"Mommy pwetty!" said a little voice. Felicity turned from the mirror to look at her three year old daughter Grace. Felicity didn't birth her, but remember all too well the day she came home to her.

It was supposed to be a routine surveillance. Felicity had heard tips to the police that a bunch of apartment complexes were being robbed. Sara and Oliver had left to and see if any clues were left behind, or they could try and catch one of the robbers. Turns out it was a trap from Brother Blood. The apartment complex that they were out was actually abandoned.

"Guys, what's going o?" Felicity asked them after all the noise had died down.

"It was a setup." Oliver replied.

"Are you ok?"

"We're fine Felicity." Sara replied. Felicity breathed a sigh and removed her mic. Sara and Oliver were going around to see if anyone was still alive, or if there were any clues when they heard a noise from one of the rooms. As they got closer the noise got louder and turned in to that of crying. Sara sped up her walking into a light jog to get to the noise faster. When she walked in, what she saw broke her heart. There was a young woman, dead, holding a small bundle, in which the noise was coming from. The woman had died from a gunshot wound. When Oliver walked in his heart broke also. He walked over and gently picked up and cradled the baby making cooing noises to it, while Sara looked around to see if there was any identification around.

"Nothing. What are we going to do?" Sara asked.

"Let's get back to the foundry and see if there are any missing mother and children reports first, and then go from there".

Felicity perked up when she heard whining noises along with footsteps.

"I thought you said no one was hurt?" She said turning in her chair only to see Oliver holding a baby, while Sara looked a little uncomfortable. Felicity blinked a couple times and then tilted her head a little in confusion.

"Did you two steal a BABY?" She asked.

"No Felicity we didn't. We found her at the complex still in her mom's arms."

"Then why isn't she still with her mom?"

"The mom was killed."

"Oh. Well what are we going to do?" She asked as she walked over and took the whimpering baby from Oliver's arms and cooing to her and gently rocking her to calm her down.

"We need to see if there are any missing mother and children reports before anything else."

"Gotcha. I will start on that after I go shopping." Felicity said grabbing her coat and trying to put it on.

"Why are you going shopping?"

"Because she needs food, clothes, and diapers Oliver." She replied giving him a "duh" look.

"Right. Give me a few minutes and I will go with you."

"You don't have too." She started to say but he was gone before she could finish her sentence.

It had been three months since baby Grace came into their lives. Felicity wasn't able to make any heads on finding any missing people reports, and didn't want to put her into the system. Diggs was the one to think of her name. After that Felicity started making documents saying that she was the legal guardian of Grace. Things were fine but the paparazzi suspected a relationship between Felicity and Olive. They went into a frenzy when they saw the couple out together and Oliver carrying baby Grace in her carseat.

"Oliver I want her for real." Felicity said one day to him while he was on the salmon ladder. It was such a surprise to him that he missed the rung and fell. Luckily his reflexes were fast and he was able to land with minimal injury.

"Felicity have you finally fried your brain from all those computer wire? How are you going to do that?"

"Adoption. It's already in the system that she is already related to me. I want to make her my daughter."

"Ok, so what does that have to do with me?"

"Well it's even harder for single mothers to adopt, then a normal couple." She said biting her lip while looking at him. He started to get the hint that she was trying to say.

"Felicity!" He groaned. She got up from her chair and walked up to him to try and plead with him.

"I'm not asking to marry me, just say you're in a relationship with me. It will be a lot easier with you because you are the head CEO of a company and can help prove that this child would be supported in all ways." Oliver closed his eyes and sighed through his nose. He wanted to say yes instantly when she first proposed the question, but didn't want to look eager.

"I'll do it." He said in an even tone. Felicity jumped up and kissed his cheek before starting to a little dance in front of him.

"Thank you so much. I'm going to get started on that right after I go check on Grace." She said grabbing her coat and heading out of the foundry. Oliver turned and was about to start on the ladder again when Sara walked out of the shadows.

"You just opened a can of worms, you realize that right?" Sara said with a smirk on her face directed to Oliver.

"I know. But if that's the closest I can have with her, then I'll take it."

"Oh Ollie, why do you torture yourself like this?" She sighed before walking away. The problem is that he asks himself that question all the time.

It took another three months before everything was final. To make sure everything worked in their favor Felicity and Grace moved in to Oliver's apartment. They decided to throw a little party to officially welcome little Grace home and wish her a happy birthday. But it was also going to be a day of surprises for some other people also. In the middle of the party, Felicity was holding Grace talking to Diggs when Oliver came over and pulled her aside a little.

"Felicity you have been a big part of my life since I returned from The Island. You helped bring in a light that I thought I had lost. You then made it brighter by bringing Grace in. You always do or say something to surprise me, be it a small ramble, to hacking into a system that should be impossible to get into. And I want that for the rest of my life. I want to be able to call Grace my daughter and learn all about her. I want to see if she picks up any of your habits, from your questionable head tilt, to when you bite your lip from nervousness. What I'm asking is if you would become my girls for real and promise me a future?" He asked kneeling in front of her holding out a jewelry box with a claddagh ring with Grace's birthstone in the setting. Felicity had her hand over her mouth with tears streaming down her face but was nodding her head yes. Oliver put the ring on her with the hands pointed to her before standing up and bringing his girls into him. He just held them tight to him and kissed the side of Felicity's head while she tried to calm down. Everyone around them were clapping and saying congratulations to them. When Felicity finally pulled her head away from his chest that's when he swooped in and got a kiss from her that was real and not faked for anyone or anything.

That all happened two years ago. Last year on their anniversary Oliver proposed to her and decided to get married on the same day the next year. And it was finally here.

"Gracie is pretty also. Happy Birthday sweetheart. You ready to watch daddy and me get married?" Felicity asked squatting down a little in her dress to be eye level with her daughter.

"Yeah!" Grace exclaimed. Felicity straightened Grace's dress out a little and handed her the little basket that held the flower petals, when there was a knock at the door. Detective Lance stuck his head to see if the girls were ready. He was going to be walking Felicity down the aisle.

"Ready?"

"Yeah." He opened the door so that the girls could walk through where she saw Thea and Laurel standing in the brides maid dresses waiting, and Sara in her maid of honor dress. The procession started walking forward with Felicity bringing up the end. When she got to the end she turned to Lance to hug and thank him.

"You look gorgeous." He whispered in her before releasing her and sitting in his seat. When she finally turned and looked at her soon to be husband she had the biggest smile and tears started in her eyes. Oliver had the biggest smile also and a few tears did roll down when he blinked. She saw Diggs standing behind him with Roy next to him. There was a space behind Oliver that was reserved for Tommy Merlyn, who had passed a couple years ago, but it was the promise between the two to be each other's best man, and it was one that Oliver didn't want to break.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…" those were the words that were spoken to a whole new beginning for the three of them.