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Oliver sat on Felicity's couch with a glass of red wine. He would have preferred something stronger, but Felicity didn't have anything else. She had fallen asleep in his arms, her small body pressed against his so tight that he found it difficult to extricate himself. Not that he wanted to, he had wished for a moment like that far too often, but not under these circumstances. And Diggle would be here soon with the video tape.
Oliver was afraid of watching the tape but he just had to do it. Lance had him so confused with his comments regarding a possible rape that he needed to see for himself that that hadn't happened. But he knew that whatever that tape showed, it would follow him into his dreams.
A knock on the door jolted Oliver out of this thoughts and he went to answer it.
"Everything okay?" Diggle asked his friend insistently.
"Yes, everything is okay. Felicity has fallen asleep."
"What did the doc say?"
"She's not allowed to lift anything, she needs rest and someone around her she trusts." Oliver sat back down on the couch. "Diggle, I have never seen her so frightened and panicked. Why did she do that?"
The bodyguard sat down beside his friend. "Because she loves you."
Oliver buried his face in his hands. "But that's not worth it. No money and no firm is worth that."
"That's what I told her, too, but you know her."
"Do you have the tape?"
Diggle took a deep breath. "Oliver, you shouldn't watch that."
"I have to know what happened exactly and look for clues."
"Felicity is like a sister to me and that video really got to me. You love her and those picture will burn themselves into your soul."
"Diggle, I have to know what happened. Lance hinted at something…. Please start the video."
"Okay, but I did warn you." Diggle started the tablet.
The recording showed Felicity powering up Miller's computer and that Miller had come up to her from behind. The blonde flinched under his touch and Oliver's heart started to race. Felicity tried to fight back and was successful, she ran out of Miller's office but caught up with her pretty fast and hit her in the face hard enough to send her to the ground. Diggle watched his friend – Oliver's expression was serious, his hands gripped the tablet tighter than necessary and his breathing was becoming increasingly erratic.
"Oliver, don't do this to yourself, " Diggle cautioned and paused the recording.
The Ex-billionaire closed his eyes for a moment. "I can deal with it, Digg, okay?"
"If you say so…." Diggle started the video again.
Felicity lay on the ground, Miller sat on top of her, restraining her arms. With tears in her eyes, the blonde squirmed under the attacks of her boss, but Miller tore open her blouse. Felicity fought back and managed to free herself. She scratched him and managed to land a kick to his private parts. Not looking back, she ran over to the stairwell. The camera perspective changed, showing Felicity running down the stairs until she stumbled suddenly. Okay, that fall explained the broken ribs. Oliver stared at the screen and saw that for a moment Felicity didn't move, and when she raised her head again, Oliver's blood froze. Her eyes were so full of fear and pain…. Oliver's eyes filled with tears at the sight. On screen Felicity stood up and hurried down the steps again, pain clearly evident on her face.
"That's all," Diggle said and took the tablet back.
Oliver took a deep breath and stood up. "There's something I need to do, please stay with Felicity," was all he said before he left.
Oliver climbed onto his Streetfighter and drove over to his house, where he grabbed his bow and changed into the green Arrowoutfit.
He had to catch Miller, he couldn't let him get away with something like that. The images of Felicity falling to the floor after Miller had hit her in the face still flashed before Oliver's eyes. The abject terror in her eyes at whatever he had said to her. Good thing the recording had been without sound, the pictures alone had been almost more than he could bear, hearing the panic in Felicity's voice would have been the death of him. Oliver reacted very sensitively to everything to do with Felicity, especially since he had already lost so many people. He just couldn't lose another person, especially not this woman. She was the one who made him smile.
Miller's house was dark. Oliver carefully opened the balcony door on the second floor. For a CEO who wasn't a billionaire, Miller lived very well. Oliver looked cautiously looked around, but the house seemed to be empty. Where the hell was that bastard hiding? Bow drawn, Oliver silently went from room to room. The last door led to Miller's bedroom, and Oliver's breath caught in his throat, when he opened the door.
"Oh my God," he whispered to himself, lowering the bow as he entered the room. Hundreds of pictures were plastered all over the room – all of them of Felicity. Oliver couldn't make out the details, since the only light in the room came from a streetlamp outside. He hurried over to the window and pulled the heavy curtains shut, before he switched on the lamp on the nightstand. The walls were covered with pictures of Felicity – shopping, at work, opening her front door, getting into her car….some even showed her going to bed. This bastard had been watching her for a long time, but why had he chosen her? Beside the pictures were little post-it notes. "I love you, you're mine, I will destroy your friend," was on a note beside a picture showing Oliver and Felicity coming out of Big Belly Burger. Oliver remembered the day, it had been last summer, half a year ago. Miller had planned everything, which meant that Slade and Isabel must have helped him.
Oliver switched off the light and left the house. He needed Felicity and John, maybe there was evidence on his computer, that could link Miller to Slade and Isabel.
Silently the Arrow left the house and returned to his own, changing back and putting the green leather outfit into a bag, before he climbed onto his Streetfighter again and went back to Felicity's house.
Diggle opened the door and signaled Oliver to be quiet.
"Is she still sleeping?"
"She had a nightmare and was calling for you, but now she's asleep again," Diggle answered.
"We need to wake her up and take her with us to Miller's house," Oliver said.
"What?"
"Miller has covered his whole bedroom with pictures of Felicity, going back half a year. I'm sure Slade and Isabel had something to do with it, but to prove that we need to get at his computer," Oliver explained.
Diggle nodded. "And that's what we need Felicity for."
Oliver held his friend back. "I'll do that."
Silently the ex-billionaire entered Felicity's bedroom. The blonde looked like an angel, curled up in her bed. Oliver felt bad having to wake her, she looked so peaceful. Gently he pushed a strand of hair out of her face. "Mmmmmmhhhh…" Felicity grumbled softly and opened her eyes.
"Hey," Oliver said, smiling at her.
"Oliver…" Felicity immediately sat up in bed, pressing a hand against her aching ribs. "What happened?"
"Hey, hey, not so fast. Everything is okay, but I need your help."
"What happened?"
"I was in Miller's house and found out that he has been watching you for a long time. I think he's in league with Slade and Isabel."
Felicity looked at him wide-eyed. "Isabel, it was Isabel."
"What do you mean?"
"Moscow, the password for Miller's computer. I didn't know where I had come across it before but now I remember, it was when I hacked Isabel's computer."
"We need to search Miller's private computer for information and I need your help for that."
Felicity gulped. She didn't want to go anywhere near Miller or his house, but she had no other choice and she trusted Oliver.
"Okay."
Oliver noticed her frightened look and took her chin. "Hey, I will protect you, he won't do anything to you."
Felicity let herself fall into Oliver's arms. Oliver hesitated for a moment, but then he wrapped his arms around her. "We'll get through this and I will stay with you until Miller is out of the way and you're not afraid anymore."
