A/N Fair warning, this chapter does contain a little bit of language, since that's how I normally write. If you are uncomfortable with that sorry? Also after writing this chapter I have to say that I really love writing this story but there's probably only going to be one, maybe two more chapters and then I'm going to start another one that will probably be either more Arrow or possibly Once Upon A Time I have a couple going akready that I've never posted. Thanks for all the support though, I've had tons of fun inbetween all the annoying "Crap I don't know what to write but it's already been two days since I updated, what do I do?!". So thank you to all my readers and I hope you're not too sad when this story ends!

"Is everything okay Oliver?" Felicity asked. Ever since he came home on Monday he had been acting weird. At first she thought he was just jealous that she had found a friend, but there was something else. It was almost like he knew what they had talked about while he was away. Like he had heard her say she didn't trust him. But that was crazy. There was no way he knew that. And it wasn't like she hadn't thought about what Gina said. Go with your gut. She was trying to. She was trying to be a better girlfriend, and let him in, but Oliver seemed almost... Angry with her. And she wasn't going to put up with that. Not after all she's been through.

"Yeah, everything's fine." He said without even looking away from the TV. He wasn't even touching her, though she was sitting close enough. He never did that before this week. Every chance he got he was all over her.

"Oliver don't lie." She said quietly, but sternly, turning off the TV. She didn't want to fight with him, but if that's what it was going to take for him to talk, then she didn't have another option.

"Really Felicity? Don't lie?" He said mockingly. "I can't believe you could say something like that to me with a straight face!"

"Excuse me?! What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"Look, I don't know what you and your new friend talked about on Monday, but whatever it was, it changed things. I don't know what it was, and I really don't care. I just want things to go back to the way they were."

"Oliver, nothing changed until you got that stick stuck up your ass and decided that I did something wrong! What do you think me and Gina did?! Have sex? We just talked Oliver. About girl stuff."

He was quiet for a moment. Thinking. She thought he was ready to apologize but his face never changed. "I don't believe you."

"You don't believe me?" She asked, incredulous. "What the hell brought this on Oliver?!"

"You did! I come here after work to find you with some stranger chick, who you barely know more than I do, and you've already got inside jokes with her and everything- I mean the way she looked at me before she left... She knows something about you. Something I don't know."

"So what? You said you were happy for me! You said it was great that I had a friend!"

"I want to know why you trust your new friend more than me!" He shouted. It was the first time he had ever yelled at her. Even at the beginning of the conversation, he never raised his voice that much. But this time he had. And he sounded just like Kyle.

"Get out!" She yelled back, tears welling up in her traitorous eyes. "Now!"

Something changed in his facial expression, like he realized what he had done. But it was too late. "Felicity-"

"Get out." She repeated through gritted teeth. He did as she asked, reluctantly, pulling the door shut behind him. Felicity sunk into the couch, unable to stop herself from sobbing.

Even though he was right about her trusting Gina with things she didn't tell him, it went both ways, and she had reasons. And they were the same reasons for the way she reacted to being yelled at.

But she had lied to both Gina and Oliver about Kyle. Their relationship was far from perfect, even from the beginning. He was demanding, rough, uptight, abusive. He didn't hit her very often, but they yelled all the time. And he had to have the last word. He had anger issues, saw problems in everything, and always took it out on her. He made everything her fault. It did wonders for her self esteem.

It was the main reason she ran when he found him with Natalie. She could have stayed and yelled at him, or publicly shamed him, or a lot of other things, but it would have only ended badly for her. She knew better than to push him. So she just ran away.

Making Oliver leave was probably not the best solution, but she needed to cry, and she didn't want him to be there to see it. They should talk is what they should do. She knew that. He needed to know the whole truth. Both about Kyle and Gina. And she needed to know what had made him so angry. After that she could decide whether to stay, or run again.

But first she was going to cry. And then maybe eat some ice cream and cry some more. They could talk in the morning.

Her nap was rudely interrupted around midnight when someone started knocking on the door. She didn't want to answer it, but she did. It was Gina though, not Oliver like she expected.

"You look... Like crap." Gina said.

"Wow thanks."

"What happened?"

"Oliver happened." Felicity said letting Gina in. She was dressed for a night out, the opposite of Felicity who had changed into her pajamas hours ago. "I don't know what's wrong with him but all week he's been acting weird and I finally asked him about it today and he freaked out on me. Started yelling, saying I was keeping things from him. All I was trying to do was talk to him but... Once he started yelling, I kicked him out."

"Did you guys break up?"

"No." Felicity said. "I was hoping maybe tomorrow we could talk about it."

"Well I hope you work it out. Ive got to go, I just wanted to check in with you before I left. We still on for lunch tomorrow?"

"Sure. And you can tell me all about what it is you're doing tonight."

"Of course." Gina smiled. Felicity knew exactly what she was up to but it would be more fun to hear it from her. "Goodnight."

Oliver really messed up with Felicity. He knew by the look on her face when he raised his voice that he was right. She was keeping things from him. But whatever it was, she had a right to.

He was an asshole. She didn't do anything wrong, and he wasted a whole week not talking to her about it, instead choosing to fight with her.

He didn't know how he was going to make it up to her, but he had to try. Felicity meant everything to him.

When he left his apartment to go to hers Gina was just walking down the hall to the elevator. She was wearing a short trenchcoat and an even shorter dress underneath. It almost looked as if she were wearing lace tights underneath but in the dark hallway light he couldn't tell.

"Hello, Oliver." She stopped. "Where ya going?"

"To see my girlfriend. Where are you going? Got a hot date or something?"

"Or something." She smiled. "Any reason you're going to see Felicity at midnight?"

"No reason you need to know." He said. "I'm sure she'll tell you all about it later anyway. But if you dont mind-"

"Of course. I should be going anyway. And Oliver, take care of my friend will you?"

He nodded. Gina was not exactly what he pictured, but if Felicity liked her than she must be okay. But there was something about her, something he couldn't put his finger on... But he didn't have time to worry about it, he had to talk to Felicity.

He knocked on her door quietly, hoping not to disturb the neighbors more than he had already by talking to Gina. Felicity answered the door right away, like she had been standing there waiting. She didn't say anything, but she let him in. She was dressed in her pajamas and. all the lights were off in her house except for those in her bedroom.I

"Felicity, I'm really sorry." He said. "I shouldn't have yelled at you. We should have just talked about things."

"I agree." She said quietly, stifling a yawn. "We could talk now."

"Okay." She went to turn on the lights but it was obvious how tired she was. "You look tired. Come on." He pulled her back into her bedroom.

"Oliver you don't have to do this. We could have sat on the couch." Even as she was protesting she pulled the blanket up to her waist, leaning back on her mountain of pillows.

"No, I woke you up. It's just one more thing to be sorry for, and I'm trying to fix it. I shouldn't have gotten so mad at you. You didn't do anything wrong."

"But I did Oliver. I didn't tell you the whole truth. I didn't tell anybody the whole truth."

"You can tell me now." He took her hand. She tried to pull away but he held on. "Whatever it is-"

"It's about Kyle." She said. Immediately he tensed. He knew it was about him. It was always about that asshole. "I know I said we had a good relationship but... We didn't. We never did. He was demanding, and angry all the time... He hurt me. And it still scares me. Everything that went wrong was suddenly my fault. He did cheat on me though, I didn't make that part up. It's why I had to run. I wasn't strong enough to stay and fight him on it. Just like I'm not strong enough to fight you on this."

"I'm so sorry Felicity, I didn't want to fight with you."

"I should have told you-"

"It's okay." It physically hurt him to see her this upset. He took her into his arms, resting her head on his shoulder. "It's okay. I promise not to yell at you ever again. No matter what. I swear Felicity. On something important. I'm not going to hurt you. I couldn't. I love you Felicity. Do you believe me?"

She believed him. Maybe she shouldn't, but she did.

She wasn't able to speak. She wouldn't have known what to say anyway. He loved her. It wasn't like she didn't know before, but it was different hearing him say it. It made it real. It wasn't a game, it never had been. But she couldn't say it back. She imagined herself trying and it just didn't come out.

Felicity looked up at him, her vision blurred by the tears she couldn't stop. She kissed him, hoping it was enough. "I believe you." She whispered. She settled back into his shoulder, his arm wrapped possessively around her shoulder.

Suddenly she became aware of where they were. They were in her bed, her fluffy comforter the only thing separating them. She wasn't ready for that, especially not tonight, but she was so comfortable there next to him that she didn't want to move.

Like he had realized the same thing as her he said, "I should go-"

"No stay." She said before she could stop herself. "Please. I feel better knowing you're here with me."

"I'll have to leave early for work." He said, slowly, like he was arguing with himself.

"That's okay." She smiled, pulling the blanket out from under him and placing it over the both of them. The temperature in the room immediately went up by 10 degrees. She snuggled up closer to his warm body, knowing exactly how dangerous it was. But she didn't care. She didn't want anything more though. She just wanted to know he was there.

"Felicity-" He was unsure. She didn't know why. He just told her he loved her and now he didnt even want to touch her. She didn't understand.

"It's just sleep Oliver. Trust me, I'm exhausted." She looked up, begging him with her eyes.

"I can't control myself around you Felicity."

"Oliver." She groaned, rolling on top of him. "We're not having this conversation. I want you to hold me in your arms and I want to sleep because I've been through a lot today and I'm tired. If you don't think you can do that, then go home."

"Alright, alright, I'll stay."

They settled in to a comfortable position for them both, and Oliver turned off the lamp.

"Where was Gina going?" Oliver asked quietly.

Felicity laughed. "She had a date."

"With a stranger?"

"Why would you say that?"

"She was dressed like a hooker."

"Maybe she is." Felicity smiled to herself, knowing it killed him not to know for sure, but it was Gina's story to tell, not hers, and besides, she knew it would shut him up, and she really was tired.

A/N Ok so this part of the story is not a necessary read if you A. Don't really like Gina, or B. Don't want to read a conversation that is mostly about sex sort of topics. As an author I enjoyed writing it, but I know you may not want to read it so I'm giving you permission to skip it. However, if you have nothing against Gina or sex, please go right ahead and read this"bonus chapter". (Just to be clear it is not sex, they just have a conversation that references what I think is like basic knowledge about sex for a T rating reader.) Hope you like it! And again, this story is very close to being done so keep that in mind when you review!

She woke up early the next morning to an empty bed. Oliver was in her bathroom getting ready for work. She sat up, wishing she could go back to sleep but she wanted to say goodbye to Oliver.

"You're up early." he was already dressed, ready to go. He didn't even sit down. "You should be sleeping."

"I wanted to say goodbye."

He smiled, leaning over to kiss her. "What are you going to do today?"

"Go to work. Meet Gina for lunch. Maybe have dinner with you."

"Maybe?"

"Well I never asked. Do you want to?"

"I would love to. I'll take you out. Anywhere you want. My treat."

"Do I get dessert after?"

"If you're good."

She smiled. "Have fun at work."

"I'll try."

She knew he wouldn't, and she wouldn't either. She couldn't wait to hear about what Gina did last night. And she knew she'd want to hear about her and Oliver too. It wasn't a long story to tell. But Gina liked details. She promised herself she'd make her go first otherwise she might not have enough time.

They met at a little cafe in between their apartments and Felicity's work. Gina didn't work in the day. She said it was weird. Felicity didn't object. They sat in the back, since it was the only place they might not be seen. Gina insisted.

"So Oliver saw you leave last night." Felicity said as they sat down with their coffee.

"What did he say?" She asked, curiosity glowing in her eyes.

"He said you were dressed like a hooker." Felicity said, stifling a laugh. "I told him you might be."

"Oh my gosh really? I bet he died."

"I don't know I fell asleep." She admitted. "It definitely got him wondering though."

"Good." Gina leaned back in her chair, pleased with Felicity's information.

"So tell me. What exactly did you do last night?"

"A lawyer." She said simply.

"Gina!"

"It's the truth. He was good. Old-ish, but good."

"Well I wish I could be you. Sleeping with old guys for money. What a life."

"Do I sense judgment in your tone?"

"Sarcasm Gina. You know I don't care what you do just don't suck me into it. I don't want to have to explain to the cops that I knew all about your little night time activities."

She was going to say something but stopped herself. "Are you going to tell Oliver?" She asked instead.

"No. You're going to tell him. I don't care when you do it, but it's going to kill him not knowing."

Gina nodded. "So I take it you guys are good then? He went over last night?"

"And stayed all night." Felicity nodded happily. "I made him. Well, I guilted him."

"Did you do it?"

"No Gina we did not do it. I'm not ready for that. We just slept."

"He was okay with that?"

"I didn't give him much of a choice. After a fight he would have to be a complete idiot to say no to me."

"Well good for you. I bet he's better than the lawyer."

"Do you even know his name? And God I hope so."

They both laughed. "Names don't matter." Gina said. "He got what he paid for, I got paid, everybody wins."

"Why do you do it? How do you do it?"

"I'm not really good at anything else." Gina shrugged. "I started during college as a way to make extra money, but then I dropped out of college and couldn't exactly give it up unless I wanted to lose my place."

"But out of all the things. How do you possibly get into something like that?"

"I don't really know. I guess I started out small. Favors for people I know. As I got older it became obvious that I was good at it and people I never had to see again would be more enjoyable anyway. If I stopped I don't know how I could ever get another job. What are you supposed to put in your resume when you're 27 and the only way you've ever made money is by having sex with strangers?"

"You put nothing I guess." Felicity frowned. Sooner or later Gina would have to grow up wouldn't she? Maybe she could work in a bar. Something where she could be herself and still be legal. Felicity didn't bring it up though. She didn't want to lose the only friend she had.

"Enough about me though." Gina said. "What about you? Why just sleep last night?"

"We've never done it Gina, I wasn't looking for our first time to be make up sex. Honestly. I'm not into that. I don't even- I mean even the thought itself... It's just too soon."

"But you like him."

"Yes I like him. And he likes me. But we haven't been dating very long at all."

"How long did you date Kyle before you slept together?"

"We never slept together."

"What?!"

"That was the one thing I was adamant about." The one thing I wouldn't do. "No sex. I wasn't ready for it then and I'm not ready for it now."

"Are you a virgin?"

"Gina!"

"It's a serious question okay? You know how I feel about sex, I want to know about you."

Felicity didn't really want to talk about her sex life in such a public place talk but Gina wasn't giving her much of a choice. Like there was very much to tell anyway.

"I'm not a virgin." Felicity said. "I've just never really had good sex, and I figure if I find somebody that I think would be good, I might as well wait. Make it special, you know? Theres no reason to rush into anything."

"You know I can't really agree with that viewpoint."

"And I don't expect you to. I got cheated on because of it, and some people might look at it and think that if there were a reason to change that would be it. But honestly? I'm kind of glad Kyle cheated on me. It gave me an out. Otherwise I would be stuck in a relationship with a guy that doesn't love me. I'd rather be with Oliver who hasn't ever pressured me into doing something, and doesn't care if I want to wait."

"You said he was kind of a player though right?"

"He's been known for that yeah. And I mean, it's kind of stressful thinking about how many women he's been with before me, but... I can't think about that. The past has to stay in the past, otherwise we're not going to get anywhere."

"Well I guess I understand where your head's at, I'm just used to something so different."

"Yeah I don't think I could do what you do. It's just not my thing. My family would totally kill me anyway. They wanted me to be a doctor. An IT girl isn't exactly what they always dreamed I'd become."

"Well then you can tell them all about your nice new neighbor and they'll probably appreciate you a lot more. Seriously, you have my permission."