Felicity always heard that when men got sick that they were giant babies about it but she never really believed it, she needed to see it with her own eyes. However when Oliver Queen gets the flu there isn't stopping him at all, he just keeps going no matter how bad it gets. That is exactly they end up down in foundry and Oliver walking around in sweats and an IV in his arm trying to direct everyone but no one was listening to him considering he looked like he was about to pass out.
"Oliver, you look like shit man, maybe you should head home and just try to rest. You aren't any good to us if you pass out in the field." Diggle was trying to reason with him but nothing seemed to be working, he looked over to Felicity trying to get some help but she shook her head.
"Thanks John it really means a lot that you believe in me so much." Oliver grumbled out making Dinah and Rene snicker, Oliver had been very grumpy the past couple of days but the only one who really had to deal with it was Felicity.
"Don't even try Dig, the stubborn barbarian isn't going to listen to anyone. I have been telling him for days that he's not going to get any better if he doesn't let himself relax and get better but her doesn't care. Won't listen to a word I have to say on the subject matter." Felicity rolled her eyes and sighed while continuing to run a search for the team.
"How many times do I have to say that I am perfectly fine until you believe it Felicity?" He asked with a bite in his voice that Felicity was not about to put up with, she got that he was sick and feeling like shit but he wasn't about to take it out on her.
"First, you do not get to be angry with me because you have the flu and I want you to get better so that you can go back into that field. Second, I will believe it when I see you actually have the energy to get dressed and hold down fluids. Also when you aren't walking around the bunker with an IV in your arm." Felicity had had enough of Oliver being stubborn but also a giant baby about being sick.
Oliver stepped onto the first step of the stairs trying to get closer to her, mainly to argue his point, but then he stumbled and nearly pulled the IV out of his arm. Dig and Rene ran over to him and steadied him making sure that he didn't fall over and Felicity stood there watching the scene in front of her with a raised eyebrow in an I told you so to Oliver. He sighed and slumped against the railing not having the energy to do anything else.
"Maybe you're right, maybe I should take it easy and get better before going back out into the field." Oliver grumbled in a low tone, so low that Felicity almost didn't catch it.
"I'm sorry? You're going to need to say that a little louder so that I can hear it." She says trying to egg him on and make him a little irritated like he had made her since he had caught this insane flu. Even if she was a little annoyed with him she was still going to make sure that he wasn't working himself to death.
"Don't make me say it again, I know that you heard me." He grumbled and sat down on one of the steps and put his head in his hands, it felt like it was going to explode with how much pressure there was building up. He was lightheaded and was sure that if he tried to get up right now that he would keel over and probably not be able to get back up.
Felicity sighed and looked at her sick, idiotic husband, she shook her head and looked out to the rest of the team who were looking at her for some sort of direction and it took her by surprise for a second not expecting them to look to her. She looked to Dig who was looking at her with amusement and she chuckled and shook her head at him.
"Alright guys we are down one member right no, let's get out there and get some recon done considering there's not much else that we can do tonight. Get some rest Oliver and maybe by next week you'll be feeling good enough o come back out with us." Dig commanded the entire room making Felicity relieved that she wasn't going to have to do it.
"I'm not sitting out for a week because of a stupid flu, I'll be better by tomorrow." Oliver grumbled standing up and putting up a front but not one of them actually believed what he was saying. Felicity rolled her eyes and made her way over to him to help him into a section of the bunker that was essentially a little apartment that some of them would use f they didn't want to go all the way home after a long night.
The rest of them team was starting to get suited up while Felicity walked over to Oliver and gave him a kiss on the forehead to check his temperature and he was extremely warm. She wasn't too worried considering he had an IV in and she knew that he was staying hydrated, as long as he didn't try to over exert himself then he would be better in a few days. It was just trying to get him not to over exert himself that was going to be the hard part.
"Felicity I'm fine I just need to sleep it off." He made a weak attempt to try and push her away by it barely moved her and she knew that he really wasn't feeling well if he was that weak.
"I know that you believe that Oliver but we both know that you are really sick. Will you just try and relax? We can stay here for the night and then tomorrow go back to the apartment and sit on the couch and watch bad reality TV. You aren't ever going to get better if you don't give your body the time that it needs to heal and get better."
Oliver sighed and knew that she was right, he needed to rest and get better but he didn't know how to do that. He didn't know how to just sit around and not do anything while letting his body heal, he was used to just getting back up and just doing what was necessary.
"I know that I am never going to get better if I don't relax but I don't know how to just sit back and let other people do the work." He sagged and dropped his head onto Felicity's shoulder making her chuckle as she supported nearly half of his body weight, he was going from one extreme to another. One minute he was acting as if he wasn't sick and could go out into the field and the next minute he was a cuddly teddy bear that couldn't function. Felicity laughed and gently ran her hand through his hair as she watched the team walk out to the garage to go out into the field. She turned her comm unit on, putting it on mute knowing that it was going to be an interesting night to say the very least.
"Alright let's get you settled into bed because you're really heavy and I can't support you standing here and the team needs me as their eyes." Felicity said as she started to guide him towards the little apartment the was towards the back of the bunker and another floor down. After some maneuvering she finally got him down there and laying down in bed much to his complaints about not needing to rest and how he could go into the field which she openly laughed at.
Oliver practically collapsed into the bed and Felicity gave him a small smile and a quick kiss to his cheek before moving out back into the bunker and help the team, but before she even got the chance Oliver grabbed her hand and stopped her.
"Stay? I don't wanna lay here all alone." He was barely conscious and her broke a little at his broken and sad face. She gave him a sad smile and nodded knowing that he probably barely saw it, she was on the verge of tears with how weak and vulnerable he looked laying there with an IV in his arm.
"Of course, let me just go and get my tablet and then i'll be right back." She gave him another kiss to his forehead before quickly moving out of the room to quickly grab a tablet and her keyboard.
It was alarming to see Oliver like this, he never allowed himself to be this vulnerable and it was a bit jarring. However she got the feeling that he was only like this because it was the two of them and he trusted her. She walked back into the room and he was curled into a ball facing the wall and she broke a little more, he looked like a broken little boy.
Felicity moved over to the bed and sat down just gently running her hand through his air hopping to calm him as she watched the dots on the tablet and listened to the team talk quietly on the comms. She was getting the feeling that tonight was going to be a really easy night of them just doing some recon and trying to keep the streets as safe as possible.
As soon as Oliver felt Felicity sit on the bed he turned around being careful of the IV and laid his head in Felicity's lap and cuddled into the side of her body. Her heart swelled with how much Oliver seemed to be seeking comfort from her and ow much he seemed to not only want her there but seemed to need her there. It was as if he was drawing strength just from her being there with im, it felt nice, to know that he wanted her there.
It wasn't like she thought that he didn't seek her comfort during other times that he needed it but but he was in a pretty vulnerable place being as sick as he was and he was trusting her to keep him safe and make sure that he was okay. She felt weirdly honored that he trusted her this much, it felt nice.
"L've you Lis-ty." Oliver said in a sort of haze, making her lips break out in a giant grin and shake her head.
"Love you too honey, get some rest." She smiled down at him and gently rubbed his temples knowing that he had a headache from earlier. She would do anything for this man and that included sitting on an uncomfortable cott and while running point for the team while they were out in the field.
She was right, the night was probably one of the most boring she had ever had while being on Team Arrow, most of the night was spent stopping petty crimes and a few sexual assaults which was better than nothing. She was fairly grateful that nothing too dire happened because she didn't want to leave Oliver's side. He seemed to have a death grip on her most of the night as he slept anyways so she doubted that she would have been able to get away from him even if she tried.
Felicity had managed to slip away for a few minutes to get changed into one of Olivers old t-shirts that he kept down there and put her tablet away before the team managed to make it back. She had just slipped back into bed as Digg walked into the room. He chuckled as he saw Oliver lay his head on Felicity's stomach and snuggle into her making her smile to herself as she saw Dig take a step into the little studio apartment.
"How's the giant grump feeling?" He asked making them both laugh knowing that Oliver would have ripped him a new one for calling him that.
"He has been sleeping most of the night I had to change the IV and his fever seems to be slowly going down but besides that he has been his usual grumpy self. Mostly claiming about how he was going to go back into the field tomorrow. He was barely conscious when he said that though so I doubt that he is going to remember that tomorrow." Felicity smiled and absentmindedly ran her hands through his hair as he mumble something in his sleep.
"Well I hope for your sake that he doesn't give you much trouble."
"For a big mean superhero you would think that he would be the kind of person that would pretend he wasn't sick but so far he has kind of been a giant baby about it. He doesn't complain a lot but I couldn't leave his side most of the night, it's kind of adorable. I actually might need to take the next couple of days off if this continues." Felicity giggled, she wasn't complaining exactly, she actually really liked seeing this version of Oliver, it was sweet and adorable.
Digg shook his head as he watched his friend snuggle deeper into Felicity as he mumbled something else in his sleep. He wouldn't have believed Felicity when she told him this if he wasn't witnessing it for himself right now.
"It's kind of hard to believe honestly but it doesn't exactly surprise me, he turns into a giant softy whenever he is around you. I have noticed that throughout the years of working together." Digg smiled at Felicity making her smile in turn and blush lightly, she wasn't going to dey that because she knew that what he was saying was indeed correct.
"Get some rest and hopefully tomorrow morning you'll be able to get him back to your apartment instead of this dingy little apartment down here." Digg smiled and gave Felicity a quick kiss on the cheek as he walked out of the room making his way back home to his own family.
Felicity smiled as she settled in for the night and got as comfortable as she was able to while Oliver was laying on her and causing half of her body to fall asleep.
She woke up feeling like she was on fire and she couldn't feel the entire left side of her body. She groaned and started to stretch and work out the kinks in her body from sleeping on this cott all night, however she realized that Oliver was in the exact same position that he was the night before and still sleeping. It was a bit disconcerting seeing him sleep so deeply and peacefully, that wasn't something that ever happened, he always seemed to be on alert. His body must have needed the rest if he was still sleeping.
She looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was nearly 8 AM and if she was going to try and go into the office then she needed to get up and head back to the apartment and get ready. She made the move to get up and out of bed but Oliver clung to her like a koala bear, it made her heart swell but it wasn't what she needed right now.
"Oliver? Sweetheart, I need to get up and head back home if I am going to make it into work." She gently roused him from sleep and he shook his head causing his stubble to rub across the sensitive skin of her stomach where her sleep shirt had rode up. She tried not to moan out as it made her feel delicious things but now was not the time for that.
"No, you can't go. You are too comfy of a pillow." He was definitely in a fever haze right now because her Oliver would never say anything that sweet, at least not outward like he just did. She smiled and shook her head and kissed his temple knowing that trying to get him up and back home right now would be futile, looks like she's calling Alena to tell her she's not making it into the office today.
She scooted out from under him reluctantly and grabbed her phone sending Alena a quick text telling her that she had some things to get done and that she wouldn't be able to make it into the office today. Most of the stuff she could probably do from here or the apartment anyways so it worked out in her favor.
Felicity walked back into the room and leaned against the doorway and watched him as he hugged her pillow to his face and was snoring loudly. He looked so innocent right now, just laying there and sleeping without the weight of the world of his shoulders, he almost looked like he was at peace. She knew that recently things have been going a lot better and that he has actually been happy, it was a change for them that was for sure. Not a bad kind of change no, but they weren't used to having something for themselves and something to look forward to, but they did now. They were about to be parents, they were going to have a baby, even though they weren't telling anyone they were still extremely excited about the prospect of a little baby a perfect mix of the both of them running around.
Felicity walked further into the room and sat on the edge of the bed and gently ran her hands through his hair and across his cheek absentmindedly checking to see if his fever had broke which it seemed that it was starting to. He stirred quietly and shook his head trying to get her hands away from him so that he could sleep longer.
"Five more minutes, I don't think I can move, my whole body hurts." He groaned and she tried her best not to chuckle at the way he was acting, he was adorable at the moment.
"That's because we spent the night on this uncomfortable cott in the bunker instead of going home and sleeping in our own bed." She chuckled still continuing to run her hands through his hair and over his face in the hopes to either keep him awake or wake him up just enough to get him home. She really did not want to spend all day down here, if she was going to stay home from work with this grumpy man she was going to do it in the comfort of their own apartment.
"Come on grumpy. We need to get you back home, you'll feel better and more comfortable there anyways." Felicity tugged on his hand trying to get him up, he groaned but complied and got up. He swayed on his feet for a few minutes but stabilized himself before taking a few steps out into the main area of the bunker.
Felicity chuckled and quickly picked up her clothes from the night before and got dressed before cleaning the place up a little bit before following Oliver into the elevator to make it to the main area of the bunker. He didn't really say anything, just stood there looking abnormally pale and like he was about to pass out from exhaustion. He didn't look like himself at all and it made Felicity slightly uncomfortable to see him like this, he was so out of it.
Felicity checked on everything for the time being and made sure that everything was running smoothly before taking out Oliver's IV so that they could go home. They worked in silence for a the entire time, it was a comfortable silence but for the two of them it was a bit strange, one of them always seemed to be talking.
They made it back to the apartment without any hassle, it almost seemed like a normal night. Them easily just working around each other and just going back to their apartment without so much as a second glance backwards. Felicity parked the car and helped Oliver out and into the building where they easily made it to their apartment, Felicity barely had the door unlock before Oliver walked inside and collapsed onto the couch.
Felicity just watched from the door and chuckled as she moved throughout the apartment without a second guess. She went into the bathroom and got some medicine before getting Oliver a glass of orange juice and sat on the coffee table that was in front of the couch.
"Alright, once you take some medicine then you can go right back to hibernating and then I can get some work done." Felicity smiled and put the pills in his hands, he gave her a groggy smile and did as she asked. He relaxed back into the couch and Felicity pulled a blanket from the back of the couch and placed it over him.
"I'm sorry." Oliver said quietly making Felicity frown as she sat on the couch next to his hip to get a good look at him. He was looking a little better than yesterday but he didn't seem to be having some weird fever dream so this apology didn't make much sense.
"What for? You didn't do anything wrong."
"I'm sorry for being sick and that you have to stay home from work to take care of me." Oliver had a guilty and sad look on his face that nearly broke her heart in two.
"Hey. Don't ever think that I don't want to take care of you okay? You have the flu and that is no ones fault, it's okay to admit that you need help sometimes Oliver. We are in this together, through sickness and in health, right?" She asked wanting to hear him say it, she knew that he wasn't the same man that she had first fallen in love with. He wasn't the man that would run from all of his problems, hell he wasn't even the same man that went to prison. This Oliver was so much better. He is so much more mature and kind and has grown so much that sometimes it gives her whiplash, but sometimes she just needs reassurance that he knows that they are a team and in this together for the long haul.
"Right. Sickness and in health." He repeated and gave her a half smile causing her smile to grow tenfold. She could tell that he was smiling as bright as he could for how sick and exhausted he was.
"Good. Now get some sleep hopefully that fever of yours will break soon and you won't look so sickly because no offense but you look like shit." Felicity smiled and gave him a kiss on the forehead as she moved into the kitchen to fill the glass up with more orange juice as she listened to his laugh as she saw him settle into the couch.
The next three days were spent taking care of Oliver and nursing him back to health which was no small feat. He was whiny and very needy and that involved her staying home for two days and then the third Oliver had to practically push her out the door so that she would go to work and actually get some work done.
After a week Oliver finally started to feel like himself again, finally got back into the field and even though he still wasn't at 100 percent he felt confident that he would get better. That was however until Felicity got sick and he had to take care of her while she was sick. No matter how much she complained about him being a baby when e was sick nothing could compare to Felicity when she was sick. She was 10 times worse then he ever was and he prayed that she would get better soon because he didn't think that he could be as gracious as Felicity was when she was sick.
He was, however, the perfect husband and got her whatever she needed in order for her to get better. Even if that included telling her no repeatedly while she begged to let her go to the bunker and help them. He had to repeatedly tell her no everytime and she looked like she was about to murder him, but it's okay because he could totally handle it. At least he thought he could.
Felicity was a force to be reckoned with especially when she was sick.