Felicity had just finished signing paperwork when she heard a familiar voice.
"There is my girl!"
Felicity blinked and looked up. "Mom?"
Donna ran over smiling. "Look at you!" As Felicity stood, Donna knelt down and spoke to her stomach. "Hello Little Peanut it's Mimi."
Felicity made a face. "Mimi?"
Donna straightened up. "Well i'm too young to be called Grandma or Nana."
"What are you doing here? I thought you were going to come out closer to the due date?"
"I am I'm only here for a few days. I was talking to Thea and she said that you and Oliver have nothing for the baby and you two aren't even living together..."
"Mom. Oliver and I are fine."
"Well I don't think you are. I mean I want better for you then what I had. Oliver is a great guy and if he is willing to support the baby I think you need to do everything that you can to make sure he stays."
Felicity sighed. "I need to stop by Thea's club before I go home. I will have a driver take you to my apartment."
"I want to see Thea!"
She gritted her teeth. "Okay. But if Oliver is there please behave."
"Scout's honor."
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Laurel plopped down on a stool as Rene and Thea carried boxes. Evie looked around impressed.
"This place is really cool Thea."
Thea shot her a look. "You are not allowed in here while it is open."
Oliver came up stairs with Dig and helped his sister with a box.
"What is all of this?"
Thea sighed. "A guy pre-paid for 20 bottles of Bubbly. It needs to be put on ice." She looked at Rene. "And vigilante stuff will have to wait one night because the guy also wants private service for him and a dozen of his friends in the VIP lounge."
Before Rene could respond Donna came in.
"Thea this place is amazing!" She caught sight of herself in one of the mirrored tables. "But my dress is too simple for it."
Thea raised a brow. Felicity followed her mom and looked highly irritated. She grabbed her arm and steered her away from her own reflection.
"Mom I don't think you've met Evie or Rene?"
Donna smiled while Evie's jaw dropped.
"Are you adopted?"
Donna laughed. "We get that a lot. Or people think i'm her sister."
Felicity shook her head. "No one has ever said that mom."
Oliver came out of the VIP lounge and Donna hugged him tightly.
"Oliver!" She pulled away while Oliver tried to hide his surprised face. "You look sleepy."
"I'm fine Donna. Felicity didn't tell me you were coming."
"Well I wanted to surprise her. But if she had known I was coning you probably wouldn't have known. Thea mentioned that you two aren't living together."
Thea quickly busied herself behind the bar while Oliver glanced at Felicity. He then smiled.
"We still have time to work some things out."
"Well Thea also said that you two have nothing for the baby. Felicity is due in 16 weeks and trust me that will fly by."
Dig stepped in. "Well Lyla and I have things left from Sara that we are happy to give you guys. And i'm sure Lyla can go with Felicity to register somewhere."
Donna turned to her daughter. "Felicity I thought you told me you were going to register a month ago?"
"I got a little sidetracked."
Donna rolled her eyes and brushed her daughter's hair out of her face. "Well what if the baby decides to come early? It will have nothing to sleep in. And you need to find out the gender so you can plan accordingly."
Felicity looked like she was going to spit fire. Thea quickly stepped in.
"Hey Laurel, Donna probably hasn't seen your dad yet. Can you drive her over to the station?"
Laurel nodded. "Yeah he'll be really excited t see you."
Donna smiled. "Okay." She looked at Felicity one last time. "Tomorrow we will get started on baby stuff."
She turned to Laurel and smiled as they walked out.
"Isn't she getting so big? I can't wait to be a Mimi."
Laurel raised her brows. "Mimi?"
"Well I don't want anyone to think i'm old."
No one spoke until Donna was safely outside. Felicity looked at Thea.
"Since when do you talk to my mother?"
Thea looked at her sheepishly. "When Oliver stopped answering her she got my number and...she just wants to make sure you're okay."
Felicity sat down and groaned. "This weekend is going to be a nightmare."
Oliver came up behind her and began rubbing her back. "It won't be that bad."
"How do you know?"
"I don't but it's all I got."
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When Felicity arrived home the next evening exhausted. She had been in back to back meetings all day. Her feet and ankles were swollen, her back was sore and her boobs were tender. All she wanted to do was take a warm bath and crawl into bed. But when she opened her door she thought a baby store exploded in her living room. Donna smiled.
"Hey Sweetheart."
Felicity grabbed a stuffed caterpillar toy and looked at her. "Mom what is all of this?"
"Well the stuff on the couch John Diggle brought over and said you could have it and the rest I bought." She grabbed a box and held it up. "High heeled baby booties! What is cuter then that? hen I got all kinds of toys and adorable little outfits. I also grabbed you a few samples of nipple creams and diaper rash creams. Then there are rhinestone pacifiers and rosette baby blankets..."
Felicity started to feel her heart race. It was so loud it drowned out her mother's voice. A few minutes later everything went black.
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Oliver was sharpening some arrows when Dig and Curtis walked in. Curtis was dressed in his sweats.
"Okay I've been upping my cardio and doing 100 pushups every morning. I'm ready."
Oliver smiled. "We'll see."
Dig took off his jacket and glanced at him. "I dropped some things by Felicity's that Lyla wanted her to have. Just some stuff from Sara that is gender neutral."
Oliver nodded. "Thanks a lot. Donna is right we really don't have anything."
"Well she is right about something else, 16 weeks will fly by. That baby will be here before you know it."
Oliver focused hard on the arrow he was sharpening. The more he thought about how soon the baby would be here the more he panicked. He truly knew nothing about babies. Sure he remembered when Thea was a baby but they had a nanny to take care of her so he never was exposed to that. He tried to shake it from his mind.
He had just stood to start working with Curtis when his phone rang. He saw it was Donna and groaned before answering.
"Hello Donna."
She sounded frantic. "Oliver! You need to come quick! Felicity passed out and I called the ambulance!"
Oliver felt like he had been sucker punched in the gut. "Where is she? Is she okay?"
"We're at the hospital and they're running test."
"I'm on my way."
He hung up and grabbed his jacket. Dig saw the panic in his face.
"What's wrong?"
"Felicity fainted!"
Dig grabbed his keys. "I'll drive."
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Oliver practically ran into the hospital. His mind was racing with what possibly could happen. Last time Felicity was in the hospital she was paralyzed. He quickly found Donna sitting with Thea and Quintin. He looked at her.
"What happened?"
She had been crying. "We were talking one minute and the next thing I knew she was on the floor."
Dig sat down next to Thea and spoke. "Felicity is a tough girl. And that baby is both you and her, it's not going down without a fight."
Oliver cracked a small smile. Before he could sit a doctor walked out and spoke.
"Excuse me i'm looking for an Oliver Queen?"
Oliver looked at her. "That's me."
She nodded. "I'm Dr. Platten. I've just finished examining Miss. Smoak and I have some concerns I would like to discuss with you and her."
Donna stood. "I'll go i'm her mother."
"I'm sorry ma'am but Mr. Queen is her emergency contact number. Any medical decisions we make for her has to go through him."
Oliver and Donna both blinked and spoke together. "What?"
Dr. Platten nodded. "It looks like she changed it in January."
Oliver sighed. "We had just gotten engaged."
Dr. Platten looked at him again. "Well could you follow me?"
He nodded. She led him into Felicity's room. She was hooked up to a dozen or so machines. She looked over when she heard the door and groaned.
"I told them not to call and worry you. I'm fine."
He sighed and grabbed her hand. "You fainted."
"I didn't faint. I just got a little dizzy."
He rolled his eyes and looked at Dr. Platten. "Is the baby okay?"
She pointed to a heartrate on the screen. "It's holding strong. But I am concerned." She sat down on the edge of Felicity's bed. "Miss. Smoak your blood pressure is dangerously high. If we can't get it under control it could lead to preeclampsia and pre-mature labor. So I want you on bedrest for the next week. I have made an appointment with your ob/gyn and she will check you in a week. If it hasn't come down any then you may have to remain on bedrest for the remainder of your pregnancy."
Felicity groaned. "Seriously?"
"Seriously. I'm going to go get you your guidelines for the next week."
She left and Oliver sat down in the chair next to Felicity's bed. He sighed.
"What happened? Just before you fainted?"
She spoke quietly. "I had a long day at work and when I got home...My mom had bought all of this stuff for the baby that she thought was great but made me want to puke. Then she kept talking and showing me things and I got so mad..."
He grabbed her hand and rubbed small circles. "You need to tell her no. It's not good for you or the baby if you bottle everything up."
"I know. I just don't want to hurt her feelings. But now i'm on bedrest because of being a coward."
He chuckled and Dr. Platten walked in. She smiled.
"Okay so you are allowed 15 minutes on your feet a day but other then that you need to stay in bed. Now do you have someone to stay with you for a week?"
Oliver spoke before Felicity could. "I'll stay with her and I'm sure my sister wouldn't mind staying with her while i'm at work."
Dr. Platten nodded and handed him a packet. "Here are some different foods that she'll need to stay away from." She looked at Felicity. "Well I think you will be in very good hands so i'll have the nurse bring in your release papers."
Felicity smiled once she left the room. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"Staying with me. It really means a lot." She then sighed. "Can you talk to my mom?"
He nodded and stood. He walked out to the waiting room and fund Thea, Dig, Donna, Quinten, Laurel, Lyla and Curtis. Donna ran up to him.
"Is she okay?"
He nodded. "Her blood pressure is really high so Dr. Platten wants her on bedrest for a week."
Donna started thinking. "Well i'm suppose to leave tomorrow but i'll call my boss i'm sure he'll understand."
"Actually Donna I am going to stay with her."
"Really?"
"She wanted you to be able to go back to work."
Donna looked upset but nodded. "Okay but you'll call me if there is any change?"
"Of course."
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Felicity unlocked her apartment and led the way inside. Oliver set her bags down by the door and looked at her.
"Bed now."
She rolled her eyes. "I'm going." She caught sight of all the baby stuff her mom had bought and groaned. "This stuff is ridiculous."
Oliver tried to steer her back towards the bedroom. "I'll handle it."
She looked at him. "I am allowed 15 minutes on my feet."
"That you have already used by walking to and from the car and up the stairs."
She made a face. "This is going to suck."
He chuckled and helped her into her bed. Once she was settled he walked back into the living room and looked at all the stuff Donna had bought. He agreed with Felicity it was all ugly. He then went through the stuff that Dig brought over. He smiled as he held up a tiny onesie. An hour later he had everything sorted. Then a knock came on the door. He opened it to reveal Thea. He smiled.
"Hey Speedy."
She handed him a brown leather duffle. "I packed you a bag."
"Thanks."
She took her jacket off and tossed it in a armchair. "How is Felicity?"
"Sleeping. She's frustrated."
"I get it. Picture me being stuck in bed for a week."
He chuckled. "I would rather shoot myself with an arrow."
He started grabbing pots and ingredients. Thea cocked her brow.
"What are you making?"
He shrugged. "Chili probably. She still has to eat."
Thea nodded. "Can I help?"
"Yeah you can cut the onions."
"I can cook."
"Yeah with the microwave."
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When she heard her door open, Felicity opened her eyes. Oliver walked in and set a tray down on the bed. She sat up and looked at him.
"So this will be my week? Sleeping and getting meals in bed?"
He laughed. "Well you still need to eat."
She grabbed her spoon just as Thea walked in. She flopped on the end of the bed and smiled.
"Hey I brought you some things to make this a hell of a lot easier."
She passed her a bag. Felicity went through it and pulled out magazines, some of her favorite movies, chocolate, dry shampoo, and new sheets. She laughed.
"Thanks Thea."
She nodded and left. Oliver cleaned up the kitchen then grabbed his computer. Thea grabbed one of the outfits Donna had bought and made a face.
"Please do not put my niece in this. Or my nephew for that matter."
He chuckled. "Those are being donated."
"To what? The incinerator?"
He started typing. After an hour he set the computer down and looked at her.
"Don't you have to open the club?"
She nodded. "I'm heading out. I just..."
"Just what?"
"I'm worried about you guys."
"You don't need to be."
"You sure?"
"Positive."
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Felicity sighed and tossed another magazine on the floor just as Oliver opened her door. He looked at her.
"I think it's dead."
She threw him a look. "I'm loosing my mind."
"You go to see the doctor tomorrow."
"Yeah but what do I do until then?"
He smiled and started uncovering her. "Well if you are good I have a surprise for you."
She was curious. "What kind of surprise?"
He helped her up and led her into her spare bedroom. "Just a little project I have been working on."
She walked in and her jaw dropped. The room had been painted a light mint color and had white nurdery furniture. The crib had grey chevron linens. There was a grey and mint star mobile and some stuffed animals in the crib. She turned and looked at him stunned.
"You did all of this?"
He shrugged. "Your mom was right. We need to get ready so I figured that this was a good start. Do you like it?"
She smiled. "I love it."
She ran her hands over the quilt and then looked at the dresser. There was an old book sitting on it. She looked at it closer. It was the story of Robin Hood. She looked at the back and saw that it said, "To Ollie Love Dad". She held it up.
"Robin hood?"
He chuckled. "My dad gave that to me on my first birthday. He read it to me every night. I figured it was time to pass it down."
She nodded and set it back. She then wrapped her arms around him and hugged him gently.
"Thank you."
"No problem." He paused and pulled away slightly. "It...it kicked!"
She smiled. "You felt that?"
He nodded. "Yeah. That is...freaky."
"Agreed." She then felt it moving again and moved his hand over it. "I think that's it's hand."
He smiled. "It's giving a high five."
She rolled her eyes. "Sure it is."
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