176 – Grave

Archer felt like an idiot and Felicity finally remembered what she had forgotten to do.

He sighed heavily and turned his gaze to the fading blue ceiling before looking back at the sleepy woman.

"This is your fault you know." He said sighing again.

"My fault? You practically dragged me here." Felicity snapped back half-heartedly.

"You said-." Archer started but Felicity's voice cut through his.

"I said I wanted fresh air, and here I am in a . . . broom closet. With you."

"It's smaller than a broom closet actually." Archer added and Felicity rolled her eyes.

"Honestly couldn't you have made it a little more . . . roomier?"

"Honestly? I wasn't expecting to be stuck in it myself, it's big enough for one person to the point where they can't escape on their own." Felicity said quietly.

"Then we should call for help." Archer stated

"We? I've been calling for almost two and a half hours now! You call."

"You dug this damned hole, you call for help."

"You dragged us out here!"

"You wanted us to walk!"

"I wanted fresh air!"

"This is fresh air!"

"No this is dirt air, and I'm tired of breathing nothing but mud. So if you don't mind I'm getting out."

"Oh? And how might you plan on doing that? If you haven't noticed we're stuck in a hole."

"Unlike you I always have a Plan B when Plan A fails me." Felicity snapped before running her hand across the wall.

"Well at least I succeed in what I do! How many of these childish pranks have failed now?" Archer snapped back angrily.

"Oh sorry! The Great and Mighty Archer never fails! We should all bow down in amazement!" Felicity mocked bowing at the waist.

"Despite my failures Giovanni doesn't put me under house arrest!"

"You're just full of yourself Archer!"

"Says the attention seeker."

"Snob!"

"Brat!"

"Suck up!"

"Disappointment!" a lump formed in Felicity's throat and she caught her retort on her lips turning her attention to the wall letting the silence open a rift between him and her.

"There." She said after a couple seconds and hoisted herself onto the wall. Archer watched as Felicity slowly pulled herself to the top of the hole seemingly able to climb vertical walls. She pulled herself over the edge and Archer waited, wondering if she would return to pull him out as well, he doubted he could find whatever 'Plan B' was.

Her head popped back over the edge once more and she held out her hands to him wordlessly. Archer smirked before jumping to grab her hands. After a few minutes of pulling and a few colourful words from the pair, both were safely out of the hole and wheezing on the grass. More minutes passed and both found themselves on their feet staring blankly at one another.

Felicity opened her mouth to say something but stopped and shook her head and turned her back on the executive throwing one hand up in a silent 'bye. Archer shook himself and left just as wordlessly.

There wasn't anything left to say.