" Hi Ollie."
A moment that seemed to freeze time all around him. A moment that he would never forget. The sight of the one individual that he thought of lost months ago now standing before him.
The very same woman that has plagued his thoughts for months. Months of seeking revenge for her death at the hands of Damien Darhk. A memory that he would never forget. The memory of watching her dying slowly.
The memory of watching helplessly as Darhk drove an arrow into her chest. The memory of racing across the city with her in his arms as she fought for her life. A life that he knew was well worth saving.
A life that seemed to be saved after he had been told her surgery had been a success to only have his worst nightmares come to life before his eyes. The nightmare of having to watch her die right before his eyes.
A sight that has often haunted his dreams along with another. Another memory that has made him regret so many decisions. Made him regret not saying anything to her mere minutes before her death when she had confessed her biggest secret.
The same secret that he had always kept hidden from her. The secret that he loved her. Always had and always will. But she was wrong. He wasn't just the love of her love. No she was also the love of his.
Staring deep into her green eyes as he slowly sees a smile coming across her face that would often jump start his heart every single time it made an appearance briefly closing his eyes Oliver takes a deep breathe as he shakes his head with one thought running through his mind.
The thought of what he is seeing before him now isn't real. Just like how he had seen some many figures of his imagination so many times before. Just like Shado and Yao Fei had come to him before.
Only this time he couldn't take it. Not after everything that had happened on this night. Not after he had been tricked to killed an innocent man in cold blood. He couldn't bare to see the one person that he failed to save. Something he has never forgiven himself to this day for.
Couldn't bare to see the one person that he missed the most. The one woman that he needed the most.
" Ollie? It's okay. I'm here now."
Opening his eyes as he sees Laurel staring at him with a small smile across her face taking a shaky breathe slowly Oliver makes his way across the room closing the short distance between them before slowly with his hand shaking Oliver reaches out towards her as he takes a deep breathe.
Suddenly as he gently touches her cheek unable to hold them back any longer a few tears escape from Oliver's eyes as he lets out a small laugh of joy before without giving her anytime to react in a sudden motion Oliver wraps his arms tightly around Laurel bringing her into an embrace as he buries his head into her shoulder.
" It's you. It's really you."
With her own eyes getting watery slowly blinking the tears away closing her eyes slowly Laurel returns the embrace as she gently rests her head on his shoulder.
" It's me. I'm back."
As she feels Oliver starting to shake in her arms loosening her hold across his waist with her right hand gently Laurel starts to rub his back to only feel his body slowly relaxing from her touch.
" I'm never letting you go again. Not ever again."
Unable to hold back a few tears from dropping slowly Laurel closes her eyes as she gently leans her head against his own.
" I don't want you to."
For the next couple of moments as they hold onto each other in silence just enjoying the moment unaware to their knowledge a silent ding echoes across the lair coming from the elevator before just mere seconds later as the elevator doors open to reveal Felicity slowly making her way to the inside of the cave the sight she finds causes her eyes to go wide.
" Laurel?"
Opening up her eyes as she looks up towards the elevator to see Felicity standing in the control center of the lair with a look of pure shock across her face Laurel can't help but smile at her before slowly she loosens her hold on Oliver to turn towards her.
" Hi Felicity."
" Oh my god! Oh my god! It's a miracle!"
As she sees Felicity quickly making her way over slowly turning in Oliver's embrace without having a chance to react Laurel is brought into an awkward embrace by Felicity as she feels Oliver's hands firmly around her waist before slowly Laurel turns her head to look at Oliver with a small smile across her face.
" Oliver was thinking the same exact thing."
" I thought Sarah and The Legends were against changing history?"
Taking a deep breathe just as she is about to respond a small smile forms across Laurel's face as she feels Oliver gently grabbing her hand from his spot on the couch next to her causing her to see Felicity's eyes go wide slightly for a split second before they go back to normal.
" Sarah said that they figured out a way to bring me back without causing a…."
" Aberration?"
Glancing over to her side as she gives Oliver a nod gently Laurel squeezes his hand as she turns back to look at Felicity.
" Yes. That. Honestly whatever she did, I'm glad that she did. I've been given a second chance and i'm not gonna waste it."
Slowly as she sees Felicity starting to eyeball her suspiciously forcing back a small glare trying to break through across her face slowly Laurel returns the gesture as she feels Oliver gently squeezing her hand unaware that he looks over towards Felicity with a questionable look.
" Are you okay?
" Hmm? I'm fine. Yeah i just wish that the legends could bring back everyone that we wanted."
Glancing over to her side as she sees Oliver looking down towards the cold ground with an emotionless expression across his face despite the few emotions she can feel radiating from his eye gently giving his hand a squeeze Laurel turns her attention back towards Felicity to see her staring down at their joined hands with an unreadable expression.
An expression that only in a sudden move forms into a brief look of shock as gently Laurel interwines her fingers together with Oliver's own as she suppresses a grin.
" What did i miss?"
Snapping out of her shock as she looks back up towards Laurel to see her looking straight at her with a noticeable smile across her face forcing a smile across her own slowly Felicity shakes her head.
" It's….it's not important right now. What's important is you're back. And that is worth celebrating. I'll call the rest of the team and let them know of the news."
Glancing over to her side as she sees Oliver glancing up towards her with a smile across his face returning the smile gently Laurel gives his hand a squeeze before slowly as she looks back towards Felicity in an instant the smile across her face vanishes into a stern look.
" No."
" I'm sorry? What do you mean no?"
" I mean no. What part of this don't you understand? I don't want some welcome back party. All i want to do is to reclaim what is rightfully mine."
" And what exactly does that suppose to mean? You have your life back. Once you are declared alive again you'll have your job back. You'll have your father. What else is there?"
Feeling her hand being squeezed as she returns the gesture slowly leaning forward Laurel looks Felicity dead in the eyes.
" You know exactly what i'm talking about. And this time i'm not going to let someone like you stand in the way of what i want.
If you want to go throw some party like a home decorator fine. I won't stop you. What truly matters to me is the man that is by my side right now.
Star City can give the district attorney job to whoever they like for all i care. What matters to me isn't you. Hell this city doesn't even matter to me. Not anymore. There is only a few that truly matter to me and guess what?
You're not one of them so you can leave. So go set up your little party. Have your little get together with your little friends. I won't be apart of it."
With a look of shock plastered across her face as she turns her head away from Laurel to look over towards Oliver to see him looking at Laurel with a mixture of shock and happiness slowly Felicity shakes her head.
" I….i should get going."
" Maybe you should."
Nodding her head without so much as glancing back over her shoulder slowly Felicity gets up from her seat and makes her way through the lair and over towards the elevator before turning around as she looks back through the lair to see Laurel looking at her with a blank look across her face slowly Felicity takes her eyes away from her to look down towards the ground.
Hearing the sound of the elevator's doors sliding over turning back towards Oliver as she sees him looking down towards their joined hands letting out a sigh gently Laurel gives his hand a squeeze.
" Ollie? There is something that you need to know. How i'm really here."
Shaking his head as he feels a hand being gently placed on his cheek gently Oliver gives Laurel's hand a squeeze as he looks up from their joined hands to look at her face.
" I don't care. I don't care how this is possible. All that i care about is you."
Suddenly as she sees Oliver dropping his head down to look at their joined hands gently rubbing her thumb across his cheek Laurel's eyes widen slightly when she hears him taking a deep breathe.
" That night….when you died a part of me died. And there was so many things that i regretted not doing that night. So many things that i should have told you. But now you're back i've been given a second chance to fix those mistakes."
Taking a deep breathe as he raises his head up to look at Laurel to see a look of concern across her face gently Oliver gives her hand a squeeze.
" Before you died you told me something. You told me that i was the love of your life. But i didn't get the chance to tell you that you will always be the love of mine.
And that will never change. Not through death. Not though dimensions. I will always love you."
Feeling a lone tear running down her cheek without giving him a chance to react leaning forward Laurel presses her lips to Oliver's own for a gentle kiss before slowly without breaking the kiss as she feels Oliver pulling her closer rising up Laurel sits down on his lap as she wraps her arms around the back of his neck.