Chapter 25

Felicity sat at her desk in her office in the penthouse. She was continuing going over the resumes of a few candidates that were applying to the new department. Oliver had been firm about her not leaving their home until the babies were born. Although she was going crazy being stuck at home, she was at least getting a lot done for her new job. Walter had put her in charge of hiring all the people that they will need in the new department. So that is what she had been working on for the last few weeks. She was going to line up a couple different candidates and then her and Walter will interview them in person. Her new job had given her something to do until the babies are to be born but she still found her mind wandering to other things.

Her research had come to a stop when all her leads took her to a mysterious bank account and a no name person. On every document she was able to find the persons name was encrypted. It didn't matter what she did to decrypt it nothing was working. She knew that Ray wasn't the main person of the organization. He probably was more like the main backer for whoever was kidnapping and moving the Omegas. After all her research so far, she had gathered some key insights. For one the Omegas were still in danger. They were still Omegas that had gone missing since Ray had died. It appears the police and news were keeping it quiet for now. Felicity had thought about asking Oliver to check into it, but he seemed more stressed than normal lately. She knew that him being a captain in the Bratva he could find out easily, but she couldn't bring herself to ask him. He was already worried about all the extra stress she had been put through and what it would do to the babies.

Felicity was still deep in thought when she heard the front door open and close. She knew it couldn't be Oliver yet. It was probably Thea or one of the guards. She slowly made her way downstairs. It wasn't easy getting around with two babies rolling around inside her. Before she made it down the steps, Thea came running up to meet her. She enveloped her into a hug before Felicity could make it any further. Felicity had not seen her sister in law in a few weeks even though they lived in the same penthouse. Thea had been working on her own side project of a new night club in the glades. She had put all her energy into it. When she wasn't at the club she was with her boyfriend Roy who resided in another penthouse on the floor below them.

"So how is my sister and my future nieces or nephews?" Thea asked as she finally pulled away. She placed her hand on Felicity's growing belly.

"We are good, but I feel like I might go crazy being cooped up here until the babies are born."

"Fear not sister. I have come to take you to lunch." She smiled as she motioned for Felicity to follow her downstairs. Felicity was still skeptical.

"Did you get this approved by Oliver?" she asked while glancing at the guards at the front door.

"Of course. Who do you take me for? Oliver said it was fine as long as we took a guard or two." As Thea dragged her out of the penthouse and towards the elevator, the guards followed behind them at a respectful distance.

"Okay, so where are we going?" she asked as they all got into the elevator.

"Well Oliver may have mentioned how you are getting too big for a lot of your clothes, so I figured after we ate we could hit up some maternity boutiques. He also mentioned how you have been having some sushi cravings and there is a new place downtown we need to try." Thea was so excited as she spoke.

"That sounds wonderful Thea. I can't believe that Oliver is letting you do this. I am so excited about getting clothes that actually fit and eating sushi."

"It is definitely overdue. I told him that he can't just keep you locked up for months. It's not healthy." The guards exited the elevator first and opened the door to the black sedan that would be driving them around for the day.

Thea had been right about the sushi place. It was amazing. The babies seemed to agree as she felt the light kicks against her stomach. The feeling made her happy that they were growing as they should be. She must have been smiling like a fool because she looked up and Thea was staring at her.

"What are you smiling about? Thinking about my brother." Thea winked at her.

"Uh actually no not now. I just felt one of the babies' kick. It was pretty amazing." She smiled again and placed her hand on her stomach.

"Really? I want to feel." Felicity watched as Thea moved around the table to feel her stomach. She didn't seem to care that everyone in the restaurant was staring at her as she got up. Theas hand was only on her stomach briefly before she felt it too.

"That is so amazing. I have to text Roy and tell him how awesome this is." Thea exclaimed as she moved back to her seat and grabbed her phone. Felicity just smiled at her.

"I'm sure Roy does not care about my stomach."

Thea rolled her eyes at that statement.

"He will care if I tell him to." She giggled at that and sent the message.

The rest of the lunch went by smoothly. They talked about Theas new club and possible names for the babies. She and Oliver had not really talked about it. Oliver had suggested they wait until they knew what they were having which made sense. It was a little overwhelming to think about now, so she changed the subject to her new job. Thea seemed genuinely interested despite not knowing anything about her job. As Thea started discussing things they were going to buy for the babies, Felicity found her gaze drifting towards the entrance where the guards were located. It suddenly worried her that neither guards were in view of them. Thea must have sensed her worry because she stopped talking grabbed her hand across the table. The touch brought her back.

"What's wrong?" Thea asked with a worried expression.

"The guards are gone." She spoke, and Thea glanced behind her.

She turned around and shrugged her shoulders.

"They probably just went out to the car. No biggie." Thea said clearly not worried about anything. Felicity could not be so nonchalant about it. She knew that the guards were supposed to be within eyesight always. Oliver was very clear about it. The guards were not that stupid. Felicity looked at her phone and debated sending a quick text to Oliver. She really did not want to worry him over nothing. She typed a quick text but hovered over the send button still debating. She looked up and the guards were still absent from their post.

She hit send.

Oliver was having a horrible day. He knew he should have stayed home with his wife today. Felicity was so warm and cozy this morning he almost didn't make it out the door in time. He had been stuck in meetings all day and felt like five could not get here soon enough. Oliver had also been on alert all day since Thea had told him she was taking his wife out of the penthouse. His gut told him to say no but he knew Felicity needed this. He kept looking at his phone expecting a text or call but nothing came until it did. His phone buzzed, and he smiled thinking it must be Felicity. When he opened his phone, the text waiting for him was not what he expected.

I think something is wrong – F

He read it a couple times thinking it could mean anything. Oliver tried calling first and received no answer. He then opened his locator app on his phone to try and find his wife. It showed she was downtown at a sushi restaurant. Diggle saw his distress and went to get the car as he followed.