Someone to Watch Over You

A/N: I can't give a summary without spoiling the drabble. The title speaks for itself. ;-)

Drabble 5: CAUGHT IN THE ACT

William closes the back door gently and then goes about resetting the digital lock and security alarm. Mia is already hunting for her favorite snack in the fridge. When she finds nothing she likes, she simply sighs. She closes the fridge and grabs an apple from the fruit basket on the kitchen island. After taking a bite, she turns to tell her older brother, "Thanks for driving me, Will."

"Not a big deal, kiddo," William replies. "I'm sorry that training got cancelled." He smiles, hoping that it'll make his frustrated ten-year-old sister feel somewhat better.

The siblings have gotten so much closer through the years. Mia had gone through a major period of adjustment when William had gone off to college, but she had survived not having her brother around for a few years. He had just graduated with a master's degree in computer science, and was spending time with his family while considering multiple career opportunities and job offers from topnotch tech companies across the country. Mia thought that she was going to have another boring summer, but she was grateful that her older brother was home, even just for a few months.

Oliver had asked William to drive Mia to her training sessions with their Uncle John and Connor, telling them that he and Felicity needed to work on something important. Unfortunately, they had to drive back home as soon as they arrived at the Diggles' place because apparently, John and Connor had gotten a call from the SCPD. J.J. had somehow gotten himself in trouble and needed to be bailed out. Hence, training session was cancelled that evening. William had tried calling his dad to let him know that he and Mia were on their way back, but when his call had gone straight to voice mail – which he'd thought strange – he had simply sent Oliver and Felicity separate but similar text messages and started driving home.

William brings out his phone from his pocket and dials a number. As he pulls out his ear piece and sets it up with his phone, he says to her, "If Mom and Dad ask, I'll be in my room." He puts his ear piece in place and then walks away, leaving Mia alone in the kitchen.

When she's halfway done with eating her apple, she grabs a piece of paper towel, wraps what's left of the fruit with it, and stores it away in the fridge to be eaten later – a habit she has formed recently, which irritates her mother to death. She picks up her knapsack and climbs the stairs to her room.

She makes it to her room, which is the first door on the right atop the stairs in the hallway, but she decides to check in with her parents to let them know that she and William are back, since they hadn't gotten any reply from the texts that William had sent earlier. She puts down her bag on the floor and takes a few more steps to her parents' door.

Before she is able to knock, however, she hears unfamiliar yet alarming sounds coming from inside the room. She stops to listen, and she recognizes her mother's voice. Felicity sounds like she is having some difficulty breathing. And is her mom crying or trying to call out for help? Mia can't decide which. The girl can't really hear her dad's voice, so she thinks that for some reason, her mom is alone in the room and probably needs help. "Mom…" she manages to whisper, as her little heart begins to pound in her chest. She reaches for the door knob, but it is locked.

When she hears her mother cry out once more, louder than before, Mia makes a split-second decision to save her mom. In one swift and fluid, yet very solid motion, the daughter of the Green Arrow and Overwatch kicks her parents' bedroom door. The door swings open widely, though not unhinged, and Mia is poised for action at the doorway, just as she has been trained by her dad and her Uncle Diggle, but she is somewhat distracted by an audible gasp and a loud thud that almost simultaneously follow.

"Mom?" Mia calls out, taking a step into the room.

It's a good thing that Mia still had a second or two before she rounded the corner to her parents' king-sized bed that she's all too familiar with. She sees her mom hurriedly pulling the duvet up to her chest as her dad scrambles to get up from having fallen off the far side of the bed.

"Mia?" Oliver croaks out in panic. "Wh- What are you doing back so early?"

"Dad? Why are you naked?" Mia stares at him, wide-eyed. His torso is bare, and he is obviously trying to hide the rest of his body from the waist down using the bed as a temporary shield.

Felicity is flustered and embarrassed, if her disheveled blonde hair and reddened face are any indication. "Hi, honey!" she greets their daughter in a higher-than-normal tone of voice. "You're back so soon."

Mia's shocked gaze shifts to her mother, who is still breathing rapidly. While the girl is relieved that her mother isn't in any danger and is in the company of her father, she isn't sure how she is supposed to react to stumbling upon her parents' obviously private and intimate activity.

After a few speechless seconds, Mia manages to speak. "Uh… yeah… Training got cancelled. The Diggles had… uh… a family emergency or something. Will tried calling you. Thought you got his texts."

Oliver and Felicity exchanged looks. "O-kay…" Oliver responds very awkwardly. "Mia, did you just kick the door open?"

"Yeah," Mia replies. "I thought… I heard Mom cry out. She sounded like she was… like she needed help."

Felicity is quick to explain (or something), "Oh, I'm fine. Very. I mean, I'm perfectly okay." Mia believes her, what with her pinkish cheeks and glistening eyes making her beautiful, make-up-free face glow. She then begs shyly, "You think you can give your dad and I a minute to… uh…?"

Mia is still staring at her parents, and when she realizes this, she attempts to look away. "Uhm… Yeah, sure. Whatever. I'm sorry about the door. I'll leave you two to… uh…"

Mia starts to walk away when everything about the scene clicks and the light bulb in her head lights up. She remembers stuff she's been learning from her science curriculum, and she smiles. She turns back and tells her parents, "Sorry about walking in on you like that."

"It's fine… I guess," Felicity answers sheepishly, holding back the laughter that's beginning to bubble up from inside her. "It's okay, honey," Oliver seconds. "Next time, try knocking first."

Mia smiles sweetly at her parents. She loves each and every time she catches her parents being fluffy with each other and all. She loves when she sees them holding hands while walking. She loves when they hug and kiss on the couch or wherever and whenever. She loves when they flirt and even when they fight and then make up. More than once she's chanced upon them slow-dancing in the kitchen even without music – his dad wearing an apron with a wooden spoon or spatula in one hand while his other arm is around her mom's waist, her mom's arms around her dad's neck. Now she understands what (really) happens behind locked doors, and it's not some secret vigilante strategizing session like she used to think.

"Got it," answers Mia. "Thanks, actually. This has been a… very educational experience." She chuckles. "A few things about our biology lesson on human reproduction are finally making sense." She laughs.

Mia runs out of the room, leaving Oliver and Felicity laughing their hearts out.

William meets her at the hallway, asking what just happened. His younger sister answers, "Oh, no worries, Will. Mom and Dad are trying to reproduce!"

A/N: Reviews have been sorely missed. :-) There will be one last drabble that will be posted tomorrow or the day after. Thank you for reading!