With how excited Iris woke up that morning, one would have thought that it was Christmas morning, getting up early when there was no school and bouncing around in barely contained giddiness. Only it wasn’t December, or even an occasion that had anything to do with her.
It wasn’t so much that she was looking forward to her dad’s reaction to their gift to him (though, personally, she thought that what they got him was pretty awesome), but rather Barry’s reaction to what she had planned for them later. For the past week Iris had been worrying about today—it was the first Father’s Day since Henry Allen was put behind bars and her best friend was sure to be depressed.
Surely her dad would let Barry see him today…right? Though her dad had seemed to make it a mission to stop him so far… Would Barry try to sneak out, then? Would he get caught if he did, and then start yelling about how he wasn’t his father and that he hated him? (Not that Iris was eavesdropping or anything. Or judging.) She was sure if she was in Barry’s shoes she could understand his frustration, but on the other hand it must’ve hurt her dad—it’d sure hurt her if someone told her that—and today of all days was the worse for Barry to say those things.
Her overactive imagination could go on for days with scenarios, and she wasn’t going to take any chances. So she begged and pleaded with her dad all week, and after pulling out the puppy dog pout her dad finally caved. (Worked like a charm every time, though Iris only reserved its use for special requests.)
Now if only these boys would get out of bed.
Walking up to Barry’s bedroom door, Iris knocked on the wooden surface. “Barry, are you awake?”