Sorry about the wait, I just needed a small break from writing every day.

Disclaimer: I don't own Arrow or DC Comics. Obviously.

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You're Banging My Bedroom Wall

XXIX. It's a Small, Small World

Later that morning, Felicity watched as Sara and Nyssa traded jabs and kicks as they sparred on the mats in one of the private rooms of the gym they frequented at the heart of their neighborhood. Their movements were fluid and practiced as they danced around one another. Sara planted one foot firmly on the mat and pivoted, throwing up one last high kick that forced Nyssa to lean back and drop into a crouch. She quickly followed with two quick hits to Sara's chest that forced her to back off. They straightened and relaxed from their tensed positions, knocking gloves as they ended their sparring session.

"Did you tell Nyssa about your date last weekend?" Felicity asked, relaxing back against the wall as she watched the two women work to remove their gear.

A smile curved at Nyssa's mouth as she swallowed a mouthful of water. "It went well, I presume?"

Sara shook her head, tossing her gloves and shin guards into her bag. "The opposite actually," she said. "There was just something off about her."

Felicity rolled her eyes at her best friend and crossed her arms, looking up at Nyssa with an exasperated look. "There was nothing wrong with the woman, Nyssa," she told her. "Malcolm completely vetted her before introducing her to Sara after he almost accidentally set her up with a deranged stalker at Laurel's engagement party. Her name was Lindsay, she's a nurse over at Starling General who works in the emergency room, she regularly volunteers at the free clinic Malcolm set up in the Glades, and she's from a respectable family in Avalon Park. Oliver and I met her when she came to pick Sara up from my apartment and we thought she was very sweet. There was nothing wrong with her."

"Yes," Sara insisted as she draped her towel around her neck, "there was. I have no clue what it was about her that I didn't like, but I know it was there."

"Perhaps she had something to hide," Nyssa suggested as she tossed her duffle bag over her head to rest on her shoulder. "Or perhaps she was intimidated by all of your high profile family members," she said with a snicker.

Felicity sighed as she pushed herself to her feet and joined them. "Laurel said the same thing when I went to Sunday dinner."

"If that's true, then that's another strike against her," Sara muttered as they filed out of the room. "Were you intimidated by Ollie's parents when you started dating him?"

"Not because they're high profile," Felicity said with a shake of her head, pushing her purse higher up her shoulder. "I was intimidated because Robert's my boss's boss and Moira's known for her stone cold reputation."

Nyssa reached out to squeeze Sara's arm when they stopped in the lobby and offered her a smile. "Don't give up – you've still got a few months before the wedding. Plenty of time to find a date," she tried to reassure her. She glanced at her watch and swore under her breath. "Shit. I'm late for lunch with my father and my sister." Nyssa quickly hugged them both goodbye before leaving.

Once she was gone, Sara turned to Felicity with a raised brow. "Why aren't you with Donna and Baby Face? I thought you and Barry planned a whole bunch of stuff to do with your mom for her birthday this weekend."

Felicity rolled her eyes as thought back to earlier. "We did. My mom hijacked my boyfriend for the day to ask him god-knows-what without me there and I sent Barry to keep her in check before she scared Oliver off," she sighed, exasperated. Knowing her mother, the woman would be trying to ask him wildly inappropriate questions about how often they had sex and in which positions or something equally embarrassing. She'd witnessed that type of interrogation when Barry brought his college girlfriend home with him one summer and Donna had scared the poor girl off in record time. After that incident, Felicity and her cousin had made a pact to never let that happen again.

"Good luck with that," Sara snorted.

"So, what do you want to do this afternoon since I'm suddenly free?" she asked, glancing at the time on her phone. When Sara didn't respond, she looked up and found her staring at somebody working out on a treadmill. "What's wrong?"

"I know him," she murmured quietly and said nothing else.

Felicity looked back to the man on the treadmill, silently wondering how they knew each other, and suddenly came to a revelation of her own when she took a closer look at him. "I know him, too!" she exclaimed as he jumped off the treadmill. "That's Barry's best friend—they were roommates in college."

Before Sara could protest, Felicity looped their arms together and practically dragged her best friend with her until they stood next to him. "Leonard Snart, what are you doing so far from Central City?"

Leonard turned at the sound of her voice, a smile tugging at his mouth. "Same as you, Smoak – trying to make an honest living," he responded, leaning in to give her a one armed hug. "How've you been?"

"I've been good," she told him, returning the hug. "How about you? Anything new—other than you chopping off all your luscious black hair in favor for a buzz cut?"

He laughed, running a hand over his closely cropped hair. "Clients started to think I was some sort of criminal, so it all had to go," he chuckled.

"So what are you doing here in Starling? Last I heard you were running your father's security firm in Central City."

"I actually just moved here a couple weeks ago," Leonard told her. "We're expanding and opening another branch of the company here that I'm going to run while my sister takes over back home." He paused to take a drink from his sports bottle and it suddenly occurred to Felicity that Sara hadn't said a single word since they approached him.

Felicity shot her a questioning look and she subtly shook her head in response. She rolled her eyes and dragged Sara forward, pulling her foot back just before she could attempt to step on it. Felicity plastered a wide smile on her face and held tight as Sara attempted to pull away. "Leonard, this is my best friend, Sara," she introduced. "Sara, this is my little cousin's best friend, Leonard."

Leonard settled his icy blue eyes on Sara, a teasing smile playing at his mouth. "Oh, we've met," he grinned.

"Oh, really?" Felicity looked to Sara expectantly. "She didn't tell me."

"Probably because she was embarrassed," he teased with another grin.

Felicity laughed, clutching at Sara as she made one last effort to bolt. "Sara? Embarrassed? That's something I'd pay to see. How did you guys meet?"

Sara mumbled something unintelligible that made Leonard laugh and Felicity forced her to repeat it. "I said, I grabbed him and kissed him," she said begrudgingly, face blossoming pink, "when I was following Tommy at a club and thought he'd spotted me."

"I'd say it was more than just a kiss, sweetheart," Leonard teased her, making Sara blush even harder.

"Awww," Felicity cooed, hugging Sara tight. "Mom's going to be so happy that you guys have finally met."

Sara sent her an incredulous look while Leonard just laughed again. "Wait, what?" she asked, pulling back to look her in the face.

"Mom has been trying to find a way to set you two up for a while now," Felicity revealed with a grin. "And I couldn't see it at first, but now I totally do."