When they arrived back at the bunker Thea hugged Felicity tight.
"I was so worried. Are you okay?"
She nodded. "We're both fine. Now can we get back to my dad's first class ticket to hell."
Oliver smiled. William walked out with Samantha. He smiled at Felicity.
"Hi I'm William."
Felicity smiled and knelt down. "Hey William. I'm Felicity."
"Are you Oliver's friend too?"
She nodded. "Yeah I also know your friend Barry."
Samantha smiled. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
She sat down and started looking at the surveillance video. After a few minutes she started to remember a few things. She looked at Curtis.
"Go back and see if we can get the audio back."
"Did you see something?"
"Well my dad went into this story about a bird and I think he was trying to tell me something."
He did as she asked. Oliver sat down and put a hand on her thigh as they watched. Curtis finally nodded.
"We got sound."
They listened to his story. Felicity finally stopped it.
"The bird."
Oliver cocked his brow. "What about the bird?"
"It was a dove. A symbol of innocence and peace. But..." She started typing and then smiled. "It is also the name of a private security agency."
Oliver smiled. "You are amazing."
"Don't ever forget it."
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Oliver had been chasing leads for a while with no luck. He finally looked at Samantha later that night.
"I am going to set you up with a hotel room nearby. I will have A.R.G.U.S agents on you around the clock until we find this guy."
She sighed. "I have work and William has school."
He pinched the bridge of his nose. "I can arrange for William to have a tutor. I will compensate you for time missed and speak to your boss."
Thea walked up behind them. "You may as well say yes because he is not going to let you say no."
She smiled. "Fine."
He then became nervous. "Umm since you are going to be here...do you mind if I spend some time with him? As your friend?"
She was quiet and then nodded. "That was the deal." She glanced behind her and smiled. "Felicity can too. If she wants."
He nodded. "Thank you."
William walked over and yawned. "When can we go home?"
Samantha smiled. "Well I think we are in need of a vacation. So we are going to stay here for a little while. And I'm sure if you ask very nicely Oliver will answer all your questions about The Green Arrow."
William's face lite up. "Will you?"
Oliver nodded. "Of course."
Felicity walked over but hesitated a few feet away.
"Hey i'm going to turn in for the night but I have my program sweeping through the footage for any slight hand movements or signals my dad could have given."
He nodded and waved her over. "I'll come with you. Dig! Can you make sure Samantha and William get settled in?"
He walked over and smiled. "Sure. Get some rest."
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Oliver looked around Felicity's apartment.
"Okay we're good."
She walked in and smiled. "Thanks for checking. You can go home."
"Not going to happen. That couch will once again be my best friend until we find who your dad is working for."
She smiled to herself and took her jacket off. She saw the dirty dishes still in her sink and began to fill the dishwasher. Oliver grabbed her and pulled her away from the sink. She looked up at him.
"I am just going to do a little bit."
He smiled. "You need to take a shower and get some rest."
"That sounds familiar."
"Yeah except this time you are going to listen to me." He looked at her stomach and sighed. "You two have been through a lot lately. Please just take it easy for once."
She the glass she was holding down and nodded. "Fine."
He watched her walk into her room and heard the shower a few minutes later. He turned and filled the dishwasher and started it. He then sat on the couch and flipped on the news. Felicity walked out a few minutes later with damp hair and wearing a pink cami and short set. She grabbed something out of the freezer before sitting down next to him. She held it out and he smiled.
"Cookie dough ice cream? Are you 3?"
She laughed and opened it. "Hey the baby likes it."
He chuckled. She handed him a spoon and they started eating from the carton. He glanced at her after a while.
"Thank you for everything today."
She smiled. "I wish it had helped."
He set his spoon down and looked at her stunned. "Felicity you found out it was your dad and we now know who he is working for. I would never have found that."
She set the carton down and sighed. "But I should have set up the security better. I could have..."
She was broken off by Oliver's kiss. She didn't hesitate to wrap her arms around his neck and kiss back. When he heard a small moan from her he grabbed her gently and carried her into her bedroom. He laid her on the bed and hovered over her. After a few minutes her top was on the floor as were his shirt and pants. Felicity seemed to snap to attention as Oliver kissed her neck. She knew that she should stop him but God had she missed this. She finally gave in.
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When he awoke the next morning Felicity was fast asleep in his arms. He smiled and kissed her forehead. Her stomach was pressed against his side and he felt the baby kicking. A few minutes later Felicity blinked and opened her eyes.
"Good morning."
She smiled slightly. "Morning."
She rolled away slightly and glanced at her clock.
"You turned off my alarm?"
He stood and started pulling on his clothes. "You can afford to go in late. You need to eat some breakfast. So what do you want or what does the baby want?"
She smiled and sat up. "Your famous pancakes?"
He nodded. "Coming right up."
Felicity sighed and rubbed her bump. She then pulled on her clothes and made her way into the living room. She flipped on the tv but she could still hear Oliver humming as he cooked. She smiled and embraced the familiar feeling. It felt like home. After a while he spoke.
"Breakfast."
She walked over and sat down across from him. "Thank you."
"No problem."
They ate in silence for a while until he looked up nervous.
"About last night."
She set her juice down. "It's okay."
"You made the rules pretty clear and I broke them."
She shrugged. "I didn't object. Besides what we have here is undefined and hormone fueled."
He nodded. "So we're good?"
"We're good...as long as you pass the syrup."
He chuckled and passed it.
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Felicity was scanning through files and backing up their system when a voice filled the room.
"Wondering how I got in?"
She sighed. "You knew my main password and then did a system override and changed the rest."
Noah laughed. "Correct. Did you look at the drive?"
"I don't know you drugged me and nearly killed me and my baby."
"I wasn't trying to kill you I was trying to protect you."
"From who?"
"Let's just say a bad guy who makes Damien Darhk look sweet."
She turned her head when she heard people enter. Oliver, Dig, Lyla, Thea, Samantha, and William all walked in. She signaled for them to be quiet. She spoke to her dad.
"What happened to you? First you help me take down Darhk and now you are hacking into my files and trying to get people killed."
He sighed. "I don't want to hurt anyone. He has me in his pocket. If I don't do what he says...he'll hurt you and I can't have that."
"Then turn yourself in. Take away his power."
"And then i'll be in jail where I can't protect you. Besides I hate prison food. Now seeing as how Oliver is there. I better go."
"Wait Noah!"
She sighed he had blocked her out. She leaned back in her chair and sighed.
"Well that went well."
Oliver sat down next to her. "What was all that about?"
She smiled. "The only time I feel like I can get through to him we are both behind a computer."
"Do you think he'll help?"
"I think I just planted the seed. Now lets see if it grows."
William walked over to the Salmon Ladder and looked up curious.
"What is this?"
Felicity smiled. "A distraction from my work."
Oliver smiled and stood. He grabbed the bar and demonstrated. William was in awe.
"That is awesome. Can I try?"
Oliver flipped down and grabbed him. "Keep a tight grip on the bar."
William grabbed it and Oliver helped him jump up a few levels. William was panting.
"This is harder then it looks."
Oliver chuckled. "Well give it a few years. I guarantee you will be a pro."
William hopped down and smiled. "I want to be just like you."
Felicity stood and rolled her eyes. "Oh great another Oliver just what Star City needs."
Oliver rolled his eyes. Lyla walked over to her and smiled.
"Speaking of little Oliver's are you taking a Lamaze class?"
"I haven't really had time."
"Well there is a class this afternoon at the community center in the glades. I can come with you if you want."
She nodded. "That would be great." She yelled over to Thea. "Hey Thea! Clear your schedule this afternoon!"
Thea, who was busy hitting the punching bag, paused and looked at her. "Why?"
"Your coming with Lyla and I to Lamaze class."
She whined. "Why? I'm not the one having the baby. Can't Ollie go with you?"
Lyla laughed. "Dig and I have a bet that Oliver is going to pass out so you need to know how to help."
Oliver scowled. "I'm not going to pass out."
Dig chuckled. "So you think."
Thea sighed. "Fine i'll go but Oliver is coming. Even if I have to drag him."
He looked at Felicity. "I'll come."
"Yippy."
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Later that day the four of them walked into the community center and stood behind a table together. A woman who was at the table in front of them turned and smiled at them.
"Oh are you their surrogate?"
Felicity looked at Lyla and Thea who seemed lost for words while Oliver laughed uncontrollably.
"Umm no. They're here for moral support."
The woman turned around offended. Felicity gave Oliver a sharp jab in the ribs to make him quiet. When the class started he paid attention. They sat through the disgusting video that made Felicity even more nervous then she had been. She looked at Oliver when it was done and spoke sharply.
"If you videotape it I will kill you."
He nodded. "Wasn't planning on it."
They all stood and learned to swaddle, change, and bathe a newborn. Then the teacher passed around a breast pump and Thea looked at it.
"This looks like a medieval torture device."
Lyla nodded. "Trust me it sucks. Especially when your nipples get dry and start cracking."
Oliver looked at her slightly disturbed. When the class was over Felicity looked at Lyla.
"That wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be."
She smiled and nudged Oliver. "At least Oliver didn't play with the breast pump like Dig did."
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"Ooh can I get you this? Please?"
Felicity looked at what Thea was holding up.
"We don't know if it's a boy or a girl."
"Well you should get a few things for each and return what you don't need."
"Fine."
She looked around and found some gender neutral things that would work. She then turned and saw that Thea was carring a dozen or so outfits.
"Seriously?"
She smiled. "It is my duty as an aunt to spoil the child."
When they left the shop the headed to the bunker. When they walked in Thea set her bags down and smiled at Laurel.
"Wait until you see what I bought."
Oliver rolled his eyes as he and John fixed some of the bows. "Thea no one needs to see your next club dress."
She smiled and held up a pink polka dot dress and cardigan set. "How cute is this?"
Laurel awed while Dig chuckled.
"What if it's a boy?"
"Got it covered." She held up a red and navy plaid fleece hooded romper. "There is some cute boy stuff. I'll return what you guys won't need."
Oliver just smiled. "Does Felicity know that you bought those?"
Thea made a face. "She knows I bought all of them."
Oliver turned and looked at the bags. He groaned.
"Please tell me that not all of those are for the baby."
"They aren't." She held up a small pink bag. "This one is for me."
He rolled his eyes. Felicity walked in and sat down by Oliver and Dig.
"She told me it was her job to spoil the baby."
Thea smiled. "Hey it is."
Laurel nodded. "Mine too. But I am going to wait until your baby shower to spoil it."
Felicity groaned. "I promised my mom that she could throw me a baby shower didn't I?"
Laurel smiled. "Yup and there is no getting out of it. I don't get why your mom wants to have it 4 weeks before your due though."
"She says it's in case I go early but I know it's because she wants to stay until the baby is born that way she doesn't miss it."
Thea sat down next to Dig. "You haven't told her that you two don't want her in the room yet have you?"
She sighed. "Not yet. She is going to be upset. Unless..." She gave Oliver a pout. "Could you tell her for me?"
He shook his head. "No way! I am not dealing with that one."
She started to fake tear up. "But last time I got so upset I had to go on bedrest."
He groaned and threw his head back. "Fine, i'll talk to her."
Felicity smiled and kissed his cheek. "Thank you."
As she walked away she distinctly heard Dig speak to Oliver.
"You are a pushover for her."
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"So as you see here, the financial benefits of launching this ground breaking technology will be substantially more then the start up cost. This will also put Palmer Tech over our competition."
Mr. Dennis looked at her. "You want us to spend 13 million dollars on a contact lens?"
She looked at him horrified. "This is not a contact lens! This is a highly sophisticated ocular nano chip. This lens is contains a camera, gps tracking device and it's own data storage. If we sell this to the CIA or FBI we stand to make over 26 Billion dollars."
"For a contact?"
The other board members seemed to agree with Felicity though and approved her project. She ran to Curtis and smiled.
"We did it!"
"No you did it. It was your design. I just figured out how to build it."
"Well technically my dad designed it I just made a few major adjustments. Like the fact you can't even feel it once it's in place."
"Exactly you're the genius."
She smiled and went to sit down at her desk. She then groaned and Curtis turned to look at her.
"Are you okay?"
She nodded. "I am so glad I only have a week left before I go on MAT leave. I can't even sit behind a desk anymore."
He laughed. "Well for what it is worth I am going to miss you."
"You'll still see me."
"Yeah but not here. Mr. Dennis scares me."
She laughed. "He scares me too." She felt a few very strong kicks. "And apparently he scares the baby too. Jeez it is really kicking today."
Curtis sat down at a station and smiled. "Baby's kick to explore movement."
"Have you ever actually felt a baby kick before?"
"No."
She walked over and set his hand over where the baby was. When a kick came she glanced at him.
"Did you feel that?"
He nodded. "Doesn't that disturb you?"
"No not at all. Why does it you?"
He pulled his hand back. "Greatly."
She sat back down amused and began working. Then her laptop dinged.
"Oh...we've gotta go!"
"Why! Are you in labor? I can get you to the hospital in 10 minutes!"
She looked at him. "No my dad he's trying to show me something but I need the main computer."
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"Don't drop your hands!"
Rene was working on hand to hand with Oliver. After a minute Oliver knocked him upside the head.
"You left yourself open."
Rene pulled back and sighed. "Cheap shot."
"You think someone who is trying to kill you isn't going to take cheap shots?"
Evie was working on the salmon ladder while Laurel and Dig were checking the weapons. Thea was stretching waiting to jump in with Oliver. They all turned when they heard the elevator. Felicity and Curtis came off and sat down at the computers. Felicity cracked her knuckles and smiled.
"All right Dad. Let's play."
Her fingers began flying across the keyboard. She inserted a flash and went back to typing. A few minutes later the lights flickered. Evie swung down.
"What's going on?"
Her answer came by Noah's voice filling the room.
"Nicely played Overwatch. But you're not going to get in that easily."
She smiled. She started typing faster and faster to the point where Oliver almost called her Miss. Flash. A few minutes later Noah chuckled.
"You are not seriously trying to back hack me?"
Felicity spoke to herself. "Yeah that's right chase me."
A few minutes later he gasped. "Oh no."
"Have fun getting out of the wormhole."
She then started flying across the keys yet again and then yelled.
"Ka Bam!"
Noah's voice rang through. "Damn it!"
Felicity got on her speaker and smiled. "When your internet goes down it just ruins your whole day doesn't it?"
Oliver looked at her impressed. "You hacked his signal?"
"No I blew up his server."
She went back to typing and found what she was looking for.
"Okay let's see...oh no."
"What?"
She pointed. "It's a hit list."
He looked closer. "These people...is there a connection to them?"
"I'm cross checking the names now but Oliver look at the last name."
He looked and his jaw dropped. The last name was Samantha Clayton.
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