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Chapter 20: Status Active

"Are you really going to make her give you the ring?" We'd been home for hours at this point, I was still tired from the whole ordeal and Oliver was brooding. I closed my eyes as his mouth lowered from the shell of my ear to about mid-way between the lobe and my clavicle. Using his lips and tongue to trail light wet kisses against the tender thoroughly bruised skin; savoring the moment that his hands traveled down skimming softly against my skin until they were between my clenched thighs. "Stop using your body and mine…"

His lips cut of my statement as they fully covered my own; my words becoming lost and tangled as our breaths mingled, tongues dancing against the other in an erotic well practiced dance. My mind once again became fuzzy as he used his talented fingers to massage and caress roughly against my hot, wet slick folds. Slowly he moved one and then two digits in and out causing my back to arch pushing my hips further down against his delectable fingers continuing the erotic dance that our mouths had started. Faster and faster he moved now three digits moving hard and fast against me in and out teasing and torturing me to my eventual release. His mouth keeping the same pace as his hand against my own, kissing, nipping biting and sucking me as we both moaned against the other. I was getting closer my knees now rested against his bare ass clenching and pushing him down wanting to feel more than his hand as my organism consumed me. My hands grabbing and squeezing down hard against his ass once again demanding that he fill me with his thick pulsating erection that I could feel lengthening against my thighs.

"I want you inside me…baby please… I want to feel you coming inside me as I shatter against you." I managed to speak as his mouth had moved down focusing his attention against my left breast sucking the nipple before biting down eliciting a low and trembling hiss.

"His lips freed my nipple as his face came forward his hand now slowly pulling out once more but this time it was his hips that thrusted forward his penis filling and consuming me as I screamed his name over and over again feeling the ripples of my first organism coming down upon in me in harsh erotic waves.

"Stay with me baby this will be hard and fast" His lips coming down once again sealing to mine as his hips moved beating out a pace born of fueled anger and rage. He slammed into me over and over again groaning and panting in-between our feverish kisses. "Awww fuck baby…almost there stay with me…Felicity…" Hearing him I moved faster and faster my hips slamming down hard and fast on his erection feeling his hands grabbing my hips pulling me harder and harder against him as I thrusted forward. He was a man consumed and I held on as every nerve in my body caught on fire spreading through me like a drug as I lost all sense of time and space. All I could feel was his body as he ripped me apart screaming my name as he did. Finally with one last powerful thrust I came screaming and shouting his name as my fingers dug deeply into his shoulder blades, my legs week and limp as they unclamped from against his sides. "Thank you baby…god I love you…I love what you do to me…how you feel as plunge down deep inside you…I can't get enough of you." His breathing was harsh and ragged as his lips leaned down kissing me softly before moving down kissing my clavicle, and then each pert aroused breast.

"God baby we should have sex when you're angry more often. You were like a man on a mission and that mission was fucking me." He smiled against my lips once again plunging his tongue deeply into my mouth effectively cutting of any further words that I had intended to utter.

"Oliver eventually….you're going to…have to…" Everytime I attempted to talk about what happened tonight he'd find some sexual way to distract me. He'd come within me multiple times this evening and each one with more intensity than the last. I felt ragged and worn my body now aching in places that I didn't even know could ache. This go round he'd silenced me my sucking against my breasts while using this hands to probe and massage me until I shattered again and again and again around him. I was panting heavily wondering if one woman's body could go through this many organisms in one night without splintering apart from overuse.

"Alright enough talk to me because if you anger fuck me one more time I might literally break in half. Finally hearing me he moved his own sweat slicked body off of mine offering me the blanket which I declined. "Oh no you've created enough stimulation that my blood is teeming with your radiated heat. By the way you have incredible stamina and I've never been so aroused, and thoroughly sated in all my life; but you really do need to talk to me before you kill me." That earned me a small smile and a chuckle as I laid there my bare skin uncovered not one stitch of fabric to found as my chest rose and fell heaving and drinking in the cold cool air from around the room into my starved lungs. "Am I allowed to touch you or is that forbidden as well." His tone honest and open but also filled with a yearning for me that still left me dazed and highly aroused. So instead of answering him I reached over taking his hand and placing it firmly against my left breast right near my heart.

"You feel that…can you feel how much my body wants you and yearns for you? Oliver you never need to ask if you can touch me. Baby I'll always welcome the feeling of your bare skin against my own." He smiled as he adjusted placing his head on the pillow while lying on his stomach with his fingers lightly brushing up and down my bare breast making me feel loved and desired at the same time. "And yes to answer your earlier question I want that ring for two reasons." I smiled as I turned my face so I could search his slightly wet eyes. My heart broke for him as my own eyes began to well up out of pain and empathy for the man who owned my very soul. "Oh baby come here." With that I turned on my side as did he his strong arms brought our chests together erasing any sign of distance that I'd tried to put between us. I nuzzled my face against his neck as he did mine our arms wrapped around each other each of us moving our hands up and down the others backs in soft soothing motions.

"Anger fuck that's a new term for my way of dealing with my unexpressed emotions." I laughed and smiled against his skin our bodies sticky from the hours of sex induced sweating that had occurred.

"Well it's what you were doing wasn't it." The questioning clear in my overused vocal cords.

He just smiled pressing a light peck to my shoulder. "Yes normally I'd work out or spar with John to release my unexpressed tension and anger but you…god you're body was my personal haven. Once I started I just couldn't stop…how sore are you exactly?" I knew he'd eventually come to the conclusion once his mind worked out whatever had caused his rage filled orgasmic urges.

"I can feel the bruising already starting to form and my body aches from how many times you made me come with more force than I've ever experienced in my life." I could almost hear his face as he frowned instantly regretting causing me any sort of pain. "Stop that was the best sex I've ever experienced with you so please feel free to anger fuck me anytime you damn well please." He moved snuggling deeper into my embrace his body finally beginning to ease as the tension of the night began to fade.

"You've had better sex with other men have you?" Now I was confused but frankly I was so tired that I just used my voice to convey my confusion rather than using the energy to pull apart and glare into his perfect face.

"What are you talking about I've never been more aroused, more turned on, felt more pleasure, nor have I ever come harder than when I'm with you. Why do you ask." My voice genuinely wondering where this was going.

"So tonight was the best you've ever had is that what you're saying…" My aroused mind finally forming a coherent thought. "Yes Oliver sex with you baby was and is beyond even my filthiest dreams. Although I still prefer when we make love because that's when our souls connect." My voice sounding sated and sleepy with each word I spoke.

"Good I feel the same way, I've never felt as complete or as sated as I do when I'm with you." I snickered against his shoulder feeling my retort coming before it even passed my lips. "Then I must be spectacular given the amount of sex you've had." Now he snickered but quickly sobered causing body to ignite all over again.

"You are spectacular but I've never felt what I feel for you with anyone else not even Laurel. I have no words for the depth of my feelings or my attraction towards you."

"Good I feel the same way. Now let's get back on target why do you want the blasted ring and this time no distracting." He nodded and spoke his answer almost causing me to break our tight feverish embrace.

"One it's a family heirloom that was worn by my grandmother until the day she died. It's a simple ring with one 2 caret princess cut diamond in the center surrounded by 2 1 caret emeralds all set now in a platinum band. My mother had the ring updated when my grandmother died. Anyways the ring has a history according to my grandmother the ring carries luck with it. According to the story she who wears the ring is blessed with a long and loving marriage. Every woman on my father's side had worn that ring up until my mother who insisted that it wasn't suited for someone of her stature. So she broke the tradition and well look what happened." His voice becoming sad and weak as the story came to an end.

"You want us to have what your grandmother had…" Then lightening struck as I vocalized my revelation. "You were planning to marry me weren't you?" His head lightly bobbed against me skin.

"I thought about retrieving the ring after you told me the truth about everything. That's why I proposed so soon after Amanda… I told you I won't live my life without you and I meant it. I was planning on waiting until this whole mess with ARGUS was finished but well why fight fate." I just kissed his shoulder smiling as I did against his skin.

"I love you Oliver thank you for loving me back."

"Always baby…always."

We must have drifted off at some point because I woke up 3 hours later as my phone buzzed until it vibrated to the ground. I looked around to see that we were still both completely naked and completely entangled in each others embrace. "Oliver baby wake up my phone…" then suddenly his went off buzzing rapidly in his discarded pants pocket. "and now your phone is going off this can't be good." He mumbled against my skin as we dis-entangled our limbs from the other each of us moving in opposite directions towards the right now offensive objects. Glancing at the screen I swore slightly under my breath. Turning I saw my own reflection matched in Oliver's sleep worn face. We spoke together knowing that our mission had finally begun. "It's Amanda."

"I can't believe they called us at 5 in the morning telling us that we're active only to leave us waiting here for over three hours." The moment our phones went off we both scrambled grabbing whatever clean clothes we could find as we rushed still half asleep to the front door. This time when Oliver suggested his bike I didn't protest as he threw me the helmet as I climbed behind him grasping him tightly as the engine roared to life. They'd lead us down various back streets and some alley's as we neared the secret ARGUS base. The air in my lungs froze when the building finally came into view. It was massive, walls of glass and steel stood tall and foreboding as Oliver's motorcycle came up the winding jet black pavement. Once we were closer I was able to see that the building was 4 stories with massive dual paned windows surrounding the entrance. The glass was tinted so the entire building looked black against the light streaked morning sky. Off to the left was a small lot with about 6 or 7 black SUV's all I assumed were equipped with bullet proof glass and superior shielding. We both remained silent as the bikes engine died the ignition being shut off as we were led through the massive double doors.

Now I gasped the inside was something out of a magazine. They had a receptionist and actual woman wearing a pink and white blouse with her light brown hair pulled into a tight no nonsense bun. She just smiled lightly as we were led or in Oliver's case dragged through the open airy space. The cold back tile floors made the room seem even larger when surrounded by the glass walls which were indeed as I later learned tinted keeping prying eyes focused elsewhere. We moved past the two black couches and with the coffee table between them as we were guided towards the steel and iron staircase. For the first time in a long while Oliver and I remained completely separate both of us knowing that this version of Oliver was far from mine. He remained in front his face cold and passive as he followed them up the two flights until we reached the third floor. Then they left just as swiftly as they came leaving us alone to wait and ponder over our rapidly changing fates.

"Felicity this is part of the process the longer we wait the more anxious we'll become it's a tactic just remember to breathe and remain calm. Amanda's most likely been watching our body language on the camera to my left for hours. She's looking for a weakness or a chink in the chain all…"

"We have to do is not give her one no I get that…"

"You're just anxious and want this nightmare to end. I agree I'd much rather be in bed right now holding your body against mine." I smiled lightly at that last comment blushing as his pinkie finger reached out linking with my own. The room they'd kept us waiting in had white walls, four black chairs which left much to be desired with a small glass table in the center. I had my tennis shoe clad feet propped up on the table's edge with my neck leaning against the chairs hard edge. Oliver on the other hand who had on sweatpants and a simple shirt was sitting there feet flat to the ground his body stiff as a board. "How long has it been now?"

This had been my little game for the past 2 hours every 5 or 10 minutes I'd ask how long have we been sitting here and he'd respond with the same monotone answer " just like the other thousand times you've already asked look at my watch and see for yourself." His tone was clipped but each time I saw his mask crack slightly when his mouth slowly turned up forming the ghost of a smile against his otherwise sour expression. So I'd grab his arm and glance seeing that a few precious minutes had gone by leaving me even more bored and aggravated. Finally I glanced up to the corners of the ceiling looking directly into the left camera closest to the door. "Amanda sometime today I do have a day job as you are well aware." My tone was the short and clipped one now as Oliver reached over placing a light but still warning hand to my knee. Apparently my plea worked because moments later in she walked.

"Bored are we Felicity?" Her tone light and almost giddy for the ice queen as she strode in all in black which was fitting considering that it was her soul's color.

"Yes as a matter of fact and since we've been here since about 5 this morning I'd like to move this along if you don't mind." My tone less than chipper given my previous night and my rather rude wake up call.

"Fine we have intel that states one of HIVE's men will be in Starling City tonight but with a catch he'll only be here for three hours so you have a small window of opportunity to acquire him and gain the required information." She was now seated before us in one of the other black chairs with the files placed before us on the glass table. Her legs crossed as she leaned forward resting her elbows on her knees her face almost preening with delight.

"How long till I have to suit up?" I'd almost forgotten Oliver could speak but the moment I heard his cold detached voice I knew that the Hood was here not Oliver.

"Be ready to go by 7pm this evening…Felicity you'll need to be here at 6 so we can bring you up to speed in preparation for the mission." Again she sounded like she was ordering a cup of coffee and not potentially ordering a man to be tortured and killed.

"I'll bring her with me when I arrive that way we'll be in constant contact should the need for a fast change arise." He'd remained still throughout with one small but wonderful exception his pinkie finger was still twined with mine. His voice might have been deathly cold but this one gesture told me that he was still here with me even if only with his touch.

"Agreed you'll be headed out to the glades he'll be in the middle of an exchange we assume it's weapons of some sort based on the limited intel that had been provided." Her voice becoming less chipper and more clipped with each small change Oliver made to her overall plan.

"I'd prefer if Felicity was given the file that way she can do more digging with the superior systems at QC. I won't go into this situation blind." His tone becoming lighter as he slowly began to turn the tables.

"Fine other than that it's a standard…

"Grab and torture yes I recall how this works it hasn't been that long as you well know Amanda." I just watched them go back and forth each attempting to gain the upper hand but never fully achieving the maximum leverage to do so.

"If you have nothing further we'll be leaving." He moved standing waiting for my body to comply. "No you're free to go, Felicity take the file study it and see if you can find any further information for your fiancé." The last word she spit out like it had left a bad taste in the back of her throat.

"I will thank you Amanda." I kept it short and sweet as I followed Oliver's retreating form as he moved to the exit. "Felicity…"

I turned around facing her Oliver stopping as well reaching out a hand to grasp one of mine. "Yes Amanda?" I waited for her answer as I took Oliver's extended hand.

"Rose will be here tonight she'll be walking you through our procedures during the mission. I just felt you should know." This time her tone was almost normal as if she really cared about my comfort during this whole process.

"Thank you for telling me I appreciate it." With that Oliver trudged my arm forward bringing my body directly behind his as he led us down the stairs and out of the foreboding buildings front door.

I let my mind wonder as the bike curved and rode against the black paved streets of the city traffic lite given that most people's workday had already begun. Tonight my feelings were going to be tested and pushed to their breaking point. I would hear every moment, every word, and every horrible sound as Oliver once again transformed into a killer all to save me. I shuddered against the thought suddenly wanting to run far and fast from the city that had become more prison than home. Then I wondered would he go with me? Would he give up his family to be with me in some far away place knowing that he'd never be able to see them again. I didn't want the answers because part of me knew he would. He'd follow me, he'd hide with me but eventually we'd both feel the familiar pull of guilt as it rested against our hearts until we'd finally return.

I'd thought we'd go home but apparently he had other plans. He'd driven us to Verdant, he'd taken us to the lair.

"Oliver what are we doing here?" He moved disembarking from the bike offering his hand as I followed wincing as my thighs moved no doubt still sore from the hours before.

"We're training and by we I mean you. If you're going to be alone than I'm going to make sure you can at least defend yourself that means some hand to hand defense training and maybe we'll throw in a weapon or two." I just stared at him shocked and awed my mouth forming an Ohh as I exhaled my nerves rising with each rapid breath.

"You've met me right? I'm well…Oliver I'm not a fighter not even close and really a weapon if you give me a gun I can pistil whip somebody but that's about it." He just laughed coming closer placing a kiss to my forehead before leaning back his eyes shining down upon mine.

"You'll be fine baby just do as I say and who knows you might even enjoy it you and me together hot, sweaty, nothing and no one to come between us…"

"You do realize that you're just a walking organism for me right?" I was panting and he wasn't even touching me. "Fine but what about Diggle he could see me or us in a rather compromising situation."

"He's out of town till Monday so no chance of that happening. What else you got?" In a rash move spurned no doubt by the images of his hot and rather sweaty body on top of mine I moved forward stopping just millimeters from his waiting lips. "Fine but I'm not responsible for anything that happens or doesn't happen while we're down there got it? I could feel his smile widen against my lips as his hands came forward interlocking with my own pulling me closer.

"Agreed so let's get started shall we." I kissed him lightly as he dragged me down into the lair my heart thumping rapidly against my chest.