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"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Iris called out, sighing deeply as she quickened her pace towards her front door and then opened it, stupidly without looking through the keyhole, "What do you OH MY GOD!"
"Surprise." Caitlin beamed.
That was the understatement of the century, which Iris might have quipped if for once she wasn't completely speechless. Because here in front of her was Caitlin Snow, looking exactly how she was when they first met. Her hair and eyes were brown, her skin was no longer sickly pale and her lips were red and inviting.
So inviting it was all Iris could do not to smash her lips against them. But even though they were dating she still wanted to get clear permission first, considering the circumstances last time she saw this woman. Besides, her curiosity got the better of her, forcing her out of her stunned state to the point where she had so many questions she wasn't sure what to ask first.
In the end Iris simply croaked, "How?"
Caitlin lifted up her hands and showed the other girl her new accessories, "Cisco made these for me. They dampen meta-human powers. And yes, he came up with the idea before, you know, I changed, but he wanted to run a whole bunch of tests before showing them to me. And I wanted to make absolutely sure they would work every time with no lasting side-effects. Because, because I just couldn't bear the thought of telling you about these and then not being able to use them without hurting you. Or worse, trying and, and... you know..."
There was a brief pause and then Iris asked, "So we can..."
"Yeah. I'm 100% sure." Caitlin smiled proudly, and then hesitated, "Well, more like 99.99%, because no matter how sure you are there is always the chance that-"
Before Caitlin could finish Iris grabbed her girlfriend, roughly pulled her inside the apartment, slammed the door and then push the other girl up against the nearest wall and did the one thing she wanted to do above everything else but couldn't for the last few weeks, kiss Caitlin Snow right on the mouth. Unlike some kisses she had in the past this was totally worth the wait, as all the movie clichΓ©s seem to happen at once.
Her heart skipped a beat, she seemed to melt into the other girl and she swore she could hear birds singing. At least when Caitlin got with the program and started kissing her back, the scientist at first acting like this was some big surprise when obviously she had been planning this for quite a while.
Iris planned to make her pay for that sometime in the near future, but for now she simply massaged Caitlin's lips with her own and got completely lost in this wonderful act of mutual affection. To her delight Caitlin got just as lost, pulling Iris even closer into her and opening her mouth to allow Iris to push her tongue inside. Or Iris might have pushed herself even more firmly against Caitlin and forced her tongue into her mouth.
Honestly it was hard to tell as she was so lost in the moment. She was fairly certain it was a combination of both, but just in case she pulled back to see if she was rushing things too much or doing something Caitlin didn't like.
For a brief moment the two women stared at each other, then Caitlin smiled widely. Iris did the same and they shared a brief laugh of relief before pressing their lips together again, and even though they added their tongues almost immediately this time the kiss remained soft and gentle. They also gently caressed each other, sliding their hands over each other's arms, sides, backs and faces while avoiding all the really fun parts.
At least for now. Iris wanted to do more, but didn't want to overwhelm Caitlin if she wasn't ready for it. So instead she eventually broke the kiss, smiled at her lover again who returned it, and then gently pulled her further into her apartment while asking her some more questions.
"So, what kind of tests?" Iris grinned.
"Uh?" Caitlin replied, still a little dazed.
"What kinds of tested you run?" Iris gently pushed, before grinning, "Did you kiss any frogs?"
Looking bashful Caitlin shook her head, "No frogs."
Iris frowned, "Rats?"
"What? No!" Caitlin frowned.
"Well what then?" Iris pushed, and then when Caitlin looked hesitant she softly pleaded, "Tell me. Please? I promise, this is strictly off the record. I would never do that to you. But, I need to know."
There was a long silence and then Caitlin took a deep breath, "I kissed the last guy who tried to kill you. It was when I was 95% sure it wouldn't kill him, but I had Cisco keep a close eye on him for the past week or two, just in case there was a delayed reaction, but I'm fairly certain that if it was going to happen it would have happened by now."
"Wow." Iris murmured.
"It... it's not something I'm proud of." Caitlin stammered quickly.
"Hey, I get it." Iris reassured softly and swiftly, "There's no judgement here. But-"
"It's still a big risk, I know." Caitlin said solemnly.