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"I think it's about time I get out of here, doc!" Felicity sighed, failing at getting her doctor's attention. The doctor is too busy going through her stats.
"C'mon! I'm all healthy and ready to GO. For the love of things holy, let me out!", she continues to whine.
"Oh really? Go ahead and walk. Prove me wrong", the doctor playfully joking back .
Felicity grunts and pouts like a little child, folding her arms across her chest. She slightly winces at the dull pain.
"That's what I thought", the doctor said with a smile.
The door slowly opens, revealing Oliver with an empty duffle bag. He immediately notices her pout.
"What's with the sad face? You're going home!". Oliver's smile did not leave his face once. He walks over to give her a kiss.
"SHE is taking forever with my discharge" The doctor laughs at her comment. Oliver couldn't help but chuckle. He takes a hold of her hand.
"She's just doing her job, honey"
"I just have a few more tests and you'll be ready to go", the doctor intervenes.
"Thank god!", Felicity exclaimed.
"Okay I want to check if there's any progress with your strength so I'd like you to first life up your arms."
"Well thats unfair, doc. You know I haven't hit the gym in awhile", Felicity weakly jokes. She hesitantly raises her hand, making sure not to pull any stitches.
The doctor palms her hands and tells her to push as hard as she can. Her right side was still evidently weaker but it was progress from the other day. She pulls back and wiggles her fingers just to make sure her money makers were still working.
Thank god! She thought silently to herself.
The doctor goes to her feet and wraps her hand to the back of her knee. She gently bends her leg to form a ninety degree angle. Felicity quickly hisses in pain.
"Be careful, doc!"
"Can you wiggle your toes for me?"
She painfully bends her toes, not going any further than her second toe. Hey at least it was better than yesterday.
"Can I go home now?", she says impatiently.
The doctor laughs. "Yes. I just need a nurse to fetch you a wheelchair and your pain meds and you will be on your way. Look, the next month or so is going to be tough. We will send you a personal therapist at least three times a week to help you get back on your feet. Do not over do it okay?"
Felicity nods her head in understanding.
The nurse rolls in the wheelchair. Oliver takes over and rolls the chair next to her bed with the duffle bag slung over his shoulder.
"Time to go home", he said smiling. She returned his smile with a nervous one.
"Hey...it's going to be okay. I promise."
Oliver swiftly picks her up and secures her in her chair. He walks behind the chair, grabbing the handles. Felicity gently touches his hand and looks up at him,
"Lets go home", she said smiling. Oliver's smile grew wider.
"Yeah..lets go home."
They arrived home to see that their elevator was out of service . Of course out of all daysFelicity thought. Oliver picked her up with the folded wheelchair around his arm in an instant and began climbing the stairs.
"Oliver, are you sure you don't want to take a break?", Felicity said in a worried tone. Oliver shot a glimpse of her facial expression, it was riddled in guilt.
"5 years stranded, remember? A couple of stairs is a breeze!" Oliver said with a reassuring smile.
As soon as they reached their floor, Oliver popped the chair open and swiftly puts her in her chair.
"Thank you" she said. Oliver returned her thanks with a chaste kiss. He continues to roll her down the hallway.
"Finally! I can't wait to take a shower – well bath now-, change into my pajamas, and finally sleep in our bed!", Felicity said with all the excitement in the world.
"Well, you might want to reconsider the order of those events-" he says as he took out his keys to the loft. Felicity's face contorted with confusion.
"Why?"
Without saying a word, he slips the key and unlocks the door. He swings the door wide open and switches the lights on. A huge sign hangs from walls reading, Welcome Back, in bold colors. The Loft echos with numerous voices screaming, "Surprise!". Felicity is instantly in tears. She sees all the familiar faces. John is the first one to rush into her arms.
"I am so glad you're okay. I missed you so much!". The grown man was in actual tears for his dearest friend.
Felicity tightened their hug as much as she could. "I missed you too, teddy bear."
"You know I don't like it when you call me that", John said pulling back from their hug.
"You are so huge and surprisingly cuddly. Of course I'm going to call you, teddy bear. You will always be my teddy bear".
She pulls him in for a second hug. "Always", John whispers softly into her ear.
Felicity suddenly feels a tap on her shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt the bear hug but I want my turn with my future sister-in-law", Thea says with an ever-growing smile.
She quickly wraps her arms around Thea. "I'm so glad you're okay! We are a mess without you!"
Felicity chuckled at the comment. "To be honest, yea, you guys would be a mess without me. I swear if anything happened to my babies I-"
"Ha! Don't worry, sis. Your babies were unharmed in the process."
"Speaking of process, I heard that you are planning our wedding."
"Yes. I already picked the theme, the flowers. I found a perfect venue. All you need to worry about is the dress and date. Oh! That reminds me. I gotta talk to my brother about tuxes. Be right back!"
Thea ran off quickly, leaving a confused Felicity behind. She recovered and drowned into other people's greetings.
Oliver was in their room pacing around the floor with his phone pressed his ear. He checked outside the door to make sure no one was hearing.
"Samantha, why did you call?"
"I'm sorry. I just heard what happened to Felicity. Is she alright?", voicing her 'concern'.
"Yeah, shes fine", he said with nervousness.
"I wanted to make sure if your plans with William next week were still happening, given the circumstances."
"Uh...ye-yeah sure. I will come by next week. I can't talk right now. See you next week", he said in a hushed tone. The guilt washed over his face.
"Who was that?"
Oliver's body turned instantly at the sound of the voice. His stomach dropped.
"Thea. Wha-What are you doing here?", he said, trying his best to hide the nervousness.
"I just wanted to talk to you about tux fittings and stuff. Who was that?" , Thea trying to get back on subject.
"Oh it was nothing- just mayoral campaign stuff"
Thea squinted her eyes in response, examining her brother's facial expressions. She knew he was hiding something. She didn't know what but she figured she would find out eventually.
"Be careful, Ollie", that's all she needed to say before walking out of the room. Oliver sighed in relief at the thought of almost getting caught. I can't keep doing this, he thought to himself. He stood in he middle of his room, trying to think of a solution. A voice brought him out of his thoughts,
"Oliver! Where did you go?", he heard Felicity's voice calling for him.
"I'm coming down hon!", he screamed loud enough to be heard. He put his phone on the night stand and ran downstairs to the party.
