Felicity had taken a half day on Tuesday because she had an appointment with Dr. King her OB/GYN. She was excited to see the baby again but her excitement pailed in comparison to Oliver's. He had been bouncing off the wall with excitement, asking her a million question about how the appointments usually went and if they'll be able to know the sex yet.
Since she was now twelve weeks along they could find out today which only seemed to make him ask more questions. If she didn't love him so much she would have killed him already today. She was more than ready to leave for work just to escape the constant stream of questions. Not that she could blame him, he hasn't been around for the first part of her pregnancy and he was just trying to be a good father now.
Any other day she would have found it cute but at 730 am while her face in the toilet was not the time for him to ask her more about the baby. Especially when the little troublemaker that he helped create was making her puke all morning. She was looking forward to the morning sickness being over since the doctor said it typically subsides by the second trimester, and she was almost there.
She sat down at her desk much earlier than normal today. She had even made it to work before Ray which was a first. She got right to work programming a new software that she was developing, she had been at it for about twenty minutes when the door in the office opened. She didn't look up assuming it was Ray coming in to work. When the person stopped in front of her desk she finally glanced up.
It was only a momentary glance, she did a double take when she processed who was there. It was none other than Donna Smoak. She looked like she often did wearing a too short, too tight dress, that showed off a figure that didn't seem to fit a woman her age. "Well aren't you going to greet your old mom," she said with a smile.
Felicity didn't move she was too distracted by the thought she had worn a tight dress to work today that extenuated her baby bump. Her mom may have been scatterbrained and a flake but that didn't make her stupid. "Umm what are you doing here?" She still hadn't made the move to get up but she was still unsure about what to do.
"I thought that was obvious, I'm visiting my daughter and my unborn grandbaby."
Felicity felt her mouth drop open. "Wait how did you know?"
She could tell her mother was beyond angry with her. "You know I'm blond but I can read." Her mom slammed a paper on the desk with the headline "OLIVER QUEEN BACK TO HIS OLD WAYS?"
The article read:
Felicity Smoak has been known to high class society since Oliver Queen pulled her from the IT department to be his personal assistant. The two seemed to be close while she worked for Queen Consolidated until it was bought by Palmer Tech. Since then there have been rumors that Smoak was dating Ray Palmer and the two have been seen at many charity events and dinners together. Smoak's relationship with Oliver Queen is mostly unclear but a waitress at a local all night dinner spotted them together, she stated that she and Queen had a conversation about his impending fatherhood. Although Queen lost most of his fortune the Queen name still has quite a bit a pull and Thea Queen still holds a million dollar fortune and trust fund. Only time will tell if this is the real deal folks or some ploy to get money.
Next to the article was a picture of her with Oliver at the all night diner they had gone to together. They sat across the table from one another, she had her mouth open laughing at something he had said and he had a huge smile that made his face look relaxed. It would have been a cute picture if they hadn't been implying that she was a whore and a gold digger in the article.
Now it was Felicity's turn to be mad. She was more than mad she was livid. How could these reporters know anything about her life and her child? She was in full momma bear mode and she would rip anyone apart who tried to attack her baby. How could they say all that stuff about her and Oliver? They knew nothing about her life.
She had been so lost in her own angry thoughts that she hadn't noticed her still seething mother. "Well anything to say about that." Felicity felt bad that she had hurt her mom. She hadn't meant to do it, she just didn't know how to tell her about the pregnancy without telling her why Oliver wasn't around. Especially since Felicity's own father had abandoned her mom and her. She knew her mom would think that Oliver was the same, that he didn't care about her or the baby.
Felicity knew that it wasn't true, but she didn't know how to convince her mom of that without telling her the whole story. She was going to have to lie again and it made her a little sad "Mom I'm sorry we just wanted to wait before we told people. I swear I was going to tell you but I'm just now twelve weeks and you never know. They tell you not to say much incase something goes wrong." The lie left a bitter taste in her mouth. Even though she and her mother weren't close she had wanted to call multiple times, since finding out about the baby.
She wanted to be a little girl again and just have her mom hold her, just like when she had skinned her knee or shocked herself while taking apart some electronic device to see how it worked. Okay so maybe she wasn't a totally normal child but she still needed her mom like most little girls. She had also wanted the help of her mom because she had been through this before. Donna had raised her, and even though she wasn't always the perfect mother, she had always done the best she could.
She hadn't noticed it but a tear had slipped over her cheek wetting the keyboard below her. Her mom made her way around the desk mistaking what the tear was for, "Oh honey nothing is going to be wrong with the baby. I wish you told me but I know why you didn't. You and Oliver will make wonderful parents. Also don't listen to the press, they are full of shit I know you love each other. I just want to be here for you and the baby."
Felicity whipped the tear from her face. "Thanks mom, I wouldn't have it any other way."
"Now lets talk boy or girl?" Her mom pulled away from her leaning against the desk.
Felicity laughed, "No idea yet, we find out today. I have an appointment this afternoon, Oliver is coming to pick me up in a few hours."
"Well then I'll let you get back to work. I'll just go back to your house and unpack my things."
Felicity groaned internally, she didn't really want her mother around the house for the next few days or for however long she was staying. She didn't say anything though because she didn't want to hurt her mom's feelings anymore that day. Instead Felicity plastered on a smile, "Alright, I'll see you when Oliver and I get home."
Her mom smiled and turned to leave until she stopped seeming to think of something, "Felicity I better be the first one you two tell about the sex of my grandchild." With that her mother walked out the door.
Felicity wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry when she left.
Felicity tried to get some work done but she spent the day being preoccupied by her thoughts. Ray came in about fifteen minutes after her mom left. He didn't say much other than wish her a good morning. It bugged her that Ray was clearly avoiding her but she would talk with him about it later. Today was going to be a happy day and she wasn't going to let anyone or anything ruin it not her mom, not Ray, not her morning sickness, not the press and not even the only cup of coffee she could have spilling on her dress.
She had called Oliver after her mom left and told him everything. Then she spent twenty minutes on the phone trying to convince him not to beat up the man who had written the article.
She walked out of work a few minutes early for her appointment. She knew Oliver would want to pick her up at the office and she wasn't ready for Oliver and Ray to see each other again. She thought she saw a camera flash but didn't think much of it. Oliver pulled up to the curb a few moments later, he stepped out and opened the car door for her.
As her came over to her side of the car he whispered in her ear, "Don't look now but the paparazzi is here taking pictures."
"I know," was her simple reply.
She got into the car and Oliver shut the door behind her. Like she told herself earlier she would not let anything ruin this day. Twenty minutes later they walked into the doctors office, they had almost been late because Oliver had to lose the paparazzi. She saw several people stare as they walked in together. She guessed the article wasn't wrong Oliver wasn't the billionaire he used to be but he was still a celebrity.
She was surprised to see Dr. King already waiting for them. She gave them her signature warm smile and ushered them back to a room immediately. As they walked back she chatted about the weather and other trivial things. When she shut the door to the exam room she finally addressed the real issue, "You didn't tell me you would be such a high profile patient Miss Smoak."
Felicity felt bad that she had caused trouble. "I'm sorry about that I didn't expect the paparazzi to find out Oliver was father so quickly."
Dr. King smiled again, "No need to worry, I've had high profile patients before."
Felicity felt as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She liked and trusted Dr. King and she didn't want to have to find a new doctor.
"Aright so are you wanting to know the sex of your baby today?"
Felicity remembered she hadn't been sure if she wanted to know the sex at first but now she knew she couldn't wait. But Oliver beat her to the punch, "Yes we're more than ready."
"I'll leave you to get changed for a moment then." Dr. King left Oliver and Felicity alone in the room.
Felicity started at Oliver, he looked scared but excited. "I can't believe I'm going to see our baby today," he said more to himself than her.
She leaned down to give him a quick kiss trying to convey all the love she felt for him in that moment. He looked shocked when she pulled away. "What was that for?"
"For how much I love you and this baby." After that she got changed quickly and the knock on the door came a moment after she sat back down on the exam table.
Dr. King had everything set up and ready to go in about two minutes and Felicity was once again impressed by how good of a doctor she was. When she flipped on the screen they heard the heartbeat of the baby. Oliver looked concerned for a moment his brow furrowing. Dr. King must have noticed this, "don't worry like I told Felicity the last time a baby's heartbeat is normally that fast." He visibly relaxed at her words.
Dr. King looked for a moment at the screen, "Congratulations you two are having a baby boy!"
She had never seen Oliver look so scared and excited even in the most emotional of situations. She also had no doubt that her face mirrored her own.
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