I was originally thinking about making this a full-length story, but it seems my attention span is short these days...which would explain why I have several Olicity fics going at the moment. So I decided to add an epilogue-type chapter instead. I hope you enjoy it.
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The silence was almost deafening as she stared down at Slade Wilson's body. His blood followed her as she was pulled backwards. She gasped against the pain the movement caused her bound arms. Her sound of distress was the breaking of the dam and then everyone was in motion.
Her eyes finally left the dead man as Diggle jogged into view, Detective Lance on his heels.
"Shhhh, you're okay. You're okay." Felicity's head snapped to the sound of Roy's soothing voice. Her eyes widened and filled with tears when she saw Thea Queen sobbing in his arms. Roy's eyes were full of respect and gratitude as he met her gaze.
Slade had given Oliver the impossible choice. His inability to meet her eyes as he arrived made sense now in a way that caused her to physically ache. She shuddered. The arms that had pulled her away from Slade dropped to free her from the zip-ties that were digging into her wrists. Pins and needles shot up through her arms but she struggled to care as she was spun around and surrounded by Oliver Queen. Her nose nudged the crook of his neck and she sighed. Oliver's lips pressed against her temple as his fingers tangled in her blond curls.
"I love you." He whispered. "I love you."
A smile stretched her lips as he began to repeat himself against her hair tirelessly. She raised a hand and brushed it along the stubble that covered his jaw.
"I love you too."
"I'm so mad at you." His voice shook and her head pulled back enough to meet his gaze.
"I know." Her lips twitched to the side. "You can tell me all about it later. But right now Thea needs her big brother."
She tilted her head to the side as his grey eyes brightened with something she couldn't quite name. She stepped out of his arms and placed her hand on his shoulder. He pressed his lips against her forehead and then turned towards Thea. She watched as he dropped to his knees beside his sister and pulled her into his arms.
"I'm not happy with you either, for the record." Dig intoned behind her and she grinned widely as she turned to face him.
He pulled her against his chest and she hugged him back fiercely. "How was I ever going to handle his broody ass without you, Smoak?" He joked. His tone was light but she heard the anger beneath it.
"I won't apologize, Dig. I can't."
He blew out a breath and shook his head. "Yeah, I know."
"I am sorry that I hurt you. I'm sorry you had to stand there and wait for me to die." She punched his shoulder lightly. "I'll buy Big Belly Burger to make it up to you."
Dig snorted in amusement. A throat cleared and they both looked up to find Detective Lance standing around rather awkwardly.
"Hello, Detective." Felicity greeted him brightly.
He shook his head in bemusement. "I'd mention that I'm not pleased with you either but I doubt it would do much good."
Felicity chuckled and wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her tightly for a moment before stepping back, clearing his throat.
"So, Oliver Queen is the vigilante." He pointed out conversationally.
Felicity raised an eyebrow. "You're going to pretend that you didn't see this one coming?"
Quentin chuckled. "Nah, I've been about 90% sure for almost a year now."
"Well you're a Detective for a reason." She reminded him.
He shook his head and didn't bother pointing out that he wasn't actually a detective anymore. He cleared his throat again and his eyes looked a little misty as he stared down at her fondly.
"About what you said, the thing is that I'm pretty fond of you, Kiddo. It's funny because a year ago I was hauling you into the precinct with every intention of arresting you. And now I find myself lying awake at night worrying about you." He paused, awkwardly scrubbing a hand through his hair. "You're like one of my own daughters, Felicity. So keep that in mind next time."
Felicity's eyes welled with tears as he pulled her into another hug.
She pulled away from him with a smile and walked over to Oliver, Roy and Thea. Thea's sobs had become silent tears. The three of them looked up as she stepped into view. Oliver's face cracked into the most beautiful smile and Felicity found herself grinning back. Her grin vanished as she caught sight of the furious scowl that Thea was pointing her way. Thea scrambled to her feet and rushed forwards, surprising them all as Roy and Oliver jumped to their feet as well. Felicity took a hasty step back as Thea advanced on her.
"You!" She yelled, poking Felicity in the chest. "What the hell were you thinking?"
"Thea!" Oliver admonished.
"How could you just offer to die?" Thea raged. "How could you just offer to die as Ollie cried behind you? You didn't even know who you were dying for!"
Felicity chanced a smile as Thea's voice cracked under the weight of her emotion. "I knew exactly who I was dying for, Thea. It didn't matter who was kneeling next to me, there were really only so many options."
Thea's eyes narrowed dangerously. "You're so stupid! You barely even know me." She muttered. "So, so stupid!" She threw herself forwards and Felicity caught her with a startled laugh. "So, so, so damn stupid!" Thea mumbled tearfully against her throat. "Stupid hero brother with his stupid hero soul mate. Damn it."
Felicity met Oliver's gaze over his sister's head and her breath caught. She'd never seen so much love, so much joy as she could see in his grey eyes. She was pretty sure that her eyes mirrored his.
Felicity's life changed after that night.
She was still the Vigilante's partner and she was still Oliver Queen's EA. She still hacked federal databases and watched Doctor Who while eating copious amounts of mint chip.
But now when Oliver left for a mission he kissed her goodbye. And when he and Dig came back there was no discomfort when she threw herself into his arms. The sexual tension that had surrounded them for two years now remained, but they no longer avoided it. They relished in it.
She spent days marathoning Doctor Who with Thea Queen, who had attached herself to Felicity immediately after 'Sladegate'.
"Shut up, Smoak. When you decide to die for someone and manage to get out of it, you're stuck with that person forever. You may be Oliver's soul mate but you're my sister." Thea snapped with a glare. "Deal with it."
Whispers had followed her around QC for weeks after Oliver kissed her soundly in front of everyone who worked on the executive floor. She'd been furious with him until he'd made it up to her. Repeatedly. It turned out that she wasn't totally opposed to office sex. Or desk sex. Or elevator sex.
Moving on.
Moira Queen hadn't been thrilled to see that her own personal pain in the ass was now dating her son. Felicity wasn't sure if she owed Oliver or Thea for the almost believable kindness with which Moira now treated her. It didn't particularly matter. Felicity Smoak had no intention of going anywhere and she knew that there were two other Queens who had no intention of letting her go.
She and Oliver still fought. Their first major fight came after she decided that she wanted to bury Slade Wilson back on Lian Yu next to Shado.
He wasn't willing to risk her safety so quickly after having almost lost her. She argued he was being stupid. He reminded her about the landmine.
She won.
The fact that she managed to end up on another landmine sucked. But it wouldn't be her life if she hadn't managed to find the only other explosive on the island and stepped right onto it.
And it wouldn't have been their love story if he hadn't Tarzan'd her to safety.
I hope you enjoyed it. Any thoughts? Thanks for reading!
