Author's note: Just a few chapters tonight... was hoping to complete with this posting but I am working on a couple treasures for us all! After the news last (if you saw the last 2 mind of the winter premiere you know what I'm talking about) I figured we needed a good heart to heart and a little fluff... so enjoy

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Felicity watched Oliver wiggle in the chair next to her, trying to find a comfortable position. It was late, nearly 1 am. The team had all come by and checked on her, staying well past visitors hours to ensure that she had everything she needed. Diggle and Lyla were the first to leave, stating they needed to get back to their own little one. Oliver offered to let them stay at the mansion since he was sure Raisa already had her down for the night there.

Sara and Nyssa were next. They told Oliver that Talia and the League had left already and, if needed, the team could always consider the League allies. Talia also promised Starling's protection. No harm would come to the city and the city streets were off limits to all in terms of the League and it's business. Talia agreed to take Malcolm's pod with her and storing it in the dungeons in Nanda Parbat for the time being. She promised no harm to him and that they could see him anytime they wished. Talia's last action before leaving Starling was to release both Sara and Nyssa from all debts to the League. They were free to live their lives as they saw fit and would not be asked to support the League ever again.

After them was Laurel, Lance, Donna and Connor. Donna was a bit reluctant to leave her daughter while she was in the hospital but Oliver promised to call if there were any changes. Laurel and Lance had a lot of paperwork and clean up to do from tonight's mission plus busy days for the next few days getting everything in order for the case against Darhk so they decided to head out as well. Felicity had asked that Donna take Connor home with her so he could get a good night's rest, since he had school the next day. He was half asleep but still fought to stay with his parents. When Felicity agreed to let him skip school the next day if he went home with Donna, Connor succumbed to her wishes.

After that Thea and Roy left, promising to return the next day just like everyone else had. They planned on heading to the Bunker and keeping an eye out of the city for the rest of the night. Felicity forced them to promise her that they wouldn't suit up without calling in backup first. She didn't want another family member in the hospital.

Oliver had left a couple times to check on Darren who was just across the hall. Darren's only family was his sister, who lived in Coast City. Oliver set up for the company plane to pick her up and Rob was waiting for her at the airport to bring her to the hospital. Once she arrived, Oliver met her in the hall and explained the entire situation to her as much as he could. He stuck to what they had put in the police report and gave to the papers. He also offered to pay any and all expenses from his treatment, including any rehab necessary, until Darren was healthy again. Oliver assured her that no matter what, Darren would have a job to return to if he was willing to. Darren's sister was struck with the generosity and compassion her brother's employer had and found herself so moved that she latched onto him and hugged him deeply in gratitude before entering her brother's room.

Tommy was the last to leave. He felt guilty for helping bring this on Oliver and Felicity. When he tried to apologize for his part in all that had happened, Felicity scuffed at him and told him flat out that he had nothing to feel sorry for since she owed her life to him as well as her children's lives. She was also grateful for Tommy's help in keeping Oliver's secret safe and protecting him from himself. Tommy could only blush a bit and smile at the tender hearted woman before him. Oliver had followed him out when he finally did leave to say a private goodbye; one that include heartfelt words, a deep hug and a few tears shed.

Now Felicity was trying to get some more rest. The twins had settled finally, all the adrenaline and excitement wearing both them and Felicity out. Felicity watched Oliver squirm once more before she could no longer hold back her giggles. "Baby, why don't you go home and get some rest? Our bed has to be better than that chair. Hell I'm sure any bed is better. I am under watchful eyes here as well as Darhk is safely locked away across town and unable to get free to hurt me again. You need your rest so that you can make it through you work day tomorrow. And you need to get your leg up or your knee will start to bother you."

Oliver looked over and studied his wife for a moment. "First off, yes our bed is better. Much better. Except that if I go there tonight, you won't be in it and I refuse to ever wake up without you beside me. That was what we signed up for when we got married so I'm not going anywhere. And me staying has nothing to do with Darhk, although I am still worried. I will feel a whole lot better with him fully locked up. Secondly, I'm not going into work tomorrow. My wife needs me so the company and its investors will just have to get along without me for the day. Walter will be back from his trip to Napa for the investor meeting there so he can handle QI for the day. I want to stay next to my wife and make sure she needs for nothing while she is recovering. And thirdly, yes my knee is going to be killing me in the morning but if sleeping in this awful chair means I get to sleep next to you, then every second of pain is worth it." Oliver grinned peacefully towards his wife as he took her hand in his.

Felicity fought back tears as she felt her heart try to burst from her chest. She really did love this man sometimes. "Fine. Then can I offer a compromise? This bed is nearly as big as the one at home. We both can fit on here together so will lay down with me? Just be careful of the cables. Don't want to pull anything out and scare the poor nurses down the hall." Felicity giggled as she moved over to her left, freeing up part of the bed for Oliver.

He glanced at it, considering turning down the offer but couldn't pass up the chance to hold his wife in his arms. He never would. So he toed off his shoes, his jacket and tie had been removed hours prior, then climbed into the bed next to her. He made sure that all the cables were safely away from him then he slipped his arm under her head and watched as she nestled herself into his side; her hand finding it's usual spot just above his heart while her head rested on his shoulder.

A few minutes past and Felicity started to draw shapes and figures with her hand above his heart. Oliver knew that this meant she was deep in thought. He turned his head and pressed his lips to her forehead, hearing a sigh release from her almost as soon as his lips touched her skin. "You thinking loudly again." Oliver teased.

"You don't think anything is wrong with the twins, do you? I mean Natalie was a little worried about my test results and my levels. But she would've told us if something was wrong, right?"

"Yes, Sweetheart. She would have told us. She is probably trying to not only double check the results but also try to calm you down before testing you again. You were still really worked up when she ran them the first time."

"Can you blame me? I had just been kidnapped. At gunpoint. I had to leave my bodyguard, who is a dear friend, in the street bleeding out. The nut job that took me threatened our unborn children's lives. Then our family, who are all masked heroes, rushed in to save me and whisked me away before the bad guy was even dealt with so I didn't know if they were safe or if he had gotten away and would come after us again."

"I know, Sweetheart. Just calm down please. The babies will wake up if you don't and you don't want that now, do you?" Felicity shook her head against his shoulder. "Okay. I know it has been a horrible night. Definitely not how I planned on it going. So just try to relax and stay calm. Natalie will tell us the second she knows if something is wrong and we will handle it. Together."

Felicity glanced up at him lovingly. "I love you so much. And I'm sorry our date got messed up."

"It's okay. Just relax."

"Where was Darren taking me anyway? We were on a back woods road outside Starling."

Oliver grinned as he remembered setting everything up for them that day. "Yeah it was a bit out of the way but close enough that if we need anything it is a quick trip home."

"What is?"

"My father's lakeside cabin. He used it as a retreat for years; some place to hide out when life here got to be too much. I found out later that he would bring women up there. When we got the Queen fortune and properties back, that was in the lot. I had it cleaned out and fix up for us. Our own little getaway right outside the city. Just somewhere we could go when life gets too crazy, whether it be the family, QI, or the team and mission. It's just someplace to call ours and go to relax and breathe and be together."

"Oliver Queen, you are too perfect. I love it and I can't wait to see it. I bet it's gorgeous. Is it like an actual log cabin or just a regular home? Does it have property? Of course it does. It's a Queen estate. So how much property? Is it really woodsy? Can we take Connor up there to go fishing? Is it right on the lake or a ways away?"

"Sweetheart, how about you get some sleep and we will go see it next weekend?"

"I would love that. We could take Connor up there and make it a family trip. Or leave him with my mother or Tommy or your sister and just have the time to ourselves. Of course there's not a lot to do up there by ourselves. Unless we can get the Internet up there. Then we can sit around and watch TV and eat popcorn in front of an amazing fire. Wait is there a fireplace? And what about Internet service?"

"Later. Sleep now. Please."

"Okay." Felicity shrugged, excited to see their new property and all that it could mean for them. She kept thinking of things they could do there, times they could share. Soon she was pulled into a deep sleep as those images melted together and created dreams of a future with all new possibilities.

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"I forgot! I'm so sorry that my kidnapping canceled you and Laurel getting together." Felicity blushed. Tommy was the first to visit this morning.

After a rather fitful night of sleep on Oliver's part, he woke up just after dawn and decided to go get food and coffee for him, in order to stay awake. While out, he sent an email to Adira explaining his absence from the office. He asked her to reschedule any meetings and call if any emergencies came up. He also sent an email to Walter explaining again what had happened. Walter had heard about the incident on the news and called. He informed Walter that he would be at the hospital until Felicity's release then would be at home with her and Connor all day. He then emailed Connor's school and teacher, informing them of his son's absence for the day due to a family emergency. He offered to have Diggle come by and get Connor's school work so that Connor would not miss out on the lessons for the day. Oliver knew that Felicity would have done the same and offered to help the young boy with his work. He had spent an hour by himself, walking the hospital grounds, before he returned to the room to find Felicity still fast asleep. He walked across the hall to check on Darren and his sister, who informed him that Darren was expected to make a full recovery with minimal rehab needed. She thanked him again when he offered her his home to refresh herself in as well as get some food. When she accepted, he sent a message to Diggle asking him to come by and take her to the mansion.

That was two hours ago. Tommy had shown up about 30 minutes after, finding his friend cuddled up next to the strong blonde who had become a sister to him without him knowing it. "Lis, it's fine."

"No it's not! I really hate when dates get interrupted. Especially between people like you two. You both have been through so much and deserve a little time to be happy. Now with Darhk in custody and a case being built against him, she is going to be busier than ever. Promise me you will reschedule and not take this as a sign of something stupid, like it's not meant to be or something. Promise me!" Tommy saw Felicity's emotional range change from worried to upset and anger in seconds. Her mood swings were in full force today.

Tommy huffed a laugh at the fiery blonde that he thought would always seem to be taking the world by storm with her determination. "Okay! I promise. Now will you relax and lay back. You stressing over my lack of a love life, which is something I really never thought I would say, is going to make my niece and nephew worry. Laurel and I will find a way to reschedule our 'date', if that's what it was, and everything will be fine."

"Tommy, trust me, it was a date. I saw her face when she read the note from Rob. She had a huge smile that matched mine. She was excited to see you again. Plus she didn't say anything when I said we had dates to attend."

"Glad I have you vote of confidence. Now will you relax?"

"How can I when my room is starting to look like a flower shop. I swear Oliver should just buy one. Would be cheaper." Felicity giggled as she looked around the room. There were already 3 arrangements set up in the corner; one was full of daisies, another tulips, and the third were blush roses with other pink flowers mixed in.

"First off not all of these are from Ollie. One is from a Mr. Carter, although I don't know his name so I think Ollie would not have allowed them in here if he were here."

"He is the lawyer for QI. Good guy. Smart, driven, loyal. He helped us with Shane and my dad. Not to mention the Reynolds'." Felicity huffed an annoyed sigh at the names.

"Secondly, he is just worried and is overcompensating. Leave him be. Trust me, the whole time I have known Ollie, I have never seen him buy a girl flowers. Not ever for prom or Valentine's day. I swear you are the first woman I have met to complain about getting flowers." Tommy rolled her eyes.

"That's because she would much rather have tech and gadgets." A raspy voice stated. Felicity and Tommy glanced up to see Lance standing in the doorway, smiling at her. "How ya doin' Sweetie?"

"Good. Would be better if Natalie would hurry up and run the tests and tell me the babies are okay. Me and Oliver have been worried all night. I finally had to send him home to get Connor so he would stop hovering over me." Lance walked up to her and handed her a medium sized white and black stuffed toy while hugging her gently.

Felicity glanced down at the toy and smiled. "I have it on good authority that pandas are your favorite animal so I thought you would like this one."

"Quentin, thank you. I love it!" Felicity blissfully grinned as she hugged it to her chest. Lance looked over to Tommy and shook his hand in greeting, one that Tommy was glad to return. "Everything okay at the precinct?" Felicity asked, noticing a somber gaze on Lance's face.

"Not really. There was an incident earlier today. Well really late last night. Darhk was involved."

Felicity froze. His name still struck fear in her and probably would forever. "Did he get free?"

"No. He's dead. He was killed in his cell by another prisoner. Turns out that the guards had to move an inmate into his cell due to a plumbing issue in two others. That inmate was coming to be questioned in a string of gang related murders. He is a known hit man for the mobs. He killed Darhk. We're not sure if there was a hit out on him, who ordered the killing or what happened. We are looking into it now though and that inmate has been sent back to Iron Heights."

"I'm so sorry. I know this wasn't how we wanted Darhk to pay for what he has done."

"No it's not but it has finalized everything. He won't be coming after you or your family ever again." Lance grinned down at her as he stood over her on her hospital bed. "How do you feel about it?"

"I would have liked to see him receive his justice. If not for us, then for all the victims that the Hive members have been killing. But now I know we are safe and I can bring these two into the world breathing a little bit easier. Well at least until Oliver gets back under the hood."

"Yeah I was wondering about that. We had reports that the Green Arrow was seen at the location. Who was under it?" Lance asked, for the first time studying the unease of Tommy's stance.

"Detective, be nice. He has been a great help in all of this. Not to mention he is just beginning to remember how terrifying he and Oliver found you when they were boys and why he felt that way." Felicity giggled.

"Well I just wanted to stop by and see you before heading to the office. Donna said they would be by in a little while to check up on you. I left her having breakfast with Raisa, Walter, Connor, Lyla and little Sara. Let me know what the doc says. Okay Sweetie?"

"Absolutely. Although I'm sure my mother will tell you before I get a chance."

Lance wholeheartedly chuckled and smiled down at her as he hugged her again. "You're probably right about that. See you later for dinner? Raisa had mentioned that Sara wanted all of us to come over if you felt up to it for a celebration of sorts."

"Guess it is a tradition of ours now. Take out a big bad then all hang out and drink, eat and laugh." Felicity shrugged. "I'll talk to Oliver about it. We'll have to see what Natalie says as well."

"Of course. Now you relax and listen to these guys and the nurses in here. I know you're a genius and definitely way smarter than Merlin or Queen but they are trying to make you better so those two angels will be better as well." Felicity smiled at him and saluted him playfully like Connor does and watched as he smiled back. He then turned to Tommy. "Take good care of our girl, Merlyn, or you will wish you stayed dead." With that Lance walked back out the room.

Tommy walked over and sat down next to Felicity in a nearby chair. "Dating your mom for a couple months and already protective of you like your one of his daughters. The man will be the death of me and Ollie if we ever step out of line. And if he gets to us before the rest of the team does. Especially in terms of you." Tommy laughed.

"Well he is my dad. Of sorts. He has been worrying about me and watching out for me since we stopped the first machine the night you…" Felicity trailed off, not sure how to reference that night Tommy died in CNRI.

"The night I died?" Tommy asked softly, finishing her thought for her. "It's okay to talk about it, Lis. I won't break over it. It happened to me. And because of my psychotic father and the nut job that resurrected me, I lost two years of my life. Two years with my friends. My sister that I didn't know I had. The girl I have been in love with for years but too scared to say until a building dropped on me, literally. And my best friend, who I had just gotten back after he spent 5 years on an island that he says was hell on Earth. I missed so much.

"Thea growing up into a strong confident woman. Laurel learning to stand on her own two feet and fight back. They both learned what true power they hold inside themselves while I was gone. And Ollie. He discovered that he could truly not only stop evil things from happening but inspire hope and good things to happen. He changed for the better. Stopped killing and began to see that there was another way. One that you and Dig helped him find. And Roy it seems as well. I missed watching him fret over his feelings for you. How to ask you out. Being nervous for your first date. I missed him shoving his head back up his…" Tommy looked at the belly and knew that Felicity would yell about his language if he cussed right now. "backside," Tommy added with a slight chuckle. "when he decided to walk away from you. I couldn't watch him pout and mope about as you moved on with Ray, who I must say is kind of a…"

"Jerk?"

"That a nice way of putting it. But I also missed out on Oliver finally coming to terms with what he wanted his life to be. I didn't get to help him plan out his proposal to you. Either one and trust me if I were here, there would have been only one because as soon as I saw him leading down that path with you I would have planted that seed and made it grow so fast, Miracle-Gro would have nothing on my skills." Felicity laughed loudly and boastful at that idea. "I didn't get to help plan his wedding. Be there for his bachelor party and see his face when the strippers showed up because you would send one and so would I. But what I regret the most is that I didn't get to stand by him the day you two made your love, your connection, legal and binding. I didn't get to tell him how happy I was for him. Joke and tease about his cold feet or taking off and going to Tahiti if he needed to. See his smile the first time he saw you in your dress. I have seen the photos and I know he was on the verge of tears. I would've been too. You were stunning. As always." Tommy let out a quiet, frustrated sigh.

"I have missed so much these last two years. I want to not miss another second. I want to get to see Connor grow up into a wonderful young man. Same with little Tommy. I want them both to be happy, caring and generous; just like their parents. I want to see more of Ollie being a Dad. He is amazing at it. I know as soon as that little girl enters this world, he will do anything he needs to to keep her safe. Just like he would for his boys and his wife."

"He would do that for all of our family, the team and you included. Tommy, you have been apart of this team, this family, since that night. We never let him forget you. We made sure that he remembered his promise to you. So many times that was what was able to bring him back; your memory. Thank you." Felicity reached out for his hand as sniffed as she fought to choke down a sob. She was smiling but looked like she was about to cry.

Tommy stood, taking her hand in one of his, and handed her a tissue with the other. He sat down on her hospital bed, next to her knees with his leg bent in front of him while facing her. "Felicity, I owe you my gratitude. You took the few people that I truly felt were my family and cared for them so deeply after I was gone. You barely knew Thea or Laurel but you still watched out for them and their well being. Getting to know them and offering to help in any way you could. And as for Ollie. You were able to do something none of us ever thought possible, you brought out the true Oliver Queen and let him stand in daylight. This Oliver, your Oliver, he is the guy I remember growing up with. The boy who was scared to kiss a girl when we were like 7 or 8 because we thought you guys had germs. The guy who gave up an entire afternoon during his Christmas vacation from school to go shopping with his kid sister. He even stood in line for 2 hours so she could see Santa and when time came she was so scared that he offered to talk to Santa for her if she agreed to go up with him. He had to hold her in the picture because she refused to take it without him. The best friend who let me sleep in his bed, with him, every night for nearly a month after my mom died and my dad left because I was scared that I would lose the Queens as well.

"I thought I lost him when we started in college. All the partying and drinking and girls. He slipped away. I noticed it a little at a time but didn't think of it then. I didn't realize what we had all lost until he was gone and I thought I would never get my best friend, my brother back. But then this bright, bubbly, babbling blonde stole his heart from him; right under his nose. I swear I knew there was something there even in those couple months I knew you. He is different with you and always has been. I could even see that he hated to yell at you. The only other person he ever acted like that around is Thea. So I knew you were special. Just never knew how much you would change so many things around here."

"All for the better of course." Oliver smiled as he stood in the doorway, breakfast for Felicity in one hand and hot pink gerbera daisies in the other. Felicity looked up at him, tears running down her cheeks and sniffled. "Tommy man, I leave you to keep her happy and calm and you have her crying and upset when I come back. Really?!" Oliver teased, his tone silly as he stepped into the room and came to the right side of her bed. He handed her the flowers and grinned back at her softly, "Hi."

"Hi." Felicity took the flowers, beaming as she brought them to her nose and breathed in their fragrance. "Leave Tommy alone. He has been doing a wonderful job."

"Is that so?" Oliver asked as he watched her pass the flowers to Tommy who sat the near the others. "Who are those from?" Oliver scanned over the bright yellow daisies he didn't recognize. The tulips had been from Lyla and Dig the night before. Lyla had brought them when they all stopped by.

"Carter. He sent them with a sweet card stating he hoped I get to feeling better soon and he would be by later. Where's Connor?"

"Getting your gift from him with Walter and Donna. I tried to say that the flowers could be from us both but he wanted to choose his own gift."

Tommy huffed a laugh. "Looks like Ollie may have some competition. Definitely Ollie's kid. Charming the girls at 8."

"From what you told me, you both thought girls had germs at Connor's age." Felicity teased.

"That's it. No one that knew me before the island is allowed to be left alone with my wife. She has enough blackmail on me as it is." Oliver groaned as he realized what Tommy had told her. This reaction cause Felicity to laugh boastfully.

"Oh please. You do what she says as it is. She doesn't have to blackmail you. She just has to offer herself to you. Which by the evidence before us, isn't a displeasure on her behalf either." Tommy snickered as he glanced at her belly. She swatted playfully at him and blushed, which only further proved his point and deepened his laughing fit.