Sanctuary Secrets Sacrifice

by kayemen22

Katie and Oliver embark on a new journey together. One neither is sure they're ready for, but will face together. There was no time for mad men with neat magic tricks or secrets. How can two heroes find time to bring a life in this world while battling the criminals bold enough to come to their city? Love will be their greatest weapon...until that love is tested. Will they survive?

8. A Constant State of Being

Chapter 8

A Constant State of Being

"Happiness is when what you think,

what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

-Mahatma Gandhi

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There are just some situations that are just hard to handle. Katie couldn't even think of where to start with her little...situation. How does one handle finding out that they can speak to the dead, or that they can stop things with a single word.

So until she figured out exactly how to deal with it, she would ignore it. For the moment anyways. Right now she had a company to run, a baby to finally coax out of her, and a teenager that would be arriving soon. There was just no time to dive into this new found crazy of hers. Which was hard at moment, especially when she was sitting in the office of her crazy doctor.

"So I guess we have to build our trust all over again." Nick spoke from his chair where he sat watching Katie who stood in her favorite spot in the office, by the window. "Lets start with simple. You're having a baby, that has to be a little scary."

"It is." Katie replied, her eyes on the park across the street.

"Is that why you're here?" Nick asked, still staring over to the woman. "You didn't say much when you made the appointment and now you're here and it's like you're paying me to stare out my window. Which is fine, but if I'm not needed, there is this sandwich shop down the street I've been dreaming about."

"Do they have good sandwiches?"

"Well yes they do, they actually-" Nick stopped because he noticed what she was doing. She was deflecting. "You can't be here to talk about sandwiches." Katie let out a sigh, and Nick looked down to his notes. "We haven't talked about Oliver."

"Why would we?"

"Because that topic you swore you would never discuss is now your boyfriend, and the father of your baby." Nick replied. "And I get the feeling he may be the reason you're here today."

"You think he's driving me nuts?"

"I believe he's the one person in your life that could get you to come back here when he sees you need some help."

"He doesn't know I'm here actually." Katie replied walking over to take the seat across from the doctor. "He suggested I see you, but I brushed it off and told him I didn't need a therapist."

"But you're here now, because you think you do?"

"No I'm here now because I don't know what I need." the woman shook her head, because that was the truth.

"Why did Oliver suggest you see me?"

"Because I told him something, something I think freaked him out and when he tried to get me to talk more about it, I wouldn't...I couldn't." She turned to see Nick silently staring at her.

"Hallucinations." Nick said and Katie turned away from him. She thought they were hallucinations, but she realized that maybe they weren't and she felt that made her crazier than before. "Who are you seeing?"

"My uncle-" Katie says turning back to the man. "He was a bad guy who did bad things, and he died." she shrugged. "I used to see my mom all the time, but now not so much lately."

"So your uncle, and your mom-" she watched as Nick scribbled something on his not pad. "Anyone else?" he looked back up to the woman and she just folded her arms with a shake of her head. "I'm trying to help. Hallucinations are one the notable symptoms of PTSD and-"

"I don't have PTSD." Katie replied angrily before turning to grab her purse and stand to her feet. "Some fucked up shit happened to me, but I got out and I'm fine, and having baby with the man I love. I'm fine."

"You were held captive for years by dangerous people who hurt you. Those emotions, those fears, they just don't go away because you're free. A part of that life is still holding on to you, still making you remember and-" Katie was half way to the door. "You came here for a reason!" she stopped but didn't turn to him. "You want help, someone to help you figure this out and I believe you want that to happen before your baby is born."

"You're right, I do want that to happen, but I really doubt you're the one who can help me right now." and with that, Katie hurried out.

She wanted to go home, and hide under her blankets, but she decided to distract herself with work. And so she ended up at RI, attending a few meetings while she was there.

"That's a stupid ass idea!"

Katie was snapped out of her thoughts by the outburst from the man on the other side of the boardroom table. They were currently having a meeting with her marketing team, and she was ashamed to say that she'd stopped paying attention after a while.

"You know what Allen, screw you!"

"Alright people-" Katie stood to her feet collecting her not pad and cell phone. "I'm going to leave before the brawl erupts." she looks over to Allen whose shaking his head. "Allen, I welcome all opinion, but only constructive criticism in this boardroom." She looked over to the young man who'd just given his presentation. "And Mr. Hall, just...go back to the drawing board and then call another meeting once it's fine tuned." she turned about to leave, but stopped and turned back to the man. "It's a good idea Mr. Hall, just figure out how to make it work in a way that makes sense, ok?"

"Yes, ma'am-" Katie quirked an eye at the man. "I mean yes, Katie." she gave the man a smile before finally turning and leaving the boardroom. As soon as she stepped out the door, Claire appeared at her side, holding a cup handing it to her.

"Your iced tea."

"Oh, thank you." Katie said taking the cup and looking over to the woman. "Did I ask you to get this? I don't remember-"

"You said that you wanted one, and so I got it. It's kind of my job."

"Well, you didn't have to. You're smarter than someone who gets beverages." Katie replied as they continued to her office. "Any messages?"

"Uh yes-" Claire took out her tablet. "We just got confirmation with Ms. Smoak about the New Beginnings meeting. The meeting is all set. Ms. Steinberg called, just to verify Arianna's arrival around Christmas break, and I confirmed with her as well and said that you would call if there needed to be any changes. And last but not least, Mr. Queen called, said something about a meeting with his political strategist. I may have mentioned that you didn't tell me about it, so I didn't schedule it."

"Ugh, I didn't want you to schedule it." Katie muttered walking into her office. "I-" Katie stopped at the feeling of a sharp sensation along her stomach. "Oh-" she cradled her stomach, and Claire rushed over.

"Alright, is it time?" Claire asked and Katie shook her head and looked over to the woman.

"No, it's fine. I just think I shouldn't have had that big breakfast. What time is my next meeting?"

"Half hour, are you sure you're alright? I can reschedule. I mean everyone knows you're about to pop and have been expecting a maternity leave for some time now."

"Really, I'm good, I just need to sit for a second. Where's the meeting?"

"Off site, I got a car and the driver already knows where you're going."

"Why do I have a car and a driver?" Katie asked turning to the woman. "I can drive."

"You can, but you're also nine months pregnant and in the event you go into labor, it was decided that a driver would be necessary to get you around to all your meetings and to get you home." Katie turned to the woman, folding her arms over her chest.

"Decided by whom?"

"Look I know he's not my boss, but-"

"Oliver Queen likes to think he's everyone's boss." Katie replied before taking a sip of her iced tea. "Let me guess, he's the one who vetted the driver?"

"He did. Said something about the man being an old friend of Mr. Diggle's." Claire said and Katie gave a nod. It did make her feel more comfortable. "Are you sure you're alright, Dr. Mills has kind of made it adamant that if I think something is wrong, I should call him."

"When did you talk to Ethan?"

"Oh, he randomly shows up here." Claire replied with a slight shake of her head. "He says he comes for the free food and no one really says anything because they know he's a friend of yours."

"That's a believable story. I will talk to him." Katie replied before looking over to the clock. "And I guess I will have to sit in a car."

The woman soon found herself sitting in the backseat on her car. She'd spoken a couple of words to her driver, Mr. Donald Jennings, but he didn't try to engage with small talk, which she was grateful. They'd been driving for a while, when she looked out the window to a familiar neighborhood. When they finally stopped, Katie looked out the window and just shook her head. Soon Donald stepped out of the car, and walked around to open her door. Katie stepped out, and looked up to the office, her eyes going to large picture of her boyfriend. She took out her cell phone and sent a message to Claire, about how Oliver really isn't her boss before heading inside. It had been a while since she'd been here, and it looked like Oliver had gotten a few more volunteers. Everyone was moving about, phones ringing, and Katie watched them with a shake of her head. This was real. Oliver Queen was running for Mayor.

"Twinkie!" a voice called and Katie turned an annoyed look to Thea who thought yelling that nickname across the office was the best idea. She looked over to see the woman walking from Oliver's office, the man appearing behind her, a smile on his face. "I thought you weren't going to make it."

"Well your brother ensured that I did." Katie replied looking over to Oliver as he walked over as well. "You do know Claire is my assistant, right?"

"I thought we could share her." Oliver replied stopping in front of the woman. Thea stood between the couple with a quirked brow.

"Is everything alright?" Thea asked and they turned to her. "The Twiver PDA is borderline inappropriate sometimes. I'm just not use to a greeting between the two of you without all the touching and kissing." Oliver turned back to Katie, before leaning in and placing a kiss to her cheek. "Seriously, what's going on?"

"We're being professional." Katie replied looking around the office with a slight smile. "I can't maul your brother while he's running for Mayor and when there's a camera always lurking to catch the money shot." she turned back to Thea and Oliver. "So did I miss the meeting?"

"Not even close." Thea said looping her arm with Katie's and pulling her toward Oliver's office.

For the majority of the meeting, Katie sat at Oliver's desk looking down to her phone. She'd zones out completely when the political conversation started and she couldn't even pretend to feign interest. At the moment she was currently interested in this stupid Candy Crush game Ethan had told her about.

"Son of bitch." she muttered when she lost, and all conversation stopped. She looked up seeing the eyes on her, noting Thea's attempt not to burst into laughter. "My apologies. I was just-" she looked down to her phone. "I was-"

"Playing Candy Crush." Alex said and Katie looked over to him. "It's a cool game."

"It's a stupid game, that doesn't make any sense, and yet-" she looked down to her phone before turning it over. "I'm sorry. Mr. Davis-"

"Please call me Alex."

"Fine, Alex, if you haven't already guessed, I'm not very interested in politics. Can I say that?" she looked over to Oliver who seemed to be watching her in amusement as well. "Am I allowed to say that when you're all-" she waved a hand in his direction. "Political and-" the woman just shook her head. "Never mind, continue please."

"We were just talking about how pricey this is all going to be and uh-" for some reason the man seemed nervous.

"The budget?" Katie asked and the man simply gave a nod. "Oh, well I've already had my assistant draw up some numbers for you." she picked up her phone and sent another text to Claire. "Which you should be receiving soon. Just let me know if it's all kosher." she put down her phone before looking back over to the man. "Anything else you needed from me?"

"I did want to talk to you about your place in the campaign." Alex said and Katie quirked a brow.

"At Oliver's side, I assumed." Katie replied glancing over to Oliver who turned to Alex as well, confused about where this was going.

"Right, but that may mean a lot more public appearances with the two of you. And I know that may be difficult with your situation, but-"

"Wait, my situation?" Katie asked even more confused. She looked over to Oliver in hopes someone could help her figure out what this guy was talking about. "I have a situation? I didn't know I had a situation."

"Are you talking about the baby?" Thea asked turning to the man, who nervously laughed, but gave a nod. "Oh, we usually refer to the baby as a baby, not a situation."

"I'm sorry, but this is the first campaign I'm a part of where the candidate was an expecting father." Alex said looking over to Oliver. "I mean this is going to be a lot of work and it's going to require a lot of your time and I just want to make sure you understand that now." Oliver looked over to Katie who gave him a small smile.

"I do understand. Just as long as you understand, that they will come first." Oliver replied turning back to Alex. "Always."

"I understand." Alex replied with a nod before turning back to Katie. "At some point we should talk, you're going to be asked questions and we should plan on how you answer them."

"I usually joke my way out of difficult questions." Katie replied with a shrug. "I guess that's not going to work here."

"Not all the time." Alex said standing to his feet and gathering his things. "Well I should be going. I will call you when I've wrote up a plan for us." Alex shook Oliver's hand and then Thea's before walking over to Katie. "Ms. Robins." he shook the woman's hand.

"I will walk you out." Thea said standing to her feet as well. Katie watched the pair as they left.

"I think your political strategist likes your sister." Katie said before turning to Oliver who stood to his feet and closed the door. She watched as he closed the blinds as well. "And now your whole staff thinks we're about to have sex." Oliver chuckled before walking over to sit on the side of the desk beside her.

"Thanks for coming. I know you're not really interested in this, but it means a lot to me that you came."

"Well I had no choice. You hijacked my assistant." Katie replied letting out a sigh, as she ran a hand across her stomach. "If you really want to make it up to me, you can try to bribe you daughter out of here already."

"You know I would if I could, but she's stubborn like her momma." Oliver replied placing a hand on her swollen belly and smiling at the kicks against his hand. "She's showing up when she wants." they sat in silence for a few beats before Katie turned to Oliver.

"I went to see Nick this morning." Katie said suddenly, and Oliver looked over surprised.

"I thought you said-"

"That I was fine, and that I didn't need to talk to shrink, and I still believe all of those things." she replied turning away from the man.

"Then why did you go?"

"In case I was wrong." she looked back over to the man and shrugged. "In case I'm not fine and in case he could help." she let out a sigh, dropping her head, and in this moment Oliver wasn't sure what he should say. He was afraid of asking too many questions, but he was also afraid of not knowing what really was going on with her.

"Did it help?" he asked and Katie looked over to him and just shook her head, and so Oliver took her hand in his. "Then we will figure it out together." Katie gave a nod, and the room once again fell into silence before Oliver once again spoke. "Twinkie I'm sorry." she looked up meeting his eyes. "With Arianna-"

"Oliver you already apologized, and I already accepted." Katie replied spinning the chair back around, and picking up her phone. Oliver looked over to the woman and sighed. They didn't really have a conversation about that night, and he really wanted her to understand his fears when it came to a teenager being so close to them and the risks it really held. "So when were you going to tell me about my new driver?"

"Donald's a good guy." Oliver said and Katie glanced over to him. "You could go into labor at any moment and I don't want that to happen when you're by yourself." Katie simply gave a nod before leaning back in the man's chair. "So what are your plans for the rest of the day?"

"Why?" she asked spinning back toward the man. "What did you have in mind?"

"How about I take you to dinner?" Oliver asked and Katie smiled over to the man.

"Are you asking me out on a date, Oliver Queen?"

"You know I think I am, Doctor." Oliver replied with a smile, and Katie simply nodded.

"Sure." she said standing to her feet, and Oliver took her hand to help her. "I thought you were going to say something else."

"What?" Oliver asked, helping the woman into her jacket.

"Well you did close the door and draw the blinds." Katie replied as they headed to the door. Before they could actually leave, Oliver snaked an arm around Katie's waist, and pulled her to his chest. He dropped his lips to hers, gently pushing her back against the door. "See this is why I could never be your political strategist." she whispered against his lips as she brought her arms up and around his neck.

Bruce sometimes found it so bizarre how he could walk through the doors of Palmer Technologies and it was as if he were walking into Wayne Industries. The familiar faces were all there, waving to him, greeting him and he didn't hate it. He was surprising Felicity for dinner, finding the woman could use a bit of a break since she'd been working late the past few nights. He'd actually just arrived back in Star City from Gotham, and he'd been dying to see the woman ever since he landed. He walked down the hall, his eyes glancing over to the woman's glass office, but slowing a bit when he noticed she wasn't actually in her office.

"Oh, Mr. Wayne, I wasn't told you were coming." it was Jamie, Felicity's assistant, who'd came from behind him as he neared the office. "Ms. Smoak is actually down in her lab with Mr. Holt."

"Mr. Holt?" Bruce repeated, remembering Felicity mentioning the name. He was the man who'd developed the algorithm to determine which one of the members of staff should be fired, which also included himself. It was one of Felicity's shinning moments when she decided that she wasn't going to fire anyone and that she was going to work extra hard to increase their profits enough to retain the company's staff. Apparently that meant working long hours in the lab, with Mr. Curtis Holt.

"I can show you down there." Jamie replied and Bruce just shook his head with a charming smile.

"That's ok, I remember how to get there." he replied before waving goodbye and turning, the smile leaving his face instantly. It was one of his greatest annoyances when trying to pursue a long distance relationship with Felicity. There would always be other guys, and he'd know nothing about it because he would be in another city.

The man arrived down to the lab, slipping inside, and smiling at the sound of Felicity's voice. He turned the corner, and she didn't see him right away, but the man there with her did, and so Bruce held a finger to his lips and the man simply gave a nod.

"I will take a break when I finally figure this out." Felicity said as Bruce got closer.

"Or until I kidnap you and steal you away from this place." Bruce said, startling the woman who practically jumped out of her skin at the sound of his voice. The man looked over to the woman, who looked absolutely exhausted.

"Bruce, you're here!" Felicity said smiling over to the man who walked over placing a kiss to her forehead. "You sneaky man, why didn't you tell me you were coming today?"

"Well how else will I catch you off guard." Bruce said before looking over to the young man who seemed to be smiling widely. "With other men."

"Oh, Bruce, this is Curtis Holt, Curtis this is my boyfriend-"

"Bruce Wayne." Curtis says holding out a hand to the man.

"Right, I forgot he's like mildly famous." Felicity said looking back down to her computer.

"I would say a bit more than mildly." Curtis said looking over to Bruce. "I've been following your story, since your parents, and-" he noticed the slight frown by the man, and figure that probably wasn't the right thing to say. "I mean it's just your life is very interesting, and then you appeared back to your company and-"

"So you're a bit of a fan, Curtis?" Felicity asked and the man sent a slightly glare to her and he laughed in embarrassment as he turned back to Bruce.

"You know I actually interned at Wayne Industries out of college. Best experience of my life."

"Why didn't you stay on?" Bruce asked.

"Well I visited Star City, back when it was Starling and I met someone. Didn't expect it, but it was enough to get me to stay and a few years later I have a husband, and a great job here."

"Oh, husband? So you're-" Bruce asked and Curtis simply gave a nod and a smile broke out on Bruce's face. "That's great!" that seemed to confuse Curtis a bit.

"Don't mind him Curtis, Bruce is just happy I'm not spending all this time with some guy who's trying to get into my pants."

"Oh!" Curtis said with a laugh, as he shook his head. "Yeah, that's definitely not going to happen."

"I'm glad." Bruce replied looking over to Felicity who'd already begun typing away. "Curtis, could you give us a moment?"

"Sure thing." Curtis says once again reaching out to shake Bruce's hand. "It was nice meeting you."

"Nice meeting you too." Bruce replied shaking the man's hand, before watching him leave. Once he was gone, Bruce walked over to stand in front of the woman whose eyes were locked on the screen. "You know I kind of imagined that since we don't see each other that often, when I do come to town, I expect ridiculous amounts of affection. Maybe a hug, a kiss, sex in an empty lab."

"Curtis would kill me if I had sex in his lab." Felicity replied not taking her eyes from the monitor. "Plus we can't have a rom-com moment every time you swoop back into town."

"And here I thought distance made the heart grow fonder?" Bruce muttered still waiting for some eye contact from the woman. "Has the spark finally died, Ms. Smoak?"

"No, not yet. I'm just a little too busy to ignite any sparks right now." she replied.

"Busy with what?" Bruce asked and that's when Felicity pressed a few buttons and suddenly Bruce heard a voice he'd didn't expect to hear.

"I'm alive... And I'm in trouble."

"That sound's like..."

"Ray?" Felicity says finally looking up to the man's eyes. "That's because it is Ray." she lets out a sigh, as she glanced back to the screen. Bruce walked around to look for himself. "Because Ray isn't dead." his eyes went wide at the sight of the man who he could see was very much alive.

"That's impossible. Ray was—"

"Killed. In an explosion that blew up the top of this building six months ago. But that's obviously not what happened, because he sent this message six days ago, and dead people don't generally do that." Felicity replied turning to looked up to Bruce. "Ray's alive. He's out there somewhere." Bruce looked over to her, now seeing why the woman looked like she hadn't slept.

"Ok," he sighed with a nod. "We're going to help Ray. First you're going to come with me."

"I've been trying to back trace this signal, do you have a way I can do that?" Felicity asked, standing to her feet.

"Maybe, but I would have to make a few calls. I actually wanted you to come with me, because you look like you could use a nap, maybe some food, a nice hot shower." he bent down and closed the screen she was working on, before he brought his arm around the woman, snagging her purse as he pulled her out of the lab.

"But Bruce-"

"I know, but you can't help Ray when you're not at the top of your game. Let me help you with that."

Apparently, tonight's date between Oliver and Katie would be fancy. Oliver had reserved the rooftop table of one the city's finest restaurants. The food was delicious, and now they were just waiting for dessert.

Oliver stared over to the woman who stood at the balcony that overlook one of the city's most beautiful cityscapes. He looked back down to the box in his hand, lifting the lid to look down to the engagement ring and took a deep breath before standing to his feet and walking over to her.

"How about Rosalyn?" Katie asked turning to Oliver, who slipped an arm around her from behind. "Rosalyn Queen."

"You know I dated a Rosalyn, and she was kind of crazy." Oliver replied and Katie looked over to the man and laughed.

"You know if you're eliminating names based off of your ex girlfriends, then our choices are going to get limited." she said laughing, as she dropped her head back to his shoulder.

"I love how you can joke about my dumb youthful years." Oliver replied placing a kiss to the woman's forehead. "How about Emily. Emily Queen. That sounds nice."

"It does, but I had a college roommate named Emily, and that girl was a sociopath." she said and Oliver couldn't help but laugh. "No, I seriously had to request a new room, because I would find these pictures she would paste together of me and her, and I was totally freaked out. Emily is going to be a no from me."

"You know if we keep this up, we're going to end up writing Twiver Queen on the birth certificate." Oliver replied.

"Or Twiver Robins." Katie replied glancing over to the man. He turned meeting her eyes with a smile. "I'm joking, I-" she shook her head, before she turned back to the cityscape. "Never mind."

"Well Queen is a nice last name to have." Oliver said.

"I wouldn't know." Katie let slip and she groaned before pulling away from the man and heading back to the table. "I didn't mean to say that." she looked back over to Oliver who was still smiling. "I'm really not saying anything, it was a joke." she turned toward the door. "Now would be a perfect time for the waiter to come with that cake." she looked back to her boyfriend who walked over to her, still smiling and she was getting annoyed. "What? Why are you smiling?"

"Because I love you. Because when I look at you, I have no idea how I ended up so lucky." He took her hands in his. "You know it kind of blows my mind sometimes, when I really think about it. I mean high school, I had these feelings for you, these feelings I was so afraid of, so confused about and I didn't even know how to deal with them. And then you left for college, and I just knew I lost any chance of ever figuring out what those feelings were. Years later, you're standing on my front lawn, stomping on my friend's foot-"

"You know he still complains about that. Whenever it rains, he says it hurts a little more." Katie laughed with a shake of her head. Oliver placed a hand on her cheek, and his heart skipped a beat at the sight of her smile.

"I once told you that when I was on the island, I would have dreams about you. Dreams where your laughter would keep me warm, where the touch of your skin motivated me to keep going. Where your smile kept the idea of getting home in the front of my mind. You've been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I want-" Katie's hands suddenly reached up, grabbing Oliver's arms as she hunched forward, letting out a groan. "Twinkie?!" she looked up to his eyes, her breathing now feeling harder than it should be. "Is this it?"

"I think so." she replied still grasping for breaths, as a sharp pain once again hit her. "We should probably-" before she could finish her sentence, Oliver had hiked her into his arms. It was that moment that the waiter finally did arrive with their desserts. The moment he saw the couple his eyes went wide.

"I need you to hold that door!" The waiter was already rushing to the side, as he watched the man carry the woman away.

Oliver didn't have the patience to wait for paramedics, and so he carried Katie to the car, and sped off toward the hospital. His heart was drumming in his chest as he sped along the streets. For some reason it felt like every car on the road was going snail speed.

"How are you doing, Twinkie?" he asked once they were stopped at a light. He looked over to the woman to see her eyes tightly closed as she held her stomach.

"Just hurry, Liver." she groaned, and he could hear the pain in her voice. The moment the light turned green, Oliver's foot met the floor as he pressed the gas.

They were closest to Starling General, and so he called Katie's OB and Ethan to meet them there. When he finally pulled up, he spotted Christian waiting outside with a wheel chair and an a nurse. Once he stopped, the doctor didn't wait before opening the door, and kneeling down in front of Katie.

"Hey, how we doing?" Christian asked placing a hand on Katie's neck. When she opened her eyes, he could see unshed tears. "Hey-" he turned back to the nurse. "Get me a gurney!"

"What's going on?" Oliver asked now out of the car and at Christian's side. The doctor looked up to the man and just shook his head.

"I don't know yet, but we're going to get her inside to make sure she and the baby are alright." Once the gurney was rolled outside, Oliver and Christian helped Katie to stand and lifted her to the gurney.

"Hey, I'm right here ok?" Oliver says taking Katie's hand in his. "I'm not going anywhere." they moved quickly through the halls.

"Oliver, we're going to have to separate for a while." Dr. James said looking over to the man. It was the last thing he wanted to do right now, and it was written all over his face. "I promise I will send a nurse out here to get you prepped for the delivery room." Oliver's hand was still wrapped tightly around Katie's hand.

"Liver, it's alright." Katie said looking up to the man. "We're going to be fine." soon her hand slipped from his, and she was rushed through double doors. Oliver stood there, watching the doors as they continued to flap, until they just stopped. Charlotte and Ethan arrived at the same time, but it was Ethan who actually stopped to check in with Oliver while the OB continued through the doors.

"Hey, how long have you been waiting out here?" Ethan asked. Oliver shook his head. He hadn't actually been looking at a clock, but it felt like centuries since he last saw Katie.

"I don't know. I just—" he looked over to the doors. "No one is telling me anything, and I-"

"Hey, calm down. I'm going to go back there, and find out what's going on and then I'm going to come back, ok?" Oliver nodded before watching Ethan leave as well.

He was supposed to call everyone. It was one of the things he promised. When Katie went into labor, he was supposed to let everyone know so they could be here, but right now Oliver's eyes were still on those doors with the sinking feeling that something was wrong.

Soon he heard raised voices, and stood a bit straighter as Christian walked back out to the waiting room, Ethan right behind him.

"No, you're an asshole. Always have and most likely always will be." Ethan says pushing past the man to Oliver. "Good news and bad news. The good news is she's fine and so is the baby."

"What's the bad news?" Oliver asked nervousely folding his arms over his chest, before glancing over to Christian.

"She's still pregnant." Ethan answered and Oliver turned back to him in confusion. "It was braxton hicks and this close to the due date, I'm sure it felt very real. As you know it's very normal, and I'm glad you got here quickly."

"Can I see her?" Oliver asked and Ethan nodded about to take him back, but Christian spoke up finally.

"Wait, that's not it." the doctor said, glaring over to Ethan. Oliver turned to the man, with his full attention. "Her blood pressure was high-"

"For a woman who thought she was in labor, I would say it was in a very normal range." Ethan replied glaring over to the doctor. "You've seen her records and-"

"I have seen her records and I know her medical history." Christian says turning to face Ethan fully. "And it is my medical opinion that she should be admitted and monitored-"

"That's not happening. If she's going to be admitted then I will have her transferred to GMH and away from this money hungry hospital and all of it's fame deprived doctors."

"You're such a child you know that, this has nothing to do—"

"Enough!" Oliver yelled angrily and the two doctors turned to him startled. "Can I see her?"

"Yes you can." came another voice. They all turned to see Charlotte wave a hand toward Oliver. "She's asking for you, c'mon." Oliver didn't hesitate to follow the woman who sent a glare back to the two doctors.

Oliver followed the doctor to a door, but before he went in he turned to the woman.

"She's fine. Her blood pressure was high, as it has been for points in her pregnancy. It's not at a level that alarms me, but I'm going to want you to pay close attention to her. Make sure she's relaxed, not too stressed about things, make sure she's not over extending herself. She seems like the type of person who likes to hold everything together, and take it upon herself to fix it. Lots of things could go wrong if she doesn't. And I've already talked to her about finally taking a maternity leave from work, and she begrudgingly agreed. I want her off her feet until that baby gets here, and I'm going to need your help with that."

"Absolutely. Thanks Dr. Baxter." Oliver said and the woman gave him a smile before watching him go into Katie's room. The moment he walked inside, the woman was lying in bed, arms folded over her chest, a sour expression on her face.

"Your daughter is being stubborn Oliver."

"You know, I wonder where she got such a thing?" he replied walking over to take a seat on the edge of her bed beside her. He placed a hand on her stomach and smiled, letting out a breath he didn't even know he was holding. "So that was kind of scary." he looked up meeting her eyes. "Like I remember nothing from that lamaze class."

"You were fine. You actually did better than I thought you would." Katie replied with a smile as she laid back on the bed, she looked over to the man and sighed. "I'm sorry."

"For what? I was made to believe, no one controls false labor. It happens." he leaned forward, placing a kiss to the woman's forehead. "We're just going to have to wait to meet our little Twiver." Katie laughed at that before placing her hands on the sides of his face.

"And I so wanted that cake." the woman whined and Oliver laughed as he brought his lips to hers. There was a knock at the door, and soon it opened and in walked Ethan. "You didn't hit him did you?"

"I didn't. I'm proud of myself."

"Do I want to know what that was between you and Dr. James?" Oliver asked looking over to the man who opened his mouth.

"You don't." Katie answered instead. "You really don't. It's beyond stupid and whenever those two are in a room, it becomes a competition of who has the biggest penis."

"Well that's no competition at all." Ethan replied as he walked over to check the monitor beside her bed. "So no little one today. You're being released, but you're going to have to go through the back."

"Why?" Oliver asked looking over to the man who chuckled. Ethan grabbed the remote control and flicked on the television to show the latest headline, which happened to be a video of Oliver carrying Katie out of the restaurant, to his car and speeding off.

"There has been no official announcement as of yet, but we believe tonight is the night the child of Dr. Katherine Robins and Mayoral Candidate Oliver Queen, will be born. Eye witnesses have verified that the couple left in a frenzy after the woman announced that she was in labor. They are now at Starling General Hospital. We're waiting for confirmation now. This is so exciting." the reporter looked back to the hospital behind her. That's when they noticed the whole slew of reporters in front of the hospital. "Please stay tuned as we find out about the newest Queen's arrival to Star City." Ethan turned off the television and couldn't help but laugh.

Katie groaned, burying her face in Oliver's chest. The man just shook his head. The last thing he wanted when Katie actually went into labor was the whole city knowing about it. There was just too much that could go wrong in such an event.

"That was a real Tarzan and Jane kind of moment." Ethan said looking over to Oliver. "I'm going to have your car pulled down to the parking structure and I'll make sure the press keeps their distance. Just go home, get some rest and if it is in your ability, never come back to this hospital."

Oliver and Katie were able to successfully evade the press and escape without notice. They arrived back home, not before picking up some cake, later that evening.

Katie grabbed the cake, and headed straight for the kitchen. Oliver chuckled as he followed behind her. The woman grabbed two forks, handing one to Oliver before opening the box and taking a seat at the counter and digging in.

"I'm sorry I ruined our date." Katie says looking over to Oliver who smiled over to her. "I feel like we have yet to go on one date that actually goes as planned."

"You know I wouldn't trade any of our dates for anything in the world." Oliver said as he watched the woman enjoying her cake. "So I talked to Dr. Baxter and she told me that she wants you to take it easy until the baby is born." Katie sighed, as she continued to eat her cake. "She mentioned you taking off from work."

"Yeah, we had a little chat before she went to get you." Katie replied looking back up to the man. "I agreed with the terms, don't worry. I will call Claire in the morning to let her know about my sudden time off and see what needs to happen."

"And maybe you should stay away from hero stuff as well." Oliver added and Katie dropped her head. "We can handle the Ghosts and Damien Darhk. I don't want you to worry about that stuff anymore. Especially if it's causing more stress for you." he slid over a hand to hers and she met his eyes once again. "I want you to let me know if it gets to be too much. Like I said before, the moment this city brings more trouble than it's worth, then we're gone."

"You can't say stuff like that Mr. Mayor. This city needs you and-"

"And I need you. And as long as I need you, then nothing else matters." Oliver replied and Katie couldn't help the smile that came to her face. Both turned at the sudden steps that came from the stairwell that lead to the kitchen. Neither seemed surprised at the sight of the woman who walked in all smiles. "Hey Speedy, you're still here."

"I am still here." Thea said smiling at the sight of the cake, before grabbing her own fork and digging in as well. "So how was your date?" Katie turned to her about to tell the ridiculous false labor story when Oliver's phone suddenly rang. He pulled it from his pocket and looked down to the familiar number.

"It's Felicity." Oliver said looking back up to Katie.

"Go, take it." she replied before glancing back down to the cake in hopes he didn't see the disappointment in her eyes at the realization that their little date was coming to an end.

"I will be right back." Oliver said before slipping out of the kitchen. Thea silently looked from the door, back to Katie.

"Hey, are you alright?" Katie looked over to the woman and gave a nod. "Look, I know you're not one to let the things swarming around your head just spill out, but there are those of us who can see it." the door once again opened and in walked Oliver, and the truth was written on his face.

"You have to go, don't you?" Katie asked and the man let out a heavy sigh before walking around to her. "I guess our date really is over."

"I'm sorry. Felicity didn't say much on the phone, but she said there was something important her and Bruce needed to tell me. I promise to make this up to you." Oliver replied, but Katie didn't even look over to him. "Twinkie-" she suddenly pulled on a smile and turned to him.

"It's fine. I get it. Go, you have a duty, right?" she stood to her feet and let out a sigh. "I think I'm going to go take a bath." she simply walked around the man to the stairs, leaving him feeling even more guilty.

"I'm sorry." Thea said suddenly and Oliver turned to her in confusion. "I think it finally hit me right now. You two had this nice house, in a nice neighborhood and you were preparing for your baby, and then me and Laurel show up."

"Thea, that's-"

"We told you that this city needed you. In a way we told you that this the life of the hero was more important than the life of a man with a baby on the way with the woman he loves." Thea lifted her eyes to her brother. "We were wrong, and we had no right to-"

"Thea we needed to come back. What me and Katie had in Coast City it was...it was perfect, but it wasn't real. It would never be real. We chose to come back."

"Now, I'm kind of wishing you didn't." she replied with a shake of her head. "I love you and I love Katie, and I love that you're here and I love that I will get to see my niece soon, but right now I wish you'd chosen the fantasy. You deserve the fantasy, Twinkie-" Thea turned away with a slight shake of her head. "She's been through a lot, and she deserved the fantasy."

"I know, but we can't change this. We're facing reality, and this is our lives." Oliver replied and his sister turned back to him.

"The world better be ending right now." Thea said and Oliver let out a heavy sigh. "Oliver I don't think I have to tell you how important your prioritization is going to be. I get being the Arrow is important, and being the possible mayor will be important too. Fine, this is your reality, but you want that woman to be your wife. That means not running out on a date, or ballet recital, or a soccer game unless it's absolutely necessary."

"I know that Speedy, I know all of that. But it's hard. I didn't expect this to be so hard and I want to be everything for everyone, but it's not working." he dropped his head for a moment before grabbing the rest of the cake and sliding it into the refrigerator. "I can't even imagine why she would even want to marry me. I'm screwing up being a boyfriend." he shook his head before turning and heading for the door.

"Ollie, that's not-" she followed after her brother, but he was out the door before she could even speak.

The moment Katie was finished with her bath, she fully intended to just crawl into bed and sleep the rest of this day away. She should've known Thea Queen just would not let that happen. She'd only sat down on the bed, before the door to her bedroom swung open and in came the woman.

"Want to watch a movie?" Thea asked with a smile. "I made popcorn, and there's still some of that cake. I think there's ice cream in the freezer. Let's just pig out."

"Thea, I don't really feel like-"

"C'mon, pleeease. I never had a sister to actually have bonding moments like this, and I want to share them with you." Thea said and Katie sighed. "I mean after my dad and Ollie were gone, and then you left I was sort of all alone and I needed moments like this, moments-"

"You're really laying on the guilt real thick right now Speedy." Katie replied before pushing herself back to her feet and following behind the young woman.

They soon found themselves on the couch, watching some movie, a bowl of popcorn between them.

"So what's going on with you and Alex?" Katie asked grabbing a handful of popcorn.

"What,nothing." Thea replied, her voice portraying nervousness that shouldn't be there if her words were true.

"Well I saw the way he was looking at you and he looked like he wanted some of that." Katie said laughing at the embarrassment on Thea's face.

"Nothing's going on between us. He asked me on a date, I told him my life is too complicated and I don't think my next relationship should be with my brother's campaign manager. He totally was ok with it and now everything is right with the world."

"Well I'm just saying, a nice, normal guy could be a good change for you. I don't want your life to be consumed by that mask." Katie says giving the woman's arm a nudge. "You deserve some happiness."

"What about you? Are you happy?" Katie turned away for a moment and shrugged.

"There are moments when I'm over the moon happy. Moments when I'm with Oliver, and we're in bed and he's talking to my belly, or when we're having dinner and I know he's going to propose to me." she shook her head. "Then there are moments when a mad man with abilities I've never seen just walks into my company and fear just consumes me. Or when I find out my father is dying again." Katie looked down to her belly, sliding a hand along her skin. "Happiness isn't a constant state of being." she dropped her head to Thea's shoulder and grabbed another handful of popcorn. "Food always makes me happy though."

Neither woman expected the loud crash, from outside the house. The two women share a look of confusion before standing to their feet.

"Was that an earth quake?" Thea asked and Katie just shrugged before walking around the woman toward the kitchen. "Twinkie, will you wait, we don't-" Thea stopped when she saw Katie standing at the open back door. "What is it?" Katie turned to Thea with wide eyes before waving for her to come closer. The moment Thea walked over, the last thing she expected was to see Superman lying in a crater in the backyard, unconscious. "Is that-"

"Yes." Katie says before walking outside to figure out what was going on.

"Twinke, wait!" Thea rushed after the woman.

When Oliver arrived to the lair, he walked in to find Laurel standing watching as Felicity and Bruce seemed to be arguing about something.

"Hey." Oliver says and Laurel turns to him. "What the hell is going on?"

"Uh-"

"Oh, you're here." Felicity said, completely cutting off Bruce and walking over to Oliver. "I know it's late, but I have news." the woman walked over to her computer and played the video of Ray explaining how the explosion didn't kill him, only made him ridiculously small and that he's being held captive by someone who wants the suit for some reason.

"So he says there's a way to get him back to life size?" Oliver asked and Felicity gave him a nod.

"Yes, back at Palmer Tech, are the schematics and I can wrangle Curtis to help me." Felicity said and Oliver looked over to Bruce who stood with a shake of his head. Felicity glanced over to Bruce and glared. "Pay no attention to that man. He seems to think I don't know what I'm getting myself into, that this could be more dangerous than it seems."

"And I guess you don't care, huh?" Bruce asked and Felicity let out sigh before turning back to Oliver.

"I'm going to go, build this device, and then when it's finished I will get his location and then you and the team kick ass." Felicity rushed off to get her bag and turned for the elevator, Bruce following behind her. "Maybe it would be a good idea if you stayed here."

"Seriously? You're angry at me for worrying about you?"

"No, I'm upset that you're here trying to save me, when I don't need saving. Ray does, and I am going to do everything I can to get him back." The doors to the elevator opened and Felicity stepped on. "You should make your peace with that." Once the doors slid closed, Bruce let out a groan before turning back back.

"Ok, so I get how big finding out Ray is alive and all, but I kind of assumed when I was called tonight, I actually needed to do something." Oliver said glancing from Laurel to Bruce.

"We assumed someone holding Ray captive would be something you would want to know." Laurel said and Oliver let out a heavy sigh through his nose. "Unless it was at a particularly bad moment." the man looked over to the woman and she instantly felt guilty. "Oliver, we're sorry. It's just you're the leader here, and you like to know what's going on."

"I do, I want to be informed, but I guess what I'm getting at is that before I run out on date with my girlfriend, maybe I should know the level of importance, and if I'm needed right away." the man slid a hand along his face. "We thought she was in labor tonight. It was a false alarm, but I didn't want to leave her. I shouldn't have left her." the man shook his head before stalking off.

"I think we may have to readjust the dynamic here." Laurel says looking over to Bruce who glances down to his phone. "Everything alright?"

"Well I just got a text that almost ensures that Felicity is going to kill me." Bruce said with a shake of his head.

The sound of a baby crying caused everyone to stop and lift their heads. Bruce turned to Laurel, who turned to see Oliver rushing toward the computer.

"What is that?" Bruce asked as he and Laurel walked up behind the man.

"I don't-" Oliver wasn't sure how Felicity could identify why the alarm was going off. "It's an alarm at the house, but I don't know how to-" Bruce moved the man out the way, and typed a few keys before suddenly a video feed of the back door of the house appeared. Oliver moved in closer, looking down to the image in confusion. "Why is the door just open?" he turned to Bruce. "I think there's another camera of the back yard, could you-" Bruce was already typing before the man could finish the question. Soon they looked to a grainy black and white image of what looked like Katie and Thea, standing over something in the back yard. "What the hell?" Oliver took out his cell phone and dialed Katie's number, only for her not to answer. He then called Thea, who didn't answer either. "I have to go, just keep watching. Call me if something happens before I get there." Oliver turned and ran toward the elevator. Bruce and Laurel moved in closer, squinting to make out what was happening.

"It looks like they're trying to pick something up." Laurel said and Bruce shook his head. "Where did that hole come from?"

Thea wasn't sure of anything at the moment. Katie held a flashlight, while Thea jumped into the crater and attempted to move the man, but he was completely solid and couldn't be moved.

"It's no use Twinkie, he's not moving." Thea looked up to Katie who moved around the hole before slowly dropping down to her knees.

"Superman!" she whispers, her voice filled with an urgency she hopes gets through to him. "Superman you have to wake up. You made a big hole in my yard, and someone will notice." the man didn't stir, and Katie sighed about to try again when the light moved over something. "Wait, what is that?" Katie moved the light to something protruding from his chest. "Is that a dart?" Thea leaned in a bit closer.

"It's filled with some kind of green liquid." Thea said before looking up to Katie.

"Pull it out of him." Katie ordered and Thea looked up hesitant and Katie just gave the woman a nod. "Just trust me. Try to avoid touching whatever that liquid is, but yank it out of him." Thea turned back to the man, swallowing the lump of nervousness in her throat before reaching forward and pulling out the dart and tossing it aside.

"Now what?" Katie moved the flashlight along Clark's body. "Oh, there's another one!" Thea grabbed the dart, pulling it out as well. There were two more found, and the moment she pulled them out, they heard a groan escape his lips.

"Superman?" he opened his eyes, barely, but he saw her staring down to him. "You have to get up, now." she looked over to Thea. "Grab his arm." Thea did as she was told and this time when she pulled the man's arm, he lifted with her. She got him to stand, but she knows it was him who held most of the weight. They were able to get him up the stairs of the porch, and inside the house when the doorbell suddenly rang and everyone froze.

"What now?" Thea asked and Katie racked her brain before turning to the pair.

"Take him down the basement." Katie says with a nod, before heading toward the basement. Thea and a slow moving Clark were right behind her. As soon as Katie entered the code, she stepped aside and watched the pair head down the stairs before closing the door behind them. The doorbell once again rang, and Katie walked over stopping a couple of feet away. "Who is it?"

"Your favorite uncle." A voice called and Katie sighed before reaching forward and opening up the door.

"You have to get someone-"

"There is already a crew in route." Martin says walking into the house, and looking around. "Where is Mr. Spandex?

"Basement with Thea. What the hell happened to him?"

"He went looking under beds we warned him not to." Martin says with a shake of his head. "We have to get him out of here now."

"That's going to be difficult since he's going in and out of consciousness. There were these darts. They were still in him, had some kind of green liquid."

"That bastard." Martin muttered with a shake of his head. "Look, I can get him moved and out of your hair as soon as-" Katie opened her mouth to reply, when the front door quickly opened. Both turned, Martin grabbing his gun and aiming it, only to let out a sigh of relief. "Mr. Queen, good evening." Oliver looked from Martin to Katie before letting out a deep breath.

"What is going on?" he asked first before turning to Martin. "Why are you here?"

"Something very bizarre happened." Katie says walking over to the man and nudging her head for him to follow her.

Soon they all walked down to the basement where they found Thea leaning over the man now lying on a table.

"Twinkie, I don't-" Thea looked over to see the woman wasn't alone. "Ollie? When did you get here?" the hard look on her brother's face only meant he only wanted to know why an unconscious Superman was lying in his basement. She looked over to Katie who came to Clark's side to see his eyes closed. "He fell out of the sky." Thea looked back over to her brother. "Someone shot him with something that's made him extremely weak, and now he can barely keep his eyes open."

"It's called Kryptonite." Martin said and they all turned to him. "It's from his planet. When he arrived, he brought some with him. It's harmless to humans, but can be deadly for him." Martin walked over to look down to Clark and just shook his head.

"Ok, you know what did this, then you know how to fix it?" Katie asked, but the man didn't answer. "Martin-"

"We barely know his weaknesses. He keeps himself and his origins to himself. We've seen him hurt bad by this stuff, but he usually leaves and comes back fine. Only he knows how to fix this."

"Well someone else knows his weaknesses." Oliver added. "Who shot him?"

"The man on this table has a list of enemies." Martin shook his head looking over to Oliver. "Right now, getting him out of here is the number one priority. The person who did this could track him and I think we all can agree that we don't want them here."

"The person?" Oliver asked and Martin let out another sign. "You know who did this. Who is it?" Martin looked over to Clark before turning back to Oliver.

"We should talk upstairs." Martin said. Katie looked from the man to Oliver, wondering why the need for secrecy.

"You will tell him down here." Katie ordered turning to the man. "He dropped out of the sky, into my backyard, which means he came for my help. We need to know who did this to him." Martin folded his arms over his chest and gave a nod.

"That's just it, you don't need to know who did this to him." Martin replied before glancing over to Oliver. "This is a problem that you don't have to solve." he looked back to Katie. "You're nine months pregnant-"

"Don't you dare-"

"Twinkie, just wait." Oliver interrupted and she turned to him in confusion. "What if he's right? I mean we don't have the capabilities to help him, and maybe Martin and his people can." he took a step toward her. "You're supposed to be taking it easy, not-"

"Trying to help someone?" Katie asked with a shake of her head. "Oliver he came here, to me,-"

"Twinkie, just no." Oliver stated firmly, and her eyes went slightly wide because he was no longer listening. He was barking orders. "I completely understand you have this need to help, but right now you're gonna come first. That means we're going to let Martin and his people help Superman." he looked over to Martin and gave a nod. Martin actually looked nervous as he looked from the man to the pregnant woman in front of him who he knows is not keen on taking orders, but at the moment he or the caped man on that table didn't have time and so he turned and hurried up the stairs. Oliver turned back to Katie who continued to silently stare at him, her expression not showing him what was going through her head at the moment. "Twinkie-" she scoffed before turning and walking back over to Clark's side, slipping her hand into his.

"Hey, don't worry, you're going to get help. Just hold on." she was about to pull away, when she heard him mutter something.

"Did he just say something?" Thea asked looking over to Katie who lowered her ear closer to his mouth.

Soon numerous footsteps came down the stairs and Katie turned to see Martin along with a few men and a stretcher. They transferred Clark's body before carrying him away. Once they were gone, Katie, Oliver and Thea stood in that empty basement, still a bit in shock and confusion of the past events. Katie shook her head before heading for the stairs.

"Wait, what did he say?" Thea asked.

"Doesn't matter anymore." Katie muttered as she stalked up the stairs. Oliver sighed, going to follow after her.

"Ollie, just don't." Thea called after him and he turned to her and let out a huff.

"Thea, I feel guilty too, but we were in a hospital today, and doctors were telling us how her blood pressure was high and how that could be bad for her and the baby and I promised I would make sure she took it easy and this-" he pointed to the table where Clark had laid. "People falling out of the sky into our backyard, that's not taking it easy. He will get help, she just doesn't have to be the one to do it."

"You're probably right. I mean, I completely understand your point of view, but you made a mistake just now. Instead of telling her what you just told me, instead of talking this through, you turned into the Green Arrow before her eyes and gave an order and left no room for discussion." the woman walked over to her brother. "That's not how relationships work Ollie and you know that."

"I just feel like sometimes I have no control when it comes to these choices she just makes."

"Well maybe that's your problem. Stop trying to have control, and start trying to compromise." she gave her brother a pat on the shoulder. "And now if you will excuse me, I need to shower and maybe have a drink and eat some more of that cake." she was about to head upstairs when Oliver's phone rang.

"Felicity, what's up?" he closed his eyes and let out a sigh. If Felicity was calling, that meant it was time to get back to the current mission at hand, finding Ray, and also meant he would once again have to leave home at probably the worse possible moment. "Alright, Thea and I are on our way." he ended the call and turned to his sister and sighed.

"Why do I have the feeling my evening plans just came and went in the blink of an eye?" Thea sighed as she stalked up the stairs.

Before leaving Oliver hesitated outside of their bedroom. He wasn't sure what to expect after what just happened. He stalled for a few moments longer before pushing open the door, but he didn't see her right away.

"Twinkie?" he walked over to the bathroom about to knock, when the door suddenly opened and the woman brushed past him. "Uh, Felicity called and-"

"You have to go." she walked over, taking a seat in front of her vanity, before grabbing her brush. "Then go."

"Twinkie, I'm sorry. I-" walked over to her, knelt down in front of her. "I worry about you. Worry about you trying to save the world, and not worrying about yourself in the process. And in cases like that, I step in."

"So what you're saying is that you're not actually sorry?" Katie asked sitting down her brush and turning to the man.

"Twinkie-"

"You should go. They're waiting for you." the woman turned away from him, grabbing her brush and continuing to brush her hair. Oliver wasn't sure how he could help himself tonight, and so he would let the air between them settle before trying again. The man stood to his feet, before placing a kiss on top of the woman's head, before finally leaving.

Thea was downstairs, standing at the back door. He walked over to stand beside her, looking out at the backyard that looked the same as it always did.

"No one would ever know there was giant hole there." the woman muttered before turning to her brother. "Is the Twiver love connection fixed?" Oliver sighed, before heading out the door. "Well if at first you don't succeed." the woman hurried to catch up to her brother.

Katie sat at her vanity, until she heard the distant sound of Oliver's bike engine. She quickly placed the brush down, before standing to her feet and hurrying over to her phone. Her finger swiped through her contacts, before finding the one she was looking for. She only paused for just a moment before dialing the number and bringing it to her ear.

"Hi, it's Katherine Robins, and I need your help. Are you still at the office?"

This time of night, Palmer Technologies was pretty much a ghost town. It's one of the reasons Curtis Holt liked staying a bit later to get work done without interruption. It's also has become a bit of a requirement that he stays a bit later since his boss revealed to him that she works with the Green Arrow. At this point, Curtis assumed the unexpected would happen quite often now. And after Felicity asked him to help build a device that could help save their once believed dead boss, he thought the unexpected for the night was over. But then he got another call.

There was a knock on the door of the lab, and he stood to his feet about to see who it was, when he stopped because he no longer had to.

"Sorry, I know common courtesy is to knock, and then wait for someone to let you in, but I'm in a bit of a hurry and I needed your help." Katie said. She waited for Curtis to say something, to at least ask what she needed, but instead he stood there as if he'd seen a ghost. "Is this a bad time?"

"Uh, no-" he stuttered a bit, before pulling on a nervous smile. "I just-" he shook his head. "You called my cell phone and I didn't even know you had that number. How did you get that number?"

"You work with RI often, and I figured I should get your number in case I had questions. Since RI and Palmer Tech are business partners, I do have access to employee files."

"Ms. Robins, I mean doctor Robins-" the man shook his head, because he knows when he's nervous, he usually makes a fool of himself, and for some reason the woman in front of him just made him nervous. "I'm sorry, I just really didn't expect this call or for you to come here and ask for my help. I assumed anything you need me to do Felicity could-"

"She could, but I needed help from someone who wouldn't lecture me and so I thought of you." Katie replied. "I know it's late, and you're probably headed home, but I need you to find someone for me."

"Like a person?" Curtis asked and Katie quirked a brow. "Well of course a person, because that's the only thing that would make sense." he turned, heading over to his computer and Katie followed behind him. "Ok, what's the name?"

"Kara." Katie says and Curtis waited for a moment before turning to her.

"It's kind of easier if I have a last name, or last known address, occupation-" Katie stared down to him and sighed. "It's just first names seem to bring in more than a few results."

"The only thing I know about her is that she has a connection to a man named Clark Kent. He is from Metropolis and he works for the Daily Planet. Does that help?"

"I can try." Curtis says, and Katie watches the man quickly type something, and soon the screens seem to flip between different pages, until it finally stops, a name highlighted. "Can't believe that worked."

"Did you find her?" Katie leaned in a bit closer.

"I cross referenced the name Kara with anything connected to Clark Kent of Metropolis and I have phone records between him and a Kara Danvers." the man typed a few keys, bringing up some more information. "Says here she lives in National City and is an assistant at CatCo Worldwide Media."

"Why do I know that name?"

"They're the ones who named their city's hero." Curtis said, tying a few more keys before bringing up an article from the company. "Supergirl." Curtis looked over to Katie who wore a smile. "Does this help?"

"It does Mr. Holt." Katie says heading for the door, but stopped and turned back to the man. "Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it."

"If you don't mind me asking, what is this all about?" Curtis asked standing to his feet and walking around to the woman.

"Just righting a few wrongs." Katie replied with a slight smile before turning and heading out. "And call me Katie!"

The night seemed to be filled with the unexpected. In order to build the device to restore Ray to his right size, they needed a device called a manifold that happened to be kept at Kord Industries. It would be the first team mission with Sara's returned, which they soon realized may have been too soon after she almost beat a guard to death.

When they returned back to the lair, Bruce, and John found Felicity who'd spoken of news of Ray. It was getting late, and Oliver decided to call Katie, just to check in. The phone was ringing when he heard footsteps.

"Oliver, we have a problem." Felicity said and Oliver turned to her in confusion, phone still pressed to his ear. "My last call to Ray, I was able to see who actually is holding him hostage. It's Damian Darhk." Oliver pulled the phone from his ear and ended the call.

"Are you sure it was Darhk you saw?" Oliver asked and Felicity nodded. Oliver turned away, not even wanting to think of the reason Darhk would kidnap Ray.

"It's actually good that Darhk has Ray." Bruce commented and Felicity turned a dark glare to the man.

"This would be the same level of delusion that made you think my mother coming to town would make me feel better?"

"Because if it's Darhk, that means that we have an asset." Bruce replied looking over to Oliver.

"Lance." Oliver said looking down to his phone. "I'll ask him to get us a location."

"And what if between then and now, Darhk decides to squish Ray underneath his shoe?" Felicity asked still not able to stop thinking of the actual danger Ray was in right now.

"If Darhk wanted to hurt Ray, he would have done it by now." John said, in hopes of comforting the woman.

"Digg's right. We stay focused." Bruce said walking over to the woman. "We get Curtis the manifold, keep him working, and we unfortunately just have to wait and see what Lance finds out."

"I hate waiting and seeing. I have to do something."

"Your mother's in town, spend some time with her." Bruce suggested, gaining him another dirty look. "We can do dinner. I know this restaurant that delivers and they have those little crab cakes you like."

"You already made dinner plans with my mother, didn't you?"

"What? No." Bruce shook his head, but the look on her face let him know, she knew he was lying. "Fine, Yes."

"Oh! Oh, my God!" she swat the man's arm. "It is like a sickness with you!"

"It wasn't intentional." Bruce tried to justify. "We were having a nice conversation; the subject turned to food and some of the restaurants in the city, I mentioned this great restaurant that I makes a spectacular chicken cordon bleu. She said she'd never had one." Felicity was already shaking her head. "It's just dinner."

"He's right, Felicity." Oliver says and the woman turns to him. " Besides, you look like you haven't... eaten or slept."

"A man's life, a friend's life is in danger. Doesn't seem like the right time for cordon bleu."

"I promise you that there is nothing that we can do until we get what we need from Lance and Curtis." Bruce said, and he could see this was weighing her down. "So, dinner. 7:00 pm." she groaned, but she gave a nod, and the man smiled in triumph before placing a kiss to her cheek.

"I'll meet with Lance." John says looking over to Oliver. "You should be getting home. Laurel told us about earlier, so go home." Oliver gave the man a nod in silent appreciation before turning to change. "And Oliver-" Oliver stopped and turned back to his friend. "No one here would fault you for stepping back once and while. It's why we're all here. When one of us needs a break, or to be with their family, then the rest of us will pull the weight. Remember that when that phone rings."

"I will." Oliver replied before turning and get changed.

Once Oliver was changed, he headed outside to his bike when his phone rang. He pulled it from his pocket to see Katie's number and he quickly answered.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"You know we've talk about your greeting." Katie replied.

"Sorry. Hi Twinkie. Is everything alright?"

"You were an ass earlier tonight, and I fully planned on next level silent treatment, and you sleeping on the couch tonight."

"But you had a change of heart?" Oliver asked, hopeful.

"Not at all. Actually a change of plans. Do not freak out."

"That only ensures I'm going to freak out." Oliver said quickening his steps toward his bike. "What's going on?"

"I need you to meet me at the Star City airfield."

"Why, exactly?"

"Because a half an hour from now, a plane headed to National City is leaving, and I will be on it. I just figured you probably would want to join me."

"Twinkie, what-"

"You're about to ask a bunch of questions and you haven't given me much of a reason to listen. So either get here, or I'll see you when I get back." and with that the line ended.

Oliver let out a low growl before hopping onto his bike and speeding away.

When he got to the airfield, he spotted the plane right away. The mobile stairway was still lined with the door of the plane, and so he quickly hopped off his bike and ran up the stairs where he found Katie casually eating from a basket of fruit. She glanced over to him for a moment before continuing her eating. Oliver, still a bit out of breath, walked over and took the seat across from her.

"You may want to buckle up." she said, but Oliver didn't move. "Well suit yourself."

"Twinkie, whose plane is this, and why are we on it?"

"This is my plane, and we're on it because we're going to National City." Katie replied picking another grape and tossing it in her mouth. Oliver had so many more questions, but the door to plane suddenly closed and so he reached down to buckle his seat belt.

"Why are we going to National City?"

"Because I have to find Supergirl." Katie replied and Oliver looked over to her in confusion. "I have a feeling she's related to Superman, and will know how to help him."

"So me saying not to get involved-"

"In one ear and out the other." she replied with a shrug. "You don't want me in danger, well this isn't dangerous. I'm passing along a message."

"If only there was a device that could pass that message that would prevent a nine month pregnant woman from boarding an airplane and flying off to find a flying woman." Oliver huffed. "Of all the things you're not supposed to be doing right now, being on an airplane is one of them and since when do you have a plane?"

"The company actually owns it, which means I've had one this entire time." she chuckled slightly before looking back to her fruit basket. "National City isn't that far. Flying is just faster than driving, so chill out."

"Chill out? Twinkie, this is crazy."

"It's not that crazy." Katie replied turning back to the man and tossing a grape at him. "And I would very much like to enjoy my fruit in silence if you don't mind." Oliver let out another heavy sigh as he looked over to the woman who he was sure would probably be the death of him.

"Where did you get a fruit basket, this late?"

"I may have snagged it from-" she plucked a card from the side of the basket and flipped it open. "Colleen's desk." she tossed the card before turning to Oliver who she could see was silently judging her. "It's fruit, it would've went bad. Shut up." Oliver was upset, annoyed and probably a couple of other things right now, but he couldn't help the small smile the came to his face as he watched the woman eat her stolen fruit. He loved the woman sitting across from him and he just hoped this trip was as tame as she was making it out to be. The flight itself wasn't that long. When they landed there was a car waiting for them that took them to a hotel. Once they pulled up, Oliver looked out the window to see the front of the hotel covered with paparazzi.

"We should probably go around the back." Oliver says about to instruct the driver but, Katie grabbed his hand and shook her head.

"No, we should go through the front door." Katie replied to Oliver's confusion. It was pretty much agreed upon that they would limit their time on cameras, especially if they could lead people to their location. "Trust me." Soon the driver had gotten out, and open the door. Oliver hesitated for a moment, the flashing lights hitting him instantly. He looked over to Katie who gave him a nod, and so he let out a sigh before stepping out of the car. He quickly turned back to take Katie's hand, to help her out of the car as well. The moment she was out of the car, she pulled on a bright smile, placing a hand to her stomach as they walked toward the door. Oliver was totally confused, but he brought an arm around her and smiled slightly, but kept a watchful eye for anyone who got to close.

Once they got inside, the smile was gone and she dropped her hands back to her side, and Oliver just had to ask.

"What the hell was that?" he asked and she looked over to him and laughed slightly.

"That was part of the plan." she replied when she headed over to the front desk. Oliver shook his head, before following after her.

Soon the pair were treated to a ridiculously fancy hotel room. Oliver stood at the balcony looking out to the wonderful view of the city just as Katie stepped out of the bathroom. He turned to see the woman now dawned a pair of pajama bottoms and one of his old t-shirts. He assumed since he'd rushed to the plane, that he wouldn't even have a change of clothes, but the woman had packed him some things as well.

"At some point, you're going to tell me the plan, aren't you?" Oliver asked, walking over to the woman who pulled back the covers and lied down. He walked over to the other side of the bed and lied beside her.

"I actually wasn't planning on it." she replied giving a smile over to the man before grabbing her tablet.

"Twinkie, I'm sorry-"

"You've said that before and we both know you really aren't." Katie continued to stare down to her tablet, and Oliver let out a sigh, before reaching out and plucking it from her hand. The woman let out an annoyed groan before finally turning to the man. "Give it back."

"You're right." Oliver said instead. "I'm not sorry. I don't regret what I said." the woman shook her head about to turn and get out of the bed, but Oliver took her hand. "The truth is—"

"The truth is, you like to control everything. You want everyone to do as you say and not argue because you are the boss." Katie replied, turning a glare toward the man. "But that's not how you and I will ever work. I assumed after all this time, you got that, but I guess not." she attempted to pull from his grasp, but he wouldn't let her. "Let me go."

"No, because, fine you're right again. And I know that's not how our relationship works, it's just, Twinkie, we were in a hospital and I was in a waiting room for what felt like an eternity. And my heart stopped." Oliver dropped his eyes to the woman's belly. "I remember everything Charlotte told me. About keeping you relaxed, about keeping you stress free, and how things can go wrong if that doesn't happen."

"I know-"

"You do know." Oliver interrupted, bringing his eyes back to hers. "You probably know more than me, and yet you want to throw yourself in the middle of whatever is happening with Clark, and I couldn't let that happen. I couldn't let you put yourself and our daughter at risk."

"Then say that. Tell me you're worried, tell me that you think this is too dangerous and that you don't think I should do it."

"Would that have even made a difference?" Oliver asked. "I know you Twinkie, and when you think what you're doing is right, you do it anyway. I mean look where we are."

"Yes, in this very luxurious hotel. You have no idea how stressful this place is." the sarcasm was dripping from her words. "Liver, I know the risks of me overextending my self, of me taking on too much, and I know how bad it could be for both of us. I also know how much you worry, and how scary this can get, and you probably don't see it, but I actually stop myself. What happened with Clark, it wasn't stressful at all. He was hurt, and I'm doctor, and in that situation I can't be stressed. I actually wasn't. I may have not been able to help him, but I wouldn't stop trying, just like I wouldn't for any patient in front of me." Katie reached over and took the tablet from Oliver's hand. "Now if you would excuse me, I'm researching." Oliver looked to the woman in confusion, before lying further back on the bed so he could see what she was doing.

"Who is Cat Grant?"

"She is the CEO of a media company here in National City."

"Ok." Oliver says waiting for the woman to continue.

"A media company that RI has a very large investment in."

"I'm still not seeing how this involves helping Clark." Oliver says looking over to the woman who turned to him with a smile. "What are you up to Twinkie?"

Bruce stood on the elevator, a bouquet of flowers, and bottle of a very expensive champagne in his hands. He didn't want to admit it, but he was nervous. He hadn't expected Felicity to get so caught in this search for Ray, see how determined she was and the amount of emotion she seemed to be having. He didn't know what it meant. He hoped this dinner, and a little distance from the mission could bring them back to their lives. When he walked over to the door, he smelled the distinct scent of something burning and he quickly dug his keys from his pocket and opened the door. He rushed into the kitchen to see Felicity and her mother standing over something he's sure used to be chicken cordon bleu. Both women looked over to him with two different looks.

"The food arrived early and it started to get cold so I popped it in the oven, and I kind of got distracted." Donna says looking at the burnt chicken. "I mean maybe it's a little dark, but I'm sure it still tastes good." Bruce looked over to Felicity who looked completely annoyed before she grabbed her glass of wine and stalked back into the living room.

"Don't worry about it." Bruce says walking in, sitting down the champagne and handing the woman the flowers. "I will take care of everything. I'll make a couple of calls and dinner will be here before you know it."

"Thanks Bruce." Donna says smiling down to the flowers before glancing into the living room where she spotted her daughter. "I believe she's in a mood. I don't know if she wants me here."

"She does." Bruce replies and Donna turns back to him. "There's some other stuff going on with work, but I'm sure she's glad you're here."

"And I'm sure you're usually a good liar, but I know my daughter." Donna replied. "I'm going to go put these in some water." Bruce gave a nod before watching the woman walk over to Felicity.

"Look what Bruce brought me." Donna says, and Felicity looks over to the beautiful arrangement of daisies. "I wonder how he knew I loved daisies?"

"I think I mentioned it once." Felicity said looking over to the flowers before glancing back to the kitchen where Bruce stood with his phone to his ear. "Didn't think he'd remember something like that."

"A man who listens to the little things." Donna sighed looking down to the flowers. "You snagged a good one."

"Alright, I just made another order and I was promised a speedy delivery." Bruce said walking over to the women. "So while we wait, would anyone like a drink?"

For some reason, Bruce thought this dinner with Felicity and her mother would go by better than it did. When the food arrived and they sat down to eat, most of the small talk was between Bruce and Donna, while Felicity silently picked at her food. Once everyone was finished with dinner, Felicity dropped her fork to her plate before standing and taking it to the kitchen without a word.

Bruce let out a sigh, before sitting back in his seat.

"You know, I saw this bakery not too far from here. How about I go get us some dessert." Donna says and Bruce gives nod before the woman stands to her feet and heads out the door.

Bruce sits there for a moment, still unsure why the woman was so upset at the moment. He realized he wouldn't figure it out unless he asked her, and so he stood to his feet and walked into the kitchen where he saw the woman attempting to wash the pot that once held the burnt chicken.

"I figure we just throw the pot away and buy another." Bruce joked hoping to lighten the mood, but the woman didn't even pretend to find it funny. "You know I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong." he shook his head. "Ok, so maybe this wasn't the best time to invite your mother for a surprise dinner, I just thought you could use the break." he looked over to the woman, who still kept her back to him. "But I accept that maybe it was a mistake, what I can't accept is you shutting me out." with that the woman dropped the pot in the sink and turned to him.

"I'm not shutting you out Bruce. I'm trying to focus. Ray is being held captive by our newest super-villain, and I'm trying to focus on saving him and I can't do that with all of these distractions!"

"Distractions?" Bruce said, because the way she said it, made it pretty clear who she thought the distraction was. "What-What's going on with you? You're acting as if it's my fault Ray-"

"It's my fault." Felicity admitted with a nod. "What's happening...to Ray-" she gave another nod and he could see that she could truly believe it. "It's my fault."

"Felicity-" Bruce took a step toward her, but she shook her head and took a step away. "What's happening to Ray is absolutely not your fault."

"Ray was sending distress calls for weeks after the accident. I wasn't here to receive them because I was too busy traveling the world with you." Felicity looks over to the man and she shook her head. "I took the voice's word for it that no body could be recovered because I was so swept up in being with you."

"I'm sorry." Bruce says, unsure what else he should say to such a statement.

"It was my choice to uproot my entire life, leave my home and my job, which turns out, I am very good at. I lost myself in you, and I was never that girl. That girl who just loses herself in a guy." she let out a sigh, turning away from his eyes. "That's not who I am." Bruce looked over to the woman and he could feel it. The truth behind her words.

"This isn't about Ray, is it?" Bruce asked and Felicity turned back to him, but she didn't say anything right away.

"No." she whispered with a shake of her head. "Yes." she looked back over to the man, unable to not feel that tug of guilt these words seemed to be causing. "I don't know." After everything that's happened tonight, Bruce didn't expect this moment. Just a few feet away from him was the woman who captured his heart, and has become the sole reason it beats. That same woman just told him the status of their relationship was now something she was questioning.

She couldn't see it. She couldn't see it because he didn't...wouldn't show how his heart broke in that moment. There were moments Bruce Wayne had to become the Dark Knight, even in the light. Had to put up the walls, and act as if nothing affected him. It's why his expression was unchanging following her words, why he took a slight step away and gave the woman a nod.

"I guess maybe I should give you some space until you figure it out." the man says before turning and heading for the door. There was a voice inside his head screaming at him to turn around, to try to talk to her about this. But there was another part of him that told him to keep walking, because maybe this was the moment she saw what he feared she'd realize so long ago. Maybe this was the moment she realized choosing to be with him was a mistake.

The next morning, Oliver sat on the edge of the bed, with his phone to his ear. He'd only started getting dressed, when John had called and told him about last nights mission.

"Has Sara said anything?" Oliver asked.

"No, but I think she was a bit freaked out about it as well. I'm going to see how Laurel wants to handle this."

"Right. So how are things going with finding Ray?"

"Curtis is still building the device, but I figure once we have that we can figure out how to get him from Darhk."

"I want to be there when that happens. I don't want you guys going after Darhk without me. He's too unpredictable, and I want to know why he has Ray, and how Superman is involved."

"That's going to be hard to do with you in National City."

Oliver let out a heavy sigh as he stood to his feet and walked out to the balcony. He glanced back to the bathroom door where Katie was still getting ready.

"We shouldn't be here long."

"Yeah, well be there as long as you need. We can handle this. You just focus on your family."

"Thanks Digg."

Oliver ended the call, before slipping the phone into his pocket. He turned as Katie finally walked from the bathroom, and he paused for a moment. She was wearing a black dress, that accentuated all of her curves. Her hair was pinned back, with a few loose curls falling over her face. She even wore a pair of heels, though he's sure she won't be wearing them for long. She looked over to him, with a sudden look of annoyance, before grabbing his tie from the bed and walking over to him and bringing it around his collar.

"We're going to be late, and you're not helping." Oliver looked down to the woman as she effortlessly tied his tie. His hands instinctively slid to her waist, and she looked up to meet his eyes. "Who was on the phone?"

"John, he was just filling me in on this thing last night."

Katie stopped and remembered Oliver being called away last night by Felicity.

"Wait, there isn't a case, is there?" she asked. "Oliver, if you're supposed to be somewhere else then-" Oliver pulled the woman as close as he could.

"Twinkie, this is where I'm supposed to be. Keeping an eye on you."

"I don't need a babysitter. If you should be working-" Oliver's lips captured her's, stealing her words, and soon she forgot what they were all together. It was the sound of her ringing phone that tore through the moment, and they pull back, breathlessly. Katie walked over, and answered her phone. "Claire, hey I know we're running behind schedule, but we are on our way out." Katie ended the call and turned back to Oliver who was pulling on his jacket. "Are you sure there isn't something more pressing you should be doing, because I'm really not in any danger here."

"Twinkie, there isn't anything in the world that could get me to leave this city without you." Oliver walked over to the woman. "Everything is alright back home. I'm here as your back up, and to be your voice of reason. Plus you're nine months pregnant, and I'm not risking not being here if you go into labor."

"Fine, but I doubt I even go into labor. Your daughter is beyond stubborn." Katie says turning to grab her purse. "And I'm starting to think she actually got it from you, Mr. Can-Never-Be-On-Time for anything."

"You know that's not fair, since the majority of the time, you're the reason I'm late." he followed behind the woman out of the room.

It wasn't until their car was pulling in front of the building, did Oliver once again try to get Katie to tell him what was going on.

"Ok, we're here, don't you think I should know the plan now?" he asked

"Kara." Katie replied, just as their driver opened their door. Oliver looked over to Katie in confusion, before stepping out of the car, and then helping her out as well.

"Oh, Ms. Robins!" a voice called and they both turned to a blonde woman who quickly rushed over. She slightly tripped, but gathered herself with a bight smile as she straightened her glasses. "I'm sorry, Dr. Robins, I'm Kara Danvers, Cat Grant's assistant and she asked me to personally escort you up to her office for your meeting." she smiled over to Oliver as well. "Why don't you two follow me." the woman turned and Oliver looked over to Katie with a quirked brow before bringing an arm around her as they followed the woman. They all stepped onto an empty elevator, that was silent for a few moments before Kara once again spoke.

"You know it's really nice to meet you. " Kara turned to Katie, still wearing a bright smile. "I've seen you on the news so often about your company and your New Beginnings Initiative. I believe it's rolling out in National City soon, and I just know it's going to help so many people."

"Well I hope so." Katie replies before plucking a small device from her purse, and pressing a button before turning to Oliver. "Could you hold this?" the man was clearly confused, but took the device that looked oddly familiar. He stared at it for a few moments before realizing that this was one of Felicity's devices that knocked out surveillance video. He watched as Katie walked over to the elevator buttons and pressed the emergency stop button, causing the elevator to screech to a sudden halt.

"I don't think we're supposed to do that." Kara says nervously, as the lights in the elevator go out. She looks back over to Katie who is now standing in front of her. "I don't understand what is happening."

"Kara I know you're Supergirl." Kara nor Oliver expected those words to come out of Katie's mouth. The elevator was silent after those words were spoke, but Katie decided to get on with it. "I kind of wanted to work my way up to that, but I figured not beating around the bush was the best option."

"I don't-" Kara laughed nervously. "I don't know what you think, but I can assure you, I'm not-" she shook her head, glancing over to Oliver who simply looked from Katie to Kara silently. "I mean look at me, nothing about me is super."

"Well I think it is." Katie replied with a smile. "But I'm not here to yell it from the roof tops. I'm here, because I think you're the only one who can help a friend of mine. Superman?" Kara didn't reply right away, still a bit unsure what was going on, so Katie let out a sigh before glancing over to Oliver, an idea suddenly striking her. She turned back to Kara. "Oliver is the Green Arrow."

"Twinkie!" Oliver called and Katie just waved him off before turning back to a wide mouthed Kara, who glanced from Katie to Oliver.

"I-" Kara turned back to Katie. "I don't-"

"We're on the same side, fighting the same fight. Superman is a friend, and he's been hurt and I think you may be able to help him. Kara stared, and Katie could see the hesitation, but the woman simply shook her head.

"What do you mean hurt?"

"He was shot with Kryptonite darts. When I saw him last, he was extremely disoriented, which I didn't even know was possible from the man who I thought was impenetrable. The only thing I was able to get out of him was your name, and then I had a friend find you and then I put two and two together. Look I don't know what's truly wrong, but I assumed you'd be able to help more than I could." Kara turned away slightly. "Kara, I know how important this secret is, and I promise you that it is safe with me and Oliver. It's why Superman trusted us, and it's why you can as well." Kara turned back to Katie for a moment before giving a nod.

"Where is he?"

"I don't know exactly. He's with this guy, Martin-"

"Martin Ellis?" Kara asked and this time it was Katie's turned to be confused. "Jacob has him?"

"You know my father?"

"He's been a big help to me and my cousin. But if Superman is as bad as you say, he may not be able to help. I need to see him." Katie gave a nod before glancing over to Oliver, who stood silently. Kara followed her eyes, and let out a sigh. "This is all a bit confusing, and bizarre, but if Superman really does trust you, so will I." she turned back to Katie with a slight smile. "Thanks for informing me." the woman reached around, releasing the emergency stop, and the elevator was once again moving. Soon the doors slid open, revealing the bustling floor. They all stepped off, and Kara cast one final glance to Katie before nudging her head toward Cat's office. Katie grabbed the device from Oliver, pressing the button before the pair walked off as well. Oliver brought an arm around Katie who glanced over to the man who didn't look happy.

"I hope you know what you're doing." Oliver whispered over to her, and she simply placed a kiss to his cheek.

"I always do." she whispered back, as they stepped inside the office. Cat Grant was standing in front of her desk, as if awaiting for them to arrive.

"I was wondering what was taking so long." Cat says with a bright smile before walking over to Katie, and bringing her into a hug. "I'm so happy you've come." Katie awkwardly returned the hug, looking over to Kara who stared in confusion at how uncharacteristically strange her boss was acting. Cat, pulled from the hug, and turned to Oliver, and pulled him into a hug as well. "Mr. Queen, I'm glad you could come as well."

"Ms. Grant." Katie says and the woman turns to her. "You don't have to worry, I'm not pulling RI's investment. There is still a pretty tight contract between us, and it would take a lot of hoops to break it." the woman's smile dropped and she let out a sigh before asking the one question she'd been wondering since the meeting was scheduled.

"Then why are you here?" the woman asked walking back around, to take a seat at her desk.

"I'm just taking a peek at some of our investments, seeing how well they're doing." Katie replied looking over in time to see Kara slip out of the office.

"And I would believe that if I'd actually heard that you'd done this before. Or that anyone as pregnant as you would travel to another city just to observe. I know exactly why you're here." Cat says with a slight smirk.

"You do?"

"I do." Katie glanced over to Oliver before turning back to the blonde. " It's why you made it a point to put yourself in front of the cameras last night. You want me to interview you."

"And why would I want that?" Katie asked.

"I saw your press conference. Saw how hungry the press is to learn more about this-" Cat gestured toward Oliver and Katie. "You and Mr. Queen, about this baby nobody expected. So you came here." Katie dropped her head and sighed before looking back over to the woman.

"You're right." Katie replied.

"She is?" Oliver asked and Katie turned to glare to him and he shook his head.

"But I know you're a busy woman, so look, we'll just leave and-"

"I'll do it." Cat says standing to her feet. Oliver and Katie looked over to her a bit surprised. "The two of you are kind of socialite royalty, and I think this could be a nice change from our Supergirl stuff."

"Are you sure, because we can-"

"Sit." Cat says pointing toward the couch behind them. Oliver and Katie looked slightly hesitant, but walked over to take a seat. The woman walked around, closing the doors to her office before walking over and taking the seat across from them. She placed her tape recorder on the table between them and smiled before looking over to the couple. "Alright, just so you two are aware, I do not hold back and you hold the right to not answer any of the questions I ask you, but I think you should know the questions your don't answer, only fuels the rumors."

"There are rumors?" Katie asked.

"Quite a few actually, and I think this could be a way to clear some of them up." Cat replied. "I think one of the biggest topics people are interested in is Star City's new Mayoral Candidate." Oliver sat up a bit. "One of the growing concerns among people in your city is how you can dedicate yourself to the betterment of your city, when you haven't even seemed to dedicate yourself to the woman carrying your child."

"Wait, so there's this question of Oliver's dedication because we're not married?" Katie asked, and Cat simply gave a nod. Katie looked over to Oliver who let out a sigh, and she reached over and took his hand in hers.

"Everyone wants to know why you haven't asked her Mr. Queen?" Cat asked and Oliver definitely wasn't expecting that question today and from someone he barely knew. He turned to Katie who gave him a smile before turning to the woman.

"Have you ever been married Ms. Grant?" Oliver asked.

"Yes." was the woman's short answer.

"And are you still married?"

"No."

"I grew up seeing how marriage isn't something you should rush into, or should enter without being completely sure that it's something you can handle."

"And are you not sure?" Cat asked.

Oliver looked over to Katie who looked over to him, before shaking her head and turning back to Cat.

"I don't think that answer was meant for you Ms. Grant." Katie replied with a nod. "I think for now the people of Star City just need to be reassured that Oliver Queen will dedicate everything he can to making our city united once again." the woman simply nodded before scribbling something in a note pad before looking over to the woman.

"Alright, Ms. Robins-" Cat glanced back over to Katie. "One of the biggest topics in the business world is you finally grabbing the reins of your company, and taking responsibility for it's success and it's failures. Which a lot of people think is noble, especially with the impact your company has on Star City and cities around the world."

"Is there a question?" Katie asked.

"Well there are a few people who are disappointed that you would give up being just a doctor since that profession actually brought you face to face with the people in your community. What would you say to those people?"

"I would say-" Katie shook her head, because the question was tough. "I would say that I'm a doctor and that I love being a doctor." she looked over to Cat with a slight smile. "In the event someone needs their life saved, I can still help. But I'm not just a doctor. And I think focusing all my attention on one of my responsibilities wouldn't be fair to the others. I'm just trying to find a balance between the worlds I'm a part of, but that doesn't mean I'm giving anything up. I'm just trying to burst out of those boxes people like to place you in." Cat gave a smile, before scribbling some more notes.

The rest of the interview was relatively painless. There were a few questions that were a little personal, mostly concerning Katie and Oliver, and the baby. They kept their answers short, not revealing too much and attempting to push the conversations back to the company or the campaign.

Once the interview was finished, Cat invited the couple to dinner, but they informed the woman they couldn't and should be getting back home. Cat watched the couple as they stepped inside of the elevator and she couldn't shake the feeling that something was definitely up. She shook her head and walked around to her desk, and grabbed her cell phone before dialing a number she dreaded.

"Hello, Perry, it's Cat Grant." of course he had to rant and rave about how he always expected her to call and beg for her job back at the Daily Planet. "Are you finished? I'm not calling about my old job. I don't know if you've been paying attention, but CatCo has been doing better than ever. That's not why I called. Katherine Robins and Oliver Queen just walked into my office for an interview." the woman looked down to her tape recorder and sighed. "And I get the feeling, that I'm the one who got played. Has there been any word from Ms. Lane?" he gave the answer she'd already known. "Well I will keep my ears to ground." the woman ended the call and picked up the recorder as she sat back in her chair. "Kyra!" she looked over to the door expecting her assistant to rush in. "Kyra!"

Katie and Oliver stepped on the elevator, glad that it was once again empty. Oliver glanced over to Katie who buried her face in her palms.

"So was the interview part of the plan?" he asked and she turned a glare over to him.

"No, that was totally spontaneous, and I'm sorry I put you in the middle of that." she replied with a shake of her head. "I guess she was telling the truth about not pulling any punches."

"I expected the questions. Every interview I've done so far, and will do, I'm probably going to have to answer similar questions about us, about the baby." he replied with a nod. "But our life is our life, and no one can change what we have." Katie turned to the man with a slight smile. "As long as we're happy, then that's all that matters." Katie gave a nod before letting her back fall against the wall as she closes her eyes. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, just-" she opened her eyes and looked over to the man. "I will try to be less impulsive, maybe a little bit more cautious, but I'm also not going to turn away someone who comes to me for help. Does that sound fair?" Oliver walked over, bringing his hands to her waist.

"It does, and I promise to not revert to bossy Oliver again. I'll try to talk out our problems instead of trying to control them. I will also trust that you knew what you were doing when you told someone we'd only known for five minutes that I am more than just Oliver Queen."

"I didn't plan that either, but I promise that won't bite us in the ass. I just have a feeling." Katie placed her hands on Oliver's chest.

"A couple of months ago, we were sitting on a plane, about to fly off and find a new life and you asked me not to ask you to marry me." Oliver said suddenly and Katie looked up to him, a bit surprised at the sudden topic change. "We both agreed that we weren't there yet."

"We did." Katie replied, dropping her eyes for a moment before looking back to him.

"The whole world wants to know why I haven't asked you marry me." Oliver said and Katie shook her head before turning back to the doors.

"Marriage is a very big topic Liver. It's a decision that we will make, and the world doesn't get a say. If the world wondering why you haven't asked is why you're bringing it up now, then you shouldn't bring it up at all."

"Twinkie, that's not-" the doors to the elevator opened and Katie hurried off. Oliver rushed after her, hoping she would let him finish, but he never got the chance when a woman, with short brown hair, along with two men, blocked their path to the car. Oliver quickened his step, placing himself between them and Katie, just as the woman took out a badge.

"Mr. Queen, Ms. Robins, I am Special Agent Alex Danvers with the DEO, and I'm going to need you both to come with me." the woman said. Katie moved from around Oliver to look at the woman's badge.

"Danvers?" Katie asked before looking over to the woman. "You're related to Kara?"

"I think at this point all conversation should be held until we get to HQ." Alex replied before turning to the SUV that pulled up. "I doubt either of you will want to be seen being forced by federal agents into this car, but if necessary-"

"I've never heard of a federal agency called the DEO." Oliver interrupted and Alex gave a nod.

"Well we're not very well-known, but we do have the right to detain anyone we think may be a threat." Alex replied folding her arms over her chest, and standing tall. She'd had her share of men who attempted to be intimidating, and at this point it didn't even phase her.

"Liver, we're going to go with them." Katie says and Oliver looks over to her in confusion. "You can't just know someone's biggest secret and not be seen as suspicious." Katie turned back to the agent and gave a nod. "I mean, I'm sure we can clear this right up."

"Absolutely." Alex replied before stepping aside. Oliver let out a sigh, before taking Katie's hand and leading her toward the SUV.

It was the fact that half way to the facility, they had to be blindfolded that made Oliver more suspicious. These people seemed too similar to ARGUS, and Oliver was trusting them less and less with every passing second. Once they arrived they were ushered onto an elevator, and Oliver made sure to stay close to Katie's side. The moment the doors opened, Agent Danvers stalked off, and ordered for them to follow.

"Trust her? You said we could trust her." Oliver remarked once again, as he scanned the halls, and agents that passed them. "I don't like this. I really don't like this."

"Yeah, you said that already." Katie says keeping her eyes on the woman they were following. "Just calm down, I don't think this is as bad as it seems."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because I think I've been here before." Katie replied and Oliver looked over to her in confusion. "When I was younger I think." she looked back around finding how oddly familiar the halls seemed. "I think my father may have brought me here."

"So ARGUS is involved." Oliver muttered with a shake of his head. Alex stopped at a door, scanning a badge that caused the door to slide open. She turned to the couple, and stepped aside.

"You can wait in here until we're ready to question you." she said.

"Question us about what?" Oliver asked angrily. "We just got here yesterday! We haven't done anything wrong and I demand you let us go."

"I'm sorry Mr. Queen, but you don't make demands here." Alex said taking a step toward the man. "I do actually. Right now I demand you and your girlfriend, go into that interview room and wait for our director to meet with you."

"Liver, lets just go." Katie says taking the man's hand and practically pulling him into the room. Katie walked toward the door, bumping Alex on the way in. "I'm sorry. I've become a klutz since I got pregnant." Once inside, the doors slid closed behind them and they were trapped.

They'd been waiting for a while, and surprisingly it was Oliver who nervously paced while Katie sat and watched him.

"You're trying to think of a way out of here, and I'm telling you, they're going to let us go." Katie says and Oliver glanced over to her. "Liver, the agent before is related to Kara, they're just taking precautions in case we're like evil villains or something."

"That doesn't reassure me Twinkie." Oliver says before spotting a camera in the far corner of the ceiling. He walked over and eyed it. "Look I don't know what this is about, but we haven't committed any crime, and I would very much not like my pregnant girlfriend locked in a room right now."

In the command center, Alex Danvers stood in front of the wall of monitors with a shake of her head as she watched Oliver talking to the camera.

"You know I could've sworn I ordered you not to bring them in." A voice spoke from behind her and she quickly turned around to see her boss, Hank Henshaw.

"Hank, I know what you said, but I'm sorry I can't be alright with two people I only know from magazines, knowing my sister's secret." Alex said turning back to the monitor. "Kara can be trusting, but I expected you to be even more suspicious than I am." the woman thought about that, and knew there would only be one reason the man wasn't suspicious and so she turned back to him. "Unless you know something I don't." Hank let out a deep sigh, before walking over to look at the monitors as well, his eyes going to the woman who sat in the room. Alex glanced over to him, before following his eyes. "Do you know her?"

"I do, which is why you're going to let them go." Hank says turning and walking away. That wasn't going to fly with Alex who stalked after him.

"This is Kara, Hank!" the woman snapped angrily and the man stopped and turned to her. "For most of my life, it has been my job to protect her secret, and now I'm supposed to be alright with these people magically knowing who she is." Alex shook her head. "That's not happening. I need to know the truth. Who are they and why are you protecting them." Hank was about to reply, when the elevator doors suddenly opened and they both turned to see someone they didn't expect walk off, and come toward them. Hank smiled, before walking over and bringing the man into a hug.

"You're the last person I thought I would see walk back into this building, Jacob." Hanks says before pulling from the hug and shaking his head. "It has been entirely way too long."

"That it has Hank." Jacob said with a smile before turning to the woman, staring in confusion. "Special Agent Danvers, it is a pleasure to meet you." Alex turned in confusion to Hank who chuckled slightly.

"Was I wrong in assuming that Jacob Robins was dead?" she asked turning back to the man. "I remember not being able to go anywhere without hearing about the death of one the world's most prominent blue bloods."

"Agent Danvers, I would like you to meet Jacob Robins. The former director of the DEO." Hanks says and Alex's eyes go wide at the revelation. She looked over to Hank needing more information. "After Superman landed on this planet, Jacob here figured there had to be more out there beyond the stars and he thought there should be an agency dedicated to taking care of such matters." Hank turned back to the man with a shake of his head. "He was one of the first people to advocate for the acceptance of those from other planets. He's actually the reason Kara was placed with you and your family." Alex turned back to Jacob who gave a nod.

"I've always thought your sister was exceptional, and I couldn't think of a better family for her than with Jeremiah, and your family." Jacob said before taking a few steps further inside. "It seems like a lifetime ago."

"I doubt you're here for social visit." Hanks says and Jacob chuckles before turning to the man.

"Wait, you're here for your daughter." Alex stated and both men turned to her. "Are you the one who told her about my sister. Because former director or not, that is a serious violation and-"

"Agent Danvers, calm down." Jacob replied before turning to Hank. "Is there somewhere we can talk?" Hank gave a nod before turning down the hall. Jacob turned to Alex and nudged his head. "You should come with." the man turned and followed Hank, and Alex hesitated for a moment before following as well.

After a while, Oliver finally sat in the chair beside Katie, who dropped her head to his shoulder as they continued to wait.

"What about Amelia?" Katie said suddenly breaking the silence. She lifted her head and looked over to Oliver. "Amelia Queen."

"You seriously want to brainstorm baby names now?" Oliver asked and Katie shrugged.

"We have nothing better to do, and I would seriously like to pick a name before she comes." Katie replied. Oliver thought about the name for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know, I'm not a fan of Amelia." Oliver replied and Katie groaned as she dropped her head on the table. "I'm sorry, but the deal was we both have to agree." the man slid a hand through her hair. "How about Twinkie." Katie lifted her head, and glared at the man. "Twinkie Queen."

"I love my daughter too much to let her endure the wrath of that stupid name." Katie replied before lifting her head toward the door. "And now I have to pee." Oliver stood to his feet and walked over to the door, and banged loudly.

"Hey, get us out of here now!" he snapped angrily. He turned when a hand touched his back and saw Katie standing beside him.

"Hey, chill." Katie replied before lifting a badge that looked like the one Agent Danvers had earlier.

"Where did you get that?" Oliver asked and Katie smiled with a shrug of her shoulders. "Klutzy Twinkie, is a sneaky Twinkie. If you've had that this whole time, why didn't you say anything?"

"I thought we'd be in the clear by now, but since we're not, and I still have to pee-" the woman lifted the badge to the scanner on the side of the door, and as expected the door slid open. The pair walked out into the empty hall, glancing down both ends. "Where do you think the bathroom is?" Oliver took Katie's hand and pulled her with him.

Alex Danvers stood in silence, after hearing a story she only half believed. She, like the rest of the world, knew of Oliver Queen and Katherine Robins from what she saw from the news or whatever magazine they ended up in. Nothing she's ever read or saw would make her believe that the couple lead the vigilantism in Star City.

"Clark was attacked with Kryptonite by a man named Damian Dhark." Jacob said and Alex nodded. It wasn't the first time she'd heard the name. Damian Dhark was at the top of a lot of wanted lists. "The amount he was exposed to, really weakened him, and I figure through his delirium he must've said Kara's name, and naturally my daughter figured out the rest." Alex turned to Hank who stood with folded arms as if none of what was spoken surprised him.

"And you knew about this?" Alex asked. "Civilians taking the law into their own hands?"

"This was bigger than that." Hank replied looking over to Jacob. "That city was filled with corruption, and crime and someone needed to stand up."

"I don't understand." Alex said looking from Hank to Jacob. "You planned all of this?"

"I had an idea, and that idea sprouted into much more than I could ever imagine." Jacob replied just as an alarm went off. Hank's phone suddenly rang, and the man quickly answered only to hear something he wished he didn't.

"Stand down, damn it!" the man snapped before rushing from the room, Alex and Jacob right behind him.

Oliver pushed Katie behind him when agents appeared with drawn guns. He scanned the area in search of an escape route, which he he would probably more difficult with a pregnant woman.

"Director Henshaw orders are to stand down!" one of the agents yelled, and the guns slowly lowered. Oliver kept his body covering Katie, still not trusting the situation or these agents from an agency he'd never heard of before.

"Now that no one's gonna get shot, can someone please direct me to a restroom?" Katie says raising her hand slightly. She'd only taken a step before the guns were once again raised.

"I said stand down!" a voice boomed around them, and Oliver and Katie turned to see the agents part as the man they assumed was in charge, along with Agent Danvers came walking forward. But it's who they saw that followed that really surprised them. "You all can go!" the agents cleared out of the hall leaving Hank, Alex, Katie and Oliver and the man they didn't expect to see today.

"Jacob?" Oliver said when the man came into view. The last he'd saw the man he looked as if he could be dead at any moment, and now he looked as healthy as ever. Oliver turned to Katie who looked over to the man silently. "Twinkie-" Katie turned to Oliver and just shook her head.

"I want to leave now." she said and Oliver brought an arm around her, and turned to the man in charge.

"Is there anything else you need us for, because sticking us in a room and leaving us there doesn't do anything." Oliver angrily before turning to Alex. "We came here to help and now we're being treated like criminals."

"And that's my fault." Alex says taking a step forward. "Supergirl's identity is a heavily guarded secret and I needed to be assured that your knowing it, doesn't put her at risk."

"And you know that now?"

"I do." the woman said with a nod. Alex looked over to Katie who still looked over to her father, with a look she couldn't explain. "I can have you taken back to your hotel, right away." Alex nudged her head for them to follow, which they did. No one quite expected the moment Katie suddenly grabbed the gun from Alex's holster and aimed it at her father.

"Twinkie, don't!" Oliver says as everyone cautiously surrounds the woman.

"Ms. Robins, I'm going to need you to give me back my weapon." Alex says already thinking up a way to disarm her, without causing too much harm to her or the baby.

"It's alright." Jacob says looking over to his daughter as if expecting this moment.

"This is the farthest thing from alright!" Oliver snapped angrily looking over to the man before turning back to Katie. "Twinkie, I know you're upset and I promise to get you far away from this place as possible, but I need you to put the gun down." Katie didn't acknowledge anyone else in the room, but her father.

Alex and Hank watched the woman who seemed to hold the gun steady, without even the slightest twitch of her hand. It was the sign of someone whose held a gun before and it's something they couldn't really believe with what they knew of the woman.

"Ms. Robins-" this time it was Hank who attempted to calm the woman. "This day will get a whole lot longer, if you don't put that gun down." Katie's eyes bore into the eyes of her father, not able stop seeing images of him connected to tubes and machines and looking deathly pale. Everyday she expected a call, or for Martin to show up on her doorstep with news that he was gone. Alex took a step and Katie hissed slightly.

"Agent Danvers, don't take another step. He'll be dead before you try to take this gun from me." Katie says, her voice suddenly lower than usual.

"Well I think I might be faster." a new voice spoke, and suddenly Supergirl quickly sped to stand in front of Jacob. She looked down to Katie who didn't even lower the gun. "Dr. Robins, I can see how upset you are right now, but pulling that trigger isn't going to make it go away." Katie lifted her eyes to the woman, knowing what she was saying was true, and yet something deep down inside of her wanted to pull that trigger, wanted to see her father lying on the floor, blood gushing out of him. She felt the undeniable need to hurt him just as much as he's hurt her. She lowered her eyes to her stomach at the sudden kick from the baby inside of her, and the thoughts suddenly disappeared.

"Twinkie-" Oliver reached out a hand, placing it on top of the gun and gently lowering it, until he felt it loosen and he quickly took it and handed it back to Alex. Katie closed her eyes and took in a deep breath before looking back up to Supergirl.

"Which way is the bathroom?" she asked and Supergirl looked slightly confused, but pointed to the left of the hall. "Thanks." Katie said simply before turning and rushing down the hall. Oliver glared over to Jacob with a shake of his head.

"I don't know what game you're playing, but you stay the hell away from her." with that the man, turned and headed down the hall after her.

"I can't imagine what you could've done that would make your own daughter want to shoot you." Alex says turning to Jacob as she slips her gun back into her holster.

"I can." Supergirl says turning a dark look to Jacob. "My cousin has been telling me such riveting stories about the man I once admired. Now I want to punch you in the face."

"Get in line." Jacob says, turning about to head down the hall to trying to talk to Katie, but this time it was Alex who moved to block him.

"I think everyone here can agree that you going anywhere near your daughter is a bad idea." Alex looked over to Supergirl. "How is Superman?"

"Better." Kara replied still glaring at Jacob. "How much have you told them?" All eyes turned to Jacob who simply turned to Hank.

"I have to go. There will be eyes on my daughter and Oliver as they leave the city, and I would appreciate any extra you could provide." Jacob said, and Hank simply nodded before watching the man turn and head for the elevator. Once the man had stepped onto the elevator, Hank and Alex turned back to Kara who let out a heavy sigh.

"That man-" she growled with a pointed finger toward the elevator. She shook her head before turning to Alex. "Lois Lane is missing-" the blonde shook her head. "Clark believes she's been kidnapped, by someone named-"

"Damian Darhk." Hank says and both Danvers sisters turns to him.

"You knew about this?" Kara asked and Alex scoffed.

"Hank here knows more than he's letting on. I wouldn't doubt him and his old buddy Jacob Robins are just bubbling with secrets." Alex snipped, ignoring a look from her boss. "Why is a Daily Planet reporter even in Damian Darhk's orbit? Was she doing a story on him?" Alex and Kara waited for Hank to respond, but the man didn't utter a work. "Hank-" the man refused to answer, and so he turned and walked away. Alex turned back to Kara, who shook her head again. "Did Clark tell you why this is happening? Or how he even knows this is happening?"

"He didn't, but he also said Jacob is being just as tight lipped as Hank is." Kara replied glancing down the hall. "You should get them back to their hotel." she turned back to her sister. "I really doubt the DEO is somewhere they want to be right now." Alex simply nodded before turning and heading down the hall. "Alex-" her sister stopped and turned back to her. "I usually am a good judge of character. That woman trapped me in an elevator, told me my biggest secret and I was scared to death. To have it spoken out loud by someone I've never met was just-" Kara turned with a slight shake of her head. "It was just-" she turned back to Alex. "I can't explain it."

"Then you understand why I had to bring them in?"

"I do, but you weren't there. That woman trapped me in an elevator and told me my biggest secret, and it wasn't even what she wanted to talk to me about. She wanted to talk about my cousin, whose life she believed was in danger. She even told me about Oliver, and his arrow wielding alter ego. You weren't in that elevator, so you couldn't see that me being Supergirl was not biggest thing. It wasn't even a fraction of the biggest thing in that moment, because to them, to her it wasn't. Helping someone in danger was, and that's how I knew I could trust them."

"Kara, I-"

"Keeping my secret is important, and I know you've done everything in your power to do just that, and it's important to me as well, maybe even more because-" she shrugged. "Well it's me. So when I trust someone with it, when I believe in the person, or people, I usually am one hundred percent sure that it's the best choice and I kind of want you to listen to me when I do." Alex looked at her sister. "That woman saves lives for a living, and I really do admire her. I really wanted her to like me."

"Don't worry. I believe I'm the Danvers sister they're not liking at the moment." Alex replied with a nod. "And I promise to try to listen to you next time."

"Thank you." Kara replied with a smile before seeing her sister turn and head down the hall.

The fact that the door said ladies' room, didn't stop Oliver from walking inside after Katie. He was glad that there wasn't anyone else actually inside so he didn't startle anyone. When Katie walked out of the stall, she glanced over to Oliver, before walking over to the sink to wash her hands.

"I'm fine." she says, knowing the question he wants to ask. She reached over and grabbed some paper towel to dry her hands before tossing it in the trash and heading for the door. Oliver walked over to block her and she simply shook her head before turning and walking away from him. "I said I'm fine, let's just go home."

"You're not fine. I think you almost shooting your father is proof enough that you're not fine."

"That's not my father." Katie shakes her head. "That man—" she pointed toward the door. "That man is the monster. He stole my life, he stole everything." she dropped her face to her palms and let out a heavy sigh. "I wish he was dead. I wish he died instead of my mother." Oliver walked over, and brought his arms around her in a tight embrace. Katie dropped into the man's arm, letting her head fall to his chest.

As promised, the DEO provided a car to take Katie and Oliver back to their hotel where they quickly packed and headed back to the plane. Right now both agreed that getting back to Star City was the priority, so when their car stopped outside of their plane and they saw Martin waiting, they just knew he was the kink in their plan. Katie glanced out the window and just shook her head.

"I can't." she said and Oliver placed a hand on her arm.

"Don't worry, I'll get rid of him." the man stepped out of the car, and stalked toward Martin. "You need to leave."

"I heard what happened, and I think I at least deserve a chance to explain-"

"Explain what?!" Oliver snapped. "This game where you pull her from her life, push her into the emotional turmoil of thinking her father was dying again, and then him just walking up to her like nothing had happened?"

"It wasn't a game. Jacob was dying, by some sort of curse inflicted by Damian Darhk." Martin replied and Oliver shook his head. "It's the truth, and the only reason you saw Jacob today is because you called a British guy who knows certain things about the mystical world around us."

"Constantine?" Oliver asked and Martin gave a nod before glancing over to the car, still waiting to see Katie. "It doesn't matter. Right now she's upset, so that means you go away." Martin wanted her to actually hear the truth, but knew there was nothing more for him to do, so he gave a nod before walking off toward his car. Oliver watched until he drove away before walking back over to their car, and giving a nod to the driver to open the door. Oliver held out a hand to Katie carefully helping her stand from the car and head over to the plane.

Silence filled the plane the moment they were in the air. Oliver's looked over to Katie who simply stared out the window.

"Stop staring at me." she said glancing over to him. "I'm not about to shatter into a million pieces. Seeing my magically resurrected father can't do that."

"It can just drive you to attempted murder apparently." Katie shook her head before turning back to look out to the clouds. "You know I actually thought you were going to do it. You had that look in your eyes."

"Well I thought I was going to do it too. I wanted to so badly."

"Why didn't you?" Oliver watched as the woman slid a hand over her belly and smiled.

"Because she chose that moment to kick." Katie looked down to her stomach. "Pulled me from the darkness I was being sucked into." she looked back over to the man and let out a sighed. "You helped with that as well, so thank you." she turned back to look out the window, and silence once again filled the air between them. "Can I ask you something?" she turns to the man.

"Sure."

"What are you really afraid of?" she asked and the man's brow furrowed in confusion. "With us?" Oliver shifted in his seat, not expecting the question after the day's events.

"I don't know what you mean. I love you, I love our life together. I can't wait to meet our daughter, can't wait to hold her and look in her eyes. You, us, it's the only thing in my life that makes any kind of sense. The only thing that feels right and that doesn't scare me."

"So why-" she turned slightly, hesitant to continue this conversation, and yet she knew she just had to. So she took in a deep breath, and turned meeting his eyes. "Why haven't you asked me to marry you?" she shook her head. "I mean, this isn't me pressuring you to do it or anything. I'm fine with our life the way it is, but I know its something you've wanted to do, it's something I think you've been trying to do, but something always stops you." Oliver looked over to the woman, now realizing that this moment he was trying to surprise her with wasn't as much of a surprise as he hoped. He also knows now how she's seen him run away from the moments he could've actually just asked her. Oliver took a deep breath, before reaching into his pocket and pulling out the small box.

"This thing has been in my pocket for long time." he looked over to the woman with a smile. "I mean it looks small, but it's been weighing down my pockets for months." he shakes his head, because actually speaking the words out loud is probably what he needed. "And I've been close, so close to asking a question I've wanted to ask since I realized I could have a piece of normal with the woman I'm crazy about." he looks down to the box and sighs. "I've put this ring on your finger twice and both times I thought I knew what I was doing. I thought because I loved you and wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, that putting this ring on your finger was the logical step." he looked over to the woman who simply stared in silence. "I assumed I understood the promise this ring held, but I didn't. I promised you forever and then I let other people and situations dictate what that meant. I messed it up. I almost lost us because I couldn't keep this promise." Oliver shook his head before turning back to the woman. "I don't want to break your heart again, I can't-" he looked down to her stomach. "I don't think I could live with myself if I broke her heart ever. So maybe I thought it would be easier to leave things the way they are." he met the woman's eyes, and she gave him a nod before turning back to look out the window. He expected her to say something, to tell him he was being stupid, or that he was crazy. That's when he realized he didn't need her to say any of those things because he already knew them. "Twinkie-" she turned back to the man with a smile.

"Yes Liver?"

"Will you-" he paused for a moment to take his cell phone from his pocket and power it off, before taking out the battery and choosing to drop it into the cup holder beside him instead of throwing it across the plane as Felicity suggested. He took a deep breath before turning back to Katie.

"Yes." she said simply. "Yes, I will-"

"Wait, I have to ask." the man said laughing. He'd been so anxious for this moment he actually wants to make it special. The man unclasped his seat belt, before slipping down to one knee in front of her, and opening the box revealing the ring. "I didn't know what this promise was before. I didn't understand how hard it can be to keep, how life can poke at it and push it until you can either choose to keep going or just give up." Oliver plucked the ring from the box and took Katie's hand in his. "Katherine Robins, I think my life started the moment I met you and even though I didn't understand it, even though I didn't really accept it at first, I want you to know that it was you who showed me what love can be." he saw the tears in her eyes, and he swallowed the lump in his throat hoping he could keep it together long enough to actually get to the question. "You made life worth living. You made me fight to keep living, to keep striving to live, because I know if I'm alive, I get to see those eyes in the morning. I get to hear your laugh, see your smile. My life was consumed with darkness, and then you came back into my life with a light I think I might me addicted to. So with this ring, I promise to keep loving you, not that there is anything that can make me stop, I promise to always listen and not control everything, I promise do everything in my power to keep you and our daughter, and Arianna safe." Oliver slipped the ring on Katie's finger. "With this ring I promise I will try my hardest to never break your heart again." Oliver took a deep breath before looking up to Katie's eyes once again. "Katherine Robins, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

In this moment Katie was consumed with a surge of emotions. A part of her was scared, because she shared some of his fears. She was afraid that this life they so desperately wanted would be ruined again. But there was another part of her that was just happy. Happiness wasn't a constant state of being, so in the event that you stumble upon a happy moment you dive in.

"Only if you do me honor of becoming my husband." Katie replies with a bright smile as she unclasped her seat belt, and they both stood to their feet.

"Absolutely." Oliver declared, before bringing his arms around her, and capturing her lips in a kiss that seemed to seal the promise.

Once they landed, and Oliver put his battery back in his phone, he wasn't too surprised that he'd had a missed call. The moment he heard the voice mail from Diggle, his mood instantly changed.

"What's wrong?" Katie asked looking over to Oliver as they walked to the car. He pulled the phone away from his ear before turning back to the woman.

"I'm just now remembering that I forgot to tell you something." Oliver said and Katie looked at him with a quirked brow. "It's about Ray."

The couple assumed they would be going straight home, but after Oliver's call about Ray being back, Katie insisted they head to the lair. They were standing on the elevator on the way down, when Katie once again swat Oliver's arm.

"I can't believe the fact that Ray Palmer was still alive, just slipped your mind." she said with a shake of her head.

"Well you know when my pregnant girlfriend says she's on a plane, priorities change." Oliver replied and Katie turned a glare toward him. He hoped the celebratory mood could linger a little long. "I said I was sorry." Katie simply shook her head, just as the elevators opened. She rushed off, searching the lair until she saw him. Ray was talking with Felicity who spotted the couple first. He followed her eyes, and smiled brightly when he saw Katie.

"And it's moments like this when I realize just how long I was gone." Ray says walking over to the woman, and looking her over.

"Oh Ray, it's good to see you." Katie says bringing the man into a hug. "This is so weird, I thought you were dead."

"Apparently so did a lot of people." Ray replied pulling back from the hug and looking down to Katie's stomach. "You know this is a good look on you. Congratulations." he looked over to Oliver, and held out a hand to the man who gladly shook it. "Oliver."

"It's good to have you back Ray. I'm sorry I wasn't a part of the rescue mission."

"Oh, don't worry about it. It seems you have a team of very capable people here." Ray says looking over his shoulder to where Bruce stood in the meeting area with John. "I didn't know the Batman had joined the team."

"Neither did I." Oliver replied with a sigh. "But apparently he's been a part of the team for a long time now."

"Why don't I take you home, Ray. I can catch you up on what's happening with your company." Felicity said coming to the man's side.

"Uh, actually, until I decide to come back from the dead, it's your company." Ray says, and Felicity gives a nod.

"Great." she replies before turning to Katie. "And I will call later to hear about the adventures in National City." Katie simply gave a nod before watching the woman and Ray head over to the elevator. The doors had just opened, when Ray stopped and turned back to the couple.

"Oh, and congratulations on the engagement!" he called out to them.

"Oh, they're not engaged." Felicity said and the man looked over to her confused.

"I thought-" he looked back over to Katie and pointed to her hand. "She's wearing a ring." Felicity looked over to Katie's hand as well and her eyes went wide before letting out a high pitched squeal.

Later that evening, when everyone had returned home, Bruce sat on a park bench, debating if he should get on his plane and head back to Gotham. Soon a decision was made for him when his phone buzzed and he slipped it from his pocket to see a text from Felicity asking him to come over. Bruce let out a heavy sigh, because he was afraid of this moment, but he knew that hiding from it wouldn't make it go away. So he stood to his feet and headed to his car.

It wasn't until he was standing in front of her door did his heart start to ram in his chest. He couldn't find the courage to knock, and soon he didn't have to because the door suddenly opened and there she was. He had to remember to breathe the moment he saw her standing there. She was wearing pajamas, no make up, her hair pulled from her face, and yet she was still the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.

"Why didn't you use you key?" she asked.

"I uh-" the man cleared his throat, dropping his eyes for a moment. "Wasn't sure I should."

"Do you want to come in?" she asked and Bruce gave a small smile and watched as the woman took a step aside to let him in. Bruce walked in to see the room illuminated by the flickering flames of the fire place, and a few candles that lined the room.

"I wanted to-" the man turned back to the woman. "Thank you. For helping to save Ray, and for being understanding with my mini- gargantuan freak out."

"Well I'm sorry I-" the man shook his head. "I'm not the best listener, but this-" he pointed between him and the woman. "You and me, it's kind of new to me. For a long time I thought this was impossible, and now that I'm giving it a shot, I'm realizing it's not that easy."

"I'm starting to realize that too." Felicity says closing the distance between the man, before placing her hands on his chest. "This is kind of new to me too, and I guess that means we're gonna stumble, but I think everything will be fine if we're able to come back to each other in the end." Bruce slid his hands around the woman's waist. "I think we're going to be fine."

"How can you be so sure, Ms. Smoak?"

"Because we found ourselves in each other." she replied, and Bruce smiled down to the woman. "Too many seconds, right?"

"Definitely too many." he replied, his lips already leaning into hers.

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Author's note:

Sorry for the long wait. But it's finally happened. An engagement and now all we have to do is hope these two make it to the altar.

Review Replies:

kuppcake: Oh there is more in store for Jacob, especially when Katie finally finds out the truth about who her real father is. Jacob seems to be the source of so much anger for Katie, and that anger will fuel her growing powers.

Taffdog19943: Sorry for the wait, but what did you think? So much happened, with the engagement and then an appearance from Supergirl. It was a lot, but it was also awesome!

BlueBloodsSVUOrder: I'm glad you like the story so far, and I know the whole teenager thrown into the mix could be a little iffy, but I'm going to try something with her. Keep an open mind, plus if it starts to get bad the author can make an exit for anyone, don't worry. Thanks for review!

ImsebastianstanButter: No baby, you were right! I have plans for the birth of our Twiver Baby and it's happening soon. Chapter 11 to be exact!

Adela: Yeah, but maybe Thea and this new political strategist could be a thing or I mean Roy is still out there somewhere. Anything is possible.

rockyroyal,dr: The entire Katie/Jacob relationship has evolve quite drastically since he reemerged in her life. Time has past and now Katie's not itching to shoot him when she sees him, she talks to him and she worries when he's sick. Their broken relationship is actually slowly building back up, but the problem is the biggest secret Jacob holds that will do more damage than he knows. The baby shower was a fun scene to write, plus I thought it would be funny to have a few faces from Twiver's high school days, and show a complete change of who they are. The interruptions of the proposal had a deeper meaning, and we figure it out in this chapter. Oliver was afraid he wouldn't be able to keep the promise that ring held, but he finally got over it and now they're engaged! I actually am looking forward to seeing Arianna in the mix...will actually see her very soon...like next chapter soon, and we'll see how much like her father she truly is.

LiLuLo12: OMG I love OC stories. Especially when they have their own story arcs and issues that are just as exciting as the actual show. I'm so glad you're enjoying this story. I'm not the best writer in the world, but I love to write and the fact that so many people enjoy this story just makes me so happy. So thank you!

josephguy217: Thanks so much!

Phoenix-Rising29: Aw, thanks so much. Constantine was so great to write, and I actually hadn't seen the show in a while, but I'm glad I was able to keep him in character. He will definitely be popping up again. It was a total disservice that he just disappeared from television. Katie finally standing up to Oliver was one of my favorite scenes from the previous chapter. She has given so much for him, and I feel like this was something she really wants to do and not even Oliver can stop her. This cousin is going to be an interesting addition to this story line, and create some tension as well.

Once again, I want to thank everyone who has added this story to you alerts, and big hugs to everyone who took the time to review. I really appreciate it. And as always, to show my thanks, here is a sneak peek of the next chapter.

Katie hurried into the bathroom, rushing over to grip the sink as her entire body began buzzing. She tightened her eyes closed, trying to breathe through it in hopes that it would pass.

"What's happening." she muttered, opening her eyes, only to see a white light emitting from her hands. "What-" there was a throaty chuckle, and Katie lifted her eyes back to the mirror to see the face of her uncle, who even death couldn't put an end to. "What's happening to me?"

"You're becoming who you truly are." he only continued to laugh, and Katie shook her head before looking back down to her hands, just as there was a knock at the door.