Location/Situation: Caught in the Rain
Felicity was trying to get back to Starling City when the storm hit. Within minutes the sky had gone dark, and her visibility had decreased drastically. She considered stopping, but it was dangerous to just sit on the shoulder of a highway so she didn't stop.
Even going slowly, and driving carefully, she ran into a problem- almost literally. Her car slid across the road and slid into a ditch. Luckily for her, it was only a short slide, so she was okay, even if her car wasn't. With the broken windshield her car was practically useless as shelter; she didn't have a choice but to walk down the highway and try to find a place that'd keep her warm and dry.
She could barely see the highway in front of her, as visibility was still zero. Every once in a while she'd see the yellow headlights of a car, but she was on the other side of the road, and so far no one had passed her. After about a half-hour, she finally saw yellow lights when she looked over her shoulder. She had to grab the driver's attention as she wouldn't be able to keep going for long.
It was while she was debating how bad of an idea it was to walk out into the middle of the road, the car stopped beside her. She edged towards the car slowly, debating whether it would be better to die by axe murderer or hypothermia.
"Hey!" She could just barely hear the voice. "Do you want some help? Felicity shivered, but didn't answer. The car moved again and Felicity figured it was leaving her, but as she started moving again, a dark shape came from the fog. She froze, her first thought running back to axe murderer, but as the shape approached she heard a familiar voice.
"You obviously need help. Please let me give you a lift somewhere, I swear I'm not an axe murderer."
"T-t-that's what they-y-y all-l-l-l say." It was hard to speak with her chattering teeth. Now that he was close to her, she could just see a hint of a smile.
"Here." He slid out of his coat and draped it around her shoulders. "Come on." Really Felicity didn't have much of a choice, so she followed him.
Getting in the car she settled easily into the warm passenger seat, practically groaning about how it felt. She heard another door shut, and glancing up she saw the man in the driver's seat.
"I'm Oliver."
"Felicity. I'm hoping that you are really not an axe murderer. I mean I can't really see a person named Oliver being an axe murderer… not that I am really calling you an axe murderer. That would be rude and judgmental." She trailed off. "Sorry." He smiled at her though.
"It's nice to meet you Felicity. Can you tell me how you managed to get caught in the rain on a highway?"
"Uhh… well I was trying to drive home, but then the rain started and my car slipped off the road and into a ditch, and while it was pretty okay the windshield was bust so it was basically useless as shelter. I was hoping to find somewhere to wait the storm out before I got this far, but obviously that didn't happen." She held up her phone. "Plus my phone died so I couldn't call anyone."
"Left coat pocket, my phone is in there. Feel free to call whoever you need. Where were you headed?"
"Uhh… Starling City." Felicity was debating who to call to get help from when Oliver perked up.
"Well it just so happens that's where I'm headed, so I'd be more than happy to take you." Felicity just kind of looked at him.
"You do realize that's really creepy right?" He shrugged. She bit her lip. "Are you sure it's okay?"
"Of course. I wouldn't offer if I wasn't willing to actually help you." She still wasn't sure, he could read it easily on her face. "Look. Why don't you start by calling a tow truck so they can go get your car tomorrow morning? And then you can call the cops if you want and tell them what's going on. I'd love for you to trust what I'm saying…but I understand your wariness."
Felicity agreed and by the time she had made her calls they were passing into Starling City. She told him where she lived and within 15 minutes she was in front of her house. She had stepped out of the car, and was turning back to tell him thank you, when he spoke up.
"Felicity. I know this might be odd, but I'd really like to see you again, and actually get to know you when it's warm and dry." That reminded Felicity that she still had his jacket. As she started shrugging it off, he continued. "No. Hold on to that. It means you'll have to see me again sometime." She could see the grin on his face; it was definitely one of those grins that told her a lot about him. Now that he really had stopped talking she spoke up.
"Okay. Yes. I would be willing to see you in the future." His smile got bigger- if that was even possible and he held out his phone.
"Give me your number and I'll text you. Once your phone is charged you'll have it." Felicity quickly typed in her number.
"Really though, thank you for the lift. I really appreciate it." He smiled at her back as she walked to her front door, and it was only then that he drove away.
Of course with her back to him, he couldn't see the incredulous look she had about what the hell just happened, but it disappeared within moments. Somehow that unfortunate drive had ended better than most of her regular days, so she couldn't help the smile that wouldn't go away even after the door was shut and locked behind her.