A/N: I went back on forth on them telling each other. But I thought it was in character, I don't think either Oliver or Bruce would have blindly followed around another masked vigilante. There is a reason Batman wanted the Hood's help and that will be revealed.

"I'm Batman." The silence that followed Bruce's admission was a loud one. All attention was on Felicity.

"The idle rich are hard to entertain, huh?" Diggle broke the silence and took some of the pressure off of Felicity. Felicity turned to Diggle and gave him a grateful smile.

"I know." Felicity whispered, avoiding eye contact with both Bruce and Oliver.

"You knew? You couldn't have because I just told you."

"Well, she did figure out Oliver or at least had an idea." Diggle offered Felicity another reprieve

"It wasn't too hard. You were alway gone when Batman was out on the streets. Plus, you had the resources to do it."

"Why didn't you tell me you knew?" Bruce's voice was filled with anger.

"I figured you had your reasons for not telling me. You wanted to keep me safe. It's why I left, why I said no." Felicity walked over to Bruce and looked him the eyes. Oliver felt like someone had stabbed him the heart. Felicity left Bruce because of him being a vigilante. It's the reason it would never truly work between the two of them.

"You left because I didn't tell you?"

"No I made peace with the fact that you didn't tell me. I left because I couldn't handle the life." At this Bruce stormed out of the Foundry, leaving Felicity in shock.

At the same time Bruce left, Oliver walked over to Diggle. "Can you give us a minute?" Diggle nodded and left the Foundry.

Oliver walked over to Felicity and grabbed her hand. "Are you alright?" He squeezed her hand and she brought her other hand up to his cheek, he leaned into her touch.

"I'm fine. The truth had to come out eventually. I feel like this means that we can really start now. If you want to?" Felicity cut herself off before she could start one of her famous rambling speeches.

Oliver pulled away from her. He let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. Felicity took this all as a sign of him not wanting to be with her, she quickly looked away.

"I do. But you left Bruce because of his life, the same life that I have." Oliver had a sadness in his eyes that Felicity had become all too familiar with.

"I can handle it now. Not only because I live the life but because I believe this time, I'm doing it with the right person. It's my choice, and I choose our life, you know, what we do. And I choose you." Felicity had stepped back into Oliver's space.

"Why do you choose me? I mean that in all seriousness. Bruce told you his secret, you said yourself you can handle the life now. Why not? He was your first love." Oliver was doing what Felicity knew he would always do, try to give up his own happiness.

"If I wanted Bruce, I would have followed him out that door. "Felicity's voice was slightly raised as she pointed at the door.

"Why didn't you?" Oliver asked solemnly.

"Because of you, you idiot. I want this life, this secret with you, not him. He may be my first love, but he isn't my last. I want you Oliver because you are my hero. You have saved this city. You are an amazing friend to Tommy and Diggle. A great brother to Thea. An amazing son to Moira and Walter, and your father." Oliver opened his mouth to reply but Felicity through her hand up to silence him.

"Let me finish, for once I don't want you to stop me from talking. I want you because

I trust you with my life, and my heart. You are not the Oliver Queen you used to be, the one you put on for the camera. You are my Oliver. You have a special smile that you reserve only for me. Even when we fight, you make me feel safe. I will always choose you."

Felicity stared up at Oliver. Oliver looked back at her. His eyes blinked back a few tears. Ever since he had returned from the Island, Felicity was the only person who made him feel safe, and happy. Her confession made his heart swell.

"Can I talk now?" Oliver let out a chuckle.

"I guess." Felicity nodded and let out a small giggle.

"I want you, Felicity Smoak. You, and only you. I am going to tell you now that I will not always be the best person to be involved with, but I will work really hard on that. For you. I am not good with word, as you have probably noticed, or relationships." Oliver took a breath and looked back at Felicity, who was smiling brightly at him.

"Are you going to ask me out to dinner, or will I have to wait like a year before you finally do?" Felicity laughed.

"Well, you didn't let me finish. Felicity Smoak, it would be an honor if you would go to dinner with me tomorrow evening." Oliver stepped forward towards Felicity, they were now almost nose to nose.

Felicity took a deep breath. "Well, I'll have to check my schedule. See I have this job where I feel the Starling City vigilante, and my boss can be a real hardass."

"I think he'd be willing to give you the night off."

"Okay."

"Okay?"

"I mean yes. I'll go to dinner with you." Felicity smiled.

They leaned together, their lips were about to meet when they heard the Foundry door open. Bruce and Diggle were descending the stairs. Oliver and Felicity reluctantly pulled away from one another. Before they reached the bottom of the stairs, Oliver leaned into FElicity, his mouth was next to her ears. His warm breath sent shivers down Felicity's spine.

"Probably shouldn't kiss you before our first date anyway. You know, being a gentleman and all." Oliver whispered and tucked a strand of hair behind her ears, his fingers grazing her skin as he pulled away.

"Impeccable timing as alway boys." Felicity laughed.

"Personal drama aside, I figured I needed to come back. I came to Starling City and wanted to meet with the Hood for a reason." Bruce gave Felicity a smile that said that the drama that had happened between them was over.

"Yeah, why did ask for my help?" Oliver stepped away from Felicity and towards Bruce.

"The Count, has several connections in Gotham. He has been using them to spread the use of Vertigo in Gotham. So, with our mutual problem, I figured I would ask the Hood for help. So would he be up for it?"

"Of course." Oliver offered Bruce his hand, Bruce took it. All anger and jealousy between the two disappeared. They could now move onto saving their cities and remaining friends.

After talking for about twenty minutes together the team and Bruce made a few plans to take down the Vertigo ring. The plan would go into effect in a week. Bruce departed shortly after, he was going to go to dinner with Tommy and then head back to Gotham.

Felicity left fifteen minutes after Bruce. When Oliver asked her what she was leaving she told him she needed rest, after all she had a date tomorrow night. Also, she had already texted Thea and they were going to go shopping tomorrow for said date.

Diggle and Oliver trained for the next hour. When they both were tired enough they decided to call it for the night.

"So you finally asked her out? Good for you guys." All Oliver could do in response is grin.

Oliver put his shirt back on and started to get ready when her felt Diggle's hand on his shoulder.

"if you break her heart, I'll put an arrow through you. Or maybe a bullet. Or both."

"If I hurt her, I'll stand completely still and let you do it." Oliver replied.

Felicity was getting ready to go to bed when she heard a knock on her door. When she opened the door she was shocked to see Bruce. She opened her mouth to ask what he was doing here and he leaned down and kissed her.

Felicity pulled away after the few seconds of shock wore off. "What are you doing here?" She was slightly out of breath, half due to the kiss and half due to shock.

"You know now. And you can obviously handle the life now. So we can get back together." Bruce was smiling. Felicity was sad that she would have to crush his happiness.

"Bruce, I'm sorry."

"Sorry about what?"

"I thought you understood. I choose Oliver."

"What? Why?" Bruce stepped back from Felicity.

"I am not going to rehash this. We already talked about it. I'm not in love with you anymore. Yes, you finally told me but that doesn't change anything. My heart is here with Oliver."

"Okay." Bruce still lingered.

"Please go. I want to still be able to work together, if you stay things might just get harder." Bruce leaned down and gave Felicity a kiss on the cheek.

"When Oliver inevitably breaks your heart, I will be in Gotham. You can feel free to come back to me." Bruce turned and stopped in the doorway at Felicity's voice.

"He won't. And even if he does, I still won't be in love with you." With that Felicity gave Bruce the nudge he needed and he exited her apartment.

Felicity's alarm went off at 8am. After her three cups of coffee she hopped into the shower. She made sure to leave her phone volume on loud since Thea would be calling when she was on her way. Right as Felicity got out of the shower her phone rang, it was Thea.

"Operation Olicity date is a go." Thea's perky voice came through the phone.

"Operation Olicity?" Felicity laughed.

"Yeah Olicity. Oliver and Felicity. Like Brangelina, Brad and Angelina, or Gendrya, aka Gendry and Arya." Felicity was sure she heard a male laugh echo in the background of the phone call.

"I take it you're on your way then?"

"Pulling up now actually. I have a set of keys so you can finish getting ready." Before Felicity could ask where Thea had gotten a set of keys to her apartment Thea had hung up.

When Felicity had finished throwing on one of the many outfits that Thea had already bought her she entered her living room. Thea was sitting on the couch. Felicity heard sink running in the kitchen and then Roy emerged with two glasses of water.

"Make yourselves at home." Felicity joked.

"Will do." Roy handed Thea a glass of water.

"No offense Roy but what are you doing here? I didn't think a shopping trip would be your kind of thing." Felicity asked curiously.

"Believe me, it's not. I had no choice in the matter." Roy sat Felicity's couch next to Thea. Thea put her well manicured hand on Roy's thigh.

"We need a guy's opinion on your dress. Plus, who else would carry our bags?"

"I don't know, maybe you guys could carry your own bags." Roy deadpanned.

Thea patted Roy's leg. "That's cute. You could always go home. I'm sure I could flirt and find a nice and attractive man to carry our bags."

"While, I find your bantering adorable, can we actually go shopping now. I'm nervous enough as it is, I want to get my dress so it's one less thing to worry about."

"That is so cute that you are nervous. Ollie is too."

"Wait is this your first date with Oliver?" Roy asked.

"Yes, why?"

"Oh, I thought you two were already together. My bad" Roy threw his hands up in surrender.

"Nope. I don't know why you would think that." Felicity smiled.

"Oh, I don't know why he would think that. Maybe the way you two look at each other, how jealous Ollie got when Bruce came to town, and how much time you spend together." Thea remarked sarcastically.

After five more minutes of chatting, the three left Felicity's apartment and headed out to the stores. During their car ride, Felicity asked where Thea got a set of keys to her apartment.

Thea gave Felicity a wave of her hand. "It doesn't matter. Plus, it was kind of insulting that I didn't have a set already."

"You could have just asked and I would have made you a set."

"Now where is the fun in that?"

They arrived at the same store that Felicity and Thea went to when Felicity was going to dinner with Bruce. After about an hour of trying on dresses Felicity was exhausted.

"Wait! Remember this one?" Thea said holding green strapless dress in front of Felicity. It was cinched at the waist and the dress stopped at about knee-length. The dress had a lot of little embellishments and detailing. Felicity loved it.

"You told me that Oliver would just "love this on you," when I was shopping for dinner with Bruce." Felicity smiled at the color of the dress. Oliver would definitely appreciate the color.

"And then you told me we weren't shopping for a date with my brother. And I said one day we will be shopping for a date you would have with Ollie! Well guess what? Now we are!" Thea put the dress in Felicity's hands and clapped excitedly.

"Yes we are!" Felicity grinned.

Felicity went into the dressing room and put on the dress. When she came out Thea clapped.

"It's definitely the one!" Thea nudged Roy who looked up from his phone.

"You look beautiful Felicity. Oliver is a lucky man." Roy gave her two thumbs up.

Thea insisted on treating Felicity to the dress, saying it was a gift to her future sister-in-law, which caused Felicity to blush. They went to a few more stores, getting makeup, shoes, and accessories. Roy was pretty weighed down between Felicity and Thea's bags.

They headed back to Felicity's apartment. It was already four o'clock and it was time to get ready. Thea and Felicity went into her bedroom to go and get ready. Roy was sitting on the couch.

"Don't worry about me, I'll just turn on some cartoons or something!" he yelled sarcastically.

"Have fun!" The girls yelled back and laughed as they disappeared into Felicity's room.

Hope this was long enough for you guys! Next chapter will show Oliver getting ready for the date, the actual date, and more! Please, please, please review. Reviews inspire me to write more!