Prompt: "I love you. I want to do everything with you. I want to marry you and have kids with you and get old with you. And then I want to die the day before you do, so I never have to live without you." - Stacey Jay, Juliet Immortal
Written for the Olicity Hiatus Project.
They get married on a Wednesday. Felicity wears her favourite blue dress, and Oliver wears a grey suit, no tie. They call Thea and Diggle when they stop to pick up flowers at the florist around the corner, asking them to head to the courthouse.
While Diggle takes it all in stride, Thea needs a little convincing.
"What- did you guys just wake up this morning and decide to get married?" she asks.
"That's exactly what happened," Oliver replies.
At the courthouse, they say their vows and exchange simple platinum bands in front of a justice of the peace. They walk out, signed papers in hand, less than an hour after they'd arrived. Thea tries to convince them to have another more elaborate ceremony, but they shake their heads, assuring her this is exactly what they wanted. Neither of them stops smiling all morning.
They spend their first anniversary, staring at Felicity's phone, watching the seconds count down. When the timer reaches zero, Oliver holds his breath as Felicity picks up the white plastic stick and turns it over. He lets out his breath in an astonished chuckle as he looks down at the vivid blue plus sign.
A little less than eight months later Alexandra Dearden Queen is born. She's almost a week early, with a healthy set of lungs, loudly proclaiming her presence to the world, and setting the pace for her entire life.
Three years later, Samuel Thomas Queen is born and it finally feels like their family is complete. Alex is beyond thrilled to have a baby to take care of and from the moment he can crawl, Sam follows his sister wherever she goes.
Somehow they manage to negotiate domestic life and their evening activities until Alex and Sam are teenagers and Oliver finally decides to hang up the hood. In his years as the Arrow, he's had the opportunity to nurture other heroes who have come along, so he and Felicity feel content that Starling City will remain in good hands.
For the first few years, Oliver struggles in his retirement, needing an outlet for all of the energy he used to dispense saving the city. He's always enjoyed working with his hands, so Felicity suggests woodworking, and although skeptical at first, Oliver soon finds that, as always, his wife is right.
When the children have grown and left the nest, Felicity and Oliver finally take the opportunity to travel. They tour Europe and Asia, they even take a trip to Africa, but they avoid any islands that may bring back too many unpleasant memories. The adventures they have now are different than those they had when they were younger, but just as enjoyable.
They live to see their children marry and have children of their own. They live a full life, one that they can be proud of. They have albums full of smiling faces, more memories than any book could hold. Neither Felicity nor Oliver has any regrets.
Oliver dies in his sleep on a Tuesday. Felicity manages to hold on for a few months, to support her family, but they can see how much she misses him, how lost she is without him. No one in surprised when she too passes away in her sleep, knowing that they are once again together.
It was a good life.