It started with Oliver and Felicity
"And that's how the prince got his princess" Oliver finished the story. "Now it's time to sleep, Connor. Tomorrow is your big day" He kissed his six-year-old son on the forehead. "Sleep well" "Good night, Daddy" The little boy yawned and sank into the land of dreams. Oliver watched him sleeping for a while, before he went to his own bedroom. Felicity was reading on the bed. She looked up. "And?" "Out like a light" He changed into sweatpants and laid down beside his wife. He stroked her swollen abdomen. "So what does Little Missy do?" "Kicking like crazy" Oliver leaned down so he was at eye level with her belly. "So, honey, calm down. Your brother has his big day tomorrow and mommy must be rested for that. Try to sleep. I love you so much." He heard sniffling. "Oh Oliver. That was so sweet. Damn hormones!" Oliver reached for the bedside table and handed the teary-eyed Felicity a tissue. "Thank you," She blew her nose her nose. Oliver slid up on the bed. He pulled her into his arms. "Sleep well , my love "
The next morning, Oliver and Felicity had dropped off Connor on his first day of school. Saying goodbye at the door had been tearful for the parents. They had to promise Connor to be waiting for him outside after school. Together with Andrew, his best friend, who is Diggle's and Lyla's son, he entered the school. Oliver brought Felicity home. Thea would come by later to keep her company. He did not want Felicity to be alone, because the baby could come at any time. He could visualize what they would do today. The first half of the day Thea would work on her sketches for her own fashion collection, while Felicity was working on her latest project for "SmoakTech". He would have preferred to stay at home, but he had to work. He and Dig had opened a gym called "The Vigilante". They all called him "Green Arrow" There everything was offered from all sorts of equipment to every imaginable classes such as yoga or self-defense. Oliver had a program for troubled youths. That he had launched with the help of Roy Harper, the current boyfriend and soon to be fiancé to his sister. Roy had struggled to find a job because of his criminal record. Oliver had found him drinking in Tommy's Bar "Verdant" when Tommy was on his honeymoon with Sara. Roy had been so drunk that he confessed all his sorrows to Oliver. Oliver had looked at him for a moment before he scribbled something on a piece of paper. This he handed Roy and said he should appear at this address at eight o'clock. The rest he would learn there.
He was on his lunch break with Ted Grant, boxing instructor and Laurel's husband, and Sarah, who taught the yoga and self-defense courses for women, when he got the call from Thea, Felicity was in labor. He jumped up and asked Sara to pick up Connor from school, as he was already sprinting away.
Hours later he held his daughter Mia in his arms for the first time. Felicity lay exhausted on the bed. Connor sat next to her and stared in amazement at the bundle. Oliver sat down next to Connor and showed him how he had to hold his sister properly. He smiled, bent down to Felicity and gave her brief kiss. "Well done, Mrs. Smoak" She smiled at him. "I could not have done it without you, Mr. Smoak"