A/N: Hey loves! We have some fluf in this chapter before we go on to the action. Thank you all for your support. Don't forget to let me know what you think and what you hope to see. I love hearing from you !

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When the door was closed once again, Oliver turned to Felicity. He could see the fight of emotions in her eyes. Hurt and anger. It took a lot of control not to run after them and hurt them for hurting her, but he knew she needed him more.

"Felicity?" he put a hand on her shoulder.

"Can you believe him?! He just waltzes in here after seventeen years and demands t be a family again! Who does he think he is?" she exclaimed falling in to his arms.

"He is an idiot." He said gruffly. Just the fact that that man chose to willingly leave his family, his daughter without looking back proved that to Oliver. No matter that said daughter was his Felicity, his brilliant, babbling and loving wife.

"And you are very special, dear." Moira said from her spot.

"Just the fact that you put up with Ollie alone for five years, proves it." Thea tried to lighten the mood.

"Should I feel offended?" Oliver winked at his sister, making Felicity chuckle.

She raised her head from his chest and wiped away the stray tears. "At least I have my awards and certificates." She said turning her attention to the box her mother had dropped off.

"We can display them in the foyer. God knows, my children never saw it fit to bring an award home." Moira commented

"Mom?" Oliver's brows rose.

"Did you just make a joke?" Thea was taken aback.

"It must not have been a very good one if you have to ask." The Queen Matriarch said with a glint in her eyes.

That was enough to break the tension. The four of the succumbed to a nice laugh, before the doctor came and signed their release papers. Felicity was re-introduced to Walter Steele, who had come to pick them all up. She had to say that she liked the British man and she could see that her husband did too, even if he tried to hide it.

The ride to the Queen Mansion was filled with light chatter and Felicity was glad for the distraction. She really did not want to think about her parents or what had happened earlier. She really didn't.

And then they arrived at the Manor and Felicity was not prepared for what she saw.

"Holy Google! The place is huge." She gaped.

"Imagine being a kid here. It seems even bigger." Thea said coming up next to her.

"I grew up in a one-bedroom apartment" she murmured as Oliver took the case with his bow from the car's trunk. Not that anyone other than the two of them new what was in it.

"Well, get used to it. We Queens do things big." Thea linked her arm through hers and guided her in the house.

Felicity was introduced to Raisa, who she immediately liked, and the older woman gave her a warm welcome. The 'children' as Moira called them, were sent upstairs by the Queen mother so that they could settle in, in Oliver and Felicity's case. Thea showed them to Felicity's room, which was enormous. It was the size of her old apartment. It had massive windows, a master bathroom and a walk-in closet. The bed was large, Queen sized. Felicity almost snorted at that thought. There was also a space that could be thought of as an attached study. It had two spacious and sturdy book cases, a desk and a matching chair, plus a bay window.

True to Thea's word, her room was sandwiched between those of the Queen siblings.

"There are a couple more casual outfits in the wardrobe along with underwear and pajamas. I made sure that the bathroom was well stocked with candles, bath bombs etc. Raisa will brink lunch over in forty and then we are having dinner at six."

"I'm so gonna soak in the bathtub." Felicity said absentmindedly.

"You do that. I might have some one on one time with my bathtub, too." Thea laughed lightly. "So, I am going to leave you to settle. My room is on the left, Ollie's is on the right."

"Hey, Thea?"

"Yeah?"

Felicity pulled the younger woman in a hug. "Thank you. For making me feel welcomed and for being good to me. For everything."

"Well, sis, you are welcome here" she hugged her back "And I am very glad to have you here. And if anything, I should be thanking you. for being there for my brother and for agreeing to be my sister."

"I always wanted a little sister." Felicity said pulling back.

"Well, remember that when I take you shopping." Thea grinned. "Now, I believe that your bathtub is calling for you and I have to finalize my plans for our shopping spree. I'll see you at dinner, though if you need anything you know where to find me." She kissed Felicity's cheek and left for her own room.

Felicity unpacked her things from the hospital, that Thea had brought her. it only took a few minutes to do that and then got to exploring the room further. She was fairly shocked to find a sealed pack of condoms in one of her nightstand drawers. She blushed, because only Thea could have done that. Probably. There was a note with the box:

I don't want to hear anything

-T

Oh, the little devil, Felicity thought fondly as she blushed harder. Shaking her head, she went to Oliver's room. She knocked and waited for his reply to enter.

"Hey." She said softly. Oliver was across the room unpacking but came to her when she entered.

"Hey." He kissed her "Why are you blushing?"

"I found these in my nightstand." She showed him the condoms and the note.

He chuckled when he read the note. "At least she knows about safe sex." He cringed when he realized what he had said. "Oh god, she knows about sex."

"Well, she is seventeen, not seven. It is perfectly normal and healthy." She rolled her eyes.

"I really don't want to think about my sister's relationship with sex. However, I think we could put her little gift in good use." He said and pulled her closer to him.

"What now?" her eyes widened. "Raisa will bring lunch in half an hour." She protested as his mouth trailed kisses on her neck.

"I need twenty minutes." He said claiming her lips and picked her up. He carried her to the bed and put her down gently.

And yes, he only needed twenty minutes.

She returned to her room only a few minutes before Raisa brought her a tray with her lunch. She ate in content silence, thinking of the last few hours. She sill had trouble believing that her mother had taken her father ack like that. The man who left them and Donna had to work three jobs on occasion to keep their tiny apartment and put food on their table. And, to make matters worse, he had come back after hearing that she had been with Oliver at the island. She was sure that if she and Oliver hated each other's guts, he would up and disappear again. Felicity would bet (if she actually had any money left) that he wanted something from her and he was trying to approach her to take it, but she was not going to fall in to his trap. She was smarter than him. And she would prove it to him. Once she had a good computer again, she was going to do some very deep searches on him.

The thoughts of her parents brought her to the two Queen women. Even if they knew her for only two days, they had both stood by her, defending her. she was surprised by Moira's protectiveness, as the older woman had properly met her only the day before. And both of them had made her feel very welcomed in their home and in their lives and Felicity was truly grateful. she was very happy to have find a friend in Thea as well.

She left the tray on her desk and made her way to the bathroom to prepare herself a nice hot bath. She took her time to look at the various products, but finally she decided upon vanilla scented candles and flower-scented soaps.

Oh, this is heaven. She thought as the hot water enveloped her.

She left the bathroom at five-ish. She took her time untangling and drying her hair. She put on a pair of jeans and a wine-red blouse and black flats. She braided her hair on a Dutch twist and decided to head down a little earlier. However, when she left her room, she realized that she had no idea where she was supposed to go, so she knocked on Oliver's door.

"You know you don't have to knock, right?" he asked amused, when they were inside his room.

"Well, sure, but it feels odd." She tried to concentrate. Damn he looked very sexy in a suit.

"Thank you." he grinned cheekily.

"Did I say that out loud?" Felicity groaned.

"Yes, you did."

"Damn. If I am close on embarrassing myself at dinner, stab me with a fork." She said seriously. "Anyway, I came over because I have absolutely no idea where the informal dinning room is, and I will get lost if I try to find it on my own."

"Well, in that case, let's show you to the dinning room." He offered her his arm.

Felicity accepted it and they made their way down to the first floor. When they arrived at the foyer, he let go of her arm to show her some photos, when the front door opened, and dark-haired man waltzed in.

"What did I tell you? Yachts suck!" he exclaimed cheerily.

"Tommy Merlyn." Oliver said as the two men hugged.

"I missed you buddy." Tommy said. "And what is this I hear about you coming but accompanied by a tropical beauty? And can I ask her out?"

"Her name is Felicity and she is standing right here." Felicity said from behind them. "And I am not that tropical, I think."

"Wow, fiery. I like it." He smirked. "Tommy Merlyn." He offered his hand

"Felicity … Smoak" she replied accepting it. She barely managed not to slip up and say Queen. And yes, she blames Oliver for calling her Mrs. Queen for years now. Not that she minded. She was proud to be his wife, but that was a secret for now. "Nice to meet you, I have heard a lot about you."

"Don't believe a word of it." He winked.

"Well, well, well, looked who the cat dragged in." Thea said from the stairs.

"Are you still mad about cancelling lunch?" Tommy cringed.

"Yes." She glared at him.

"I'm sorry, Thea. I really am. What do I have to do to forgive me?"

"I haven't decided yet." She said as she walked down the last steps to stand next to Felicity. "Are you staying for dinner or do you have plans?

"I am staying actually. I have to catch up with my best friend. Oh, the stories I have t tell you. And you will be proud to hear that I put the fear of God in Thea's first boyfriend. She stopped introducing them to m after, though."

"I wonder why." Felicity rolled her eyes.

"He wouldn't look me in the eyes for three days after he met Tommy." Thea commented. "I never figured out what he told him."

Tommy was about to reply, when Moira appeared in o of the doorways, "Dinner is about to be served, children."

Most of the dinner was passed with Tommy talking non-stop trying to catch Oliver up with what he deemed important, from sports to politics. He even managed to flirt with Felicity in between, making Thea roll her eyes and snigger very time Felicity turned him down.

"Do you have plans for tomorrow?" Moira asked casually.

"Yup, I am taking them shopping." Thea replied smiling from ear to ear.

"Just remember to go easy on them, would you?" she reminded her daughter.

"It's just some harmless shopping, mom." Thea said innocently.

"Oh, boy. You are in trouble." Tommy said sympathetically. "Shopping with Thea is a nightmare."

"You are not helping your case, Merlyn." Thea glared.

"It is my duty to warn my best friend." He said back "And I should mention that I am throwing you a welcome back party, so shop appropriately. It is going to be the party of the year."

" Oh, I have no doubt."

That night, the couple decided to experiment and sleep in separate beds, something that Felicity regretted a few hours later, when she woke suddenly in the middle of the night.

Oliver was having a nightmare.

She jumped out of bed and rushed to his room, where he found the rest of the family. Thea stood in a corner scared out of her mind, Walter was next to the door with a concerned look on his face and Moira kneeled next to her son trying to wake him.

"No, don't touch him." Felicity stopped her. "Let me."

Moira looked as if she was going to say something, but she just nodded and sat back.

"Oliver, wake up! You are safe. We are safe. We made it home. We are back in Starling City. Come back to me, Oliver." She said in a steady voice, making sure not to touch him. "Wake up!"

That seemed to do the trick. His eyes flew open and he stopped trashing. He sat up, looking around him. "Felicity?" he blinked.

"I'm here." She told him reassuringly.

"I'm sorry for waking you up and worrying you." he said looking at the other three people.

"You don't need to apologize, Oliver." Moira took his hand carefully. "But, now that the crisis has been averted, I think we should go back to bed. Good night Oliver, Felicity." She gave them a smile as she stood up and went for the door.

"Mom?" he called after her.

"Yes?" she turned towards him again.
"I am happy for you and Walter" he said simply, shocking the aforementioned people.

"Oliver we-"

"Mom, it's okay, really. I am happy for you, though I wish you had old me." He assured her.

"Thank you." Moira said, and Walter gave him a nod from behind her. The couple left followed by Thea once she said her good night's again.

"Please, stay."

"I'm not going anywhere, baby." Felicity hugged him. "But we will relocate to the bed."

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

The next morning, Oliver woke up with his wife in his arms. She had her back on his chest and was using his left upper arm as a pillow. He smiled at the sight of her and pulled her a little closer, burying his nose in her brown curls. He was trying to get used to the fact that they were home. That they had finally made it back.

It would get some time to adjust, he knew that, the events of the night before proved it. But they were home, and everything was going to be okay. He knew it. It just needed time.

And hopefully in a few months, he was going to ask Felicity to be his wife, again. But this time there would be no dead fish. And maybe he would enlist Thea's help as well.

A knock on the door shook him out of his musings. "Come in"

Thea's head appeared "Hey, good morning, how are you?"

"I'm good actually." He gave her a small smile.

"I am very happy to hear that, actually." She entered the room properly and closed the door.

"I'm sorry if I scared you last night."

"There is nothing to be sorry for, Ollie. I am just happy that Felicity was here and managed to help you, because mom was failing miserably. I was about to go and wake her, when she came. She almost flipped when she saw mom touching you."

"Yeah, not a good thing to do when I am having a nightmare. The last time Felicity did that I almost strangled her." he winced at the memory. "The best thing to do is actually to talk to me and maybe turn on the lights."

"I will have that in mind, though I sincerely hope that I won't need to put it to use. Anyway, why don't you wake your wifey to come down for breakfast? We have a long day ahead."

"Okay, Speedy."

"I'll be waiting in the dining room" she said leaving. "And no funny business!" she called over her shoulder making Oliver chuckle.

It took some time for Felicity to wake up and agree to leave his very comfortable bed to get ready. They showered and dressed and half an hour later, they were taking their seats across from Thea.

"Good morning" Thea beamed at them.

"Good morning, ladies."

"Good morning Mrs. Queen, Thea." Felicity greeted them.

"Good morning, did you sleep well?" the mother asked.

"Very good, after I woke you all up."

"I am glad you got some rest." His mother looked at him intently.

"Well, now that you are all rested, eat up so we can get going. We've got places to go and people to see." Thea said over her cup of coffee.

"Oh, yes. Thea will try her best to bankrupt you." Moira said in a humoring tone.

"I'm pretty sure I could buy a satellite and I would still have a ton of money."

"We can buy a satellite?" Felicity's eyes widened.

"In second thought, maybe if a let Felicity loose she can bankrupt me." Oliver teased. "And we have a satellite. Well, the company does, anyway."

"Oliver, I have degrees in Cyber Security and Computer Science, it is a very bad idea to let me loose to buy tech. I wrote code to create a very strong firewall one afternoon in college because I was bored. And last computer cost me two salaries to build." Felicity said deadpanned.

"So, we have to keep an eye on her when we go to get you guys new phones." Thea commented.

"Yup, you really should. I haven't been in a tech shop in five years. It could be dangerous to let me out of your sight." Felicity agreed.

They were in the car half an hour later, heading for the city. Thea spent most of the ride informing them of the plan for the day. Oliver wasn't sure if they would make it home after all that. But he said nothing. Thea was really excited about their outing and he didn't want to ruin it for her. Plus, Felicity had got excited about shopping, too.

Their first stop, as promised, was the tech store. They got new phones and numbers first thing and then Felicity ordered various parts to build them new computers. A tablet was added to their cart, too.

Oliver was surprised when Felicity asked if their next stop could be a hair salon, as she really need a change in her hair. She hadn't finished her sentence and Thea was already on the phone with her hairdresser. That was their next stop. And Oliver was very bored for the next hour and a half but he was not going to deny his wife anything.

One hour and thirty minutes later, when they were done, and he was allowed to see Felicity again, he was reddened speechless. Her hair that previously reached her lower back, was now cut a few inches below her collar bone. And her hair was now a sweet blond color. And it suited her. she looked even better than before.

"Wow. You look beautiful. The color really suits you." he said sincerely.

"Thank you." she blushed a little. "I wasn't sure if it was a good color for me, but I liked it on the sample and I really needed the change. So…"

"I think you made a great choice." He kissed her cheek.

"Come on kids, time to hit the mall." Thea said approaching them. "Do you like her new color?"

"I love it."

Ant to the mall they went. First order of business: clothes. They got some of everything: casual, formal, workwear, cocktail, sportswear. Everything. It wasn't so bad for him, really. He loved seeing Felicity in all the different outfits, and some more that the others. Thea had even elbowed him a few times. Apparently, he was giving the blonde some inappropriate looks, which she really did not want to see.

Underwear and nightwear were next. The shopped for him first and then Thea sat him in a chair with strict orders not to peak as she and Felicity shopped for her. Which took almost two hours.

They took a break after that to have a late lunch at one of the bistros, before Thea dragging them back o the stores. Shoes and accessories were the next stop and after that Thea sent him to pick up some movies for the upcoming movie nights they were going to have as the ladies headed for a cosmetics store.

And then, they were finally done.

However, no one noticed the paparazzo tailing them.