Okay, I have to address something due to a review I received. I clearly mark all my stories with appropriate content warnings, as far as relationships go. If you don't like something, I'm not forcing you to read it. By all means, move on with your life and don't read the story. It's rather childish to leave a nasty review, especially one from a guest account, just because you don't approve. Also, poly relationships exist. I didn't just make it up and I'm not the only one who write these relationships. Poly relationships are just as valid as non-poly relationships. People don't need your approval to exist.

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Mick and Len walked into Jitters the next day, eyes swiftly locating Barry. He was sitting at a table in the back corner of the shop, what looked like a photo album on the table and coffee in hand. When he saw them, he gave a small smile and waited patiently for them to get their drinks and sit opposite him at the table.

"Joe said I should bring this." Barry said, patting the photo album on the table. Len and Mick looked at it curiously and Barry turned it toward them, opening it. Len smiled at the first picture in the book. It was Barry. He was obviously very pregnant and standing with a hand on his hip, scowling at the camera. Barry noticed where Len's attention was drawn and he explained. "That's the last picture that was taken of me before Lyra was born. I was eight and a half months there. I didn't really appreciate having pictures taken of me then. I felt like a blimp." Len looked up at Barry.

"You looked beautiful." he said sincerely. Barry blushed at the compliment. They looked through the pictures, Barry explaining each one as they went. The photo album was a record of Lyra's life; it had holidays, birthdays, Halloweens, and pictures of dance recitals.

"She loves ballet. She joined a class when she was three. She's done so well, too. She gets so excited whenever she has a recital." Barry explained. Len and Mick both wore warm smiles. They could tell how proud Barry was of Lyra.

"How did you pick her name?" Len asked, something he'd been curious about since the beginning. Barry sighed wistfully, smiling brightly.

"It's from a book series. The His Dark Materials trilogy. I read the series when I was in eighth grade. The Golden Compass drew me in and intrigued me. It's the book that made me love reading. It changed my life. Anyway, Lyra is the main character in the series. I've always viewed her as strong and independent, traits I hoped my daughter would inherit. Her full name is Lyra Nora Allen." Barry finished, smiling contentedly.

"What'd you do about your other duties while you were pregnant?" Mick asked, looking around to make sure nobody was listening in on their conversation.

"Well, Caitlin wasn't sure what my abilities would do to Lyra, so she forbid me from running. Wally took over my duties while I was out of commission." Len and Mick looked at each other.

"Who?" Len asked. Barry's eyes widened for a moment before he answered.

"I forgot you don't know." he said. "Not long after the two of you disappeared, we found out Joe had a son. When his wife left, she was pregnant. Francine was dying and Wally ended up staying with us. He came into his own abilities, the same as mine, and took over protecting the city for me. Before Wally got his powers, Laurel Lance came from Star City to help us. And, of course, Cisco came into his own abilities and Caitlin also developed some about a year after Lyra was born. Having so many allies has allowed me to be a father who's there for his daughter. I have more down time and Lyra has a great family and support system."

"Can we meet her?" Mick asked. "I mean, more than we did last night." Barry looked pensive for a moment. On the one hand, he wanted Lyra to have all of her fathers in her life, but on the other, he was scared. Scared that if he let them in again, they would just hurt him. He could forgive them for what happened five years ago. It wasn't their fault that things turned out the way they did. But, he didn't think he could let them back in his life if they were just going to leave again. It was difficult being with them when they were traveling with the Legends. They were gone all the time and he was so lonely. He was extremely proud of them, but he needed them with him. He looked up at the two men after a moment.

"Are you going to leave again?" he asked quietly. Len shook his head.

"No. We're done with the Legends. We've missed too much time because of being on that team." he answered emphatically. Barry took a second longer to think about it before answering.

"If you're going to be in her life, you have to be in her life. No flaking out and hurting her. Understand?" he looked at the others expectantly. They both nodded and Barry smiled. He grabbed his coffee and stood. "Follow me."

~x~x~x~

Barry led Len and Mick back to Joe's house where Iris was babysitting her niece. When they walked in, Lyra ran up to Barry and hugged him around the waist.

"Daddy!" she squealed. Iris smiled from the floor in the living room where they had been putting together a puzzle. When she noticed Len and Mick, she frowned.

"Barry?" she questioned. Barry looked between the men behind him and his foster sister and sighed.

"They're here to meet Lyra." Lyra looked up with her big, blue eyes.

"Me?" she asked. Barry smiled and patted her head. Iris, on the other hand, shot a glare at the two former criminals.

"Are you sure Barry?" she asked. Barry looked up at her, smile still on his face.

"Yes." he said simply. Iris huffed, but stood and grabbed her jacket and purse.

"Then I'll leave you to it." she said, walking to the door. She scowled at Len and Mick on her way out, but didn't say anything to them. When she was gone, Barry looked down at Lyra. He squatted down so he was eye level with her. She looked at him curiously.

"Hey, Princess. Remember when I told you that you had two other daddies?" Lyra nodded her head and eyed Len and Mick.

"You said they was saving the world." she murmured. Barry smiled.

"Were. And, yeah, they were. But, they're back now." Lyra walked over to Len and Mick and just stared at them for a moment. Both former villains felt slightly uncomfortable under the scrutiny. She must have found what she was looking for, though, because she grinned in such a Barry-like manner and threw herself at, first Len, then Mick. She hugged them both as tightly as her little arms could. She looked up at both men and spoke.

"I'm glad you're back!" she said. "My Daddy was sad." Len and Mick looked over to Barry who blushed bright red. He stood and walked over to the three others.

"Lyra, this is Len." he said motioning to Len. He then motioned to Mick. "And, this is Mick." Lyra took her father's hand and looked at Mick for a moment.

"Mick looks scary." she announced. Barry and Len both snickered. "But, I know he's not. You know how I know?" she asked, looking up at her dad.

"How sweetie?" he asked.

"Because you like him. And, anyone you like can't be scary!" Barry felt a warm squeeze in his chest at that. He was glad his daughter was taking to the two men so well. Truthfully, he had been afraid she would fear them at first. Lyra looked up at Barry with a toothy grin. "Can we go get pizza?" she asked, jumping up and down. Barry laughed and looked at Len and Mick.

"You wanna go?" he asked them. They both grinned and nodded. "Alright, run get your coat, sweetheart. We'll go to your favorite place." Lyra cheered and ran to get her jacket. Both Len and Mick were shocked to see her speed off with a flash of purple lightning. "What have I said about using your powers in the house?" Barry yelled up the stairs.

"Sorry!" came Lyra's voice from the upper floor. Barry looked back at Len and Mick, who were staring at him with wide eyes. He rubbed the back of his neck with one hand.

"Oh yeah, our daughter's a speedster?" he said, though it came out more like a question than a statement. Len smirked.

"How's that going?" he asked. Barry barked out a laugh.

"Oh, you think I'm clumsy with my powers? She keeps breaking things by crashing into them. She's good at starting, not so good at stopping. That's why we have a 'no powers in the house' rule."

"Does anybody know about her powers?" Mick asked. Barry smiled.

"Everyone that knows I'm the Flash knows she has powers." Lyra came barreling down the stairs, though at a perfectly normal human speed.

"Let's go! Let's go!" she yelled, running to the door.

~x~x~x~

They ended up going to the local Mellow Mushroom, which happened to be Lyra's favorite place for pizza. Lyra and Barry shared four pizzas while Mick and Len shared one. The waitress knew Barry and Lyra and seemed used to the sheer amount of food they ate. They all chatted while they ate and Mick and Len started getting to know Lyra. She talked and talked, much like Barry's rambling and Len and Mick thought it was adorable. They told Lyra all about the Waverider and what it was like traveling through time. She got so excited at the concept and insisted that she should get to visit the Legends.

"Know what you should get me for my birthday?" she asked suddenly when they were all finished eating. The three adults chuckled at her enthusiasm and Len quirked a brow.

"What?" he asked. Lyra positively lit up.

"A puppy!" she squealed. Barry sighed.

"Lyra, sweetie, we've talked about this. No puppy until you're older." he said. Lyra pouted.

"But, Daddy!" she whined. "When it's my birthday, I will be older!" Barry looked exasperated and Len decided he would take over.

"How about this, you work on being responsible and maybe you can prove to your Daddy that you're old enough to have a puppy by the time you turn five. If he agrees, I'll take you to the shelter myself and you can pick out whichever puppy you want." Lyra giggled and clapped her hands together.

"Okay!" she exclaimed. Len smiled.

"Puppies are a lot of work, though. So, you've got to be really responsible." he warned. It didn't phase Lyra in the slightest. She was so determined to prove she could take care of a pet.

"I'll clean my room when we get home!" she announced. Barry rolled his eyes with a smile on his face. Suddenly, there was a noise that had Barry reaching into his pants pocket. He pulled his phone out and answered it.

"Hey Cisco." he greeted. As he listened, the smile fell from his face and he looked at Len nervously. "Okay, I'll be there soon." he said, hanging up. He looked up at Len and Mick with an imploring expression on his face.

"Need to leave?" Mick asked. Barry nodded.

"There's a bank robbery with hostages. Can-can you take Lyra home?" he asked, looking down at his watch. "Joe should be home by now. You can just drop her off." he seemed nervous about asking so soon after they'd re-entered his life. Len smiled at him and reached across the table, putting his hand on Barry's.

"Of course we will, won't we kiddo?" he said, looking over to Lyra. She nodded energetically, large grin on her face. Barry smiled in relief and stood, putting his jacket back on and kissing Lyra on the head.

"I'll see you at home, squirt." he said, heading for the door.

~x~x~x~

Len, Mick, and Lyra made their way to Joe's house after Barry left the restaurant. Lyra talked the entire way there, telling Len and Mick all about her life and her friends. They put in responses here and there until they pulled into the driveway. There was a car already there and both former criminals knew Joe was home. They walked Lyra up to the door and she opened it, looking back at them.

"You can come in, if you want." she said, running inside and yelling. "Grandpa!" Joe, who had been sitting on the couch watching TV smiled and looked up at his granddaughter. His smile, however, faded when he saw who was behind her.

"What are you doing with them, sweetie?" he asked Lyra, distaste barely masked.

"Len and Mick brought me home! Daddy had to go to the bank." At Joe's confused stare, Len stepped forward.

"There was a bank robbery and Barry had to run." Mick scoffed and rolled his eyes at Len's pun. Really, you would think the man was physically incapable of not making puns. Joe gave them both a hard stare. Suddenly, Lyra started booking it up the stairs.

"What are you doing?" Joe asked.

"I have to clean my room so I can have a puppy!" she called. Joe sighed and motioned for Len and Mick to take a seat. They both sat and Joe took a moment to think about what he wanted to say before he started to speak.

"Look, I was shocked when Barry told me about the relationship that had been going on between the three of you. After I lectured him on making bad choices, I started listening to what he had to say. He was hurt that the two of you stopped contacting him. He, of course, immediately blamed himself. He wondered what he had done to deserve being cut off. When he found out he was pregnant, his depression deepened. He thought you two should have been here for the pregnancy and birth. He still cries himself to sleep sometimes. While I don't necessarily approve of your relationship, if you're truly back for good, I want you to fix this. I want Barry to be happy again. He hasn't been the same since you left. That boy has been through so much in his life, he deserves some happiness, too." After his speech, Joe pointed at the two men. "And, if you ever hurt him like that again, they'll never find your bodies." Len and Mick sat stunned for a moment, speechless. This was not what they had expected from Joe. But, they knew he was right and their hearts ached when they heard about how Barry had been since their disappearance into the Timestream.

"We ain't gonna hurt him again. It wasn't intentional the first time." Mick said and Len nodded his agreement.

"See that you don't." Joe said.