Hey! Actually this story is an import from Ao3, I thought I'll post all 4 chapters at once for easier access and for the fun of reading! Reviews are very appreciated!
Felicity was up and ready by 7:15. Her job at SCPD didn't require large amounts of makeup at all and the dress code was simple. A normal tee-shirt and jeans would suffice. Hell you could wear sweat pants for all they cared. The only thing that made her day better was Chuck. She hadn't expected to have a crush on him it just happened.
Oliver was always on the back of her head but it wasn't a crush, she knew they were tangled somewhere between love and friendship and she wasn't even sure where they stood now with the 'I love you'. It was something she didn't even want to think about at times.
She picked up her bag which included her purse, tablet and laptop too and locked the door. It was a good routine she could keep getting used to it-unless Oliver came back from hibernation or wherever he really was, after they had flown back from Lian Yiu Oliver had left one fine day without even telling them AGAIN. Maybe he really couldn't take it and Felicity was fine with it but he never made any contact with them which got her mad.
Ethan's Bakery was a famous shop here in Starling city for breakfast and medium priced lunches. They had arguably THE best bagels in Starling city Felicity had ever tasted. She went in with door chiming with a couple of bells that made her smile all the time. The waiter she always went to was ready there. Her name was June. She always had a wide smile when Felicity came. "Hey there. One black coffee and a cream cheese bagel to go?" She asked cheerfully.
Felicity clearly impressed, "Hey June. Morning and yes that would be it, how do you remember all these orders?" Felicity asked taking out money from her purse.
"I'm very observant. And I can remember a lot."June smiled and took the money Felicity handed to her and in return gave her the bagel and coffee. "Thanks a lot." Felicity took her coffee and bagel and walked down to her car and started off to the station. It wasn't really far away.
When she arrived there was no one other than Chuck waiting for her outside resting his back to a pole outside the precinct. Felicity's heart kind of skipped a beat. Some people just had a backside you cannot ignore.
Felicity parked her car and got out to surprise him. "Morn-"
"Felicity!?" Chuck turned around to her. "I knew it was you!? He was very enthusiastic and quick on his feet. "So that bagel is for me right?" He didn't even wait to get an answer and grabbed the bagel from her. "Hey, I'm hung-" She couldn't even finish the sentence and took a bite from it. He was munching it on it and mocking some guy he'd seen on a burger commercial. "This is so good." His mouth stuffed and all Felicity could do was stand there and smile at him for being a dork.
"I need compensation for that bagel. I'm starving." Chuck just chuckled at her. "Don't worry, my friend you shall get one." He smirked at her with his all too charming grin. He was a vision. Not as attractive like Oliver. Mind you, Oliver was a sexy man. Anyone could agree. He looked even better after he came back from the island with that haircut of his.
Chuck was just...Chuck. He was tall, lean but not to thin. He had muscles for sure but covered them up with a suit jacket. For a computer guy he sure as hell dressed well. His eyes were a nice shade of grey . He had a long face but with a strong jaw and dimples when he smiled . He had facial hair that suits him and made him look even irresistible to women. His hair was the highlight. It was a close crop up to his ears and then it was gelled and parted to one side that just made Felicity go bonkers when she looked at him. She had no idea how a tech guy was supposed to look this hot. It was illegal for the eyes in Felicity's words.
"Can't wait to get one than!.. I mean not get one..get one... I meant just get one as in lunch not..anything else. Damn it.." Felicity babbled. By this time Chuck was fully aware of the innuendo. All he did was give his swoon worthy smile at her. "Cool it Felicity. I understood." Felicity closed her eyes in embarrassment. "It will not happen again." she reminded herself loudly and walked beside him into the precinct.
"So what was the problem with the firewall you were saying?" Felicity was questioning him as she put down her bag and pulled up her laptop and tablet to the table with a bunch of computers, cameras and monitors filled with traffic and other roadways of Starling city. "The firewall its not updated and someone easily breached in yesterday." Chuck was pointing at some code and handed over the half eaten bagel to Felicity. "No, its ok. You finish it." Felicity laughed with her hands up. "It's ok. You can eat what you bought. I shouldn't have grabbed it from you in the first place." Chuck said half smiling. Felicity felt a blush creeping up her cheek.
"O..kkk." A little embarrassed Felicity replied and bit into the bagel. It did taste good and her stomach was growling. "Lets get on it. We wouldn't want any one else to get into our babies right?" Chuck huffed and took off his coat to sit down. It easily slid off him and his shirt was so fitting for his chest it was breathtaking and obviously he was secretly working out. -Felicity's theory.
Chuck turned on the news from one of the computers which automatically sprung to life by a few hits of the keyboard. The local news lady was talking about how the destruction has affected the lives of people. Felicity was busily fixing the firewall when the news came up. '
Starling city billionaire Oliver Queen, after losing his mother and his company Queen Consolidated is back from a long absence. Sources say he was in Australia taking some time off to get a break from all the issues in his personal life...'
Her attention was immediately on the news channel. Oliver was back. "Hey isn't that your ex-boss?" Chuck chipped in to Felicity to see she had already seen the news. "He is my ex-boss. He never... I mean I never knew he went to Australia?" Felicity was telling her thoughts aloud. At the same time her phone started ringing. It was Diggle. "I need to take this." Felicity told Chuck who was staring at her not knowing why she was freaking out if Oliver was just her boss .
"Digg? Did you see the news?" Felicity was breathing deeply. That same warm feeling started squirming inside of her again at the thought of seeing Oliver again. "Yea, I did Felicity. Lets meet tonight. I'll go catch Oliver and see where he's at. Try hacking into his phone and see if you can get a location." Digg told Felicity like an order. She could sense the tension in his voice too.
"On it." Was all she said and left back to her seat a little flushed.
"Are you alright?" Chuck placed a hand on her shoulder clearly worried. He had to admit he was kind of coming to like Felicity. He looked all firm and handsome outside but he was fragile too, scared of getting hurt and hadn't even asked Felicity out. "I'm fine really." Felicity lied to him as she gulped and sat at her chair. "Who was on the phone?" Chuck was asking her as she bit her nails, his hand still on her shoulder.
"It was a friend. No biggie. Lets get back to work huh?" Felicity politely asked him. When she had a chance to look up,at him he was searching her eyes to see if she was alright. "I'm fine. Relax ok?" Felicity laughed it off but she had to get back to work. "If you say so." Chuck started typing away in his computer too trying to get the thoughts about Felicity away from his mind.
By lunch time she had gotten some leads as to where Olivet might be. The news lady was right. He was back in Starling. Why hadn't he called her nor Diggle. The last time she checked Diggle told her he hadn't called him either. What was he doing? So many questions were running through her head at the moment it was hard to even think right when she heard a throat clearing sound.
"Coming for lunch? I did promise you I would take you for lunch right?" He was rambling too which made Felicity smile a bit. She looked up with him with a smile. "You know what? I would love too." There was no use worrying about Oliver. He would call if he wanted to get into contact. All she needed to know if he was safe and maybe he was.
"Where do you wanna go?"Chuck asked Felicity hands in his pockets.
"Big belly burger?" It was the only place she loved a lot and came to her head. "Sure. Lets go. They have awesome stuff there. My friend took me once there and I think ate a lot." Chuck was explaining right when Felicity got a call. It was an unknown number.
"Hello!?"
"Felicity? Its... Oliver!"
