She called Bruce back after she opened the door.

"Hi, I saw your texts."

"Felicity, I was worried about you. Are you okay?"

"Yes, I am fine. I am getting ready to take a bath and go to bed."

"I would like for you to come to dinner tomorrow night. Alfred is missing you."

"Okay. I will come to dinner but nothing else. "

"See you at 7. Good night."

Sunday she had brunch with Oliver and dinner with Bruce. She made sure she had no physical contact with either one except a kiss. Felicity could tell she was getting close to the heat and apparently, her body was going to control her mind now. She was not going to put herself in a situation where she is going from bed to bed. She needed to control her surroundings and behavior if she could not control her sexual urges.

Monday at work Ted asked her to dinner. She decided she would go but be careful. She made sure she would not be in a place where she slips up and has sex with another alpha. Cisco and Curtis were working on the battery which was set to go into production. The boards of both Wayne Enterprises and Kord Industries were excited about the new product and felt it would be a benefit to the bottom line along with advancing their science departments. Felicity was proud to be in charge of this project but for once in her life, she was thinking more of her personal life than her career. She had to get some clarity and felt she would not be able to as long as she is in the city with three strong alphas, two of whom she has relationships with. Her normally strong personality was being affected by her omega biology. The closer she got to her heat, the harder it would be for the logical part of her mind to function.

Ted came into her office to pick her up. She had a few extra outfits in her outfit just in case. She found a cute dress that she put on for dinner. The dress was more modest than she normally wore on a dinner date but she felt she needed the extra protection – not necessarily for Ted but for her own traitorous body!

"You look lovely, Felicity. Are you ready to go?"

Ted picked a nice steakhouse not far from work. After they placed their orders, they began a conversation about work. After talking about the project, Ted asked her, "What was your childhood like? I don't know much about you and I would like to."

"I grew up in Vegas. My mom was a single mother who worked as a waitress many hours to keep us fed. I did not appreciate all she did for me until recently."

"Your mom sounds amazing, just like her daughter. You went to MIT right after high school, right? How did you manage to graduate so early?"

"I went to MIT at age 16. I was very young and they were reluctant to take me because of my age but I graduated with honors and had a very high score on my SATs so they finally agreed."

"It must have been hard to be so young and at college."

"Yes, but I was determined and I joined up with a hacker group. Not the best decision in some ways."

"What made you leave Starling and come to Gotham?"

"Bruce offered me that amazing job."

Ted did not believe that was the reason but he left that alone. He was smart enough to see that Felicity was conflicted. Bruce and Oliver were fighting over her and she seemed uncomfortable about that. Still she is an omega and her omega traits must be playing havoc with her normal sense of independence. Ted realized a strong alpha personality would not win him favor. Felicity already had Bruce and Oliver in that role. She had a history with them that Ted did not. His only chance with her was appealing to her normal strong personality, not her omega side.

"We are all lucky he did. You have done a major turnaround on this project. This will bring both companies a lot of revenue and recognition. You should be proud of yourself and I am sure your Mom is too."

"Ted, thank you for being such a great friend. The last few weeks have been very stressful and it is so nice to be with someone who is not expecting something from me."

"Felicity, I already told you I like you. I offered myself to you but I will not push you into anything. I can't imagine anyone doing that to you."

The waiter brought the check and Ted paid it. He suggested they take a walk in the park and Felicity agreed. She was surprised when he took her hand on the way but did not protest. When he took her home, he bent down to kiss her. Felicity could feel her omega trying to take over again so she said goodnight and went inside.

That night she decided she needed to get away from all three of these alpha men. Without the supplements and meds, her omega was too strong and wanted to mate. Since she had never been through this before, she was shocked at how overwhelming the feelings were. She may be an omega but she was still Felicity Smoak and she needed to get herself under control. She made a call and then packed a bag.

Bruce was surprised not to see Felicity at her office the next day. He was even more shocked when he spoke to the HR director who said she took an emergency leave of absence. What was going on? Why did she take a loa? His phone dinged

FS: Bruce, I have to be out of town for a few weeks. I already talked to HR. I am sorry but I need some time away from Gotham. I am fine and will contact you as soon as I can.

BW: Felicity, come back. I agreed to give you time. You don't need to go anywhere.

FS: I really do. I will call you soon.

What the hell?

Ted was shocked when Felicity told him she was going to HR to take a leave of absence. She told him she needed some time to herself. Cisco and Curtis had her contact information if she was needed. When he asked if she was going to be in town, her answer disappointed him. She was leaving town to spend some time with a good friend. When he asked where she was going, she was not willing to give the location. The best laid plans, they say.

Oliver was devastated when he received the text from Felicity. She was confused and needed time away from him, Bruce and Ted. Her text explained that she needed some time to be alone. She even told him that her omega side was too strong and she could not be around his "alpha sexiness". That made him smile but only for a minute. He knew Ted Kord was in this mix. He could see the way Ted acted. No doubt Ted was playing the friend card to try to get to Felicity. Old Ollie used to do that trick so he was very familiar with it. He tried to get Felicity to tell him where she was going but she refused. She said she was safe and would contact him as soon as she could. Oliver was not satisfied with that answer and was determined to find her as soon as possible. Should he return to Starling? He should since Felicity was not in Gotham. The team has been handing the foundry and all the criminal element but he should go back and help. Plus, he wanted to get Dig and Thea's opinion on Felicity. He would go back to Starling and do some tracking on Felicity. Of course, if she did not want to be found, she would not be found. Where was Felicity?

As soon as Felicity landed, she felt better. She took control of the situation. It would have been better if she could have talked to Bruce and Oliver face to face instead of texting but she knew she would give in to their alpha domination. No, this was better. The last few months she has let men rule her life and she needed to get a grip. The only person who should rule her decisions was her. Not Ted, not Bruce, not Oliver and certainly not her omega. One of the decisions she needed to make was if she should go ahead and get the medicines now instead of going through with the heat. That seemed like a great idea when she was upset over the Laurel heat situation but now she is not so sure. A strong Smoak woman letting her biology take control of her? No, she was a genius. She should not be taken over by that omega version of herself. Nope, not her. She made a call to the one person who she knew would understand and guide her.