Wow thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. My original intention was to make this a one shot but then people were begging me to continue so here it is. Oh and I love hearing your thoughts so please keep them coming. I hope you enjoy!
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After the acceptance of Tommy being their son, the day finally hit the both of them full force. Once Felicity saw that Oliver looked just as tired as she felt, if not more, she said "you should probably get some sleep" she sighed tiredly, "we both should" she finished to herself.
"Yeah I should probably go" he responded. And before she could think, she immediately said "NO, I mean no" she said more quietly. "You know, he could wake up and ask where you are and, I…I wouldn't know what to say" she finished looking down.
"So, what are you saying", he asks with a sparkle of hope in his eyes. "Well if you want to, you could stay", she says shyly, but then quickly finished "on the couch, of course."
After the words came out, Oliver quickly processed them, and just as quickly responded with a small smile he tried to hide, "of course, yeah."
He finally got the chance he had been waiting for and there was no way he was going to blow it, he thought to himself.
"Ok, well do you need me to get anythi…" and before she could finish that sentence, he quickly interjects "no, no I'm fine, I know where everything is "and with that she gave a small but meaningful smile and a small nod and said "Ok well then, goodnight Oliver, and he responded "goodnight Felicity."
And with that she made her way up the stairs and Oliver couldn't help but look upon her and reassess the day's events, and just how crazy but also how wonderful they turned out. He had a son or has a son in the future, he's still trying to wrap his head around that part, but in the end, it doesn't matter because it is with Felicity, which means that there is hope and that he has a chance to right his wrongs with her. He would consider that a major win in his book.
The next morning the sun basked Felicity in a soft glow and warmth that made her smile as she slowly opened her eyes. As the events from the day before slowly started to come back to her, she first thought that it was all a dream, but then a small fit of laughter reached her ears. As she quickly sat up from the sound, she slowly made her way out of the bed and down the hall, following the sweet sound. Once she reached the stairs she peeked to the bottom and saw the cause of the laughter, and the scene before her, made her breath catch in her throat.
Downstairs Oliver was in nothing but his boxers making chocolate chip pancakes, and Tommy was no longer in the big shirt they gave him the previous night, but in nothing but his pull-up, and on the counter once again telling Oliver something. As she descended down the steps, she was able to make out the conversation.
"And, and the Flash is super-duper fast, and, and he can shoot lighting with his hands" Tommy said excitedly while holding up his Flash action figure. As Oliver continued to make breakfast he responded "really, is that so" with a hint of pride lacing his tone. Felicity knew Oliver already knew that about their friend, but was touched that he went along with the little boy anyway.
"Yeah" Tommy responded, and before he could say anything else he spotted Felicity silently by the stairs and practically screamed "Mommy". And without thinking she quickly went over to the boys and softly said "hi", and to her surprise he responds "hi" with the same softness. "
Are you hungry" Oliver asks setting the last of the pancakes on the plate, and she responds with a gentle "yes". And with that, Tommy reached his arms out toward Felicity and without so much as a thought she took him off the counter and carried him to the table.
Once all three of them sat down and all the food was distributed properly they began to eat. As Oliver looked up from cutting into his pancakes he could see the pleasure radiating off of Felicity when a soft moan quickly escaped her lips. "Oh, God how I've missed these" she said allowed, and then she suddenly opened her eyes and was greeted to an amused Oliver, which made her realize "did I just say that out loud?" And Oliver's only response was a broad smile and slight nod.
After a little while of enjoying the meal Felicity finally asked "so what exactly is the plan for the day", as she looked Oliver in the eye and slightly nodded toward Tommy, who was oblivious to the whole conversation and simply playing with his toys. Before Oliver could respond, his phone suddenly went off and Dig's face appeared. When he answered the call, all Dig said was "You & Felicity need to get to the lair ASAP", to which Oliver asked with curiosity and a hint of fear "why, is everything ok". To which Diggle simply responded "I don't know", and with that Oliver said "I'm on my way".
As soon as he ended the phone call he looked at Felicity who only asked "what's wrong". "I don't know, but we need to get to the lair and find out." And with that both of them were up and walking towards the living room when a small noise made them completely stop in their tracks. They had almost forgotten about the little boy who was occupying the third seat at the table and with that little reminder they both turned and looked at each other. "What are we supposed to do with him, it's not like we can leave him here" Felicity asked, and as she focused hard on Oliver, trying to figure out what was going on in his mind, he quickly spoke "I guess he's going to have to come with us". And to that Felicity looked upon him with shock in her eyes, "wait you want us to take him to the lair, that's gonna go down real well with Dig", and to that comment Oliver responded, "well do have a better idea". And with that they both turned to the little boy that was watching them with amusement and then back at the each other.
After thirty minutes, they both walked into the elevator in the campaign office, with Tommy holding onto Oliver. As the elevator made its way down to the lower level they both took deep breaths, preparing themselves for what they were about to walk into.
Once the elevator dinged and opened the first thing they saw was everyone huddled around something on the other side of the room. With quizzical looks they both looked at each other and Tommy started to wiggle out of Oliver's embrace, which caused him to put the toddler down, and before either one could say anything, the thing everyone was huddled around immediately spoke and got up and quickly made her way towards them. "Oh, my God Ollie, where have you been we've been trying to get a hold of you all morning." "Sara", Oliver said, with the words ghosting off his lips. Without acknowledging or caring about the couple's surprise, she continued "Has anything out of the ordinary happened recently?", and before she could let him respond she went on "because I may have made a small mistake…. Ok a huge mistake".
And before she could go on with her mini rant a huge clatter came from the left side of the room, which made everyone turn towards it. As they all looked to the direction of where the noise came from, they saw tools spread everywhere; a bright innocent smile, and to complete the situation the small tot innocently said "oops".
Before the two parents could respond, Sara's eyes lit up and a sound of relief escaped her when the word "Tommy" left her mouth. "Oh, my God, there you are" she said as she practically ran to the little boy and embraced him. "I thought I lost you, I am so, so, so sorry" she said as she looked at the little boy in the eyes, and then taking him into another hug. When she finally let go she slowly turned back to the people behind her, only to find confused looks everywhere. "I can explain."
After settling down at the table, Sara began to tell her story. "So, we were 5 years into the future, because we had heard that there was a disturbance in the timeline, and we didn't really think much about it, but we should have. When we got there, it turned out Damian Darhk was there." And with the sound of the name echoing off the cement Oliver suddenly became furious. "That's impossible, Darhk is dead, I killed him myself" he said through gritted teeth. "I know" Sara responded "but unfortunately he found a way to travel in time". "I'm sorry did you just say he found a way to travel in time" Felicity asked with a humorless laugh, "I mean how is that even possible because, like Oliver said, he killed him, and he's dead". "Technically, yes" Sara said hesitantly, "but the thing is Darhk has been around forever, and when I say forever I mean forever." "Why do you say it like that" Renee asked. "Because I've seen him throughout time and for some reason he hasn't aged a day" she responded. "Oh, that's because he had an idol that kept him young" Felicity says with her smart tone that only earned her a look from Oliver.
"So how did he travel in time, since the last time I checked you guys were the only time travelers" Oliver says getting the conversation back on track. "Well yes, we are but, there was this man, he was a speedster and somehow he gave Darhk a machine that can transport him to any time." "Wait like the Reverse Flash" Felicity asked, which Sara responded with a skeptical look, "I don't know all I know is that he wears a yellow suit and runs really fast". "Yep the Reverse Flash" Felicity said with a satisfied smirk on her face, which was quickly replaced with a "wait, but isn't he dead" which resulted in a quick silence before she responded "never mind I don't want to know.
"Ok well now that we established that Darhk is alive, what does this have to do with Tommy" Oliver asked. "That's the thing, when we tracked down Darhk, he led us to you" she said looking at Oliver. "Once we got to your house it was too late. Felicity was knocked out cold on the ground and you were fighting him, and then you saw me" she said as she looked on to replay the scene. "You dodged one of his blows to get to me, and you told me to take care of him" she said as she shifted her gaze to the little boy sitting beside her. "And before I could do anything Darhk had gotten his momentum back and fired at both of us and that's when I saw the pod, it was in your living room, and without thinking I grabbed Tommy and put him in the pod and sent him here hoping I would find him."
"Wow", was the only thing Felicity could say as she too looked at the little boy across from her. "So, he really is our son" she said softly with wonder. It wasn't that she was surprised, because even in the short time that Tommy had been with them she had felt a deep connection to him, a connection that she had never felt before. But actually, hearing the truth out loud just proved how real this little boy and the situation was. "Yes" was all Sara said, and without realizing it a small smile appeared on her face. Because in that moment it finally hit her, she had a son.
But before she could get lost in her new-found excitement and happiness, Curtis asked "but there is still one thing that doesn't make since, why did he target Oliver", and with that all eyes were again on Sara. And with a deep sigh and guilty look upon her face she finally spoke, "he targeted Oliver because he knows that you killed him", she said finally lifting her eyes from the table and setting them on Oliver. "And how does he know that" Oliver asked with a hint of anger. "Because I may have told him in a moment of weakness" Sara responded with guilt coating her every move. And with that revelation Oliver's day went from good to bad very quickly.
