All I've Ever Wanted
AN: So here is my AU if Tommy was alive story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Arrow or the scene in Greys Anatomy where I got this idea from. If you were a Slexie fan you'll know the speech I'm talking about.
"So when you're finally free here, will you come home with me? I have been dying to get you out of that dress all day." Tommy told Felicity as he pulled her closer, trying to kiss her.
"Tommy you know not here." She teased, playfully smacking his arm all while dodging his kiss. "You're the one who didn't want Oliver to know. He could walk up here at any minute. Especially if he hears us laughing." She leaned in closer, looking up at him, threading her fingers into his hair. "You know if we told him we could do this whenever we wanted."
He smiled. "You know we can't do that just yet Felicity. You know how he'll react. He just got over the fact that I'm not dead. I used to see the way he looked at you. He's not going to take us being together lightly."
She stepped back. Knowing that that would be his answer. "I know. But you should also know that I used to look at him the same way. And he still never went there. I moved on Tommy and so has he. He's with Sara now and I'm happy with you."
"I know. I know, we just need to wait a little bit longer. In the meantime, sneaking around, stealing kisses sounds like fun."
"Oh fine. Like I could ever resist that smile of yours." She stepped closer to him, laughing as he pulled her closer, planting a quick kiss on her lips.
Felicity sat at her desk in the foundry staring at the clock in the corner of her screen. She was waiting, patiently she might add, for 7pm to roll around so she could get out of here. There were no bad guys threatening the city, and Dig was sparring with Roy and Oliver and Sara were out patrolling. There was no reason for her to be here. She would much rather be getting ready for the date that she was supposed to be at in less than 30 minutes. But instead she tapped her nails against the table, waiting until she met Tommy upstairs. Roy noticed her doing exactly that.
Ever since everything had happened with Slade, Oliver telling him he needed to stay away Thea, Felicity decided to be there for Roy. She saw the way he hurt when she was captured, saw the pain in having to stay away from her. So once Slade had been put down for once and for all, she told him how much of a dumbass Oliver had been to tell him to stay away from Thea, and how much of a bigger one he had been to listen to him. When he just looked at her, she told him of the dance that she and Oliver played for years, telling her he could never be with someone he cared about until one day a certain blonde came back from the dead. She told him how stupid she was to believe that he was protecting her by keeping himself at arm's length. So she gave up taking Oliver's advice about love and relationships, and told him so should he. Especially if Thea was anything like her. She could handle herself. He took her advice. Went after Thea, begging her to take him back. Telling her why he had been such a jackass. Thea took him back, reminding him that if he ever listened to her stupid brother again he would be very sorry. She asked him why he had a change of heart. So he told her about what Felicity had said. Thea found herself liking that girl even more now.
Thea and Roy were the only ones who knew about Tommy and Felicity. Thea had been the one to suggest it to Felicity. Knowing that she wanted to move on from Oliver. She could also see the way that Tommy would watch her walk by, heard the way he would flirt with her when she would come into the club. She confronted him about it and unlike her other brother he didn't deny the attraction to the rambling girl. She put them together and kept their secret per Tommy's request. Which was why it was such a shock to Roy when he walked in on them in the liquor closet. So it was no surprise to Roy now that Felicity was anxious.
"Barbie why don't you get out of here. You know that you want to get going for your date." She looked up at Roy, eyes as big as they'd ever been.
"Roy!"
"Oh come on Felicity, don't think I didn't notice that your hair has been down and that you smile a lot more ever since a certain Merlyn has come back from the dead. It was the same way you would act when Barry was in town before he got his super powers." Dig reminded her.
"I never could keep anything from you. Tommy doesn't want Oliver to know yet, so please don't tell him."
"You think I want to deliver that news to him. I'll be keeping my mouth shut. No one needs a broody Oliver around."
"Thanks guys. Alright well I have to go. Call me if you need me!" With that she practically ran up the stairs, bumping right into Oliver and Sara. "Sorry. I didn't see you there. Gotta go, bye." She said as she squeezed past them and out the door to meet Tommy at the bar.
"That was weird. Where was she off to?" Oliver asked the guys. They both looked at each other then back at Oliver and just shrugged.
"Oh come on Ollie. She disappears night after night all dressed up. Comes in later in the morning. Always smiling. Looks like our like IT girl has a boyfriend." Sara stated.
"What?! Did you two know about this?"
"Well this is a lovely chat and all but I gotta run. Thea needs help moving boxes." Roy said, dodging the question.
Dig walked closer to him. Put a hand on his friends shoulder. "When she is ready to tell you, she will. Let her have fun with this new guy. Don't you think she deserves it?"
"That's not what I meant Dig, I just want her to be safe."
"She is a smart girl. She knows what she is doing. Don't do anything stupid while were gone." He said as he left Oliver and Sara.
"Ollie where are you going?" She asked when she saw him pick back up his bow.
"To make sure she's really safe."
"Dig said not to do anything stupid. That would count as stupid." He didn't listen to her as he headed up the stairs.
"Well hello beautiful. Are you ready to go?" Tommy asked as she made her way over to where he was standing at the bar.
"Almost." She walked up to him, ran her hand up his arm, pulled him closer, stood on her toes and put her lips to his. Tommy instantly reacted. Turning his head to deepen the kiss. Running his hands up and down her frame, until she pulled back from him. "Okay now I'm ready." She took his hand in hers and started to walk out of the building.
Oliver opened the door to see his two friends hand in hand. "Tommy? Felicity? Are you two…?"
Tommy stopped in his tracks. Felicity spun around. "Oliver. Please don't be mad. We were going to tell you once we figured out what was going on."
"Looks like you two know exactly what's going on. How long have you two been sneaking around?"
"A couple weeks after Tommy got back." Felicity answered, looking at the ground.
"Really?! That has been months. And you two just didn't tell me?! How could you."
"Look Oliver, Don't be mad at Felicity. She wanted to tell you. She only kept it a secret because I asked her to. I knew that you would react this way. Now if you don't mind we have dinner reservations and I can hear Felicity's stomach growling from here." He grabbed her hand and led her out of the bar, leaving Oliver standing there in shock.
The next couple of days Oliver had been downright frigid to Felicity. Sending her emails if he needed anything at the office. Not acknowledging her presence on missions. Until one night when it almost cost him his life.
She was furious. Each one of the team knew it. Which was why when they all got back to the foundry they all found somewhere to mysteriously disappear to so she could rip him a new one.
"Don't start with me Felicity." He said as he sat on the med table.
"No. Oliver you don't start with me. What you did tonight was stupid. You risked your life turning off your com, all so you could ignore me. For what? Because I'm sleeping with your best friend. Well it's time to get over it. Because I don't see why you have any right to be mad."
"He's not a good guy Felicity. At least he is not good enough for you."
"Oh really and who exactly is? Because I haven't dated anyone in over three years."
"What about Barry? You liked him."
"Oh yeah I liked him. But he told me that I was too in love with you to be able to date him."
"Felicity."
"No. Oliver you do not get to pity me. I realize my fault in falling for you all those years ago, and deep down I always thought you felt the same. That is until Sara came back. So seeing how I wasn't a Lance sister I took your own sisters advice and gave her other brother a chance, seeing as this one could actually admit his feelings for me. So that in itself makes him good enough for me. He had the guts to make a move. Unlike a certain brooding vigilante I know. So I'm sorry Oliver if you are hurt that we didn't tell you. But I'm not going to apologize for being with him. I see now why Tommy wanted to keep it from you. You are acting like someone took away your toy. Not like a man who has a loving girlfriend who he lives with, happy for his best friends who found happiness in each other."
"I just don't want to see you get hurt."
"You should have thought about that a long time ago Oliver. You hurt me when you paraded around Sara and your relationship after you had just told me that you couldn't be with me when because you cared for me. So I moved on. I found peace with your relationship, just as you will with mine. Who I am with is my decision, not yours. I am with Tommy now."
"If he hurts you"
"You'll put an arrow through him. I know and so does he. Just try not to be stupid anymore. You made your choice not to be with me all those years ago. So stop treating us like we are doing something wrong."
"But what if I change my mind."
She collected her things and headed for the stairs, before he could see her tears fall from her eyes. "I loved you. I probably always will. But, Tommy. Well Tommy makes me happy, Oliver… can you please just let me be happy?"
He watched her leave up the stairs. Tomorrow he would do better. Apologize to his friends. Because that was all he ever wanted. Felicity to be happy, even if it wasn't with him."