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Oliver let himself into the apartment. He had been home for a week and they were heading to a gala for the Glades Relief Fund. Oliver, Thea and Tommy were co-hosting the evening which would serve as a test night for the newly renovated Verdant. "Felicity?" He called.

"Bathroom." She replied. "Contact lens issues. I'm behind by about 20 minutes." He laughed silently to himself. "Can you grab my dress off the bed?"

"I could, or I could make you come get it and enjoy the view." He was already picking up the hanger when an angry face peaked out from around the bathroom door.

"Oliver don't-" He presented her gold cocktail dress.

"Don't mess with you when you are rushing. I know." She grabbed the hanger and allowed him a small kiss on the lips before closing the door again. " I'll be on the couch."

True to his word he sat down and started flipping through a magazine on the coffee table. After a few minutes he remembered there had been a baseball game that afternoon. Curious to find out the score, he looked around before finding Felicity's tablet on the dining room table. He pressed the unlock code and instantly his blood pressure rose.

"Ok, I managed to get to presentable in fifteen which you have to admit is quite an accomplishment. I mean the last time I went to one of these things with you was Dodger night. Do you think anyone will notice I'm wearing the same dress?" Felicity looked over to the couch and saw anger. "Ol-Oliver?" She asked quietly. He held up the tablet.

"What is this?" He asked evenly.

"Well" her voice was shaking, this was not how she had wanted this to go at all. "If I was stalling I would say that it's my tablet. But you already know that and are probably more concerned with the weapon designs, code to design a police scanner program and articles outlining the rise in crime since the undertaking." He didn't break his gaze or change his expression. "I was going to talk to you about it after the gala tonight. I-" Felicity mustered up her determination. "I think we can do more."

" You think, I, can do more." Oliver corrected.

"We." She repeated. " I was working on all of that to make things easier, safer. Between the three of us we could really make a difference. But, I mean, obviously you, without you-" He walked towards her slowly and put the tablet in her hands.

" Get rid of it, All of it." He demanded in a low voice.

"Oliver-"

"Now, Felicity!" He said almost shouting before bring his voice back down to a more normal volume "Get rid of it. I won't, I can't. You need to respect that." He grabbed his suit jacket and stormed out.

Felicity stood there in shock. She hadn`t seen him that angry in a long time. She gingerly put the tablet down on the nearest flat surface before heading to the bedroom. She didn`t feel like going to the party anymore.

Oliver did his usual show of being the charming billionaire. If anyone asked after Felicity he told them she was running late. Thea gave a touching speech on their commitment to the glades and the projects underway to rebuild lives as well as buildings. Tommy presented one of the neighborhood elementary schools with a large check to not only rebuild but expand the building. Diggle wandered up beside Oliver who was watching the proceedings from the upper level.

"So where is she? And don't give me she's running late." The bodyguard asked.

"We had a fight." Oliver said not taking his eyes off the crowd. " Old hobbies." Diggle understood immediately.

"So she told you her plan?" Oliver looked over at his friend with surprise and anger.

"You were in on it?"

"I told her that I was only up for bringing the ideas to you. If you said no then I was done. I guessed she wasn't going to give up that easily."

" I can't." Oliver said. He looked back down at Tommy doing a photo op with check recipients. " It costs too much."

" I get it." He put a hand on Oliver's shoulder. "Just make sure you don't lose what you have, worrying about what might happen." He walked back towards the party to make sure the extra security they hired for the night were handling everything ok. Oliver pulled his phone out of his pocket. He thought about texting or calling, but didn't know what to say. He put the phone back in his pocket and went to check on his rookie general manager.

Felicity had taken out her contacts and changed into a long jersey skirt and t-shirt. She put on discovery channel and made a half hearted effort to pay attention to what the gang on Mythbusters was doing. She decided she needed wine, and ice cream, and maybe potato chips. She turned off the TV and grabbed her purse. The 7-11 around the corner was the solution to all of this. She locked up and made her way outside.

On the way back she thought about texting Oliver, but didn't. She knew he would have enough to do tonight with hosting the event. She wasn't even sure she knew what she would say to him. She was sorry she hurt him, but she wasn't sorry she tried. Lost in thought as she made her way home she didn't notice the two hooded figures behind her. She didn't realize something was wrong until two more hooded men stood in front of her.

"Felicity Smoak, You have failed this city." One of the figures replied. They closed in around her.

"Wow, you Hood fans really do your research." She dropped the bags as the first one tried to grab her. She kicked him in the shin before landing a solid upper cut that sent him backwards. Another one grabbed her from behind and she made her best attempt to elbow him. She didn't hit quite as hard as she would have liked. He kept his hold on her as the third assailant covered her mouth and nose with a rag of chloroform.

She tried to scream as the night got darker around her. She hoped he would find her, that he would still want to find her.