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Note: I got the names a bit messed up so here is a key
Sara =Oliver and Felicities child
Layla= Diggle and his wife's child
Sorry for the mistake but I prefered for Oliver and Felicities baby to be named Sara and for Diggle and his wife's baby to carry her moms name.
Chapter 9Time Alone
Oliver walked with Felicity tucked under his arm shielded from the cold of the halls by his thick leather duster coat, down the long winding halls of Nada Parbat. Guards stood every few feet with torches, snapping to attention as Oliver approached, on the path to Oliver's private quarters. When they arrived at the double door a guard opened them as Oliver gave instructions Felicity slipped to the balcony and looked down on her friends down at the table below and smiled. Sara looked relaxed and was laughing in a way Felicity could never remember seeing before.
"In this place, in my arms, all those present are safe," Oliver said offering Felicity a cup of wine and pulling her into his tight embrace.
"You didn't spike this one as payback did you," she asked with a grin turning in his arms to look up at him.
"Despite how tempting it might be I only want to be here with you and not let anything interfere with what little time we have together," he said resting his head on her head and allowing her to rest her ear on his heart and hear the special sound it made only for her. Oliver looked down at his family and smiled just as Diggle and Sarab looked up at him and both nodded up to him with smiles all their own. Oliver chuckled to himself as he guided Felicity back inside and noticed she was very tired and with an ease unmatched by any, he swung Felicity up in his arms and carried her to their awaiting bed. Gently he sat her on the edge removing her cloak and shoes and easing her onto her left side and slipped in behind her covering them both up in the blanket Nissa had had made for them.
Hours passed and Oliver awoke to find Felicity asleep in a chair next to the bed but she smiled at him when she saw his concern. "I have missed you so much over the years and I wanted to watch you sleep; to see you take each and every breath, to see your chest rise and fall, your arms flex and your legs shift. I wanted to create a new movie in my mind the old one is a bit outdated," she said.
"Have I aged that much," Oliver said with a grin.
"You haven't aged a day. I guess that's a benefit of the Lazarus Pit. But my memory is fading time isn't so kind to us mere mortal," Felicity said sadly.
"I would give it up if I could but there are certain Rules I can't change," Oliver said apologetically.
"I know," Felicity whispered weakly and Oliver swung his legs off the bed and pulled her chair even closer.
"Why the tears," he asked wiping the tears that streamed down her face. But Felicity just shook her head and smiled. Oliver nodded in understanding, "This life has been too much for both of us. We take care of everyone and the world but who tends to the hearts of the world's guardians," he said standing and pulling her with him. "How about we take care of each other," he said kissing her and though the feel of his lips gave her fire works Felicity pushed away.
"I want to end the fighting and protecting and just live," Felicity said walking back to the balcony and watching as Sara sparred with 3 Assassins under the watchful eye of both Diggle and Nissa. "I know it's selfish but I want to stop fighting and just…" she said leaving the sentence unfinished.
"Just Love. Just stop protecting everyone and take a much need vacation and get lost in the eyes of the one person who through all the years, the mere thought of calmed your raging thoughts and brought you back to your center. Sleep in the arm, that I have craved every night since last we shared the same bed," Oliver said finishing her thoughts.
"Yes," she said tears streaming down her face.
Oliver laughed and knelt down on one knee, "Felicity Smoak, Mother of my child, calmer of my soul and most relentless advocate of all creatures great and small will you marry me and for all your remaining days live here with me and a few other houses I own," he said with a wicked grin. An Assassin walked onto the balcony and knelt on both knees before Felicity and help a pillow above his head, on it rested a gold Celtic Knott lace cut ring inlaid with no less than 12 genuine dark Emeralds. Felicity was speechless.
"Mom he's waiting for an answer and if it is anything other than yes you are nuts. I can run the agency for you and Thea and the kids have Queen Consolidated under control. Its time you and Diggle enjoy retirement," Sara called out and everyone laughed.
Felicity looked to Diggle for guidance and he smiled at her, "You told me once that love was worth the cost no matter how much it hurt. Well it has hurt you enough now it is time for you to enjoy yourself," Diggle said.
