Oliver was enjoying himself, Tommy and Felicity had planned everything to perfection. He was surrounded by friends and the girls were really something, he could only imagine Felicity talking to them (he knew it was her) arranging everything.
He noticed Felicity leaving, he also noticed Dig following her out, she was safe at home by now, he was sure. Until he saw Dig come back, in the time this man worked with him Oliver was able to understand when things weren't going the way he planned, and that was the look on Dig's face when he nodded asking Oliver for a word.
"What's up?"
"Felicity's gone."
He felt is body cold like a block of ice suddenly appear on his gut.
"What do you mean gone?"
"She went home. Got the lights on. I was down stairs on watch. It was about 15 m I was looking until I found strange that the light was still on and no movement so I went to the garage her car was there. Came outside, still no movement got up to the house only to find it empty. My guys are searching in the vicinity for clues."
Fear had taken over him. He was lost…. He walked to the door
"Oliver it's your bachelor party, man. Is it a good idea to leave?"
No it wasn't a good idea to leave, he knew that, he just couldn't think, Felicity was gone. Did someone take her?
"I didn't saw anyone entering the building Oliver. Neither did my man saw anyone when they did the sweep before Felicity arrived home."
Oliver give Diggle a surprised look
"I'm a professional Oliver. When Felicity is not there I always have someone on the lookout by her door."
While taking in all the party she had organized for him and that now he only wished to escape from, Oliver asked
"In your expert opinion what could possibly had happen?"
"In my expert opinion I think Felicity left on her own accord but I'm covering all the bases."
Felicity leaving by her own devise and decision? Oliver couldn't believe that, she wouldn't do that to him.
"Hey Oliver. I think the girls are missing you." Tommy was right by his side and he couldn't help…
"Tommy, is Felicity ok?"
"Ya. Has far as I know" Tommy was now taking in Oliver's face and noticing something was clearly bothering him "she went home because in her own words it was time for the boys to be without girls around, except for them of course." Pointing at the strippers, "Must say she picked them perfectly, she knows you well."
Tommy thought she was home, Oliver knew better.
"Is something bothering you? You look worried."
"No" Oliver forced a smile.
Like all rich families members in the world Oliver knew he had to push on and stay in the party in his honor. Diggle watched as Oliver put on a happy mask and join in the party but he could tell he was aching to leave and join the search for Felicity.
That night nothing was found that could give a clue to her whereabouts.
In the morning Diggle organized a meeting with all his personnel. It was not long until he found something off, Felicity had been getting in rental car companies supposedly to get budget on renting limos for the wedding. There was no need to rent limos, the Queen's and their guests had more limos then the rest of Starling so she must have rented a car for herself.
Oliver couldn't believe it to be true but she had left by her own will. Any attempts to find her trail online were found useless, she was completely gone.
At Queen Consolidated he found she wasn't expected at work, she had taken some days leave before Oliver's wedding.
Maybe she just took a couple of day's leave and be back, Oliver kept this phrase like a mantra in his head.
"Tommy hi"
"Hi yourself. Haven't see you since the bachelor party."
"Been busy I guess. I haven't see you nor Felicity for that matter since the party" it pained him deceiving Tommy but he need to know what he knew and Tommy and Felicity were close.
"You haven't? You don't have time even to get downstairs and thank her for her work? Wedding must be keeping you really busy then."
Tommy didn't know she wasn't at work he thought she was downstairs the relief that flooded him from knowing Felicity didn't trust Tommy enough to confide in him neither, was quickly replace by worry, Tommy had no clue on her whereabouts either.
"She's not downstairs Tommy. She's gone."
"What do you mean gone?"
"Diggle followed her home that night and stood outside only to find out later she tricked him and left in a rental car she arranged for."
Tommy was now almost as worried as Oliver, he knew she had Cooper after her and Cooper would stop at nothing to get her.
Oliver got him up to speed on all intel they gathered so far.
"Wait Oliver, I remembered something. The other day before your party I came to her office and she wasn't in, a colleague told me she was in a meeting with Walter. Have you talked to Walter?"
"No." The thought never crossed his mind. When it came to Felicity, Walter always keeped Oliver in the knowing, so the meeting had to had been requested by her. What the hell did Felicity wanted to talk to Walter?
He went to Walter's office and explained about Cooper, the result of Felicity contacting SCPD on Cooper's return, and that he and Tommy were worried about Felicity, her safety and lack of news.
"Felicity asked me to tell you this only after the wedding but I can see you are right concerning to her safety and SCPD maybe in need of this information. She asked for a meeting to resign from Queen Consolidated. She is not coming back, I have tried everything I could to retain her but to no avail."
She had run. The truth dawn on Oliver faster than lightning, she run from Cooper, from Starling, from him.
He told Diggle all is conversation with Walter while they were getting back to Queen Mansion. And has Felicity's running was becoming more and more real, Oliver's need to feel her right there by his side grew stronger.
"Take me to Felicity's."
"There's nothing there, Oliver"
One look at Oliver's face and Diggle just drove him there no questions asked.
Diggle never before had seen Oliver so lost and he understood; Oliver needed to see for himself, he needed to see and feel Felicity's absence to make it real. What surprised Diggle was the desperation he perceived in Oliver and for a woman, he wonder if Oliver understood the nature and depth of his own feelings towards Felicity, at this point.
