CHAPTER 7: Fool's Love / Part 1
It's been a week since going to Tommy's dad vacation house.
Laurel and Felicity have became closer somehow, that weekend they went to the vacation house they earned each other's respect. Laurel started being nice to her and the girls think it has to do with Tommy. But no one is willing to say anything about it since Laurel is actually starting to be pleasant. They don't really know why they hated each other before but now it's like they never had bad blood between each other.
"Sara, you need a boyfriend." Laurel states in class.
Laurel is behind Sara and Felicity is behind Laurel with Tommy next to her. Thea, Oliver, and Diggle are in some other class. They were in some engineering class, it's a big blow off class for them.
"What about the Ray Palmer guy?" Felicity whispers to the girls.
"I thought you had a thing for him?" Laurel whispers to her.
"Excuse me, but she has a thing for me," Tommy whispers to them and winks at her.
Sara snorts, "Stay out Merlyn."
"Fine, fine." Tommy pouts and turns back to the teacher giving the lesson but is still eavesdropping.
Since the kiss Tommy and Felicity acted the same. There is something between them thought. Felicity just ignores it when she feels something toward him or even Oliver.
"No, I realized he's not my type," Felicity whispers but when Tommy gives her a look she rolls her eyes and says, "Fine Oliver totally ruined the chance for that to happen."
"Good to know." Tommy grins and sits up a little taller.
"Zip it Tommy," Laurel snaps, "So Sara what about him?"
Sara answers, "Nah, he is like all high and mighty. So not my type."
"Well, I'm everyone's type isn't that right Barbie?" Tommy chuckles at his own joke.
"Mr. Merlyn, Ms. Lance, Ms. Smoak, am I interrupting something?" The teacher asks with her arms crossed.
The whole class is looking at them or either checking their phones. This may be the blow off class but the teacher is a real bitch. That's what they called her too, her last name started with a be but that could remember what it was. So they just call her Ms. Bitch.
"Well-" Tommy starts but Felicity hits him on the shoulder.
"No, no not at all." Felicity interrupted him.
The teacher goes back to her speech while Sara speaks up, "I was this close to saying suck it to Mrs. Bitch."
Tommy grins and high fives her, "You go girl."
"Okay so Ray Palmer is off the list…." Laurel whispers to herself as she marks his name off the list for guys Sara can date.
Felicity is currently sitting in the library alone as she reads a book, it's her free period. She should be looking for a job since she lost her last one when Oliver and her got hurt but she likes not having one. She still had money in her jar for them to use, she has about two weeks before its completely empty.
"Hey." Someone suddenly says.
Felicity jumps at the voice and looks up to see Oliver, "Don't you knock?"
Oliver tries to hide a smile, "Felicity this it the library, not the ladies room."
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny." She rolls her eyes, "I didn't think you even knew where the library was."
Oliver gives her a look then sits in front of her, "Cute."
Oliver and Felicity friendship has been good so far. Probably because they don't dare do anything to piss the other off. Or bring up personal feelings either, it was just bad idea for them.
She sends him a goofy smile, "So why did you come here?"
"I heard you were here and Tommy went out to get something, he says it's a surprise." Oliver explains curiously.
"Oh No. Last surprise Tommy brought to school was a porn star and it was the weirdest lunch of my life." She thinks out loud making a few people look at her weird.
He chuckles and shrugs, "I don't know she was hot."
She sends him a plain look. Oliver then takes her book in her hand and gives it a hard look before throwing in behind him.
Her eyes go wide, "Oliver, what the hell?"
He then stands up and grabs her bag, "I'm bored, come on let's go to the gym."
"No! I was reading that!" Felicity declares.
Oliver shrugs, "Okay, but I guess you won't be getting your bags for awhile now."
She lets out a huff and gets up, before leaving with Oliver she grabs her book, "I'm still reading this in the gym."
"Whatever you say, princess." He winks at her then opens the door for them.
"Not a princess." She snaps and walks through the door.
"You are to me." Oliver sends her his playboy smile.
Felicity shoves him lightly and keeps walking.
"Woah who is that?" Diggle pushes Roy slightly when he catches him staring at a girl.
They're all in the cafeteria, Roy is staring at a certain girl with short black hair and eyeliner. Sara is texting away when she hears John speak up. She glances to who he's talking about. Felicity and Thea are watching something on the youngest Queen's phone. Laurel is finishing homework at the last minute. Oliver is the only one eating his burger from the cafeteria.
"No one." Roy shrugs trying to not talk about the subject.
Sara lights up in realization, "That's Sin, she works at bar with Roy, Thea and I."
At the moment Roy, Sara, Thea and apparently a girl called Sin works at Verdant. It's a club owned by Robert Queen. Thea, Sin, and Roy are waiters, Sara is a bar tender there. Oliver works a few days at his father building, Queen Consolidated.
"Yeah, she is super fun." Felicity looks away from the screen, "I set her up with a date the other weekend with this guy in my journalism class."
"You what?" Roy growls at her, "Why would you do that?"
Felicity looks at him confused and answers slowly, "I- I thought I was being nice…."
Laurel laughs, "Fel, you were. Roy is there something you want to confess."
"No! No he does not." Thea snaps angrily at what Laurel is implying.
"Oliver, check it out," Diggle points to Tommy coming into the lunchroom with a bunch of flowers.
Oliver stops moving his burger towards his mouth at the sight, he abruptly gets up, "I'll be right back."
"What- why?" Laurel is confused as fuck.
As Felicity watches Oliver leave she says, "Oliver did tell me Tommy was getting a surprise earlier."
"I wonder who they are for?" Sara smirks at her knowingly.
But of course Felicity doesn't receive the hint and says a little jealous, "I bet some chick he wants to sleep with."
Laurel giggles at Barbie's stupidity, "No! They're for you."
Diggle sits up a little straighter at what Laurel says. It seems that he's not the only one reading between the lines. He then watched as Oliver argues with Tommy a few feet away. None of them could hear what they were saying though.
Thea then snaps her fingers in front of a very dazed Roy, "ROY! Pay attention."
Roy looks away from Sin and at Thea, "Sorry. Who's Tommy new conquest today?"
"Well it was a sexy lady I know but someone ruined the flowers for her," Tommy answers as he comes up to the table flowerless, "So I'm just going to have to wait for another."
"Who was the sexy lady?" Laurel gives Felicity a knowing look.
Tommy shrugs glancing at Barbie, "You'll find out sooner or later."
"Well what happen to the flowers?" Diggle asks as he stares right at Oliver.
"I accidentally broke them," He explains innocently making Sara and Thea snort.
"That's too bad, I bet you would have liked them Fel? Right?" Sara gives Oliver a smug look while asking Smoak.
Felicity looks around confused by her friends. Diggle and Sarah are smirking like that know something she doesn't. Thea and Tommy are glaring at Oliver. Roy is looking at Sin whose a few tables down. Laurel is the only one here who seems to be as confused at her.
"Psst Diggle." Laurel whispers to him from behind in class.
Diggle leans back and whisper, "Yeah?"
"Look up," She answers.
When he looks up he sees a girl in camo and combat boots, she is talking to the teacher. Diggle admires her from his seat, Laurel high fives Thea next to her as they watch the starstruck Diggle. Thea saw her first and knew she was perfect of John, he couldn't resist a girl in camo.
"Your welcome," Laurel whispers to him.
The teacher then announces, "Class this it Lyla Michael, she just transferred schools so give her a warm welcome."
"She's so his type," Thea whispers to Laurel, "I was beginning to think he was gay since his lack of ladies in his love life."
Diggle rolls his eyes at the girls but doesn't comment. Lyla glances at him before saying something else to the teacher. Laurel and Thea looks so giddy like this was the moment Diggle is going to marry her.
"Is this seat open?" Lyla asks Diggle as she points to the free seat next to him.
"Totally! No one is sitting there at all!" Thea lights up and answers her for him.
Diggle gives Thea a look but nods for her to sit down.
"Yeah and you don't have to worry about a jealous girlfriend since he is single." Laurel adds with the brightest smile.
Diggle groans while Lyla tries not to smile. She sits down next to him and after a minute or two she finally whispers to him, "I take it they're good friends of yours?"
Diggle chuckle softly, "Sadly yes."
"I'm so texting Sara this." Laurel whispers to Thea in excitement.
"I'll text Tommy," Thea takes out her phone and types like crazy.
"Oh my god, check it out." Sara points to Roy walking to Sin in front of the school.
The last bell just rang, and everyone is speeding out of the school. Laurel is at cheer practice, Diggle, Tommy and Oliver are at football practice. Sara and Thea didn't have practice today so they were about to start their shifts at Verdant. Felicity is going to go home and try to find herself a job.
Roy is walking up to Sin with a nervous look. He touches her shoulder to get her attention, she turns around and smiles. Sara, Felicity and Thea all watch from afar with different expressions. Sara looks excited, Felicity is surprised and Thea acts disgusted.
"What the hell does Roy think he is doing!?" Thea barks with smoke practically coming out of her ears.
"Calm down Thea, he is probably talking about work." Felicity suggests not wanting Thea to do what her big brother does to her.
Thea shakes her head furiously, "No, no way., because he always gives me that look and we never talk about work!"
She begins to walk towards them when Sara holds her back, "Thea think about it! How will this look?"
"It will look like he's off limits!" Thea declares still trying to walk towards them.
"Yeah... there's no way we are letting you going over there." Felicity exclaims and get in her view of Roy.
"How about we show Felicity Diggle's goddess instead." Sara changes subject quickly.
Felicity's mouth then drops in shock, "What. No way. You have to show me this girl."
Thea then somehow changes personalities, "I know where she is. She told me she was going to the gym to work out. She is just like Diggle but with tits. She's a Junior like Sarah and I."
"Well let's go." Sara pulls Thea toward the gym before she can change her mind.
As they open the gym they see Lyla covered in sweat as she shoots the basketball.
"Hey Lyla!" Thea yells to get her attention.
Lyla stops what she is doing and smiles, she breathes heavily and says, "Hey, what you doing here?"
Thea and Sara waves their arms at Felicity like they're auctioning her, "We wanted to introduce you to Felicity she's also a good friend of Diggle's."
Lyla wipes her sweaty hand on her tank top then shakes her hand, "Nice to meet you, I'm Lyla."
"Felicity, so you're the girl Diggle has his eyes on." Felicity smirks wanting every detail about her.
"That depends," She states casually.
"On what?" Thea asks nervously.
"If he actually does." Lyla smiles and shoots the ball into the hoop.
Thea and Sara then burst out laughing. Lyla and Felicity are just standing there trying to figure out why it's so funny. Lyla turns and gives her a look but Felicity just shrugs.
When the laugh dies down Sara says, "I haven't seen his love sick look in a very long time, so trust me he does."
Felicity's eyes go wide, "He gave her the love sick look?"
"Hell yeah, you should have seen it." Thea lights up forgetting all about Roy for the moment.
Sara wraps an arm around Lyla, "You're so a keeper."
"Well I'm just going to focus on my basketball and military work."
Felicity practically squeals at the new girl's words, "You're a military freak too. She's perfect."
"That's what I have been trying to tell you!" Thea shouts at their Barbie looking friend.
"Oh guys, lets go embarrass him." Felicity jumps at the idea.
"We can't our shift starts in half an hour." Sara checks her watch.
"And don't you need to find a job?" Thea asks knowingly.
Felicity groans, "Please don't remind me."
"Roy will sooner or later if he isn't busy with Sin." Thea says in pure jealousy.
"Roy?" Lyla asks curiously.
"My roommate." Felicity answers.
"And her crush," Sara points at Thea.
"And Sin?" Lyla also questions.
"A friend."
"One of our employees."
"A bitch."
"Thea."
"Fine, Fine. An acquaintance."
Lyla laughs, "Complicated?"
Felicity nods, "Complicated."
"Come on, Thea. We need to go, Fel you need a ride?" Sara changes subjects.
Felicity checks the time, "No practice is almost over I'll just get a ride with Oliver."
"Oliver is…?" Lyla asks.
"My brother."
"My sister boyfriend."
"A good friend."
Lyla nods then laughs, "Complicated."
Thea and Sara begin to walk to one door while Felicity walks to the one towards the football field, she calls out to Lyla before she is out of sight, "You have no idea."
"So John, my man, my first man." Tommy throws his arm around Diggle as him and Oliver walk to bench on the field.
Diggle gives him a look, "What's up?"
Tommy gives him a shocked look, "What's up? You don't tell us you found a girl but you tell Thea and Sara!"
Oliver then looks at him in shock while Diggle groans, "She's new and you know Thea, she makes everything seem big."
"Why didn't you tell us? I can't believe my sister found out first." Oliver says more to himself than to his friend.
"Right? I couldn't believe it when I got the text," Tommy explains to Ollie.
"You got a text?! I didn't." Oliver looks between the guys in disbelief.
"Oh, by the way thanks for ruining my flowers for Felicity," Tommy glares at Queen.
"No problem, Tommy." Oliver smiles to himself without one ounce of regret while he walks to Laurel.
Laurel smiles at him, she kisses him on the cheek, "Hey. You done with practice?"
Oliver nods, "Yeah, Diggle, Tommy and I are about to hit the showers."
"Okay but remember today I'm boxing with Ted." She informs him.
"Yeah I remember I have to go to Queen Consolidated anyway." He explains, "Well I'm going, bye babe."
"Hold on," Laurel grabs his hand, "I was thinking long and hard today. I think it's time for us to take the next step."
"The next step?" Oliver asks in confusion.
"In our relationship," Laurel answers, "Like us moving in together maybe…"
"Wh-what?" Oliver's mouth drops, he glances at his friend walking to the locker room without him.
They never talked about that before. He never even pictured it before. He stood there starstrucked, Laurel didn't even noticed his discomfort.
"Well, I thought once high school is over we should find a place of our own." Laurel suggest while playing with his jersey.
"Um- yeah. Sure." Oliver nods quickly, "Well I should go."
"Okay we'll talk about it later." She kisses him again.
He walks away and lets out a breath he didn't realize he been holding, he runs his fingers through his hair and continues to walk toward the locker room. Just a few seconds he was carefree and now he felt like he got hit by a car again.
Felicity makes her way onto the field and sees some football players but not the one she is looking for. She looks around and sees Laurel cheering with the other girls a few yards away, Laurel sees her and waves.
Felicity waves back and yells, "Oliver?"
She yells back, "Locker room!"
"Thanks!" She shouts then jogs toward the guys locker room.
She opens the door without a thought of the consequences. She begins searching for Oliver, she finds him, Diggle, and Tommy all in towels. The locker room is humid and trashed as hell, the girl's is a 100 times better than theirs.
"Oh god-" Her eyes go wide when she checks out Oliver.
His hair is damp from the shower he just took and his towel is pretty low, Felicity stares at his perfectly shaped abs. She feels her body heat up and she tries to look anywhere but Oliver.
"Felicity? What are you doing here?" Oliver asks when he sees her staring.
"Oliver...I- I was- " She stutter as she forgets why she was here.
"She just couldn't wait to get me alone so she came here, right barbie?" Tommy winks at her, making her blush even more than she already is.
Oliver sends him a glare, "Ignore him."
Felicity laughs nervously and she puts her hand through her hair, "Yeah I came here looking for you…"
"Are you sure you didn't come for me?" Tommy asks with a smug look.
Diggle hits him on the head and pulls him away, "Come on, lover boy."
"Thanks… by the way I met Lyla! She is so your girl." Felicity informs Diggle.
"She knew too!" Tommy asks in shock.
Once Diggle and Tommy are out of sight Oliver asks, "So what do you need?"
Felicity is staring at his abs and doesn't answer him for a minute.
"Felicity?" Oliver calls her again as he tries to hide a smirk, "See something you like?"
"I- uh- was going to ask- if ... can give me a ride?" She tries to say confidently but failing.
"Of course Felicity," Oliver grabs his keys and passes it to her, "Here wait for me?"
"Totally thanks," She begins to turn around but then turn towards him again, "I'm sorry, I didn't think you were going to be naked when I came in- not that you are you have a towel but its pretty low. I shouldn't be in here anyway-"
Someone walks past them and whistles at her, "Damn."
"Excuse me?" Oliver turns furious in a half second to the guy who made that comment.
"I'll wait outside now." She gulps and takes one last glance at Oliver's chest.
Tommy just got home and he is getting ready to hit the clubs when his dad, Malcolm Merlyn, comes home. His dad has been on a business trip for a week now. Tommy comes down from his room and finds him in the living room.
Tommy gives him a weird look, "I thought you weren't coming back until next week."
Malcolm stands up, "I wasn't but I was thinking of when you went to the vacation house and it made me realize things and think things over. So I came back to discuss something with you."
"Okay, I'm all ears." Tommy sits down on the opposite couch.
"You're a senior now, 18 almost 19 and I talked to a few other parents-" Malcolm begins.
"What are you saying?" Tommy asks seriously concerned, "Get to the point."
"Guess what?" Roy says as he finishes making someone a drink.
"What?" Sara asks busily as she gets some guys order. They are currently working at Verdant, Thea just comes behind the booth with a tub of cups that need cleaning.
"I got a date with Sin this weekend." He answers with pride.
"You what?" Thea suddenly drops the tub of glasses.
"Shit- Thea let me get those," Roy grabs the tub and puts it under the sink.
Thea gives Sara a nervous look, Sara puts a hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry Thea, you're in this for the long hall."
"Yeah, you're right." Thea tries to shakes the nervousness off.
"That's weird," Roy says to himself as he look at his phone.
"What is?" Thea asks as she grabs a cup.
"Tommy is calling me," Roy answers her then puts the phone to his ear, "Hello?"
Felicity is currently in Oliver's car sitting in the passenger seat with the radio blasting. Her feet are on the dashboard as she sings to a song on the radio. She sees Oliver walking towards her, she smiles and honks at him, his smile widens at that.
He gets into the car and smirks, "Well look who made herself at home."
Felicity shrugs, "You are talking to the girl who went into the guy's locker room."
"That I am," Oliver laughs, "I'm going to QC so I can drop you off at your apartment on the way."
She lights up thinking out loud, "Can I come? I'll be totally quiet while you do your thing."
He raises an eyebrow surprise, "You want to come you my office and watch me do work?"
She gives him a look, "It's better than being home alone."
"Don't you need to find a job?"
"Why is everyone reminding me?!"
"Because you need one."
"Okay, whatever dad."
"I am nothing like your dad or do I need to prove it to you?"
"Does that mean I can come?" Felicity bits her lip in a adorable way.
Oliver chuckles, "How can I say no to that face?"
"You can't." She smiles proudly at him.
He then starts the car, "Don't forget Felicity, you can't say no to my face either."
She sends him a small smile, "Don't take it for granted."
He looks away from the street and to her, "Never."
"Hey Roy," Tommy says on the phone as he packs the last box into his car.
"Hello? Is something wrong? You never call me at work." Roy says busily on the phone.
"Kind of, but don't tell Felicity I don't want her to worry." Tommy explains as he shut the trunk.
"Of course man what is it?" Roy asks seriously.
Tommy looks back at his dad's million dollar house then gets into his car. He looks so defeats as he plops into the seat. He didn't have a clue on what to do, he didn't know how to tell Roy either.
He starts the car then finally says, "My dad kicked me out. I'm on my own for now."
