AN:/ SOOOOOO SORRY! I'm sorry that I haven't updated this story in a long time I just haven't had any inspiration for any one-shots until today actually. A friend of mine [you know who you are ;)] sent me the Tumblr post for Fictober 2019, and I instantly came up with the idea for this chapter. So without further ado, here is October 6th's addition for Fictober.
I will hopefully have one every day and worst-case one every once in a while. I hope everyone has had an amazing weekend!
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Felicity and Oliver have been having the same fight for the past two weeks and neither side is giving in the other's point of view. Felicity felt that seeing that it was her body that she should be able to put whatever she sees necessary into it in order to get through the day. Oliver on the other hand wasn't on her side and thinks that she was endangering the baby.
However, Felicity could barely make it through the day without falling asleep or needing at least two naps, her body was making another human she was bound to be exhausted from time to time. This is where the coffee came in handy the team needed her and she exactly just tell them, 'Hey guys, sorry but you are on your own for this mission tonight this fetus I am carrying is currently sucking all of the life and energy out of me so I need a nap.' They didn't even know about the baby yet! This is where coffee came in handy, late-night missions could not be done without such a thing but Oliver was beginning to become very irate about the subject matter.
"Fe-li-ci-ty! Will you listen to me! You cannot continue going at the pace that you are going! It's not good for the baby, you need to start taking things easier. You constantly needing sleep and having more of an appetite are your body's way of telling you that you need to slow down. You aren't 26 anymore! You need to start taking things easier." Oliver shouted to her from inside the bedroom while she was in the bathroom getting ready for bed. Felicity rolled her eyes and sighed annoyed that she was being treated like a human incubator instead of an actual human.
She walked out of the bathroom and stood on the opposite side of the bed as him with her hands on her hips. "Yes, I'm aware. Your point?"
"My point?! My point Felicity is that this baby is relying on you, they need you in order to stay alive and grow. You are making another human and that means that a lot is going on in your body right now. Everything you eat and drink goes not only into your system but our baby's and caffeine is something that can stunt growth and cause damage." Oliver rants on hoping that after three nights of fighting over this that it will be over with tonight.
"I'm perfectly aware of how pregnancy and my own body works Oliver I don't need you to walk me through step by step. Also, I have talked to our OBGYN and she tells me that a cup every once in a while is not going to harm the baby in any way." Felicity says folding her arms across her chest challenging him.
Instead, he sighed and ran his fingers through his hair and crossing the room to stand in front of her. He realzied that his tactic wasn't working so he had to try something different. "I love you and you know that you're the best part of me and the thing that I treasure the most in this world. However, soon you are going to give birth to this little person and they are going to join the list of people that I treasure the most. In order for that to happen, you need to take it easy." She starts to speak but he gives her a look telling her that it's his turn to talk and he wasn't finished. She huffed but continued looking at him and he could tell that he was actually getting through to her.
"I'm not saying cutting completely back, I'm saying maybe cut back on your nights in the liar or maybe do it from here where you can relax while being on the comms. I know that you like to be in the heart of things but right now I don't know if that's the best idea. You aren't just Felicity Smoak anymore; you're Felicity Smoak, a mom. That means...cutting out coffee." He finishes and tears start rolling down her cheeks as she looks up into his eyes and lets out a watery chuckle, she can see the conviction and the love that he is holding for her and their unborn child there.
He was right and she knew it but she is stubborn and doesn't exactly like admitting that he is right, it boosts his ego too much. However, on this particular subject matter, she knew that she needed to take her pride out of the equation and listen to him. Their baby was the most important thing right now and she knew that. This wasn't just about her and what she wanted anymore this was also about the little alien that she was helping to create inside of her.
"Okay. I'll cut back. I hope you know that this doesn't mean I'm going to sit on the sidelines and not still be apart of this team, whether I am pregnant or not you can't expect not to be in the field." She was putting her foot down with this, she wasn't just going to sit on the couch watching Netflix eating take out every night. That wasn't the kind of wife and mother that she signed up to be. She was built to be on this team, this was her purpose and she was going to have to be dragged off of the team kicking and screaming.
"Okay! That's all I am asking, just taking it easier than you already are right now. You can still do everything that you do now juts cut back on how long you are doing everything." Oliver smile and his hands settled on her stomach which had started to swell a little, the only people that could notice were the two of them but Oliver loved to touch it or mention it whenever he could. It has started to become a comfort for Felicity, she had grown used the feeling of his hands nearly always settling on her stomach almost in a way to help protect their unborn child.
"I love you, you are going to be the perfect daddy. This is kid is going to be so lucky to have you as their dad." Felicity said and leaned into him giving him a tiny peck on his lips and stayed leaning against his chest so that she could lean her head on his shoulder. He wraps his arms around her waist and holds her as close as he can keep her.
"I love you too, this kid is going to be so blessed with you as a mother too. Now let's get to bed because I don't know about you but I am exhausted." Oliver says letting go of her and giving her another kiss as they climb into bed. They fall asleep in each other's arms excited for the future that was coming, excited to meet the little baby that was still growing inside Felicity's belly.