This is Laurel's tap chapter! Hope you enjoy!


Laurel rubbed her cheek where she felt the imprint of the speedster's lips. It was about time another guy kissed her. Suddenly, she remembered something.

It had been so long since she had a date, she needed to be reminded how to fully charm a dude. Thea and Oliver were on vacation in Hawaii, John was staying with his wife and daughter for the week, and her dad was visiting an old friend for the next week. Roy had taken over as Arrow for the week, so it was just them, Felicity, and Curtis.

"So, somebody got lucky, eh?" Roy asked, smirking.

"Uhh..." Laurel said. "I've lost my charm."

"Oh," Roy replied. "I'm sorry Laurel."

"No, its okay," she replied. "I just, really don't want to screw this up. Barry's such an awesome guy, and I know what he has been through. I want this to be special for him."

"Hmm," Roy said. "Wait, I got an idea. Wait here."

He walked out of the room, his phone in hand and dialing a number on speed-dial. While he walked away, she could briefly make out the points of the conversation he was having.

"Hey, you free from 3:00 to 6:30?" "Yeah, its that situation again." "You could do what you did with Thea." "Really, you will? Great! She'll love it." "Well, better get em ready, this should be quite interesting." "Anyway, gotta go. Okay, bye."

He returned with a grin on his face. "Laurel, I think I found your solution."

"Oh, really?" She asked. "What is it?"

"Felicity has had something she has been wanting to show you," he said.

"Well then, I'll go see what!" Laurel said, running out.


"So," said Laurel, "what are you going to do that will help my date with Barry?"

"That will be answered if you open this shoe box," Felicity smiled.

Laurel took the shoe box, and was surprised at what was inside. Inside the shoe box, there was a pair of shiny black Mary Jane 3-inch heels with taps on the bottom.

"Oh!" Laurel squealed. "Um... tap shoes! Well, cute! But how are these going to help?"

"Laurel, Barry ALWAYS dated some sort of dancer in high school. He had a thing for them, apparently." Felicity said. "They were the only ones who considered him likable. Plus, I had a spare pare. He never dated a tap dancer, so it could be a first."

"Uh... Cool!" Said Laurel. "I can give tap dancing a try!"

"Excellent! I think you'll love it," Felicity said.

"Okay, but I need to break in the tap shoes a little bit before our first lesson," Laurel said, sitting down on the couch. Laurel slipped off her tennis shoes and strapped on the tap shoes, feeling incredibly comfy and warm. She tapped her feet a few times, smiling as she did so.

"I feel... Great!" Laurel exclaimed. "These are just... Beautiful! I feel so graceful!"

"Knew you would like them!" Felicity exclaimed. "I'll go and get my tap shoes! Be one minute!" Felicity called.

While Felicity ran upstairs to get her tap shoes, Laurel took a few pictures of herself on her phone. If Barry liked her tap dance, she had a picture or two to send him when she felt ugly. She did kick her feet like crazy a few times, and couldn't help but giggle. She was having WAY too much fun.

Suddenly, Felicity slid in with her matching tap shoes. The only difference was Felicity's were less glossy than Laurel's.

"I'm ready!" said Felicity.

"Great! Now let's hope these heels don't screw me over for my first tap dance," Laurel said, standing next to Felicity.


The two continued their lesson, Laurel and Felicity continuously laughing as they did so. There were occasional slip-ups, but it just motivated the girls to try harder. The two did things they never imagined doing before, like Laurel standing on the very tips of her toes in tap shoes and running across the apartment tap dancing, or Felicity actually recommending to not talk during the tap dance for concentration. Laurel finally did her first solo tap routine, earning a round of applause from Felicity with giggles also happening.

"Okay, I don't know why, but seeing you doing cramp rolls like that is literally as adorable as Ollie is when he feeds the rabbit that will occasionally show up on our porch!" Felicity said, keeping notice of her friend's unique syncopated rhythm as they happily continued tap dancing.

"Well, I love it still!" Laurel said, stopping her fast tap dance for air. "I LOVE this! Thank you so much for showing me how to tap dance!"

"No problem!" said Felicity, who had stopped tap dancing as well. "Well, I think you should start getting ready. Your man will be ready soon!"

"Oh, yeah!" Said Laurel. "Do you think I've learned enough to be able to tap dance in front of him without getting humiliated?"

"You know pullbacks, wings, and toe stands and we've only been here for 3 hours. I think you are ready!" Felicity said. "I'll be out of here for the night, so you two can crash, but give him a little tap dance before you two go to bed for proof you can tap dance."

"Will do, and thanks again!" Laurel said. "Can I wear the tap shoes back to the lair? I wanna get Roy's reaction."

"Sure, but just so you know, Thea can tap dance too," Felicity said. "She did the same thing you did, only Roy didn't know about it."

"What? Well, that's awesome! Maybe we could have a tap lesson with all three of us!" Laurel recommended. "Well, I better get going! Thank you once more for the tap shoes!"

"No problem!" Felicity called back. "And, that session you talked about? It could become a thing!"

Laurel cheekily giggled, loving her new tap shoes, and the fact she had her charm back. She happily ran out of the apartment, combining every tap step she could with her walk, and occasionally clicked her tap shoes' heels mid-air.