Felicity and Slade talked all night long about anything and everything. He offered her beverages that she politely declined. She needed to stay sober for all of this. She knew he was dangerous but there was also another side to him. It made her think about Oliver also. She wanted those thoughts to go away though.

She can't keep pining away for someone who is taken. But, she also knew that she couldn't be with Slade. The dangerous part of him was alluring and sexy but, it also makes her stay on the tip of her toes.

She knows she's a smart woman. She can keep up with him and she knows how to manipulate someone into thinking that she is working for them. With Oliver it was genuine and authentic. It started out playful with the obvious lies he was telling her to get the information that he needed from her. With Slade it started out with him abducting her.

So she knows who she feels more secure with. But, sometimes a girl falls for the bad boy. Oliver could be considered a bad boy to most people who only see him on the news or in the tabloids. But, to Felicity he is someone who she trusts fully. She is having problems distinguishing what Slade has told her about Oliver from the island, and the person he is now.

She knows he never meant to seriously hurt anyone. That Shado was a causality that he never wanted for her to die. Slade said that Oliver chose Sara over Shado and that was Shado's demise. Felicity doesn't know the whole story and from what Slade told her he wasn't even there to witness it.

Oliver has never spoken to Felicity about this because she's sure it's too hard for him to put it into words. If he ever does tell her about everything that happened on the island it would mean Oliver trusted her enough to tell her about the five years he spent where nothing good happened.

She remembers those words that were yelled at her during a trying time for Oliver in the lair. It was palpable the radiation of anger rolling off of Oliver at that moment. She knew he had many incredibly horrific stories to tell. He was choosing not to tell anyone because of the things that might rise up in him again.

Finding her family was her number one goal here. Slade threatening Felicity with her family is the one way to get Felicity to play his game. But, that doesn't mean he has to know about her own research into their disappearance.

Slade enjoyed Felicity's company more than he thought he would. At first he saw her as someone who would bore him to death. But, he was extremely wrong. She was entirely different from anyone that he had ever encountered. Which made his mission really difficult in the sense that he was falling for her. He won't admit that to her though. It would ruin everything that he has worked for.

It didn't hurt to cozy up to her though, and he made it his other mission to find a way to get her to cozy up to him also. He could see she was keeping her distance though. It didn't anger him, it just made him try that much harder to win her affection.

"I hope you're having a good time here with me. You can drop by anytime if you want to just talk. I know how you like to do that." Slade made a joke at her obvious issues of not knowing when to shut up.

"I'll take you up on that offer soon. You have a lovely home but I think I need to go now. I have an early day at QC tomorrow. I need to be on my way." Felicity said as she stood up to grab her jacket on the couch.

"Here let me help you with that." Slade offered and made his way behind her. His arms were bigger than Oliver's and the way he gently put on her coat made her feel like treasure. She needed to get herself together. This was not good for her plan, and he was entirely too close to her now. She turned around to face him, and started to walk to the front door.

"Thanks so much for listening to me tonight. It was nice to have someone to talk to." Felicity said as she opened the door.

Felicity was ready to run to her car but, she had one final thing to say to Slade before she would bolt out of his sight. "Next time we see each other it will be on my turf. You will tell me what happened to your eye." Felicity yelled at him as she was running to her car. She opened it quickly and hopped inside.

Slade was laughing by the door. The big guy was laughing as she locked her doors and turned on the ignition, and sped away.

Oliver found himself waking up these last few days wrapped in sheets of sweat. His nightmares were still there haunting him during the entire weekend. He still felt on edge with all the things happening around Felicity and he didn't know what to do to stop them.

Oliver was getting to bed late at night, and still couldn't seem to have a full night of sleep. Most of the time he would just lay there with his eyes open contemplating his life, and the things that do keep him up at night.

Everything was so messed up still. Even though she was back, she was acting distant. He could read her a mile away, and it was becoming too much for him to handle. Between worrying about Slade being back, Felicity being with him all that time, and trying to keep the city safe he was breaking inside.

Oliver knew the feeling of being on the verge of having a nervous breakdown. He had many of those moments on the island. Witnessing deaths, destruction and sometimes it was him who had a hand in those instances.

He knew the ways to push these insane thoughts to the back of his mind. He needed to concentrate on the city and the dangers, plus keeping Queen Consolidated afloat. He needed to trust in Felicity and that she was alright.

Oliver made his way into QC on a chilly Monday morning. He quickly headed towards the elevator having spotted Felicity standing there waiting for doors to open.

"Hey Felicity. How was your weekend?" Oliver asked her as he briefly checked her face to see if he could read anything that she might give away. He still had that nagging feeling where he could sense something was wrong. Felicity on the other hand was playing it cool.

"Hey Oliver. Everything was good. Had some dinner with friends, and watched some movies. That's it." She said while giving him a quick glance. The doors opened and Oliver let her go in first, following closely behind.

"I'm glad to hear you had a good time. You deserve it." Oliver told her giving her the smile that is only meant for her. They made it to their floor and Felicity made her way quickly to her desk to sign in to her computer.

"Thanks Oliver. By the way you have an early meeting today with Ms. Rochev at nine thirty about funding for a new more efficient Water plant. Here is all the information I printed out at home. I wanted to make sure we got a head start on the campaign. Might as well be ahead of the game, not behind, right?" Felicity babbled on as she took out the package of information and passed it along to Oliver.

"Alright Felicity, thanks for this." Oliver took the papers and made his way to his desk. He quickly skimmed the highlighted parts that clearly meant as the most important sections of the information. He agreed with the little notes Felicity placed beside the margins. He liked that she added her thoughts to the assignments. It made them feel like a team on this side of their lives also. He really liked that they worked so well together. They were partners and he would make sure to tell her that every chance he could get.

"Felicity this was really great. You're remarkable. Remember that." Oliver said as he passed her desk to head towards Isabel's office. "Thanks Oliver. See you at lunch?" Felicity asked to try to garner some time with him alone.

"Sure that would be nice. I'll meet you back here at twelve. I need to get a few things sorted with you Felicity." Oliver said and gave her a wave as he made his out.

Which left Felicity feeling dreadful until she would see him again.