It had been almost 2 years since a man dressed in green lay bleeding in the back of her car and just a year later the same man had confessed that he loved

her it was all a set up for Slade of course but something in his eyes told her that he meant it. She always had a way of reading him and she knew deep down

in her heart that he had meant it. But here she was, siting in front of another man named Rick Carter whom who had asked her out just a week ago at her

favorite little coffee shop. He wasn't horrible looking he was actually very handsome with his blonde hair and dark brown eyes and square jaw, he was in a

sense a very good potential suitor for her. God did she just think suitor. Anyway she didn't get asked out very much or had love confessed to her on a daily

basis. So having a date was very exciting territory. It was just she was wishing terribly he was someone else, this someone being Oliver Queen.

"Felicity?" A voice repeated to her snapping her out of her thoughts. Her date smiled awkwardly, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I wasn't ignoring you." she blurted out . "Its just been awhile since I've been on a date with a man." She paused her words processing in her head.

"Not that I have dated women or that I don't date much at all just meaning that I.." She paused when he suddenly grabbed at his ringing phone.

"..am so horrible at this." she finished under her breath.

"I need to take this, please excuse me." He said jumping up from the table.

Felicity just lowered her head in defeat. "Good going." she mumbled too herself.

Ring...Ring

Felicity looked down at her own phone going off in her purse.

Picking it up she heard Diggle's familiar voice.

"Hey I hope I'm not interrupting anything important, We need you now.."

Felicity just closed her eyes a second before she brought her eyes back up towards her date pacing over by the restrooms. "

Nope nothing Important...will be there as quick as I can Dig!" She said beeping her phone off.

Felicity appeared awhile later at the new lair. Descending the stairs in a deep dark green dress and very high heels. Her hair was a long slick mess of curls that stopped just below her shoulders. She made her way towards the computers. When Diggle turned around pleasantly surprised by her appearance.

"I thought I wasn't interrupting anything important." He cocked a smile at her.

Felicity smirked behind red bright lips. "Trust me Dig, you weren't."

She stopped abruptly when Oliver made his way out of the back room already dressed in his Vigilante outfit.

"Is that Felicity?" Oliver said still fiddling with and arrow.

"I need her to get started on those scans if we are going.." he stopped eyes slowing capturing Felicity's figure for the first time.

His eyes traveled up her very long toned legs and moved up to her curvy body covered in tight green fabric. 'Was it silk?' he thought quickly wanting to touch it to see.

Before he was brought back by her red lips calling his name.

"Oliver?" Felicity waited in anticipation.

"To catch..." Oliver tried remembering what he was saying before he was completely set on fire or he meant caught off guard by Felicity's appearance.

"The Handler." Diggle said finishing Oliver sentence with a smile.

Oliver turned back to Diggle. "Yea the Handler..." he trailed off once again as Felicity continued walking back towards her computers.

Her dress moving up

showing a glimpse of her upper thigh as she walked. Oliver walked up behind her as she set comfy in her just a moment to pull her glasses out

her purse, she slipped them on with ease and started to type away.

"So..." Oliver said stopping a moment as he watched Diggle leave the room. "

Were you at a party or something." Oliver asked in a casual tone.

"Nope, Just out with this Guy." she said keeping her eyes glued to her screen.

Oliver's face hardened. "You were on a date?"

Felicity stopped and turned her eyes towards him. "Yes, Mister serious."

"Oh, would it be someone I know?" Oliver questioned eyebrows raising slightly.

"Nope." She said continuing to type again.

Oliver just clinched his jaw and nodded. Turning his eyes back towards the computer. Felicity was pulling up all types of programs now gazing intently at each

one before closing them again.

Oliver's attention was soon brought back to Felicity's exposed back when he noticed how far her dress was cut. Displaying her creamy white skin and a freckle

just below her left shoulder blade. Her hair covered most of her upper back and he wanted so badly to run is fingers through it.

"Are you going to see him again?" Oliver questioned.

Felicity stopped and turned away from her computers, pushing away from the desk quickly forcing Oliver to doge out of her way.

"Yes actually I should probably get back now..and Oliver you don't have to worry, I know what I'm doing." Felicity said grasping Oliver's forearm.

"Oh, and also there doesn't seem to be any movement on this Handler guy tonight so it looks like you guys have the night off and I can get back to my date."

Felicity smiled grabbing her purse.

"Good." Diggle said walking back in from the other room. "..and Felicity I hope the rest of your date is better." He said grabbing his coat.

"Thanks, Dig." Felicity said smiling and walking towards the door. "Oh and Oliver..." she said pausing for a moment looking down. "The scans should go off if

there's movement." Then she was gone.

Oliver's face hardened again and he started walking around the room grabbing his equipment.

Diggle finished putting on his coat before turning back towards Oliver. "What are you doing?"

"What do you mean?" Oliver said nonchalantly striding back over to the computer.

"Oliver." Diggle eyed him suspiciously.

"I'm just going to watch over her make sure she's safe."

"OK, but I am having no part in it." Diggle said throwing his hands up and backing out of the door.

Felicity made her way back to the bus stop in front of the restaurant where she and Rick were supposed to meet back up. Shivering slightly as she reached the

spot. Looking around she noticed a strange guy in the shadows between the building. The sudden realization that she was indeed alone on the empty street

struck her. She decided to pull her phone out and look busy as she waited. The guy moved closer and closer out the shadows and Felicity was turning about to

run when she ran straight into Rick.

"Hey where are you off too?" Rick questioned.

"Oh, no where just looking for you." She said smiling wrapping her arm around his. Turning back just a moment to eye the creepy spot that held the even

creeper guy but he was gone.

"So where are we headed?" Felicity questioned.

"Just around the corner. I Know this..."

Felicity didn't hear the rest before everything went black.

She woke up with a pounding in her head. Felicity slowly lifted her face up from its slanted position a lighting bolt of pain shot up threw her neck at the sudden

movement. She was definitely out for at least an hour or so and she was most definitely tied to a chair. The sudden realization that she was in a dark room and

and restrained hit her in panic. Felicity desperately tried to rip at her restraints.

"Your not going to get out of here you know?" a familiar voice sounded.

"Rick?" Felicity questioned. Eyes searching the darkness.

A light flashed on and Felicity blinked as the sudden light blinded her.

"Don't turn away sweetheart." The guy said pulling her face back towards him.

Felicity eyes connected with Rick and then with Ricks hand as he slapped her hard across the face.

"I want to hear you scream." Rick smiled gripping her face back in his hand.

"Not much of a screamer." Felicity said spitting blood in his face.

Rick hit her one more good time across the jaw before turning towards a new guy at the other side of the room. Pulling a white handkerchief out his pocket and

wiping it across his face. He then turned back towards Felicity and smiled that horrible smile again.

"So lets get down to business Miss Smoak...we know you know who the Arrow is and we will find out who he is before the nights over with." Rick paused as he

stepped closer to her chair again.

"So we can do this the easy way or the hard."

"Well I've never been one to take the easy route." Felicity said meeting his gaze.

Rick smiled and moved closer to her face. Running his hand up her thigh as he spoke.

"Its such a shame...a pretty thing like you...its a waste actually."

"Get your hands off of me." Felicity threatened.

"I will as soon as I get an answer."

Felicity felt the vomit rise in the back of her throat as his fingers reached the edge of her underwear.

"It must be real pathetic that the only way you can get into a girls pants is when she tied up." Felicity turned back smugly meeting his eyes full on.

Rick's face went empty as he reeled back to hit her again. When a arrow shot threw the window and hit his hand. Rick pulled back holding his hand and

screaming as the room filled with more men with guns.

Everything seemed Smokey and the room filled with sounds of guys screaming and firing. Felicity's chair was pushed down as the commotion continued.

Breaking the chair enough she was able to loosen the rope and craw out of its wooden frame.

She watched as Oliver in a daze as he finished shooting the last guy with and arrow and turned his attention towards Rick. Who was still clinching his hand and

screaming. Oliver reached over and picked him up by his throat.

"Who do you work for." Oliver said in his Arrow voice.

Rick just struggled against his grip before Oliver grabbed the arrow sticking out his hand and ripped it downward.

"I'm not going to ask again."

Rick screamed in pain then gasped out "I...I work for... the Handler."

"Well you can tell him that I am coming after him full force and I will enjoy every minute of it." Oliver said menacingly before throwing Rick against the wall.

"And another thing." Oliver said turning back around and shoving an arrow into Ricks knee. Rick screamed in pain again as he gripped his leg.

"You son of a -" Rick yelled before Oliver caught him in his jaw with a heavy punch. It was taking all his strength not to pummel him to death. The thought of his

hands on Felicity made him see red. When he heard a small sigh coming from the other side of the room.

Oliver raced over to Felicity's side. Pulling her face into his hands.

The feel of his hands against her face was almost healing. She turned her face into his hand enjoying the sensation.

"Don't worry I'm here." Oliver said reaching over and pulling her up in his arms. She was starting to dose in and out. "You'll just come up with any excuse to

carry me, won't you?" she whispered.

"Just close your eyes, Felicity." He breathed softly into her ear. Pulling her body tighter against his.

"Your safe now."