The curse of a speedster is that they experienced life at a different pace than other people. Time normally went by much slower for Barry than it did before the explosion, mind and body moving exponentially faster than everyone and everything around him. Seconds seemed like minutes, minutes seemed like hours and hours felt like days. But even with his enhanced speed slowing the world around him, life still moved at a rapid pace. Take the upcoming wedding with Caitlin and the birth of their child. The wedding was in just a few short days, and at that moment he was sitting with Caitlin in S.T.A.R. as Harry moved the ultrasound doppler over his fiancees belly. Today they were going to find out what they were having.

"See anything yet Harry?" Barry was vibrating his foot, anxious.

"Calm down, I can't see anything with you rushing me." The odd sound of the mother and child's heartbeats echoed in the room, making Barry's chest tight and his throat burn. Caitlin rolled her eyes and smiled at him, cooling her hands down, the mist slowing his frantic fidgeting.

"Found it!" Harry laughed pointing to a shape on the Rorschach test of an ultrasound on the monitor. "Congratulations, it's a boy!"

"Hello Michael Henry Allen." Caitlin sniffed happily, eyes watering. To Barry, she looked beautiful and powerful, strong and glowing. She had their future growing inside her, someone who would continue their legacy of protecting and loving the world they lived in. It humbled him that such an amazing woman loved him.

After a battery of more tests Barry and Caitlin were finally home, curled up together on their couch, listening to the spring rain on the windows. It was calming to know that Wally and Cisco were keeping an eye on the city while Barry took his shift off with Caitlin. Now that there were more people capable of holding down the fort, Barry and the others were able to rotate being on call for the everyday run of the mill criminals. However, if there was a situation that called for all hands on deck, then everyone jumped in. Right now Caitlin was only part time in the field, resuming her work behind the computer, not wanting to endanger their growing baby. Barry was thankful for that.

"So a boy, Cisco will be happy when he finds out in the morning." Caitlin sighed, snuggling into Barry's arms.

"Yeah, if Jesse hadn't needed his help, I'm sure he would have been fighting for the right to hold your hand during the ultrasound."

Caitlin laughed, smile bright and sparkling. Barry fell in love with her all over again.

"Can you blame Cisco? We are the only family he has left since Flashpoint." She shook her head fondly. "I hate that he had to lose them, but I'm so glad that the whole Dominators thing helped him realize the pain and frustration you were going through trying to repair the damage."

"Honestly, looking back now, I'm thankful for messing with the timeline." Barry pressed a kiss to the side of her head. "It gave me you and our son."

The rest of the night was spent with Barry loving the woman in his arms, building their future together one kiss at a time.

"Is he here yet?" Caitlin asked as she fiddled with her bouquet, staring at herself in the mirror. Her hair was down around her shoulders, streaks of white threading through the chocolate. Her eyes had a faint ring of blue to them, lighting up her face. She was glad they had opted for fake flowers since her powers were closely tied to her emotions. Emotions that have been on a razor's edge ever since her body began be flooded with pregnancy hormones.

"Wally is most likely racing him here now." Iris tucked an ice blue rose into the bun her hair had been pulled into, dressed in a navy sheath dress. Felicity and Jessie were also wearing navy, all of them getting ready for the wedding that would be happening in the next few minutes.

"Oliver better not threaten him once he shows up." Felicity crossed her arms and tapped her foot. "We all know he chicken out on marrying me a handful of times himself." Her large diamond ring flashed in the light, proving that in the end she got her man.

Jessie finished tying off the corset of Caitlin's dress, smirking at the ice meta in the mirror. The dress was a sweetheart A line, snug across her breasts and torso, but loose around her stomach, giving her son a place to grow. Luckily she wasn't showing very much, so she could still pull off a dress without feeling like she was dressed in a burlap sack. The dress was the same color as her crime fighting suit, courtesy of Cisco. He had declared the moment he knew she and Barry were getting married that he was making her dress, claiming that 'no one would be able to do her figure justice'.

The crackling sound of lightning sounded outside the room they were in at S.T.A.R. Labs, heralding the arrival of the two male speedsters, as well as deep voices laughing. It made Caitlin smile. Who knew that the tragedy that took her career and fiance would give her the family she had always wanted and a man she never imagined she could love more. Also that she was pregnant with his child, and ready to start their future together. It was more than she could have ever hoped for.

"Ladies." Oliver knocked on the door, voice sounding less grim than normal. "It's finally time. How they can both have super speed and still be late I will never know."

"Even I can't explain it Oliver." Caitlin laughed as Felicity opened the door for her husband.

"Me either, and I've known him all my life." Iris shrugged. "There are just some things super speed can't change."

The grim faced man actually smirked, taking his wife's hand and leading the procession of women down the hall and into one of the large conference rooms that had been repurposed as a chapel. Caitlin trailed along at the end, not allowed to see or be seen until Dr. Stein walked her down the aisle to Barry. The Legends had hopped through time to see the event. All of Team Arrow were present as well. Half of the CCPD force were in the crowd, resplendent in their dress blacks. As the music began and Caitlin walked through the crowd, she even caught a glimpse of their friends from other Earths. Jay Garrick. Gypsy the Bounty Hunter. Kara Zor-El and her cousin Kal-El, both in their Kryptonian regalia. Even Patty Spivot was in attendance, smile lighting up her face. Surprisingly she was seated next to Ray Palmer, the two of them looking striking as they had their arms interlinked.

Finally letting her gaze move to the end of the aisle, Caitlin smiled brightly. Barry stood beside Cisco and Wally, the edges of his body slightly blurry as the tried to control his vibrating. About half of the crowd didn't know his secret identity and he wanted to keep it that way. The past several years passed in front of her eyes as she walked forward almost on autopilot. All the good memories of Team Flash, the love and laughter, the late nights and victories over bad guys. The tragedy was there too, the pain and loss, the hurt and suffering. Loved ones lost or sacrificed for the greater good. People taken against their will, evil destroying them to hurt Barry and the Team.

Caitlin knew their journey had been a long one, full of twists and turns, ups and downs. She also knew the future her and Barry were creating would be filled with challenges and dangers, how could it not be with the lives they lead now. She also knew as long as they had each other and their family, nothing would stop them or keep them down for long.

Finally, Stein pulled her to a stop. Looking up at one half of F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. Caitlin did her best not to cry. Standing before her was the last link to the man that she had thought she would marry, a man who gave his life to save the world twice over. In the eyes of the older man in front of her Caitlin saw an echo of Ronnie, and in that moment she knew that no matter what, no matter where his soul rested, he was happy for her.

"You look so lovely Miss Snow." Martin Stein managed to get out, voice rough with emotion. "It was an honor to know the love he had for you. I also know that this is what he would want for you my dear." He pressed a kiss to her cheek before handing her to Barry, who now stood beside her.

With one last smile, Caitlin faced forward, to her future. Doctor, Meta Human, Wife, Mother, Friend, Hero. World Changer.