Disclaimer: Arrow isn't mine.
"Oliver, you don't mean that."
Oliver stopped in the act of putting papers in his briefcase and turned to Felicity. "Unfortunately, yes. And if I really didn't need to go out of town for a couple of days, I won't. But Knight Enterprises has specifically asked for me and mom to meet with them." He smiled at her apologetically and resumed what he was doing.
"But I am your executive assistant! Well, at least during the day. You can't well go on a business trip without your trusty assistant." Felicity looked at him pleadingly.
"Aha, so now you're all comfy being my executive assistant, Miss Smoak? While you have done a passable job of it, a lot still has to be said about your coffee making skills. The one and only cup of coffee you brought me tasted like last week's used socks."
"That's because I used your socks from the island to filter the beans!" Felicity retorted before she could filter the words. She shook her head as Oliver simply stared at her with amusement in his eyes. "Three... two... one. That's besides the point, Oliver. You've got the Arrow thing going on every night ever since you came back. Think of the people who are gonna get killed because you're not here. Think of the people who would like nothing more than to take innocent lives. Oliver, think of the city!"
"Three-fourths of the team is right here, Felicity," Oliver replied calmly. "I believe that Roy is more than capable already of handling his own while hunting down criminals in the streets, thanks to our training. And yet, Red Arrow can't possibly function very well without you and Diggle much like the Green Arrow can't. You know what that means."
Felicity couldn't believe her ears. Oliver Queen, the unknown hero of Starling City, is acting very much like the CEO of Queen Consolidated right now. He can be really immovable when the need arose. How unfortunate that this is one of those times. She tried once more to convince him to stay or at least take her with him.
"So while you're gone, who will be in charge of running this company? Something might happen and you come home to a crumbled empire. I am just a humble IT girl with undoubtedly exceptional computer skills but FYI, I can't run a company. Ruin a company, yes I can, but not run one."
By this time, Oliver didn't suppress his smile anymore. "You seem to be forgetting that there's another half of who runs Queen Consolidated now, as much as I hate to admit it."
It was almost comical to see Felicity's eyes gradually widen and mouth drop open in shock as the weight of Oliver's words began to register.
"No! Oliver, you can't leave me alone with Isabel Rochev!"
too short, no? next chapter is on its way very soon. thanks for reading :)