Three Times Felicity rode on Oliver's Motorcycle...
"I'm going to die!" Felicity screamed as they sharply rounded a corner, Oliver's motorcycle tilting precariously.
"Just hold on tight, you'll be fine," Oliver replied as he continued to swerve at high speed through the city streets.
"Duck Felicity!" She heard Thea yell as she shot an arrow from the back of Roy's bike. She dipped her head right before it skimmed over her and hit the arm of the man driving the van that was pursuing them. Felicity's eyes widened and she pressed her face into Oliver's back silently begging for this nightmare ride to be over quickly. She had imagined riding on the back of Oliver's bike and this was nothing like she had pictured. She had ridden out to the site where they needed her to get past the complicated security set up with Diggle in the van but they had gotten separated after arriving. Oliver didn't want to leave her when they set off in pursuit. And that's how she found herself holding on to Oliver so tightly she was sure she was crushing his diaphragm. She felt them stop and looked up but they were nowhere near the foundry.
"That guy they sent after us drove us around in circles. How are we going to get back on bad guy number one's trail?" Roy asked.
"Felicity, you pinged his phone right?" Oliver asked and she nodded. He revved the engine and they started to back out of the alley they had pulled into, "I'm going to need you to see if you can get a hit on him and track him."
"Ok well normally that would be no problem but since hanging on for my life kinda requires two hands and so does holding onto my tablet that could be a little difficult…."
"What's the turn?" Oliver called out.
"and I see that you are no longer paying attention to me so I'm just going to hope that when I fall off I will not land somewhere where a car will run me over…"
"Felicity!"
She took a deep breath and used every bit of strength in her legs to anchor her to the bike while she pulled out her tablet.
"Right. Okay now left. Keep going straight."
There a close call where she started to lean a little too far to one side but Oliver threw an arm back to push her back on. Finally they overtook the man and delivered him quickly to Captain Lance.
Back at the foundry, Oliver helped her off and straightened her glasses.
"Nice job," he complimented her and she took what felt like her first real breath all night before following him towards the door.
"Kind of fun actually, right?" He turned to ask her.
She shot him a look that she hoped communicated how NOT fun she had thought it was.
"Fine. But I'll take you out on it sometime when we're not being shot at or going against the flow of traffic and then you'll have fun," he replied with a wink.
She just rolled her eyes and let him take her hand as they walked down the foundry stairs.
3 Days Later…
Felicity sighed as the sound of gun shots shattered the silence. She threw her leg over the bike and grabbed the helmet from Oliver's outstretched hand.
"Sorry," he shot her a sympathetic look over his shoulder as she grabbed his waist and braced herself for another wild ride.
The Next Day…
She had just gotten home from work when there was a knock. Felicity opened the door to a smiling Oliver.
"I promised you a fun, reasonably safe, ride on the bike."
She quickly changed out of her dress and followed him to the curb. The warm wind blew softly against her face and a smile crept onto her face as they drove out of the city. She rested her cheek onto Oliver's back and sighed happily as she watched the scenery fly by. This was exactly what she had in mind when she imagined her first ride on the motorcycle.
On the way back into the city they stopped at an ice cream parlor and as they dove into a mint chip sundae Oliver asked what she thought.
"You were right. When you're actually going for a nice ride like a normal person it's pretty fun."
"Told you."
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