Next Chapter for you guys, I know it`s short but the next would be longer.

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Oliver threw his bow to the ground. The bastard had thought of everything. What the hell was he supposed to do now?

He slumped on the floor next to the discarded bow. There was only one way to make the man talk, but he couldn't do that. Sending Felicity to get a confession out of her stepfather was just too dangerous. Maybe the bug would record something useful over the next few days.

The CEO changed clothes and rode his Streetfighter bike back to the Queen mansion.

Silently he stepped into Felicity's bedroom. She was still sleeping, looking very peaceful. He had to make sure that Edward Andrews could never hurt her again. Oliver stripped off his jeans and shirt, pulled back the covers and lay down, wrapping his arms around Felicity.

"Oliver", she mumbled sleepily.

"Sshhh", he whispered softly into her ear. "Go back to sleep."

"Mmhmm", she answered, snuggling closer against him.

When Oliver woke up some time later, Felicity's head was resting on his chest. It felt good and for the first time in over a year he hadn't been plagued by nightmares. He didn't move a muscle, the IT girl needed her sleep and he enjoyed watching her rest so peacefully. Oliver smiled. He wouldn't mind waking up like this every morning. His fingers gently played with a strand of her hair. Felicity grumbled softly and opened her eyes. "Oliver?!" She almost panicked, she had never shared a bed with him. "How did you get into my bed?" Quickly she sat up, pulling the covers up with her.

He grinned. "I looked in on you and you looked so peaceful, but also so lost in the large bed. I just wanted to hold you, to protect you." Felicity caressed his cheek. "Oliver…" He felt that the moment had come to tell her the truth.

"Felicity… when I told you that I cannot be with someone I care about, I meant that I cannot be with you."

Felicity looked at him in horror and pulled her hand back. When Oliver noticed the change in her eyes, he reached for her hand and held onto it. "Not because I don't have any feelings for you, but because I love you." He noticed that the expression in her eyes had changed again. "I tried not to fall in love with you, suppressed the need to be close to you, out of fear that you could be used against me. But after all that has happened, I realized how much I need you in my life. Not just as my assistant at QC or as a member of team Arrow. I need you because you make me whole."

Felicity's heart began to beat fast and irregularly. How long had she longed for this moment. She laced her fingers with Oliver's and leaned closer to his lips. Oliver tightened the grip on her hand, his breathing stopped, when her soft lips met his. How often had he imagined this moment, how often had he wondered what she would taste like. The reality was far better than anything he had ever imagined. He let go of her hand and gently cupped her face, hoping the kiss would never end. Felicity gently opened her lips and allowed his tongue to enter. Oliver's whole body started to tremble.

Felicity's hands wandered from his face to his neck and down to his arms, where they remained while their tongues continued the duel of love both of them had been waiting months for.

Slowly Felicity pulled back and opened her eyes, meeting Oliver's steel blue gaze that for once was shining brilliantly. Her hand moved across his chest until it rested over his heart, feeling the fast, steady beat. "I love you, too", was all she said before she kissed him again.