"You know she is completely oblivious right?" Diggle said smirking at Oliver.
Oliver slammed his fist on his desk, "It's been two weeks, having lunch, sometimes dinner and she still isn't getting it" he said frustrated.
"Well she maybe a genius but sometimes the most simple of things needs to be spelled out, besides after everything that has happened between you two, she just is not expecting it, and you haven't really shown her, you've only taken her to lunch and sometimes dinner which you used to do anyways, so it's nothing new" Digg watched him, with the cheesiest smile.
Oliver went to protest, but Diggle was right, he hadn't done anything to show her how he feels, he has not done anything or told her the revelations he made to Laurel, every time he approached the subject he watched her look at him but he never found the words. That night he went over to tell her, he was high on adrenaline and would have done it but now, never had he been more speechless and lost for words around her, never had he been so nervous that he could not structure a sentence. He was Oliver Queen, billionaire playboy, he always had a way of charming the ladies, never lost for words, but she was not any lady, she was Felicity, his girl.
Oliver and Diggle walked into the lair, "Felicity, we got your message, what's up?" Diggle asked walking over to her desk to look at her screens.
"So, it looks like our good friend the Keeper, has been keeping people" she chuckled she sometimes amazed herself, "two new couples just turned up, usual dropping point, near the alleyways in Crescent, in the Glades, check this out, so both had same injuries but would not reveal what had happened to them … seriously is he drugging them to forget or something" she added in, turning her chair to face the two men.
"It would easier if we had someone on the inside, knew his next target, trace them or something ..." Digg says sitting on the desk folding his arms, they were lucky that so far none of the 14 couples had been hurt, but he couldn't help but think it was a matter of time, it had been over a month and they had found nothing on the man in question, the keeper.
"Your right Digg, that's what we do, we give him a married couple" Oliver added.
"And where would we get this couple, , you can't just get a couple and say hey would you just get married so some nut job can kidnap you, electrocute you, and maybe beat up your husband" Felicity typed away on her computer.
"Well we do a sting, we can go undercover" Oliver noticed the smirk that Diggle was giving him and he shook his head in annoyance, this was not the time for Diggle's comments he thought.
"It would have to be real, certificate, wedding, all of it, he doesn't take me as the type of guy that could be fooled with a fake wedding, and then you would have to stay in the hotel, where about 5 of the victims stayed at, hoping he would choose you, I haven't found anything that indicates why he is taking these particular couples" Felicity turned her chair again to watch Oliver, he had thinking face on she knew it.
"She's right man, it can't be fake, some of the weddings were low key, others were extravagant, but still, the undercover would have to be real, and we won't even know if he will pick you" Digg thought out loud, trying to think of a different solution.
"Your right, it would be real, all of it, we then go to the hotel, where the majority of the victims have been taken, and hope for the best" he started pacing the lair, "it's our only choice, the next couple may not be so lucky, from what we can gather he could be waiting for a certain couple to kill" Oliver began training on the tummy.
"Okkk... Erm so I can arrange a low key area, you and Laurel can ..." She was interrupted.
"No, it would have to be you" he says as he punches the tummy.
"What, why me, Laurel should do it, it's the only logical ..."
"No, we may need you to hack or something, it has to be you"
Digg just watched the two, smooth Oliver you can't tell her how you feel but you're going to trap her into a marriage for a mission.
"No way, I am not going to marry you Oliver, do you hear yourself, it would mean actually marrying you, no way, no" she shook her head, "no", she looked back at Digg waiting for back up, "Digg?"
"Oh Digg is going to stay out of this" Diggle said as he walked over to med bay.
"NO" she screamed at him.
"Felicity"
"NO"
"FELICITY"
"Are you high? There is no chance in hell that, that is happening, marrying you that is crazy, it's insane, it's beyond, beyond universally ..."
She couldn't find the words but this was the worst plan in the history of plans.
"This is our job, this is what we do"
He knew what he was asking, but he was starting to get frustrated. "I need you, the mission needs you, I need my girl Wednesday" he knew it was Friday but he really wanted to see her react.
"First of all its Friday, Friday Oliver, Girl Friday" she growls, finally getting off her seat and approaching him. "It never said in the job description marry Oliver Queen" she pushed him back using her index fingers.
"Felicity, I need someone in there with your knowledge, if anything technological comes up" trying to persuade her, he then tilted his head, pouting his lips a little bit.
"O, No you don't mister, not that face" Oliver raised his eyebrow, "You know full well what I'm talking about, Oliver, this isn't like the casino, or the gala, or anything like that, this is actually getting married, and having an actual wedding" she pleaded with him, how can he not see how wrong this is.
"Felicity, we will get married, go to the hotel, catch the guy and draw up divorce letters immediately, we have to do this, you said it yourself, it sounds like the keeper is looking for something and when he finds it who knows what he will do" placing his hand on her shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.
Diggle stood there behind Oliver nodding, she could not do this, could not go through with this surely, she has principles, morals.
"What if somebody finds out, I mean have you realised lately that you are Oliver Queen" she pushed past him to get to Diggle she really needed his advice, his words right now, his support.
"Nobody will find out, get married, get taken, get the keeper, get a divorce, it will be like nothing ever happened"
"Fine, but so help me Oliver Queen, when he says you may kiss the bride, if those gorgeous …" she got carried away, she shook her head, "If you kiss me, I will walk off, runaway bride and that", she started walking away, earning both huge grins from Oliver and Diggle. Oliver noticed the way she walked away, the way her hips would sway, her bum perfectly shaped, storming off.
A few days later, Oliver had arranged the church that they would get married at, and had thought it would be wise to notify his lawyers, in case the marriage somehow got out, the lawyers would need to know so that they can protect him and Felicity, from press stories. He had gotten so frustrated with his lawyers and was so close to punching them in the face when they had given him prenup papers.
When he got to the lair, she was sitting behind her usual desk, on her usual computers, he saw Roy and Diggle sparring and went in to join them. After a couple of hours of the boys sparring, it was beginning to get late, the wedding was in 2 days, and he felt like they still had so much to do, they couldn't risk having comms with them, because couples said that they would awaken in an unknown place. They could not risk being searched and have the comms found on them, it would blow their cover. Oliver had asked Diggle to pick up the rings tomorrow, and he was getting his suit, along with Diggle and Roy's suit delivered to his apartment.
"Felicity, have you brought your dress" he casually asked, whilst he dried himself of his sweat, as he approached her.
"Yes, a nice, plain white maxi dress" she added not looking at him, she had been avoiding him and not looking him in the eye since the night in the lair when they came up with the plan, well when he came up with the plan.
"Felicity, you cannot wear a maxi dress to our wedding"
"Oh, and who's going to stop me you, you, just because you are going to be my husband for that very short period of time does not mean you can tell me what to do" her head bobbing away, as she furiously typed.
"Felicity, it has to be real, what bride in their right mind is going to wear a maxi dress on their wedding day" he sat on her desk waiting for her to make eye contact. "Felicity" he whispered.
"Who cares, it's a fake wedding, all of it is fake, arggh who knew that my marriage would be so short that even freaking Kim K was married longer than I am, will be" she continued to type feeling Oliver's eyes on her, no she thought, she was furious she was not going to look him in the eye.
Her comment about Kim Kardashian earned a chuckle from Roy, where she immediately turned around and glared at him, he quickly put a stop to it, acting like a child who had just been caught red handed.
"Felicity, if we are going to this, it needs to be as real as possible, please" he tried to plead with her.
She turned and faced him, there it was she gave in, those eyes, pleading with her, "Fine, but you are going to buy my dress" she pushed herself off her chair and walked over to her coat "Oh, and you're going to buy my jewellery" she added, putting her coat on.
"Fine" he pulls out his wallet and hands her his card.
"Just so you know, it's going to be expensive like hundreds and thousands of dollars, not just for the dress but for the jewellery"
"Ok then, I guess you're going to need my black card instead" pulling it out and handing it to her. He could tell she was a little surprised, he was sure she knew that he would just hand it over, but there was still something a glimpse of surprise. She snatched the card off him.
"Also I need shoes, and underwear, and maybe I will treat myself to lunch, and just maybe because Lyla is coming I will buy her a dress using your card" she managed to say.
"Fine, enjoy"
"What"
"Hmm, have fun, erm you can use it to pay for a hairdresser too if you want, makeup artist" he added.
She opened her mouth, but quickly closed it again, turning around and storming off, leaving behind a very smiley Oliver Queen.
The next day Oliver was in his office, Felicity had taken the morning off to go shopping; Diggle had fetched the rings and gave her a stern look, when he noticed he had the custom made, with encryptions. Her wedding ring said my you'll always be my girl Felicity and he couldn't help but give Oliver a stern look with the encryption inside his own wedding band, he thought it was way too cheesy, but he didn't care, it felt so right at the time. The encryption inside his own wedding band said, like a hero. The words Felicity had said to him, when he finally became the Arrow, the moment where she believed in him the most and gave him the strength to carry on his mission after they first found out about the Mirarkuru.
He watched as Felicity came into the office around 2PM, going to her desk, turning her computer on and then walking into his office, she smiled at Digg and then her face went blank when she saw Oliver. She took out his black card and gave it to him and then walked back out. Later in the day, he noticed Felicity wasn't at her desk, he was filling some financial statements, he logged into his online banking account and transferred some money about, when he had logged into his online account for his black card, he was curious to see what she had purchased, not how much she spent he didn't care, she could have spent millions and it would not matter to him, but he wanted to get some indication of the type of dress, the jewellery all of it he thought. He was confused when he looked at his account details, she hadn't wasted a dime, and she hadn't used it at all. He looked back at her desk, but she wasn't there, he got up to go and find her. Felicity was in the office next to Oliver's, she had gone in there to avoid him, and it was extremely awkward she thought, how she can ever look him in the eyes ever again was beyond her.
She noticed the door open and she dropped behind a desk, trying to stay as quiet as possible. Oliver noticed her drop down behind the desk, he smiled in amusement, as he walked over to the desk and peered down at her, he titled his head "Are you hiding?" he asked, as she quickly got back on her feet.
"I dropped my phone" trying to sound convincing.
"The phone that's over there on that table" he said point towards the phone she had left near the coffee pot.
"Erm, I meant my pen, yes my pen" she walked past him, but he stopped her. She didn't look up to look at him, how can she.
"I'm sorry, but it will be over soon, you'll see"
"Hmm, yerp" she merely nodded her head. Trying to fight her way past him.
"Felicity" he muttered. "Please" he wanted her to talk about what was bugging her.
"I'm annoyed Oliver, I always pictured my wedding day to be the best day of my life marrying the man that I love" she looked him in the eyes finally, she did love Oliver, but he didn't feel the same way so there was no point, it wouldn't be the same thing. "I imagined getting married to the man I love and that would be the beginning of our story, our adventure as man and wife, I know it's stupid"
"It's not stupid" he moved his face closer to hers.
"I pictured one man, one marriage, no divorce, and never getting married again, that I would say those vows, and they would be real and sacred and that it would actually be till death do us part" he could see she had tears in her eyes.
"I didn't know that… we can cancel it" he hadn't realised that the meaning of marriage had meant so much to her. He watched as she shook her head.
"No, it's all planned and we've already invited all the guests …"
"Felicity, it will be just us, Digg and Lyla, Roy and maybe Laurel" he laughed
"No, we have to do this, if we don't and he gets another couple and this time he harms them, I don't know if I could live with myself knowing that I didn't do something to help them"
Even though this meant so much to her, she really was selfless, she would push that all back to help. "Anyways, I better get home, its bad luck to see the bride before her wedding day" she laughed, "Besides Lyla and baby Lizzy are come round, so I'm going to go, spend time with her, hopefully she sleeps through the night, don't want to show up on my wedding day with bags under my eyes" she laughed as she left the office and walked over to her desk.
"Felicity, why didn't you buy anything with my card?" he finally asked, the reason he went looking for her.
"Because I have my own money for that stuff, don't worry, I brought and actual dress, I have a few pieces of jewellery at home, I'm no gold digger Mr. Queen" she laughed, of course she wouldn't use it, he should have known this is Felicity, someone who argues with him over the bill so many times, when he tries to pay every time, at Big Belly, at Table Salt, she never allows it to go two nights in a row with him paying the bill.
"Felicity one more thing" he pulled out a box and opened it revealing a wedding ring.
"Wow, that is beautiful, I guess I would need a ring ha" she laughed; he could tell she was nervous; she had nervous laugh face on.
"My dad gave this ring to my mom" he took the ring out and reached for her hand.
"Oliver no, not that ring" he kept reaching for her hand. "Oliver, I don't want to wear it because, it means so much to you and the person you choose to give it to she have the courtesy of putting it on first and …" Oliver found her hand and placed the ring on her finger. He watched her look at it in amazement, she swallowed "I don't think your mom would like the idea of me wearing her ring" she had stopped herself from saying is turning in her grave, she didn't want to remind him, even though something like that he could not forget but she didn't want to say something to hurt him even if it is unintentionally.
"She would happy that I gave it someone that I truly care for" he looked at her, and placed his hand on the back of her head, massaging it. Before Felicity could say anything he reached over and kissed her cheek, he kept his lips on her cheek for some time, he could feel her tense as she grabbed and held on to his shirt, her eyes closed. "I will see you at the altar", he saw her nod as he walked back into his office.
What the hell Smoak she thought, how can your feelings for him resurface, she needed to bury them, it was fake like everything else, like their friendship, the I love you, the because of the life that I lead nonsense. Besides she had a boyfriend she thought.
When Oliver got home, in his lavishing apartment that Felicity had picked for him, he didn't want to go back to the mansion so this apartment would make do; it was perfectly centred between QC and the lair, it had tight security, even though he had told Felicity that it would not be a necessary. When you enter his apartment, you walk into a spacious living room with a kitchen located right at the far end of the room. He had two bedrooms, his room the master bedroom and a guest room, he had an office and Felicity had also managed to create a gym in another room, with dummies and some equipment, she made him promise that if he needs to do his whole night time training he could do it at home, she didn't want him in the lair later than he needed to be and definitely didn't want him sleeping there. She had warned him that she has CCTV and would check whether or not he went home, she had stated that it would be peace of mind to know he was in the comfort of his own place, training and then going to his room, with an actual bed for him to sleep in. He loved that she always cared for him. His thoughts were disturbed when he heard a knock on the door.
When Oliver opened the door, it revealed Diggle and Roy. Who both raised their hands showing beer. He let them in.
"Bachelor party man" Diggle smirked walking over to his kitchen.
"Yerp last night as a single man" added Roy.
"You know it's real right" Oliver glared at Roy.
"Oh I know but do you know" Roy said smiling.
"Hey you're lucky this is all we came here with the kid wanted to order a stripper" Diggle added.
"Stripper?" Oliver looked concerned.
"Was going to but Digg said you would most likely put an arrow in me" Roy began to down his beer.
"He was right" Oliver took the beer Diggle handed him.
"I thought it would only be fair, Lyla got Felicity a stripper" Roy says grinning.
Oliver almost chokes on his beer, as he begins to cough to catch his breath "WHAT" he screeched.
Both the men started laughing; Oliver shook his head and smacked both of them across their arms. Roy and Diggle then approach Oliver both glaring at him, Oliver had no idea what had brought this to come round. "If you hurt her then as her little brother I would have to kill you" Roy says.
"And as her big brother, I will deffo help little brother to kill you" Diggle added.
The men sat on stools in the kitchen, drinking their beer and laughing. Tomorrow he thought, tomorrow he would marry Felicity, God was he nervous.
NOW I KNOW I SAID HE WILL FIGHT FOR HER BUT TRUST ME WHEN I SAY HE WILL, HE WILL DEFFO BE FIGHTING FOR HER ITS ONLY FAIR AS THE GIRL FOUGHT FOR HIM FOR SO LONG WEDDING CHAPTER WILL BE UP TONIGHT ACTUALLY CANT WAIT TO WRITE IT.
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