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Despite having a rough night before, Cisco woke up at seven o'clock in the morning. After a few minutes, he persuaded himself to get out of bed and went to check on Barry. Upon arriving in the living room, he saw that Barry was still asleep. He noticed that Barry still looked just as tired and pale as he had been the night before, except now he looked flushed. Concerned, he walked over to Barry and placed the back of his hand to Barry's forehead and confirmed what he thought. Barry was running a fever, but not a high one that you would usually associate with an infection. To be sure, he decided to text Caitlin.

Cisco: Barry is running a low-grade fever. Do you think he's okay?

Caitlin: Does the wound on his shoulder look swollen? Can you send me a picture?

Cisco walked over to Barry and carefully without waking him up looked at the wound and took a picture. Then he sent it to Caitlin. A few minutes later his phone vibrated, signaling her response.

Caitlin: It looks like its healing nicely. He may have a fever because he's been running himself ragged over the last few weeks.

Cisco: That's what I thought too. He needs to take a break. He didn't even wake up when I took this photo. I know we need to get Wally out of the speed force, but we can't let him keep going the way he's going. If we do, he's going to crash even worse than he is right now.

Caitlin: Agreed. Can you keep him there with you today and try to get him to rest? I'll contact the others and let them know what's going on.

Cisco: I'll try, but you know how stubborn he is.

He went to the kitchen and started a pot of coffee, while waiting for Caitlin to text him back. Then he took a seat at his kitchen table and waited. About ten minutes later, his phone vibrated again.

Caitlin: I told everyone about how Barry is doing and how run down he is. They've all noticed it too and said that he should take a break. Joe also said that we all need a mental health day and that he had already called him and Barry out of work. Julian decided to go in to cover the lab at CCPD. We'll see you tomorrow at Star Labs.

Cisco then noticed that his coffee was done and grabbed a blue coffee cup out of the cabinet and made himself a cup. Then as an afterthought, also made himself some toast with butter. Once he had both, then he sat back down at his kitchen table and proceeded to eat while looking up the latest Star Trek news on his phone. After about thirty minutes, he had finished eating and placed his plate in the dishwasher.

Then he got another cup of coffee and went to check on Barry who appeared to be just waking up. After putting his coffee cup down on the table, he proceeded to sit down in the arm chair from last night and waited for Barry to become aware of his surroundings. Slowly Barry tried to sit up and then laid back down with a groan. Once he noticed Cisco, he asked," What time is it?"

"Almost ten o'clock."

Barry immediately tried to sit up again while saying in a panicky voice, "What! Why didn't you wake me up? We have to get Wally out and I'm going to be late for work!"

Cisco held up his hands to try and said, "Dude- Chill! You're running a fever and you're still hurt. Besides I just watched you try to sit up and you couldn't. I've already talked to Caitlin and she along with the rest of the team thought we all needed a mental health day- especially you."

"But what about Wally? We have to get him out."

"We will, but we're no good to him like this. We all need a break. We'll all start tomorrow."

Barry nodded is a resignation, "How did you know that I was running a fever?"

"I got up and you were still asleep and your face was flushed. So, I checked to see and you were and then I texted Caitlin. She wanted me to check your shoulder and send her a picture and I did. She said your wound was healing nicely and that the fever could because you've been running yourself ragged over the past few months."

"Alright. Wait- I slept through all that?"

"Yeah and through me making coffee and toast."

"I guess I'm more tired than I thought."

Cisco then proceeded to give him an I told you so look and then asked, "How long has it been since you had a full night's sleep?"

"Since before Flashpoint."

"Why haven't you said anything?"

"I just- I didn't want to bother anyone."

"I know. That's starting to sound real familiar coming out of your mouth."

"Everyone was already upset. There was no need to add to the strain."

Cisco looked angry and Barry immediately flinched at his glare. Cisco noticed and took a breath to calm himself and replied, "I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at me and the rest of the team. We should have noticed long before now."

"It's not your fault. You all had a reason to be mad at me. It's like I said last night- I forgive you."

"I forgive you too. I just wish we had all noticed."

"It's alright. Maybe instead of being upset with the past, we just accept the mistakes that were made and move on?"

"I'll agree to that on two conditions. That you start telling people when you need something or that you feel bad."

"I'll try."

Cisco gave a resigned nod and then said," Would you like some toast and coffee?"

"Sure."

"I'll be back in a few minutes. You stay there. You're not really in any condition to move around much, based on what I've seen."

Cisco got up and went to the kitchen, poured another cup of coffee and made toast with butter. Then he went back to the living room and saw that Barry had managed to sit up. After passing him the coffee and toast, he returned to his arm chair.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Barry ate his toast and drank his coffee in silence, while Cisco looked at the news on his phone. Surprisingly, everything was quiet in the city. After he had finished looking at the news, he noticed that Barry wasn't on the couch and called out to Barry, who replied that he was taking his dishes into the kitchen. Upon Barry returning, he decided to lay back down on the couch. Cisco who had been watching him, gave him a concerned look and said, "You shouldn't have gotten up. You all right?"

"I've been better. I'm just tired and my shoulder hurts."

"Maybe we could just chill out here and have a movie day?"

Barry nodded in response.

"Would you like to watch Star Trek: The Motion Picture?"

"Sure. It's been a while since we watched that one."

Cisco got up and put the movie in, then returned to his arm chair after pressing play. They then settled in to watch the movie and were content for a while. About halfway through, Cisco noticed that Barry had fallen asleep and smiled. He then felt his phone vibrate and checked to see who it was. Unsurprisingly, it was Caitlin.

Caitlin: How are you and Barry doing?

Cisco: We're fine. I got Barry to eat something and rest. We need to start keeping a better eye on him. I can't believe we didn't notice this earlier. How are you doing?

Caitlin: Agreed. I'm okay. I checked in with everyone else and they are holding up the best they can given the circumstances.

Cisco: Okay.

He sat there for a while watching the rest of the movie. Once the movie was over, he turned the TV off and checked on Barry who was still asleep. Then, he went to the kitchen to get some water and chips. After grabbing his snack, he decided to work on some designs for the upgrades for Ray Palmer's suit. He then sat at the table and worked on his tablet for a few hours.

By the time he decided to quit working on the deigns as it was nearing six o'clock. He returned to the living room and saw the Barry was awake. While sitting down in the armchair, he asked, "Hey, are you feeling any better?"

"Some. My shoulder feels a little better."

"Are you still running a fever?"

"Not sure."

Cisco got up, went over to him and put his hand on Barry's forehead. Then after checking Barry's temperature, he went back to the armchair and said, "I think you still are running a low-grade fever."

"Maybe it'll be gone by tomorrow. At lease I feel some better."

Cisco nodded and then said," Do you want to get pizza and watch Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan?"

"Sure. What kind of pizza do you want?"

"We could get one with plain pepperoni and one with pepperoni, olives and jalapenos?"

Barry agreed and Cisco went to call it in, while Barry set up the movie. After calling their order in, Cisco grabbed some bottles of water, plates and napkins and then returned to the living room. He passed Barry a bottle of water and placed the plates and napkins on the coffee table, before sitting back down in the arm chair. Barry then started the movie.

Thirty minutes later, the doorbell rang announcing the arrival of the pizzas. Cisco was about to get up to get it when Barry got up and went to the door. After getting the pizza's, Barry returned to the living room with them and placed them on the coffee table. They each grabbed a plate, some pizza and napkins then settled in to watch the rest of the movie.

Awhile later they had finished the pizza and decided to clean up. After putting the movie on pause they got up. Barry picked up the trash and Cisco took their dishes and put them in the dishwasher. Once they had cleaned up, they went back and watched the rest of the movie. After the movie was over and they had turned off the TV, Cisco looked over at Barry and said, "I have been and always shall be your friend."

Barry smiled and replied," The same goes for you."