Felicity walked into her apartment and found Billy in her kitchen. She smiled.
"Well this is a surprise."
He smiled. "I figured you could use a nice dinner."
She nodded and took off her coat. He handed her a glass of wine and smiled.
"Do you realize this will be our first Christmas together?"
She nodded. "Except I am Jewish."
"Well then our first Hanukkah together."
She clinked her glass against his and took a sip. He started adding vegetables to a sauté pan.
"So how do you want to spend our first holiday together? I can ask for some time off and we could go on aa vacation or we could stay here and invite your mom."
She paused. "Why would I invite my mom?"
"Well it's the holidays. Most people spend it with family."
"I know that but...do you want to meet her?"
"I wouldn't object to it. We have been dating for a few months."
Felicity nodded. "I just don't think this would be the best time for that."
"Why?" he then looked at her expression. "Because last Christmas Oliver asked you to marry him."
She glanced up and sighed. "That has nothing to do with it."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive."
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Felicity noticed that over the next few days Oliver was acting odd around her as was Thea. She brought it up to her a few days later.
"Hey Thea, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"What are you and Oliver hiding from me?"
She suddenly busied herself with her old bow. Felicity sat up straighter.
"Thea?"
Thea blushed. "Ask Ollie."
"I have and he busies himself with something just like you are doing."
"It has something to do with the dream world."
Felicity cocked her brow. "That's all I get?"
"Yup."
She groaned. Later that evening she was working on things in the Arrow cave when Curtis walked in. He raised his brows and looked closely.
"What are you doing?"
She sighed. "You'll think that it's weird."
"I doubt it."
She showed him. He read through her code and made a face.
"You are trying to create your own way to time travel?"
She shook her head. "No just the dream world that they put Oliver in. I really want to know what happened. So I used the tech that we stole from the ship and I am trying to find a way to hack into it's signal."
He sat down. "Well here, two computer geeks is better then one."
They worked all through the night and then he nodded.
"I think we officially did it."
She looked and grinned. "Yes!"
She stood and then he rigged something.
"Okay so it looks like I just place these on your head and shock your brain."
She nodded. They readied themselves. Curtis spoke hesitantly.
"Look I get that you want to do this but I can not guarantee that this is safe or that you'll like what they saw."
"I know the risk I am taking."
"Okay then."
She laid down on the exam table and let him place the probs on her head. Before he turned on the pulse she spoke.
"If they ask, don't tell them what I am doing. They'll think that I am nuts."
"They're going to think that you're nuts no matter what I tell them."
Soon Felicity was put into a deep sleep.
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When she opened her eyes Felicity was in a very comfortable bed. She snuck out and blinked against the harsh light that was streaming through the windows. She grabbed her glasses off the nightstand and made her way downstairs. She entered her kitchen and saw her husband making breakfast. He looked up and grinned.
"Good morning Beautiful."
She smiled and kissed him softly. "Are the kids still asleep?"
"Yup. So I figured that I could make us a nice breakfast that we can eat in peace and quiet."
She laughed and grabbed a strawberry. "A quiet breakfast would be...odd."
"Agreed. But we can attempt."
A few minutes later they sat down at their kitchen table with omelets. Oliver glanced at her nervous.
"How does the baby like breakfast."
She smiled. "So far so good. I think it finally has eased up."
"Well that's a step up from Robbie. You were sick for most of your pregnancy."
She glowered at the memory. "Yeah that sucked."
They finished just as a little girl walked downstairs. Evie rubbed her eyes and then yawned. Oliver smiled.
"Good morning Princess."
Evie frowned. "It's too early."
Felicity scooted her chair out and let her daughter climb onto her lap. "Well why did you wake up so early?"
"I had to go potty."
Felicity laughed and kissed her forehead. Then Evie looked at her dad.
"Are we going to Grandma and Grandpa's today?"
"Yup. You and Robbie are going to go over there while Mommy and I go check on the baby."
She nodded. "Grandma is going to help us make our own ornaments for Grandpa's old people party."
Felicity and Oliver both laughed. Soon Robbie was awake and they were eating scrambled eggs. Felicity snuck upstairs to take a shower and get dressed. While she was fixing her hair Evie came into her parents bathroom.
"Mommy, can you pick out my outfit?"
She nodded and walked into her daughter's room. She pulled out a red and white polka do top, a red skort, white leggings, and a white quilted vest. She then fixed her hair in French braided pigtails. As she slid on her chestnut boots Oliver walked in.
"Hey Babe have you seen Hank?"
She looked up and groaned. "He let him out again didn't he?"
Evie shrieked and jumped onto her bed. "Daddy shut my door I don't want him in here!"
Oliver frowned and grabbed his daughter. "He's just a turtle he won't hurt you."
"But he's all slimy."
Robbie came crawling into the room looking. "He's not in my room."
Felicity glanced down. "Are you sure? Did you check your closet?"
"He's not in there."
Felicity started looking and found Hank in Robbie's bathroom. She grabbed him and watched as he retreated into his shell. She handed him to Robbie.
"Put him in his tank please and leave him there."
"Yes Mommy."
Soon they were loaded into the car and were on their way to Oliver's parents house. Felicity placed her hand on her stomach and sighed. Oliver looked over and grabbed her hand.
"Are you okay?"
She sighed and smiled. "I don't know why I am nervous. We've been through this twice before."
He smiled. "You just need to breathe."
She nodded. When they pulled off the main road and started up the driveway she relaxed. He parked outside of the garage and helped Robbie get out of his booster seat. He walked in the front door and yelled.
"Mom? Dad?"
"In the den!"
He led the way. When they reached the door Evie ran to her grandmother.
"Grandma!"
Moira Queen caught her granddaughter and smiled. "Ah my beautiful girl." She then grabbed kissed Robbie's cheek. "And my handsome man."
Oliver grinned. "We'll be back in a little while. We were going to make a couple stops along the way."
She nodded. "Take as long as you need."
Evie looked around and then spoke. "Where's Grandpa?"
"Right here."
Robert Queen walked in behind Felicity and smiled. Felicity hugged him and then spoke.
"Decorating for your party?"
He smiled. "Showing the decorators where to go."
She nodded. He picked up his grandson and kissed his cheek.
"We have a fun day planned for you two."
Evie looked curious. "What are we doing?"
"Well we're going to make ornaments then Aunt Thea is bringing baby Nolan over."
Evie squealed. "Yay! Auntie always lets me hold the baby."
Felicity and Oliver left the kids and made their way to the doctors.
"Are you feeling better?"
Felicity looked at Oliver and nodded. "It just doesn't seem real."
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Dig walked in and saw Felicity.
"Oliver!"
Oliver, Thea and Rene rushed into The Arrow Cave. Oliver looked at Felicity and was about to pull off the probs when Curtis yelled.
"Hey leave those! They took me all night to finish."
Dig looked. "What happened?"
"Nothing we're trying out our newest invention for Palmer Tech."
Oliver rolled his eyes. "And you had to test it here?"
"Well she needs supervision in case her heartrate plummets. Someone is always here."
Rene poked her and then grinned wickedly. "What do you think would happen if I stuck her hand in warm water?"
Thea hit him upside the head. "And this is why I would never date you."
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Felicity was holding Oliver's hand and grinning from ear to ear. When they entered the mall she glanced at him.
"So what do you want to get your parents for Christmas?"
He shrugged. "We have the new portraits of the kids framed. So we can just get them a nice bottle."
She nodded. "And we can just get my mom a dress that shows off her boobs and some shoes."
He chuckled. "Or we could fly her out here."
She looked up horrified. "Are you serious?"
"Why not? She hasn't seen the kids in what? A year and she's never seen our new house."
"And there is a reason. My mother is a tornado with red lipstick."
He sighed. "But she is still your mom."
"I know but do you remember last time she was here. She and your mom started that grandma war and we ended up having to take Robbie to the emergency room because that freaky lizard your mom got him bit him."
"I remember. I also remember that your mom and Evie had a great time."
She groaned. "You are going to keep bothering me until I say yes, aren't you?"
"Yup because I already bought her the ticket."
"Without telling me?"
"I didn't want to stress you out. She'll be here in 2 days."
"For how long?"
"A week."
She nodded. "I can do a week. For the kids I can do a week."
"That's the spirit. Now what is this thing Evie wants?"
She laughed. "I already ordered it. It should be delivered tomorrow. A Cinderella dollhouse replica."
He nodded. "So we just have to get the rocket bike for Robbie?"
"Yup."
They walked into Toys R Us and quickly found the bike. Oliver arranged for it to be delivered the next day. They then found a few things that the kids would love and made their way out. Before they left they assed a small boutique for kids. Felicity ducked in making Oliver roll his eyes. She held up a baby outfit and smiled. He sighed.
"Go ahead."
She smiled. "Well we know now."
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