Have you ever had one of those moments in life where everything just became so blatantly clear to you? Some might call it "your life flashing before your eyes" or a "wake-up call", but Oliver Queen had a different term for it.

Scared shitless.

Now to the casual observer, Oliver Queen is a billionaire CEO who likes to party. He's somewhat shed his player image from six years ago, but most of Starling City still sees him that way. To be perfectly honest, Oliver rather likes the fact that most people don't truly know who he is now because the more people that really get to know him, the more likely it is that his secret identity will be revealed.

Oliver prides himself on being in control—all the time. He simply does not handle losing control or even feeling like he is losing control.

But, today changed everything for him. His day started off like any other-a quick workout, getting ready (suit included), and then the drive to his office at Queen Consolidated. Even the ride on the elevator was just like any other normal day, but that's where the normalcy ended. He exited the elevator with a smile on his face as he approached Felicity's desk. He'd picked up her favorite coffee and muffin on his way to work and he couldn't wait to see the smile that graced her face when she saw it.

When he arrived at her desk, he was disappointed to see that she was not there. Thinking that perhaps she was running an errand or in the restroom, he put the coffee and muffin on her desk before crossing to his office to boot up his computer. After waiting for the machine to start up, he typed in his password and looked out to Felicity's desk. She still had not returned. Just as he rose to go looking for her, a solemn-faced Diggle entered his office with a fast-paced stride.

"Oliver, it's Felicity."

"What happened?" Oliver said as he instinctively started walking to the elevator. Diggle walked alongside him.

"There was an accident."

Four words was all it took for Oliver Queen's world to be completely rocked. Everything snapped into place for him. There would be no more pushing her away or one night stands with other women. Just knowing that something had happened to the light of his life caused Oliver to completely change his way of thinking where Felicity was concerned.

"Oliver, did you hear me?" Digg's voice cut through the fog going on in his brain and Oliver jerked his head to look at his friend.

"What?"

"She's okay. A few bumps and bruises, but she'll be fine. They're running a CT scan just to make sure there isn't any brain damage, but she's alert and talking."

Oliver only nodded in response as he and Diggle got into the car. Words were not exchanged as Digg drove them to the hospital. The five minute car ride seemed like an hour. Once Digg had pulled up the entrance of the Emergency Room, Oliver bolted from the car and headed inside. A nurse showed him to the room where Felicity was lying on a narrow hospital bed. There were white bandages on her forehead, neck, and left arm. Bruises were forming on her cheek and arms.

"Felicity," Oliver sighed as he let out the breath he'd been holding since the moment he'd heard Diggle say she'd been in an accident.

"Oliver, I'm okay," Felicity said with a sigh as she watched him go into his shell. Anytime anything ever happened to her, he would clam up and be distant for days.

"I love you."

Those three words caused Felicity's head to spin more than any of the nauseous moments she'd had since banging her head on her driver's side window just a few hours ago.

"What did you just say?"

"I love you."

"Oliver, I think you're the one who needs a CT scan," Felicity said with a chuckle as she tried to brush off his comment. Surely adrenaline or some other crazy thing was causing him to say this.

"Felicity, I love you."

"Oliver—" she started but stopped as he approached her. He came to a stop beside the bed and he leaned down so his nose was practically touching hers.

"Please don't ever scare me like that again. I couldn't live without you," Oliver whispered.

"Oliver, where is this coming from?" Felicity asked quietly as she stared into his blue-gray eyes.

"I think I've loved you from the moment you showed up on Lian Yu demanding that I return to Starling City. No one has ever cared that much about me or stood up to me. I've been fighting these feelings for you because I thought you would be safer and because I've never felt anything like this before. But today when I heard you had been in an accident and I didn't know if you were going to okay, it's like reality just slapped me in the face. I'd rather have you in my life and face life together with you than to be on the outside of your life looking in," Oliver said as he watched her closely.

"You had me at 'I love you', Oliver. I'm tired of fighting my feelings too. It takes way too much energy to pretend that I don't love you, and I'm so glad you feel the same way."

Oliver smiled before leaning down to brush a kiss across her lips. Felicity smiled into his kiss before letting out a sharp hiss. There was a cut on her lower lip that stretched when she smiled.

"You two finished with your heart-to-heart?" Digg asked from the doorway with a big smile on his handsome face.

"I think so," Felicity answered.

"Good, because the doctor says you're ready to go," Digg said before handing her a bag with her belongings.

"Hallelujah," Felicity practically sang. "I'm ready to get out of here. Just let me change and then when we can head to QC."

"You're not going to work," Oliver said as he stared down at her as she rummaged through the bag pulling out her bloodied shirt.

"Oliver, you are not going to start bossing me around now. Just because you told me you love me does not mean you get to control me," Felicity said as she stared at him.

A chuckle from the other side of the room caused both of them to look at Digg.

"You two are already having an argument. This going to be so much fun to watch," Digg said before backing out of the doorway. As he turned to head towards the nurses' station he could hear Oliver and Felicity arguing. He had a feeling they were going to be having a lot of heart-to-hearts from now on.