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"No!"
"Oh come on, it will be fun." Barry insisted enthusiastically.
"No!" Caitlin repeated, "I'm not going through that humiliation again."
"Then why did you agree to this?" Iris pointed out with a grin, and then when her female fiancé glared at her she gently pushed, "Come on Cait, it will be fine."
"No it won't." Caitlin insisted.
"What if we did it together?" Iris offered sweetly, before using the puppy dog eyes, "Please? I really want to do it with you, like you did with Barry."
Caitlin opened her mouth to reject this again, but she just couldn't resist Iris West, so she relented, "Maybe when I'm more drunk. A lot more!"
"Yesssss!" Iris celebrated by leaning in, both girls clearly hating that they had to settle for a kiss on the cheek, before Iris whispered, "Love you."
"You too." Caitlin returned with a soft smile, and then after a beat turned to Barry, "But I'll only consider it, if Barry does it first, while we watch."
"You got it." Barry grinned, and then a few minutes later he was announcing, "My name is Barry Allen, and I am... The King Of Karaoke! Hit it!"
Iris West and Caitlin Snow laughed with loud delight at their date's dorky antics, although their laughter quickly died down at The Flash and at his new self appointed nickname. God, he really did had the voice of an angel, Iris thought with the dreamy smile. No wonder Caitlin hadn't been eager with the idea of trying to do a duet with him again.
Hell, her girl hadn't wanted to 'return to the scene of this crime' at all, and only relented because Barry had been so persistent in convincing both girls that their perfect first date would be to recreate that memorable night out with Caitlin. And even Caitlin had to admit, so far, he had been proven right.
There were tons of little friend groups in the karaoke bar, so the three of them just faded into the background, everyone around them completely unaware they were on a three-person date. Of course to maintain their cover they had to avoid any visible PDA, it had meant to be none at all but Iris just couldn't resist holding their hands under the table occasionally, and it really hurt not being able to kiss them at certain times.
Then again, Iris wanted to do a hell of a lot more than just kiss them most of the time, and she kept that in control, so this was no different. Or at least that's what she told herself. Besides, it was worth it to be finally out in public on their first real date as a polyamorous couple.
Sometimes it was hard to tell what her lovers were thinking, and despite asking them regularly Iris wondered anxiously if they were telling her the truth. She didn't want to lose one of them, but to lose both of them would be truly unbearable. But in this wonderful moment, and really throughout their evening together, Iris truly felt like they were on the same page.
That this was just, right. Better? God, she didn't want to admit that out loud and risk offending them, but it truly felt like this was the way things were supposed to be between all three of them all along, Iris unable to keep the goofy grin off her face as she stared lovingly at them. Which would hopefully be mistaken for her pining over her two friends and unsure who she wanted to be with more, instead of the truth of the matter.
Also it was just so fun here, the whole place was filled with positive vibes, which made Iris wonder why they didn't spend more time here. The drinks were good, and reasonably cheap, and the food was actually kind of good, and the company just couldn't be beaten. Yes, this was maybe the happiest Iris had ever been in her life.
Holding hands with Caitlin Snow underneath the table of the karaoke bar, while their date Barry Allen sang his heart out, before returning to them with a proud, and maybe even smug, smile on his face as most of the bar was still clapping for him. Iris tried to roll her eyes at this, but she couldn't. She was just too happy.
"See, it's easy." Barry grinned.
"Maybe for you." Caitlin grumbled.
"Well what do you expect? We've got the star of a high school glee club right here!" Iris chuckled.
"Hey, I wasn't the star." Barry quickly pointed out, "And I wasn't even in it for that long."
"He didn't like the fact that they kept casting him in villain roles." Iris explained to Caitlin.
"It's just not me." Barry shrugged.
"Yeah, it isn't." Caitlin smiled strongly, "I can't imagine you as a villain. Either of you, actually."
There was a brief pause and then Barry quickly pointed out, "You've never been a villain Cait. Not really."
Caitlin smiled softly, and then reminded him, "Awww Bare, you forget, you were gone for years."
Barry frowned and looked at Iris questioningly, who quickly told him, "Right after you left Caitlin disappeared for a while and did a few minor things for this crime boss."
"And a lot of people got hurt because of it." Caitlin grumbled, "If you hadn't found me when you did-"
"You would have still come to your senses and been the amazing person you are today." Iris said firmly, squeezing her lover's hand under the table, "I truly believe that Cait. I wish you would too."
"She is right." Barry said softly, taking Caitlin's other hand, "You shouldn't be so hard on yourself."
Both annoyed and flattered by the sentiment Caitlin did her best to brush it off, "Can we just changed the subject? I mean, tonight is supposed to be about fun, right? So let's have fun. Barry, sing another song."
"Oh, I think it would be more fun if you and Iris sang one." Barry grinned.
"For you, maybe." Caitlin grumbled.
"How about I do it, then you do it?" Iris offered hopefully.
There was a brief pause, then Caitlin grumbled, "I need to be a lot more drunk before I can agree to that."
Caitlin quickly regretted saying that, as Iris started buying them rounds of shots, and when Caitlin started declining hers Iris started taking them, and Barry's given they weren't really having much effect on him.
They brought that special liquid that Caitlin and Cisco had cooked up to get Barry drunk, but The Flash said he was simply saving that for later, if at all, and it was hard to argue given there could be an emergency at any minute. Plus it didn't suck to have a sober superhero watching your back, even if it made the girls behaviour a little embarrassing as the night wore on. Or at least Caitlin was embarrassed. Iris seemed to be beyond that point.
Then again between the two of them Caitlin had always been the worrier. Of course ever since getting her meta-human powers Caitlin had more to worry about. Well, technically since Barry got struck by lightning, but gaining the powers which had turned her evil in another universe had quickly turned her worry levels up to a constant 11, with the only thing being able to calm her down being her wonderful girlfriend and now fiancé Iris West.
The perfect woman who was now giggling her way over to the DJ, selecting her song and then walking up onto that stage like it was nothing. As she took the mic Caitlin let out an enthusiastic cheer, losing herself in the role of enthusiastic girlfriend for a few blissful seconds, before remembering where she was.
"This one goes out to my girl Caitlin... and my man, Barry." Iris said into the microphone, staring at them both in turn before breaking out into the song.
So obviously Iris was having trouble remembering where she was, or more likely she was just too drunk to care. Either way Caitlin found herself throwing back Iris's latest shots to distract herself from the looks they were now getting from some of the people around them, obviously wondering who Iris was dating.
Even though the words 'my girl' had made Caitlin's heart flutter people probably assumed she meant it as a friend, given she called Barry 'her man', so they had probably gotta away with it, even though that assumption annoyed Caitlin. Thankfully she forgot about that as people went back to their own business, allowing her to concentrate on Iris in peace.
Her woman was now happily singing her heart out, even though she was hilariously off key, and nowhere near the same level of skill of singing that Barry was. But she didn't care, and the people around them were too drunk to care at this point, maybe Caitlin could probably get away with singing now.
Although all Iris would have to do was probably talk her into it, meaning that Caitlin was probably doomed to sing. Yet embarrassment would be a small price to pay for Iris to smile like that again, because God damn, that was a beautiful smile. Everything about her was so beautiful, an opinion Barry shared as they both stared lovingly at her, only occasionally glancing over to each other and smiling and blushing a little.
"See, nothing to it." Iris beamed happily when she returned, playfully acting like she got the same round of applause Barry had done.