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Eyes Wide Shut

Chapter 3

A crowd of paparazzi and reporters were waiting on the street level of Queen Consolidated as he had known they would be.

"How do you want to handle this?" Diggle questioned the couple in front of him.

Oliver rubbed his eyes, the slight headache behind his eyes worsening. He'd cancelled his afternoon meetings, hoping to leave the building before the swarm of press could find him for a statement. He'd obviously been too slow.

"We aren't giving a statement right now. Bring the car around Diggle, Felicity and I will meet you on the side street. We can figure all of this out somewhere else."

"What about my car?" Felicity asked.

"We leave it. I will send someone back to get it later."

Felicity nodded, seeing the defeat in his face. He'd been thrown a curve ball today and instead of just swinging and missing, the ball had smacked him right upside the head. Everything had been going so well; he hadn't seen this coming.

Minutes later, a text from Diggle signaled his arrival. "You ready for this?" Oliver had been use to dodging cameras the majority of his life. Being heir to the Queen fortune put you in the spotlight most days in Starling City. He could handle it, he was just worried about his petite, blonde, IT girl.

Felicity nodded as the elevator doors closed in front of them. The numbers getting smaller on the screen in front of her seemed to be counting down to more than just the bottom floor. As the numbers reach single digits, Oliver audibly let out a deep breath and reached for her hand. He couldn't be sure but he thought he heard a gasp escape her lips as his fingers intertwined with hers. "For appearances." Oliver offered a small smile and squeezed her hand.

Felicity looked down at their joined hands and took a deep breath, "for appearances."

The couple stepped off of the elevator and made their way to the lobby doors. Oliver released her hand and opted to throw an arm over she shoulder, pulling her in close as to shield her from view.

She turned her head into his neck and took a deep breath. His familiar sent calming her nerves as the flashing lights seemed to make her head spin. She didn't remember much of the next few moments as reporters called questions to the couple. Oliver held her close as she saw Diggle clearing a path for them.

She vaguely heard, "no comment" murmured once as she slid into the warm leather seats of the familiar vehicle, Oliver stuck to her side.

Felicity wasn't sure where Diggle was taking them until she saw the familiar street that led to her house out the window of the swiftly moving car. The drive had been relatively quiet as they had made their way through the streets of Starling. She wasn't sure who decided her house was the place to go but she was relieved as she walked through the door and plopped down on the couch.

A million thoughts were racing through her head and she wasn't quite sure of anything.

"Thank goodness no one was waiting here… yet. It will only be a matter of time though."

Oliver nodded at Diggle's words. "Would you mind," he nodded towards the door they had all just walked through and Diggle nodded. "I will make sure everything is secure."

What Diggle didn't say but Felicity heard loud and clear was I will give you two a few minutes to figure out what you want to do.

Felicity sat up straight as Oliver seemed to collapse on the couch beside her, much as she had done. He seemed so big on her small couch yet somehow his presence made her feel more comfortable.

"So what do you want to do?" Oliver asked, turning to look at her. He was giving her the choice and in that moment she fell even more in love with him. She could tell him she didn't want any part of it. That he needed to tell his mother, and the world for that matter, the truth. But something about the way he was looking at her right then made her not want that.

Taking a deep breath she looked into his eyes. "Everyone thinks we are married."

He nodded, "right…" He wasn't quite sure where she was going with this.

"Including your family." Again, Oliver nodded.

"And it would be impossible to just announce that it was all a big joke or that I hacked into the County Clerk of Navada's records. I could get in serious trouble for that." Felicity bit her lip. The thought of going to jail for hacking into a governmental server hadn't occurred to her until just that moment with everything else going on, she hadn't been thinking about the consequences her actions could have.

It also hadn't occurred to Oliver until just that moment. The worried look on her face making up his mind for him. "So I guess that settles it." He would do whatever he could to protect her.

Felicity was the one to nod then as she sat back and placed her hand over her stomach, "I guess we are married."

Oliver marched into Verdant. After the decision was made, he needed a little bit of time to wrap his head around everything. He'd left Felicity to herself and went in search of the cause of his recent issues. He'd known Sara was up to something recently with the weird looks she had been giving him but he hadn't expected her to marry him off to Felicity.

The thought caused an ache in his chest. He had never actually allowed himself to think of a future with Felicity, much less her being his wife. She was Felicity, his Felicity, and no matter how much he cared about her and god help him, how much he wanted her, he would never allow himself to go there as he wouldn't put her in danger.

And being with him, put her in danger. Not only as the wife of Oliver Queen, that he could almost handle, but with her being tied to him as The Arrow. Not that many people knew his alternate ego but if they started looking into Felicity, who was now pushed into the limelight, they might find out how she spent her nights. Her nights away from Oliver Queen could cause more scandal that he could imagine. He'd risk it though to keep her safe and out of jail.

Oliver audibly groaned as he saw Sara in a deep conversation with Laurel Lance. "I just don't understand why he wouldn't tell us. I thought after everything that we were friends again."

"Are you sure that's all?" Sara questioned her sister. "I know at one point you were sure it would be you and Ollie walking down the aisle."

Laurel sighed, "I did think that. But after everything that has happened, I know now that he and I are in the past. He isn't the same person that he was before the island." Laurel continued, almost as an afterthought. "Although that is probably a good thing.

"I just want to make sure he did this for the right reasons. I've seen them together once or twice and I knew something was going on between them but I didn't know it was serious. I didn't even know they were aware of their feelings for each other. Ollie was always a little daft when it came to real feelings. Physical stuff…sure, he was great at that, but not expressing his real feelings." Oliver cringed, knowing she was right, he couldn't articulate what he was feeling back then and he wasn't any better at it now.

"Well I guess it was time they figured it out," Sara replied. "I for one am happy that Ollie is happy. Aren't you?"

"Of course I am, I just wish he would have said something to someone. They could have had a real wedding with friends and family there to support them. Lord knows they could use some happiness." Oliver had to admit that he was surprised by Laurel's confession. He hadn't know that she felt that way.

It was then that Sara chose to acknowledge he was there. She'd known the moment he walked in, her training had insured she always know what was going on around her, but she thought it was important that he hear what Laurel had to say. "Speak of the devil." Sara grinned, "Laurel, look who just walked in."

Oliver gave Sara a tight smile, walking deeper into the room. Here goes nothing he thought as he approached the Lance sisters. He'd have to wait to have his conversation with Sara until the younger sister left.

Putting on his game face, he smiled, "Laurel," he nodded to one sister while subtly giving the other his Arrow face. Sara knew he wasn't happy but smiled back as if she had no idea what he was angry about.

"Ollie, why didn't you tell us?" Laurel pulled the man into a hug. "Congratulations." He could hear the sincerity in her voice and he almost felt bad for having to lie to her about something else.

"Thanks. It was a spur of the moment thing. We didn't expect the entire city to know. Seems like they almost knew before we did." He gave a pointed look to Sara.

"Where is your wife? Wow…that sounds crazy. I'd like to have a shower or something for her. Show her how happy we are for the two of you."

That brought Oliver up short. He wasn't sure what to say about that. They hadn't had time to talk about all the duties of being married and what obligations they would be subjected to.

Sara seemed to save him for once. "I will talk to Felicity about it. I'm sure I will see her before you do and Oliver would never remember something like that."

"Good." Laurel looked down at her phone as it started going off. "I've got to run. Congratulations again Ollie. I really am happy for you." She reached up to give him a peck on the cheek and walked out of the club.

Oliver let out a sigh of relief as one Lance sister left. The moment quickly passed as he turned to look at the other, "we need to talk."

Anyone like Laurel's reaction or do you think it's crazy? I don't exactly see that as her reaction but I didn't want her to be a bitch. I'd hope she would be supportive as Oliver's friend. I am an Olicity fan but I don't HATE Laurel.

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