Secrets & Lies
Chapter 2
The Morning After

Oliver
She took a few steps towards me and placed her hands on my bite scar. She turned me around and her fingers run across the scars I have from being whipped. I felt myself shiver as her fingers ran over my body, it's been a while since Laurel has touched me like this. I turned around to face her and she moved herself closer to me, her other hand ran across the tattoo that was transferred over to me from John Constantine. She ran both her hands up my body and her eyes followed. She looked me in the eyes and I looked into hers, before I knew what was going on her lips were on mine.

I pulled away from the kiss and moved my head back. I love Felicity. I don't love Laurel. I can't do this. Laurel's arms went round my neck and she kissed me again, I kissed her back. I know I shouldn't and I should pull away and tell her no but I can't… I don't know why but I can't. Laurel is comforting and feels normal. My hands went to her hips and I pulled her more towards me so out bodies were touching. Our kiss deepened and it became more heated then it was passionate. My hands went to her ass and I lifted her up, she instantly wrapped her legs around me and I started walking us to her bedroom. I knew her place like the back of her hand, I got to her bedroom and laid her down on the bed. We didn't once break our kiss.

We started taking each other's clothes off and it wasn't long before we were both naked. We were rolling around the bed making out and touching each other like we had never been apart. I knew what she liked and she knew what I liked, we wasted no time in taking the next step and the two of us were soon having sex.

I got out of Laurel's bed as she slept and grabbed all of my clothes and got dressed before leaving. I closed her apartment door and leaned against it and sighed. I should never have done that. When Laurel kissed me I should have pushed her away and told her that I loved Felicity. I made sure I had my phone and everything and started making my way back to my place… the home I share with Felicity who I love. I do love her, I really do. I can't believe what I have done. Felicity might have been distant with my lately but she didn't deserve this and I may now have just ruined everything in one night.

I got back to my place and went straight to the bedroom where I saw Felicity was still fast asleep in the same position I had left her in. she had no idea of what was going on and what I had done to her. I stripped my clothes off again and got into bed beside her. I shuffled close to her and wrapped my arm around her middle, she shuffled and moved closer into me. I placed a kiss on the side of her head and I feel into a dreadful and light sleep.

The alarm went off and I felt Felicity start getting up. I heard her walk into the bathroom and turn the shower on. I got up as well and put some clothes on, I took the clothes I worse last night downstairs to put in the wash and I started making some breakfast for Felicity.

"Oliver!" Felicity called out.

"Yeah?" I replied.

She came downstairs with just a towel wrapped around her "The hot water isn't working" She told me "Can you have a look at it today?" She asked.

"Of course" I answered.

"What's wrong?" She asked looking concerned.

"Nothing" I answered instantly.

"You seem a little distant" She stated.

"Erm… actually I do wanna talk to you" I started.

"Let me go put some clothes on, it's really cold down here" She said and went back upstairs.

I have to tell her what happened. I saw what keeping secrets like this do to people and I don't want to hurt her even more by keeping it from her. She needs to know that although I slept with Laurel it's not her who I love. I want to be with Felicity and I know I can never apologise enough but the first step is just telling her and then we can maybe start working on things. If she wants to, if she would prefer just leaving me then I would understand.

Felicity came back down the stairs and took a seat at the table "You wanted to talk" She said.

"Yeah… look you know I love you-" I started but Felicity cut me off.

"Is this to do with me being distant?" She questioned.

"Kind of" I said. This whole thing started because of her being distant.

"Look I know I haven't been the best girlfriend this past week but things have been so busy at work. I have to do all of the CEO things and I've been having meetings with Ray when everyone goes home. He's been helping me deal with this and giving me advice, he knows how to run Palmer Tech and I don't. In return for me helping me I have been helping him make some changes to his ATOM suit. I promise I will try to be better" She explained to me.

"Look Felicity I need to tell you something" I said and sat down opposite her and grabbed her hands "I love you very much and I want you to know that I never set out to hurt you-" I was cut off once again but this time by Felicity's phone ringing loudly.

"One second" She said and answered the call "Felicity Smoak" She said as she answered the phone. The person on the other end of the line spoke "What?!" She exclaimed and the other person spoke again "I'll be right there. Tell everyone to not touch a thing" She stated and hung up the phone before turning to me "Oliver I'm really sorry but I need to go to work. We've had a break in and a lot of Curtis' things have been taken" She told me before rushing around to grab her things and then she left.

Felicity
I feel like the worst girlfriend in the world! I know I need to spend more time with Oliver and everything but I've just been so crazy. Oliver made being CEO of a company easy and so did Ray but I wasn't having that sort of luck. It was hard work and Ray has been helping me out a lot. The two of us have been trying to figure out ways to save Palmer Tech and then I've been helping him make some changes to the ATOM suit. I just haven't had the time to have a social life right now and I feel terrible because not only have I been ignoring Oliver but I've also been ignoring my Arrow Team duties. The whole thing is a bit messed up but as I promised Oliver, I'll try to be better.

When I got to work I went straight to Curtis' lab and saw the place was ransacked. I saw Curtis talking to a couple of police officers and he looked really devastated. The two of us have been working hard to find this ground breaking technology and now it looks like we'll have to start at square one all over again.

"Curtis!" I called and rushed over to him "What happened?" I asked.

"I came in this morning and found the place like this" He told me "They've taken all of our prototypes" He added.

"Can you give us a moment?" I asked the police officers and they walked away from us giving us some space "I was here until just gone midnight last night and everything was fine. I'll speak to the Arrow and Ray to see if they can find out anything" I told him "Have the police dusted for prints or anything?" I asked him and he shook his head no "Ok well, I will get to it and I will turn bossy and demand Lance down here" I stated.

"What are we going to do about the board?" He asked.

"We'll think of something. If you would rather go home today then that's fine" I said.

"No I'll stay and get this cleaned up" He told me.

"Ok well when I'm finished with everything I'll come and help you but do not touch anything just yet" I reminded him. I went over to the officers and gave them a smile "Hi, I'm Felicity Smoak the CEO. I would like to speak to Captain Lance please" I told them.

"Captain Lance is-"

"He's a friend and I would like to speak to him" I told them.

"I'll call him" One of them said.

"Thank you, it's much appreciated" I replied.

Oliver
The front door knocked and I opened it to see Laurel on the other side of the door. I let her in and we sat on the sofa together "Did you tell Felicity?" She asked.

"Not yet but I am going to. I don't want to lie to her" I said.

"Oliver please don't tell her. She used to really not like me and I know it's because of the relationship the two of us shared. She's warmed up to me now and I like my place on team Arrow… I don't want anything to ruin or jeopardise that" She told me.

"Laurel I can't lie to her. You know how it felt to be lied to… do you really want Felicity feeling the same way?" I questioned.

"She'll probably forgive you and get over it because she loves you but me… she will hate me forever and I don't want that. I really like her and I value our friendship. I am begging you not to tell her Oliver. We can go back to how it was before. You and Felicity be Star City's power couple and I just be a friend and colleague to you both" She explained.

"Laurel I can't!" I shouted and stood up in frustration.

"I can be working with Arrow if you tell her. You know she won't like it and I will have no choice but to leave" She said.

"What we did was a mistake, I love Felicity, I really do. I have to tell her. I promised her that I would not keep secrets from her and I'm not going to keep it from her because of your own selfish needs" I told her.

"My selfish needs? You're the one that came to my place because you're girlfriend wasn't paying you any attention! You're the one that is selfish! You don't care about anyone but yourself, as long as you're ok then screw the rest of us! The world doesn't always work in your favour Oliver" She shouted and also stood from her seat in anger "I really hope she dumps you and kicks you to the curb!" She exclaimed and left the apartment slamming the door behind her.

Of course I didn't want anyone to fall out with Laurel because she's come so far with everyone and I didn't want her to stop working with me because I know how much it means to her. On the other hand I don't want to lie and keep secrets from Felicity because she deserves a lot more then that. I know that the only person to blame in this whole situation is myself and I admit it. I messed up and I did wrong. I have to try and fix this somehow to keep both Felicity and Laurel happy, I don't want to lose either of them because they both mean so much to me.

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