Hello :) I'm back :) I just want you to know that THE CONTINUATING ONE SHOTS ARE NOT IN ORDER! BEFORE THIS CHAPTER THERE IS A CHAPTER ABOUT THE PROPOSAL PARTY, BUT IT'S NOT READY YET :) Edited by gillianew19 from tumblr :) THANK YOU :)

Only one day before his wedding and Oliver was livid. It was a Friday afternoon and he came from work earlier than usual to get some rest before the big day. He knew he wouldn't rest much with Sadie and Sara at home, but preferred playing with toddlers than meeting some boring people who only cared about money. Apparently his new executive assistant haven't cancelled this evenings meeting and he had to go back to the company immediately. His daughter and her friend, that Oliver promised to look after as her parents were visiting Lyla's mother in Coast City, were playing dress up in Sadie's room. Yesterday Lyla got a call that her mother was in the hospital after an emergency surgery and she had decided to go there as soon as she can. Diggle and Sara were supposed to stay in Starling, but Oliver offered to take care of Sara until they're back. At first his friends didn't want to agree on that, but Oliver and Felicity assured them that the wedding was all ready and taking care of their daughter wouldn't be a problem. They knew Lyla could use some support. Her mother's condition was good, but still she was shaken up imagining that the car accident could have ended way worse for her mom than just with a broken arm and a concussion. That's how Sara ended up in their house yesterday's evening for a sleepover with Sadie. John promised to pick her up as soon as they are back which will be late tonight or tomorrow morning.
Oliver headed to the bathroom and tried to open the door.

"No! No, no, no! Oliver you can't come in!" Felicity yelled excitedly.

"What? Felicity, I have to go to work, let me in" said Oliver, his voice calm now, anger fading away after hearing his bride to be's voice.

"I can't. And I won't. Not a chance, you're not getting in" her voice was way more firm and Oliver knew he won't be able to convince her.

"Why not? Felicity… What are you doing in there?" wondered Oliver.

"I'm… well, I'm trying the dress on" said Felicity shyly. Her wedding dress has been ready for a few weeks now, but she only picked it up a few hours ago and at first couldn't take her eyes off it and then she couldn't not try it on. It fit perfectly. Shame it was a dress for one day, Felicity felt like she could wear it all week long. She looked at her reflection in the big mirror and smiled to herself. The dress was all white, long, the soft material and lace looked perfect together. It wasn't a fancy gown, but a classy yet original wedding dress that Felicity has always dreamt of. "But wait, why are you going to work? I thought we were supposed to go to the ice cream parlor with girls in an hour" said Felicity a little confused.

Sara and Sadie wanted to buy some ice cream earlier today when Felicity was in the supermarket with them, but Felicity promised she'll take them to the parlor in the evening to buy some ice cream. She wanted to distract Sara by taking her out because the little girl missed her parents. She's never stayed that long without both of them at once or at least she didn't remember she did. After she woke up in the morning she packed her things announcing that she had a lot of fun but now she wants to go home. Felicity just hugged her and said that she will go home after one more night and summoned all of her will to convince the unsure girl that it's going to be a lot of fun. Sara started whining a little, but she really liked being with Sadie, Sadie's dad and her new mommy so she unpacked her toys again and went to play with her friend. Actually Felicity thought they are like sisters. They still wanted to have the same clothes, the same hairstyles, they almost never fought, but when they did they quickly forgot about it, hugged and kept playing.

"The meeting is not cancelled as I thought it is" sighed Oliver leaning on the door. "You could let me in, you know? I don't believe in the bad luck thing and I wish I could see you in that dress" Oliver heard all the girls at the proposal party talking about it, but he's never seen it and was way beyond curious. Even Diggle, Barry and Tommy talked about it because Felicity forced them to see it a thousand of times.

"You will tomorrow" laughed Felicity. "And now go away, I'll call you when I'm changed. It will probably take some time, I don't want to fold it, I have to be careful undressing" Felicity started taking the dress of carefully, but quickly so Oliver wouldn't have to wait long.

"Let me unzip you" whispered her fiance through the door, his voice husky. "I'll be careful" he said and heard Felicity's laugh.

"Like you were with all the dresses you've ripped off of me"

"I thought you didn't mind" Oliver didn't feel even an ounce of his anger anymore, flirting with Felicity he forgot about everything. He was wondering if after the wedding she'd still affect him like that. People said it changed once you're married, but he couldn't believe that they way she made him feel would ever change.

"Well, I didn't mind what came after" now Felicity was whispering loudly so he could still hear her through the bathroom door. Finally, she managed to hang the dress on the hanger and put it inside the garment bag so Oliver wouldn't see it.

"Come in" said Felicity opening the door. When Oliver was passing next to her he kissed her sweetly and whispered a soft "See you later". After about five minutes he was already gone.

"Girls! Girls, where are you?" Felicity entered Sadie's room and found the girls dancing in a messy room, all the princess dresses were on the floor, both girls and a big cuddly elephant were dressed in some shiny gowns that Thea bought for her niece. Paper crowns on their heads were folded probably because they kept falling to the ground and being stepped on when the "princesses" were dancing around the room.

"Hey, mommy" said Sadie and ran towards Felicity who melted every time she heard what Sadie calls her. "Wanna play with us? I'm a princess and you're my mommy so you're the queen".

"Yes, you're the queen Aunt City" Sara nodded quickly while saying this to her aunt. Felicity smiled widely. She will really be a Queen tomorrow.

"Hello my pretty princesses. I was just wondering if you're hungry, I made a fruit salad that's waiting for you in the kitchen"

"Mommy, you're the queen, you don't do anything".

"Right" said Sara. "You ring a bell and you say what you want".

"And the fairies do the magic…" continued Sadie.

"And you get the food" finished Sara.

"Oh…" Felicity laughed at what she heard, but pretending to be a queen for a while couldn't hurt, right? "So, I rang a magical bell and asked my friend… Tinkerbell, the fairy to make a fruit salad for my princesses" said Felicity proud of herself that she could actually play along with the kids, but her smiled faded when she looked at Sadie and Sara. "What?"

"Tinkerbell? Mommy, she's not the food fairy" answered the little girl and Sara only shook her head looking at Felicity like she's a hopeless case. Felicity smiled sadly.
"Who's the food fairy then?" she asked.

"We call her Cookie" said Sadie.

"Cookie? Like the… cookie? Okay, so can Cookie make a fruit salad?"

"Of course mommy, sure she can."

"Well…" sighed Felicity. "Let's go eat then" she said and the girls followed her to the kitchen.

About an hour later Felicity was reading a book on the couch, from time to time checking up on the girls who were playing in Sadie's room. They politely said they want to play alone. Apparently the Tinkerbell thing was a huge mistake and the girls assumed Felicity is no fun to play with. They asked her to give them some food for the picnic so Felicity prepared some sweets and two bottles of Sadie's favorite strawberry juice and put it into a basket, right where picnic food should be. She felt a little left out, but she didn't mind a moment with a book while the girls were obviously having fun. Oliver texted her that the meeting is slowly getting to an end so she hoped he'll be back soon. The ice cream parlor was opened until late, but Sadie and Sara were supposed to go to sleep early. All of the sudden Felicity heard a loud cry. She immediately put the book down and ran to Sadie's room. The light was turned off and when she turned it on she saw no one was there. The toys were laying all over the floor, but there was no sight of the girls, Elly, the basket and the blanket from the bed was gone. Felicity quickly turned around trying to stay calm. She could hear loud sobbing and she suddenly felt the adrenaline kicked in even more than a moment before. She saw a dim light coming from the bedroom and she opened the half closed door hurriedly. The lamp on a nightstand was on, the light was soft, but Felicity could see everything very clearly. Sara and Sadie were sitting awkwardly on the blanket, both crying, surrounded by the the mess of the food, spilled drinks and… Felicity's wedding dress. It wasn't white anymore, it had big pink dots from the juice everywhere, and one piece was strangely hanging in Sadie's hands. For a moment Felicity couldn't even hear girls' cries, the loud pounding in her hear blocking other sounds.

"Mommy!" cried Sadie, her tiny frame was shaking from violent sobs. "Mommy, mommy!" Felicity kneeled next to the girls and her destroyed dress and touched the soft material, her eyes wide. The dress was laying on top of Sara and on the brownies Oliver made. The chocolate stains were on the other side of the dress, the ribbon was all brown and pink.

"What happened?" whispered Felicity trying to hold back the tears. Her ideal dress was dirty and torn, beyond saving and the wedding was in less than twenty hours.

"We…" sobbed Sadie "We just wanted to see" she explained and started sobbing again.

"…it's too long…" hiccuped Sara quietly "… stepped on…"

"I fell… it was beau… beaufufiful…" yelled Sadie holding her small hands towards Felicity looking for any kind of consolation. "I…I broke a dress mommy… sorry mom!" Felicity was just sitting there watching the crying girls and her destroyed dress helplessly. "Mommy…" whimpered Sadie, truly scared of what may happen, her beloved mom didn't want to hug her. She sat quietly, still shaking, watching Felicity carefully with wide eyes. Sara's soft cries were still to be heard as the girl hugged herself and looked up shyly. Felicity didn't even know when she started crying. Hot tears burnt her eyes and she let them fall, now she was the one who was sobbing. Through the tears she noticed Sadie's hands reaching for her and she pulled the girl to her lap hugging her closely. Then she hugged Sara too, both girls were apologizing sincerely, but Felicity didn't really care. She laid her head on her daughter's head and cried until the tears stopped. Felicity stood up freeing herself from the hug. She picked the dress up and felt like she could start crying again. Even if she managed to wash it somehow which would be a miracle the dress was torn in a way Felicity didn't even think was possible.

"Mommy?" whispered Sadie hesitantly. "Sorry. Don't cry mommy, we fix it." She walked up to the dress and grasped the hanging part unintentionally tearing it even more, so now a small piece was left in her hand. Sadie made a squealing noise.

"We can't fix it" said Felicity, her voice rough from crying. "There's no way to fix it" she whispered. Sara walked to the bed where Felicity was sitting now.

"We can glue it in place" she said taking the small piece from Sadie's hand and placing it right where it was torn from. Felicity laughed bitterly.

"Wedding is when you be… become m… my mommy" noticed Sadie after a moment of silence. "Does it m… mean you're n… not my mommy anymore?" Felicity looked at the small girl whose breathing was getting faster and faster, tears were running down the cheeks and pure panic was to be seen in her eyes. Felicity started shaking her head and took Sadie's hands in hers. "I was rude, you… you don't want to be my mommy anymore" whispered Sadie in horror before Felicity pulled her into a bone crushing hug.

"Shhh, sweetie it's okay, don't cry anymore. I love you" said Felicity silently. "I love you and I always want to be your mom. I am your mommy and nothing will change that, okay?" Felicity felt Sadie's tense frame goes limp in relief and the girl cried wetting her shoulder. "Why did you do that? I told you not to play here, not to touch the dress" sighed Felicity. "Is daddy's suit okay?" Sadie nodded her head and kept crying and muttering apologies.

"We just wanted to see the beautiful dress again" explained Sara who now calmed down a little. "We didn't want to destroy " she whispered and hiccuped wiping the remains of tears from her cheeks.

"We… We didn't want to destroy" said Sadie quickly between sobs. "I'm so sorry mommy. You still my mommy?" She had to make sure again.

"Yes baby, I'm still your mommy. You just have to listen to mommy" said Felicity, her voice soft, but firm. "I have a reason when I tell you not to do something. Come here Sara, I want you to hug me too" Sara walked up to Felicity and hugged her hiding her face in the crook of her neck. "Don't cry anymore baby girls" Felicity kissed their heads and took a deep breath. So now she'll go on a wedding in some other dress. It wasn't a disaster. She had plenty of dresses in the closet. All casual, but pretty. Who said a wedding dress has to be white? She had a few red dresses. It's a happy color in China. "One of the red dresses has to work" decided Felicity. After a few minutes Sadie got up and ran to her room. Felicity wanted to follow her, but before she managed to get up Sadie was already back holding her piggy bank.

"Look mommy, we buy a new dress" said Sadie with excitement and before Felicity could react Sadie crashed the piggy bank against the floor.

"Sadie…" started Felicity, but her daughter was already collecting all the coins from the floor.

"City, my bracelet" said Sara and took her worthless plastic bracelet handling it to Felicity. "We sell it for money an buy a beautiful dress."

"Oh, girls, that's sweet of you…" Felicity didn't know how to tell Sadie she broke her precious pink piggy bank in vain. "Yeah, I guess we could buy a new dress. I don't have a white one in the closet." Sadie's savings were less than fifteen dollars and Sara's bracelet costed maybe one, but Felicity appreciated their will to help. It warmed up her heart and made her smile. "Go clean the toys in Sadie's room, we'll wait for daddy and go shopping." Felicity was surprised that both girls listened and quietly walked out of the room leaving Felicity with the mess from their picnic, pieces of a piggy bank, destroyed dress, fifteen dollars and a plastic bracelet.

After the meeting Oliver couldn't wait to go home. He actually ran up the stairs, and entered the apartment. It was strangely quiet and dark. The only light came from the bedroom and that's where Oliver went. There he found Sara, Sadie and Felicity laying together on the bed, talking. The wedding dress next to them, but why did the dress look awful? And then Oliver knew. The mess on the floor and spilled drinks explained why the dress was pink and folded. Then he noticed a small white piece of material laying on the ground and realised that the dress was not only dirty, but also torn. He walked up to Felicity and sat beside her taking her hand in his.

"Felicity?"

"I should have let you in" she said. "You won't see me in the wedding dress tomorrow" confessed Felicity.

"How did it happen?"

"The girls were playing. Wanted to see it again." Sadie and Sara sat on the bed nervously looking at Oliver.

"I'm so sorry" he whispered and leaned down to kiss Felicity's neck. The dress was really beautiful, Oliver could imagine how she looked in it. He didn't know what to say or do. Felicity was so excited about this dress and now it was ruined.

"I wanted to surprise you… That's why I didn't want you to see me in it today" Felicity put her head on his shoulder.

"I know, it's okay Felicity. Shh, it's okay" he softly whispered to her ear and let her snuggle into him. "You look beautiful no matter what you wear." The girls wanted to admit, but they only sat quietly worried that Oliver will shout at them for being rude.

"But I don't have a wedding dress Oliver" she sighed. "I can go in one of the red ones or I could go to the shopping center and buy a white one."

"We'll go look for a white one and if you don't find anything then I'll pick my favorite of the red ones for you." In the dim light Oliver saw Felicity's smile and he smiled too. "Do you have pictures of you wearing this dress?"

"Yeah, yeah… I do" answered Felicity still smiling.

"Good. You'll show me them tomorrow" said Oliver and kissed his fiance. He could feel all the tension leaving her. He hoped he comforted her at least a little.

"Sadie needs a new piggy bank" said Felicity between the kisses.

"And you need a new dress." Oliver got up and took his phone out of the pocket. "Thea? Hi… We've got an emergency." Oliver winked to Felicity and she smiled at him and kissed his cheek.

"Get up girls, we have to dress up" said Felicity. She promised them some ice cream after all. She picked Sadie up in her arms and Oliver picked Sara and they headed to the corridor to put some jackets on and go shopping. Felicity didn't forget to take Sadie's money and Sara's bracelet for good luck. With Oliver, the two girls and Thea by her side she was sure she'll find a nice dress. And even if not all that really mattered was that she had a loving family. She hoped both Oliver and Sadie knew how much she loved them. She was going to prove it every single day. And so were they.

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