Lunch so far has been tense. Her and her dad used to be close once, not as close as her mom, but since she died everything change between them. She can't help but think that part of it is her fault.

Ever since her mom's death she hasn't been able to let go. The mugging just never really made sense to her. Why take her wallet and leave behind an expensive engagement ring? The police ruled it as a mugging, but she always felt like there was more to it than just that. She couldn't bring herself to let it go.

She thinks her family resents her for that. While everyone else tried to move on and heal, Felicity never really could. A little while after the 1st year anniversary of her mother's death her father started to distance himself from Felicity. The weekly calls turned to monthly calls, of course they lessened even more once she started helping Oliver.

Though when Oliver came into her life, that's when things really started to get better for her. It was probably the fact that what she was helping them do was doing some real good in the city. More now that he's more focused on cleaning up the city since the undertaking. Taking down people like those that killed her mother made her feel good. Gave her a sense of purpose. One that she felt she lost along with her mother.

So now she is sitting across the table at a cafe for lunch with her father, reminiscing about the past. She misses how things used to be.

"Dad why are you here?"

Richard stops his story and looks a confused like he didn't hear her right.

"Can't a father just come to take his daughter out to lunch?" He says.

"Yes, but you haven't in a while so obviously there's a reason you are here so can we just skip to it already?"

"Okay," so there is something he's here for, "There is something I've been meaning to tell you and I thought it would be better to tell you in person."

The words just slipped out her mouth even though she knew how dramatic she was being. "OH MY GOSH!" Then she remembers that they are in a public cafe and they are not the only ones here so she lowers her voice. "Are you sick? Is there something wrong? Are you dying?"

"God no." He says calming her down. "It's nothing like that. I came here because I wanted you to meet my fiancé."

She must have heard wrong. "I'm sorry what?"

"I'm getting married and I want you to meet my fiancé."

"Are you serious right now!? How could you do this!" she says trying her best not to cause a scene.

How could he do this? Breaking the news to her so soon. There years ago her mother, his wife, died.

"Honey calm down. Listen. This is important to me, okay? Now, she is joining us for dinner tonight at the restaurant and I am asking you to give her a chance."

"No. You cannot ask that of me. How could you do this!? To me? To mom?"

People in the café started staring at them. "Fel-"

"No." How could this possibly be happening? Life isn't fair. How could he. Who the hell is this woman? Her mother died just over 3 years ago. She doesn't care who this other woman is. "I have to get back to work."

And with that she sat up and walk right out of the door leaving her father ridden with guilt and shame.