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
"So these is the last revision of the solar panel project proposal. I think it is all set. And it breaks down not only each individual company's investments but also shows all the investments in total and how every penny is budgeted to be used." Felicity explained as she passed a stack of folders of paperwork to Oliver across his desk. They were sitting in his office, Oliver behind his desk with his jacket slung over the back of his chair and his sleeves rolled up. Felicity was seated in one of the chairs in front of his desk but she had kicked her low wedge heels off and had her legs crossed below her as she leaned to one side of the chair.
"Sounds perfect. I'll read over them over them. Make sure everything is in order, which I know it is because you did them, then I will sign them and have Adira send them off next week for signatures. How was the going away party?"
"Good. Sweet. They had a full potluck set up with all the food I love to eat plus some of the best cupcakes ever. I asked Duncan to bring you a plate."
"He did and before you ask I have already eaten it." Oliver smiled.
"Well I know from experience that you can get absorbed into this world of paperwork and deadlines and forget to eat."
"I know Sweetheart and thank you for thinking of me. How are the twins doing? Being good?"
"Well Harper is so quiet it scares me at times. I think that something may have happened and then she moves and let's me know she's okay. Like she can hear my thoughts. And Tommy. Well he is going to be our little hellion."
"Just like his namesake." Thea smiled as she walked into Oliver's office. "Hope we're not interrupting anything."
Oliver and Felicity glanced at the door to see Adira standing behind Thea and Connor while Tommy stood to the side.
"I'm sorry Oliver but you know how you sister can be."
"It's okay Adira. Thanks." Oliver waved off his assistant and smiled at her dearly.
"Can I get you anything Miss Queen?"
"I'm fine thanks." Thea smiled as she moved into the office further. She took the seat next the Felicity while Connor ran around the desk to his dad.
"Hey Buddy. Been good for Aunt Thea and Uncle Tommy?" Connor smiled and nodded.
"We decided that Tommy needed some clothes to wear so we did a little shopping. Got him a few things as well as showed him around town a bit.
Tommy was standing at the window overlooking the city he used to know so well. He turned and studied the office in front of him. "Ollie this place looks great. Your folks would be so proud."
"Wish I could take the credit but it was all Felicity."
"Well Lis seems Moira was right all those years ago." When she gazed at him confused, he continued, "Behind every powerful man is an even more powerful woman pulling all the strings and making him look good."
"Tommy Merlyn! Behave!" Tommy laughed. Just as she said that, she felt a kick in her side. "Hey little man in there. I wasn't talking to you."
"He is already a handful." Oliver snickered.
"Just like his uncle." Felicity teased. She had been think about it all day and felt bad that Tommy wouldn't be named a godfather to her son, who would bear his name. She hadn't voiced her concerns to Oliver yet though. "So all set up now?"
"Yeah Speedy has me pretty well supplied as far as clothes, shower stuff, shoes. You know, the essentials. She made me promise to let her take me out shopping again for some suits and stuff for me at a later date. Then she showed me the club. Told me that you guys moved the base of operations, which I noticed last night. Then we stopped at Big Belly and got a prize for you." Tommy smiled as he handed over the cup in his hand to Felicity.
"For me?" She took it and took a drink. "Oh! A large extra chocolaty chocolate shake!" Felicity started to dance slightly in her seat as she enjoyed her shake, which only made everyone else smile more. "Thank you but why? Not that I don't love it because I do. And not that I'm not grateful because I was trying to figure out what to bribe Oliver with so he would let me stop and get one on the way home. I was also trying to figure out how to ask Duncan to go get me one secretly in the next 30 minutes but not tell anyone else about it as well. Not that I would do that. And I'm babbling so I am going to stop."
"And I will be having words with Duncan." Oliver growled.
"Ollie, leave him alone. He is scared of your very pregnant wife being told no and being highly upset. Not that I don't blame him. I've seen what she can do with a computer when she is just slightly annoyed. I would not want to stand between her and her shake." Thea giggled and everyone joined in.
Just then a knock at his door pulled the attention to his assistant. "Mr. Queen? Sorry to interrupt but Mr. Marks and Mr. Foster are here and wanted to see you and Mrs. Queen for a moment."
"Did we have anything on the books?"
"No sir. This isn't business."
"Well then send them in." Oliver stood and started to roll his sleeves down. Just as he finished and pulled on his jacket, the two men stepped into his office, followed by Jerry and Duncan who seemed to be carrying a rather large box.
"Oliver. Felicity. I hope we aren't interrupting." Mr. Marks smiled at him as Oliver button his jacket and shook the older man's hand. Oliver then turned and did the same for Mr. Foster.
"No we were just catching up with an old friend who surprised us yesterday." Oliver smiled.
Mr. Marks looked at Tommy and gasped. "Tommy Merlyn? But you're…"
"No I'm not. Just missing. There was a mistake and I figured being around here with my last name wasn't a good thing at that time so I decided to use it to me advantage and disappear for a while. Sorry for the confusion." Tommy smiled, slipping into the lie easily.
"So you…" Mr. Foster asked as he to stared at Tommy, amazed to see the younger man again.
"Nope. I'm all good. I decided I had been hiding away too long and it was time for me to return home. I just got into town yesterday and surprised the hell out of Ollie here."
Marks and Foster looked at each other for a bit and an unease tension filled the room until Marks finally spoke up, "It's good to have you home. We are sorry about your father and his company." Marks stuck his hand out to shake with Tommy, properly welcoming the young man to his home city.
"It's okay. I hate that so many lost their jobs but Dad was corrupted by pain and grief. That is no way to run a successful business."
"Any ideas what you plan to do next? I mean are you staying in Starling?"
"I would like to. This is home to me and I want to make it a better place. Plus I miss seeing my friends here and it seems I have a sister that I need to reconnect with as well." Tommy smiled as he hugged Thea into his side.
"Well good. It will be good to see you around more often. Where are you staying right now?"
"With us." Oliver smiled proudly.
"Then he will be at dinner tomorrow. We can talk more then. We may have a few ways for you to help out around the city if you're interested." Foster grinned warmly as he shook Tommy's hand as well. These two men were now some of the most respected men in Starling and not just because they were on the boards of several companies and organizations in town. They were also decent and caring. Being taking under their wing would mean great things for Tommy.
"Yeah. That's a great idea. Tommy say you'll come. If only to help me from babbling like an idiot in front of the investors and running them off. You know me and how I babble when I'm nervous. And how my brain to mouth filter shuts off. Please say you'll help." Felicity begged sweetly from her seat before them.
"How could any man say no to a beautiful woman like you? I'm surprised Ollie ever could."
"Not without a lot of regret." Oliver mumbled and smiled.
"Great well now that that is settled. The real reason we came is to present you two lovebirds with a gift. Now the board knows we already gave you individual gifts for your wedding but we wanted to get you something for those two sweet angels on the way so here you are." Marks chuckled as he waved to the enormous box that was sitting in Oliver's office. It was wrapped in pink and blue striped paper and had a huge pink and blue bow on top.
"Oh you didn't have to do that." Felicity groaned as she tried to get up.
"Wait Lis how about we turn this chair around and you sit in it and watch Ollie open it?" Tommy offered as he jumped into action. Thea stood up and he spun her chair around so it was facing the box, then they helped Felicity out of one chair and into another. Thea took the seat she had been sitting in and moved it out of the way as Oliver stood next to the box.
"There is a side loose here so it's easy to open. Just tear away the paper and pull and it will open up." Foster explained then stepped back along with Marks so they could watch.
"Wait. Baby, is the a card?" Felicity asked. She always liked reading the cards that people put with gifts first before opening the gift. Oliver found one attached to the bow and handed it to her. He knelt down beside her as she looked over the card. Each board member had taken the time to write a personalized message in the card to them, wishing them well with the twins. "Oh Baby look. They all signed it. It's that sweet. Thank you so much." Felicity looked up to Marks and Foster, her eyes filling with happy tears.
Oliver stood back up and stepped towards the box again. Tommy walked over and stood on the other side. Together they rip away the paper and tore open the side to find a stunning two seat stroller inside. Felicity gasped as she took in the sight of it. Oliver pushed it forward out of the box and laughed blissfully.
Both seats were covered in a chocolate brown fabric. One side had a body cover that had half of a female logo near the center of the unit and the word "Sis" printed on it in pink. The interior of that side was lined in pink fabric and pink accessories. Even the underside of the top covers matched. The opposite side had a light blue interior and on the body cover was half of a male logo near the center as well as the word "Bro" printed onto it. It had plenty of space and storage underneath each stroller seat for diaper bags and such. It was perfect.
"Oh my gosh! It's so cute. Thank you so much. Baby look at it!"
Oliver could see the tears flowing easily down his wife's face and knew they were happy tears. She loved this gift the second she saw it. "They are going to love riding around in this."
"Now we can't take credit for buying this. It was all one person's idea actually. Young Mr. Carter had said that finding a stroller for two would be difficult but one for a brother and sister like this was even harder. And it has plenty of storage for everything you may need and folds up easily to store in you car as well. He assured us that this was one of the best and safest ones on the market as well. Seems his cousin had a baby about a year ago and she praises this company so we had one specially made for those two little ones."
Oliver was speechless that the board would care so much about his growing family. "Gentlemen I don't know what to say other than thank you. This is perfect and we will enjoy taking Little Tommy and Harper out in it all the time." Oliver shook their hands and smiled again.
Felicity went to stand up when Foster stopped her. "Now what did I say about trying to stand up just for us old men?"
"This is too much. Thank you. I love it and I can't wait to put them in it. I promise to bring them to a meeting in it one time so everyone can see." Felicity smiled as she hugged Foster's neck, who had leaned down to allow her the embrace.
"We would love that my dear. Now you rest up and keep those two happy." Marks grinned as he leaned in and hugged her as well. "Congratulations again my dear. Oliver. And Tommy. Thea, it was good seeing you both again. Connor be a good boy for you mom and dad."
Foster followed Marks as he moved out of the office only to turn around at the door. "I will see you all tomorrow night. Tommy, I look forward to speaking with you more."
"As I do, Mr. Foster." Tommy smiled. When he looked back at Oliver, he was knelt down by Felicity discovering all the different features of their new stroller.
Felicity was petting the soft fabric of the body cover for Harper when Tommy stepped beside her and did the same for little Tommy's side.
"Tommy? I know you just got back to us and have a lot going on and if you want to say no I would completely understand but I would like you to consider being co-godfather to little Tommy. We already asked our friend Barry to be his godfather and Laurel to be his godmother but I'm sure that once Barry finds out you're alive, he would love to share the honor with you."
"Oh Lis you don't have to do that."
"I know. I want to. You are important to this family. You helped Oliver through a lot and was there for him when he was younger. You were a brother to Thea when she needed one and before you even knew you really were one to her. Oliver and Thea have shared so many happy memories with me of their childhood with you and I want my son to have a happy childhood too so please. Just consider it."
"Okay." Tommy smiled tenderly at her.
Felicity nodded as was quiet for a bit then started to naw at the lower lip before asking, "Okay like yes I'll do it or okay like I'll consider it? Cause I just want a clear understanding of what you mean. Okay is kind of vague and really isn't an answer at all to what I said."
"Wow she really can babble. Looks like I will have my work cut out for me tomorrow." Tommy teased and got slapped playfully by Felicity for it as well as a glare while Thea, Connor, and Oliver snickered at his jest. "Okay as in I'll do it. Lis, I would be honored and I am grateful that you are asking me and naming him after me. I can't wait to spoil him and his sister rotten. I am already getting in good practice time with my little pal here and that isn't gonna change either. No matter what his mommy or dad say. If this Barry guy is willing to share my future nephew with me, then yes I would love to be his co-godfather." Tommy smiled as he pulled Connor into his arms. The two had grown close quickly and Tommy had found so much of the young Ollie he grew up with in the boy already.
"Great! We are going to Central City this weekend to see Barry. I'll ask him then."
"Mommy, can Uncle Tommy come with us? Aunt Thea and the team are all going to be busy this weekend so he will be all alone at the house."
"Well Sweetie that's up to Tommy. He may want some alone time to take everything in. He has been gone a long time and a lot has happened plus we have all been around him so much today. He may want a little quiet time to process it."
"Like you do when you run to the bathroom?" Thea, Tommy and Oliver all tried to hide the giggles at the comment but failed.
"Sort of yes. I don't think he will go to the bathroom but he may stay in his room at the mansion for a little while."
"Is he staying with us? Like forever?"
Oliver saw just how excited Connor was over the new person in his life but didn't want to overwhelm Tommy at the same time. "Tommy will be staying at the mansion until he is ready and finds him his own place. Just like Bubbe did. But even then, we will still see him. He'll come over for dinner and parties and all."
"Okay. I think that is okay. Uncle Tommy, you don't have to go this weekend if you don't want to but can we hang out after school next week? Maybe you can go trick-or-treating with us next Friday."
"You know what pal, that sounds perfect. I have a couple things I need to do this weekend while you guys are gone but then next week we will hang out. You can even help me find my costume. Us adults are dressing up right?"
"Yeah. Oliver still need to go costume shopping. Lula told me she got their costumes last week. Diggle is even dressing up. Thea is welcome to dress up with us too."
"Nothing slutty I hope." Tommy growled.
"Been my brother less than 24 hours and already just like Ollie. I swear!"
Connor looked confused and asked, "What's slutty?"
"Something you will only see but never touch." Felicity mumbled as they started to gather their things to get ready to head home.