Oliver returned to his house and sighed. It felt so real but he had realized that it wasn't. He had his mind back and knew he had to try and get Thea to listen. He came in through the back door and found Felicity cooking with his mother and Evie. Felicity turned and smiled.
"How was your run?"
He forced a smile. "Good. I ran into Ray Palmer. He said that you gave a good pitch this afternoon."
She blushed. "He really liked it?"
He spoke to her earnestly. "You are extremely talented and Palmer Tech is lucky to have you."
She smiled and kissed his cheek. "Well thank you."
He smiled and looked at his mom and daughter together. They looked so happy. Moira looked up and held a spoon out to her son.
"Try this."
He tasted her sauce and smiled. "Not bad for someone who never cooked when I was little."
She laughed. "Well I am making up for lost time."
He nodded. "I'm going to go change."
He went upstairs and found Thea at the top. She spoke quickly.
"I am seriously tired of this kid pressing on my bladder."
He grabbed her arm and gently pulled her aside. They ended up in Robbie's dinosaur bedroom. She looked at him.
"What's up?"
He spoke quietly. "I have been feeling off all day. I am...seeing things that I think happened to me but..."
Thea's face fell. "I...I have too. I had this flashback of someone shoving a sword through Mom's chest and then of Roy leaving."
"That's what I have been having too. I think we're trapped in some kind of dream world."
She looked at him and then shook her head. "Well okay then. I'm staying."
He cocked his brow. "Thea didn't you just hear me?"
"Yeah I heard you but...even if it isn't real it's pretty perfect. Mom and Dad are here and Laurel. You have kids Ollie. Beautiful kids."
He sighed. "I know but they aren't really mine."
She stepped back. "I don't care what you say Ollie. I'm staying."
She walked out of the room. He sighed. Dig. That is who he needed to find. He changed his clothes and walked downstairs. Robbie met him in the living room and held up his book.
"Daddy what is this word?"
Oliver hesitated and then nodded. "Here." He took the book and knelt down. "The word is complete."
"Complete?"
"Yup."
Robbie nodded. "Okay thanks Daddy."
Oliver nodded and watched his son walk away with his head in the book. When he re-entered the kitchen Felicity was alone. He spoke quickly.
"Umm before dinner I am going to go check in on Dig."
"Huh?"
"You know just catch up?"
She looked at him curious. "John Diggle your old security guard?"
"Yeah."
She gave him her full attention. "Babe he died last year. We went to his funeral remember? Right before Tommy's going away party."
"Oh right. I forgot."
She nodded. "You've been acting weird today." She then sighed. "Is this about Thea?"
He looked at her confused. "Huh?"
She sat on the edge of the counter and hung her head. "I know we agreed to try for a third it just hasn't happened yet. I know how bad you wanted this."
He paused. "I'm not mad."
She looked up and he saw tears in her eyes. He kissed her softly and smiled.
"I have everything that I ever wanted. A beautiful wife, amazing kids, great friends...I don't need anything else."
She smiled slightly. "Really?"
"Really."
She hugged him and sighed. "I just sometimes don't feel like i'm enough for you."
He spoke honestly. "Felicity you have always been enough."
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Oliver thought that Thea did have a point but then he remembered his friends that depended on him. He woke up the next morning and came up with his plan. He glanced over and found Felicity still asleep. He kissed her forehead and snuck of bed. He was about to go downstairs when he heard crying. He poked his head into Evie's room and found her wide awake.
"What's wrong Evie?"
She looked up with tears in her eyes. "My belly hurts."
He walked in and saw that she had thrown up. He grabbed her gently and rubbed her back.
"It's okay Princess, it happens."
She wiped her face. He set her back down and stripped her bed. He tossed the dirty things in the laundry room and grabbed clean sheets. He made her bed and gave her some medicine before tucking her back in. She looked up at him like he was a hero.
"I love you Daddy."
"I love you too Evie." He kissed her forehead and turned off her light. "Get some sleep."
He went downstairs and grabbed his keys. He didn't know where exactly he was going but he ended up at Palmer Tech. He went to talk to the lady at the front desk but she smiled up at him.
"Good Morning Mr. Queen. How are you?"
"Great. I was wondering if Mr. Palmer was in?"
"He's in his office, go ahead up."
"Thank you."
He stepped onto the elevator and made his way up to Felicity's, Ray's office. He walked in and Ray looked up surprised.
"Oliver. This is a surprise. Is Felicity okay?"
"Yeah she is fine. I wanted to talk to you."
"Okay."
"Have you been feeling off lately? Like the world around you is unreal?"
Ray nodded. "Yeah actually. I keep thinking that...well I am something different."
"Keep thinking. What do you remember?"
Ray was quiet for a minute and finally stood. "I'm the Atom."
"Right."
"None of this is real."
"Exactly."
He spoke quickly. "Who else is here?"
"If i'm right I think Sara and Thea."
"And Dig?"
"He's dead in this world."
Ray nodded. "I'll get Sara can you get Thea?"
"She doesn't want to leave."
"Well try her again."
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Oliver drove to Thea's house and walked in the back door.
"Speedy?"
Roy walked into the kitchen and smiled. "Hey Oliver. Thea's fixing her makeup."
"Okay. I just needed to talk to her."
Roy nodded. "Well I need to get to the club."
He no sooner left then Thea walked down the stairs. She smiled.
"Hey Ollie. Do you want something to eat?"
"No I wanted to talk to you."
"About?"
"Last night."
Her smiled fell. "I don't want to talk about it Ollie."
"Well we need to. I know that you do not want to leave. I don't either. But there are people who need us back home."
She sighed and was quiet for a minute. "We have to leave."
"Yes."
She had some tears fall down her face. He grabbed her in a hug and sighed when his phone vibrated. He looked and answered it.
"Ray."
"I got Sara can you meet at your house?"
"Yeah we're on our way."
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Thea opted to stay in the car while Oliver walked into his house. He entered the dark kitchen and jumped when something moved.
"Felicity? Why are you in the dark?"
She flipped on a light and slipped off the counter. "Where have you been?"
"I went to see Thea."
She nodded. "I kept Evie home. She's asleep in her room and Laurel took Robbie to school."
"Okay. I need to go out with Thea."
"Before you do we need to talk."
He checked his phone and saw Ray was texting him. He sighed. "Babe I really need to go."
She grabbed something and handed it to him. He looked. It was a positive pregnancy test. He looked up at her stunned.
"Your...? We're?"
She nodded. He smiled and twirled her in the air. He then pressed his hand to her stomach and smiled.
"Oh my God. A baby."
She smiled teary eyed. "I seriously didn't think I was but I took like four test and they were all positive."
He kissed her deeply and smiled. "I am so happy."
"Really?"
"Yes of course I am."
His face then fell and he paused.
"I need to go help Thea and then I promise that we can celebrate tonight."
She nodded. "Okay. Go help Thea."
When Oliver returned to the car Thea noticed his face.
"What's wrong?"
He sighed as he drove. "Felicity is pregnant."
"Really? That's...oh."
"Yeah. It's not real and yet I...i'm happy."
She looked down at her stomach and sighed. "I feel him moving and yet I know he's...not real."
"We need to get back."
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They found a portal and all stepped through. Oliver didn't have a chance to think about what happened to him until days later when he returned to Star City. He was in The Arrow Cave when Dig spoke to him.
"Are you okay? You seem a little off."
He sighed and pulled something out of his pocket. "When I got back from the spaceship...after the dream world...I found this in my pocket."
He handed Dig a folded paper. Dig looked and cocked a brow.
"It looks like a kid painted this."
Oliver smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. "My son, Robbie."
"Huh?"
"In the dream world I was married to Felicity and we had two kids and she was pregnant with our third."
John whistled under his breath and sat down. "Wow. That's...wow."
"I know."
"And this was in your pocket?"
"Yeah." He took it back and smiled. "He had a thing for dinosaurs. Just like I did when I was little."
Dig looked at him carefully. "You wanted it to be real?"
Oliver met his eyes. "I don't know." He started to pace and then he smiled sadly. "When she told me that she was pregnant, I got excited like I was going to be a dad for the first time. And the kids...my daughter looked at me like I was her hero."
"Sounds like you're coming out of the fatherhood closet."
Oliver smiled. "There was a part of me that didn't want to leave. I can picture it. Kids, park on Sundays, dinner with the family. Real life, something more then all this. And I see it with her."
He paused and turned.
"I know it sounds stupid when I say it out loud."
"It doesn't sound stupid. But I think this is a conversation that you and Felicity need to have."