Chapter 21 – Liar Liar pants on fire

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Felicity:

Sipping on our smoothies, we slowly make our way down the sidewalk of our local mall. Sara has three bags in hand. I have zero. There a few reasons for this. One- nothing has caught my eye and two- I don't really have the money to throw away on useless crap I really don't need.

Although my mom did shove a hundred dollars into my hand when Oliver and I were leaving the bed and breakfast house on Sunday.

Feeling slightly stunned by the gesture, I tried giving it back but my mom wouldn't take it. I figure I'd put it away in case of an emergency.

"Let's stop in here."

We walk into Victoria's Secret and right away Sara starts rifling through the racks. I have enough underwear, so I don't need to bother looking for anything until a cute spotted bra and panty set in red captures my attention.

Before I even realize it, I'm walking over to the rack and staring at it for a long minute. It's seriously the most gorgeous little confection I've ever seen. Sheer and delicate are the best ways to describe the material.

Sara slides up beside me.

"Oh you definitely have to try that on"

Almost immediately I'm blushing and shaking my head. I mean, it's not like I have anyone to wear it for…

As much as I try to keep his gorgeous face from appearing in my head, it's there. I have the feeling that Oliver Queen will be the death of me.

"Why not Liss?" Sara pulls the set off the hook before inspecting it more closely.

"It'll be fun, come on."

I cock my head grasping desperately at any straw that will get me out of this.

"Trying on something that will only emphasize the fact I have zero curves what so ever is not my idea of fun."

Before I can say anything more she tugs me down the hallway. Because I know when to pick battles, I allow Sara to force me into the fitting room. She disappears into one right next mine.

"Don't think I'll be showing you what this looks like," I grumble under my breath.

With that I'm standing in my chosen red number, my cheeks are currently matching the color of it. God this makes me, well it almost makes me. Before I can wrap my mind around what I'm seeing Sara barges into the room without knocking or giving me any warning what so ever.

I'm so surprised by the sight in front of me, that I don't bother covering myself. And well it's not like she hasn't seen me naked a hundred times before. We've been best friends for far too long.

"Oh my god Liss, you look absolutely amazing" she finally breathes.

"I can't believe it you actually have tits and an ass!" she giggles.

I can't help but chuckle and check out my reflection.

"If I looked that hot, I'd wear it ever freaking day just to boost my self-confidence, you know."

I roll my eyes.

"You don't need to boost your self-confidence."

She grins,

"Listen up it's your birthday soon and that's what I'm buying for you."

"I guess it's better than cocktails and a hangover."

She nods,

"Alright out," I say pointing towards the hallway.

Obviously proud of herself for talking me into something I normally wouldn't by, Sara gives me a huge smile before closing the door behind her.

Five minutes later, I'm back in my clothes and back to been boob-less and ass-less.

"So did you find anything?"

Sara holds up three bras along with three matching panties.

After we've been rung up, we take our purchases and continue walking down the sidewalk.

After a few moments I notice Sara has turned quiet, she's staring out into the distance.

"Everything ok Sar?"

She smiles faintly in my direction,

"Yep, it's all good. I just have something on my mind, it's probably nothing."

My brows draw closer together at her words. If somethings bothering her, I'm surprised she hasn't already shared it with me or ranted about it.

"What's going on".

I pull her onto a bench and grab hold of her hands.

"Fill me in".

She begins to nibble on her lower lip. Instead of beating around the bush, she just comes out with it.

"About two weeks ago me and Tommy were you know,"

She pauses looks around and whispers,

"The condom broke."

My eyes widen just a bit as I nod my head in understanding.

"What does Tommy think?"

She hesitates for a second.

"Well, he obviously knows it broke. And honestly, I wasn't all that concerned when it happened, but I'm pretty sure I should have gotten my period by now."

"So you haven't told him your worried?"

"I was going to wait till I was sure, I don't want to worry him you know."

I can see the panic eating away at her and it makes me feel utterly terrible that she's been dealing with this all by herself.

"Should we buy a home pregnancy test or maybe go to the clinic?"

She takes a moment before admitting,

"I bought a test yesterday but I haven't taken it yet."

"I think you should just take it Sar, it might put your mind at rest."

"We should go home now, take the test"

She stares off for a moment or two before nodding her head. Without further words we both get up, heading towards the parking lot. Our mood is much more somber than it had been in Victoria's Secret.

Finding my car, we drive back to the apartment in silence. Now that she doesn't have to pretend everything's alright, she seems distracted and worried.

Just as we're walking into the apartment building, Oliver and Tommy catch us up. Right away Tommy wraps his arms around Sara, practically hauling her off her feet in greeting. Almost immediately she wrinkles her nose, trying to push him away.

"Eww" she gasps, "you stink!"

"That's the smell of a man. Manly sweat, take a good whiff." He squashes her face into his arm pitt.

"Ugh! You're going to make me sick" she gags and giggles.

When he finally releases her, Sara quickly scrambles away before turning back to give him a dirty look and a one fingered salute.

"Now I'm going to have to burn these clothes."

He gives her a wide grin in return.

"How about I shower and then we go grab food does that sound good?"

I see the exact moment reality crashes back over her and she remembers why we came home early in the first place.

"Yeah, that sounds good. Like an hour or so?"

Because Tommy knows her so well, he instantly notices her change in mood. As we enter the building, Sara reaches the elevator first before pressing the button. Tommy comes up behind her and very loosely wraps his arms around her before leaning down to whisper into her ear.

Wanting to respect their privacy, I hang back. Oliver falls in line with me. When I don't immediately say anything, he carefully nudges my shoulder with his bigger one.

"Hey."

I smile as my eyes finally reach him.

"Hi".

We haven't seen each other much since he took me home last Sunday. We've both been busy. Plus it just kinda seemed better to distance myself a little bit.

"Have you been able to work on the project at all?"

I shake my head.

"Not since Friday. I haven't had any extra time this week. I'm hoping maybe tomorrow I can hit the library again."

He nods.

"I was able to cram a little more research. I'll send the files to you through email and you can take a look at what else I was able to dig up."

"Great" I mumble.

Unconsciously my eyes fall to those gorgeous blue eyes of his and then to his full lips. Oliver is hands down the best kiss I've ever had. And I'm not even going to bother lying to myself by saying that I'm not interested in doing it again. Because I certainly am.

"It drives me fucking crazy when you stare at me like that."

I gasp , flush taking over my cheeks because I know exactly what was running through my mind when I was staring at his mouth. Which probably means I was all but eating him up with my eyes.

"I wasn't looking at you any kind of way."

Liar liar pants on fire..

Apparently my words aren't very convincing because Oliver steps just a little closer, invading my personal space until my heart feels like it's sitting in the middle of my throat.

"I never took you for chicken shit Felicity."

Our eyes meet for a long drawn out moment.

"Cluck-cluck" he mocks.

A wide grin sweeps across his face as the elevator door pings open and Tommy and Sara both step inside. But Oliver's eyes haven't left mine and I find that I'm unable to break the connection binding us to one another.

"Saved by the bell," he finally whispers when I show no sign of moving.

Unaware of what's happening between us, Tommy finally yells impatiently,

"Are you guys coming or what?"

I clear my dry throat.

"Yep".

Yanking my eyes from his I scurry forward into the elevator. As the doors close, I keep my eyes directed in front of me even though Oliver has moved to stand right next to me.

I can practically feel his eyes crawling over me as if he's blatantly staring at me. When we finally reach the third floor, it seems to take forever for the doors to slowly slide there way open.

As they do, I shoot out of the elevator towards my apartment like a bat out of hell. His low chuckles fill my ears as I desperately unlock the door before slipping inside.