++++++ Before I upload this I want to express my sadness at the passing of actor Harry Morgan better known as Colonel Sherman Potter from MASH and After MASH. Harry has passed at age 96 in his Los Angeles home. Harry is survived by six children, eight grandchildren and his second wife. RIP Harry Morgan you will be missed.
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Twenty-Nine
Whilst Oliver, Thea, Moira and Suki disappeared behind closed doors, the rest of us made our way outside where the staff where rushing around to set up tables outside by the pool. I made a quick call to my lawyer and asked him to send someone by and pick-up the papers to have them filed.
I came outside and poured myself a glass of wine. Something weaved in and out of my feet and when I looked down I saw a black puppy chasing a ball. "Who's dog?" I asked.
"That would be yours," Roy answered. He came over to me with a collar in his hands and a smile on his face. "A friend's dog had puppy's three months ago-I thought you'd like one. She's a German Shepard. I figured you wouldn't want a little purse puppy She doesn't have a name or anything yet."
I knelt down to pick the puppy up, grinning. "Well-we'll just have to come up with one won't we Midnight?"
"Midnight?" Roy asked.
I shrugged. "Midnight. We'll totally get her a purple domino mask and she can fight crime with mummy. Hey, Midnight?" The puppy yipped and licked my face.
Roy motioned over at Felicity who was on her phone still. "I'll just sit here and look pretty-which isn't hard to do. You talk to your best friend."
I tucked Midnight under my arm and kissed him. "Thank you. I love you."
"Love you," he smiled.
I went and down across from Felicity. "Going to see Barry?" I asked her.
She nodded. "Can't get a train out till tomorrow morning," she muttered.
I sighed. "F-look-I'm sorry I attacked you-I didn't mean to."
Felicity sighed. "River-look-by now I've come to accept that the serum is the one doing this to you. Before I got kidnapped-if this would have happened and you'd lost your shit beforehand I wouldn't have been so understanding. I know I should be pissed off but I wasn't exactly nice to you either."
"You really shouldn't forgive me that easy," I told her.
"What if it was the other way around?" she asked. "If I lost my cool because of what that doctor did to me I'd count on having my best friend being there to help me and forgive me. I forgive you, River."
"Freaks for life, huh?" I chuckled.
She smiled softly. "Freaks for life."
"So," I sighed, shifting Midnight to the seat beside me, "with everything that's been going on lately I didn't get a chance to ask-did you talk with Oliver?"
Felicity took the dog from me and started scratching her. "Look-it's the same reason I haven't spoken with him. First he almost dies, then this Slade Wilson guy is back from the dead, now Barry is in a coma and his sister is missing and then the same girl that is Slade's daughter is actually Oliver's cousin. I don't think he needs me to just dump something else on him."
I reached out and grabbed her hand. "Trust me-having Roy around is amazing. I can talk to him and unload on him and he listens. When Oliver and I were on the island we'd take time to talk about what we thought everyone back home was doing. I'd get upset and cry and he'd just hold my hand like I'm doing to you now and he'd listen. You'll feel better having someone that you know is like your Fort Knox. And I will throw in an extra four weeks' vacation for you guys to go to Europe and screw each other in every hotel with a four star and up rating."
Felicity laughed. "River-"
"Paid vacation," I muttered with a smirk."
She sighed. "I will talk to him. Just not now."
"Grab life by the balls, F," I advised her, "and squeeze." I stood up and left Midnight with Felicity so I could do some laps in the pool.
About an hour later whilst Roy and I were mucking around, Oliver, Thea and Suki came outside to join us. I cut Roy off midsentence when Oliver came and sat down beside the pool. I swam over to him and pulled myself out of the pool. "What happened?" I asked.
He sighed. "Well-mum's taking Suki to the lawyers tomorrow and they're gonna do DNA just to be sure cause she doesn't need another scandal for the family," Oliver told me. "But basically dad's sister got involved with a married man and got pregnant with Suki. Dad demanded that she either abort the baby or give it up for adoption. He didn't want any scandal to the Queen name."
I raised an eyebrow. I'd always thought of Robert Queen as an honourable man despite the whole plot to destroy the Glades thing. "So she took off?" I asked.
Oliver nodded. "Yeah. She went to my grandfather in New York, Suki's born and raised in Hell's Kitchen." I winced and he nodded his agreement. "Her mum was killed in a mugging gone wrong according to the police but considering her neck was snapped and her money was still there Suki told my mum she thinks her biological father had her mum killed."
"Wow that's messed up," I told him. "So what's she got?" I asked, nodding to her.
"Mum found an old photo album from when they were kids," Oliver replied. "So she's having a look at her mum growing up."
"Makes you wonder," I spoke, "if Amanda Waller and ARGUS knew when they paired you two together? Does Suki still work for ARGUS anyway?"
Oliver nodded. "Yeah. Sometimes. She does recon and observation. Her combat skills could use a little practice but I think she'd be a good edition to the team."
I sighed. "I wanted to talk to you about that-Roy. We're gonna need to train him. He broke the bathroom sink this morning. Whatever Slade did to him-well it worked."
Oliver groaned. "Just what we need. Two untrained, inexperienced kids on the team."
I punched him in the shoulder. "Just because you're old. The two kids are the same age as me." I sighed. "Do me a favour Oliver, and I'm not gonna keep saying this to you thick headed idiots-our Girl Friday is worried about Barry and everything that's going on. If you don't march your ass over there and kiss the girl I will lock you in a shipping container until you do."
Oliver laughed. "I appreciate your enthusiasm but what's going on between us is our business."
I rolled my eyes and pushed him into the pool. Standing up, I ran over to Felicity and picked her up.
"River!" Felicity shouted as I threw her into the pool.
Thea came up beside me with a smirk on her face. "I've been telling Ollie to talk to her."
"Dude me too," I snorted.
Felicity broke the surface. "River I'm going to kill you!"
I stuck my tongue out at her. "Just fucking kiss him already!" I yelled.
"Jesus, if it'll shut you up!" Oliver growled. He grabbed Felicity's hand and pulled her in to kiss her. The two sort of just floated there for a few minutes before Felicity wrapped her arms around his neck and they deepened the kiss.
"Oh it's about time," Moira huffed when she came out to see what we were doing. "Thea's been telling me about your little song and dance."
Thea and I broke down laughing.
