Yet another chapter!
Three weeks after his surgery, he started going out in public again. He was glad Felicity had agreed on joining him whenever he felt like leaving the house. She had been the most wonderful person! She helped him with anything he might have needed help with, she even suggested sometimes that they should find a place to sit down. Of course Oliver himself was too stubborn to say something like 'I need a break now, can we find a place to rest?'
Right now they were walking down main street, looking for a pair of suit pants that would fit around Oliver's brace… There was going to be a gala for the three biggest companies in Starling City. Since QC was one of them, and Oliver was the CEO again, he had to be there… And therefore he needed a new pair of pants for his suit, since none of those he already had would fit around his huge brace.
He felt a bit stupid every time he went in to a brand-store dressed the way he was. His shirt was okay… It was a simple all green shirt, from a rather nice brand… His jeans on the other hand, was bought at a Walmart… He hadn't managed to find a pair that fit any other place! Plus yeah… It was about five sizes too big…
Hobbling alongside Felicity, his eyes tightened at every step he took. They had been on the pant mission for more than two hours already, and his leg had started pounding immensely within the first fifteen minutes. Now it basically felt like somebody was hitting the side of his knee with a big sledge hammer…
He could feel how Felicity's eyes tracked his features. Some part of him hoped that she would get how bad his leg hurt, the other part of him wished he could cover it well enough for her to miss out on it.
He bit the inside of his cheek to keep his mind off his leg for a second, sometimes it worked… But no! His leg claimed his full attention!
"These shoes are killing me!" Felicity said as she suddenly stopped, "Can we please find a bench so I can rest my feet a while?"
Oliver knew what she really meant. He also noted that she was wearing her favorite heels, the pair that she felt most comfortable with… Her feet had nothing to do with the break!
"Yeah, sure!" Oliver smiled at her, he really looked forward to a small break.
"There's a bench right around the corner…" he then said, nodding in the direction of the bench.
"Sounds great!" Felicity smiled back up at him.
Oliver let out a painful groan as he lowered himself down to the bench. His knee was shooting burning-white lightning bolts of pain through his nerve system. The painkillers he had taken earlier had helped a bit, but they were wearing off now… So he was left with a severely painful leg.
He was thankful that Felicity helped him settle his leg onto the seat of the bench, to keep it elevated whenever he could.
Thanks! He mouthed her as she settled down on the other side of the bench, leaving enough room for his leg to be stretched out in front of him.
No problem... she whispered back at him, she knew that his leg had been bothering him for a while now. She had grown used to the tell-tale signs, like; the way his shoulders started to tense up, the way his eyes squinted and the lines in his face etched deeper into his features… The way his breath suddenly caught, or the way he lingered every time they stood still.
She felt guilty for dragging him along on this mission to find a fitting pair of pants, but he had to have at least one pair… Like he had said it himself, 'I can't wear oversized jeans to a gala party…'
Looking over at Oliver she saw his shoulders starting to relax as he closed his eyes an settled back against the wall. His furrowed brows loosened up a bit, but his lips were still held in a tight line…
As the minutes passed, his leg throbbed less and less… Twenty minutes later it had morphed into a dull ache that was about a million times better than the stabbing pains he had felt earlier.
Smiling he looked over at Felicity sitting across the bench. Her perfect hair pulled up in a high ponytail, and her lips covered with a lipstick that fit her colors perfectly. She just looked so kissable!
But he couldn't put her in danger that way… Anyone who knew him and his secret identity could use her to get to him. That was a risk he wasn't willing to take on her behalf!
She noticed that he was looking at her, and turned to look back at him. Her smile made his heart skip a beat the way it always did when she smiled at him.
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