Oliver was in the car with the twins and he watched them in fascination. There was no denying that they were replicas of him and that they were super cute. He knew he had hurt Felicity and a part of him didn't blame her for taking off. He had told her that he wouldn't be tangling maybes anymore that it was them from now on. It had gone really well for the first 3 months Oliver and Felicity were happy, happier than either had ever been. One night yet another person from Oliver's past had gotten to her and was using her to get to him.

7 years Ago

"What's the matter Queen?" The man spit out he was a madman he had Felicity on her knees with her hands tied behind her back as Oliver stood as himself looking at the scene unfolding. "They are dead because of you" the man yelled as he waved around a machete he hand in his hands. Oliver clenched his fists frightened that he would use the weapon on her.

"Let's talk about it just you and me away from here" Oliver tried to calm the man down.

"Tell me ... Say it they are dead because of you" the man had spit drooling down his mouth as he kept shouting. His eyes were wide open any wider and they would have popped. "Say it" he screamed.

Oliver had no idea who his family was let alone who the man was but he looked at a terrified Felicity on her knees although her hair was down and covering some of her face he could see the bruises. Bruises that the man in front of him had obviously given her. He saw her swollen lip "yes they are dead because of me" he said calmly.

"Finally you admit it you torched my house with my wife and my 8 year old daughter" he said and Oliver's blank expression turned to horror as he searched his memory to find out what had happened. Felicity gasped and looked at Oliver searching his eyes to find the truth. She had known all his burdens all his deepest darkest secrets and she had told him that there was nothing to forgive he did what he had to, to survive.

"You admit" the man started to laugh really hard and soon tears pooled down his cheeks. "Finally" he said looking up at the sky. The man turned and Oliver thought that maybe Felicity was now safe. From out of nowhere he pulled out a can of petrol and started to pour it over Felicity.

"Stop, stop" Oliver yelled holding his hands up. "Please" he pleaded.

"You burn my family I burn yours"

Felicity sobbed as she felt the petrol hit her and she held her breath ready for the man to burn her.

"Mr Oliver?" Dorian called interrupting Oliver's thoughts as he met striking blue eyes who looked at him.

"We're here man" Diggle said as he opened the door and the boys got out and Oliver followed.

"This is your house it's huge" Phoenix exclaimed.

"Yes it is" Oliver smiled fondly. Once they stepped inside he heard the twins both gasp from how massive the manor actually was.

"Ollie" Thea called walking down the stairs with Roy in tow. Laurel had called Thea and told her everything. "Hello wow you two are really cute" Thea smiles brightly as reached the bottom. "Hi I'm Thea" she smiled as she shook both of their hands.

"Hi I'm Dorian"

"And I'm Phoenix"

"Interesting names" Thea nodded as she grinned at Oliver, she had been upset when she heard but that was immediately swept under the rug the moment she saw the twins.

"Hi I'm Roy" Roy said holding his palm out in a semi wave.

"We've seen a picture of you with mommy and Oliver and Mr. Diggle" Phoenix said.

"Oh really" Roy smiled.

"Yes I said to Phoenix that Oliver may be our dad from the picture and when I showed him he said which one" Dorian laughed.

"Hey all three of them were in the picture it could have been anyone" Phoenix said innocently and everyone laughed.

"Well it definitely wouldn't have been me" Roy chuckled.

"Or me, one too weird and two impossible" Diggle added.

"Nothing is impossible ..." Dorian started.

"If you put your mind to it" Phoenix finished. "Mommy always says so" he nodded.

"Yes but in this case it is impossible" Diggle grinned referring to the obvious that the boys weren't mixed race.

Phoenix and Dorian just looked at each other not understanding what Diggle meant. "Ok guys Thea will show you around I need to make a few phone calls" Oliver said as the boys nodded and followed Thea.

Oliver went into his living room and pulled out his phone he didn't know who he was to call but he knew that Amy from Children Services was coming over and he wanted to call his lawyer not knowing whether he needed him present or not for this.

One of the men from the front gate alerted Oliver to Amy's arrival and asked for them to bring her into the house.

"Oliver Queen I presume hi I'm Amy Cofield" she held out her hand to Oliver. Amy was an older woman with ginger red hair and slightly round at the hips.

"Yes Oliver Queen" Oliver shook her hand as he gestured for her to take a seat in his living room as his lawyer sat down next to him. "This is Colin my attorney" he nodded.

"Of course, fairly simple really firstly thank you for calling us and letting us know where the boys were we were extremely worried and had notified the police" Amy started as she pulled out a file. "Miss Smoak has a serious head injury and is in an induced coma and there is no one to watch the boys I do not know if you were aware but Miss Smoak's mother passed away over a year ago".

Oliver titled his head and closed his eyes over the news that Donna had died. "Miss Smoak's friend did express interest in taking care of the boys but we do not know how long Miss Smoak's condition will last and because he is a police officer himself he has a busy schedule and is not in any way capable of looking after the boys" Amy continued but all Oliver could think about was who Felicity's friend was.

"Mr Queen you told me on the phone of your past relationship with Miss Smoak and that both you and the boys believe you are their father correct?"

"Yes" Oliver answered.

"What we can do Mr Queen is get a paternity test done today I have the test with me … the boys can come with me I can get them sorted …"

"What no I want them to stay here with me" Oliver said quickly.

"What I meant is that until we find out whether they are yours or not if they are you can …" Amy paused as she heard a noise which was also heard by Oliver and Colin who turned around to look.

Dorian and Phoenix had just been given the great Manor tour and were completely in awe Thea then led them back down stairs, Thea left the boys at the bottom for one second as she went to have a conversation with Roy. The twins looked around they had yet to be shown the ground floor when they heard voices and recognised Oliver's voice the boys went in to find them. The twins stood just outside the sliding doors and saw Amy from the hospital and gasped.

"Oliver is going to have Amy take us" Dorian said in a panic.

"And split us up … he sold us out" Phoenix joined in with the panic.

Dorian bit his lip trying not to cry as he heard Amy he had believed that if they came to find their dad everything would be ok but it was a lie. Dorian and Phoenix looked at each other and an unspoken solution came about and the boys decided to run. As they started running they pulled open the front door knocking something in the process.

Oliver heard the noise and quickly got up and saw Thea who was staring at two little boys running for their lives. "Ollie I don't know ..." She never finished her sentence as Oliver ran after them.

Oliver easily caught up with them and scooped Dorian up by the waist. "Let me go" he yelled as he flapped his arms about. Phoenix stopped running and turned around to see Oliver carrying his brother and he immediately ran towards him and kicked as hard as he could on his leg.

Oliver jumped in shock of Phoenix kicking him and not because it hurt he barely even felt it. "Stop" he said in a firm voice as he dropped Dorian and then kneeled down to their level. "What are you doing?" He asked.

"You're talking to Amy you want to send us away split us up" Dorian said and for the first time ever Oliver saw the fear and sadness behind his eyes which threatened to spill tears.

"No I'm not, I'm talking to Amy because she needs to know you guys are safe and with me" Oliver said as he cupped both of their faces. "I promise you are not going anywhere" Oliver stated.

"So you didn't sell us out?" Phoenix asked.

"No" Oliver chuckled. "I did not sell you out" he turned to face Dorian who had silent tears spilling down his cheeks and he quickly went to work drying them.

Oliver stood and held his hand out for them to take and he held his breath as he saw them look at each other and have another unspoken conversation where they finally took Oliver's hand. Oliver walked in and Amy came out "Guys first of all I would not spilt you guys up the only reason you heard that was because I was having a hard time finding someone to take into two kids but that did not mean I was going to split you up" she told them.

Dorian hid a little behind Oliver still upset from what had happened. "No guys Oliver will need to do a test to find out if he is actually your dad" Amy explained.

"A test how many questions does he have to answer?" Phoenix asked curiously causing everyone to laugh.

"Not that kind of test buddy" Oliver said.

Amy quickly took swabs from Oliver and the boys and told him that she would have them analysed as quickly as possible. "Regardless of the test even though I don't think it is necessary I want them to stay with me for however long it takes until Felicity gets better" Oliver told Amy.

"And I don't see any reason why the boys can't stay with you but it is a big journey from Starling to Coast City and the boy's school is there".

"Ok maybe they can go to a school here until Felicity …" Oliver stopped even when Felicity woke up and got better Coast City was a two hour drive it was bad enough that Connor lived in Central City with his mother he couldn't have the boys live away from him too. "Until then they can go to a school here"

"But Oliver we have baseball and we need to practise our game is on Sunday" Phoenix said.

"And we have friends and teachers" Dorian added.

"Guys your school is too far to go there every day and back" Oliver tried to explain.

"We can take the bus like last time" Phoenix added.

"No you can't …" Oliver looked at the pair and wondered how Felicity ever told them no or they couldn't do something because they both had big blue eyes which pleaded with him.

"When will we see mommy if we don't even go to school back home" Dorian asked.

"Mr Queen can I suggest you go take the boys to visit their mother and you can pack some of their things to bring back here" Amy suggested.

Diggle drove Oliver and the boys towards Coast City Dorian had fallen asleep in the car and Phoenix head kept falling and he picked it back up. Oliver couldn't blame them they had a long day he was starting to feel tired himself. He would be taking the boys to see Felicity and he too would see her again finally after almost 7 long years. He had missed her dearly and thought of her every day and the thought of seeing her again was making his heart beat faster. But the thought of her being tied to tubes in the hospital made him cringe he never wanted her hurt never liked it when she was hurt and just hoped he didn't break down in front of the twins when he sees her.

"You ok?" Diggle asked looking at his front rear-view mirror.

"Nervous … I have two boys Diggle we have children together I ended things so badly with her I don't blame her for not telling me I would tell me either"

"They are something"

"They are perfect she did an amazing job with them probably better than I could ever have done I just … another one Digg … first Connor now them … I wasn't given the chance to be there from the beginning I've missed so much" Oliver closed his eyes and placed one hand on each of the boys wanting to feel them.

When they reached the hospital and the boys showed Oliver which room Felicity was in he entered holding his breath as the boys ran into the room. Phoenix quickly ran at one side got up on the bed kissed Felicity's cheek and then laid down with his head resting on Felicity's shoulder. He watched Dorian do the same but instead of sitting on the bed he stood by her side holding her hand and Oliver saw tears again.

Oliver walked in and blinked back tears seeing her lying on the bed unmoving attached to many different machines. "Hey" Oliver said as he pulled the chair and sat behind Dorian placing his hands on his hips. "You ok buddy?"

"When will mommy wake up?"

"I don't know buddy" he reached over and took hold of Felicity's hand closing his eyes at the feel of her touch again. Dorian turned and was face to face with Oliver dropping his head on his shoulder. Oliver hugs him tightly stroking the back of his head.

Before leaving Felicity Oliver told the doctors to have Felicity moved to Starling City General and from the address Amy texted him they drove up to Felicity's and the boy's house. The boy's quickly went inside and ran straight upstairs not allowing Oliver to catch up.

Oliver held his breathe again looking around the place was so welcoming and homey and filled with pictures of the boys. He looked round at pictures on the wall of when the boys were smaller and babies, pictures of all three of them at games in the garden and at parties.

"This place is really nice" Diggle said standing behind Oliver. "It's Felicity"

"It is".

Oliver helped the boys pack some things even though they were still hesitant about not going to school. Diggle told Oliver that he found a small phone book and it had the coach's number for the boy's baseball and promised to call him and tell him the situation and see whether the boys could still play on Sunday.

As Oliver looked round he came across a picture it was one that was clearly taken the moment Felicity had given birth to the twins. He saw the weariness of her eyes and small signs of sweat on her forehead. She held them both in her arms one on each side and was grinning down at them. Oliver took the photo down and put it in his pocket. He then saw another picture which made him laugh it was of Felicity in the kitchen with one of the boys he couldn't tell who helping her stir the pot and the other with chocolate all over his face and trying to eat his foot. The boys were only toddlers it seemed and yet again Oliver decided to take it down and pocket it. Finally he saw a picture of just the boys on their 5th birthday standing in front of a cake and took that one as well.

Oliver did not enter Felicity's room although he wanted to he decided it was best not to.

As they packed everything in the car and got settled for another two hour journey. It was really happening Oliver thought it was all real now.

Here's another chapter thank you for all the reviews in case I didn't make it clear yes this is Olicity all the way hate Laurel with a passion sorry Laurel fans. Olicity – Felicity will be introduced soon I really wanted to show Oliver as a dad to the boys before Felicity came into the scene. Enjoy.

Oh and if anyone is wondering about the names I have chosen for the twins it's because I am indecisive … I am pregnant with a baby boy and I really like both names I still have a while to go but torn between the two names I really like both.