"You know what today is?" Laurel cooed at Olivia, her beautiful daughter as she picked Olivia up and bounced her up and down. Olivia blinked a couple of times. "Today daddy is gonna build your swingset in the big Queen Mansion backyard." She said in a high voice.
Oliver shook his head and smiled at his little girl and his best girl. "You know, we could have had this built. I don't have to do it."
Laurel shook her head at him. "It means more if you put some of your own work in it," She said as she spun Olivia around.
"That is the silliest excuse you've had for anything," He said and he kissed her on the ear, which tickled and made her squirm away from him. "It's a good thing I love you, or else I might not take this silly excuse."
Laurel laughed at him. "Oh like you could resist a face like this?" She asked as she held Olivia up at him and smiled. He chuckled and blushed too. "See, you could never resist. You just act like a big tough man."
"And to anyone but you and Olivia, I am a big tough man who makes all the tough decisions," He said and kissed her forehead.
She let him and she even blushed as she bounced the baby. "Well, come on, let's get going. Is Diggle outside?" She asked him.
"Yes, m'dear. Diggle is outside, ready to help me build Olivia's swingset. Would you bring out some coffee for the poor man? He looks ready to take a nap on that bench." He said as he hauled off the box into the yard.
Laurel bounced Olivia on her hip and looked out the window as she saw Oliver with a great big smile on his face, running around the bench and she saw Diggle scowl a little at him because of it. "Come on, let's get your daddy and Mr. Diggle some, coffee," She said to Olivia, "How does that Miss Olivia Morgan?" She asked.
Once the water whistled at her, she put it in the carafe and put the coffee grounds she had ground up in the carafe too. She danced around the kitchen and smiled at the two men outside who were looking at the instructions and looking confused.
Olivia squealed. "Oh do you see daddy?" Laurel asked and Olivia squealed a little more and put her hands in front of her face. Laurel looked at the time and looked at the coffee, it was nice and black. She took some mugs out of the cabinet.
She looked in a bunch of cabinets for a tray and looked to Olivia and gave her a nose kiss. "Do you know where daddy put the serving tray? Huh, do you?" She asked. Olivia didn't answer with anything but a giggle.
She saw it out of the corner of her eye and smiled. She put the coffee carafe and the mugs on the tray along with some milk and sugar and opened the backyard double doors, with Olivia still on her hip and smiled to the boys. "I've got coffee." She said.
Oliver put down his hammer and Diggle put down his screwdriver and looked at her. "And how is the precious little Olivia?" Diggle said as he took her from Laurel's hip and spun her in the air. "Is she still picking on her daddy?" He asked as her made faux biting, one of Olivia's favorite games at her.
"Oh, always Diggle." Laurel laughed. She looked at the progress and nodded, suitably impressed. "Thank you for coming by the way. Oliver didn't want me out here, said I would distract him or something like that," She teased as she stuck her tongue out at Oliver.
Oliver came and tackled, "You are the best distraction ever, Laur. But you want this done and Digg's my man." He said and she just scoffed and rolled her eyes. He, then, resorted to tickling her.
Diggle watched the whole scene and smiled to Olivia. "If they're not careful, you're gonna end up a big sister sooner than they think. Yep," He said. "Not that you wouldn't be great with other kids. Arin already thinks your great."
Oliver rolled Laurel on top of him and looked at Diggle. "Don't you give my daughter any ideas."
"Then don't act like you guys are horny teenagers, or she totally we will have a sibling," He told the two as he bounced Olivia in the air.
Oliver looked to Laurel and grinned devilishly. "I should probably get back to work,"
"You have coffee," She told him as she kissed him on the nose. He pushed off her and onto his feet and pulled her onto her own. She brushed the dirt off herself and took Olivia from Diggle, "Come on, Liv, we'll check in on them later," She said as she went back towards the house.
"Hey," Diggle said as his phone twitched. "Felicity's at your door. With Roy. He's here to help. He met her at the coffee shop getting a donut."
"Sure he did," Laurel laughed.
Oliver looked to Diggle, "What's she talking about?" He asked.
"Oh nothing, I promise." He said and laughed a little. He wondered when the poor man would get a clue. He was lucky he had Laurel and Olivia.
Laurel bounced Olivia all the way from the backyard to the front door and smiled at Roy and Felicity, who looked happy to see her. "Baby Liv! My little hacker to be," giggled Felicity as she took Olivia.
"You're not getting your paws on her. That girl is going to law school." Laurel said as Roy came in and she looked out and saw, Thea.
Thea blushed, "Hey, I, uh, heard that you guys were having a family get together practically. And I wondered, maybe, if I could be a part of it,"
Laurel hugged Thea hard. Thea hugged her back. Laurel let her out of the hug and smiled. "You are always welcome here. You want to meet your niece?" She asked.
"I have a niece?" Thea asked with a tone of surprise.
Laurel motioned for the baby. "Felicity will you go get Oliver?" She nodded and handed Laurel Olivia. "This, Thea, is Olivia Morgan Queen-Lance" She said and she saw Oliver out of the corner of her eye.
She gave Thea Olivia and Thea held her with the most reverence she saw since Oliver first held her in the hospital. "Hey, Olivia, is it okay if I call you Livvy? I'm your auntie. And I'm sorry I wasn't here for a long time, but I'm here now. And I'm gonna spoil you rotten, okay?" She asked.
Oliver stood by Laurel and smiled at the scene. "You were right. All she needed was time."
"She looks great with Olivia in her arms. So happy," She said with a grin.
He kissed her on the temple, "Not as good as you look with Liv in your arms."
"Did you finish the swingset?" She asked him.
He shook his head. "Nah, this was a little more important."
"Family always is,"
