Nora Allen

[haveagoodheart]

"Hello, you've reached Nora Allen. I'm not able to answer my device right now. But please leave a message and I'll return your call. Okay, Barry, how do I--"

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[chosenbylightning]

Not like that, Mom.

I think he's.. you know.. interested.

[haveagoodheart]

...oh i don’t know about that, sweetheart.

[chosenbylightning]

Mom.. are you in to him? [Words Barry Allen never in a million years thought he'd say]

I mean it's okay if you are.

[haveagoodheart]

Barry, I love your father. I'm married to your father.

[Back home. Here, she feels that closeness with Leonard and there's a brief moment of conflict on her face.]

[chosenbylightning]

I know, I know. [Hands raised in surrender because that was never in question.]

Look, Leonard isn't great with feelings, but I think he might have them for you.

[haveagoodheart]

Maybe he's just getting comfortable with people touching him?

[Futile effort. She wonders if this is because she asked about Cisco]

I would never go behind Henry's back.

[chosenbylightning]

Of course you wouldn't, Mom. I know that.

I'm just.. I think maybe you need to talk to him. Let him down easy.

[haveagoodheart]

[she nods]

Are you going to talk to Cisco about what we talked about in the Clinic?

[chosenbylightning]

[Ouch. Turn this right around on him why don't you? But Barry nods, still tense about the entire thing.] Yeah, um, we're gonna catch a movie soon. I can try and talk to him then.

[haveagoodheart]

[Solidarity. She'll do it if he does it.]

I'm sure Leonard is just...comfortable and that's how he sees his friends, Barry.

[chosenbylightning]

Maybe. [Nope. There's Something Going On.] But you're the only one I've ever seen that's gotten that close.

I just want you to be happy. And.. I don't want him to get hurt.

[haveagoodheart]

I would never hurt Leonard. I--

[She stops herself because she is about to say that she cares about him too much]

...oh.

[chosenbylightning]

I know you wouldn't, Mom. You care about him and he hasn't really had much of that in his life.

[haveagoodheart]

He hasn't. He's been dealt with such a rough hand, Barry, that--he really does deserve good things.

[chosenbylightning]

[Busted, Mom.
He offers a small smile because it's all still a little brain-breaky]

Yeah. He does deserve it.
He's earned that much.

[haveagoodheart]

I think that I need to talk with Leonard about this. Make sure he and I know that we're just friends.

[Though she does care a lot about Leonard. And she doesn't know exactly what Leonard and Barry's relationship is in order for this small smile of his to appear.]

[chosenbylightning]

Okay Mom. Did you want to meet for lunch after you've talked to him?

[haveagoodheart]

Yeah, I'd like that, sweetheart.

[she smiles at that and blinks a little, feeling a slight wave of dizziness]