What's wrong with us when happy hurts

Traumas, they surround me

Notes:

I'm so sorry for not updating sooner, I unexpectedly had to go in to work a lot last week.

I really struggled with this chapter too...I'm still really not sure about it but I'm kinda at the point where I know rewriting it yet again won't improve it... so here it is. I hope you enjoy it.

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Chapter 12: Traumas, they surround me

Caitlin

The phone call from Oliver Queen a week ago had completely taken her by surprise. He usually contacted Barry when he needed something. Or Felicity called Cisco or her, as was generally the case. Oliver hardly ever contacted Team Flash, it was typically Team Arrow's IT-genius who did that, and not rarely against the Green Arrow's wishes. So this had been a doubly strange situation.

Logically, she had been intrigued. And boy, did she not expect his reason for calling. He had told her that he had a dear friend. A very dear friend who was pregnant and in need of a doctor. But she wasn't comfortable with strangers touching her, given some past experiences. He didn't elaborate, but he also didn't have to. She was pretty sure she got the implication of what he was saying. He had asked her to be his pregnant friend's, who she now assumed had been sexually abused in the past, OB/GYN. So, he wondered if she were open to meeting with her and possibly becoming his friend's personal physician, if his friend felt comfortable with her and liked her personality. But he put extra emphasis on letting her know that it was only if his friend, who was very precious to him, felt at ease with her. Yep, that was not what she had expected at all. And it was a rather odd inquiry, including what sounded a bit like a thread when he requested her to not share any of this conversation with anyone, period. Not even Barry.

But naturally, she had said yes. They had been talking about a traumatized, pregnant woman who needed help. A part of her felt flattered that he thought she could be of help in such a delicate endeavor. This was a very sensitive matter and Oliver seemed to think that she would be a good fit for his friend. A friend he seemed to care for deeply, given the great lengths he was going to in order to help her and the choice in words that he had used while talking about her, the words were rather endearing and that did not seem like Oliver at all. It almost seemed like he purposely chose those words to make a point and ensure that she knew how important the matter and woman were to him. But who had remained anonymous even now.

The phone call from Oliver Queen a week ago had surprised her.

The phone call from Thea Queen a couple of minutes ago had startled her, and not just because she had woken her up in the middle of the night. The young woman had sounded absolutely terrified. And the more Thea told her, the more concerned she became. This did not sound good under normal circumstances, but had the potential to become very serious and dangerous in very little time. She promised Thea that she would be there as fast as she could, hung up and called Barry right away, all the while throwing some of her things in a bag and writing down a list of possible supplies, for Barry to get after he dropped her off in Star City and she could analyze the situation and paint her own picture of the problem and whether it was purely psychological, as it appeared from Thea's description or if it was a health issue too. Not just a physical manifestation of whatever specific moment resulting from her trauma she was currently battling with. They were talking about a pregnant woman, after all. Being on the safe side was crucial.

Barry picked up after the fifth ring.

"Barry, hi, I'm sorry to call you this late. But Oliver Queen needs me to get to Star City as fast as possible. Could you run me there? It's serious, it could even be potentially...." She never got around to finishing her sentence because Barry ended up standing in front of her before she could.