"Morning mommy" Emma says running inside and hugging her mother closely.
"Morning baby, aww I missed you" Felicity says squeezing her tightly, she hadn't been able to sleep at all last night. "Morning" Felicity addresses Oliver and Connor. "So did you have fun last night?" she asks.
"Yes, Mama Connor lives in a castle and Raisa brought me some new clothes and Mr Walter and Mrs Queen are very nice and Thea has a boyfriend and Connor has many toys and …" she lets out a breath.
"Sounds like had a great time" Felicity giggles, noticing the clothes her daughter was wearing, she wore what looked like a really expensive red dress with polka dots and had what she could only assume to be a Chanel coat on, the coat was beautiful and sophisticated but it looked foreign on her daughter. Felicity also noticed her curls were missing and her hair was straight. Someone had obviously straightened her hair, why she did not know, why someone would want to and especially on a five year old.
"Can Emma come round again sometime" Connor asks.
"Erm, yeah maybe" Felicity answers.
"Or you come to my house Connor" Emma says with a grin.
"Can I dad?" Connor says.
"Yeah if it's ok with Felicity" Oliver finally speaks looking towards her.
"Erm yeah … yeah … sometime" She presses her lips together trying to give a convincing nod. Of course he couldn't come round, what parent in their right mind would let their kid live in a place she did. The Queens were like royalty if Oliver even took a glimpse of their living arrangements he would run a mile let alone let his son sleep over.
"So when are you getting out of here?" Oliver asks.
"Doctor should be back any second with the release papers" she smiles. "Erm thank you for taking her last night I really appreciate it" Oliver could tell she was trying to hint for him to leave.
"Well take a day or two off rest up and then I'll see you around, QC?" he lifts his eyebrow remembering the laptop needing to know exactly what was on it immediately.
"Yeah I'll text you regarding the laptop" Felicity says eager for Oliver Queen to leave already.
"Ok, thanks … I'll see you later then" Oliver waits for Connor to say goodbye to Felicity and Emma with kisses and takes his hand and escorts him out of the room.
Later on that afternoon Felicity had texted Oliver telling him the laptop was ready. Oliver couldn't believe his eyes looking at the text, she had gone to work straight after being discharged. Oliver didn't understand why a part of him was pissed off that she wasn't taking care of herself. Why should he care or have these thoughts about this woman. She was a stranger he had just met her and yet here he was recalling every event which had her in it. He starts to think back to Emma and how he felt some sort of connection to her, he couldn't understand it but with Emma everything came so naturally, he found himself caring for her and wanting to protect her.
"Hey" he says walking into Felicity's office, he immediately notices that this time she had not tried to hide Emma and that she was fast asleep in a chair near the desk.
"Hi Mr Queen so regarding the laptop …"
"Oliver" he raises his eyebrow feeling slightly annoyed that after everything that went on the past 24hrs that she was sitting her acting professional and as if she didn't know him.
"Sorry Oliver the laptop I found blueprints of the exchange building the Unidac Industries auction will be held" she turns and shows him the blueprints.
"Right, so did you find anything else on it, anything regarding the owner?"
"I thought you were the owner … look whatever Shakespearean drama you got going on I don't want to get involved in …" she looks at his confused expression. "You have a laptop which is associated to Warren Patel who is in direct competition with Mr Steele for the auction"
"Ok" Oliver pauses taking in everything she said, the blueprints meant that Warren Patel had hired Deadshot to take out Walter so he could bid on the Unidac Industries. "Thank you Felicity" he says.
"Thank you" she replies. "Oh and Oliver" he pauses turning back to face her. "Thank you to you and your family for taking Emma and erm here saves me coming back to your house" she holds up a bag once Oliver takes in and has a look he notices the clothes Raisa had brought Emma.
"Felicity …"
"No, thank you for getting her clothes I really appreciate we cant keep them and I'm not even going to lie I don't money to pay you not for designer clothes and …"
"Felicity she should keep them …"
"No"
"Yes what are we to do …"
"Return them keep them for when you have a daughter of your own or give it to will, thank you Oliver but we can't accept those clothes" she smiles turning her attention back to the computer in front of her.
Damn she was so stubborn Oliver thought.
Ok very short story wrote on the train home will update tomorrow just didn't want you all to think I have abandoned this story. I have the weekend off so hopefully I can get some writing done.