His words breach her ribcage and strangle her heart.
He squeezes her hand and kisses her goodbye
...
Ed goes back to New York with a piece of her trailing behind. Oliver takes three more with him on a night out with Laurel.
Her mother calls one morning and takes a piece more.
Beneath Verdant, Felicity hits at her keyboard and tries to swallow the frustration that has been slowly growing on her. Her eyes melt into her computer screen, not seeing anything at all.
It's seems to her that she is doomed to always play the part of the heartbroken.
She flinches in surprise at the hand that suddenly grips her shoulder.
"Roy!"
He smiles wry and doesn't ask if she's okay. "You want to get out of here?"
She doesn't ask if he'll be ok. They don't look back at Verdant.
...
He takes her to an old arcade, a hidden jewel snug between a hardware store and chinese restaurant.
They spend two hours there shooting at invading aliens and speeding racecars off the road. By the time the sun begins to go down, she's laughing bright and eating mint chocolate chip ice cream. He's chosen two scoops of chocolate and makes a grab at her. She shrieks with laughter and he glues a piece of her back into place.
She drives him home and Roy shouts out good night.
Before he reaches the door she calls out.
"Thank you!"
He gives a small smile and goes in.
...
