Bruce was the Batman? She was in the Batcave, with the Batmobile and all the tools Batman uses. She was in total shock. It passed through her mind that Bruce could be Batman but she quickly talked herself out of that idea but it was true. Bruce came over and took her hand.

"I want you to be in my entire world. I could never hide this from the woman I love. You can be with me in my company, my mission and my heart."

He pulled her in for a passionate kiss. Felicity was overwhelmed. Bruce wanted her in his life. He was not trying to shield her from his mission. Oliver kept her at a distance for such a long time because "He could not be with someone he really cared about" but then he was with both Sara and Laurel. Bruce wanted her with him in all aspects of his life. If she came to Gotham she did not have to give up helping like she originally thought. She could still help the team when they need it but she could also be in the Batcave helping Bruce.

Bruce trusted her with all his secrets and she did not have to force him to do so. Her mind was spinning. The trust and care Bruce gave her made her heart swell. Felicity knew she had some issues due to her Father and Cooper leaving her and betraying her. She also knew she felt Oliver's betrayal with Laurel but Bruce told her his secret and had a belief in her.

While she is processing this, a signal bolted out loudly.

"Felicity, that is the Bat Signal. I need to go out. I will be back as soon as I can."

"Bruce, let me man the comms and help."

"You want to do that for me? That would be perfect."

Bruce jumped in his batmobile. Felicity gave him one of her new comms that she made but she adjusted it so it was not on the same signal as the team. She ran to the computer system and started to pull up the information. Bruce sped off.

"Batman, turn right and then left. I see three heat patterns in the warehouse. Be careful."

"Call the Gotham PD to pick up the trash and I will be home shortly."

They caught the rapist who had been raping young women in Gotham for months. Felicity ran the computer system and checked all the traffic until she found the exact location of the man and the victim he was holding. Due to the workings between Felicity and Bruce, they got to the victim before she was hurt, called for an ambulance and Bruce wrapped up the rapist for the Gotham police to pick up. Felicity also found information on the victims on the computer system that was in another location and sent that to the police to seal the case.

Felicity was so excited and jumped into Bruce's arms when he returned. He began kissing her with passion. Felicity allowed his tongue to lick into her mouth. Bruce started kissing her neck and she responded. Felicity could feel the heat pooling into her core.

"Bruce, I care about you. I realized I do want to find my mate and stop taking the meds. I have feelings for you but I also feel things for Oliver. I don't want to do something I will regret. I never want to hurt you. I don't want to be hurt, either."

"Felicity, you could never hurt anyone. I know I have a bad reputation but I want to be your alpha. Queen will always go back to Laurel Lance and I think you know that."

"Bruce, I am just not sure."

"Felicity, I am sure enough for both of us. I want you to be in my life. In my entire life."

With those words, he gently put his arms around her. He started kissing her hair, down her neck and finally her lips. Felicity felt a warmth in her that she had not felt for a long time. She felt wanted, loved and needed. She knew she had feelings for Bruce and her desire for him was rising. The doubt was erased with every soft kiss. The uncertainty wiped away with every touch.

Bruce picked her up and carried her out of the cave to his bedroom. He unzipped her dress and it feel to the floor. He put her down in the middle of the bed and covered her body with his. His hands were rubbing down her body as he kissed down her neck. Felicity took off her bra and threw it on the floor. Bruce stood up and took off his suit looking down at her.

"You are so beautiful." He stood between her legs and slowly started up her body.

Felicity pulled him down for a long kiss and ran her hands down his body.

Bruce reached over her to open his drawer for a condom. He ripped the package open and quickly rolled it over his now hard cock. He entered her and she moaned in pleasure. He withdrew and then pushed in again. After thrusting and positioning he could tell she was close so he reached between them to push Felicity over. As he rubbed her nub, she came undone and he followed. He kissed her again and told her he loved her.

Bruce looked down at Felicity sleeping and tightened his arm around her. He could not believe she was here with him. He had been trying to get Felicity to work for him for several years and knew she was a beauty but he did not know how much he would come to love her. Bruce felt lighter than he had in years.

Oliver had a dread go through him. His "feelings" may have failed him but the cold feeling of dread never did. Something happened. He called Felicity several times but she did not answer or call back. Did Wayne do something to convince Felicity to choose him? Oliver was finally coming to realize how badly he messed up. Felicity was there all along. He knew he felt more for her than just his partner. He told her he could not be with someone he really cared about but then went with Laurel during her heat. No wonder Wayne was able to come in and sweep her up. Thea and Dig were right when they told him his relationship with Laurel was toxic and he should not keep going to her. His guilt and shame over Sara could cost him the woman who always stood by him no matter what. The person who always believed in him. What would he do if Felicity decided to go to Gotham and leave? He could not imagine a life without the sunshine and happiness that Felicity brought everywhere she went.

"What's wrong, Ollie?" Thea walked over to her brother.

"I am afraid Felicity is going to stay in Gotham with Bruce Wayne."

"Thea, I can't lose her now. I did not admit to myself how much I love her, need her, rely on her in all aspects of my life. How could I be the CEO without her notes, presentations and texts during meetings to make me look good, how can our team find the intel, watch the comms, work the system. No matter how upset or angry I am, a touch from Felicity and I calm down and think. I am such an idiot for not admitting how I felt. Wayne wants her and he will do anything to get her. She admitted having feelings for him, too. What if she chooses him?"

"Ollie, she does love you. We all saw it for months. She will be back and you can tell her all the things you just told me." Thea told him confidently.

Felicity woke up in Bruce's arms. She felt loved and happy. She was going to have a whole new life and Bruce wanted her in all of his. She needed to go back to Starling to finish her time at QC but she would be back in Gotham with Bruce.

"Good morning, beautiful" Bruce bent over and kissed her.

"Good morning." Felicity could feel the heat starting again. She reached out and pulled him closer. Bruce began to build up the fire in her again. He began kissing his way down her body following that by licking her breasts. He sucked and licked her until she was begging for him. He entered her with a groan. Soon all you could hear was flesh pounding against flesh until they both climaxed together.

Felicity saw all the missed calls when she reached the plane. Oliver had called her several times. Felicity decided to wait to talk to him until she returned. She sent a quick text to Dig to make sure everything was okay. Dig replied that all was fine and they missed her. Felicity let him know she was on her way back to Starling and would see him shortly.

Felicity noticed a change in Oliver when she returned. It started with him bringing her coffee her first morning back to work. He made sure he was on time so he did not miss a meeting, started having lunch delivered when he could and made sure there was enough for all three of them, he asked her opinion about decisions at both QC and the lair and he was touching her more. Not sexual touches but light affectionate touches. Instead of just doing things the way he wanted and then telling the team "it was his mission and he made the final choice.", he would ask Felicity what she thought and then actually listen to her suggestion. Things were calmer and cheerful in the lair. The entire team was reacting to the change in Oliver's behavior. Since the kiss before she left for Gotham, Oliver had not made a move to kiss her again. He touched her arm, shoulder, back and even rubbed her neck when she was tired but nothing else. Felicity had to admit that a part of her was wishing he would. She still felt the heat when Oliver touched her and she wanted to reach up and kiss him. What was wrong with her? She spent a wonderful night with Bruce and now she was daydreaming about kissing and touching Oliver.

Oliver could see Felicity wavering more every day. Laurel was no longer around and all of his attention was focused on Felicity. He was trying to show her he cared more about her than sex. He did not try to kiss her or go any further than the touching he allowed himself. It was so hard. Sometimes, he felt such an overwhelming need to just reach out and pull her to him and show her how much he loved her but he would step back, smile and force himself away.

It was important that Felicity trust him again. He was in the for the long haul and he could not let a momentary lapse in judgement hurt that goal. That was the old Ollie and look what they cost him. He needed to show Felicity that he needed her in all aspects of his life.

His first thought was to go ahead and make the decision like he was used to but now he stopped himself to ask her opinion. Oliver had to admit that things were going much smoother in the lair and at the office by stopping and getting the opinion of the smartest person he knew. Felicity thought things out and came up with a solution that was insightful.

Oliver sensed a change when Felicity came back from Gotham. She had an alpha smell mixed with hers. He was not fool enough to not realize what that meant. He also understood Felicity's loyalty and sense of right and wrong. He could not push her or he would find her in Gotham so fast his head would be spinning.

Dig and Thea were great in helping him to see the things that resulting in this situation. His refusal to act on his feelings for Felicity, his guilt and actions about Laurel that resulted in his foolish act of being with her during her heat and his stupidity in not realizing how painful this would be to Felicity. He admitted it was all his fault that he was having to worry that he would lose the woman he loves forever. Oliver admitted to himself that Wayne would not have had this opening if Oliver had not been so stubborn. In order to make sure he did not fall back into his old thinking, he had Dig and Thea to remind him what would happen. He would not fall back into those ways no matter what. The thought of never seeing Felicity, except maybe on a social site next to Wayne, was so painful and unimaginable. He could not lose Felicity!

Felicity was confused. All the things she thought she knew about Oliver now seemed to be proving wrong. She was sure he loved Laurel and would always choose her but now Laurel was never around. She was not in the lair, she never came to QC and Oliver ignored her calls.

Even at the gala, Laurel appeared but then Oliver and Thea talked to her and she left shortly after. Oliver and Thea both said Oliver did not invite Laurel and Thea was his date for the evening. Dig told her Oliver was "finally getting his head out of his ass to admit how he feels about you." and he did seem to be treating her with more respect and affection. She was so torn now.

Why didn't this happen before Bruce? She had already committed to Bruce for the job and now they had started to progress in their personal relationship. Bruce called and texted her several times a day. He kept asking her when she was going to be in Gotham for good but Oliver did not have a replacement for her at work and she felt bad to leave him without someone else. A few people did make the cut from HR and Oliver and her interviewed them but none of them worked out. Oliver was making the attempt but no suitable replacement was found.

Oliver kept avoiding getting a replacement for Felicity. The longer it took, the more chance he had of getting her to stay. Felicity did not seem to concerned about how long it was taking so he kept putting it off. Every time Felicity got a call or text his heart dropped. He knew it was Wayne and Wayne would eventually push Felicity to move. He had to make sure that did not happen.

Tonight was a slow night in the lair. He told Speedy, Roy and Dig to go ahead and go. Felicity was updating the computers. He took off his shirt and starting doing the ladder. He saw Felicity looking at him and he smiled. Felicity did not turn away or try to hide that she was watching him.

"How are the updates coming?" Oliver smiled down at her.

"Good. Almost done."

"Great. It is a slow night so if you have something to do, go ahead."

Felicity looked at Oliver with a puzzled look on her face.

"I don't have anything to do except this. I want to make sure the systems are updating to keep the team safe."

"Okay, we appreciate it and all you do, Felicity" Oliver jumped down and grabbed a towel. He saw Felicity lick her lips as he whipped down his chest. He walked over and put his hand on her shoulder.

Felicity's heart was beating so fast. Oliver was leaning down so close. All she had to do was reach up and her lips would be touching his. She stared into his eyes. She could see his eyes darken. She was sure he would bend down but he straightened up and stepped back. Why? She knew he wanted her and she was honest enough to admit she would have let him but he stepped back instead.

"Felicity, I am not going to kiss you because I don't want you to think that is the only thing I want from you. I want you but I want you to be with me in my life. I also want you to be happy. I am right here and all you have to do is ask but I will not overstep until then."

"What changed, Oliver? You always choose Laurel. You went with Laurel. You knew Laurel was an Omega. Laurel knows you are the Arrow so you can have her in all parts of your life. Why is she no longer around? Why are you saying all these things to me now? I have been here all along and you never even noticed." Felicity was trying to understand.

"I know and I am so sorry. When I came back I felt that I owed so much to so many people. My dad with the mission, my sister for leaving her alone and especially Laurel for what happened with Sara. Also, the idea of Laurel and my family is what I held onto so I thought I loved her. I knew you were special and I wanted to try to keep you safe and not let you in but I kept being drawn back to you. I would not even admit to myself how much you meant to me. I have been trying to show you how much I love you, how important you are to me and how much I have changed. What can I do to prove it to you?"

"Oliver, I believe you. I see how you are doing things differently but I have a commitment to Wayne Enterprises. Bruce told me he loves me and wants me in his life. He is expecting me in Gotham any day now."

"" Do you love him, Felicity?" Oliver wanted to say "do you love me?" but he was worried what her answer might be.

"I care about him."

"Are you happy with him?"

"Yes, he is very good to me."

"I love you and I want you to be happy. I want you here but if he makes you happy, okay. That is all I ever wanted."

"I care about you, too. As long as you are in my life, I am happy."

"As long as you are in my life, I am happy, too."

Oliver bent down and kissed her cheek. "Felicity, I am yours. All you have to do is tell me you are ready and I will be here waiting."

Felicity was so torn. Oliver told her he loved her and he was hers. Those were the words she was waiting to hear for so long but now she had Bruce. Bruce also loves her. She is committed to Gotham but she does not want to leave Starling either. What should she do?

Bruce was really worried. Felicity should be here already but Queen keeps delaying getting a replacement. Bruce was also thinking that Queen is using this to his advantage to try to win Felicity back. He was not going to lose her now.

"Alfred, please make sure the jet is ready. I will be leaving tonight."

"Are you going to see Miss Felicity, sir."

"Yes, and I will be gone for a few days. You can contact me if you need me and I will return."