Bytemegeekette: I would love to see Oliver slip up, fight a crime, because he's just still that man and Felicity basically giddy afterward. Oh this is while on their 'vacation'.


She couldn't help but smile. She glanced at Oliver coming out the interview room deep in conversation with an officer. He shook the man's hand then turned his attention straight towards her. In a few short strides he was stood in front of her.

"Hey are you okay?" He asked his eyes filled with concern. She shook her head smiling broadly.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

"I'm fine." He replied instantly helping her up. "Let's go I've spent enough time in police stations to last me a life time." She laughed a little her mind wondering back.


2 hours earlier.

They'd been in the UK for about a week, most of the time was spent in London. Hardly anyone recognised Oliver over there, he wasn't a big name anymore and he revelled in the fact he and Felicity were just like any other couple roaming around the streets. They'd been to see various shows, done a bit of shopping and even had a ride on a red double-decker bus on Felicity's insistence. They had decided to travel and see some more of the country, Oliver wanted to see what the place itself had to offer, not just the capital.

So they travelled up the east coast, stopping ever so often to spend the night, or to do something that caught there eye.

Tonight they had, had a picnic by the sea. It was nothing like the beaches they had encountered in the States. These held their own unique beauty, in a covered in pebbles kind of way.

They were just on their way back to their hotel when they decided to call into a store to get some mint chip ice cream. When they walked in the lady behind the counter smiled at them, the place was relatively empty. There were a couple of teenagers browsing the magazines, a mum with a crying baby staring at diapers, and themselves. They headed straight to the freezers, browsing the selection. When suddenly the store doors flew open and 2 masked gunmen came barging in.

"Put all your money in the bag." The taller guy demanded throwing a black rucksack at the cashier. Felicity felt Oliver tense beside her; he shifted slightly shielding her body with his own. He glanced around the room as the second gunman rounded them all up.

"Don't do anything stupid." He grunted. The teenagers looked petrified, and the mother couldn't stop the baby crying, the panic was clear on her face. Oliver glanced at Felicity, she wasn't scared. He could tell she wasn't. "Empty your pockets!" The man ordered.

"Hey we don't have time for that!" The taller gunman shouted, the man turned his head swiftly clearly glaring at him. He stepped toward the group gun waving madly. Oliver's fist clenched by his sides, as the man scanned the crowd and he grabbed for Felicity. Oliver stood in his way.

"I wouldn't do that mate." He stood pointing the gun at his chest. Felicity side stepped them.

"Felicity?" Oliver asked, she looked him straight in the eyes as the guy grabbed her by the throat.

"It's okay." She nodded, trusting him and believing in him completely. Oliver glanced around him, taking in the entire scene before him.

"I'd let her go if I were you." Oliver threatened. "And leave..."

"Or what?" The guy asked with a laugh.

"Or I'll make you regret ever coming in this store." The guy with the cashier looked over.

"Jesus! This was not part of the plan! Let her go." The guy holding Felicity laughed as he waved the gun around manically.

"I don't think so! You don't own me..." The guy with the cashier started walking over and Oliver took his chance. He ran at the guy holding Felicity, grabbed the arm with gun, pointing it upwards as it fired into the ceiling, the people around them all screaming. The guy let go of Felicity, where she ran to the group.

"Keep low and run!" She directed them. Oliver twisted the guy's wrist, the gun dropping to the floor as he bent his arm behind his back. A loud snap echoed through the room as the guy screamed in pain. The other guy froze staring at them, then he took aim at Olivers head missing him and clipping his partner in the shoulder who cried out once more.

"Shit!" He shouted and Oliver threw the guy in his arms into the other one, who dropped his gun in the commotion. As they collided, Felicity and the group made a run for it. Oliver kicked the guy hard in the back of knee and he landed on the floor in a heap. The other guy stood there his fists up ready to fight, but then they heard the distant cry of sirens. Oliver saw the regret flash through his eyes as he span on his heels and ran for the door.

Oliver didn't even think as he made chase, he watched as the guy was jumping into a waiting car. The driver looked bewildered and in a few strides Oliver pulled his door open yanking the driver from his seat and he crashed to the floor.

"Ready to give up yet?" Oliver asked, his anger bubbling in his veins.

"Wow wow I give up of okay?" The guy in the car said his hands thrown up in the air, as Oliver's foot was resting on the driver's chest.

"Good."

"Jesus that was like some comic book superhero shit with those moves..." Oliver just glared at him as a swarm of police offers descended on them.


Oliver and Felicity were about to step outside the police station when a small crowd descended on them; the woman and her baby, with a man in tow, the teenagers and their parents, and the cashier with the shop owner.

"We wanted to thank you, both of you for your bravery." Felicity smiled wide looking at Oliver who was rubbing a hand at the back of his neck.

"It's no problem really." Felicity replied for them.

"No it is, you saved them god only knows what that man could have done to my wife, my son." He wrapped an arm around his family. "You are a true hero, thank you doesn't seem enough." Oliver's face went stoic as he shook each and everyone's hands. Felicity could feel the tension radiating off him as she shook their hands too.

They finally stepped outside, and silence fell on them as they walked back to the hotel.

"What's wrong?" Felicity asked finally breaking the quiet.

"Nothing." She wrapped her arm around his waist.

"Come on... out with it."

"I was reckless... all those people could have got hurt and I gave that all up to spend a life with you-" Felicity's soft chuckle cut through and he stopped abruptly staring at her.

"Oliver... You're a hero. I know you think that sometimes you aren't, and that you gave it up for us. But...," She shook her head smiling a little, "the man I fell in love with, he's always going to be a hero. It's another reason I love you so much, because even here in this town, without a mask, you proved you care, you proved you'll always be a hero regardless of anything... And I couldn't be more proud of you." Oliver stared at her his mouth open.

"But... I gave it up, I wanted to prove to you-"

"Oliver you have nothing to prove. We love each other but helping people it's in our bones now, we can pretend all we want we don't miss it. But I do, and I'm pretty sure you do too. I don't care if you're a saving people or not, as long as you're happy and living your life with me." He looked deep in her eyes seeing nothing but the truth and he smiled so wide, his dimples showed.

"You truly are remarkable. I've never had someone thank me in person before... Shake my hand, someone other than you call me a hero."

"I know but that woman and her son, those teenagers, and that cashier, me... You saved us all tonight like you've saved our city countless times Oliver."

"You saved them all too..." He whispered turning her towards him in his arms.

"You're a hero too." She giggled a little then.

"Not like you. I just want you to know that as long as we still get time for us, if you want to go back and be a masked hero again, then that's fine with me." He leant forward capturing her lips in a sweet and tender kiss. He pulled back looking into her eyes.

"You're my hero Felicity... And I love you." She smiled her hand caressing his cheek as she pulled away entwining their fingers.

"I love you too." She replied as they walked down the street hand in hand. "I never did get my mint choc chip." She said randomly. Oliver laughed beside her, pulling her even closer.