Black Siren had given them all the information she knew, but at least right now, it wasn't much to go on, and Oliver had gotten Cisco to agree to let her start a new life on Earth 28, which was apparently similar to their Earth, but there was no record of a Laurel Lance there, meaning that Black Siren could start a new life and maybe even become a hero.
Anyways, now it was December 22nd and now Oliver, Laurel and William were in the loft, finishing decorating their tree.
"Okay, now there's just one thing left to put on the tree." Oliver said as he put the last ornament on it.
"What?" William asked.
"The Christmas angel." Oliver said as he reached into a box and pulled out a decoration that Laurel hadn't seen in years.
"Ollie, is that your mother's Christmas angel?" Laurel asked and Oliver nodded.
"This and her ring were the only things of hers I could keep. Since Christmas was probably her favorite time of the year and my dad's to, I thought it might help me feel a bit closer to them." Oliver said as he handed the angel to William.
"You want me to put the angel on the tree?" William asked.
"It's a tradition that the youngest member of the family puts the angel on the tree and that's you." Oliver said and William nodded as he then put the angel on top of the tree.
"Perfect." Oliver said.
"Your mom would be proud." Laurel said.
"What was she like? Her and my other grandpa?" William asked, since Oliver had never really talked about his parents to William, aside from what he'd told William about his father.
"Best parents a kid could ask for." Oliver said.
"Even if they were a bit lenient." Laurel said as they sat down on the couch.
"What was your mom like?" William asked.
"She was complicated. I loved her, but like me, she had her own secrets, her own darkness. But she loved me and your aunt Thea more than her own life. And sometimes that love caused her to make bad decisions, but sometimes, we do things we shouldn't for the people we love most." Oliver said.
"What was Christmas like for you guys when you were my age?" William asked.
Oliver smiled before saying "When I was a kid, my father used to throw the most extravagant Christmas parties. Minus the magic, It almost felt like something out of a Harry Potter book. The house would smell like Christmas and my sister and I would race candy canes on the banister. It's one of my favorite memories of him. That was always my favorite time of year." Oliver said.
"What about you Laurel?" William asked.
"Christmas for me was a bit different since that's also my sister's birthday. Every year my family would do all the Christmas stuff on December 24th so that Sara could celebrate her birthday on the 25th." Laurel said as the door opened.
"Did I hear my name?" Sara asked with a grin as she and Jax entered the apartment.
"Sara, what are you doing here?" Laurel asked.
"Even Legends take Christmas off and I thought that maybe we could actually celebrate my birthday together again, since we haven't done that in years." Sara said.
"We'd be happy to Sara. The guest is open, but Jax, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Central City with your mom?" Oliver asked.
"Actually, my mom is here visiting my uncle, so I thought now might be the best time for me to meet Sara's old man, any advice?" Jax asked.
"Yeah, don't do it until you've gotten him to accept that you're going to be a part of his daughter's life that's not going anywhere anytime soon. That's a lesson I learned repeatedly with both Lance sisters." Oliver said and all 4 of them laughed.
"Speaking of which, any advice for dating Sara, since you're the only other guy I know who's done it?" Jax asked.
"Yeah, and again, this is knowledge learned from dating both Sara and Laurel, when it comes to dating a Lance sister, remember, she is always right." Oliver said.
"So you can be taught." Laurel said, impressed.
"Yep, it's something I resigned myself to years ago." Oliver said.
"Good to know." Jax said with a chuckle.
"So, Jax, are you going to be staying with your mom or what?" Laurel asked.
"Actually, we were hoping that he could stay here with me." Sara said.
"Yeah sure, that way you're dad will know exactly where to find him." Oliver said.
"Speaking of which, I need to call him and let him know that I'm going to be in town for Christmas this year." Sara said.