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You're Banging My Bedroom Wall
XXVII. Surprise Arrival
"They should just fuck and be done with it," Sara declared a few weeks later, tossing a handful of popcorn into her mouth as she watched Roy and Thea verbally spar in Felicity's living room.
Oliver scowled, flicking flour at her. "That's my baby sister you're talking about," he growled, pulling the latest batch of cookies from the oven.
Felicity laughed as she finished frosting the batch of devil's food cupcakes that she had baked earlier in the day. She and Oliver were baking so her kitchen was filled with all kinds of different baked goods. Once Oliver found out that she baked every year for her mom's birthday, he immediately jumped at the opportunity to help. Surprisingly, he was pretty good at it.
"You've been saying that all week," Felicity said, moving the tray of finished cupcakes to the counter.
Sara set aside her popcorn bowl and jumped down from the counter beside the sink, rolling up her sleeves. "You haven't spent the last week listening to them fight over stupid little bullshit one minute and start eye-fucking the next when they think the other isn't looking every night," she retorted as she started scrubbing pans. "I regretted picking up those extra shifts at Verdant the moment they started their shit. The only reprieve I got was when you'd show up, Ollie, and they'd stop." She paused and glanced over her shoulder at Felicity and Oliver. "Do either of you know what started their feud?"
Oliver shrugged and shook his head. "No idea. I asked Thea once and she wouldn't tell me."
"Well, I asked Roy the other day and he spent twenty minutes ranting and raving about some incident at a frat party they were at involving spilled drinks and some asshole hockey players," Felicity told them, carefully transferring the completely cooled cookies into a container.
Roy and Thea's arguing suddenly got louder and Felicity leaned over her breakfast bar. "Hey, you two, tone it down," she reprimanded them. "In case you've forgotten, Lyla's napping in the other room."
Lyla appeared around the corner, hands resting on her prominent baby bump as she waddled into the living room. "It's okay, Felicity," she said, "I was already awake." She came to sit at the breakfast bar and looked around. "Where's Johnny?"
"Digg went to go pick up dinner from the vegan place across town that you like," Oliver replied, moving to dry the pans as Sara finished the last one. "He should be back soon, though, and then we'll start the movie."
A knock sounded at the door and Felicity went to answer it, Sara close behind her. She pulled the door open and stared. "Mom?"
Donna Smoak dropped her purse as she squealed and pulled her daughter into a bone crushing hug. "Surprise, baby!"
Felicity hugged her back, a wide smile overtaking her face as the shock wore off. "What are you doing here? I thought I was picking you up from the airport tomorrow morning."
"I was able to convince Barry to catch an earlier flight and here we are!" Donna squealed, bouncing excitedly in her high heels as she cupped her daughter's face in her hands.
At the mention of her younger cousin, Felicity pulled away from her mom and drew Barry into a hug where he stood off to the side. "How was your week with Mom in Vegas?" she asked when they pulled apart. "She make you miss Central City?"
"Desperately," he told her with a tired grin. "But it was nice to spend some time with Aunt Donna again. Hadn't done that since before I went to college. It was almost like when we were kids again."
"Good to see you again, Baby Face," Sara greeted Barry with a teasing smirk.
Barry rolled his eyes at her. "When are you going to stop calling me that, Sara?"
"When you don't have a baby face anymore," she retorted, crossing her arms. "Or maybe when you finally start growing some facial hair."
"For your information, I have a mustache," he said, pointing at his upper lip.
Felicity frowned and cupped his face, bringing him closer into the light for them to look. "Where?" she asked after a moment, hearing her mom softly giggle behind them. "I don't see anything."
Sara squinted at him and shook her head. "I don't see anything either."
Barry slapped Felicity's hands away and pulled away with a glare. "Just because you don't see anything doesn't mean it's not there!"
"If you say so, honey," Donna was quick to reassure him, gently patting his hand. She suddenly gasped as Oliver stepped out of the kitchen to see what all the commotion was about. "Oh! The pictures just don't do you justice, Oliver!" she exclaimed, making him blush in embarrassment.
"God, I hate you so much, Thea Queen!" Roy yelled out suddenly, drawing everyone's attention.
"I hate you even more, Roy Harper!" Thea shot back.
And then they were desperately making out in the middle of Felicity's living room.
Digg walked in through the open door a beat later as everyone stared at them in shock. "I've got dinner, everybody. What'd I miss?"