Just so everyone is clear… I did this alternate ending continuously. So everything is exactly the same, even feelings. Except this time, Felicity figures out Ray is in love with her.
Warning:
1)If you haven't finished The Day Oliver Asked Her Out... FINISH IT! :D Because if you don't I can assure you will be so lost when you read this story. 2) Oliver will be mentioned sparingly in this. 3) It will be PURE Raylicity. 4) I know I am posting 3 months later, but remember this Ray Palmer isn't the same as the one on Arrow. So if you have forgotten what Ray is like, i highly suggest you reread the latest chapters of TDOAHO :)
And please, if you are a hardcore Oliciter who hates Ray for some strange unfathomable reason do NOT proceed. Do you hear me? Do NOT proceed!
The story is picking off where Ray was leaving for his business trip.
~~~Prologue~~~
"Sir. I hate to disturb you…again…but the jet is ready, we might want to leave now if we don't want to be late."
Felicity patted Ray's face lightly, "You should go."
He stared back at her and frowned. Why was his cheek tingling at her touch? It had been happening since their kiss at the gym. This hadn't happened since…his frown deepened….
Jean.
"Ray?" Felicity asked as she saw the vacant look on his face.
Drawn out of his deep thoughts Ray plastered a fake smile and quickly kissed her before saying, "Bye Jean."
Ray furrowed his brows…
Why is Felicity frowning? Was it something I said?
"You ok?" He asked noticing the smile on Felicity's face fade.
… wait… did I just—
"You called me Jean." She said with a miffed look. Ray's fake smile fell. He must have accidentally mixed Jean for Felicity.
"Is something wrong?" Felicity asked touching Ray's arm.
"I have to go." Ray said while backing away from her. Loving someone that wasn't Jean was not something he was used to.
"What? Ray, it's fine, I'm not angr—"
Ray tugged his hand away from Felicity. No. He wasn't in love with Felicity. He couldn't be… she loves Oliver… and she always would.
"Ray?" She asked hurt.
I have to break up with her.
"Bye Felicity." He said firmly, he turned without looking back. He exhaled a deep breath,
I'm so sorry Smoak.
As he sat down he stared at the cookies she gave him.
He sighed and stared out at the window. Felicity was starting to mean a lot more to him than he thought possible. Before, it was more of an infatuation, a distraction from the hurt from Jean. Now it was much more.
But how? Why is it when he thought of Jean, there was no longer the ache in his heart? He frowned, he knew why.
"I'm in love with her." He murmured.
Felicity and he were supposed to stay as friends. How did he manage to fall for her? Maybe it was in between the comforting, the bickering, the rivalry, the hugging, the glances, the kissing... or maybe the fact she made him happy. Happiness was strange to him, but Felicity made it natural. He didn't have to force a smile when she rambled on, he didn't have to look to hard to know she was beautiful and he certainly couldn't deny he was in love with her anymore.
But no matter how much he'd want to tell her. It didn't matter.
Why?
Because she didn't love him. She loved Oliver.
He looked down at the tiny ground of Starling as a waitress handed him a flight magazine. He ignored the nagging at the back of his mind, he didn't need Felicity. If he could survive 7 years without her, he sure could now.
But deep down, at the back of his mind, he remembered her rosy perfume, her classic hot pink lips, her babbling, her blonde ponytail…
Ray shook his head, no more Felicity Smoak.
"Excuse me ma'am, can I have a cup of coffee?" He asked.
After he accepted the coffee, he closed his eyes as he took a sip of the bitter drink. Ironically this had become his habit when he was grieving Jean. Shutting everyone out and blocking the pain by drinking coffee.
He winced, he needed to stop thinking about Felicity because he was never returning back to Starling.
I planned from the beginning of my story that I was going to have two alternate endings. So I hope that gives solice to the few of you who were wondering where I was going with the story from the beginning. The spin-off this is not only the ending a lot of you preferred but also the ending I personally wanted. Got to admit, Raylicity wore off on me, so I thought they deserved their own story. Some of you might have noticed from the amount of time I spent on Ray compared to Oliver. Bt hey, to be honest whoever she ended up with I'd still have lots of hate mail so :/
