AN:/ Day Eight of Fictober! Here it is! It's a fun and happy one today so no need for tissue boxes unlike yesterday's update! Hope you guys enjoy this one! Let me know what you think in the comments!
Oliver and Felicity have never had a normal relationship and everyone who knew them and has witnessed their progression throughout the years would attest to this exactly. However, after everything they had been through Oliver thought that they should have one "normal" moment in their relationship; a proposal. The last proposal that they had was amazing and in front of all of their family and friends but it was clouded under all of the secrets and miscommunication. So he has decided to do it again and right this time, they haven't been together very long but he knew that he wanted to marry her; even William agreed on the subject.
Oliver and William had a conversation a few weeks ago about everything having to do with Felicity and Oliver asked him how he would feel if he asked Felicity to marry him and William couldn't express how happy he was. He loved Felicity, she treated him like an equal and not like a little kid like his dad did sometimes, plus he could see how happy they were together and he wanted to see both of them happy.
So the two of them began to devise a plan on how to do it, Oliver didn't want it to be anything like the last time that he had proposed he wanted it to feel personal and private and like it was a moment that was just for the two of them and no one else.
It didn't take the two of them very long to think up a way for Oliver to do it, a weekend away. William was sad that he wasn't going to be there to see it and be apart of it but he was excited for the two of them to come back so that he could experience all of the excitement with them.
Oliver did most of the planning and finally, it came to the weekend that they were leaving and Oliver was nearly jumping up and down with the excitement. It was Friday and both he and Felicity finished work early so that they could take the short drive down to the beach where they were staying outside of the city. Oliver rented a nice apartment for them to stay in and have the place all to themselves. They left around noon and finally got there around three in the afternoon giving both of them time to relax and enjoy the beach before Oliver made them dinner.
He planned to do it that night so that they had the entire weekend to celebrate and just be with each other before they went back to reality and told everyone. He prayed that nothing went wrong like the first time he tried to propose and Laurel and Thea bombarded them before he got the chance to ask her.
They got to the apartment and unpacked their bags in a comfortable silence just dancing around each other as they got ready to go down to the beach and take in some much sun rays of sunshine to help them both relax. They got down to the beach and then both laid down but Oliver could hardly lay still long enough due to all of the nervous energy that he had coursing through his veins.
After an hour of Oliver doing nothing but squirming Felicity had enough. "What is up with you? Ever since we got here you have been one giant ball of energy and you haven't been able to sit still for more than 30 seconds, and frankly, it's starting to worry me and get on my nerves a little bit."
Oliver looked over at her and saw that she was leaning up on her elbows and her sunglasses pushed up to the top of her head so that she could properly look him in the eye. He didn't know what to say, he couldn't really lie to her because he had developed a problem over the last year. He could lie to the entire city for nearly a decade about his alter-ego but the minute he wanted to tell any lie to Felicity he was terrible at it and she could see right through it. This herein lies the problem, how exactly does he get out of this?
"I guess I just don't know how to relax anymore, after so many years of being on high alert it's hard for me to just sit here and not do anything." Well, that was a lot easier than Oliver thought that it was going to be, it wasn't a complete lie, he really didn't know how to relax. It was something that he had lost the ability to do over the last decade of his life.
Felicity relaxed and felt slightly awful for snapping on him, she never even thought of that. She had always had the ability to be able to shut certain parts of her brain off if she needed to and that meant when she was trying to relax she could just shut her brain off for a little to just relax. She never even considered that Oliver wouldn't be able to do that and would have trouble with that.
"Oh. Well, now I feel like a jerk. I'm sorry" Felicity said smiling softly down at Oliver, she turns on her side towards him and looks at him with those twinkly eyes that make him swoon like a teenage girl.
He feels slightly bad that he made her feel guilty for snapping but he had to come up with something to get her off of his tracks so he isn't completely sorry for it. Just looking at her though was starting to calm him down, he wasn't nervous because he wasn't sure what her answer would be but he was just jittery really because he just wanted to ask her. Seeing her laying there in front of him looking like some sort of greek goddess was not helping his resolve in any way.
"There's no reason to be sorry, you didn't know. I'll try to stop being jittery for you, this is supposed to be a vacation to just forget about everything and relax." Olive said as he mirrored the way she was laying.
She smiled and wondered what she did to deserve a man like this, she couldn't believe that she was getting a second chance at calling him hers. That they were here together on a weekend getaway together getting the opportunity to just be with each other. Without having to worry about their jobs, or the team, or William, or whatever their crusade was this year. They just got the chance to be a normal couple on a weekend trip away from responsibility. "How did I get to be so lucky to have you?"
Oliver smiled at her and leaned forward giving her a kiss trying to answer her question with one simple gesture. Both of them smiled into the kiss wanting to deepen it but they were both very aware of the crowded beach so they both pulled away but only far enough to look into each other's eyes.
"I often wonder the same thing about you, sometimes I still have a hard time believing that you took me back and that we are together again," Oliver said looking at her still in awe of the woman before him. She is the best thing that ever happened to him and he couldn't believe that he was getting to propose to her for the third time in their lifetimes.
"Well believe it, baby, because we are together forever. I'm never letting you go again, I made that mistake once and I won't make it again." She smiled and leaned forward again giving him another gentle peck before turning back onto her back and went back to casking in the sun.
"Now just relax and shut your mind down, be in the moment."
If he would have been nervous about how she was going to answer his proposal her statement would have quieted any questions he would have had. After hearing her statement about being together forever he was able to actually shut his mind off from the moment and just love everything about the moment with his girl.
They spent an hour on the beach before they headed back to the apartment that had a gorgeous view of the beach that they just spent the afternoon on. Oliver left Felicity at the apartment to take a shower and get ready for their 'Date Night' that they were having, which basically meant Oliver was going to cook for them while Felicity watched on pretending to help when really Oliver wouldn't let her in the kitchen for fear of ruining the meal.
He shopped quickly only getting things he needed to make his famous chicken cordon bleu which was Felicity's favorite as of recently. He was back within the hour and immediately started to prepare the meal so that he would still have time to get ready while the meal was in the oven. Halfway through his cutting everything up and preparing things to go into the oven Felicity came out completely ready for their date night.
She had on his favorite dress of hers and he couldn't have planned it better unless he packed for her and told her what to wear. She had on a dark green dress that was formfitting and went just past her knees and had on a pair of nude heels to top it all of. Her hair was curled down her back and her make up was simple besides the bright red lip that she was wearing. He stared at her for a few moments and forgot where he was and what he was in the middle of doing.
She gave him a sultry smile and tilted her head as she watched him closely, she knew exactly what she was doing to him. Recently with everything that was going on in their lives, they barely had any time for each other so she was not about to waste any second that she had alone with him.
"Wow, Felicity you look... gorgeous." Oliver's eyes roamed over her body and she reveled in the attention that she was getting from him. His mouth was left hanging open and she giggled while looking at this gorgeous and adorable man before her.
"Thanks. If you leave your face like that long enough it's going to freeze like that ya know." Felicity said as she took a few steps towards him and leaned against the counter to see what he was cooking but first notices a bouquet of her favorite flowers sitting on the counter.
"Are these for me?" She asks and her smile spreads across her entire face as she takes the flowers off of the counter as he smiles and nods.
"Yeah, I saw them at the grocery store and couldn't resist buying them," Oliver comments making her smile spread even wider across her face, he never ceases to amaze her and make her feel wanted and special.
"Well thank you, I love them and they are gorgeous." She gives a quick kiss and sees what he is cooking when she comes around the corner to grab a glass that she could put her flowers in.
"Is that what I think it is?" She asks.
"If you are thinking my famous chicken cordon bleu then yes, it is what you think it is." He jokes making her laugh and roll her eyes.
Oliver shakes his head and laughs alongside her as he is finally able to get his head back in the game and finish preparing dinner so that he could take a shower and get dressed, then get ready for what he knew what he was coming. He needed a few moments to himself to take a few deep breaths and calm down his racing heart. He puts the chicken in the oven and sets
"Alright I am going to go and take a shower and then get dressed, I love you but do not touch that oven while that is cooking. I don't trust that your cooking won't be spread onto this meal as well." Oliver joke and gives her a quick kiss. She rolls her eyes but gives him a quick kiss and whip the lipstick off of his lips.
"I won't touch anything in the kitchen I promise, in fact, I have a few things to get done for work." She goes over to the couch and sits down in front of her laptop which he doesn't even remember her unpacking, or packing for that matter.
"Fe-li-ci-ty. We both promised no work on this trip..."
"I know, but I don't have anything else to do while you're getting ready. I promise that the moment you come back out and you are ready I will stop what I am doing and we will really start this date night." Felicity said already starting to code something, Oliver smiled and shook his head and gave her a quick kiss on the top of her head before moving quickly to the bathroom.
He took the quickest shower that he could and then got dressed in his suit. He styled his hair and took one last look in the full-length mirror making sure that he looked his best for tonight and for his girl. He walked out into the bedroom and went through his bag until he found the ring and slipped it into his jacket pocket patting it a few times to make sure that it was actually there. He walked out into the living and watched Felicity for a few moments as she seemed to be lost in whatever she was working on. He loved that they were able to be this relaxed with each other, that even though it was date night they were able to get ready separately and do their won things until they were both ready.
"Alright Smoak hands off the computer, dinner is almost ready." Oliver smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek as he walked past her and back into the kitchen that looked out into the living room.
"I promise I will get off I just have to finish this line of code before I forget." She promised not even looking up from the screen, most people would be a little aggravated but he found it endearing and he loved it. He took their dinner out of the oven and checked it to make sure that everything was looking good and it all looked perfect.
"That smells amazing babe!" Felicity says as she closes her laptops and sets it on the pffee table and comes into the kitchen to look at it. She notices Oliver for the first time and sees how amazing he looks, she can't help checking him out just like he did to her.
"You look amazing too," Felicity says and turns towards Oliver at the same moment that he does and they share a kiss that all of the resolve that both of them have to break.
"Thank you, would you mind setting the table for me? It's outside on the balcony, most of it is set but the plates and silverware just need to be set down." Oliver asks and she nods loving that she can help him in any way that she can.
"Yeah of course." She grabs the plates and silverware from the counter and brings it out onto the deck to start setting the table. Little does she know that Oliver is watching move that she makes still not being able to believe that he is about to ask her to marry him for the third and hopefully the last time.
Not long after she finished setting the table Oliver brought their dinner out with a bottle of champagne. Oliver pulls out her chair and helps her sit down as a gentleman should. She smiles at the gesture and watches him walk around the table and pop open the bottle of champagne, pouring both of them a glass. She held up her glass in a toast and Oliver did the same both of them having an insanely dorky smile on their faces.
"To second chances and finding each other again," Felicity says making both of them blush and smile wider than they thought was possible.
They dug into Oliver's meal and had a night that both of them would definitely remember even if Oliver wasn't about to propose to her. They spent a few hours talking about anything, everything, and nothing at all, just enjoying the time that they have together.
After dinner, Oliver pulled Felicity up from her seat and put on a slow song on his phone as the sun began to set on the horizon. They swayed to the beat of the song and Felicity looked up into his eyes not being able to believe that she was here with him and that he made her feel like a princess. She used to make fun of girls like her, ones that fell in love with a man and seemed to just envelope themselves in him but now she understood. She got why all of those girls did ehat she was doing because once you find a love like this you can't help but embrace it and never let it slip through your fingers because you only get a love like this once in a lifetime.
"Can you stay? Can we stay like this forever and never let go of this moment?" Oliver asks as he lifts the hand that is on Felicity's waist up to move a piece of hair away from her face.
"I would love nothing more than to stay with you forever and ever until the end of time," Felicity says a small smile on her face.
"I'm happy that you said that because…" Oliver stopped dancing let go of Felicity causing her to give him a confused look until she saw him get down on one knee and everything started to make sense. His insistence on going away for the weekend and his nervous fidgeting for the entire day and making her favorite meal and him practically forcing her to bring a fancy outfit even though they both knew they were going to spend very little time outside of this apartment. Everything started to come together and she couldn't believe that she didn't even see it coming.
Her eyes bulged out of her head and she gasped as she smiled down at this handsome and amazing man, she couldn't believe that this was happening again. Tears immediately sprung to her eyes as she looked down at him as he took out a ring that wasn't the same as her last engagement ring. It was small and simple and was everything that she never knew that she wanted.
"Felicity Megan Smoak, over the last seven years you have helped me in every way imaginable and you have helped shape me into the man that I am today; I don't know where I would be without you today. You are the very best part of me, every good bone in my body is there because of you and I can't even begin to imagine what my life would be like if I hadn't of walked into your cubicle asking you to fix my bullet-riddled computer."
Felicity let out a watery chuckle as she continued to stare down at him with tears streaming down her cheeks thanking god that her mascara was waterproof.
"You are the only woman that I could ever imagine spending forever with, please do me the honor of making me the luckiest man and become my wife." He knew that he didn't even need to ask her a question because he knew what her answer was going to be.
"Yes." She whispers and nods her head exuberantly as she bends down to kiss him just as he stood up and they locked in a passionate kiss, forgetting where one person starts and the other begins. They finally break away both of them having insane grins on their faces as they look at each other in the eye. Oliver looks down at her and grabs her left and slipping the ring onto her finger and she can't help but look down at it. Once again she was getting the privilege to call herself Oliver Queen Fiancee, they were engaged for the second time. Except somehow this feels a lot more concrete, more permanent in a way that she couldn't explain.
"I can't believe that you pulled this off and I had absolutely no idea," Felicity says looking back up at Oliver and framing his face with her hands, every once in awhile shifting her gaze to the ring sitting on her ring finger.
"Well I had some help I have to admit, William and I spent a week planning this. Mainly me, but I let him give me his input so that he felt like he was helping. He was actually the one who picked out the ring and the second that he pointed to it I somehow just knew that it was going to be yours." Oliver said making her heart swoon and skip a beat, she was really going to have to thank William when they get back for the ring because she really did love it.
"I never would have thought that we would have ended right back here, engaged and in love. If you would have told 2016 Felicity that she was going to fall back in love with you and marry you she would have never believed you."
Oliver chuckled and nodded thinking back on the last year and how much they had changed in such a small amount of time, it was nearly giving him whiplash.
"Are you happy? Would you change anything from the last year?" Oliver asked out of curiosity and Felicity immediately started shaking her head a smile still present on her face.
"I wouldn't change a single thing, it got us here and I wouldn't give up this moment for anything!" Felicity smiled and kissed Oliver wishing that they could stay in this moment of bliss forever.