Felicity Smoak had one love: cupcakes. When she was a young girl, she and her bubbe would make cupcakes every week when her mother was at work during the weekend. She cherished those memories and grew up with such a love for baking that she went to culinary arts school with a focus on desserts. Once she graduated, she opened up Smoak's Sweets and specialized in cupcakes. Before long, it became the go to place for cupcakes, mini and over-sized alike. She had new flavors every day from the classics to creative combinations that caused mouths to water.
In fact, Felicity loved sweets so much that she paid no attention to her love life, to her mother's dismay. Felicity was her mother's daughter, sapphire eyes, thick blonde wavy hair, killer pair of legs, high metabolism (a blessing around all this sugar) and a bright personality. What Felicity didn't get was her mother's drive to find that one true love. Felicity's father abandoned them when she was seven but that didn't stop Donna Smoak from getting out there to experience all the love the world had to give.
Donna pleaded with her daughter, "Felicity, Caitlin can clean up tonight. You need to go out and enjoy yourself. When was the last time you had a date or even just took time for you, away from the bakery?"
Felicity rolled her eyes and groaned, "Mom…I can't. The store is busier than ever. I had to hire another part time baker to make the all the orders I have to fill. I can barely take the time to put my hair in a ponytail let alone go out on a date. I…just…don't have time."
At that moment the bell clanged against the door to signal someone was coming in.
"Well, you have customers so I'll get out of your hair but I really think you should get out more," Donna said before placing a kiss on her daughter's cheek.
"Bye mom."
Felicity quickly wiped her hands on the apron she was wearing and walked to the front of her store. Her original shop was half this size but she relocated to a much large location in order to have space for the significantly larger orders and staff she needed after being open for two years. When she reached the front, her breath caught in her throat as she saw the most beautiful man she has ever seen. Tall, broad shoulders, the perfect amount of scruff on his chiseled jaw and that was just his profile because when he turned and her blue eyes met his, she thought time stopped all together.
"Hi, I'm Oliver Queen."
