Disclaimer: Same as previous chapters.

Chapter 3

Two months later.

The first week for Harry and Andrew was hell until he found out that Oliver Queen offered daycare at his offices and the following months were good to them; he could leave Harry with the people in the daycare and work as Oliver Queen's assistant and Oliver was such a cool boss, 'Sure,' Andrew thought, 'There was no way I would entrust a child to him but, as bosses went, he was the best, he was almost friendly towards me.'

Andrew placed Harry with one of the ladies and said, "You be good, alright?"

The woman smiled as she picked Harry up and said, "Andrew, he's always good, he's very well behaved. You're raising him to be a fine young man.

"Thanks," Andrew said as he gave Harry a kiss on his forehead, causing Harry to try to wipe his forehead and watched his daddy leave.

An hour later Harry was having a nap when he had a nightmare and he woke up, all the other kids were sleeping and he wanted his daddy so he got up and did his best to sneak out the door, his dad would make him feel better.

As he walked around, looking around for his daddy and he began to sob, 'Where was daddy's office?' He saw a man who looked kind of like daddy; he walked over to tug on the man's leg.

Oliver was having a great day; the assistant was incredible, always making coffee on time and he was one step closer to finding out more about Lex Luthor's plans. His pleasant thoughts were disturbed by something tugging on his pant leg; he looked down and saw a little boy with the blackest hair and greenest eyes he had ever seen.

"Hmmm?" Oliver said as he picked up the child, "What are you looking for?"

"My daddy," Harry said, "He makes my nightmares go away, I had a nightmare and I still feel bad but I don't know where daddy is right now."

"I'll help you," Oliver said, "Now, why don't you tell me your name that way your daddy knows that I have you?"

"Umm, daddy says not to tell people my name," Harry said softly.

Oliver smiled a bit at the child's innocence and nodded, "You come with me little guy, that way I'll help you get your daddy back."

Harry nodded, this man seemed nice but he still liked daddy better, his daddy was brave.

As they walked up to his office Oliver was trying to get Harry to tell him more about himself but Harry was silent as always, he looked at his assistant and said, "Can you get me someone from the Daycare up here? I got a passenger."

Oliver winced when he heard a loud, "Harry!" His assistant ran up and grabbed Harry out of Oliver's arms, Andrew said, "Harry, what are you doing here?"

Harry cried, "Had a nightmare daddy," as Andrew did his best to sooth him.

"Oh," Oliver said, "He's yours?"

"Yes Mister Queen," Andrew said, "I'm sorry, he's usually very well behaved. I'm sorry if he bothered you in any way."

"No bother," Oliver said, "Take him back when you can."

"Thank you Mr Queen," Andrew said as he held Harry close to him.

Oliver nodded as he saw Andrew nuzzle Harry and said, "Just don't take all day."

Andrew gave Harry a hug and said, "What was your nightmare about?"

Harry sobbed and said, "Bad people," and said nothing more than that as Andrew cuddled him.

"Do you want to go back to the daycare?" Andrew said, "I'm sure they'll have the snacks ready."

"Yes daddy," Harry said, his eyes brightening at the sound of a snack and Andrew carried him back downstairs.

The lady looked distressed and said, "Sorry, he must have slipped away when I was putting the others down for a nap."

Andrew smiled and said, "He's a bit like a ninja at times," and before he left he looked at Harry and said, "You be good, alright? I'll be back downstairs to take you home in a couple of hours.

He rushed back and saw his boss looking at him with an amused look on his face and Oliver said, "He seems to be a bit of a handful."

"Oh god, I am so sorry about that," Andrew said, "When Harry gets nightmares he likes to get cuddled."

Oliver looked at Andrew a bit more thoughtfully, he had just assumed the kid was just another college dropout and shook his head, "So, where's his mother?"

"Umm," Andrew said, "She left us some time ago so I'm raising him myself."

"Very well," Oliver said, "And maybe if he doesn't like to be away from you I might let him come up here to see you."

Andrew nodded and stammered out his thanks as he went back to work and whistled a small tune.

Oliver watched Andrew get back to work and shook his head, 'A kid at his age? He should be out partying, having fun. Not picking up after some kid but that kid was so cute; those almost unnatural green eyes, that odd scar on his forehead and the messy short hair, he had never noticed kids before; he just felt like this child was something special.

After work Andrew ran downstairs and picked his son u, Harry giggled as Andrew picked him up and took him outside and sat waiting for the bus, he began to tickle Harry's belly and said, "Did you have a good day today?"

Harry nodded and snuggled close to his father, he was happy; they were getting to go home, his Teddy bear was there waiting for him ready to cuddle and he and Daddy could watch movies.

Andrew looked at his watch and grumbled, "Stupid bus, always late," he sat with Harry who was starting to get a bit hungry.

As he bounced Harry on his knee Andrew heard some call his name and saw Oliver walking out of the building.

"What's wrong, why haven't you headed home yet?" Oliver said with his brightest smile.

"Stupid bus is late," Andrew said a bit angrily, "And Harry's going to get cranky if he doesn't get fed or we have to sit out here much longer."

"Hmm," Oliver said, "I like to think I'm a good boss, so why don't you let me take you guys home?"

Before Andrew could answer Oliver said, "I won't take no for an answer, after all you need a ride and your little guy needs to be fed."

Andrew sighed as he followed Oliver to the car, he looked at Oliver and said, "Please, just don't drive like a mad man, I got a kid to support."

"You haven't even seen me drive so how do you know that I'm not a safe driver?" Oliver said, "And I remind you that those tabloid rags always lie about their stories."

As they got into the car Andrew sat in the back and buckled up, he put Harry down and buckled him up a bit more.

"You know," Oliver said, "I'm getting the feeling that I'm not being trusted here," and laughed a bit at Andrew's look, "You can sit in the front seat with me, I promise I won't drive like a lunatic."

"Alright," Andrew said as he got in the front and said, "Harry, stay in your seat."

Harry clapped his hands as they left; this car was so shiny and fast. Andrew gave the address to Oliver and prayed that his boss was right about those stories.

Oliver was being true to his word about being careful but Andrew got the feeling that he disproved of where he was living; it wasn't exactly the best area of Star City but it wasn't dangerous either.

"So I should inform you Mr Wells that I shall be relocating to Metropolis for quite a long time and I will want you to come with me," Oliver said.

"Umm, I guess so," Andrew said unsure, "But I've just really begun to settle in here and so has Harry. Wouldn't Metropolis have personal assistants for you?"

"Yes but right now you're the only one I can be sure of that isn't in the Luthors pockets," Oliver said with certainty, he shook his head at Andrew's look of indignation and laughed.

As they stopped at his apartment Andrew noticed Oliver's distaste for the place, he looked around; sure it wasn't the best place but this was all his severance package could pay for without breaking him.

Oliver looked at Andrew and saw him picking Harry up and said, "You know this isn't the best place for a child, right?"

"It's a safe neighbourhood," Andrew said, trying to defend his position.

"Yes but it's also near one of the biggest gang areas in the city," Oliver said with a bit of concern in his voice.

"Yeah, well the place I lived in before was a lot worse," Andrew said as he picked up Harry and ran into his apartment.

'What could be worse than living near a gang area?' Oliver wondered shaking his head, though he was more concerned on why did he care? This went way beyond a boss/employee relationship but since he saw Andrew's child he wondered more and more about the two as he drove off.

When they got in Andrew sat Harry down and brought him his teddy bear and smiled as Harry hugged the bear tightly and Andrew went over to prepare their dinner, Harry kept asking for Kraft Dinner and Andrew kept shaking his head and said, "No Harry, Kraft Dinner isn't good for you."

Harry looked at Andrew with wide green eyes and Andrew shook his head and said, "No, Daddy will make you some of my macaroni, alright?"

That seemed to cheer Harry up as he watched Andrew begin to cook and held his teddy bear close to him, cuddling it."

Andrew was busy cooking cursing whoever introduced Harry to Kraft Dinner and sighed, it was probably Maria as she seemed to live on junk food, god only knows how she and Xander was getting along though she was beyond happy that she was with him and not Kennedy, though Andrew cautioned her not to give him any details, he really didn't want to hear about whatever apocalypse they were trying to end.

As he dished out the macaroni for Harry and himself Andrew wondered just what was going to happen to them as he was only getting used to Star City. Hell, he was considering to start dating, if he could find anyone willing to accept himself and Harry but so far Harry was like the guy repellent; anytime someone found out about Harry it changed from 'let's go to my place,' to 'let's just be friends.'

But as he fed Harry macaroni and smiled, he was never going to regret taking Harry in. Harry looked at Andrew and smiled brightly as he tried to get some more macaroni.

Andrew smiled as he gave Harry some more macaroni and watched him eat it hungrily, "Ooh," Andrew said, "Harry, you aren't usually this greedy?"

"Like your dinner better daddy," Harry said as he finished the small bit he was given and said, "More please?"

"No more Harry," Andrew said, "You'll get a stomach ache and keep Daddy up all night."

After about a hour of reading to Harry he decided that Harry had to get ready for bed, he sighed; Metropolis he had heard good things about it but he wasn't sure he would be able handle the city, after all he had to go find a new place and right now the only places that he could afford were in, what he would optimistically assumed, was only colourfully named 'Suicide Slum' for its charming atmosphere.

The next day he had to be strict as he walked in and saw Oliver talking to someone on the phone, he was holding Harry as he waited patiently until Oliver finished. As Oliver put the phone down and looked at him and said, "Can I help you Mr Wells?"

"Yeah Mr Queen, I won't be able to come with you to Metropolis," Andrew said, "Umm, I can't find a place that would be safe for Harry so I suppose I'll find a new job sir. My son comes first in my life, not that you weren't totally great to work for."

Oliver smiled and said, "Well if that's your final decision I won't try to change it but let me make my case first; I'll pay for the move and even set you and Harry in a very nice townhouse and a pay raise."

Andrew froze, 'Was this guy serious? Because a pay raise and a nice place to live would be the best thing for me and Harry.'

"I expect an answer by the time you leave for tonight," Oliver said with a smug look on his face; no single father could resist that offer and besides, Mr Wells really did make good coffee.

"Alright," Andrew said as he put Harry down and walked away, he had to get a cup of coffee for Mr Queen.

"Don't worry," Oliver said, "I'll keep Harry company while you do your job."

Andrew shook his head and said, "I can handle Harry and get your coffee too, I don't want him to be a bother for you."

Oliver simply smiled and said, "That's alright he's no bother at all."

"I guess so," Andrew said as Oliver smiled at Harry, who simply burrowed his face into Andrew's chest. Andrew said, "Don't worry Harry, Mr Queen isn't going to hurt you and I'll be back in a minute."

Harry let go and looked at Oliver who smiled at him and Harry walked over, clutching his teddy bear.

Oliver smiled again and wondered just why Harry was drawing him towards him, it wasn't sexual, 'Thank you merciful god!' he thought, it was a more of a protective instinct; he wanted Harry safe and sound.

"Come on Harry you can sit on my lap," Oliver said as he pulled Harry close to him and asked, "So, where did you get that scar?"

"I always had it," Harry said as he attempted to cover it, Oliver simply smiled and ruffled his hair.

Andrew came back in holding a cup of coffee and a pastry for Oliver, he saw Oliver talking to Harry and sighed; he wasn't sure a notorious playboy would be the best friend for his son.

Oliver smiled as Andrew passed him the coffee and pastry and said, "So, about my offer, you thinking about it?"

He looked at Harry, who was looking at him with wide green eyes and sighed; it would be the best for Harry as he could provide a lot for him.

"Alright," Andrew said, "You got a deal: when you go Harry and I'll go with you."

"Excellent," Oliver said, "I'm sure you won't regret it."

TBC

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