CHAPTER 3: Cause And Effect

"Let me see him!"

She's panicking, that's all she could do right now.

"Ms. Smoak be careful. You have a concussion, we still need to treat your other wounds."

All that was going through her mind is that this is all her fault. She couldn't just left it go like she did every time Oliver pissed her off. No she had to stay mad until he got hit by a car.

"I'm fine. Let me go!"

A car that should have hit her by the way.

"Honey, Mr. Queen is okay. He's just sleeping from exhaustion. You need to calm down."

"I don't care just let me see Oliver! Now!"

Felicity and Oliver were at the hospital after him getting hit by a car. When Oliver pushed her out of the way she hit her head on the concrete giving her a concussion. On their way to the hospital she called Oliver's parents and they told her they were coming with their lawyer.

"Please, just let me see him." Felicity shoves the nurses and doctors out of her way to Oliver's room.

She is still in her regular clothes, they're now bloody and sweaty. All she let the doctor do is patch up her wound on her forehead before wanting to see Oliver. She see the people who hit Oliver sitting near a certain door. Not thinking twice she bangs the door open to see Oliver sleeping on the hospital bed.

He has a cast on his left arm and stitches on his face and shoulders. He wore one of the bed dress the hospital gives you. She runs to his side and holds his hand crying out, "He's going to be alright, right? Please…"

The doctor who patched her up comes in with relief at the sight of her, "Yes. Oliver Queen is fine. He's pretty banged up and will have a few scars on his shoulders and chest, a broken arm for a few weeks. Other than that he's perfectly fine."

She laughs in relief, wiping her face from tears she smiles, "Thank you."

Felicity can see Oliver's chest moving up and down as he slept and should could help but cry.

"Oh my god. Honey." Moira Queen comes running in with her husband right behind her.

The two come up to their son while asking the doctor a million questions. Felicity can see a man in a suit talking to the people who hit Oliver. Robert Queen explains to Felicity that Thea is on her way right now. They ask her what happen and if she is okay. This isn't their first meeting, the three have met a dozen times before.

When Roy and Felicity first moved here Robert and Moira were the first parents they met. At first the Queen parent treated them with pity because of their situation with their parents. But now they treat them with respect because of how much they grew since moving here.

After a moment of the Queens and Felicity catching up the doctor says while looking at his clipboard."Ms. Smoak, I'm sorry to bring this up now but you don't have an emergency contact in your files."

"Oh, just put us down and if we must, we'll pay." Robert answers the Doc instantly, his son explained Felicity's situation to him when they first met.

Felicity nods at Robert and Moira in thanks before looking down to their son.

Felicity gets off the phone after talking to Donna, her mother, and her brother, Roy. He is on his way here and he's picking up some clothes for her to change in since hers are currently stained. When she was talking Sara and Thea came asking the adults question after question. Moira and Robert were now currently handling the situation with the people who hit Oliver. Laurel, Tommy and Diggle were still at the game.

Thea is currently talking to the Doctor as Sara sits next to Oliver worried. Felicity walks in with her phone in hand as she listens in on the conversation in the room. Her phone is constantly getting messages from Roy but she ignores them as she listens.

"He'll be in the hospital for a few days and then he'll be able to leave. In a few weeks we'll get that cast off and he'll be good as new."

"And Felicity?"

"She only has a few stitches in her forehead and a slight concussion. She could leave now if she wanted to. Her check up is the same day Oliver gets his cast off."

"Thank god." Thea sighs at his reply, "Thank you so much, Doc."

"Any time. But if I were you," He leans in closer hoping Felicity won't hear even though she does, "I would try to get Ms. Smoak in bed for a few hours. She's lost some blood and hasn't sat down for the last hour. She wouldn't listen to me."

Thea laughs putting her hands on her hips, "That sounds like her."

He smiles at her before leaving the room to talk to the parents. Felicity smiles at the girls before sitting down in a chair next to Oliver. The girls silently watch her plop down, Barbie didn't notice but she looked like hell. She hair is a mess, she had dry blood on her face and hands. She has a bandage on her forehead. Her face looked paler than it should be and there are wrinkles under her eyes.

Thirty minutes later the rest friends are in the room quietly looking at Oliver and Felicity in concern. No one says a thing, knowing how exhausted Smoak is. Also because the doctor already explained it to them what happen.

Diggle has his hands in his pockets while standing in front of the bed. Sara is holding in her tears and Laurel is holding his other hand. Roy has his hand on his sister's shoulder. Tommy pulls up a chair next to Barbie and takes her free hand in his while letting her rest her head on his shoulder.

Roy whisper in the silent room, "When will he wake up?"

"In the morning," Felicity replies emotionless.

Fifteen minutes go by, everyone is sitting and stand thinking about everything but yet nothing at all.

"We should go." Diggle says the words no one wants to hear but needs to.

Laurel gets up and goes to talk to the doctor before leaving. One by one they say goodbye to each other and walk out, the Queens go home to get the paperwork done. Roy and Felicity are the last ones in the room with the lamp on.

"Felicity, we should go." Roy speaks up knowing it was no use.

"Go then, I'll text you if anything changes." She speaks up in a calm but at the same time rough voice.

"Barbie-"

"It's should have been me." She finally turns to look at him, "I should be on this bed, not him. So I'm staying."

Roy lets out a breath and nods, he squeezes her hand before going knowing he can't change her mind. Another hour goes by and she lays her head on their entwined hands, it 3 in the morning. Felicity finally let her eyes fall shut.

"Wakey, wakey."

Barbie wakes up to the feeling of something playing with her hair, she blinks a few times trying to remember everything that has happened before. The car, the fight, the hospital her eyes go wide in realization. She sits up straight to see Oliver's tired eyes watching her and a small smile on his lips. She laughs a little and bring her hands to his face in relief. He slowly smiles brighter at her and brings his hand to hold one of hers on his face.

She sighs as she silently watched his expression change from exhaustion to admiration then back to tiredness. Squeezing his hand she whispers with a knowing smile, "I forgive you."

Her makeup is horribly ruined and her hair looks out of place. Dirt and blood is on her face, her face is pale with bags under her eyes. Oliver couldn't help but grin goofy at her, he was just happy to have her smiling at him again.

"Thank you. I don't want to be hit by a car again."

She chokes out a laugh before kissing him on the forehead about 20 times, "Next time I won't be so stubborn."

He chuckles, "I would still do it all again."

When he says that her smile drops. She looks at him very serious, "You will not do that ever again. Do you understand, I thought you were going to die. Don't you ever make me go through that again. Promise me."

He brings a hand to her cheek, "I'll do my best, Barbie."

"You'll do better than the best." She grins at him and lays her head on his chest.

"Did you stay here all night?" He asks curiously while looking around the room.

She lets out a quiet sigh before answering, "Yes."

"Thank you." Queen whispers to her.

"I didn't do anything," She tells him a while looking through the window, "But get you hit by a car."

He takes her chin for her to look at him, "Yes, you did. Felicity."

He looks above her eyes then to look at the bandage on her forehead. He moves a hand to press on it lightly. She watches his face for any change in his expression. They sit there quiet for a moment as the watched each other like it's the first time.

"Ollie!"

Thea, Moira, and his father burst in with wide smiles.

"How is my baby dear?" Moira asks Felicity in a sincere voice.

She tilts her head with a small smile teasing them, "I think he'll live."

"No kidding," Thea grins then turns to Oliver, "I called Laurel she is on her way."

"Thanks speedy," Oliver lets out while staring at Felicity with a small smile.

"Good news, the people will pay for the your hospital bills for you and Felicity." Robert explains happy that he gets to save a penny.

Felicity and Oliver share a look at his father's words. Thea then proposes to get the Doctor and leaves. While she does that they talk about what happened and what happened afterwards. When the Doc comes in he explains what need to happen for Felicity and Oliver. It's nothing that he hasn't explained before. He makes sure that everything is as it should be before leaving the family in the room.

After a while Felicity stands up blurting out, "I'm going to get some water."

She couldn't stop smiling, Oliver is perfectly fine, he isn't mad at her and everything is good between each other. It's like everything that has happened in the past two days didn't matter anymore. What did matter is that Felicity and Oliver were friends again.

She comes back to find Laurel in her seat talking to him as she holds his hand. She leans on the doorway as she watches them. Laurel moves to kiss him and she looks away, feeling out of place. Looking back to him she finds him already looking at her. She smile at him one more time before turning around and leaving the scene.

She texts Roy to come pick her up at the hospital on her way out. Once she is out of the hospital Thea comes running out to calling to her, "Felicity, hold on!"

She turns to look at her and ask tiredly, "Yeah speedy?"

"Ollie said he wants to talk to you real quick." Thea explains slightly worried.

"Tell him he can talk to me tomorrow," Felicity suggests not wanting to feel rejected by him and Laurel, "I've had a pretty long night."

"He really needs to talk to you, he tried to get up when you left, please." She explains almost begging.

She looks around and see people walking in and out the doors, people smoking beside it, some with flowers and balloons. Letting out a breath she finally replies, "Okay, a few more minutes."

They walk back up to his room to find him trying to get up, Laurel is trying to keep him down but he won't budge. Moira and Robert are pleading with him to sit back down. The Doctor is explaining to him why he needs to stay in bed.

"Oliver, what are you doing?" Felicity storms over to him, "I didn't leave just for you to get hurt by trying to get out."

"Then don't leave." He snaps at her.

Her eyes go wide before glaring at him, "Why the hell are you mad at me?"

"Because you left! I didn't get hit by a car for you to just leave me once my parents come." He snaps again feeling annoyed that she was going to leave so easily.

She drops her glare and sighs, "You're right, I'm sorry. I just thought since Laurel and your family are here now you would want me to leave."

He watches her for a moment in silence before asking everyone, "Can you guys give us a minute?"

They all nod and leave with a protest from Laurel but she eventually leaves too. Once the door close Felicity moves to sit down on the free stop in his bed. She is looking at her hands not knowing what to say.

He sits up a little straighter than he was before and says in a soft voice, "I don't ever want you to leave, no matter who else is here. Okay?"

She nods silently trying not to think too much into the way he is looking at her.

"Good, because I don't want to get hit by another car just to get you back Barbie." He teases as he gives her one of his rare smiles.

She smiles at him in return, "Me either."

For some reason she begins feel butterflies in her stomach as Oliver looks at her. Something different or something new has changed between them. Felicity can feel it and she knows Oliver can too. They both look like shit but they didn't care. The two were back to how they were before.

The door suddenly opens and they turn to see Laurel's head pop in, "Hey Ollie, can we come back in now?"

"Yeah, I think you guys can now," Oliver looks back to Felicity for her opinion.

"Of course, come in."

"Okay, favorite color?" Smoak asks from her bright purple lips while leaning on Oliver's hospital bed with Thea.

"Oh it's-" Thea begins but Felicity puts a hand over her mouth before saying the answer.

"No, Oliver has to answer," She laughs and lets go of Thea.

"Damn it, Barbie why couldn't you ask me what your favorite sex position is? That's way easier." Oliver groans sarcastically with a grin.

Felicity and Oliver have been getting closer with the time he has been stuck in the hospital. Every day after school she would go to the hospital to see him. She completely forgot about her job too, she missed three shifts already. The gang has been coming to the hospital a few times too. Oliver always lit up when he saw her come into his room.

Her cheeks get bright red while shaking her head, "You would never guess it, now favorite color?"

The cripple in the room thinks for a minute then answers, "Pink?"

"Nope."

"Purple?"

"No."

"Yellow."

"Gross no."

"Black?"

"What am I, Goth?"

"Ugh…. Blue?"

"You're getting warmer…"

"Red."

"How is red close to blue?" Thea bursts out laughing at her older brother.

Moira and Robert suddenly come in with the doctor after talking with him in the hall. The doctor claps his hands in excitement, "Good news. You get to go home today, you just need to lay off the football until you're completely healed."

They lost the game that night and it only made Oliver's ego get bigger. It's Tuesday after school, it's been a full week since the car accident. Felicity only has a few stitches on her forehead that will be taken out the same time Oliver gets his cast off. Roy, Tommy, and Diggle are at football practice, Laurel is at cheer practice, and Sara is getting them Panda Express for them.

"That's great." Felicity lights up and begins to help Oliver sit up.

"Yep, just keep an eye on your boyfriend and then he will be good as new before you know it," The Doc teases then looks back to his clip board.

Thea muffles a laugh when Felicity gets flushed at the statement, "Uh, No we aren't…. Like that. I mean he has a girlfriend, and I am well single, but that means nothing. I am just a friend…."

"She isn't just a friend." Oliver winks at her as she continues to babble.

"Not helping." She snaps at him before turning to the doctor and smiling innocently.

Moira gives Robert a look and he gives her one in return. The two adults talked about Felicity a few time since the accident. While Moria finally started thinking the girl is important in their son's life her husband already knew it. He told her the other day the girl has been important to their son since she moved into town.

"Guess what this fucker got for Mr. Cripple." Sara comes in singing terribly loud.

All the adults look at her in surprised by her choice of words.

"Good job, Sara." Thea grins ear to ear while glancing at her parents.

Sara looks around slightly embarrassed then blurts out, "Let's pretend I'm Laurel for the moment shall we."

"A little too late, but good news we're leaving," Felicity changes the subject with a bubbly smile.

Sara gives them a confused look, "Come again?"

"My boo boos are good enough for me to go home," Oliver summaries like a 5 year old.

"That's great because I hate coming here." Sara states, the next second she realizes the Doc is standing next to her.

"It would have been sooner, but Barbie wouldn't kiss me better," Oliver pouts still keeping up the baby act.

Smoak raises an eyebrow and whispers into his ear, "That's not where you asked me to kiss you the other night."

"I'm still hoping for it, I did get hit by a car because of you."

Felicity shoves him lightly and he stick his tongue out at her. Robert smiles at the scene then nods to the door, "Okay, love birds. Let's get this show on the road."

"Yeah, foods getting cold." Sara thinks out loud as she check their food.

Once Oliver changes into the clothes Moira gave him they begin to leave the room. The Queens parent were going on and on about something new with their house but all Felicity could think about is Oliver who is walking beside her out of the hospital.

As they walk through the front doors he whispers to Barbie, "You never told me your favorite color."

She lean closer to him whispering, "Green, like the forest."

"Or like the color of your bra the other night?" Oliver points out as he tries to hide a smirk.

She feels a blush crawl on her cheeks while asking, "And how do you know that?"

"Next time make sure I'm asleep before fixing your bra."

"Here, let me have a piece," Felicity says as she tries to grab a piece of food from Oliver's plate.

"No way. Hands off the goods." He laughs as he moves his plate away from her sneaky hand.

"Oh come on Queen, I already ate all my food." She makes a pout face as she tries to grab another piece from his plate with her chopsticks.

He sighs and takes one with his fork then putting it up to her mouth, "I guess you can have one..."

She opens her mouth happily to eats it off his fork, he grins brightly when she pouts for more. Not being able to say no to her he stabs another piece with his fork and offers it to her. Sara rolls her eyes and Thea just smirks while quietly eating her own food.

Oliver, Thea, Felicity and Sara are all on Oliver's bed eating their food. His parents are in the den and study, their other friends are either going to work for getting done with practice at the moment. The four peacefully sat on his bed talking about their day for a few more moments when his door opens.

Laurel walks in still wearing her cheer uniform, "Hey Ollie, I heard you got out of the hospital today. How are you holding up?"

Oliver smiles as she makes her way next to him on the bed. He gives Felicity the rest of his food before saying, "I feel like shit, but at least now I have someone's attention."

Felicity forms a smile from his word and look to her plate of food. This whole week he's had her full attention and no one called her out on it since they all understood why.

Laurel looks more concerned than humored, "I can't believe it took you to almost die for her to forgive you, what if you actually did die."

Felicity's smile dropped instantly in realization. Oliver shakes his head at his girlfriend, "Well, I am still alive as you can see, so no worries."

Laurel nods but keeps talking, "I know, it's just I wouldn't be able to live with myself knowing you got hurt because of me."

Sara rolls her eyes at what her sister is saying in front of Felicity, she glares at Laurel before stomping to the trash can. She knew what her sister is doing and didn't like it one bit. Smoak is already feeling uncontrollably guilty. No one is willing to make her feel worse than she is, besides Laurel.

She notices Felicity staring hard into her plate so she speaks up, "Hey felicity?..."

Felicity looks up and see everyone quietly looking at her, "Yeah?"

"You spaced out," Laurel states almost like she is bored.

"Yeah, sorry… I- I'll get all our trash." Barbie begins to get up.

Right as she throws everything away Roy comes stomping in. He has been on edge ever since Felicity went to the hospital. Mostly because she spent most her time since then with Oliver so he had to keep up with the work by himself at home. He didn't even notice he was doing most of the work now, all he could think about it his sister.

He throws his bag on the ground and says, "I quit. I'm not going to waste my time with all those little preppy fuckers."

"Whoa back it up, who are the preppy fuckers?" Thea asks, "Ollie wasn't there today?"

"Thanks for that." The oldest Queen sibling blurts out with a slight glare directed at his sister.

"The football team. I quit they told me I need a $500 helmet ad want me to do something for a middle school." Roy explains clearly pissed off, "Felicity and I can't even afford a $15 pair of shoes."

"So you just quit?" Thea raises an eyebrow with a small smirk.

Roy's eyes go big as he lifts his arms up, "Yeah. It's just not worth my time, Felicity told me it would look better on my file or some shit, I wasn't listening when she told me why I should try out."

Felicity lets out a laugh while shaking her head and plopping down next to Oliver, "I told you if you were in an activity in school it would make you look good in interviews and college applications."

"Well, you can just do your cool hacking shit to make me look good," Roy shrugs casually.

She sends him a look, "Are you trying to abuse my power?"

"Yeah, no but- Whatever." Roy sighs still annoyed with what happened at practice today.

"Why did you quit again? It was kind of hot." Thea bit her lip that is smiling.

"Did it?" Roy smirks while leaning on a wall.

"Roy…." Oliver growls threatening.

"Look, I quit so now I have more time to hang out with my bestie." Roy grins as he puts an arm around Felicity.

She roll her eyes saying, "Oh no. You will not use that as your excuse."

Roy pouts but shrugs adding, "Fine, plan B, I'll say I got kicked out for stealing the coach's medal from his teenage years in his office."

"Aren't you missing something hot shot?" Sara grins at the idiot.

"What?"

"The medal." Laurel rolls her eyes.

Roy laughs and takes a medal out of Felicity's pocket, "You were saying?"

Her mouth drops, "How the hell-"

"I put it in there at lunch so it wouldn't be hard at practice," Roy says with a smug look.

She gives Roy a look, "Well let's just hope they don't blame me."

Oliver then speaks up with a soft smile, "Please, the worst thing you have done is kill a bug on the floor."

Roy burst out laughing at that and gives his roommate a look, "Wow, I guess you haven't seen her hobby yet."

"Felicity, has a hobby?" Laurel asks in disbelief making the petite blondie fold her arms.

Raises an eyebrow Smoak tells her, "Actually yes, I hack. You know on computers."

"I'm not an idiot." Laurel defends, she looks away snuggling closely to Oliver.

Felicity rolls her eyes and whisper to herself, "Think again."