When they finally reached the Manor it was late and both the boys had fallen asleep in the car. When Oliver came out he handed one of the boys to Diggle and took the other in his arms and took them upstairs to where Raisa had prepared a room. Raisa the housekeeper had called Oliver and asked whether she should make separate rooms but he said it was best for them to be together. Gently putting them into bed Oliver went to work with removing their shoes, socks and jumpers and then gently tucked them in running his finger through their foreheads.

The following morning Phoenix and Dorian had woken extremely early due to the fact they had fallen asleep earlier. "It's 6 in the morning" Dorian said yawning whereas Phoenix had chosen to lie flat on his stomach with his legs in the air.

"And everyone is probably sleeping" Phoenix added.

"Shall we go exploring?" Dorian said excitedly.

"Mama always says we shouldn't be snooping through people's things" Phoenix continued kicking his legs flat on the bed and then up again.

"Not snooping just exploring" Dorian got up and looked at his brother "I'll go on my own" he said knowing that neither went nor liked when the other went somewhere the other didn't.

"Wait" he said jumping up and joining him.

As the boys looked around to familiarise themselves with the house. Finally reaching the garden they decided to play a game of tag and chased each other round the gardens.

"Tag you're it" Phoenix laughed as Dorian started chasing him again. As the boys went deeper into the garden they stumbled upon two grave stones. As they looked and read the names both their eyes widened in shock.

"It says Oliver Queen" Dorian stated.

"I know how to read" Phoenix pouted. The pair looked at each other and ran back into the house with Phoenix leading and running towards Oliver's took hoping he got it correct when Thea showed him. The boys opened the door slowly and crouched on the floor and crawled deeper into the room. As they looked up they saw only Oliver asleep on the bed.

Oliver would always wake early and go for a run before his run that morning he checked on the twins to find them fast asleep. Although he and Laurel were engaged Laurel still lived at her place they had yet to take that step of her moving in with him. After his run he had his routine of showering and then jumped back into bed as he knew nobody would be up until later. As he closed his eyes and started to drift to sleep he heard his door open when he looked he saw nothing and survival mode took over but before he could do anything he heard small voices and he smiled lying back down on the bed and closing his eyes with a smirk on his face.

The twins got up on Oliver's bed quietly and watched him for a short few moments. "Grandma had a grave and she's dead" Phoenix said.

"Yeah" Dorian nodded studying Oliver's face.

"Maybe he is a vampire" Phoenix shrugged.

"His not a vampire he walked in the sun remember"

"Maybe he is a ghost"

"It said 2007 we weren't born in 2007 why would mommy have a ghost boyfriend" Dorian added as he scratched his head.

"Maybe she likes ghost" Phoenix leaned closer his face inches from Oliver's.

"Mommy's scared of spiders ..." Before Dorian could finish.

"Maybe she isn't scared of ghosts"

Oliver stirred and the boys froze, "what are two talking about" he sat up causing them both to scream.

"Nothing" they said in unison.

"I heard you talking what's going on" Oliver urged.

"Are you dead? We saw a gravestone" Dorian sat on his bottom folding his legs and waited for Oliver.

Oliver released a sign, he didn't go out to the gardens and had completely forgotten that it was there. Oliver picked the boys up and pulled them closer to him and went on to tell them about why the stone was there.

"Did your mommy miss you?" Dorian asked snuggled into Oliver's side.

"Yes, yes she did" Oliver smiled it was about the eighth question the twins had asked him.

"Did you know mommy before you went on your boat?" Phoenix asked.

"No I met her when I came back"

"Oliver?" Dorian said in a quiet tone.

"Yes?"

"Do you love mommy?"

Oliver paused not knowing what to say he loved Felicity of course he didn't that love for her didn't just die out, he thought about her everyday even more so since the boys walked into his life and changed everything yesterday. He closed his eyes as the boys waited patiently. "Yes" he answered easily. "I love your mom" he smiled and both boys beamed at each other.

"Mommy is kind of like sleeping beauty in the hospital" Phoenix giggled.

"Oh yeah" Oliver laughed tickling him.

"She just needs a handsome prince to kiss her so she can wake up" Dorian smiled sadly. Oliver stroked his cheek and thought if only it was that simple.

"Can we go see mommy Oliver?" Phoenix said enthusiastically and stood up on the bed.

"Of course but later today as the doctors are moving your mom to the hospital here so we don't have to drive far to see her"

"Hopefully mommy wakes up before our birthday" Phoenix jumped off the bed with a loud thud.

Oliver nodded and he too hoped Felicity woke up before their birthday which was looming and only less than a couple of weeks away.

Finally getting out of bed Oliver and his boy's had breakfast together and Oliver decided to tell the boys about Connor. He was overjoyed that they took it well and liked the idea of having an older brother who they couldn't wait to meet. Oliver had arranged a tutor to come and teach the boys at home until Felicity woke up and they decided what to do about schooling.

At the end of the day Oliver drove the boys to the hospital where they went to visit Felicity, Oliver stood by the door as he watched his sons kiss their mother take a seat on her bed and beginning to tell her about their day as if she awake and listening. He watched them for a while as they spoke eagerly on top of each other and also started to bicker something he had noticed before and knew that it was difference in opinions and that it was not arguing. He knew by just watching how they interacted with each other even though it was such a short time that they two were incredible close that they loved each other and did nothing without the other.

When they finished visiting Felicity the twins kissed her goodbye but Oliver couldn't bring himself to get close, touch her, say anything to her not because he was angry or upset about her keeping the boys from him. However he knew that if he did any of those things he would be opening his heart to all those feelings that he buried deep in his heart and didn't want to open all those up again one he was with Laurel and he owed it to her to try for the millionth time and two it would only complicate things with the boys.

A few days had passed and Oliver and the twins had a routine the boys were early starters which meant earlier than everyone besides Oliver woke. Raisa had realised this and because she knew Thea wouldn't wake any time before 8 and Oliver had told her not to bother as she knew Oliver woke early with breakfast until everyone was up. But now with the boys waking early Raisa also got up earlier and prepared breakfast for them. So after breakfast Oliver would go to work and the tutor came round for the boys at lunch time Oliver either came home or had Diggle bring the boys to a restaurant so they could have lunch together. Before dinner Oliver would take the boys to see Felicity every day. Oliver still couldn't bring himself to touch her or get close enough to get a better look of her.

Sunday quickly rolled and the whole gang had found themselves at the twin's baseball game Oliver had been excited right along with them and they couldn't stop talking about it. Thea, Roy, Diggle, Lyla, Sara and Andy John and Lyla's son who was three were all in the stands watching the game. The boys had asked Roy to record so Felicity could watch it when she woke up.

As Phoenix got up ready to bat Oliver quickly got to his feet and watched in anticipation when Phoenix hit the ball.

"Go Phoe" he yelled the nickname that everyone had taken to calling him even though he disliked it stating he wasn't a call.

"Go Phoenix" Thea screamed clapping her hands. Phoenix ran all the way round getting a home run and the whole gang in the stand went wild screaming and clapping and Phoenix smiled waving at them he and Dorian had been excited about them having a crowd in the stands as usually it was just their mom.

At the end of the game Oliver lifted both his boys up in the air and hugged them spinning them round Phoenix was a batter and had gotten two home runs and Dorian on the other hand was the thrower. "I'm proud of you guys you did so good" he said proudly as the boys team had won. This was definitely the second proudest day so far the first being when he got a phone call from Amy to tell him he was the twin's father even though he knew that he was.

"Nice job Phoenix" a small girl's voice said and everyone turned around to see a pretty little brown haired girl who waved at the boys.

Oliver noticed Phoenix tense and not able to say anything. "Thhhanks" he managed to say as the girl went back to her parents.

"Who's that buddy?" Oliver smirked with a knowing smile.

"Her name is Madeline" he said kicking the grass in front of him.

"Phoenix likes her" Dorian teased.

"No I don't that's gross" he said defensively.

"Yes you do" he carried on teasing.

"Well you like Sam" Phoenix said.

"Yes I do" Dorian nodded and Oliver laughed. "Do you think I should ask her on a date Oliver?"

"If you like her champ why not" Oliver kneeled to his level and brushed his hair to the snide making a mental note to take them both for a trim as they kept flicking it to the side as it kept covering their eyes.

"Mommy says I'm too young to date" Phoenix directed towards Dorian.

"Well she said I'm not and I can"

"But we're the same age" Phoenix stomped his foot.

"Guys come on let's go and we can talk about this later" Oliver shuffled their hair as they continued to bicker all the way to the car about dating.

The twin's birthday came round really quickly and Thea had organised a part and had used the baseball game as the chance to hand out invites to everyone. Oliver wasn't sure about the party ad both of the boys were really down that their mom would miss their birthday. "Hey guys" Oliver said entering the room "Are you excited guess what Connor is coming today you guys will finally get to meet him" Oliver added. Oliver hadn't seen in Connor in a few weeks as it was his school period he had two school trips and because of the twins Oliver had not gone to visit him in Central City and he was really looking forward to seeing him today.

"Yes but mom isn't here" Dorian looked at his feet.

"I know and I'm sorry about that but your mom would want you to enjoy your birthday and we want to record and take lots of photos to show her" Oliver encouraged.

"What if she never wakes up?" Phoenix cried.

"Hey she will ok we have to keep thinking and wishing she will ok" Oliver hated it whenever he saw sad faces on his sons and tears.

Finally managing to convince them to enjoy the party Oliver had left after the cake was cut and headed towards the hospital. Reaching her room he knew he just wanted to see her and tell her about the boys and urge her to wake up although he had missed so much the thought of having her miss things like the game and their birthday drew different feelings from him.

"Hey" he said finally talking to her after almost three weeks. He picked up her cold hand and ran his other along her forehead. "I'm sorry I … haven't visited you not really … I need you to wake up Felicity they need you our boys … they are perfect and I don't blame nor hate you for keeping them a secret I probably would have in your shoes" he kissed her knuckles. "You are missing so much and today it being their birthday I'm pretty sure they wished for you to wake up so you need to ok wherever it is you are you wake up and you come back to them … to me … I love you Felicity I never stopped nor will I ever stop I need you, they need you so you wake up ok" Oliver cleared away his tears and stood up pressing a kiss on her forehead. He looked down and saw her cold lips thinking back to the boys and when they said that she was like sleeping beauty and she just needed a prince to kiss her.

What the hell he thought. He leaned down and kissed her lips letting them linger for a moment before pulling away. As he walked towards the door to leave he thought again if only it was that simple. He opened the door and looked at her lying in the bed one finally time and before closing the door to leave he saw her hand move.