Call me Kara

Chapter 47

Wow! I'm really on it with these updates this week.

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~Earth-1~

"Just relax. Keep calm, okay? It's going to be fine, we are going to be fine. Don't worry, everything is going to be fine. I uh... I called Caitlin and Eliza. Eliza said something about Alex. She is probably going to call her. You just have to relax. Are you relaxed?"

"Are you?" Kara asked Barry who did not seem calm or relaxed, instead pacing in front of the couch Kara was sitting on. She had already changed to the best of her ability, slipping on a very large nightgown before Barry had arrived, lifted her in his arms and sat her down in the living room.

"Of course I'm relaxed. Why wouldn't I be relaxed? I'm not the one who is about to experience unimaginable pain, a real baby at least 6 pounds being pushed out of a small area of my body. You are going to be crying and screaming and you know I hate to see you in pain... wow, I probably should stop talking now."

"That would be my preference. Help me to the car and drive me to S.T.A.R. That is the first step. Can you help me?"

"When did contractions start? Aren't they supposed to start? Have they started? If they haven't we need to do something. There is a larger..."

"Chance of infection, blah, blah, blah, I read the same books you have, Barry. I had my first one about 14 minutes before my water broke."

"Why didn't you call me then?!"

"Because I wanted to make sure it wasn't false labour. My water broke and that made me pretty  certain.  I'm probably due another one at any moment so take me to S.T.A.R. Labs or let me lay here in peace while I deal with the pain and try to relax! You are freaking me out! We have prepared for this. We know what we are doing. Breathe, relax. Your thoughts are all over the place. I recognize the look. Use that technique Nyssa taught you to slow down your mind."

"I am. No, I have this. You just can't freak out on me, Kara. I know you like to freak out. You aren't as calm as I am."

"Yeah right, because you are the picture of cool right now. Help me to the car. I have zero power at the moment and I don't just mean that in the superhero sense."

Kara's attempt to calm Barry down ended when she stiffened and moaned, her face scrunching in pain. Barry stared at her frozen in place for what seemed like hours but was actually 62 seconds.

"What was that? Did it hurt? It looked like it hurt."

"Why are we still here?! Get me ... screw it, I'll drive myself."

"No! No, I got this. Let me help... I can run you..."

"No you can't. Not today, not like this." Kara reached her hand towards Barry who helped her up and carefully and slowly walked her to the garage. Placing her in the passenger seat and buckling her in, checking it twice, he then sat in the driver's seat and began to back up.

"Barry!"

"What?!" He asked, jumping in his seat.

"The garage door is still down. Are you planning on opening it or backing through it?" She asked, beginning to be a bit irritated.

"Sorry. Yeah, opening it would be a good idea."

Barry moved to open his door when Kara grabbed his hand, holding him back and pressed the garage door opener in the console.

"No need to get out. Are you sure you should be driving? You are sweating. A lot."

"No... I am good. Just a bit out of sorts but I am good now. I am calm."