The two women were halfway through their second round of drinks at the Roxy. The bar was a trendy weekend hangout located just off the fringes of the Glades.

"So, I think it's time we talked." Jane set her drink on the table they were standing at and waited for her friend to acknowledge her. The women had been drinking off and on since leaving Felicity's and they were feeling more than a little bit affected by the alcohol.

Felicity swirled the liquid in her glass. She had a feeling she wasn't going to like where the conversation was headed. "What about? We've been talking nonstop for the last couple of hours," Felicity said evenly, meeting her gaze.

Jane raised an eyebrow at her. "Oh, I don't know. How about we start talking about your new roommate that happens to be a gorgeous ex-billionaire."

Felicity suddenly became very focused on stirring the ice cubes floating around in her drink. "I told you, he's just a friend."

"Just a friend you happen to share a bathroom with. How did that happen by the way?"

"He had to sell his house quickly and he needed a place to stay. I offered up my spare room." Felicity spoke matter of fact.

"And the person he felt most comfortable staying with was his former IT girl slash executive assistant? How long has he been living with you?"

Felicity cringed at the executive assistant comment. "About three and a half weeks."

"You've had Oliver Queen lounging around your house in his pyjamas for almost a month?"

"He doesn't wear pyjamas," Felicity said quickly. She closed her eyes briefly, realizing that once again her verbal filter didn't kick in.

Jane gave her a look. "Have you slept with him?"

"No!"

"Kissed him?"

"No, I told you, we're just friends."

"But you want to be more than friends?"

Felicity hesitated, not knowing how to answer Jane's question. "It's complicated," she said honestly.

The girls were interrupted by a server setting down another round of drinks in front of them.

"Oh, no, we didn't order these," Felicity said putting her hands up and shaking her head.

The waiter continued setting the drinks on the table nonplussed. "Courtesy of Mr. Queen. He hopes you ladies are enjoying your evening."

Felicity and Jane watched the server retreat from the table.

Jane looked down at the drinks in front of her. "Felicity, who does that? Seriously, how does he even know we're here?"

Felicity looked at her friend sheepishly. "I may have texted him earlier while you were in the washroom."

Jane stared at her friend incredulously. "You checked in with him. You never used to check in with me when we lived together."

"That's different. Oliver worries. Starling City hasn't been the safest of cities lately."

"Text him again," Jane said animatedly. She moved closer to Felicity so she was standing next to her. "Thank him for the drinks. Let's see how long it takes him to reply."

Felicity sighed and reluctantly pulled out her phone and started texting. She sent the text and put her phone down on the table. Almost immediately it buzzed in response.

Felicity glanced at her phone. "He says 'you're welcome'."

Jane grabbed the phone from the table and started typing.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Felicity tried unsuccessfully to grab the phone back from her.

Jane angled herself away from her friend and finished typing. She handed the phone back to Felicity once she hit the send button.

Felicity wished for a moment that she didn't have her phone set to erase all incoming and outgoing texts once they had been dealt with. With her Arrow related activities she couldn't leave any information stored on the phone.

"What did you say?"

"I invited him to join us for a drink," Jane said, her eyes sparkling.

Felicity's phone buzzed in her hand. She looked down to see Oliver's response.

"What did he say?" Jane asked peering down at the phone.

"He said 'ok'".

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Oliver's hand skimmed Felicity's lower back as he joined them at their table. His fingertips lingered for a couple seconds as they ran across the area of her back not covered by her blouse. Roy followed about five steps behind. He was holding a couple of beers and he passed one to Oliver once he joined them.

The men were dressed casually but Roy was wearing his trademark red hoodie. Felicity wondered if they were patrolling earlier in the evening. That would explain how they were able to get to the bar so quickly. Hopefully Team Arrow could function for a night without tech support because she definitely wasn't thinking clearly at this point. Roy tilted the neck of his beer towards Felicity. "Hey Blondie," he said.

Oliver looked Felicity up and down. She was swaying slightly while holding onto her drink glass. "You're drunk," he stated with a half smile.

"Well I definitely shouldn't drive or engage in any activities requiring alertness," Felicity replied with a lilt in her voice.

Felicity looked between Oliver and Roy. "John head home?"

"Lyla's back so he went to go spend and some time with her," Roy said taking a drink from his beer.

Felicity nodded and waved her empty glass at Jane. "My turn for the next round." She smiled at Oliver and Roy in turn and walked across the room to where the bar was located.

Jane, Roy and Oliver chatted comfortably while they waited for Felicity to return. Jane enjoyed herself watching how Oliver seemed to track her blond friend from across the room. He became noticeably agitated when a couple of younger men started talking to Felicity as she waited to place her drink order. He became even more agitated when Felicity smiled at something one of them said. Oliver put his beer down on the table. "Excuse me for a moment." He smiled at Jane and headed over to where Felicity was.

Jane watched the two men back off as Oliver joined Felicity and put his hand on her shoulder. Jane caught Roy's eye and tilted her chin in Oliver's direction. "Is he always like that?"

"Pretty much. He's really protective when it comes to Felicity."

"Protective or possessive?"

Roy stared at his two partners for a moment. "Yup, that too."

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- NOTES:

Sorry, this was a bit of a filler chapter. I promise more drunken silliness will occur in chapter 3. Do you guys want sexy or sweet? Let me know… It can go either way… As always, reviews welcome and appreciated!