Dancing

Oliver and Felicity run into each other after the ballet. How they ended up dancing in the garden's they aren't sure but they do know that they don't want it to end.

The winter chill seeped through Oliver's jacket as he waited with Thea outside of the theatre. Thea was standing with him and looked every bit the beautiful woman she was becoming. As a belated birthday present for Thea, Oliver had decided to treat her to a night at the ballet that was currently touring. Swan Lake had been one of Thea's favourite stories as a child and when Oliver saw the opportunity for her to see it live, there was no hesitation as the tickets were bought.

Thea was giddy with excitement as they were lead to their seats and at one point, Oliver was sure that he caught a glance of familiar blonde hair weaving through the crowd. Shaking his head, Oliver sat down next to Thea. Despite never having been relatively interested in the ballet before, Oliver found himself enjoying himself and even he had to admit that the production was impressive. He became so engrossed in the show that when the curtain fell at the end of the show Oliver had to blink to get his bearings back. Thea threw herself into his arms as soon as they stood up.

"Thank you so much Ollie! That was incredible and the best present you have ever bought me!" Thea said as she stood back and smoothed down her dress. Oliver laughed.

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself Speedy," he replied. He offered his elbow out to Thea who then took it with a grin and they began to make their way out of the theatre. The journey proved to be slow due to the crowds but neither were in a hurry to leave straight away.

It was then that Oliver once again caught a glimpse of the blonde hair right before the person bumped into them. Oliver's hand shot out to steady the person and as soon as his hands fell to their waist, his eyes looked up in recognition. There standing in front of him was Felicity.

"Felicity?" he said, gaining her attention. Felicity stopped trying to steady herself, not realising that she was now counting on Oliver to hold her up, and shot surprised eyes up at Oliver.

"Oliver," she breathed out. Oliver smiled as he straightened her up and Felicity blushed as Oliver took his hands away from her. "Fancy seeing you here."

"It was a birthday present for Thea," Oliver explained, looking over at where Thea was staring at them. Felicity turned to her and her mouth dropped open.

"Oh I'm sorry. I'm totally interrupting your night right now so I will just leave you to it," Felicity said quickly as she took a few steps backwards. Luck wasn't on her side as she tripped on the small train of her dress and began to fall. Oliver was quick to move, catching her once again before she fell down completely.

"You alright?" Oliver asked once he had her steady on her feet again. Felicity nodded, not trusting her voice at the moment.

"Don't you work for my brother?" Thea asked suddenly and both Oliver and Felicity's eyes cut over to her.

"Yes," Felicity answered immediately. "Which makes this whole thing really awkward and inappropriate doesn't it?"

"Felicity is also a friend Thea," Oliver said softly. Thea watched as Felicity head snapped to look at Oliver's. She suddenly became very intrigued as she continued to watch them. Instead of the blush that Thea expected to take over Felicity's face at Oliver's statement, a soft smile came about instead.

"Are you doing anything right now Felicity?" Thea asked, an idea forming in her head. Felicity turned to look at her.

"Umm no. Why do you ask?"

"We were going to go and get milkshakes at the diner across the road," Thea explained. Oliver's eyes narrowed, wondering what his sister was up to. "Would you like to join us?"

"I don't want to interrupt…" Felicity trailed off looking to Oliver for help. Oliver smiled and offered his arm out to her.

"You wouldn't be interrupting Felicity," Oliver said. He could see that he was winning her over. "Please?" Felicity sighed and looped her arm through Oliver's. Both missed the grin Thea was wearing as she took Oliver's other arm and together the trio made their way out.

"You play dirty," Felicity mumbled under her breath once they were outside. She shivered as the winter chill hit her bare arms. Oliver reacted immediately and shrugged his jacket off. He draped it across her shoulders and spoke before she had the chance to.

"It's cold and you have no jacket with you Felicity," he stated and Felicity huffed out a breath of air. They waited to cross the road and Oliver hesitated a moment before leaning down. "You look beautiful by the way," he whispered. Felicity was once again rendered speechless and had no time to think about the words as she looked down at her dress. It was a floor length pink dress with sequins scattered along the bottom of the skirt. The sheer sleeves added an air of elegance to the dress. Paired with her hair hanging in loose ringlets and the minimal jewelry, Felicity did in fact feel beautiful and having Oliver comment on it caused her heart to skip a beat.

"Thank you," Felicity said as Oliver began walking.

The trio made it to the diner and time flew by. Oliver couldn't remember the last time he had laughed so much and he was pleased to see Thea and Felicity getting along so well. When a yawn threatened to split Thea's face in two, Oliver realised how late it was.

"Come on Speedy, lets get you home," Oliver said, standing up and holding his hand out to his sister. Felicity followed suit. Oliver's jacket was still draped around her and she found that she was in no hurry to give it back unless Oliver asked for it. They walked out to the car and the driver waiting opened the door for Thea.

"It was nice getting to know you Felicity," Thea said after a pause before sliding into the car.

"You too," Felicity replied. She turned to Oliver and tilted her head. "Thank you Oliver. You really didn't have to invite me along tonight."

"I wanted to," Oliver replied quickly. "Wait here a minute," Oliver said suddenly, walking fast around the car to the driver. They had a quick conversation before the driver nodded and got into the car. Felicity watched as he walked to the back door and said something to Thea before he backed away and the car began to drive.

"Oliver, aren't you supposed to be in that car?" Felicity asked as Oliver walked back over to her.

"Tonight has been one of the best nights I've had in a long time," Oliver said. "I wasn't ready for it to be over before we have to return to reality."

"Come with me," Felicity said after a moment. Without warning, she grabbed Oliver's hand and took him back across the road. They walked in silence for a moment and when Felicity turned a corner, Oliver was in awe. They had entered the gardens behind the theatre.

"I forgot this existed," Oliver stated as Felicity released his hand.

"I used to come here a lot as a little girl. There hasn't been a lot of time recently but every chance I get, I come here," Felicity explained, running her hands along water in the fountain. They could still hear music floating softly from inside and many of the trees had been decked out in fairy lights.

"If you ever want more time to just relax, you know you can ask me," Oliver said, following Felicity. Felicity looked over her shoulder and smiled at him.

"I know," she said. "But it's not like I'm stressed or anything. I enjoy my job...sometimes,"

Oliver didn't miss the teasing tone in her voice.

"I hear that boss of yours tests his limits," Oliver said. Felicity turned around.

"He's not too bad," she said with a smile. "Even if he does drive me up the wall more often than not."

They sat in a comfortable silence for a moment before Felicity spoke.

"Dance with me?" she asked. Oliver stared at her and watched as Felicity's eyes cast downwards. "I'm sorry. I don't know why I asked you that. Just forget it."

Oliver stepped towards Felicity and held out his hand.

"Can I have this dance?" he requested and smiled as Felicity brought her shocked eyes up to look at him. She placed her hand in his and held her breath as Oliver drew her in close. Her hand came up to rest on Oliver's shoulder and his came to rest on her back. Gently they began to sway to the music. Neither were sure how much time had passed but when the skies opened up and the rain began to fall, the magic of the moment wasn't broken. Felicity lifted her face up and let her laughter escape, Oliver following suit. They ignored how cold it was and continued to sway, somehow ending up looking right into each other. When a car horn beeped and broke through their bubble, both knew it was time to enter back into reality despite how much they wished they didn't have to. Felicity reached up and pressed a kiss to Oliver's cheek.

"Good night Oliver," Felicity before gathering her skirts and walking away. Oliver watched her and turned to his car with a smile. Felicity Smoak was something else.

There you go :)

We need something happy after yesterday's episode.