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Thirty-Two

I woke up the next morning to the smell of breakfast wafting into the kitchen. I got up, there were still clothes strewn around the room so I picked up Leonard's discarded shirt and put it on, sniffing it as I walked out.

Leonard was in the kitchen making breakfast as Lancelot sat on the bench watching every move he made. On the bench was a pile of pancakes.

"You make pancakes?" I asked, eyes lit up. "The more important question is I had stuff to make pancakes?"

"You sleep like the dead," Leonard joked. "I tried six times to wake you up. I swear you almost took my head off."

"Me?" I asked him. Growing up I was always such a light sleeper.

"You actually punched me," Leonard replied, lifting his chin to show me the bruise on his chin. "Then rolled back over to sleep and dream about whatever superheroes dream about. Saving the world probably." He reached down and kissed my head. "I figured I'd make you breakfast before I left. Luckily the smell of food woke you up."

I shrugged. "What can I say? I love my food." I got some plates out of the cupboard and put the coffee pot on. "I assume you're off to rob a bank or something?"

He smirked. "I like that that doesn't even phase you anymore."

I shrugged. "It's like fighting the ocean, can't be done."

"So when are you going to this?" Leonard asked me, dropping Felicity and Oliver's engagement party invitation next to my plate.

"Well on the date obviously," I smirked. "Why?"

"I figured perhaps I could be your plus one," he shrugged.

"Ah-you're not going to rob them," I laughed. "These people are my closest friends."

He held up his hands with a smirk on his face. "I wouldn't dream of it. The offer is on the table if you want it."

I laughed. "Sure. Why not? I think you'd look sexy in a suit."

"Well if that's your only reasoning," Leonard smirked.

I chuckled as I crossed the room to check the weather predictions for the day, just before I got to my tablet, someone knocked on my door. I opened it thinking it would be the doorman with my mail like every other day but it was Joe. "Oh shit," I muttered.

Joe chuckled. "Well good morning to you to, Charlotte. I come bearing coffee." He looked me up and down realising I was wearing a shirt. "You've got company?"

"Probably should have called first," I told him.

"Can I meet the lucky guy?" Joe asked, letting himself in. "Run a background check on him."

"Joe!" I called out.

"Shit!" Joe snapped, reaching for his gun.

I grabbed his arm. "Joe, leave him be!"

"Good morning detective," Leonard smirked. "Breakfast?"

Joe looked at me, eyes wide in his skull. "You are not sleeping with a wanted criminal."

"I beg to differ," Leonard shrugged, sipping his coffee. "And if you must know, there wasn't much sleeping involved."

"Oh my god!" I groaned. "Think of this as Sweden. Neutral territory. If you guys draw your guns or even look at each other wrong the only people responsible for the consequences will be you. Understand?"

Leonard smirked. "Understand perfectly, snow princess."

I turned to Joe. "Please? I know you've a code of ethics and morals but you need to understand how I feel about him. Just leave it, alright? Sweden."

Joe sighed. "You know when I saw that surveillance footage of you in that bar I went back and found the footage of the night you left Central. I couldn't believe it when you left with him. Then when you came back. I only knew it was you because you because you left in that dress."

I swore under my breath. Just what I wanted the guy who raised me to see-me having sex in an alley. "Look, I'm not saying that we're gonna sit down and have Thanksgiving together but when you're here and he's here can you please refrain from shooting him?"

"I actually think Thanksgiving dinner would be lovely," Leonard smirked.

I shot him a glare. "Do you mind?"

"I'd dress but you're wearing my shirt," he replied.

"Oh a party!" Suki suddenly grinned, letting herself in through the open door with Amber behind her.

"Oh hey chief," Amber grinned.

"You!" Joe shouted, hand automatically going to his gun.

I buried my head in my hands as I tried not to laugh my ass off and look remorseful at the same time.

"Charlotte I assumed you were some kind of hero," Joe scoffed, "not collecting your own Rogues Gallery."

"Oh I like that," Leonard grinned.

"We're just gonna get some coffee," Suki muttered, her and Amber walking into the kitchen. "It's a Saturday so we thought we'd go dress shopping for Felicity and Oliver's engagement party."

"Just let me change," I told her. "Make sure the three of them don't kill each other." I disappeared into my room to change, quickly brushing my teeth and pulling on a dress over some leggings and boots. I came out with Leonard's shirt in my hands, giving it to him as he gently kissed my head.

Joe rolled his eyes. "I was starting to think you were the sane one."

Leonard winked at me as he put his shirt on. "We'll talk later about the party," he told me, waving everyone off.

I grabbed Joe's arm as he tried to follow him. "Remember what I said?"

"We'll talk later when you don't have your possie with you," Joe warned me, walking to the door. "Oh dinner tonight at 6.30. Don't be late."

"I don't have a possie," I muttered.

Suki linked her arm in mine. "Yeah you do."

Amber nodded her agreement.

"So where are we going shopping?" I asked Suki.

"We're not," Amber replied.

"Shopping was a cover," Suki told me, "we have to meet Waller at the docks. Well agreed to assist. He's dosed Joseph with a synthetic version of Amber's mist. Well's just sent me a message to let me know that he's ready to go."

"So what now?" I asked her.

"Well we've got some help," Suki told me. "Oliver, Felicity and Diggle came back with Barry. They're waiting for us at STAR Labs. In case bitch boy decides he wants to escape. Wells is working on something else so he said that he'll stay out of our way."

"You helping?" I questioned Amber.

She shook her head. "Got work. I'm not entirely trusting of this whole situation. You guys are awesome to hang out with but I'm not gonna be military bait. Call you later?" she asked.

"Later," we waved as she walked in the opposite direction.

"So what exactly did Leonard mean about the party?" Suki asked.

"He's my plus one to Oliver and Felicity's engagement party," I told her.

Suki snorted. "So he can rob them?"

I laughed. "Is it bad that that was my first thought?" I asked her.

She shook her head. "Not at all, little fish."

We caught a cab to STAR Labs, my bike still the unfortunate victim of electricity so I was waiting for a new one. When we arrived and headed inside, we could heard the sound of laughter and jokes coming from inside.

"John!" I grinned when I saw Diggle standing there. I ran over to hug him and he hugged me back, messing up my hair a little.

"Good to see you kid," Diggle grinned.

"Hey Ollie," I smiled before he pulled me into a hug.

"Hey kid," he smiled. "Good to see that smile on your face again."

"How are you?" Felicity asked me, sympathy in her eyes.

"I'm okay," I told her, "moving on is the hard part."

"She and Leonard had sex last night," Suki grinned.

I punched her in the arm. "Get your guy, Barry?" I asked him.

Barry grinned. "We'll explain later," he told me over Suki's complaints.

"Ouch!" she gasped, rubbing it. "You're so rude."

"Shall we get this show on the road?" I asked. "The sooner that fuck wits gone, the better."