A/N: Here's the final chapter of Memories of Falling Snow. I've really enjoyed writing this story, and seeing others express interest in it. I hope you've liked it too. Let me know what you think of the ending, and check out my other stories if you're interested. Thanks for reading, guys.

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"Someone seems happy today," Cisco said, looking at Caitlin. "Glad to be a grown-up again? That shop owner definitely was."

"Yes."

She could feel him watching her as she moved around, tidying up her desk. "It's more than that," he said a minute later. "You seem peaceful."

"I do?" she asked innocently.

"Did you maybe get some good news?" he asked.

She stopped the charade and spun to face him. "She's back! I woke up this morning and saw this jacket set out for me."

"You're sure you didn't leave it there?"

She pulled out the blue sticky note. "Absolutely."

Cisco smiled and walked over with his arms raised for a hug. "Oh, I knew you'd get her back!"

"Thank you," she said as they hugged. "Are Barry and Iris setting up for the surprise party?"

"If they're awake. Barry didn't sleep much this week." Cisco looked at the clock. "I'm sure he'll be calling for backup soon, though. Iris took Ralph with her to get the party supplies, and he went a little crazy."

Caitlin chuckled. She did miss the others. "So Iris is the only one who knows Frost is back?"

"So far. You gonna make the big announcement today?"

"If it comes up," she said. "Today is about the West family."

She and Cisco had been meandering in the lab for over an hour before they heard footsteps in the hallway. "That must be Iris," Caitlin said, standing up.

The woman who walked in wasn't Iris, though. Carla Tannhauser stood hesitantly in the doorway, looking at Caitlin. "Hi," she said after a few seconds.

Caitlin stared at her. "What are you doing here?"

"I had to make sure you were alright."

"I'm fine. You didn't need to make the trip."

Her mother walked into the cortex. "I was worried about you. When your friends told me you were basically comatose – it scared me."

Caitlin could see Cisco slowly creeping out of the room, and met his eyes, silently asking him to stay. She might be able to control herself more with another person here. He seemed to understand and stopped moving.

"I appreciate your concern, Mom. But there's no reason for you to be here right now."

Her mother walked closer. "You're my daughter. That's reason enough."

Her irritation spiked at the arrogance in her mother's words. "Really?" She couldn't stop herself. "You knew days before I woke up, but you're only just getting here. After you found out I was fine."

"I had patients, appointments I couldn't miss! There was no point in cancelling them if I couldn't do anything to help you!"

"You can't do anything now!" Caitlin cried, stepping closer. She stared at her mother with the sound of her heart beating loud in her ears. She was angry. When it came to her mother, she was always angry. But as she looked at her now, it wasn't her anger that was strongest.

"We're going to talk about this," Caitlin said sternly, after pressing her lips together tightly.

Her mother was looking at her seriously. She nodded, waiting for Caitlin to take the lead.

Caitlin focused on the memories Frost had shown her. On the fact that her mom had lied, and taken her memories. She was angry with her mother, but she could talk to her anytime. Frost deserved a chance to confront her as well.

Frost blinked and took in her surroundings in an instant. She frowned slightly as she looked closer at Carla, and then her face hardened. Carla was looking at her with light shock. "Your change in appearance is remarkable. So you can use your powers, since you look like this. Do you plan on using them, Caitlin?"

"I'm not Caitlin," Frost said, taking some pleasure in how uncomfortable it made Carla. "I used to be. Then your little experiment trapped me away."

"The procedure blocked away your powers, not you."

"Those powers were a part of me! Forcing them into a cell forced a part of me in there too."

Carla looked at Cisco, and then back at Frost. "I don't know what to make of this."

Frost stalked forward so she was immediately in front of Carla. "You never even gave our powers a chance before you locked them away."

"I just wanted to help you."

"You broke me."

Carla seemed stunned, looking at her. Frost had never felt as angry as she did in this moment, because this rage had been simmering under the surface for half a lifetime. She hadn't had to fight back her more violent impulses in some time. Now it was taking a lot of effort to not form an icicle in her hand, to at least threaten Carla. She didn't trust herself not to use it, even with Cisco watching them. She tried to content herself with unnerving the woman instead of hurting her.

"I – I'm sorry."

The words tore the cruel expression from her face, they were so unexpected. For a moment she forgot to be angry, her mouth parted in speechless shock.

Carla held up a hand, as if debating touching her. "I've done a lot of things I regret," she said in a small voice. "Keeping this from you is one of the things I regret most."

It wasn't just the words that shocked her, though. Carla was good at saying what needed to be said to soothe patients. No, Frost could hear the sincerity in her voice this time, the humility and shame. That was what made the difference.

She wasn't suddenly friends with her, but Frost didn't have to fight to stay calm anymore. Carla knew she'd made a mistake, all those years ago. For now, Frost's piece was done.

Caitlin came back to herself to find her mother standing right in front of her. "Good talk?" she asked.

Her mother frowned. "You don't -?"

"It's complicated," Caitlin said, waving away the question. She couldn't remember exactly what Frost had said, but she did know that Frost had felt a lot better after taking control than she had before.

Her mother took the information in stride and nodded. "I'd like to work things out between us, if you're willing." She looked at Caitlin carefully. "I'd really like you to be part of my life again."

Caitlin breathed out low and tentatively hugged her. "I'd like that too."

Her mother adjusted her grip on her purse. "Goodbye, Caitlin."

"Bye Mom."

Cisco waited until her mother had disappeared before speaking. "I can't believe things stayed so -."

"Civil?" she guessed, turning around. "I know."

"I thought for sure Frost was gonna hurt her. She had this murder-y look in her eyes, and the room got colder." He walked over. "Seriously though, you're okay?"

"Yeah," she said, surprising herself at how true it was. "I've always had issues with my mother. Now it actually looks like we're gonna try to work some of them out."

Cisco gave her a one-armed hug, which she leaned into happily. "I'm proud of you."

Caitlin smiled. "C'mon. Let's go see if the others are awake, and set up this party."

She was happily surprised when they found Barry, Iris, and Ralph about halfway through the setup.

"You didn't text us!" Cisco accused.

"We thought you might like a quiet morning," Iris said, giving Caitlin a hug. "Glad to see you back to normal," she said quietly.

"Quiet," Cisco said with a laugh, shaking his head. "We never seem to get that for long."

"Something happen?" Ralph asked.

"My mother stopped by," Caitlin said. She went to help lay decorations out on the table. "Nothing to worry about."

"We've barely seen you lately," Ralph said, in a rare moment of complete seriousness. "And I'm guessing you don't get along with your mom. What's up?"

Caitlin looked at Cisco, who raised his eyebrows to silently say 'see, told you they'd want to know.' She gave in and smiled. "I got Frost back."

"You changed?" Barry asked, an amazed expression on his face. Caitlin nodded, and he grinned. "That's great!"

"I'm assuming this has something to do with why Barry wouldn't let me come to the lab?" Ralph asked.

"Good guess," Iris said.

"So remember the meta I named Pacifier?" Cisco asked, becoming a natural showman and calling all eyes to him. "Well Caitlin here hatched a little plan without telling me or Barry…" he launched into the story as they continued setting up, taking way too much pleasure in it.

"Alright," Caitlin said when Cisco started describing her meeting with her mother. "We need to put the finishing touches on this party and get ready for the baby."

Ralph clapped a hand on her arm in congratulations, and then they went back to the decorations. Story time had really slowed them down. Wally came just in time to get champagne ready. They had just finished hanging the banner when Joe and Cecile arrived with the newest member of Team Flash, Jenna West.

And then the girl who'd spilled coffee on Caitlin and Harry (and apparently met almost everyone else at some point) showed up.

"Who are you?" Barry asked.

"I'm your daughter Nora. From the future. And I think I made a big, big mistake."

Caitlin was pretty sure she looked as shocked as everyone in the room, but in that first second after this bombshell, she also had another reaction. Amusement, at Cisco being right in saying they never got quiet for long – and eagerness to face whatever that mistake meant was coming, because of one thing: she wasn't alone. Even if every other member of the team was busy, she had Frost again.

They could handle whatever came their way.