Chapter 2: Olicity and William
Felicity giddily pulled out the last of her and Oliver's costumes. It was the first Halloween that he not only agreed to dress up, but to do it together as a couple. Of, course he wanted to know what he was going to wear right away, but she decided to keep it a secret. She just hoped he would like it because she already loved every part of the concept she came up with.
Clapping her hands in glee, Felicity picked up her phone and sent a quick text to Cisco teasing him about winning the costume contest. Her fellow nerd quickly replied, 'Yea right blondie. Gypsy and I had you beat months ago. *serious face emoji*'
She rolled her eyes and started to type out a very creative insult, but was interrupted by a knock at her hotel room door. Making her way over she yelled, "Oliver I swear to god if you lost your key I'm calling Nyssa-"she threw open the door and froze in surprise.
It wasn't Oliver, but his son William. He stared up at the blonde, head tilted to side in confusion, "Whose Nyssa?" he asked.
"William! Hey bud! What are you doing here? I mean I know why you're at the hotel, I just mean why are at my room… not that you're not welcomed. You are always welcome, but you know just make sure you knock. Don't want you walking on anything-", she immediately cut off her own babbling at that point, knowing she was about to take it too far. Opening the door even further, she threw an arm out indicating he should come in, "Come on in."
"Thanks." He walked past and flashed her a small smile before making his way to the bed. Taking a seat on the edge he waited for Felicity to join him.
She quickly closed the door and scrambled over to join him, taking a seat in the nearby desk chair. "So, what's up? You okay?" she asked.
William shrugged, "I'm fine. Nice having my own room, thanks for convincing my dad by the way."
"Pssh. No problem at all. You're old enough to sleep in a hotel room by yourself. Besides what kind of trouble can you even get into. Oh my god you're not here because you broke something did you? Because I can't be that cool parent you think will let you get away with anything. But considering what your dad and I do-"
"No, I didn't break anything." He cut her babbling off this time, causing a slight blush to rise into her cheeks.
"Oh okay. So, what is the problem?"
He didn't reply, just shyly looked away, his eyes lingering on the costumes laying out on the bed. "Does dad know he's dressing up as a bunny?" he asked.
She chuckled at his sly attempt of a distraction, but decided to entertain him anyway, "He's not just any bunny. He's going to bugs bunny from space jams and I'm going to Lola bunny."
"Space Jam? What's that got to do with basketball and bunnies?" he asked entirely lost now.
"Wow okay that stung a little. Space Jam is a movie about the looney toons and Michael Jordan playing basketball. I would love to explain the plot and here soon we are totally having a movie night, but you didn't come here to remind me of my old age." Felicity pointed out, trying to encourage the kid to open up. It wasn't always an easy to get him to express his feelings, but she has had plenty of practice with Oliver. The two had more in common than they realized sometimes. "You can tell me anything William you know that." She encouraged.
Once again, she was met with silence, but she waited patiently. After a short moment he finally answered, "My mom and I had this tradition of watching scary movies on Halloween and last year she promised that next Halloween she would finally let me watch an R-rated film. I didn't even think about it until I saw a commercial for some horror film in theaters. I completely forgot about our tradition, Felicity and I feel so bad. I just feel like I forgot a part of my mom and I don't want that. I shouldn't go to the party, but dad was so excited to have me along and…." His voice trailed off and he began to sob.
She instantly went to William, wrapping him up in a tight embrace as her heart broke for the young boy. He buried his head into her shoulder and just cried. And she let him. It went on for several minutes, but soon the sobs turned into sniffles and eventually silence. He pulled away moments later. "I'm sorry." He whispered.
Reaching out, she used the sleeve of her shirt to gently wipe his face, "No apologies necessary. You miss your mother. I can't say I know how that exactly feels but I have experienced loss. That pain, it fades, but never really goes away. But talking to someone about it, like you just did with me, does help."
"I do feel a little better." He softly admitted.
Felicity smiled, "Glad I could help. And you are always welcome to vent, to cry, to remember. So, if you want to stay in tonight and watch scary movies, your father and I will gladly join you."
"You would?"
"Of course. I love scary movies and I know the best R-rated films. But you need to talk to Oliver as well. He wants to be there for you and he of all people understands what it means to lose a parent. I'm glad you were able to open up to me. Believe me this is like a huge mile stone in my book, but you know would appreciate it even more?" she asked.
"My dad." William replied automatically.
"Yes. Now go give him a call and talk things out. Then let me know what movies I need to illegally download." Felicity instructed with a wink.
For the first time since entering her room, the young boy laughed, "Thanks Felicity" then leaned over and gave her a tight hug, which she gladly returned. "I'm so glad dad's going to marry you."
She laughed joyfully at his comment and squeezed him even tighter, "You are a charmer, just like your father."
He laughed again before pulling away, "I'll talk to you later." He promised.
"You got it kid." And with that William left the room.
Almost an hour later, there was another knock on her door. Assuming it was William back to give her a movie list, she quickly opened the door and was immediately greeted by jigsaw mask yelling, "You wanna play a game!"
The blonde hacker screamed bloody murder before falling backwards and landing hard on her backside. Roaring laughter immediately followed and the masked was removed revealing William. His father and soon to be husband, Oliver appeared from around the corner, laughing his ass off.
She felt a brief moment of anger then busted out laughing along with her boys. Eventually they both came in and helped her up before being engulfed in apologetic hugs. "You'll pay for that later." She muttered into Oliver's ear, earning her swift, but sizzling kiss.
"Ew." William groaned in disgust as he broke away from the couple and made his over to the bed. Oliver and Felicity followed in suit.
"So, we still on for scary movies?" Felicity asked.
The young boy shook his head. Smiling he lifted a black and orange bag reading, 'Halloween Town' on it, "No I want to go the party and meet everybody. Especially Flash. But I needed a different costume."
"What was wrong with the other one?" she asked, feigning hurt. She personally picked out what she believed to be a cool space ranger. He was slowly starting to become obsessed with his newest friend Rip Hunter, who was for time being was living in Star City with Sara Lance.
"Nothing at all. But I decided to mix it up and be the scary movie myself. And who's better then Jigsaw?!" he exclaimed excitedly, pulling out a small back suit with a red bow tie. He was right about the character because now she would have nightmares for days, but Felicity was happy for William.
Clearly Oliver had found a solution after talking with his son and she couldn't be prouder. "You are a wonderful and somewhat awful man." She said looking up at her fiancé.
He just rolled his eyes, "William told me about the bunny ears…let's call it early revenge."
Felicity shook her head then raised up on her toes and gave him a peck on the cheek, "I love you."
"I love you too." He replied softly, then they both turned to watch William prepare for Halloween.
So I know this wasn't really a big Olicity fic, but I'm liking what I see between William and Felicity so far, so I decided to have a bonding scene between them. Also who doesn't love a good jump scare? Haha. Another chapter awaits. I hope you enjoy!