A/N: Hello everyone! Sorry it's been so long. The last chapter I posted quickly one night and didn't have much time to go over it. I apologize for the long wait after chapter 3. I was having technical difficulties. Although now I do have many more chapters for you! I hope to be updating regularly every Saturday, if not I will whenever possible. Now, on with the chapter!
3 weeks after the Christmas party
Oliver blinked haziness out of his eyes. The room was dark but through the window was a small amount of light. Oliver groaned as he rolled over. The hangover was definitely getting to him. He rubbed his face and sat up. Oliver started to realize that his surroundings were not familiar. The sheets of the bed were light blue and the comforter that used to cover him was of the same hue. The walls of the room were a simple light grey that made the room feel warm. There was a desk against one of the walls and it was cluttered with papers and books. There was also a fancy looking computer on the desk. The floor was dark wood with socks and a few shirts strewn across the floor.
Oliver managed to stand up and walk to the door. It opened up to a hallway. He turned right and walked down the hallway and into a large living room. Memories rushed back. To his left was a forest green couch. To his right was a small kitchen. Oliver walked into the room farther and noticed a bit of blonde hair peeking out from behind the arm rest of the couch.
"Oh." Oliver whispered to himself. On the floor beside the couch was a brown haired woman. Oliver remembered the night before.
The night before
"C'mon Felicity! Please?" Tommy begged. They were standing outside of an ice skating rink and had just finished skating. Roy, Thea, Laurel, Tommy, Oliver, and Felicity had all decided to go ice skating together before December ended. It was a tradition with the Queen and Merlin family.
"Ugh, fine. You owe me one Merlin." Felicity said giving Tommy a glare.
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Thank, you, Blondie! Ok so Oliver you take Roy, Thea, and Felicity and meet at the usual place and we will PARTY." Tommy finished as he grabbed his keys and looped his arm around Laurels and raced to his car.
Oliver chuckled. "Alright. C'mon then everyone." They all piled in Oliver's car, Oliver and Roy in the front, Thea and Felicity in the back.
"So where are we going exactly?" Felicity questioned.
"Verdant, it's a club. And you are our DD so no drinks promise?" Thea said with a smirk and a wink. Felicity rolled her eyes.
"I don't tend to drink at clubs." Felicity replied.
They pulled up to the club. Tommy was waiting outside practically dancing out of excitement. Laurel was leaning against the step railing just laughing. Thea and Roy walked right up and talked to Tommy before heading into the club.
"Blondie this is gonna be the best night of your life!" Tommy said squeezing Felicity's hands.
"I don't know about that. I won't be getting drunk. I'm the DD remember?" Felicity said rolling her eyes.
"Aw can't you just drive well enough to not get pulled over?" Tommy whined.
"Nope." Felicity walked past a sulking Tommy and the smirking Oliver and Laurel.
Once inside Felicity was met with images of many people dancing. Thea and Roy were out of sight. Probably in a corner somewhere…Felicity thought before turning around to look for Laurel. She turned and was immediately pressed up against Oliver.
"Oh. Um hi…" Felicity turned a shade of red indescribable. She backed up and looked up at him. He was failing to hold back a smile.
"Sorry about that…" Oliver said.
"Hey let's go up to the balcony ok?" Laurel said dragging Tommy away from the general direction of the bar. Felicity quickly followed after them. They walked up the black stairs and made their way to a table.
"Well I am going to order some drinks!" Tommy said pounding his hand on the table. "Hey Alex! Can we get some drinks over here but none for Blondie." The waitress nodded and left. "There we go. You're welcome."
"Thanks." Oliver said sarcastically. The waitress returned with three bright colored drinks. Felicity looked over the balcony at all the people dancing below.
"Looks like someone wants to dance." Laurel cooed. Laurel glanced between Felicity and Oliver. Felicity rolled her eyes.
"I just never understood the point of dancing at clubs…" Tommy's mouth dropped at his blonde friend's words.
"It makes getting drunk so much more fun! You get to flail around like a complete doof and no one is sober enough to judge you. It's amazing." Tommy was getting pumped now. He got out of his seat and got Felicity up too.
"Oh no you don't Merlyn." Felicity said shaking her head. "Laurel you can't let him do this to me." Laurel just laughed and stood up too. Tommy dragged Felicity onto the dance floor and started dancing in a way that Felicity just couldn't help but laugh at. Laurel joined him and so did Oliver. Laurel took Felicity's hands and started dancing with her.
"C'mon Felicity have some fun for once!" Laurel yelled over the music.
"Laurel fun to me is hacking into a random database while watching Doctor Who." She replied still laughing.
"We can do that after you dance." Oliver commented. Felicity rolled her eyes.
"I expect one of you to be making me popcorn later." Felicity started to dance and she danced hilariously. Laurel slipped slowly away to dance with Tommy. Soon enough they were nowhere to be seen. Felicity and Oliver were left alone. Oliver didn't seem to notice or care so he danced and danced and danced. He watched as Felicity's ponytail slowly fell out as she danced. Felicity's eyes were closed as she danced, she swung her head to the music and lightly bounced up and down. Oliver smiled. He didn't know why, he just did.
"Ok I think you've all had enough. We should go." Felicity said as she gathered up her friends. She brought them to Tommy's car because it was bigger than Oliver's and piled them all in the car. She was going to take them all to Laurel's house but then she remembered that Laurel had a "surprise" for them all the next day. I hate ruining surprises… She finally settled on bringing them to her house.
"Ok Laurel you can just… The floor works fine I guess." Felicity said as she let the drunk people all in her home. Laurel collapsed on the floor next to her couch. "Tommy you can go… to the bathroom to throw up apparently. Better than on my floor… Roy, Thea, just go somewhere private. BUT NOT MY BEDROOM." Felicity sighed. "1 2 3 4… where's Oliver?" The tall man in question was wandering around her apartment and ended up walking into her room. "Uh don't go in… there." She ran down the hallway to follow him but it was too late, he was already face first in her pillows. "Ok then…" Felicity whispered to herself.
A loud sound came from the bathroom. "Uh Tommy? You ok in there?" Another sound came. Felicity left him to do what he needed. "He can take care of himself." Felicity reassured herself. In the mean time she put a pillow under Laurel's head and put a blanket on her. She pulled the covers over Oliver as carefully as possible. She made a place for herself on the couch.
Present
Oliver smiled. He didn't know why, but he didn't question it. He remembered the way Felicity danced the night before. Her hair bouncing on her shoulders. The lights reflected on her hair wonderfully. If she had opened her eyes she would have noticed him staring. He would have noticed her amazing blue eyes lit up from the glowing white floor.
Oliver heard a yawn come from the couch. Felicity was awake. "O-Oliver?" She said stretching her arms and squinting. Her glasses were nowhere to be seen and her hair was a mess. She was wearing her normal pajamas, a tank top and Doctor Who pajama bottoms. "Oliver!" Felicity said quickly as her eyes went wide. She picked up her blanket and wrapped it around herself. "Sorry… I don't really have pajamas if you know what I mean."
"It's ok. I don't really either. I usually just wear sweat pants… And that's it." Oliver said rubbing the back of his head and smiling like a goof. Felicity blushed. "Hey do you have any coffee?" He said trying to steer away from the awkward silence.
Felicity narrowed her eyes. "Yes but you make it yourself. I don't like making people coffee." Oliver stuck up his hands in surrender.
"Got it. So where is it exactly?" He said moving to the kitchen.
"Top shelf to the left."
"Thanks." Oliver reached for the bag and started working his way around the kitchen like he'd been there a million times before.
Felicity just sat there and watched him. "Who's the second cup for?" She questioned as he turned around to reveal a dark green mug and a red one.
"You." He said with a charming smile. Felicity couldn't help but smile back.
"Thanks. Now I feel like a bad host though…" She said taking a sip of the coffee, it was perfect. How did he know what to put in my coffee?
"You were our DD and you let all of us crash at your house. I'd say that's a good quality to have when hosting." Laurel started to move. She covered her eyes with her arm.
"Agh why sunshine, why do you have to be bright?" Felicity went to the windows and closed the blinds. "Yay the sun is vanquished."
She blinked rapidly and saw Oliver sitting on the couch with his face above her's. "Mornin sleepy." He said in a mock tone.
"Shut up Ollie." Oliver laughed as she slapped him with a pillow.
"I think I'm gonna go try to find Tommy. Last I saw him he was throwing up in my toilet…" Felicity walked away from them and down the hall. She checked the bathroom and low and behold, Tommy Merlyn was dead asleep with his head in the toilet bowl. Thank God he flushed the barf before passing out.
"Hey guys come here!" Felicity said to Oliver and Laurel. They came running and saw Tommy. They couldn't contain their laughter. Laurel hushed them and slowly reached for the handle. FLUSH!
"AGH! AGH! WHAT THE HELL! LAUREL!" They were all almost in tears they were laughing so hard.
"Do you want a towel?" Laurel said through her laughter.
"Oh I already have a towel. C'mere honey." He said as he wrapped his arms around Laurel before she could escape. Oliver and Felicity spring back, still laughing. Tommy started shaking his head.
"Ahaha! Tommy! Stop!" Laurel yelled almost crumbling to the ground.
"Aw you know I still love you." Tommy said stopping, simply holding Laurel now.
"And I still love you, even when you're covered in toilet bowl water."
"Good." Tommy said as he leaned in to kiss her.
"Ah! No Tommy!" Laurel slipped out from his clutches. They chased each other around until Felicity just stopped watching.
"Poor Laurel." Oliver murmured still smiling. "So where are Thea and Roy?"
"I uh, I didn't watch them for too long. They were uh, doing-"
"Ok I get the picture…" Oliver said wincing at images of his little sister and Roy.
"Let's let them wake up when they wake up."
"Agreed." Oliver complied. They went back to the living room and sat on the couch.
"You know no one ever made you that popcorn." Oliver brought up the topic from last night.
"Oh yeah." She said. Oliver looked at her with the strangest look. She tilted her head in a way that made Oliver's heart melt. "What?" She asked.
"Nothing." Oliver replied, shaking his head. "Nothing at all."
"Thanks for everything." Oliver said, turning around and looking at Felicity as she stood in her doorway.
She smiled. "Anytime." They stood there for a moment, just looking at each other.
"You know, I still owe you that popcorn. So anytime you want some, I'll be there." Oliver smiled as he said the last words.
Felicity blushed. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind." And with that, Oliver nodded and walked away. Oh Felicity, what have you gotten yourself into.
