Title Of Story: Second Chances
Chapter Number: 12
Chapter Name: Somebody's Watching Me

Felicity
Me and Madelyn have been back in Starling City for two weeks already and since coming back everything has been working out amazingly. Everyone has been introduced to Madelyn, including Thea, Madelyn and Thea have become inseparable since they met. Thea watches her a lot for me and Oliver if we're really busy and it's nice to see the two of them bond so quickly, Oliver has already warned Thea about turning Madelyn into a mini Thea. I know what Thea was like as a teenager and I really hope Madelyn doesn't do any of that… don't get me wrong Thea's amazing now but back then she was partying, taking drugs and got into some trouble with the law. Thea was the same teenager that Oliver was and I know Oliver is going to try his hardest to make sure Madelyn never does any of that.

Also since coming back Oliver has been a more consistent feature in Madelyn's life, he's always there if she needs something. He has taken on the role of daddy really well and I know how much Madelyn enjoys having her daddy around, last week we got his name put on her birth certificate and I decided to take Smoak off her surname so she's now Madelyn Grace Queen. I know how much it meant to Oliver for him to be on her birth certificate and to give her to Queen surname, to be honest he's earned it. I feel more guilty now then ever for running off when I was pregnant because I now realise that Madelyn and Oliver missed out on being in each other's lives.

Not only have things been good with Madelyn and Oliver but also me and Oliver have been getting along great and working things out. He comes round everyday to see Madelyn but he normally stays once she's gone to bed and then the two of us will talk about everything. We've both apologised a million times over for the way we acted in the past and we've been focusing on the future, we want to be a couple again but we're going to take it slow like we agreed in Vegas. We go out once a week as a family and then me and Oliver will go out together for some us time whilst Thea baby-sits.

We haven't slept together yet but the other night we came pretty close. We both knew we couldn't go over that line just yet… it was too soon. There was still questions that needed to be answered and I don't think personally that our relationship was at that stage, Oliver said he understood when I asked him to stop but I think a little bit of him was hurt. I know how it feels to be rejected and the feeling sucks but I wasn't ready yet, I loved him and I never stopped but we need to slow down.

I didn't want us to rush into things and Madelyn get used to having the perfect family life and then me and Oliver splitting up, him getting a new girlfriend and also me moving on. Me and Oliver needed to make sure that we were being serious adults this time and not young people who rushed into their relationship.

Getting off the subject of Oliver, work has been going really well. It's honestly like I was never away and Ray has been amazing in making sure I settle in ok, he comes to check in with me and he's made it so easy for me to open up to him. I know if I have a problem then I can always go to Ray for advise, thankfully I haven't needed him all that much since I came back. I pretty much just got on with the job at hand and then I went home to see my baby and my man.

Something has been bothering me though and I didn't want to say anything to Oliver because I know he'll go all Arrow on me and make it out to be something it's not… the apartment that me and Madelyn are staying in, a Palmer Technologies company apartment, I cannot shake the feeling that there's something off. Don't ask me what it is but something is amiss and it's starting to make me feel nervous because I know from working with Arrow that you trust your gut feeling. How do I tell Oliver without him freaking out? I know Oliver doesn't trust Ray one little bit and if he thinks something is wrong with the apartment or me and Madelyn are not safe here he'll go crazy.

Every time I get the chance I have a look around to see if I can find something that will bring me to a conclusion on what's wrong. I haven't had any luck yet and I know if I don't find out soon what's going on then I'll have to tell Oliver. I asked Ray if there was something in the apartment that would make me uneasy but he assured me that there was nothing wrong with the apartment. He offered to come and have a look but I knew that would piss Oliver off so I declined his offer, I'm kind of rethinking the offer.

An alarm brought me out of my thoughts, I jumped but realised it was just the time on the oven. Dinner was ready. I took the lasagne out of the oven and made Madelyn a plate, got her a drink and placed her food on the table "Madelyn, dinner's ready!" I called out. I also made myself and Oliver a plate of food and put them on the table as well, as I placed the food on the table Oliver and Madelyn showed up coming from the direction of her bedroom "Did you guys have fun?" I asked.

"We had a princess tea party!" Madelyn told me excitedly and she went into details about the tea party and who was there, her daddy was the only male exception because he was her daddy and very important. As she told me about her tea party I tried to hide my laugh as I thought of Oliver sitting in Madelyn's room with a pink tea set and sitting with her dolls. It was defiantly a sight I was going to have to catch next time.

"How was work today?" Oliver asked me as Madelyn munched on her food.

"It was ok… it's like I never left" I replied.

"Well I have some news for you" He told me.

"Oh yeah, what's that?" I questioned.

"I was speaking to Walter and I told him that I had a daughter and I needed means to support her. He has offered me a job with him at the bank" I said.

"Wow that's great, I'm proud of you. I know what it must have taken to ask Walter for some help" I told him.

"Who's Walter?" Madelyn asked.

"Walter used to be married to my mother" Oliver said to her.

"So he's your daddy?" She asked.

"No he's my step dad" He replied.

"Is he nice?" She asked.

"He's awesome" I told her.

"Can I meet him?" She asked.

"Of course" Oliver replied and Madelyn went back to eating her dinner.

"So what job have you got at the bank… don't forget I've seen your high school grades" I told him and he chuckled lightly.

"I'm going to working along side Walter for a while, he's going to train me and I'm going to be an advisor for the bank and it's clients" He said.

"That's great" I said and the two of us smiled at each other. Oliver had a lot of pride so I know going to Walter for help was hard but he did it for Madelyn. I was so happy that Oliver was really trying and he wanted the best possible life for her, he has amazed me since I've been back "When do you start?" I asked him

"In a couple of weeks. I spoke to Walter about the salary and in a few months once all my finances are sorted out I should be able to star giving you money for her, to help you out. She's my daughter as well and I don't think it's fair that you're the only person supporting her… when I start getting pay cheques we'll sort the money out" He told me.

"Oliver as long as you're there for her when she needs you and you carry on what you're doing now then I don't care about the money. It's not a big issue" I said.

"To you it's not but to me it is, I just want to know that she's ok and doesn't need anything" He replied and I nodded my head at him.

"Mommy I'm all done" Madelyn's voice exclaimed.

I looked down at her plate and saw that it was empty and so was her glass but she had food all over her face. She was one of the messiest eaters I've ever known "Well you need to have a wash… you've got more lasagne on you face then in your tummy" I said to her and poked her belly lightly making her laugh.

"Why don't we let mommy eat and I'll help you get washed up" Oliver said to Madelyn who nodded and jumped off her chair and went towards the bathroom, Oliver smiled at me and went after her. I finished the last few bites of my dinner and then took all the plates into the kitchen and put them in the sink.

As I washing up it felt like someone was watching me so I turned around sharply but there was no one there. The uneasy feeling washed over me again as I looked around the kitchen but there was no one here, I could hear Oliver and Madelyn playing in the bathroom so I knew it wasn't one of them playing a joke on me. I took a deep breath and turned back to finish the washing, the feeling that somebody was watching wouldn't go away.

"Felicity" A voice said behind me and then I hand feel on my shoulder, I screamed and dropped the dish in the sink before turning around to see Oliver.

"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you… are you ok?" He asked me and I just nodded "You're a bad liar, what's wrong?" He asked.

"I think someone's watching me" I replied.

Well we all knew that Ray was up to something... what do you think it is? Do you think Felicity is being watched? Do you think Ray is watching her? Do you think Ray wants to hurt her or save her? Tell me what you all think by reviewing. I would also love it if you would all follow and favourite me and my story! Love you all XX