Author's note: Hey so my muse got so inspired by what I planned for the rest of this story that what I planned to be only a couple chapters turned into 9 CHAPTERS! And I got them written and read for posting in just a few days so here is a special treat... enjoy and review!
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Disclosure: I own nothing of Arrow and I also used some dialogue from the show because the writers are just so amazing and I couldn't help myself
"Okay so wait, I not only was killed in a man made earthquake set off by my crazy dad, who also happens to be Thea's dad, but my body was taken a few months after and resurrected causing me to lose my memories from my previous life while allowing this new nut job to use me as an evil henchman, as Felicity so beautifully put it. And while all this was happening, Sara came back from the dead, twice. Oliver got a sidekick, who seems to be dating our half sister and that is something I fully intend on having a lengthy discussion about with said sidekick in the near future. Oliver became CEO of QC only to sign the company away to his dad's old mistress."
"Who he slept with as well." Felicity added quietly.
"Okay really?! Come on Ollie!"
"So I really guess what happens in Russia will never stay in Russia."
"Not when she spent so long looking down her nose at me and turned out being a vengeful evil woman who was helping the bad guy at the time try to distort the city. A bad guy who had a revenge agenda against you personally. I am glad I hit her with that van and would do it again in a heartbeat."
"Man, Felicity you are a bad…" Tommy snickered only to be interrupted by Felicity and her mom mode.
"Language! Little ears." Felicity huffed as she pointed at her belly. The team had been sitting around the conference table in the Bunker, filling Tommy in on the last two years while Roy, Sara and Nyssa patrolled the city.
"And getting back to that. Laurel is now the DA and a vigilante with you. Thea owns Verdant and is a vigilante. Diggle is still your bodyguard, got married, had a kid and is still a vigilante. Felicity seems to still be running the world from Starling but has added Head of Applied Sciences division at Queen Inc, part owner of Queen Inc., wife and mother to be to her skill set. Is there anything else I'm missing?"
"Other than Ollie turning into a sappy love sick idiot around Lis, them getting hitched and finding out not only are they having a baby but they're having twins and Ollie has a son from a previous relationship from before the island."
"What? A kid before the island?!"
"Yeah. Turns out Oliver had one night with a girl named Sandra and she got pregnant. She called and told him and he told Moira, who paid her to say she lost the baby. So when he went off to the island, he didn't know she was still pregnant. When he got back Connor was just about to turn 5. We found out about him while in Central City dealing with another issue. Sandra had been in a car accident with Connor and she was lost. Connor had no other family so they called Oliver and he got custody. We are actually about to finish the papers for me to adopt him as my son as well." Felicity explained while rubbing her belly, trying to soothe the active twins. They had picked up on her increased adrenaline and blood pressure and now she was trying to get them to calm down.
"Are they okay?" Oliver asked, picking up on her change.
"Yeah. Just a bit active with all the excitement." Felicity smiled then looked up to see Tommy staring at her stomach. "Do you wanna feel them?"
"What?"
"Yeah. They are moving around and awake right now. I think they hear all the voices and know something is up so they wanna be apart of it. Well at least the center of attention prince himself." Felicity giggled.
"A boy?"
"Yep. A little boy and a little girl." Felicity smiled as she watched Tommy move slowly towards her. He held out his hand and approached the mound cautiously, unsure how to do this. Felicity took his hand softly and placed it over where her son sat inside her then she beckoned for his other hand. When he raised it, she placed it on the other side over her daughter.
Tommy felt a strong kick against his first hand and gasped a laugh. "Woah! Now that's a kick!"
"Yep that's our little Tommy." Oliver smiled tenderly.
"Tommy?"
Oliver nodded, a lump of emotion in his throat. "It was my idea. Thomas Alan. To pay respect to the two men who have meant so much to my husband." Felicity grinned as she saw Tommy's eyes water.
"And the girl?"
"Harper Lillian. Harper after Roy for all the sacrifices he made for our team this past spring and Lillian for my grandmother and his great grandmother, who meant the world to both of us."
"I actually gave her Gammy Lilly's ring." Oliver smiled.
"Yeah when you finally proposed right. I swear you would be so lost if not for me." When Tommy looked lost, Thea continued, "Oliver and Lis had had a falling out over a stupid video of her and an ex that he had found while looking for said ex."
"Video?"
"Ray and I dated last year after Oliver decided it was too dangerous for us to be together. Because the whole Arrow and Oliver Queen thing. Well Ray owned Palmer Tech, the company that bought QC after Isabel crashed the company, and he had been working on a special suit all year long. Anytime we worked on it, he would record himself so that he could go back and study his successes and failures. Well one night last spring, he had been working on the suit and left the camera in his loft going. Needless to say, he recorded us."
"Oh. Wait! NO! And Ollie saw it?! Is the guy still breathing?"
"Yeah. Actually Felicity was really the one we were afraid would kill him. She was pissed. Anyway. Ollie ran off upset by the video then Lis ran off embarrassed and upset that Ollie had seen it so once we finally found both of them, we locked them away in a suite at the Royal and made them talk. They worked things out but the next morning while trying to talk about where they stood in the relationship, my smooth half-brother here blurted out loudly that he wanted to marry her. Keep in mind they had only been dating officially for about 3 weeks at this time. So he blurts it out and she says yes. They get all excited and happy. Then he heads to the vault to get the ring and realizes he never actually asked her and that the proposal sucked."
"It didn't suck. It was just... a bit… rushed." Felicity huffed.
Thea rolled her eyes and continued, "So we were packing up her apartment to get her set to move into the mansion, because he had asked her to do that the morning before he saw the video, when he shows up and asks for my help. So I get the team together and we set up lights and a romantic picnic in the gardens at the mansion. Food, wine, music, pillows and blankets. The works. Well he keeps her busy all day shopping and stuff so that when we finish and clear out, they show up and he does it right that time." Thea grinned warmly as she pulled out her phone and showed the photo they had texted her that night to Tommy, who smiled happily at it.
"So wait Ollie proposed to you twice?" Felicity nodded and blushed. Tommy laughed wholeheartedly for what seemed like the first time in years. "I would have paid money to see that."
"Even better. Lis told me he was nervous during their first date. Showed up after her, asked for a scotch and when she turned down alcohol, he told her it would help with the nerves. She told him it wouldn't go well with the med she had taken before showing up then went on into one of her classic Felicity babble ending up talking about seeing him shirtless. A lot!"
"And you still married him after that?"
"Well of course! I love him. Especially shirtless." Felicity teased causing the group to all laugh as Oliver groaned.
"Okay this date was just a few months ago?"
"No. It was over a year ago. The date ended with the restaurant being blown up by a new version of Count Vertigo because he tagged me as the Arrow with a tracker and followed me. We didn't even get our meals. But after that I was stupid to think that it was too much to ask of Felicity to date me and take on all that came with being with Oliver Queen and the Arrow. So I pushed her away."
"And straight to this Ray guy." Tommy summed up.
"Pretty much." Oliver shrugged.
"So how did this all come to be? And what happened to your mom with her involvement with my dad and the Undertaking? When did Speedy find out about Malcolm being her dad and you being the vigilante? Or the Arrow as you guys are calling him."
"Actually it's the Green Arrow."
"How about we take you to the mansion and get you some dinner. We can talk a little more and then you can get some sleep and we can talk more tomorrow." Felicity invited.
"Yeah! Plus you can meet Connor then. And I know Felicity is ready to head home and probably get some sleep herself." Oliver noted.
Tommy watched as his lifelong friend aided his wife out of her chair and into her coat, dotting on her the entire time. A lot had changed in 2 years but Tommy was glad to learn all about it.
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"Good morning!" Felicity smiled as she came into the kitchen. She sat down at the bar and watched as Oliver cooked. He got to a point where he could stop and handed her a cup of tea, pausing to place a peck on her lips.
"Good morning Sweetheart. Sleep well?"
"Yep. The twins were tuckered out from all the excitement so they let me sleep in a bit. Even little Tommy slept in until about 7:30."
"Good. So you are going in after lunch today?"
"Yeah I have a few last things to show Logan and set up with a few teams then my last day is tomorrow. The division is throwing me a going away party so it will be an easy day. Then home to help set up for the dinner tomorrow night. What about you?"
"Well I took the morning off since I really didn't have any true meetings. Just some calls with investors that will be here tomorrow night so I will still call them from here but not really major. I wanted to spend a bit of the day with Tommy."
"How did you guys work out last night after I went to bed? I tried to stay up but I was just so tired."
"It's okay Sweetheart." Oliver smiled as he placed her breakfast in front of her. "You were missed but Thea and I had fun talking with Tommy. We told him about Slade and Malcolm and Ra's and all that had happened here in Starling since the Undertaking. I also gave him your Arrow journals to read through so he could get a good idea as well. Man when he got a lot of the background on us, I think he wanted to murder me for what I put you through."
"Still do." Tommy's warm voice rang through the kitchen. "Good morning."
"Good morning Tommy. Coffee?"
"Yes please. Felicity, good to see you still here."
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"I was afraid you may have comes to your senses and left this buffoon after all the hell he put you through these last couple years."
"So I take it you enjoyed reading my journals?" Felicity giggled as she watched Oliver make a plate of food for Tommy.
"I have found them quite enlightening." Tommy grinned devilishly as he sat down at the bar with them.
"Well he is stuck with me. I mean I have already stayed with him through some pretty dumb and crazy times. Why leave now?"
"Good point. Although I am surprised he is still breathing after making you his EA without consulting you."
"Oh trust me when I say he almost didn't walk away from that fight." Diggle chuckled from behind them. Tommy smiled warmly at the newest member to their walk down memory lane. Diggle moved into the room just as Oliver handed him a cup of coffee and one to Tommy as well. "This was something she rarely did for him."
"What?"
"Get him coffee. I think to date she has only done it a handful of times. And never when he asked for it. She only does it when she feels he needs it." Diggle snickered into his cup as he sipped at it. Tommy guffawed at the idea of Felicity as an EA refusing to get Oliver coffee.
They ate in silence for a bit before Diggle asked, "So how do we explain his return to the world of the living?"
Oliver grinned. "Well yes officially Tommy was pronounced dead. But they have made mistakes before. Because he was found in the rubble and there was a lot of confusion at that time. I'm sure we can say that he was marked as dead but actually went missing."
"I can hack into the city records and alter a few things on the reports to make it seem that it was someone else. Another victim that was found. I will find one that was single with no family and looked close to Tommy. That way we can announce the error and state that out of respect we are not going to disturb the grave. Just change the tombstone. If need be I can create an identity."
"You can do that?" Tommy asked astonished by the small blonde next to him.
"In my sleep. Hacking your dad's system took more effort and that was just because I had to swing across an elevator shaft with Oliver all the while not throwing up because I am scared of heights." Felicity smiled proudly and Oliver nodded in agreement.
Just then a burst of energy blasted through the door and they all looked up to see Connor come bouncing in with Donna in tow. Donna looked up and instantly grabbed for Connor.
"Mom it's okay. Tommy is safe." Connor was on the verge of tears as Oliver stood and stepped up to him. "Connor, he won't hurt you. Trust me?"
"Always Dad." Connor reached out and looped his arms around Oliver's neck. Oliver lifted him up in the air and wrapped him up in his arms, settling the young boy on his hip.
"Okay. You remember how Mommy and Dad said they had a friend who forgot who he was and how he knew them?"
"Yeah." Connor's raising in tone but still showing a bit of his unease in the room.
"And that Mommy and Dad and the team were going to help him fix that?"
"Uh huh."
"Well this is that friend and he is all better."
"Really?" Connor was still staring at the new man and had not let his eyes slid off him since entering the room.
"Really Buddy. He is a good friend of mine from a long time ago. I have known him my whole life. Remember us tell you that Aunt Thea had a different dad than me but we had the same mom?" Connor nodded showing he remembered that conversation. "Well he has the same dad as Aunt Thea but a different mom."
"Does he have your mom?"
"No Buddy. We aren't related. Not like that. We are just really good friends. This is Tommy Merlyn."
"Like little Tommy?"
"He is who Mommy and I are naming little Tommy after."
"But I thought you said he was lost to us forever. Like my real mommy."
Oliver saw the confusion on his son's face and wasn't sure how to answer that.
"That's because I was away from a long time and they thought I was lost. But I was just been kept by a bad guy." Tommy answered from his seat, receiving a grateful grin from Oliver. Oliver placed Connor on the floor in front of him, holding onto his son's shoulders as he stood in front of his legs.
"That man that was so rude to Dad that day and pushed me?"
"Yep him. But I promise he can't do anything to you here and he doesn't control me anymore so I won't hurt you. He was telling me to do that but I don't have to listen to him anymore."
"Cause Dad and the team got you away and fixed you?"
"Exactly! It's is really nice to meet you finally, Connor. Your Mommy and Dad and Aunt told me all about you last night. Even that you like camping and s'mores."
"Yeah but it's too cold to do that right now."
"Well maybe next time, when it's warmer, I can join you and your dad. We used to go camping together a lot in the backyard here or at my house when we were about you age." Tommy smiled down at the curly blonde headed boy.
Connor stuck his hand out and smiled. "Connor Queen. You can call me Connor. Aunt Thea calls my King Con as a nickname and most of our friends call me Little Man but Dad calls me Buddy. You can call me any of those. Just not Sweetie. Only Mommy and Bubbe get to call me that."
"Bubbe?" Tommy knelt down on one knee and shook Connor's hand.
"That's me. Donna Smoak, Felicity's mom. Pleased to meet you finally."
"You too ma'am and I'm sorry about before." Tommy shook her hand after releasing Connor's.
Donna waved him off. "You had no control over what you were doing. All is forgiven."
"Thank you." Tommy breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Dad, can I eat? It smells good!"
"Sweetie! You ate at my house." Donna chuckled warmly.
"Yeah but Dad's making eggs. Lance made waffles. But Dad makes the best eggs." Connor smiled sweetly.
Oliver laughed tenderly. "Okay Buddy. I'll get you a plate." Oliver moved around his mother-in-law then asked, "Mom would you like something?"
"Just a cup of coffee, Sweetie." she answered as she moved to Felicity and pressed a kiss on her cheek. "So what's on the agenda today?"
"Well we are taking the morning off. I don't have anything to do at work. And Oliver took it off to spend some time with Tommy. We both have to go in this afternoon for a few hours though."
"Man you didn't need to do that. I'm sure you have plenty to do running the company." Tommy contested.
Oliver shook his head. "Actually I'm ahead a bit. We are having a dinner here tomorrow then heading to Central City this weekend so I wanted to get most of my hard work done early in the week so nothing was hanging over me. When I am here with my family, I want to be here mentally as well." Oliver explained as he passed a coffee cup to Donna and placed Connor's plate on the bar where he had been sitting. He lifted his son up and handed him a fork so he could eat his food. He moved to the fridge and poured a small glass of orange juice then passed it to Connor. "Be careful Buddy. No spilling."
Tommy watched the whole scene as if he was studying it from the outside. "Okay who are you and what have you done with my old friend? You know the Ollie Queen who said he would never drive a minivan or cook meals?" he snickered.
"Well I changed. I'm happy and settled. Plus I still don't drive a minivan. And if I left the cooking to Felicity, we would always be eating something burnt or undercooked."
"Hey!"
"He's right baby girl. Cooking is not a talent we Smoak women have in our skill set." Donna giggled causing the rest of the room to erupt in laughter.
"Dad, remember when mom tried to make cookies for us during the summer?" Connor laughed and Oliver thought for a second before doubling over in laughter. "Mommy tried to make us feel better cause we couldn't go fishing cause it had been raining for days and I got sick so she tried making cookies. When Dad came in, she had flour and stuff everywhere and some of the cookies were black and so hard that even Uncle Dig couldn't break them. Other were gooey and not done. It was funny." Connor laughed hard.
"So I am not a master chef. I don't have to be good at everything." Felicity groaned.
Oliver came around and stood behind her and hugged her. "It's fine Sweetheart. It's the thought that counts, right Buddy?"
"Right Dad. So you're not going into work until later?"
"Yep. I thought I would talk a bit more with Tommy and show him around town a bit. How about you stay with Mommy and keep her company for a bit. Then Aunt Thea and Tommy will hang out with you this afternoon while we are at work. I know Bubbe needs to go in this morning. Thea asked her to do so last night."
"Sounds cool. So did he know Grandma and Papa Robert?"
Tommy smiled as he recognized who the young boy was referring to. "Yep. I did. I also know you other Grandfather. Walter. I would come over for dinner and spend a lot of time in this house while I grew up."
"Did you miss it while you were gone?"
"I did. But I missed my friends more."
"Dad, does he know?" Connor tried to wink but only blinked. "You know about you being the you-know-what?"
Oliver laughed as his son's antics. "Yes Buddy he knows. He knew before your Aunts did. Only Felicity and Diggle knew before he did."
"So I can talk to him about it?"
"Sure Pal." Tommy smiled as he realized Connor meant about Oliver and the team's nightly activities. "I wasn't apart of their adventures but I remember a few of the things your dad and his team did their first year, before I went away. They were trying to do good things for this city and it sounds like they did them. So you can talk to me about them."
"Yay! I got another Uncle!" Connor cheered as he jumped down off his stool and moved to Tommy. He held his arms open to Tommy, waiting for the man to lift him up. When Tommy did so, Connor wrapped him up in a big hug. "Uncle Tommy." Connor whispered proudly causing the others to tear up a bit at the sight.