"Oh my God..." muttered Felicity looking at the computer screen.

She was with Oliver and Diggle at the Arrow cave. They had been training for half an hour while she had been tracking Roy. After all, Oliver wasn't still 100% sure they could trust him. However, Roy had been at the Queen's Mansion all afternoon, so Felicity decided to have a look at the news. That's when she stifled a scream. Given Felicity's reaction, both men came closer to her, worried.

"What happens?" Diggle asked taking a sit next to her.

Automatically, she raised the volume of the computer.

"Latest news: as it was announced some minutes ago, the Orbit Corporation was hacked into, resulting in the loss of 7 billion dollars and, thus, the company's collapse. The Chief Executive Officer of Orbit Corporation has just claimed they would take the necessary measures in order to find out who is after this."

Oliver looked at Felicity without knowing why she was so shocked.

"So what?" he said.

Felicity rolled her eyes with exasperation.

"So,"she began, "this is a huge company Queen Consolidated happens to be rather related to and I don't know about you, but if I were the CEO I would be really worried about one of my allied companies being hacked and stolen because that means that your company could also be hacked."

Diggle and Oliver shared a look and the last one said: "Then we're lucky we have an expert computer hacker to check this and find whoever has done it, aren't we?"

She faked a smile and answered "Of course. I'm on it".

"Well, guys, the night seems pretty quiet, so I'm gonna have dinner with Carly. Is it ok with you?"

Oliver nodded immediately.

"Sure, have fun."

"Bring me a hamburger!" exclaimed Felicity, making Diggle laugh on his way out.

Felicity was busy with her computers, looking for this hacker who was causing so much troubles when Oliver stared at her. She was so focused on her task... It was as if the world around her didn't exist. She was extremely devoted to her job.

"Oliver, stop."

He looked astonished.

"Stop what?", he asked amused.

Felicity turned around to look him in the eye. "Stop staring at me. You make me nervous. Not that I normally get nervous when you look at me because that would be weird, but staring at people is way too annoying. I mean, you're not annoying, just what you do. Which is not everything you do, only when you look at...-

"Felicity," he said, interrupting her from her babble.

"All right..." she wishpered. "Anyway, stop staring."

Oliver was about to reply, but his mobile phone rang. It was Oliver's phone, not the Arrow's.

"Hi, Isabel. Yes, I heard about it. Don't worry, I've got my best employee working on that problem. No, it's not my assistant, though I'm sure she would handle it perfectly well. Yes. Crystal clear."

Felicity stopped typing on her computer to look at Oliver, obviously pissed off.

"Why does she always have to talk about me? It's not as if she said cool things...".

"She just wanted to let me know about Orbit Corporation and I told her I had the situation in control".

"Yes, I heard you, as well as the 'employee part'. What has happened with 'you are my partner' and all that tall tale?"

Clearly, she was teasing him and he liked it.

"We are partners, just not on Isabel's eyes. By the way", he said before Felicity could keep on provoking him, "what about Roy?"

She pressed some bottom and a new screen appeared. "He's in your house. Actually, there's just Roy and Thea. Guess what they must be doing?", she answered giggling aware of how tense Oliver was.

"I don't even wanna think about it or I will kill him," he said.

Felicity seemed impressed. "I know you're kidding... Because you're kidding, right?"

Oliver just chuckled.

"I'm going home. Are you staying?," he asked her grabbing his coat.

"Yes, I need to know who is after this theft".

"Ok. Just be careful when you leave. Good night!"

"Good night, Mr. Queen," she said teasing him, making him smile like he usually did when he was around her. In fact, Felicity knew she was really happy: she was almost the only one person in the world who got to see Oliver's real smiles.

Next day, Oliver was in a meeting with Isabel Rochev when Felicity arrived. She was late and Oliver was worried because that was not her style. She caught Oliver's attention from the very first moment she walked in the office.

"Excuse me, Isabel,"he said going to Felicity's desk. She didn't like the idea of Oliver leaving Isabel to talk to her, but he would never learn. "Is something wrong?"

"Actually, yes", she replied.

He frowned.

She bowed and lowered her voice. "I couldn't find any track of the hacker. He must be an expert, he managed to erase any trail".

"Are you sure there's nothing you can do'"

Felicity looked daggers at him. "I spent all night searching for the hacker and I haven't slept. That's why I've been late and have baggy eyes. Does it answer your question?"

"Should we worry about it?"He said, ignoring her annoyance.

"I don't know. Maybe."

Oliver was going to ask her to keep trying when he saw Isabel leaving his office.

"Isabel?Wait, we need to discuss some important issues," he claimed following her.

"You're right. I came here to talk to you about company issues, not to see you drooling over your secretary." She said with her typical serious facial expression.

Both Oliver and Felicity froze. Felicity stood up, ready to fight, but Oliver told her to stay calm with a gesture. Isabel continued her way out of the office and Oliver followed her once again.

"Wait!", he shouted grabbing her by the arm. "I'm sorry if something bothered you, but it wasn't deliberate."

"If you really care about Queen Consolidated, then I think you should make some changes. And firing your utterly incompetent assistant would be a great start" She let out.

Oliver looked confused. "I'm not firing anyone."

"Why not? Because she's your one-night stand?"

Oliver was about to confront her, but he suddenly realized something: it would be useless. Therefore, he tried a different argument to win this battle.

"No, because she is my girlfriend."

The shock in Isabel's face was obvious. Oliver had to work very hard on hiding a smile.

"I considered you more intelligent, Oliver Queen. Being with your secretary is so... typically boring. Besides, one way or another you'll get bored of her. It's just a matter of time..."

"Well, I prefer boring than annoying."

And then, Isabel left without looking back.

Oliver didn't realize what he had just done. In fact, it wouldn't be until that night that he would.