My first ever Arrow fic and it's about my favourite ship in the show, Thea/Roy. It contains spoilers of the episode aired on the 3rd of February so read on x
Disclaimer: I do not own any Arrow characters but I do own TJ and Ebony.
The man sighed, downing his beer as he watched his companions sing very badly on their go of karaoke.
"Ben! Come join us!"
He winced at his chosen name and shook his head, giving them a smile. It was more like a grimace. "I think I'm going to head back, catch some sleep and go back to house hunting."
"You do know that you can stay for as long as you want, right?"
He sighed. "Did he put you up to this?"
His female friend sighed, sitting in front of him. "He cares about you and you're like his brother, you're his responsibility."
"I did fine by myself without him."
She smiled. "We know and that's how we ended up picking you up from the train station?"
"You guys are the only ones I can trust here."
She nodded. "Good. Just stay for a little bit longer."
"Fine. But you're paying for my next beer. I'm skint."
She laughed, getting one of their friends to pay instead. "You won't regret it!"
And he didn't.
A woman came in, her black hair cascading behind her, her green eyes piercing into his. She was beautiful. She blushed at the attention she was receiving and Ben quickly made his way to her, leading her away from the catcalls and jeers.
"I'm Ben."
"Ebony." Her voice sounded exactly like hers.
"Let me buy you a drink."
" I thought you were skint?" His male friend asked.
Ben chuckled. "Let me rephrase that. Let my friend buy you a drink."
He shushed the crying baby and groaned, waiting for the lift to arriive on his chosen floor.
When it finally stopped, he got off and patted his daughter's back as she coughed. "Hey, we're nearly there, Princess." he told her, walking up to the door at the end of the hall.
He knocked thrice and waited patiently for the householder to answer.
Laurel opened the door, gasping as her eyes immediately met his then the child's.
"Hey." she whispered. "Come in. You must be freezing. Forecast said that it would rain throughout the night."
He followed her inside, putting his duffel bag and baby bag down by the couch.
"She's beautiful. What's her name?" Laurel asked, taking the child from her father.
"Thea." he immediately replied. "Well, Theadora."
Laurel turned to face him, her eyes watering. "I... She's beautiful." she whispered, cooing at the child.
"How-how is she?"
"Let's get you warm, shall we? I'll turn up the heater and get your room ready."
"How is she, Laurel?" he cut her off, urgency in his voice.
Laurel snapped her head towards him, biting her lip. "She could be better."
"Ben... We've only known each other for a month." Ebony said, closing the ring box and pulling him back up to stand.
He sighed. "I just... I feel a connection with you. You're the one I want to spend my life with."
"Are you sure?" she warily asked him. "I barely know you. We've only slept together once. There's thing that you are keeping from me. Is it a girl?"
Ben sat them both down on the couch and sighed. "It is a girl but... She's gone."
Ebony smiled sadly, kissing his cheek. "I'm so sorry."
"Yeah... basically I met this girl and she accepted me for who was. I was a... juvenile back then and she didn't care. Her brother scared me away but I grew on him and he set me on the straight and narrow. I became a manager at his night club and the girl was my boss. We fell deeper in love and I knew that I wanted to spend my life with her. But then I got mentally ill. I didn't tell her but her brother knew. When she found out, she never saw me differently. She still wanted me. We were happy from then on until I got sent to jail for something I didn't do."
"What was it?"
"Not important. I didn't do it. That's when I got stabbed and nearly died. When I was better they released me after getting their guy. I told the girl that I had to leave, that she couldn't get hurt because I loved her too much. So I left and she followed me but I told her to go back home to her brother."
"That was stupid."
Ben chuckled. "Yeah. She was stubborn and we ended up sleeping together. But then I left her for good. She had to stay away from me. I wasn't good for her. But then a year later, I went back home to find out that she was dying."
Ebony comforted her boyfriend and kissed his head as he cried. "I went to see her and she kept saying all these cynical things like she knew she was dying. She told me to find someone, settle down and have kids but I told her that I only wanted to do those things with her. I told her I loved her and she said she loved me back. She told me that I should leave and never forget her. So I did and the day we talked, was the day she went into a coma. I haven't heard much from her brother now."
"I'm so sorry. Hey, maybe we could do her dying wish."
Ben looked up at her. "Really?"
"Yes. I'll marry you."
"What's her mom's name?" Laurel asked.
"Ebony," he replied immediately.
Theadora started to fuss and Laurel coughed a little, laughing at herself.
"Sorry, is she.. hungry? Or need to... you know..."
He laughed too, taking his daughter back. "I need to change her."
"What happened to Ebony?"
He sighed. "I have to change her. Be right back."
He got up and grabbed the baby bag.
"Firdt door on the left." Laurel helped him.
He nodded his thanks, heading for the bathroom just as there was a knock on the front door. He managed to securely enter and lock the bathroom door just as Laurel opened the door to find Oliver behind it.
"Hey," he greeted her.
"Hey. How are you?"
Oliver shrugged. "I'm kind of at heads of what I should do. Even true love's kiss seems like a plausible solution." he laughed.
Laurel laughed too, giving him a tight hug. They spent five minutes, basking in the warmth from each other.
Their moment was broken when the bathroom door opened.
"Thanks, Laurel."
"Roy?"
