Since the whole debacle with Slade, Felicity and Oliver's friendship had become stronger than ever. Their new "lair" has been rebuilt, and after six months of hard work and a lot of convincing, Queen consolidated is back in the rightful hands of the heir to the Queen family. With money still being tight right now, as Oliver was trying to rebuild his company from the literal ashes, the new lair was not nearly as nice or as advanced as the old one in the foundry, but it was functional and running. Over time, it slowly became their new "home".
Laurel was also becoming a fixture in their lair, much to Felicity's dismay. She liked Laurel, she really did, and only wanted Oliver to be happy, but Laurel still treated her with a dismissal and a cold shoulder. Since the day Laurel and Oliver had decided to give their relationship a new try, The new D.A. was hanging out a lot more. Always trying to help out when she could, but in truth, Felicity knew it had to do with her jealousy of she and Oliver's strong friendship. For that she didn't feel guilty, nope not one little bit.
Felicity and Oliver never spoke much of his relationship with Laurel, although occasionally he would come to Felicty for advice, or to complain about something the D.A. had said or done. While this broke Felicity's heart little by little, she was always there with an ear to bend, because at the end of the day, she loved him, and only wanted his happiness. She only hoped that maybe one day he would see her as a woman, and not just one of the guys.
Oliver always made it a point to spend time with his best friend. He was very aware of his feelings for her, and hers for him, but he also knew that he would never truly be happy until he figured out what his feelings for Laurel were. Still, he never wanted Felicity to not feel like she was just as important in his life, and truth be told, spending time with the blonde whirlwind was the highlight of his day.
His and Laurel's relationship was complicated, to say the least. Felicity was still always at the back of his mind though. He never told Felicity, but Laurel was always trying to stop him from spending time with her. Whether it was to always be around, or to make other plans when she knew he had prior plans with his IT girl. It really bugged him, but he let it be, because he could very well understand Laurel's insecurities when it came to their relationship. It was his fault after all.
Felicity had finally began to open up to him about her family and her past, and it made him happy beyond all measure that she trusted him enough to share those details. He also began telling her of his time on the island. It was an unspoken agreement between the two of them, that they never spoke of the worst memories (not wanting to relieve them), and that they never asked each other. He knew that she was hiding something much worse than just her family from her past, but never asked. If she wanted to tell him, she would. Slowly he was beginning to let go of all of the past hurt, regret, and guilt, and it was A ray of light in the form of a blonde IT expert, that was helping him do it.
He was happy for his friend Digg as well. It has been 10 months since Slade had turned his life upside down, but they were all rebuilding. Digg was building a life with Lyla and his new son. They were having a hard time trying to balance everything out, but of course, Oliver offered to pay dig and let him take as much time off as he needed. It was the least he could do for his friend and brother-in-arms. Digg was not happy about Laurel hanging out in the Lair, he has made his position where she is concerned very clear. He does not like to see the way Laurel dismisses Felicity, and from time to time, Oliver can hear her talking to Digg about it. Sometimes she is upset, that shatters his heart, and sometimes she is angry, taking it out on the soldier during their sparring sessions.
All Oliver knows at this point is that he really needs to sort out his feelings for both women, and soon. He knows that he is walking a fine line.
As they were all trying to rebuild their lives, Roy included, none of them would have any idea of what was to come.