Let's Do It Right

Felicity was steered by Oliver towards Thea's room but she stopped him before he could enter.

"What's wrong?"

"I need a moment, just a few seconds to gather my thoughts. She is going to hate me, isn't it? I lied to her about her father. I thought I could do this but now I am not too sure."

"Felicity, she is not going to hate you. She might be angry but she won't hate you. She has shown me why forgiveness is necessary and begged me to get you back. Trust me."

Felicity's doubts must have been on her face because Oliver pulled in for a hug. She rested her head on his chest and tried to calm herself down but another thought kept cropping up. She looked up and met Oliver's gaze, the eyes which were fixated on hers had neither anger nor resentment. They were forgiving.

"Wait, you forgave me? Why aren't you angry at me?"

"I was angry at you and I doubted you. I couldn't even believe for a second that you lied to me this entire time but then someone showed me that your lies were a promise to a man I considered my brother. She showed me that you will always be Felicity, beautiful, kind and gentle, the one who moulded me into the man I am today. I could never stay angry at you because you lied to keep your promise, to protect my sister and me."

Felicity laid her head on his chest again and simply thanked him. Oliver engulfed her in his arms and rested his head on hers and he grazed his lips on her hair. They could have stayed this way for a lifetime but Oliver's phone buzzed and he finally let go of her. He answered the call which was from Thea. After he talked on the phone for a second, he handed the phone over to Felicity saying that Thea wanted to speak to her.

Felicity's voice was raspy and she hoped Thea wouldn't hear the emotions whirling in them.

"Hey."

"Felicity, can you please do me a favour and get your ass to the hospital? I know you are too busy snogging my brother but think about me."

"I am almost there and I am not snogging your brother."

"Oh ya, let's see how long you hold it out. Now come and see me otherwise I will start cribbing and these doctors will eventually chuck me out of here all because of you."

Felicity could not help but laugh at the young Queen's antics. Maybe she should have been an actress, she would have been great. She handed the phone to Oliver and saw a smug expression on his face.

"Snogging, is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?"

"Oliver Queen, get that stupid grin off your face. It's bad enough your sister thinks that we are sleeping together."

"It might not be as bad as you think."

And with that Oliver winked at her and went inside leaving a flushed faced Felicity to follow him. Felicity embraced Thea first thing causing the scrawny teenager to scream in pain.

"Ouch, Felicity, my ribs. I broke some of them, you know. And if you missed me so much, next time do us all a favour and don't dissappear, okay?"

"Always the Thea I know. I am so sorry towards that I don't know how to say it. I didn't mean to.. "

Felicity did not get to complete her sentence because Thea was in her arms once again holding her closer than ever.

"Guess what? I really don't care, Felicity. You kept your promise to Tommy and that's all that matters. You were there for me and you cared for me and you didn't stop there. You gave yourself up to the monster to save my life so if you don't call that love, what else can you call it? So I forgive you and promise me you won't leave me."

"I promise."

Felicity looked into Thea's big brown eyes and saw her pain. She had lost everyone she cared for and many had lied to her but Thea stayed strong. Felicity loved her and from now she would be Thea's family, a real family where lies and deciet did not conquer. Oliver and her will make sure that Thea would be as beautiful and as strong as ever.

After a few hours, Oliver and Felicity left Thea in the care of Oliver and made it to the lair. They had a lot to talk about now so Felicity made the first move.

"Oliver, what is going on between us?"

Felicity could see that her question had struck a chord and she found herself pinned down by Oliver's gaze as he came down on his knees to face her and brought her closer to him by dragging her chair.

"You want to know what is going on between us? When I thought that I was never going to see you again, I couldn't breathe. All I wanted then was to hold onto you once again and I would have given anything to do that. I felt despair and grief. When I found you alive, I could breathe again. There was no pain and no fear. That's when I knew living without you was next to impossible. So I don't know in your dictionary what word can describe my condition, but in mine it's known as lovesickness."

Felicity could see that Oliver was enjoying her new state of dumbness where her brain felt numb. Did Oliver Queen just tell her that he loved her? She needed to hear him say it, again and again.

"Did you just say you loved me?"

"Why is it so hard for you to believe it? I love you. I know coming close to losing you has made me realize that I can't hide my feelings anymore and the fact is, I don't want to hide. I told you because of who I am I can't be with a person I could really care about but I became what I am today because of you, I know how to be a hero because of you and I know how to love because of you. It's been you all along and it will be you after this. I know that, I feel it everytime you touch me. So I won't be afraid to love you now. I won't push you away and even if you are in more danger than ever,I will protect you. Thanking you for loving a broken man like me."

"How did you know that..."

"That you love me. I saw your video and to tell you the truth, your face and your voice gave me the strength I needed to find you without loosing control."

Felicity usually had a thing or two to say about every situation she ever got herself into, most of which were embarrassing due to her broken brain to mouth filter but she couldn't think of anything to say to Oliver. So she resorted to the only four words she could muster while her voice was choked with emotions.

"I love you too."

When she looked into Oliver's eyes, all his barriers were gone. Felicity could see the man he had moulded himself into and his eyes only spoke of her. He placed his heavily calloused hands below her neck and pulled her in till their lips touched and then Felicity definitely forgot whatever she had running through her mind. Oliver's lips on hers were fireworks working slowly at first and then later increasing their pace. She melted into him as his hands started to rub wander down and landed on her waist.

Felicity was scooped up into his arms, her legs hooked on his middle as Oliver placed kisses along the nape of her neck. He placed her on the table and his kisses turned more frantic as Felicity lifted his shirt off his chest. She traced her hands over his scars and kissed along the lines of each scar. Oliver gave a low pitched growl as she bit along the scar tissue. Felicity's shirt was also lying on the floor after a few minutes as Oliver laid small and tender kisses along her stomach. She hummed as she felt a warmth in her belly. She wanted him, all of him but Oliver stopped suddenly. Felicity gave a cry of protest as Oliver moved away from her. He picked up her shirt and without even looking at her, he handed it back to her and told her to get dressed.

"Oliver, what's wrong? Don't you want this?"

Oliver turned towards Felicity now and she could see his eyes darken with pure desire seeing her in the half dressed state. But he held it back. Instead he laid the shirt on her and started buttoning it up.

"I want this but it can't happen this way. I have been with many women in my life but you are different. I need us to do things the right way. I haven't even taken you to dinner yet. We need to be with each other because we love each other, not because we need each other. I need you to understand this."

Oliver then looked up at her and Felicity just nodded. She had been so consumed by her need that she never saw how hard it was for Oliver to think that he would never see her again. But their relationship can't start based on circumstances which made them feel each other's worth. Their relationship needed to start on love and even if it took time she was ready for it. Do Felicity just smiled as Oliver put his hands around her waist and placed her down from the table. He held her firmly against him as his forehead touched hers and he smiled.

"So, Miss Smoak, would you like to have dinner with me?"

"It's a date."

"Yup, it is."

A relatively short chapter but this is something that needs to be out of the way. And even if Oliver does confess in the show because he realizes he can't live without her, loosing her and then getting her back, doesn't mean they can jump into a relationship. They need to build something which will stand the test of time and they can't do that if they only need each other. They have to love first, make some mistakes and learn how to love again. Thank you for the reviews and reads. Keep reviewing and tell me how I can improve. We are almost at the end so I feel pretty sad now.