Oliver walked into the house and headed for the living room. Emma was resting on the couch reading a book. He had felt guilty about having left her with the Raisa while he tended to some Arrow business but she had been more than understanding and he knew that Raisa would take good care of her.

"Hi".

Emma looked up from her book and smiled. "Hey".

He sat down on the edge of the couch. "Everything alright? Do you need me to get anything for you"?

"Oliver, how many times do I have to tell you that I'm fine. You don't need to hover. You've got more important things to do then stick around here and watch me wince and moan every time I move".

As the day was coming to an end and the room was getting darker, he stood and turned on the lights.

He looked at the book she was reading.

"The Odyssey, huh"?

Emma bit her lip. "I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind, I found it in your library. I hadn't read it since high school. It was actually one of my favorites".

He sat back down surprised. "Yeah? It was one of my favorite too".

She nodded. "I can see why. You both have things in common. You both went through multiple ordeals to return home".

He said nothing and she tensed up.

"I'm sorry. I didn't want to bring up the past".

"It's fine, it's just that…"

She gently cut him off. "There's no need to justify yourself or talk to me about it".

He wanted to tell her. He felt that he could so easily talk to her, open up to her, give her details about what happened those five years that still some didn't know. But he held back simply because there and then, what was happening in that precise moment, was about her and what SHE had gone through, not the other way around.

He was about to tell her, that when the time was right, he wanted to share it with her, but his phone started to vibrate from his jean pocket.

Emma realized that he was hesitant to pick it up, so she decided to make it easy for him.

"I'm going to head into the kitchen and get myself something to drink. Do you want something"?

"Whatever you're having".

She slowly stood from the couch and tried to refrain from complaining too much, but if there was something that Oliver could read easily on people's faces, it was pain and he saw it on her face. He didn't know if he should help her or not. He moved slightly, in an attempt to put out his hand.

"Don't worry, I've got it".

He stood as he watched her walk slowly out of the living room towards the kitchen. He heard the fridge open as he picked up the phone. It was Diggle.

"Oliver, where are you"?

"At home. Why"?

"There is a security breech on the estate. One of the silent alarms was triggered off. I'm on my way. ETA is 5 minutes".

Upon hearing those words, Oliver stood immediately and scanned the room. "What zone went off Dig"?

"Felicity said it was zone 3".

He started walking and picked up the pace. "That's right outside the kitchen. Emma's in the kitchen"! As he hastened towards the kitchen he shifted from his phone to his earpiece.

"Emma"? He walked quietly over to the kitchen. "Emma"?

He peeked in the kitchen from the corner of the doorframe. Two glasses were on the countertop and the fridge was open but there was no sight of Emma. He walked in further and noticed the backdoor wide opened.

He frowned. "Whoever they are, they've got Emma".

He stood outside but he couldn't see anything. It was dark and the grounds were huge.

"Felicity? I need you to activate the thermal surveillance and tell me where they are".

"Got it..just give me a second… There I've got two bodies moving slowly heading southeast".

Then she heard it through the police radio.

"Hum Oliver… You're not going to like this".

He spoke quietly as he headed towards the southeast part of the property. "What"?

"The gang leader that attacked Emma the other night… we'll it's all over the police radio. He managed to escape police custody two hours ago".

John arrived by Oliver's side. "I don't think this is a coincidence".

At that same moment, they came to a clearing and caught up with Emma and the gang leader. Realizing he had little but no chance at escaping the grounds to finally get rid of her, he removed the knife from her side and placed the sharp point on her carotid, all the while using her to shield his own body.

"Don't take another step or I'll kill her"!

John had his gun but it was too risky to shoot, he didn't want to harm his soon to be new colleague and team member. "You got something you can use"? he asked Oliver.

"I'm always prepared". He discreetly took out a small short arrow and without blinking an eye threw it across the lawn where it embedded itself in the criminal's arm. He instantly dropped the knife that his arm was carrying. The guy then aggressively pushed Emma away from him and as she fell to the ground, he started to run away.

Oliver looked at Emma then at John. "Stay with her.. He's mine"!

He ran after the gang leader and John hastened toward Emma. "Are you hurt"?

"No. No. I'm fine". She instinctively put her hand on her throat where the knife had been earlier and when she removed it was bloody.

John looked at her hands and her throat but it was way too dark to see. He took Emma's hand and placed it in the exact location she had put it. "Keep pressure on it. We need to get you inside to take a look at it".

Emma simply nodded and rose to her feet with John's help.

Unluckily for the gang member, Oliver was a very quick runner. When he was within reach, Oliver dived and took him down. He pulled out the arrow from his arm and would have probably killed him if the police hadn't suddenly barged in around them.

Lance looked at Oliver as he pointed his gun. "It's alright. We've got it from here".

Oliver quickly hid the arrow and stood as the guy was being handcuffed.

"How did you know"?

"Your bodyguard Mr. Diggle called us after the alarm went off. Since this guy had escaped, it was easy to link the two and that he was probably going to try to take out Miss Grey".

By the time Oliver returned to where he had last seen Emma and John, they were no longer there. He walked into the living room where Emma was being questioned by Lance's colleague and a paramedic was putting a bandage on the side of her throat. John met up with him.

"She's fine. It's just a superficial cut. They're taking her deposition. I think we're missing a part of the puzzle here".

Oliver nodded. "Not many people knew she was here. He must have gotten the tip from someone. He's been in police custody, there was no way he could have followed us from the hospital this morning".

"So, who knew"?

"Besides, you, Felicity, me and Lance? No one". He paused for a moment as he looked at Emma. Then it dawned on him and he turned to look at John. "The hospital knew. I was written down as her emergency contact. He probably went to her place first and seeing she wasn't there he came here".

"OK. What now"?

"Go over to her place and see if someone has been there. Felicity"?

"Still here".

"I want you to check who accessed Emma's hospital file. If there is a leak, it most probably came from there. Once the police is done, I'm bringing Emma with me, because until I can take care of whoever led him here, she's not safe".

"Got it. See you in a bit".

Oliver walked over and sat down next to Emma.

"So aside from the attack the other night, you had never seen this man before, is that correct Miss Grey"?

"Yes, that's correct".

"Well, we're going to investigate this further and try to understand how he got the information. Again, really sorry for this and we'll be in touch".

"Thank you, detective".

Once all the police officers and detectives were gone, Oliver looked at her. Her face was tight but amazingly enough not an ounce of fear was visible.

"You think you can take a small trip"?

She looked at him with curiosity. "Yes. Where are we going"?

He stood and helped her stand, this time she wasn't going to push him away. He had once again just saved her life and no matter how strong she was or pretended to be, it was nice to have someone she could lean on.

"I'm taking you back with me to the club. I need to know you're safe until I can figure out who is behind this".

She nodded and followed him.

When they arrived at the club, it was deserted. It was a very different atmosphere than the last time she had come and it suited her more. When they arrived downstairs, a beautiful blonde with glasses turned away from her computer screen and stood.

"Emmaline Grey, this is Felicity Smoak. Felicity is our IT specialist".

Emma smiled. "The IT goddess. It's a pleasure to meet you".

Felicity smiled. Goddess? Yeah she liked the sound of that. She was already starting to like Emma. Finally another woman.. she wouldn't be a minority anymore.

"Me too. I'm glad you're alright".

"So, Felicity, what did you find"?

She headed back to the computer as Oliver and Emma followed. "Right so I had a look at who accessed Emma's hospital records today. There were two people. Doctor Morris and Nurse Rebecca Fields. At first I thought that was normal but then I looked a bit further and well, Nurse Fields wasn't on shift yesterday, it was her day off".

"She must have gone in to get the information and pass it along".

"That would have only led them to my apartment. Why would they have come looking for me at your house"? she asked Oliver.

"Because Oliver is your emergency contact", said Felicity. "See here", she said as she pointed to the screen.

Emma leaned to look closer in disbelief.

Oliver smiled coyly. "It was the only way I could get in to make sure you were OK".

Emma looked in awe at Felicity. "And you did that"?

"Guilty", said Felicity beaming. "Although it was his idea".

"Impressive", said Emma still in awe. She then turned to Oliver. "Let's just hope we won't to use it anymore".

"Once Miss Fields has been taken care of, I also hope we will never need to use it".

Felicity readjusted her glasses and looked at Oliver. "So, what do you want to do? Pay Nurse Fields a little visit"?

Oliver grabbed his phone. "No. I think it's time that Arrow gave Detective Lance a very detailed tip. I'm just going to head over there and make sure there are no more surprises".

He grabbed his bow and disappeared.

Emma and Felicity looked at each other and the smiled.

"I guess this was not the way I imagined meeting you for the first time. I was more looking along the lines of arriving on my first day with coffee and croissants", said Emma.

"Nothing usually works out the way we plan it… especially here. I take cappuccino, no extra foam", she said as she smiled.

"Duly noted", said Emma before scanning the room again.

Things had changed a bit since her previous visit of the lair.

Felicity realized that she was checking the place out, so she pointed to the computer next to one of hers. "This is for you".

Emma looked at it. "That's a LogicKeyboard Grass Valley EDIUS PC Wireless Slim Line Keyboard"!

Felicity grinned. "Pretty cool huh? I know. Oliver had it delivered this morning just for you"!

Emma was touched. And to top it all off he had gotten her a Dell UltraSharp 31.5" LCD screen monitor… which cost more than 1000$!

Felicity pulled back Emma's chair so that she could sit next to her. Once Emma was sitting down and slowly took possession of her space as well as letting all of it sink in, Felicity leaned over to her. "I'll share my toys with you if you share yours with mine".

Emma laughed. "Deal"!

"Welcome to the team"!