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Chapter five. Good Luck, Charlie.

Barry walked into the precinct, wishing that his on the house espresso had made him feel more awake. Sadly, it did not. (He would have to talk to Caitlin about making a more potent caffeinated drink for him later.)

"Hey, Allen."

Barry turned around. He was face to face with Officer Kyle Jones. "Hey, Kyle." He echoed.

Kyle smiled, then looked down at Charlotte. "When did you and Iris have a baby?"

Barry groaned. It was going to be a long day.

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"Allen!"

Barry's head shot up at the voice. "Captain Singh." He greeted as his stomach twisted. What if he had come to take Charlotte away?

"How's the Jefferson case going?" Singh asked, looking down at the baby. She was sleeping in an old playpen that Joe had given Barry.

Barry bit his lip as he watched his boss stare at Charlotte with such intensity. "I'm running analysis on the evidence right now, Sir." He told him, wanting to shield Charlotte from whatever look Singh was giving her. It didn't look distasteful, it didn't even look like he was angry. Barry didn't know why he didn't like it.

"How is she treating you?" Singh asked, looking away from Charlotte. He seemed genuinely... concerned? Interested? Barry wasn't sure.

Barry shrugged. "Figuring out formula and diapers is harder than taking care if her. She's a relatively calm baby, she just wants attention." He said, looking at Charlotte. "And food." He added, chuckling slightly.

Singh nodded. "It sounds like she has you wrapped around her finger." He laughed. Which made Barry do a double take. He had never heard Singh laugh before.

"Yeah, her tiny, tiny finger." Barry agreed.

Singh smiled, then turned around. "Well, I need to get back to my office."

Barry nodded, then stopped. "Wait!" He cried, causing Singh to turn around. "Do we know if Charlotte's relatives are going to take her in?" He asked.

Singh shook his head and smiled. "As soon as we find out something, I'll make sure you're the first to know."

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"I think Charlotte is a beautiful name, Cisco."

Barry looked up from where he was feeding Charlotte. Caitlin and Cisco were at it again with nicknames. He honestly didn't care the much. (As long as they didn't call her Disturber of the Peace.)

"I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with the name Charlotte." Cisco told her, putting up his hands defensively. "I'm just saying she needs a nickname."

Barry sighed, adjusting Charlotte in his arms so he could burp her. "Just, hear him out, Cait." He said, gently patting Charlotte's back. "What harm can that do?"

Caitlin sighed. "Okay, I'm humor you." She told him. "What do you have?"

Cisco's face lit up as he sat up. "Well, there really aren't that many nicknames for the name Charlotte, so these are some pretty common ones." He said, sounding almost like it was a memorized speech. "There's, Lotte, Arlo, Char, Char-Char, Charlie, Lee, Lot, Charl, and Arly."

Barry looked up. "I like Arly." He said, looking down at Charlotte and kissing the top of her head. The fuzzy hair tickling his lips. "But Charlie is cute too."

Caitlin shrugged, looking at the baby. "She does look like a Charlie." She agreed, crossing her arms.

Cisco smiled. "Then the ayes have it! Charlie it is!" He exclaimed, causing Charlotte to start whining. "Oops." He apologized sheepishly.

Barry sighed and bounced her gently, trying to sooth her before the cries became any worse. "Shh, shh, shh. You're okay." He cooed, kissing her head again. "Thanks, Cisco." He mumbled sarcastically.

Cisco laughed. "You're welcome."

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