Felicity was sitting in her loft when someone knocked on the door. She opened it and grinned. Oliver stood there smiling.

"I figured you could use a home cooked meal."

Felicity stepped aside and let him in. "And you just wanted to cook."

He chuckled and set a bag of groceries on the counter. Soon the loft was filled with savory scents. Felicity poured them wine and watched him from the counter stool. Oliver was chopping some vegetables when he glanced at her.

"So what are you working on exactly?"

She smiled over her glass of wine. "If I told you I would have to kill you."

He smiled. "Really?"

"Really."

He hesitated before asking. "It's nothing that could get you killed right?"

"I don't think so."

He threw her a look and she laughed.

"Really I don't. All I do is input codes all day."

He nodded. "Well we really have missed you around here. Curtis and I have been splitting computer duties."

"Oh is that why it's so bent out of shape?"

He rolled his eyes. When they sat down and ate they discussed what the team had been up to. Then when dinner was done Oliver took the dishes in and then smiled.

"Dessert time."

She groaned. "I don't know if I have room."

He smiled wider. "Oh yeah you do."

He brought out a pink cardboard box and showed her what was inside. She gasped.

"Cannoli from Antonio's?"

He nodded. "I figured they didn't have them where you've been and you were probably going through withdraw."

He set one on a plate for her. Then they booth bit in at the same time. She sighed happily.

"Pure heaven."

He nodded and licked some cream off of his finger. She then smiled.

"And to think I had no idea these existed until I met you."

He chuckled. "One of the first things I wanted when I came back from the island." He then grinned. "Remember how I gave them to you after our first date from hell?"

She nodded. "At the hospital when John Jr was born."

"I was trying to soften the inevitable."

"It worked...a little."

His face softened. "It wasn't easy to do. My heart was saying one thing while my brain was doing all the talking."

"It wasn't easy to hear."

He paused and then sighed. "Do you ever think about what would have happened if we had never come back to Star City? If we had stayed in our little bubble?"

She nodded. "All the time. But think of all the people we have saved since we came back. Besides you wouldn't be mayor."

"We would be married."

She saw the pain in his eyes. She decided to lighten the mood.

"I would have driven you insane anyways. Oh did I forget to tell you that I tried to do the Salmon ladder?"

He raised his brows. "You on a salmon ladder? I would pay to see that?"

She nodded. "It was horrible. I missed a level and fell on my face."

He laughed. They eventually ended up on the couch talking. They finished one bottle of wine and opened another. They were both laughing about the adventures they had together. At some point they drained the second bottle of wine and opened a third. That's when things started to get hazy for Felicity. Somebody initiated a kiss. Either way they ended up horizontal on the couch. Then clothes were off and Oliver was carrying her upstairs.

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Felicity opened her eyes and found herself naked in bed with Oliver. He was still fast asleep. She felt guilt creeping in. Then he blinked and looked around. He saw her and his eyes widened.

"Well that wasn't exactly the night I had planned."

She tried to joke with him. "Drunk and naked with your ex?"

He looked at her and cracked a smile. "I was just going to cook you dinner and catch up."

"I think we accomplished that and more."

"Yeah."

He sat up and they both staggered from the bed trying to find their clothes. They found most of them downstairs. He looked at her as he slid back on his pants.

"Should we...talk about this?"

She shrugged. "I'm good if you're good."

"I'm good."

"Okay then we never have to mention it again."

"Deal."

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Felicity returned to China after a week home. It was hard to leave again but she knew she had to. She was picked up from the airport and taken back to her apartment. She set her things down on her couch then sighed. She went to see if Amy and Shawn were back yet. Amy answered the door.

"Hey. How was your trip?"

Felicity walked in and looked around. "Is Shawn back yet?"

"No why?"

They sat down with wine and Felicity looked at her guilty.

"I slept with Oliver."

Amy looked confused. "Oliver?...oh wow."

"Yeah."

"What happened?"

"He made me dinner and we had some wine, well three bottles. Then we ended up in bed together."

"Wow. Did he say anything?"

"We just agreed that it wouldn't happen again."

"Well then what's the problem?"

"It's just the first time in a while that I felt...complete."

"Uh oh."

"What?"

"Well maybe you're letting him back into your heart. Didn't you say that you had good reasons for not staying with him."

"Yeah and all of those still stand. I just can't help but think what if?"

"What if's are nothing to build a life on."

"I know that."

Amy grabbed her hand. "Stand firm. Maybe finishing out your contract here will give you enough space to clear your head."

"Yeah maybe."

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Felicity went back to work and started noticing a few things. Her projects were getting more complex and Mr. Chang was monitoring her even closer. She was working on a difficult code for an internet virus when he walked in unannounced.

"Are you finished with the inscription code yet?"

She nodded. "I just finished."

"Good." He set a small file down in front of her. "Can you now build this onto it?"

She looked and looked at him confused. "This would overheat a system."

"Causing an entire computer to blow up correct?"

"Computer, tablet, cell phone, heck even a smart watch."

"Exactly. The CIA wants more drastic measures."

She was concerned but hid it well. She did as she was asked but it made her feel uneasy. She brought it up to Shawn when he got home. They were walking to the gym together and she glanced at him.

"You worked for the CIA right?"

"Right."

"Did they ever blow someone up using a computer?"

He cocked a brow. "Huh?"

She dropped her voice and told her what she was working on. He was stunned.

"The CIA doesn't use bombs like that. That is more an A.R.G.U.S thing."

"Then why did Li tell me it was for the CIA?"

"I don't know. But i'll do some digging. Just keep doing what you're suppose to do."

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Felicity did as he said. A few weeks passed and then Shawn had her answers. Felicity had just gotten out of a shower when she heard a knock on the door. Her hair was damp and she was wrapped in a bath robe. She opened the door and Shawn rushed in. He spoke to her harshly.

"Are you alone?"

She nodded. "Why?"

He shut the door and handed her a file that he had tucked under his jacket. She looked closely.

"What am I looking at?"

He sighed. "It's a hit list of former CIA and A.R.G.U.S agents."

Felicity's eyes widened. "My friend Lyla is on here."

"I know."

"Where did you find this?"

"Li's personal computer."

"How did you get it?"

"I was CIA I can break into any building or room without leaving a trace."

She nodded. "What do we do? All these people. They're going to be killed by something that I created."

"Well then we need to stop them. Now I know that you probably made a way to destroy the virus before it can overheat the system?"

She nodded. "There's a code that I can put in that only I know."

"Well then warn your friend and lets see if we can shut things down before Li knows what hit him."

"We can't do it alone."

"If I recall you have a friend that is very good with a bow."

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