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As Jason carried Felicity through the forest towards the search boat, she took the opportunity to lay her head against his shoulder.
No matter how tired she'd been through the past few months she had always found a way to push herself on past her limit and honestly it had begun to take effect on her.
"Hey, try your best to stay awake for me alright. I truly do not want to face this Queen guy by myself, who knows what he could try" getting a laugh from Felicity, Jason brought her closer to his chest so that she could rest her head more in the crook of his neck.
"Don't worry, he won't try anything. Digg's with him" she murmured into his shoulder as all the tension faded from her body, her leg still throbbing from the pain from the previous week, courtesy of the trap they had stumbled across- literally.
The second Jason stepped foot on the beach, Felicity's gaze automatically zoned in on the broad figure of Oliver pacing back and forth by the boat, his hands running through his hair.
Taking the opportunity to look him over, his longer hair and begins of a beard would've knocked her on her arse if Jason wasn't currently holding her.
She definitely knew when he acknowledged her by the way he all but roared her name and stumbled where he stood before rushing to her side, instantly taking her from Jason's arms and holding her so tightly to his chest as he sobbed into her neck, his arms tight around her as if he was afraid the second he released her she would disappear from his embrace.
"Careful of her leg, it's still sore" Jason cautioned as Digg approached him, embracing him in a bear hug.
"Thank you Jason, I owe you more than you'd know"
"I think I already do Digg. Consider this my way of repaying you for everything you did for me back in Afghan"
"Jason this goes above and beyond. To Oliver, Felicity is his everything, there's no doubt about it. Without her, he'd just be a complete wreck"
"You know over the past six months, Felicity's really proved just how strong a person she is. Amongst the survivors, Rochelle was three months pregnant when we all survived that crash, we floated on one of the plane wings before landing here and all the time Felicity had been such a comfort to her. Last week we were all trekking through the forest to collect water when she stumbled on an old hunting trap that had been set up. She saved Rochelle from any potential injury, even though she dislocated her ankle and took an arrow to the thigh"
"Well what can I say, she's one remarkable woman"
"Now that's an understatement, I don't think I've ever met somebody like her in my entire life Digg. That Queen guy should consider himself lucky to have her"
"Now that's an understatement" Digg chuckled as he turned his gaze upon the rest of his team, who had surrounded Felicity, thanking their lucky stars she was still alive.
As Oliver carried her to the search boat, Roy wrapped one of the blankets around her figure while Digg and Jason redressed her still present wounds that only caused Oliver to tug her further into him when she turned her head over Oliver's shoulder but made sure to keep her lower half relaxed.
"Nice work with the Morse code by the way" Sara whispered to the blonde in Oliver's lap, clutching one of her hands in her own.
"I was just the one that sent the message, Jason and Chad were the ones who did the Morse code" Felicity murmured, the weariness beginning to wire her body down.
"You had us all worried sweetheart" Lance told her as he tucked the blanket around her more.
All of the survivors had huddled themselves up as the PD shared out the blankets, just like they'd done back in the cave. Joining Rochelle and little Zoey, Felicity cuddled deeper into the woman who returned the gesture, Oliver soon taking the space to the side of her.
"Felicity, will you stop arguing with me?" Oliver cried in frustration. For the past several hours since she had originally awoken he'd been attempting to persuade her to spend the next few months with him in the mansion while she healed from her injuries but like she had always done, she'd refused.
"No! I don't need someone breathing down my neck every second of the day!" she responded, anger crashing off her in waves. "Besides, I can take care of myself perfectly fine and if anything happens, I've got my phone. So why are you trying to persuade me into a 24/7 babysitting recovery session?"
"Because I just got you back from all of this! Six months I thought I lost you when that plane went down and I received that phone call and I just can't let you out of my sight!" as if he'd just been fighting a battle, Oliver dropped to his knees in front of her couch where he had laid her out when she had persisted to return home.
"Oliver, I understand all of this but don't you think I need time just to myself to think about all of this? You're not the only person that was affected by the whole adventure you know"
"I know and I honestly do get that but please Felicity, let me take care of you" kneeling in front of her current position, Oliver clutched hold of her hands, not really caring if he was on his knees begging her.
"Why is this so important to you? What about your family?" Felicity frowned down at him.
"They all want you to stay at the mansion as well"
"What?"
"Felicity…can you just let me do this? Please?"
"What about the media though? They're most likely going to explode with insinuations about us both"
"Let me deal with them"
"…I'm not entirely sure….however, if this really means that much to you. But only on one condition, if anybody starts going out of their way to take care of me or if I feel at all uncomfortable or too coddled then I'm out and coming back here"
"Thank you"
"Yeah, sure" muttering 'like I have a choice' under her breath, thankfully Oliver not hearing the last part as he moved to situate himself beneath her head while shifting the several pillows beneath her ankle.
So here she was, in the Queen living room sitting on a couch with Oliver's head nestled on her right thigh and his arm wrapped around her leg, keeping himself fused against her as much as he could, while talking with Moira and Thea.
"We're so glad you agreed to join us here dear"
"Not really like I had much of a choice" she sent a pointed look in the direction of a sleeping Queen on her lap, getting a giggle out of both Thea and Moira.
"I don't think he would've had it another way, especially after everything he did to find you when you were out there on that island"
"Everything he did? What exactly happened when I was absent?" she frowned at the older woman as she sipped at her coffee while her right hand rested upon Oliver's shoulder.
"He completely lost it when we heard about the crash from Lance and went crazy in ways of trying to find you"
"To be entirely honest, I feel kind of bad for putting him through all of this" the guilt began piling on top of her just from the thought of Oliver going through such a dark patch because of her.
"It's not your fault Liz, these things just happen on their own, none of it is your fault" Thea chimed in, seating herself on the free side of the blonde that wasn't currently taken up by her older brother.
"You know I don't think I've ever seen him so content since his own experience on that damn island" Moira spoke gentle words as she watched her son's sleeping form.
Felicity's fingers silently trailed through his short strands of hair, making Oliver bury himself further against body.
"Felicity has always had that way with him since day one, you know you're the first person he genuinely smiled with, none of that fake crap he'd tried to pull" Thea huffed out as she also leant up against Felicity, making her ultimately feel like a pillow between the two Queen siblings.
"Glad to be making myself of use" gesturing to the fact of being a pillow for the two of them.
"Oh now that you're just going to have to get used to dear, from my own experience the male Queens can be quite…persistent when it comes to the women in their life, they're quite protective as well as you've probably found" Moira smiled an actually genuine smile.
Looking back on the moment, Felicity thought about how Moira had gazed upon the three of them with such love and contentment, covering them all in a double duvet they kept as a spare in case it was needed and in this case, it definitely was.
The following year held a few more surprises. Felicity had received a phone call that consisted mostly of squealing as she managed to get the gist. Rochelle and Mason were engaged and she wanted Felicity as her maid of honour.
So travelling to Virginia for the wedding Oliver, Felicity, Diggle, Lyla, Thea, Roy, Tommy and Laurel all headed up state. The second the two women spotted each other, there was a lot of giggling and a couple tears as well. Even Jason had been invited to the wedding, gladly engaging Felicity in a strong hug when she came across him and his pregnant girlfriend. She couldn't have been happier for him, even Oliver shook his hand in congratulation (he was too macho for a hug apparently).
The wedding itself was beyond beautiful as Felicity held onto not-so-little Zoey, who was now almost two years old now and more than happy to be sitting on her lap.
All thirteen of them that had survived their crash and island experience embraced each other in a massive hug as they celebrated in honour of those of who that wasn't currently with them, taking their photo with one another so each and every one of them could remember that they had survived the near impossible.
Felicity and Oliver took each other up in their arms and glided across the dance floor to the music of a slow song, their love for each other had been present for so long and after what felt like an eternity they had both given into the other and began a relationship.
In the end, everybody was content and honestly Felicity wouldn't change it for the world.
Besides who knows, maybe the future holds more surprises for everyone. Oliver thought as the weight of a certain object pressed against his leg, reminding him of a promise he'd more than gladly give to Felicity.
The promise of a life-long love full of happiness.