Disclaimer: I don't own Arrow, DC, etc.

It had been four months, four long and stressful moths. She had tried to be a good soldier and move on, but it wasn't that easy. For a while she hid, from it all. You can't just move on from loss as if you still whole, like a piece of you wasn't missing.

When she first heard and started to finally believe he was gone, she took it out on everyone around her and ran away. Going home though had not exactly helped, she felt trapped there but facing the world wasn't a good option at the time either, she has snapped at her boss and she knew it was best for her to just slum it here for awhile.

She considered multiple times leaving Starling, finding a new town where no one knew her and staring fresh, but she realized there would never be a fresh start, everything would remind her of him.

Four months later, she was back to working, both of her jobs, and started to feel more herself around her friends, but she missed him and she felt like a team member was missing but she knew now that it was important to protect those who were left.

"Felicity, are you with us?" A voice came into her ear.

"Yes, sorry, probably shouldn't be thinking right now. He is in the building in front of you." Felicity replied to Diggle.

She heard some struggling, as is normal. "Dig?" She asked.

"We are good Felicity, on our way back to you." Felicity sighed. It was odd, they had moved from the Arrow cave, as the glades were not safe and were now working at Palmer Technologies. After she decided to finally help Ray Palmer, he had joined the fight to save Starling City. He goes by Atom. It took some convincing to get the whole team on board with him but now the team seemed to work well together and Felicity continued her position as tech support and liaison, just in a new spot.

Ray had created a hidden room at Palmer Tech for the team until they could reclaim the glades. Always sentimental, Felicity made sure they brought all of Oliver's stuff here, as a reminder of who started all this. Ray didn't know who the Arrow was yet, it was something the team struggled with and he didn't pressure.

Turning to the door, Felicity watched as the four of them returned. "Well?" She asked. Dig looked up at her, "He is now in police custody." Felicity nodded. They had been slowly taking out Brick's men as they could. Hoping it would slow him down.

Felicity marked the guys name off their list as everyone started to change out of their hero outfits, as she called them.

Diggle, who doesn't really have an outfit, walked over to her, "How are you doing?" Felicity smiled, "Better, Dig, you can stop worrying about me." Diggle gave her a soft smile, "All right. Want a ride home?"

She gave him a look, Diggle had become very protective of her, but she felt constantly covered, Ray had also started being very protective. "I am good Dig; I am just ready for some sleep." She grabbed her purse and headed out the door. She turned before she left, "Night all." She got some waves back and a few "Night!" responses.

When Felicity got home, she gave a big sigh. She did enjoy her long days but sometimes she felt so overworked that she couldn't take a breath, but maybe she needed that so she would think as much about Oliver. She should have said something when he left, she should have responded to his declaration but she didn't know what to do. She was afraid if she responded she would want him to stay even more and he wouldn't.

She was always over thinking that last discussion, could she have stopped him? She should have stopped him. Now Thea was still in danger, and Oliver can't protect her. But what could she do, she couldn't do more than she was doing now, protecting Starling the best way she could.

Felicity jumped into the shower and let the warm water relax her stressed muscles. She knew she was still running in a way but trying to busy herself, but things were starting to feel better, but it would never be the same. Felicity toweled off and put on her pjs, but she still was too hyped, at midnight, to fall asleep, so she put on a movie and sat on her couch.

Before she realized it, it was morning. Crap! She thought, she was going to be late for work, she had slept longer then she had in a long time. She quickly got ready and headed into Palmer Technologies. When she got to her office, Ray was waiting. "I was getting nervous," He said, "Your usually not late."

Protective, she thought. "I slept in without setting an alarm, it was foolish of me, I am sorry. What's on the plate for today?"

"Well we have meetings, and then I will let you work on what you need to for the day." Ray said. "I will be back in about an hour for our meeting." Then Ray gave her a wide smile and left.

Felicity sank into her office chair, she knew Ray had a thing for her, but she didn't know how she felt. She had told Oliver once that she wouldn't wait for him, but then he admitted he loved her followed by running off and dying. How long did she need? She wasn't sure. She liked Ray but his past made her nervous that maybe he wasn't ready either, as much as he said he wanted to protect her and care for her. She tried to keep it friendly as much as possible.

Felicity got right in to the day's work and before she knew it, it was time to jump into the Palmer room, as they called their new vigilante work space. As she walked towards the room, she thought she heard something crash back in her office, she turned and headed back.

As she turned in, she saw a man standing there. As he turned, she realized who it was and tried to bolt, but as she turned two men grabbed her and pulled her into the office. Brick looked up from rummaging around her desk.

"Well hello, Felicity." He said in his accent. Felicity struggled with the two men as Brick headed towards her.

"It's not worth fighting sweetheart." Brick said as he stopped about two inches from her face.

"What do you want?" Felicity spat out.

"Well, you know something about those vigilantes' don't you? Atom's suit seems expensive; I would think this company had something to do with it. I need you to talk. We have been watching you Ms. Smoak, and you hardly leave this place, and you spend lots of time with Ray Palmer."

Felicity thought quickly, "Well, of course, I work here and Ray and I have started dating, not that it is your business. I know nothing of the vigilantes' other then the fact that they are against you."

"I disagree, you are lying." Brick said. "Let's go for a ride."

Felicity struggled a bit more before Brick came over and hit her in the head. She fell in the arms of her captors and blacked out.