December 2013
A week before Christmas
Ward waited for the elevator on the IT floor, when it came two people were already on to the elevator when he got on. The doors closed "What floor are you going to?" the tall black man asked, Ward looked at him, "The top floor." Ward answered him, the other man looked at Ward than held out his hand "I'm Oliver Queen, do we have an appointment?" Oliver asked him. Ward took his hand and shook it, "No, I'm here to surprise my half-sister for the holidays. I was told I got the wrong floor and that she was move upstairs." Ward told him as he let go of Oliver's hand. The black man snorted like he was trying not to laugh, he held out his hand to Ward "John Diggle, I'm a friend of your sisters. Which brother are you?" John asked. He shook John's hand like he did Oliver's "Grant Ward." Ward said as he let go of John's hand. "So, how long are you staying?" Oliver asked, "This week and a the day after Christmas. I can't stay for Hanukkah." Ward answered him. "I thought Felicity didn't celebrate Christmas." John stated, Ward laughed. "Her mom is Jewish our dad is not. When she started to use her mother's last name she took her mom's religion as well." Ward said. John nodded at that, Ward felt Oliver looking at him like Oliver was memorizing his face. Ward turned and looked at Oliver and asked 'Yes." Oliver shook his head to clear it "How are you brother and sister when you have different hair and eye color." Oliver blurted out. John busted up laughing at Oliver's outburst. The elevator stopped on the top floor and the doors opened, they got out, Ward watched his sister walk over with a confused look on her face, "Why is Dig laughing,' she paused looked at Oliver than she register that Ward was there. Her eyes got big 'and why are you guys riding in an elevator with my brother?" she continued. John tried to catch his breath "Oliver asked him how are you and Grant related when you both have different hair and eye color" John told her, Felicity sighed than looked at Oliver. "I dye my hair I told you that and I wear contacts to change the color of my eyes. " She told him. To Ward Oliver looked like he was thinking.
Oliver watched Felicity and her brother hug, he smiled at the scene before him. It reminded him of Thea and himself, they broke apart and she punched her brother. He rubbed his arm in a mock hurt way "What was that for?" Grant asked, Felicity put her hands on her hips "No phone call, no text. You just show up out of the blue, I don't have anything ready for you or a place in my condo for you to sleep!" She snapped. Grant laughed than grabbed her shoulders "Lissy the whole point of a surprise visit, is the surprise part. Now can you get the day off, we need to talk about something's?" Grant asked. Oliver smiled at them "Yes, she can have the day off, she works to hard as it is. But, we do dinner tonight, all of us. I can invite the Lances, Table Salt 7." Oliver said, Felicity gave Oliver a really look, Oliver just smiled at her. "Sounds good, see you at 7." Grant agreed. Oliver watched Felicity grab her bag and leave with her brother. When the elevator doors closed Oliver turned to Dig. "What?" Dig asked, Oliver walked over to his desk and Dig followed. "Can you do a background check on him? I know he is Felicity's brother but, it would give me piece of mind." Oliver asked, Dig nodded and left leaving Oliver to deal with work on his own. Oliver sat down at his desk pulling out his cell phone, he called Sara. She answered on the second ring. "Hey Ollie, what's up." she said, Oliver sighed into the phone "What are you, Laurel and, your dad doing to night?" Oliver asked. "Umm...nothing, why?" she asked. Oliver took a breath "How would you guys like to have dinner with me, Dig, Felicity, and her brother?" Oliver asked. It was quiet on the other end for a bit. "Sure, why not. I'll let them know, dad will want to grill him. Where do we meet you?" She said, "Table Salt at 7." Oliver told her. They said goodbye and Oliver hung up, than leaned back. Oliver heard the elevator ding open and he watched Isabel Rochev and his Mother walk out of it, Oliver sighed 'Could this day get any worse?' he asked himself as he stood up. "Mother, Ms. Rochev, what can I do for you?" he asked in a strained voice. "Why is your secretary leaving with that man when there is work to be done?" Isabel snapped more than asked, Oliver took a deep breath before answering her. "That man is Felicity's brother, Grant Ward. They are going to spend the day together to take care of some business I believe." Moira's and Isabel's eyes got big. Oliver didn't know why but he wasn't going to let them know that. "Ward as in Senator Christian Ward's younger brother. Ex-Senator Andrew Ward's son, the modern day Kennedy family?" Moira asked, Oliver let that bit of information sink in than he put it on the back burner. "Yes, they are half siblings. She dyes her hair and wear's blue contacts." Oliver stated, "Did you know?" Moira demanded. Oliver lied his ass off "Yes, she tells me everything." Oliver watched his Mother storm out off his office and into the elevator, Oliver turned and looked at Isabel "She's rich, I wonder why you didn't ask her to help you buy your company." she said and followed his Mother. Oliver walked back to his desk sat down and put his head in his hands, he felt a migraine coming on.
Felicity's Condo
Felicity and Ward sat at her bar, "Why are you here?" She asked him. Ward took a folder out of his bag and placed it in front of her, "I need you to sign some paperwork for me." he told her. She looked at him funny, "What kind of paperwork Grant?"She asked him. He opened the folder and spread out the papers "If anything happens to me, this gives you legal right to everything I have. " he said indicating to a piece of paper on the left, "This one is for you to be my Medical Proxy.' he paused and pointed to the paper in on the right, he pointed to the papers in the middle 'These papers give you the legal right to make decisions for me, whether I am hurt, in jail normal or federal, or I can't speak. That also includes financial decisions okay." he finished. Felicity covered her mouth and took in what he told her, she wanted to cry. He reached out and touched her arm, "If anything bad happens anything at all, you go to my safe house well your safe house once you sign. And no matter what you hear about me just know I'm not the only one to blame." he told her. She doesn't know why she does it but she signs the paperwork. She jumped when her phone went off, she picked it up and looked at it. It was a text from Sara, she opened it and read it. 'So, is he cute' Felicity laughed. She held up her phone "Smile Grant." she said. He smiled she took his picture and then sent it to Sara. A few minutes later she got a response, she laughed. "What's so funny?" he asked, she read the text out loud. "We need to him and Laurel together. " Ward laughed, "Okay, I'll sit next to Laurel. It's been awhile since I've flirted." he said. She laughed as she responded to Sara's text. Ward stood up and started to collect the paperwork back into the folder. "All right show me the city." he said, Felicity got up from her seat grabbed her bag and keys and they both left the house something to pass the time.