I apologize that it has been so long since I updated last, I suffered from a bit of writers block. But I'm over that, I know exactly where this is going to go and how to get there, now it's just about finding the tie to write it.

To all those affected by the events at Nashville, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Stay strong.

Guest 2.0: Indeed they have,

Guest2046: I cannot answer that at this time, sorry.

SHIELD safe house

Mid afternoon

When Oliver opened his eyes, he almost groaned at the pain. He hurt all over. As he tried to sit up, a hand gently pushed him back.

"Take it easy," Bobbi said gently as his vision cleared and he was able to see her as she stood over him.

It took him a moment for him to realize that he was in his bed in the SHIELD safe house they had been living in. Bobbi was standing over his bed, a chair she had been sitting in right behind her. As he processed this, it all came back: Kovar, Gregor.

"You got me out," Oliver said after a moment and Bobbi nodded.

"We've been tracking you all week," Bobbi explained.

"Gregor, he's-"

"Kovar's man on the inside, we know," Bobbi assured him.

"So why are we just standing here then?" Oliver demanded as he sat up in bed. "If we know Gregor is the mole, why don't we just bring him in? Between the three of us, I'm pretty sure that we can get answers out of him."

"If only it were that easy," Dragon said as he entered the room leaning against the doorframe. "How are you feeling Oliver?"

"Pissed. So why isn't it that easy?" Oliver demanded.

"Because Gregor has an army round him. You're not exactly in the best shape right now and it would take at least a week for SHIELD to send back up. We have to be smart about this," Dragon said and the pair saw Oliver silently fuming. "But we do have some good news."

"Your friend, Anatoly, he knows about Gregor," Bobbi said and Oliver stared.

"When we realized you'd been compromised, it didn't take us long to figure out Gregor set you up. We used that to turn Knyazev. He's our new man on the inside," Dragon explained. "And he might have given us a new lead."

"What?" Oliver asked eagerly.

"Every other week, Gregor meets with an accountant at a restaurant downtown. Supposedly to work out Bratva finances," Dragon explained.

"You think it's more than that," Bobbi realized and Dragon shrugged.

"Maybe not, but can't hurt to check him out. I have an address so I'm gonna go check this guy out. I'll be in touch. Don't anything stupid," Dragon told Oliver before walking out.

"Well, he's as charming as ever," Oliver said sarcastically.

Kovar's house

Same time

"So, I release Oliver Queen into your custody, you torture him, and then lose him. Is that right?" Kovar asked as he poured a drink, turning to face Gregor.

"I did not lose him. Oliver has friends apparently, they are skilled," Gregor said and Kovar frowned.

"And he knows you and I are working together. He could ruin everything if he is able to convince the Bratva of that," Kovar said pointedly.

Before Gregor could respond, Kovar's phone rang. Kovar picked it and answered. Gregor couldn't hear what the person on the other end said, but from the smirk that crossed Kovar's face, it was apparently good news.

"It matters not," Kovar said as he put the down. "I will deal with Oliver Queen and his allies myself."

SHIELD safe house

Not long after

After getting out of the shower, Oliver dressed himself. He winced slightly as he put on a new shirt, his wounds from Kovar and Gregor's torture acting up.

"You alright?" Bobbi asked from where she sat on the bed.

"I've lived through worse," Oliver assured her as he buttoned his shirt.

"Where'd you get the scars on your back?" Bobbi asked after a moment.

"Part of the Bratva initiation process. I guess I'll get to pay Gregor back for that when this is over," Oliver noted.

"What happens then?" Bobbi asked and he looked back at her in confusion. "What do you plan to after the mission is over? If Kovar is as deep as it goes?"

"Head back to Starling City I guess. There are things I need to do back home," Oliver said as he thought of his father's message.

"Oh," Bobbi said and Oliver could hear the strange note in her voice.

"Everything alright?" Oliver asked and she was silent for a few moments.

"I have to tell you something. Something I found out while you were with the Bratva," Bobbi said, standing up and walking away from him as she paced. "I've been trying to figure out how to tell you. And I want you to know that I don't expect anything from you, you don't have to be involved if you don't want to be."

"Bobbi," Oliver said and brought her out of her panicked ramblings. "What are you talking about?"

"Okay," Bobbi said, taking a deep breath. "This isn't easy for me to say but…I'm pregnant. With your baby."

Russia

Same time

Gregor's accountant had entered his house, surrounded by a team of bodyguards. Suddenly, a shot rang out and one of the bodyguards dropped, a bullet wound in his side as he bled out. One of the guards grabbed Gregor's accountant and tried to run from the room but another shot took the guard out, this one getting him in the chest. Dragon jumped down, firing off two more rounds, taking out some of the guards before engaging the others in hand to hand. He knocked one to the floor with a well-placed jab before grabbing another, using him as a human shield as the last guard opened fire. The bullets killed the guard and Dragon shoved the body towards the remaining guard. The guard stumbled back as the body hit him before Dragon slugged him, knocking him out and taking his gun.

As Gregor's accountant reaches a door, a bullet hit the wall, mere inches from his head.

"Move, and next time I won't miss," Dragon walked as he walked up behind him, the gun aimed at his head. "You're the guy who does Gregor's finances. Show me."

"I can't. He'll kill me," the accountant said terrified.

Dragon fired and the accountant cried out in pain. He went down to the floor, clutching his bleeding arm as he looked up at Dragon terrified.

"What do you think I'm gonna do if you don't cooperate?" Dragon asked pointedly.

SHIELD safe house

Night

Oliver and Bobbi sat on Olive's bed, a tense silence between them. Oliver wanted to say something, anything; but he honestly didn't know what to say.

Bobbi being pregnant had not been something he saw coming. They had been careful after all. His mind was just racing with the thought of it.

What would happen now, he wondered. Could he go back to Starling City and expect Bobbi to come with him? Would they have joint custody? Somehow, Oliver didn't see two SHIELD agents raising a kid together going well.

"Like I said, I don't expect anything from you," Bobbi said, breaking Oliver out of his thoughts. "You don't have to be involved if you don't want to be."

"It's my kid, of course I want to be involved," Oliver said immediately and the knot in Bobbi's stomach loosened. "I just…wasn't expecting this."

"I wasn't looking to get pregnant on a mission either, but I did and we are. So…how do you feel about this?" Bobbi finally asked what had been on her mind since she had found out she was expecting.

"It's a mile passed complicated…but I'm all in. The good, the bad, all of it," Oliver said earnestly, meaning every word.

"And your dad's list?" Bobbi asked, remembering the message from Robert she had walked in on. "I know that's why you want to go back to Starling City."

"The list and the people on it aren't going anywhere," Oliver pointed out. "I can put off going home for a few years."

"You would do that?" Bobbi said surprised, knowing how much going home to meant to him. "But your friends, your family."

"Right now, you and the baby are what are important to me. I don't know what kind of future we may have but I want to find out. Because…I am falling madly in love with you," Oliver finally said what he hadn't had the courage to say for months.

For a moment, Bobbi was silent. Then she grabbed Oliver by his shirt and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Oliver eagerly returned the kiss as he wrapped him arms around her. She pulled him down on top of her as they fell into the bed. However, they both pulled back after a moment, sensing something was off.

"Did you hear something?" Oliver asked as he let her go.

"Yes, but I'm not sure what," Bobbi said as they both got to their feet.

Outside the safe house, Dragon was driving back in a car. He was almost to the house until, to his shock, an explosion rocked the area and his car was flipped over by the force it.

It landed on the hood, the windows shattering. Dragon managed to crawl out the window and looked towards the house. Or what had once been the house, as now it was a flaming crater of rubble.

Sorry to come back with a rather short chapter, but the following chapters will be longer, promise.