In A Matter Of Seconds [Under Editing]

Chapter 39

They helped Emely out of the chair and she sighed in relief. 

"I thought I was gunna die." Cisco kneeled in front of her.

"Not while I'm around. Or him." Emelly smiled softly and gave both men a hug.

Meanwhile, Barry couldn't figure out how to get Snart and Mick to cross fires.

"I can't get them to cross streams. Apeed isn't getting it done."

"You're right. Maybe the way to do it isn't by going faster." Barry understood what he had to do.

"It's by going slower." 

"Yes. And you should be happy to hear that Joe and Cisco have Emely safely out." Barry's heart swelled.

"Okay." He looked at Snart and Mick who were on opposite sides of the street. 

This time, instead of speeding, he slowed things down and finally got them to cross fire. When they were perfectly aligned, Barry sped away and let the two guns knock each other out.

Barry headed back to S.T.A.R Labs and the next day, she walked into CCPD and noticed as Snart and Mick were taken away. She smiled and met Eddie's gaze. 

Barry turned to see what Eddie was looking at and his heart swelled as his love was standing there. Emely looked at Barry  and smiled even bigger.

Barry's legs walked him closer to her and his arms pulled her in for a passionate kiss. 

"I'm so glad you're safe." She nodded.

"I'm so glad that you defeated them." He smiled down at her. 

"I love you."

"And I love me too." She giggled.

"Haha. Very funny."

"Barry funny?" He groaned.

"Baby." She pressed a kiss to his lips.

"And I love  you."  

Emely and Barry headed over to Joe's house as Iris was moving out. They said their goodbyes and Joe was living alone. Barry sped his and Emely's necessities over to the house, indicating that they were moving into Joe's house.

"It's like I'm Iris in a non-biological kind of way." Emely explained.

Joe smiled and hugged Emely, who pulled Barry for a group hug. 

"I love you guys."

***

"Big smiles." 

The next day, Team Flash was taking a picture to document the moment.

"Have I told you how proud I am of you?" Barry's heart fluttered.

"You're proud of me?" Emely nodded.

"For everything you do for the city." Barry smiled as Emely kissed him. 

The couple headed home later that night to find Iris.

"You know that the whole point of moving out is not being at home anymore, right Iris?" Emely smiled as she gave the dark skinned girl a hug.

"I just forgot a few things. So, you and Emely moved in. How is it living back in the house?" Before Barry could reply, Joe called out. 

"Hey, Bar. Em." Emely smiled at the older man.

"Hey Joe." Joe was holding dinner he made and invited Iris to stay.

"Thanks, but Eddie is painting all day and I promised that I would help him."

Barry, Emely and Joe had dinner together before heading up to bed.

"No fooling around. I don't wanna see fast little blue eyed kids running around calling me Uncle Joe." Emely's face heated up in embarrassment.

"Joe, we're not at that part...yet." Emely groaned and went upstairs. 

Barry followed after her and attacked her with kisses.

"Barry." He stopped and smiled at her before pecking her lips.

"Go to sleep." She hit his chest.

"I love you." 

"And I love you."

***

The next day, Emely woke up and found herself tangled up in Barry. She thought he looked so peaceful and cute while he slept. Her phone buzzed and she reached for it and saw that it was Joe telling her that there was a crime at Dr. Wells' house.

Emely glanced at Barry who was still sleeping. She grinned as an idea popped into her head. 

"Barry." She started to bounce on the bed. 

He groaned and went back to sleep.

"Barry." She did it again. 

She stopped and sighed. She got another idea and laid beside him. She placed a kiss on his jawline which caused Barry to smile in his sleep. She trailed up and stopped when she got to his lips. 

Barry puckered his lips and Emely had a feeling he was dreaming. He was moving his lips like he was kissing someone in his dream, much likes Stiles did when he was in the hospital days after Lydia had been bitten.

"Barry!" She shook him awake and he fluttered his eyes open.

"What time is it?" He yawned

"There's been a crime at Dr. Wells' house. We need to go." Barry nodded and got up.

Once they were ready, they went to CCPD to meet up with Joe and then the three of them headed to the house. They arrived at the doorstep when the doors opened and Dr. Wells was just sitting there. 

"Come in." 

They walked in and Emely took in how big the house was. 

"Look, Joe. I apologize for all of this. It really feels like a case of so much for so little. The police shouldn't have been called." He led them to where the crime happened. 

"I got a prank call before it happened." Emely shook her head.

"I don't think it was a prank call. Maybe it was something more than that." On the floor, Emely saw glass all over. 

She looked up and noticed where the window were before it all happened.

"Well, there are those who feel I did not suffer enough for the particle accelerator  explosion last year." Caitlin and Cisco came rushing in to Dr. Wells' side. 

Emely went with Joe to see what they could find.

"I canvassed the street. No other reports of vandilism. No strange cars. Get this, Wells said he's right there when it happened. All that glass shattering around him. He can't walk." 

"But he didn't have a scratch on him. Glass should've at least hurt him somewhat." Joe nodded

"That's odd." 

Emely went over to Barry who was placing all the pieces together. Using his super speed, he placed all the pieces together like a puzzle as Dr. Wells rolled in.

"There's no point of impact. No rock or bat or any solid object when through these window. It's as if they'd just shattered themselves. This wasn't some teenage prank?" Dr. Wells shook his head.

"No. It wasn't." Barry stood up.

"But you don't want our help. We need to catch the guy but you don't any help from us. Why?" Dr. Wells looked at Emely.

"I already know who did this. Hartley Rathaway."

Emely looked at Barry in confusion.

"Who's Hartley Rathaway?"

"Hartley Rathaway is the prodigal son." Emely raised an eyebrow.

"And he has returned." 

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