind of hard to do something about that."

"Well what about you and Barry?" She sighed.

She scoffed. "There is no me and Barry. There is me, and then there is Barry. Why would I want to pursue a doomed relationship either?"