He picks Felicity up for their first date. When they get into the car he can't focus and he can barely breathe because all he can think about is this gorgeous, incredible, talented woman sitting beside him and he prays to god he doesn't fuck it all up in one fell swoop just like all the other times. Because Oliver can't lose her and he wonders if he should have even taken the risk at all, because he needs her in his life like he needs oxygen.
Turns out Oliver really is human. Not only did he trip down the stairs from her stoop, but he accidentally closed the car door on his jacket, causing it to rip. And this was all before even leaving the front of Felicity's house. Once Oliver finally got in the car and was settled she turned towards him.
"Oliver you know you can relax right? It's just me and it's just dinner. There's nothing to be nervous about." She told him placing a gentle hand on his hand. He looked at their hands before turning his over and entwining their fingers.
"Felicity I have all the reasons in the world to be nervous when it comes to you. I just- you bring out the best in my vigilante self, but me, myself? You make me so freaking nervous. You are the kind of person- the kind of woman that makes me want to buy and give you everything. But I also know that you don't ask for anything. Your selfish moments are few and in between and it makes me wonder. Wonder what it is you truly desire, what you you truly want in life. I know so little of you, but yet I feel like you know so much of me. I want these dates to be perfect, because to me you are. Perfect that is." Felicity shook her head.
"I'm not perfect Oliver. I have my faults just like everyone else. I-" Oliver cut her off.
"Like what? Hacking in to a couple of secure networks and destroyed some assholes? That's not a fault, that's a strength." Felicity bite her lip. She was afraid to tell Oliver the truth. The truth about who she really is, was, and possibly could be. There's a reason that she became good with computers, a reason that she doesn't talk about her family. It's not just because her dad abandoned them, but he destroyed them. What he did to not only them, but many others would make Tommy Merlyn look like a damn saint. But she couldn't tell him, hell she couldn't tell Diggle. Them and everyone she's met because of them have become a family to her. Her family was already destroyed once, she didn't want to be the cause of destroying another one. So instead Felicity gave Oliver a shy smile.
"Are we going to go eat, or did I buy a new dress for nothing?" She joked with him. Oliver smiled towards her and gave her hand a squeeze.
"How does Table Salt sound to you? Perfect place to show off the perfect date." He told her, not paying attention to Felicity as guilt covered her face. Before Oliver looked towards her again she was able to school her face into it's everyday, cheerful mask. She knew if that Oliver knew who she really was, he would leave her behind and never look back. She would lose one of the best person she's met in a long time.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This was written with my dear friend Cassie (holysmoaksoliver on tumblr). She is fantastic and such an awesome writer.
