Felicity had just put on her shoes and was observing herself in the mirror. Her eyes were popping out thanks to the makeup she spent half an hour doing and her lips were a deep shade of red. The blonde curls, which usually bounced from her ponytail, were now clipped to the left side; leaving the right side of her neck exposed. And the little black dress that she had bought a few days ago fitted her perfectly. She took in a deep breath as there was a knock on the door.
She smiled as she took her purse and coat while running to open the door. As she opened it there he stood. Dressed in a gray suit Ray looked almost too good to be true
"Hi Ray." Was all she said as she was putting on her coat while he observed her from head to toe.
"Are you ready to go?" he asked as she nodded leaving her apartment and locking the door behind her.
They went to their usually restaurant; that was where they had all of their dinner dates. Ray was a simple man. A small restaurant with finest food was enough for him and he never did ask her if it was fine with her and she never objected.
Dinner went on a usually. They talked about their day and he would ask how the new project with the applied sciences was going and she would tell him about it as he nodded his head.
As dinner was almost done Ray had cleared his throat and Felicity looked up to him
"Felicity, I have been thinking a lot about us." He told her as she listened patiently. "I think it is time to take our relationship to the next level." He said as she gasped when he got down on one knee. "Felicity will you…"
He was not able to finish when she nodded and said, "Yes, Ray I will marry you." He smiled as he heard her answer. Taking the ring out of it's box he put it on her finger and smiled.
"Perfect fit." He said as she smiled observing the ring. It was simple but beautiful no less
"It's beautiful." She told him with a smile.
"I'm glad you like it." He told her as Felicity just smiled at him and he returned her smile
"Well this is going to put a stop to my mother when we go there for Christmas and the wedding." She told him taking a sip from her red wine in her hand.
"About that." Ray started as Felicity just smiled. "I'm not going to be able to make it." He said as Felicity's smile dropped from her face.
"What do you mean you are not going to be able to make it?" she asked confused. "This is the first time I'm presenting a boyfriend to my mother. You can't just tell me 'oh I can't go'." She said angrily as a couple sitting next to them looked at them.
"Felicity, don't make this into a scene." Ray begged of her as Felicity takes a deep breath trying to calm herself down.
"Why? What could possibly be more important that you have to leave me alone on Christmas and at my sister's wedding." She almost yelled at him as Ray just sighed.
"I have a meeting in China. The investor couldn't come here so I promised I would go there." He told her as she shook her head.
"I can't believe that you just proposed to me and said that at the same time." she said getting up from the chair and putting on her coat and picking up her purse and walking away from the restaurant and Ray who was yelling her name but she never turned around.
Once she caught a cab she was on her way home.
Opening her apartment door, she took off her shoes dropping the keys in the bowl next to the door. Felicity slid her coat off her and set it on the couch as she walked away to her bedroom. Once the dress and her makeup were off she took a relaxing bath. Her muscles felt tense. This was not happening to her, it could not be. How could he do this to her and after she had thought she was finally getting her mother off her back she is going to be right back on it. As she felt more relaxed she got out of the tub and got dressed to go to bed tomorrow was a new day.
Morning come soon and Felicity really wished it hadn't. She wanted to spend some more time in bed but her alarm clock had issues with that. Opening her eyes she sighed stretching out in her warm bed and pulling off the covers as the cold air made her shiver.
She put on her glasses and checked her phone. There were a dozen messages from Ray and multiple calls as well. Felicity sighed as she walked into the bathroom checking her expression in the mirror she shook her head. After she put on some warm clothes on, she headed for the kitchen to make some breakfast for herself and call Caitlin, who was Felicity's best friend they were roommates in college. She had ended up becoming a genetics working at Star Labs a little after college where she met her fiancé. Unfortunately her wedding day never came as Ronnie died in a car crash a few months before the big day. Caitlin was crushed and Felicity had tried everything possible to bring her friend back but it was not working she could not understand her.
That was until she presented her to Barry. He was Felicity's old friend who had just lost his wife to cancer. It seemed that Caitlin was coming back to her old self and that was all that Felicity wanted for her the rest kind of just happened.
After making herself coffee and French toast she took a seat at the table ringing Caitlin who answered after a few rings.
"Hi Liss what's up?" Caitlin asked her voice cheerful like always. "How did dinner with Ray go?" she asked as Felicity sighed recalling the memory of last night.
"Horrible." She said and Caitlin felt confused on the other end as she was sipping her coffee.
"What happened?" now she was curious. Usually when Felicity talked about Ray he was always the best boyfriend in the world so this was not common.
"He proposed to me." Felicity said as Caitlin gasped almost chocking on her coffee and Felicity took a bite from her French toast.
"Hold it. Then he told me he could not come with me to my sister's wedding and spend Christmas with my family." She told her as Caitlin was frowning in the kitchen when Barry walked in confused mouthing 'Felicity?' as Caitlin nodded.
"But you told him about the wedding months ago right?" Caitlin asked as Felicity nodded realizing how stupid it was since Caitlin could not see her.
"I had but apparently investors in China are more important than your fiancé's family. I don't know what to do Cait." Felicity wined as Caitlin thought about what she meant. "My mother is going to go on about how her daughter is single and will probably never get married. She is never gonna believe me if I tell her the truth." Felicity said with the sigh as Caitlin felt bad for her friend.
"And what if you did bring somebody with you?" Caitlin asked as Felicity was confused.
"Like who? It's not like I have many male friends that I could ask for a favor." Felicity said with another sigh.
"How about you take Barry with you? I mean I won't mind if you take him with you. I will miss him but I think I will be able to survive a few days without him." Caitlin said as she took a sip of her coffee when Barry come up from behind her and kissed her neck as she smiled
"Really? You would do that for me. You think Barry will agree to go to Las Vegas with me?" She asked Caitlin who smiled.
"I'm sure he will and if he refuses I will make him change his mind for sure honey." She told Felicity who was happy with the news as she took a sip from her TARDIS mug. "Ok I'll talk to you later Felicity." Caitlin said as she hung on her and Felicity just shook her head, knowing that her best friend had been with Barry and that he was distracting her.
After hanging up on Felicity, Caitlin sat the phone and the mug on the counter in the kitchen as she looked at Barry who had his back at her. She was so lucky to have found him. If it weren't for Felicity she would never had imagined she could be this happy.
When her fiancé died she was so miserable that Felicity had to drag her out of bed and to the Christmas party. And there she had met Barry who was just as miserable as her and this just happened for them and she was happy that Felicity had dragged her to that party now.
Now as she walked up to him she could not believe she was thinking of never falling in love again. She hugged him from behind, her head resting between his shoulder blades and she could feel him smile as he took her hand that was around his waist.
"What did Felicity want?" he asked her as he turned around and come even closer to her and setting his hand on her hip as she put her arms around his neck.
"Well Ray is bailing on her sister's wedding and Christmas with her family." She said stepping even closer to Barry.
"That's bad." He said as he kissed her and Caitlin smiled.
"She asked that I loan you to her." Barry felt confused. "For her sister wedding." Barry sighed knowing where this was going.
"I'm going to be her boyfriend am I?" he said as Caitlin smiled at him sweetly.
"Please for me?" she said pulling out her puppy dog eyes and Barry just sighed.
"Ok fine but you owe me." He said as he kissed him.
"Whatever you want Mr. Allen." Caitlin said.
"Well then that is going to be easy." He told her as he picked her up, her legs wrapped around his waist. "Somehow I'm no longer hungry." He said as she smiled while he kissed her down her neck.
After the call with Caitlin, Felicity had decided to enjoy her breakfast turning on the TV and watching the news with a cup of coffee and French toast on her plate. She was enjoying her breakfast when the sound of her phone ringing had ruined it all.
Over the screen of her phone was a picture of her mother smiling at her and in big bold letters it said MOM. Sighing she looked at it knowing if she avoided it her mother would probably show up in her apartment in a few days.
"Hi mom." She said as she answered the phone.
"Honey I hope you have already booked your ticket. Laurel wanted me to ask if you are bringing somebody with you to the wedding?" Donna said and Felicity knew that it was not Laurel, but her who wanted to know if she was bringing somebody.
"Yes I will be coming with my boyfriend mum." Felicity said taking the last bite from her toast. "Is everything arranged for the wedding or is Laurel still in a full panic?" she asked as she put the dirty plate in the sink.
"Oh you know her, she is making sure that the best man doesn't forget the rings and that the dress is clean and she even checked that Father Sebastian would not get sick." Felicity laughed that sounded like Laurel.
"How is Quentin holding up?" Felicity asked her mother who laughed.
"Well he is more calm. But Dinah is coming with a friend you know." Felicity nodded knowing her mother could not see her as there was a knock on the door. "I really can't wait to see you baby I really miss you…" Donna was cut off by her daughter.
"I'm sorry mom we will talk when I come home I got to go." She said hanging up
Donna was a little shocked about how Felicity had hung up on her and blinked a few times as Lance walked in to find her there.
"Honey Laurel and Tommy had arrived." And that was when she snapped out of her thoughts.
"Oh that's wonderful." She told him with a smile as her husband observed her.
"Are you ok?" he asked her as she sighed.
"I talked to Felicity." Now it all made sense to Lance. Although he loved his step daughter like his own, she could be a little harsh to her mother. Felicity just like Laurel had lived in Starling and although the house was in Vegas he never believed that she had so much work to come see them. She only came to see them a few times a year.
"What happened this time?" he asked as he took his wife's hand.
"Apparently she I bringing a boy with her." Donna said to Lance "This is the first time since…" she stopped with a smile not wanting to mention the name of that boy who had broken her baby girl's heart.
"Well that is great." He told her as Donna smiled at him.
"Now let's go to the living room. Laurel and Tommy are waiting." Donna told him making her way to the living room.
The day had passed quickly for Oliver. The only thing he wanted was to go home and sleep. Now was one of the rare times he was grateful for Diggle being hired. Once he got into the car they drove off and Diggle asked
"Did you get it?" Oliver looked at him confused.
"Get what?" he asked as Diggle smiled.
"The invitation to Tommy's wedding this Sunday. The one where you are the best man." Digg said trying to jog his memory as Oliver smiled at him.
"Yes I did. I got it yesterday and so did Thea and my mother." Oliver said as they drove down to his penthouse.
"You know I never thought Tommy would get married." Digg said with a laugh.
"Well his father dying sort of made him clean up his act." Oliver said as Diggle parked the car in front of the building. "Do you need me tonight?" Diggle asked as Oliver shook his head and got out off the car and up the stairs into the building.
Sara had taken the last bite out of her food leaving a couple of bills on the table as she walked out on to the street. It was freezing so she zipped her leather jacket running up to her bike as fast as she could when she ran into somebody and almost fell on her face. A pair of strong arms grabbed her, saving her from the fall while the person asked, "Are you ok?" As she looked up to the man, she was faced with the blue eyes and a gentle smile that made her melt.
"I'm… fine… um… thank you." she started.
"Ray." He said extending his hand that she took.
"Sara." was all she said, amazed by this man.
"Well Sara you look cold. Would you like to join me for a coffee?" he asked her as she felt a little surprised by the invitation.
"Yeah sure." She said thinking Felicity won't mind because she would be hanging out with a gorgeous guy.
Felicity was not worried that her step sister was not here yet. It was usual for Sara to be late. When she had called her saying that she was in Starling this morning. Felicity had offered to let her stay with her. It was almost 11 PM and she was still not here. Felicity sat herself in front of the TV trying to catch up with some of her favorite shows when there is a knock on her door and she sighs getting up from the couch. She knew it was Sara so she doesn't check and just opens the door and there is a smiling blond in front of her.
"You are not going to believe what happened to me tonight." Sara said as she walked into the apartment.
"Hi come in it's nice to see you too sis." Felicity says with sarcasm as she closes the door.
"I just met the most amazing guy ever." Sara said as she dropped herself on the couch and Felicity just smiled at her.
"He is sweet and kind and I have never met anybody like that." Sara said as Felicity looks as her while she sits down on the couch. "I think I might be in love." Felicity cracked a smile in that moment.
"You just met the guy and you think you are in love with him." Felicity said her eyebrow rising up as she looks at Sara.
"It was love at first sight something you apparently know nothing about." Sara told her and Felicity laughed thinking to herself how one person could fall in love so quickly.
Laurel had arrived with Tommy early to her father's house. Once Quentin had gotten over the fact that his ex wife had moved on he met Donna who was going through a similar thing and raising a daughter alone.
Laurel was a teen when they got married so she gained another sister. Felicity and her were never as close as Sara and Felicity were. She always guessed it was because they were closer in age than her and Felicity.
After she and Tommy had dinner with her father and Donna they made their way to the hotel in which they were staying although Donna and Quentin were not happy about it.
And just as they were getting ready for bed Tommy asked her, "Have I told you I sent the invitation to the rest of the Queens?"
She was brushing her hair and turned to look at him shaking her head. "No. Are they all coming?" she asked as Tommy smiled at her.
"I don't know I guess. Oliver has to be there. He is the best man and I'm sure he will fly here early so he won't miss it because I think right now he is scared that you will kill him." He told her as she just smiled.
"I wouldn't kill him. That's a criminal offence. I would send him to the hospital for ruining my wedding day." Laurel said calmly as Tommy laughed.
"You know that I love you right?" he asked as she just nodded her head.
"Have I told you that Felicity is bringing her boyfriend to the wedding?" she asked as Tommy walked over to where she was seated in front of the mirror.
"Tell me again how we have not met this guy?" he asked as she rolled her eyes.
"Because Felicity wants to surprise her mother." Laurel told him.
"I, for one, am intrigued to find out who he is. What he does for a living." Tommy started as it was now Laurels turn to laugh.
"You are acting like an overprotective brother. You sound like Oliver when Thea brings a boy home." She told him "What will you do to the guy? Interrogate him?" she asked as Tommy sighed.
"I like Felicity and I would not want somebody taking advantage of her kindness. That's all." He told his fiancé.
"Well then I hope you have fun when he arrives." She said with a smile as she got up and kissed him and when they parted he asked her.
"Are you trying to distract me?" she just smiled at him.
"Is it working?" she questioned as he pulled her closer.
"Oh it's definitely working." He told her and she laughed as he pulled her to the bed and on to his lap kissing her.
Ray had spent the whole day trying to reach Felicity who was either ignoring his call or had neglected it. He thought to himself that she was never far from her phone so she was ignoring him. He just proposed to the woman who he is going to spend the rest of his life with and she was ignoring him that's just splendid.
He sighed running a hand over his face and the thought of Sara come up to him. The girl he had met only a few hours ago. She was something different in his life and a little surprising. She had made a impression on him.
Shaking his head he grabbed his cellphone, about to call Felicity but knowing she was not going to answer he put it down. He really needed to apologize before his the trip to China.
Ok this is the first chapter of my Christmas story I hope you guys like it. Comment tell me what you think love you all xoxo
