A unexpected gift

It has been two months since Slades attack on Starling city and four weeks since Oliver and Team Arrow started patrolling again, Felicity has been quieter since Oliver's fake declaration of his love for her and it has been worrying Diggle. Roy has been distant from the team but has some how always welcomed Felicity when she came to visit him or called him , ever since Thea left with Malcolm Merlyn he hasn't felt much like a hero.

Oliver has reverted to his closed up Arrow self and only Felicity is barely able to get through to him when the occasion calls for it. Felicity has been his only comfort but he keeps her at arms length oblivious to the fact that she has been sleep deprived due to nightmares plaguing her sleep. When Oliver isn't in the lair she takes off to a gym to teach herself how to punch and use various work out equipment.

So here is Felicity punching the punching bag in front of her the same way Oliver does but at a much slower rate, her breathing was heavy and she stopped and grabbed her water bottle. The door dinged and she looked to the entrance in curiosity, her eyebrows raised as a tall, blond, blue eyed , muscular young man entered the gym with a confident but shy smile.

She quickly went back to hiding in her corner with the boxing bags when a male voice from behind her made her jump. "Your stance is wrong... If you were ever to get into a fight with someone they could knock you off balance."

Felicity spun around to see the the Tall blue eyed young man who had just entered the gym minutes ago standing there arms crossed, "Oh well that's good to know... Hmm... How should my stance be ?" she said looking at him with a curious stare.

He uncrossed his arms and moves to the punching bag a couple feet from hers and got into a stance. "If you always start in this position it will give you more balance and momentum." he says gesturing to his exact stance.

Felicity looked him up and down for a few moments before sliding into a stance identical to his, she looked to the punching bag and punched keeping the stance perfectly. She smiled and looked to her helper and said "Thank you... It was really nice of you to correct my stance and help me to not look like a idiot to professionals. I am Felicity... Felicity Smoak and you are?"

Felicity holds her hand out with a small smile shining on her face, he shook her hand and said "I am Steve... Steve Rogers. And it's no problem at all." he has a smile that reaches his eyes.

Felicity turns back around and goes back to attacking the punching bag, Steve watched in his peripheral vision as he started his punching combo. He observed that she lacked upper body strength but when she threw in a kick he noticed she had pure muscle in her lower body.

Steve stopped and cleared his throat getting her attention before saying "You don't have much upper body muscle... I would suggest doing kick boxing from your size and agility you could be faster then your opponent."

Felicity raised an eyebrow before cautiously asking " Are you a trainer or were you in the military? Sorry if I am prying but you remind me of a friend of mine who was in the military and can pick up on stuff like this." she bit her bottom lip slightly making him awkwardly rub the back of his neck with his bandaged hands.

Steve sighed before replying "Actually I am a both... Right now just in the military but I use to train in New York before I moved here." Felicity smiled and replied "Well I think your a good trainer considering how fast you have fixed my stance and punches."

Suddenly Felicity's phone rang making her frown and walk over to her gym bag where she pulled out the phone and answered it.

Felicity- What's up?

Oliver- I need you to go to Manhattan ... A source has informed me that SHIELD has embedded someone in starling and we need to know who.

Felicity - Oliver it's the middle of fall... Do you have any idea how much colder it gets in Manhattan then here in Starling? I am going to freeze to death there... Is this really necessary?

Oliver- Felicity I need this information... It's bad when ARGUS is watching Starling City but with SHIELD suddenly popping up... It's not good. Please Felicity it will only take a week or two once you meet with my contacts.

Felicity loudly groaned drawing Steve's slight attention as she crossed her arms and whispered into the phone.

Felicity -Fine ... But you better let me enjoy it there since I haven't had a vacation in over two years, I think I deserve a small shopping spree. I will see you in the foundry in a hour.

Felicity hung up the phone with a sigh and looked to Steve with a slight smile and said "I have to go, it was nice to meet you Steve Rogers... and thanks for helping me fix my technique." She pulled off her pink boxing gloves and stuffed them into her gym bag.

Steve smiled "It was nice meeting you ma'am, your quite the fast learner. " he complimented and Felicity left a few minutes later.

Felicity went home and changed into a little fancier clothes and headed to the lair with a smile plastered on her face. She walked in to hear the familiar 'clank... Clank' of metal hitting metal as she closed the distance between herself and her computers.

"I was about to go out as the arrow and find you.., you said an hour not two. Dig insisted that we wait a little longer... Laurel will be here soon and while your gone you need to teach her the basics of how to run the coms and stuff similar in case another pretend vigilante decides to pop up while you are in Manhattan." Says Oliver with a strained voice as he finished doing the salmon ladder and jumps down.

Felicity tensed and with a shocked expression asked "You want me to teach Laurel ... Your Laurel how to operate my babies!? They need caring and understanding it's not something that I can teach in a night Oliver." her arms suddenly crossed over her chest to add to her point.

Oliver grabbed a nearby towel and dabbed the sweat off his chest and neck before looking at her with a raised eye brow "Laurel works for the DAs office I think she knows how to be kind and gentle to computers and all she needs is a lesson in the basic stuff you do every night."

Felicity opened her mouth to protest when Laurel said "Don't worry Felicity... I have always been a quick learner." walking in with a smirk, the IT specialists mouth shut quickly as Laurel Lance walked past her not sparring her a second thought and right up to Oliver.

Felicity's fists visibly clenched as Laurel pulled Oliver into a long kiss, the I.T specialist , "Well ummm I guess Laurel that I need to teach you a few things." she says in a awkward tone as Laurel and Oliver abruptly pull from their kiss with a slight pant.

A few hours later Felicity was satisfied with Laurels capability to use her babies (computers) much to her displeasure. And about six hours later Felicity had packed a bag and boarded a plane to Manhattan.-