"I'm going with you." Felicity challenged as she chased Oliver through her bedroom door.

Oliver heaved a sigh and turned around facing her. "It's not safe, Felicity."

"So that didn't stop you from handing me up on a platter for Slade." she meant it to be sarcastic but it struck like knife to his heart.

Oliver wavered a bit in front of her before gently gripping her shoulder and squeezing a bit.

"Felicity you're hurt and I can't watch over you and save Diggle." he said sternly before turning around to pick up his things.

"That's not the end of it Oliver, you know that's not the end of it...I will come rather you like it or not." Felicity said standing her ground and invading his space.

Oliver couldn't help his smile at her defiance. He always found it so sexy, he thought as he leaned in closer but she didn't waver.

"You have to trust me, Oliver." she said her eyes connecting with his.

"Trust isn't what I'm worried about Felicity..." Oliver groaned.

"Then Trust that I can handle myself." She said eyes flickering quickly to his lips then back up again.

Oliver could kiss her again and he wanted to so badly. His blood ran hot with frustration and he quickly turned away again. They had already crossed that line

and he didn't know where they stood anymore all he knew was that he wanted to grab her up in his arms and carry her back to the bed and never let her go

again.

"Fine. But you stay at the lair and help me from there." Oliver said more aggressively then he meant.

"But..." Felicity went to challenge him again but was soon stopped by Oliver's dark gaze. The gaze that not just moments ago had her moaning in pleasure.

She gulped and backed away from him.

Oliver followed her in her retreat until his warm breath inched across her cheek.

"Do you understand?" he said seductively. Causing Felicity to yelp when his large hand grabbed the small of her back and pulled her hard against him. His hand

trailing across the green fabric of her silk dress. She nodded her head in agreement.

"Then let's get going." he rasped. Gently releasing his hold on Felicity and grabbing his bow from her sofa.

"We have a Friend to save."


Oliver reached the abandoned dock exactly on time with Felicity safely in his ear. Her voice was a comfort he had come accustomed to and he almost longed to

hear her on his missions. It was an amazing thing having someone care for him.

"Oliver?" her soft voice echoed through his ear.

"I'm here." he answered back steadily.

He herd her breathe a sigh of relief and could almost imagine her drop her shoulders and relax.

"Do you see anything." Oliver says seriously as he crouches down and watches the end of the dock intently.

"I just pulled up the security cameras from the nearest building and I see a group of..." she pauses. "Maybe 10 or 11 headed your way from the right...no sign

of Dig yet."

Oliver hides behind a crate as the group of men sneak closer to the dock. Guns raised and ready to kill. The men are laughing and whistling his name. He raises

his bow and arrow. Ready.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." A voice behind him says. It catches Oliver off guard and he turns fast and points the arrow at the voice. Its a tall bald man

with an ugly scar on his right cheek. Oliver looks past him and down to his feet where Diggle is planted on his knees. He has no idea how this guy managed to

sneak up on him so fast or if he had been there all along. He must have been distracted.

'Damn it' he thinks clinching his hand tighter around his bow.

"That would not be apart of the deal."

"What deal. I only said I'd meet you here." Oliver says angrier in his arrow voice.

"The deal you're going to make with me...The deal that you're going to leave my business alone or I am going to kill everyone associated with you. Starting

with his one and then…to the cute little blonde you seem so fond of." The bald man spats and kicks Diggle in the side causing him to clinch in pain.

Oliver focuses hard on his bow and squeezes it tighter in his grasp. He looks down at Diggle once more. Hes grasping his rib in pain but quickly catches a

glimpse of Dig as he reaches behind the bald man and winks at him. 'He has a plan', Oliver thinks to himself.

"So what If I agree to this deal now." Oliver says playing along and lowering his bow, he sees Diggle from the corner of his eye waiting for his cue.

"Now Oliver." he hears Felicity's whisper from his ear piece.

"Then we mind our own businesses from now on and I leave your little friends alone... well but of course I might have to pay a visit to your blonde friend

though. She's just too...what can I say delicious of a prize to find and just forget about." He cocks a smile at Oliver.

Oliver feels the anger build inside of him at his last words. "I'm not sure you're her type." Oliver pauses and walks closer to him. "She not really in to men that are dead." Oliver smirks.

"Wha..." the ugly man can barely say before Diggle knocks him off his feet and rolls towards Oliver as they duck behind the crate. A sudden gust of Gunfire fills

the air. Bullets spray around them as Oliver cuts Diggle free and they both watch as the bald man try's to pull himself up before being hit by stray bullets coming

at them in a haze. He falls into a heap back to the ground.

Diggle turns back to Oliver. "What are we going to do?" Diggle questions.

"Felicity's got this." Oliver smiles and can almost imagine Felicity smiling too.

"It's good you finally understand my abilities." Felicity laughs and activates the bomb Oliver planted earlier.

They hear beep before a large blast sends the men firing flying in every direction.

"Bomb?" Diggle smiles as he turns back eyes questioning.


Diggle and Oliver make it back to the lair an hour later stumbling through the entrance as Oliver helps Diggle balance into the building.

"Dig!" Felicity yells and runs towards him embracing him in a fierce hug nearly knocking him over.

"Whoa there." he laughs out. "Still hurt remember?" he said pointing to his ribs.

"Oh sorry. I'm just happy you're not dead." she smiles bigger and helps Diggle to the nearest chair. Felicity runs into the back heels clicking against the concrete

in a haste. She appeared a short time later holding the first aid kit.

Diggle looks up. "I don't think I..." he paused taking in her appearance for the first time since seeing her earlier. She had changed into a pink sweater and

jeans and had her hair back in a regular pony tail but what he noticed that took him off guard was the giant bruise that stretched across her jaw.

"What happened to you?" he asks worried.

"Oh I guess Oliver didn't tell you yet…I got kidnapped earlier by the same guys that grabbed you but one happened to be my date and Oliver saved me...and

we...uh." she stopped blushing to herself not sure where she was going with the full details of what happened. Luckily Oliver finished for her before she

blurted out to much.

"Got the call from you." Oliver said hesitantly.

"Oh...OK." Diggle said suspiciously eyeing them both before jumping up. He cringed in pain at the sudden movement.

"You can't go anywhere your hurt." Felicity said grabbing at his arm.

"It's just a bruise and...I need to get home I know Layla is probably worried about me...I was supposed to call her back 3 hours ago I would be pleasantly surprised if she's not hunting me down as we speak.."

Felicity chased him to the door as he wobbled towards the exist.

"Dig..." she whispered. "Why are you leaving so fast...leaving me here alone." she said in his ear quietly looking towards him and back towards Oliver.

"Listen..." Diggle said looking up quickly towards Oliver who is walking back towards the back. "If something happened between the two of you...you need to

talk about It." he smirked. "Now go I will be fine." he said before closing the door behind him.

She turned her head back just in time to see Oliver peeling the arrow suit from his torso. She gulped and thought, 'Talk...need to Talk to Oliver...'

To be continued..


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