Hi! I promised jealous Oliver but I'm filled with olicity feels, so enjoy this chapter. Again, reviews are my life. I would love to know what you guys think!
Her breathing just stopped at that moment. He was here and talking to her. Her heart was beating faster than usual.
"How are you?" Felicity was running out of breath. If she had held up her feelings for him they were flooding back in now again. And she hated herself for it. "Where the hell have you been!?" she was about to scream her lungs out. "Felicity I can explain." Oliver started, when Chuck was right behind her. "Is everything alright?" He looked concerned with creases forming on his adorable forehead.
"Wait? Who was that talking Felicity?" Oliver was suddenly alert that she was with some man and it sure did get his system pissed.
Felicity couldn't believe Oliver. She turned to Chuck, "It's ok. I'll be right back." She had to assure Chuck and moved outside to get some privacy so she could scream more. At this point who cared if it was the road right?
"I'm so angry you never contacted me and you're asking about who is beside me?" Oliver was silent on the other line. The woman was making sense. He didn't have rights to say that. "Ok, I'm sorry. No need to get hostile. Look lets meet at the old lair. We need to re-coup and discuss few things about how to start over. You in?"
It sure did shut Felicity up.
"Ok. I'm on my way. Call Digg up. And I need an explanation. Better have it ready." Felicity growled back to him.
"I will Felicity. I promise." His voice soft and all calmed her at once. Everything flooded back, that hug in the clock tower, those three words 'I love you' (damn the way he said those words), the way he looked at her in the island neither agreeing nor denying his feelings. This was the end of her(literally).
She cut the call. Felicity wasn't ready for this. She had to get a grip of herself. It wasn't possible being in love with Oliver and have a crush on Chuck. It wasn't fair to him one bit.
"Hey Felicity. Where are you going?" Chuck probably heard half the heated conversation between Felicity and Oliver. She turned around feeling like crap she had to cancel on him. "Look Chuck, I need to go. I need to meet my friend and its urgent. You understand right?" She felt horrible. His face immediately changed to a frown. She wasn't telling him what was going on and now she was cancelling their date or something like a lunch date. And all of this started with the news of the return of Oliver Queen.
He looked at Felicity for a minute until words even came out. "You should go then." Felicity could see he was hurt. "I'm sorry. I really am. Dinner tonight at 8. I promise I won't cancel." Felicity quickly set a date in 2 seconds. "Fine. I choose the place!" Chuck shouted to Felicity who was running to her car. "Deal!" Felicity screamed getting a smile back from Chuck.
Felicity was really pumped to start her arrow activities again, but where was the money. What was the plan? Who were they going to catch? So many questions and it all lied in Oliver.
She parked her car at the back of the club and got to the lair. It was open. The lair was so frikkin damaged that she couldn't fix anything the few times she had been there. It was so bad and it really hurt her soul.
She walked down quickly and heard voices hoping Oliver would be there... And he was just standing there. He had the same hair but he had totally grown a full on beard which suited him really well, thick near the upper lip and it was just breath taking. But some thing was different. He seemed older, wiser and totally hurt. His eyes were the only sign she needed to know he was hurting and it was bad. Something had happened and she could sense it. On the other hand the lair was as bad as they had left it. Monitors were broken into pieces, the glass case Oliver saved his hood was shattered, arrows were strewn all around. The only thing that survived was his salmon ladder.
"Felicity!?" Oliver raised his eyebrows, hands in his pockets. He was wearing a dress shirt, two buttons down and a formal pant. He looked gorgeous. He had a light smile when he saw her(how he wanted to hug her, the urge, only he knew).
"Oliver? How are you!?" Eyebrows scrunched up. Diggle wasn't even important in that one moment. They had their eyes just sticking to each other. The pain of not seeing each other was evident. It hurt more this time.
"I've been fine. I was in Russia the whole time. I needed to get out of here. Everything just... I needed to go and..." Oliver couldn't even complete the sentence.
"Peace out, I understand Oliver. Whatever you need. We can do this." She waved her hand at the damage. "When your ready. Hear me?"
Oliver gave her a smile, appreciating that his girl was there for him and forgave him for just leaving her and his partner in the dark so he could get some time. There were times he would feel really sick because Felicity wasn't there to re-assure him. How much ever he thought he was a hero the death of his mother and everything that had happened to him just wouldn't do but it was Felicity, his light in a room filled with darkness that kept him vigilant and to keep remembering the real person he was. He wanted to do better because he loved her, he knew it the moment those three words came out of his mouth that night in the mansion. So much to say but never the right time.
Digg had interrupted the eye sex because it was getting out of hand (in an awesome way). The next thing he knew Felicity ran and hugged Digg. She had seen him a couple of times but they had never really had any proper conversation.
He was really tall for her but she didn't care as she tiptoed to hug him and he hugged her back, happy to be back with his family. "I need to tell you guys something." Digg was saying as he unwrapped his arms from Felicity.
"Yea, Lyla is pregnant." Was all Digg said to get a gasp from Felicity. Oliver's eyebrows were raised. He didn't know how to react. It was THE only happy news he had found out after returning back to Starling other than the obvious reason of Felicity.
Felicity was almost in tears. "John? This is great. Why didn't you tell us that day? How is Lyla? Is it a girl or a boy. You should totally bring the kid down to the foundry... I want to play with the kid..."
"Felicity!" Oliver interrupted her mid-ramble. Digg was smiling crookedly. It was a new thing for him. He had never known he'd be a dad. It was honestly terrifying for him. Oliver moved closer to him and slapped his back. "Are you ok? This is great news. You must be overjoyed. Congrats." Oliver was genuinely happy for him. He was the first of team arrow to become a parent.
Digg looked at his partners. "But what?" Felicity asked with her hands clasped together. "I've never been a father. I don't know if I want to bring in a child into this dangerous world of ours. I'm honestly scared guys." Digg rolled his lips together waiting for a reaction.
For once it was Oliver reacting. "Digg, don't worry. It'll be fine. You can do this. Enjoy the moment."
"I agree. You deserve some happiness. You'll be a great father. I can feel it in my gut and if you need a baby sitter I can watch the kid with Chuck." Felicity was smiling when she said Chuck's name out loud right to get Oliver's attention.
"Chuck? Who is Chuck?" Oliver asked, his stomach feeling really weird about Felicity's new friend.
Digg was smirking. He knew who Chuck was but didn't even open his mouth. This drama was so worth it.
"This is about Digg, stay focused!" Felicity rolled her eyes in dismay to steer away from any kind of awkwardness. Oliver sighed and focused back to the situation at hand with much difficulty. "Its ok man. You guys should talk about this." Digg interjected to get a pinch from Felicity.
Oliver sighed and started about his plans to reboot his crusade. "Digg you need to be there for Lyla. And you know I mean it. But we need to first get back into business, get back my company and set up the new lair." Oliver was explaining as he turned around to see the destruction. It was horrible.
"What about Thea? How is she?" Digg asked. The last he heard she was gone from Starling. "She's um fine." Oliver was muttering. "Where is she Oliver?" Felicity asked more clearly to get an answer. It was obvious he knew where she was.
Oliver looked at her before saying with a deep voice something that got Felicity and Diggle nuts. "She left with Merlyn." He hung his head low and he blamed himself for losing Thea. If...just if he had told the truth before this would have never happened.
"Merlyn? I've been keeping tabs on him and there hasn't been any sign of him." Felicity retorted, confused. "He hacked himself off with Thea. I'm worried about her. We need to find her before Merlyn does something to her. That son of a..." Oliver closed his eyes and banged his fist on the metal table in front of him. Felicity ran to him,hands on his shoulders. "Don't worry. Digg and I will find her. We need to call Roy and start our mission again. But how?" Felicity asked, still looking at Oliver, hands feeling so warm against his skin.
Oliver finally looked up at Felicity, her blue eyes so big and cute against her glasses. "We start by getting back the company. If we don't have money then we can't buy equipment. And I'm sorry you guys don't have proper jobs because of me. I never knew it would end up like this." Oliver started his blaming game on himself.
"Hey, we joined this crusade to do what's right! We both are behind you 100%. You should know that by now." Diggle offered with Felicity nodding to every word.
"Promise me Oliver. You'll stop blaming yourself this time. You deserve better." It was Felicity holding Oliver together in one piece. He looked back at her fondly and quietly whispered to her, "I have missed you...a lot."
Felicity could feel her cheeks flaring up with heat as she looked into Oliver's eyes. "I missed you too." Felicity replied. "Why didn't you pick up your phone?" Was the next question that came out of her mouth accidentally. "What?" Oliver couldn't help laughing.
"Promise me you won't laugh." Oliver looked very bashful and it was adorable. "Since I'm broke, they cut of my phone line. I didn't pay the bill. My cash fund is zero. I just have some cash left for basic needs."
Felicity let out a huge laugh. For some reason it was hilarious. Digg was suppressing a smile too. Oliver was flabbergasted. "It's not funny." He said with gritted teeth. "Let's get back your company Oliver. You could do with some cash. I'll pay for your phone bill." Felicity chipped in.
"Thanks Felicity. Now lets go to our new lair. We can't start our operations here. It's too dangerous."
"I'm game for anything. I just need to get back for dinner with Chuck." Felicity blurted out not aware of the coming reaction.
"Who the hell is Chuck? Your boyfriend or something?" Oliver asked, pretty annoyed she kept dropping his name from time to time. He didn't like it one bit.