Why did you come here then?
Chapter nine
Oliver walked in front of Felicity, holding her hand as they joined the others. He glared at Dean who widened his eyes as he saw his wife holding hands with another man.
"So that's the man your heart belongs to now?" he asked her seriously.
Felicity just nodded and squeezed Oliver's hand a little. He tightened his grip in response, to comfort her without looking at her. "So, what's the plan, Dean?" she asked as she looked around the lair. "And where's Cas?"
"He had some angel business to attend to," Sam responded, noticing Dean seemed lost in his thoughts. "I think he's coming back soon."
"Oh, ok so what do we do now?" Felicity asked nervously, knowing her life was hanging by a thread.
"Dean called Garth to tell him that we were taking care of the wolf, so no other hunter will be coming here," Sam said, looking at her with concern.
"But why did you come here then?" Felicity asked. She was getting angry. If it was that easy to call the hunters off, why did they come here then? They could have stayed where they were. But on the other hand, she understood. They hadn't seen her in a long time now, and in the past they had been family. But it had made everything so complicated.
"I wanted to see you, Felicity," Dean replied. "To tell you that I'm sorry for how things turned out between us. But I can see now you've found a good family here. People who care about you, and a man who truly loves you. I can see it in his eyes, well, that and Cas confirmed it." He tilted his head and smiled at her.
Oliver felt caught. He hadn't even admitted it to Felicity yet. And what the hell was she thinking now? What if this all blew up in their faces? If he thought this through right, he was still a target for someone. He had planned to confess his feelings when all of this was over and they got back at normal Arrow work. He knew it still was dangerous to let someone he truly cared about into his life, but now he was the target and he had messed things up more than they already were. Dean had forced his hand and now he had to tell Felicity parts of how he really felt. He would have preferred to wait a few more weeks.
Dean's voice brought him back from his thoughts. "...but we are not sure Garth could reach every hunter, so Sam and I decided to stay here two more days to make sure you don't get hurt," he added.
"Dean, it wasn't your fault that it didn't work out between us." She paused. "Well, actually, now that I think about it, yeah, it was your fault. But that isn't the point here. Everything turned out just fine, don't you think? Hey, where are you staying while you're here? You can stay at my place if you like," she said, smiling.
"Or I can pay for a room at a hotel for you," Oliver said quickly, looking at Felicity and then the other two. John and Roy watched the others from a few steps away and chuckled.
Felicity straightened and stepped to the side so she was facing everybody. "No," she said firmly. "You stay at my place, and that's final. Understood?" She looked pointedly at all of them, and when Oliver opened his mouth to speak, she stopped him. "No, Oliver, they are family and they stay at my apartment. I don't want to argue about this anymore."
All three men, two of them smiling and one looking a bit pissed, opened their mouths and said "Yes ma'am," concurrently.
Felicity smiled as Diggle and Roy burst into laughter.
"So, Felicity isn't just the real boss here, she was in the past too?" Diggle said, laughing.
"Digg!" Felicity said, looking amused.
"Yes ma'am. I'm sorry, it's just you control everyone here, and it's so funny," he said. "Ok, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," He added as the three other men stared at him.
"Dean, do you still have my baby?" Felicity asked, changing the subject. She had totally forgotten about it until this moment.
"BABY?" Oliver, Digg and Roy shouted suddenly, getting serious again.
"Oh guys, calm down, will ya?" she said, laughing. "It's not what you think."
"Yeah, it's upstairs," Dean said, smiling at the others. "You can drive it home if you like."
"Can she?" Sam asked curiously. "You never let anyone drive that car."
"Hey, I'm not just anyone. I'm his wife, remember?" At the word 'wife' Oliver's eyes darkened. "Too soon?" she asked when she saw the look on his face. He looked at her, his face Arrow mode. "Too soon it is, then," she said as she held out her hand, waiting for Dean to give her the car keys.
"I can drive you home, Felicity, and they can follow us to your apartment," Oliver said in a jealous tone.
"No," she said, still waiting for the keys. "Not going to happen. And if you go outside and have a look at what I'm about to have under my ass tonight, you'll understand."
Diggle and Roy started to laugh again. "I don't want to interrupt you guys, but you have to go to work." Diggle said looking at his watch.
"Oh my god, I totally forgot it's Tuesday!" Felicity ran to her desk and started packing her things into her purse. They were already two hours late.
"Oliver, why don't you give her the day off so she can go to her apartment with them and help them settle in while we go to work." Digg said, adding "I'm sure they have a lot to talk about."
Oliver grimaced as John finished his sentence. He didn't like the idea of Felicity being alone with them in her apartment, so he tried to offer to pay for a hotel room again, knowing it would make Felicity angry. But he couldn't help himself, he had to try one more time. "Are you guys sure you don't want to go to a hotel? I'll get you two a suite," he said, ignoring Felicity.
"O-li-ver!" she hissed.
"Ok, ok. I'm sorry," Oliver said, annoyed. "Digg, we have to go now. Felicity, you can have the day off, but make sure I can reach you over the phone. We'll all meet again here at seven. And take Roy with you," he added.
"Thanks, Oliver. And yes, you can call me anytime if you feel like you have to check on me. And I don't need Roy. I'm sure he already has plans with Thea," she said, smiling.
Roy nodded. "Yes, I have to go now too. See you all at seven." He knew not to mess with Felicity so he just agreed with her and then headed out.
As the door closed behind Roy, Oliver walked torward her and took her hand. He closed the space between them and kissed her in front of everybody. One of his hands slid down and cupped her ass, while with the other he held her in place. He knew he had taken her by surprise because at first she tried to pull back a little, but then she gave in and kissed him back.
When Dean cleared his throat, Felicity pulled back, her face red as a tomato. She hadn't expect this. Speechless, she just stood there looking at Oliver.
He couldn't tell if she was angry at him because she thought he was just marking his territory, but the truth was he wasn't. He did it because he was in love with her, and this was his way of showing her, in front of all these people. He smiled at her and walked away, Diggle following him. "See you all at seven," he said before the door closed behind them.
Oliver and Diggle walked across the parking lot. "What the hell was that Oliver?" Digg raised an eyebrow.
"Nothing." Oliver tried to ignore Diggle even though he knew Digg wouldn't let this go.
"You kissed her." Digg stopped walking.
"Yes, that I did." Oliver stopped walking too and turned around to face Diggle with a smile.
"Oliver, if you hurt her I'll have to kill you, and I'm sure I'd get some help, if you know what I mean," Digg said seriously.
"I'm not going to hurt her, John. I'm in -" He wasn't ready to say it out loud yet.
"Ok, but Oliver, remember, she is not just some girl." He crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"I know that, Diggle. Can we go now? I have work to do." Oliver was still smiling at the thought of what happened earlier, and he hoped Felicity hadn't gotten the wrong impression. He made a mental note to text her later.
As Oliver opened the door of his car, he noticed the black Chevrolet parked a few feet away. He closed the door again and walked over to the other car. He walked around it a few times and tried to get a look inside, his nose pressed to the window.
"Nice car," Digg said with a bright smile on his face. "I didn't know Felicity was into oldies."
"It is a nice car. Maybe I'll buy her one, one of these days." Oliver said, seriously considering it.
Diggle raised an eyebrow. "Don't you think a car is a bit, you know, too much?" he said. "You aren't even together!"
"She calls this car her baby, Digg," was the only thing Oliver said during the drive to Queen Consolidated
