When the Darkness Comes
Chapter Four: I gotta go my own way, I hope you understand…
"WHAT?!"
"I said I'm-"
"No. I heard what you said." Diggle said.
"Then why did you shout, 'WHAT?!'" Felicity asked as she tried to mimic Diggle's voice unsuccessfully.
"I just don't understand."
"What part didn't you understand?"
"The part about you leaving." Digg explained
"Oh"
"Care to explain why you had this sudden feeling to flee?"
"Because being here, in this city, near Oliver, is hurting too much." That, and the fact that every time I see him I feel like I wanna snap his head off. Literally. "That, and I saw Sara and Oliver in the foundry last night, Half naked, in the training mats, kissing. I'm guessing you can figure out what happened next."
"Oh. So that was what it was all about." Diggle said finally understanding what he saw that morning. "But I thought there was something between you and Oliver."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, I just noticed a few things."
"Care to elaborate?"
"Everybody could see it Felicity."
"See what?" She asked with frustration.
"See that there's something special there."
"Well," Felicity said as she straightened her back. "There is nothing special. Just two close friends. That's all."
"Oh, will you stop down playing your relationship with Oliver." Diggle said with equal frustration.
"I'm not down playing anything. There is nothing between me and Oliver and there never will be." Felicity stood up and started cleaning up and gathering the take-out containers. "Besides, He's with Sara now."
"You really believe that he and she are together?"
"You saw what I saw at the foundry."
"It could have been a one night thing."
"You're joking, right?"
Digg didn't answer and just sighed. "So, what are you going to do now? I mean, have you even thought this through?"
"Digg, you know me, I don't think things half way. And to answer your question, Yes, I have. I've been thinking about it all day. Wayne Tech is still trying to hire me, even offered me the job as their head of Applied Sciences the last time they tried to recruit me, which was about a week ago. Even gave me a very convincing argument."
"Does Oliver know that Wayne has been trying to hire you?"
"No. But I'm sure Isabel does."
"And what convincing argument did they give you?"
"They said that my skills have been rotting in QC, which I kinda agree with. I didn't graduate MIT with flying colors and Summa Cum Laude just to be Oliver's EA."
"I guess you're right. So, when are you going to leave?"
"Next week."
"I'm really gonna miss you."
"I'll miss you, too" Felicity said as she hugged Diggle. "You're like a big brother to me."
"Do you need help moving?"
"Yeah, I do."
"Okay."
The day after Felicity told Diggle that she was moving, things were a bit tense between Diggle and Oliver. Felicity could feel the tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. She just sighed and observed the two of them, and as she did that, she could see the judgemental glances Diggle sends Oliver and Oliver just looks at Diggle with curiousity.
She sighed again and stood up to walk away from her desk to the glass windows, and as she stared out the window that overlooked half the city, she thought about how she would miss Starling, it had become her home for the past 5 years. She had been through a lot in this city, and as she thought about it, she started to doubt her decision to leave , but, as she turned around to look at Oliver through the glass walls, she made up her mind...