She was on edge but for a different reason. Different than before because she had just revealed to Oliver about the truth regarding a secret his mother had kept and by looks of his reaction she was surprised that he had managed to hold it all in while pretending to be the caring son giving his speech. She had stood at a distance feeling the sympathy towards the youngest Queen who was by her mother's side yet unaware of what was really going around her.

Deciding that she would be unable to sleep even at this hour which normally would find her still in the lair, she grabbed her things and headed to the place where secrets were kept. of course she wasn't surprise to see Oliver's car since he does own the club and he could come and go as he wishes. What surprised her was what she found in the lair.

Oh she heard a noise as she descended the stairs but she was smart enough that those weren't the usual grunting she would hear when either Oliver or Diggle would be training. She felt like her heart had been torn into pieces when she took that last step and had the view of the entire lair before her. There she found Oliver and Sara going at it like teenagers. She doubts that they even heard the door open which usually Oliver can pick up so easily but given the situation that he was in was not in any of his concern. Her feet took their own accord and carried her out of the lair to the open space where she felt her heart break multiple times over and headed to the comforts of her apartment. Oh Felicity why would you think he would ever thought of you that way? It was a fantasy of hers ever since one Oliver Queen walked in to her office. She was sure that her attraction towards the man was obvious to anyone and probably to him. Unrequited Love. She felt like a living novel of a girl who can only dream. After exhausting herself from crying she had fallen asleep knowing she must face tomorrow with the heartache from today and the many yesterdays.

She knew Diggle could sense that something was off with her the moment she walked in to work. Instead of her babbling self, she only managed a nod while walking to her desk. She could see that Oliver was already on the phone with probably one of the company's many pretentious investors. With the file in her hand she took one long breath before heading to his office which on many occasions she never had to do.

"Felicity"

"Mr. Queen here are the contracts that needs your signature. Your 9 am meeting with Mr. Reynolds is in 20. I went ahead and put together the portfolio that you will need for that meeting. I need to head to the IT department so do not expect me to be back anytime soon. I am sure you can manage on your own like you have done so before."

And without giving Oliver the chance to reply she turned around and back to her desk to grab her things before giving a short nod to Diggle and walked out.

—

He was flabbergasted. Shocked. Surprised. Speechless. She was definitely mad and at him but for the life of him he couldn't think what on earth he had done to her.

"Oliver would you mind explaining what have you done now to piss off one blonde IT?" Diggle stood in front of his employer but at this point not caring. His brotherly instinct kicked in the moment he saw Felicity and how out of character she was. The bubbly self was gone and replaced with a forlorn aura. Knowing that both he and Felicity did not really socialize with many people given the jobs they do at night he had a pretty good idea who was causing her sour mood.

"I don't know Dig. She was find yesterday before she left home." He felt clueless about what was going on with Felicity. He missed seeing the glint in her eye every morning when she arrives at work no matter how many times she has voiced her dislike of being his EA and dealing with people like Isabel Rochev. And knowing Felicity he knew she wouldn't want to talk to him right now so he decided to give her at least the day to cool off before talking to her later when she will be at the lair.

"Well whatever it is Oliver that you have done figure it out soon and fix it." Diggle shook his head before leaving Oliver in his office.

After spending the next two hours with meetings and dealing with his mother and trying to figure out how he was going to manage to keep such a large secret from his sister — half-sister — he was exhausted. He could not fathom that after all this time after all the things his mother did and the lies she kept that this one was the worst of them all. He couldn't bear to think how Thea would react if she ever found out so he vowed to himself that he would add another lie to his life in order to protect Thea. Hoping that it would be enough. Enough to keep her from getting hurt and broken. If t wasn't for Felicity I would probably have never known.

He had to take a pause sitting in his office and staring at the desk in front of him where one Felicity Smoak sits every day. He had never thought that in all his life of darkness he would find one person who took it all for what it was and still saw him as just Oliver Queen and nothing more. She was not afraid to stand against him and she was always vocal about his rash decisions. To everyone around them she might just be his EA but to him she was more. Way more than that. He was glad that he trusted his instincts months ago when he seeked her help after his own mother shot him. It was like she knew all along but she needed that final confirmation from him. He was aware of her attraction to him but he never teased her about it and she wasn't one to glue herself to him. Although what surprised him was that almost everyone at work apparently had thought that he and Felicity were lovers which was definitely not true but he wouldn't deny that he found her attractive. But current situation calls for some intervention on his part and find out just exactly what is making his blonde IT whiz out of sorts.