Chapter 2
The next morning the MP3 and its music filled her apartment as she dressed for the meeting at the bank. It was a new dress that she smoothed out as her hair fluttered out behind her. She had bought it before the drama that took Queen Consolidated out of their lives. She hummed along as she turned into her third bedroom which was her home office. Her screens were filled by documents that were being checked by a search. An alert caught her attention; the screen flickered as she read the results. She smiled as she read. She loved her technology skills and how she just found a tool for them to restore Queen Consolidated to him.
Her hair caught the breeze as his car pulled up. He smiled as he noticed the new dress she wore. The blues enhanced the color of her eyes and made them sparkle behind her glasses. He smiled more as he noticed the shade of green was his just as the jewelry she picked to go with the dress was his green as well. As he walked to her, he offered her his arm from the breeze that brought her loose hair to life as well as stirred her skirt to life. Diggle took the other side providing protection for them both but mostly for her against the cool of the wind. She smiled as they walked as a team into Walter's bank.
It was over 2 hours later when they exited the building following the Queen Consolidated lawyers out. With Walter's help and Felicity's find in the contracts, they were successful in getting it back. Queen Consolidated and all its holdings belonged to the Queens again. He was speaking to the lawyers before they got in their car back to Queen Consolidated to prepare the formal documents to return his family's corporation to him. She sighed quietly feeling the warmth of the sun. She had taken a seat near the bank on a bench. Oliver and Diggle were with the lawyers. A young man in a suit took the seat next to her. As he started to talk to her he stretched and placed his arm behind her. He moved until she was on the end of the bench trapped by the arm rest. He continued to try to gain her attention and interest.
Oliver turned as the lawyers left looking for Felicity. He saw the flutter of her hair in the wind. It was the rest of the scene that angered him. She was backed into a corner by some guy. His eyes darkened as he moved towards them. Diggle was several steps behind also concerned. When he reached them, she looked to him as the guy ignored him. "Felicity, are you ready to leave?" he asked her holding his hand out for hers.
The guy finally looked to Oliver and spoke in a cocky voice, "You aren't needed here. The lady and I are getting to know each other."
Felicity spoke next, and he could hear the tension in her voice, "No, we are NOT getting to know each other. And yes, I am very ready to leave, Oliver."
The guy grabbed Felicity's hand as she reached out to Oliver. "Oh, no, my beauty, we are just getting started. You aren't leaving me now." Felicity called out as he pressed her back into the seat and held her hand to his chest. She struggled against his grasp to free her hand and move from the seat.
It was the final straw for Oliver. He grabbed the man's hand who began to react in pain. "I believe the lady said she was ready to leave. It is her decision and you WILL respect it. Don't let me catch you harassing her again." He released the man and again gave Felicity his hand and quickly drew her to his side. He tucked her into his arm with it possessively around her waist as they turned to leave. Diggle just smiled as the man sat with his jaw open as he stared at the pair's backs.