This is a prequel to the drabble "Hormones", and how Felicity broke the news to Oliver. All fluff and sugar and nice things. Enjoy!

11- Hormones II: Positive

It was time to freak out, Felicity decided. The fact that her period was eight days late had been already a pretty good indicator of what was going on, but that plus sign on the pregnancy test that she was holding made everything much more real.

She was pregnant. She was going to be a mother. A small human being was growing inside of her. How the hell had that happened? Well... she knew how that had happened: it involved a very active sexual life with Oliver and a couple of days when she had forgotten to take her pill because she had been busy with Team Arrow-related stuff. She was stupid, Felicity thought, she should have avoid any type of "sexy time", but in her defense it should be said that Oliver had been wearing suspenders that day.

And that's how she found herself, sitting on the bed, with a stick with pee in her hands. There were so many things she needed to do. Starting with asking for an appointment with her gynaecologist and telling Oliver about it. Oliver. Just thinking about telling him made her so nervous that she felt sick. Or maybe it was the morning sickness.

They had never talked about children, not before the whole William drama and especially not after. And this wasn't the best timing either. They just got engaged again two weeks ago. They were still working some things out between their relationship, their day work and their night work. A kid in the middle of all that wasn't exactly what they needed. Even if it was a perfect mini-Oliver, with his same smile and eyes... it was going to be such a cute baby.

Her thoughts were interrumped by the sound of the door closing downstairs and Oliver's voice. "Felicity? I'm home!". "I'm in the bedroom." She shouted back. "I'll be down in a minute." She looked frantically around her for a spot where to hide the pregnancy test.

"I'm going to start preparing dinner. What do you want?"

"I'm not really hungry." There was a beat of silence and then she heard Oliver's footsteps coming up the stairs.

She panicked and she hid the pregnancy test in the first place she found, under the pillow case, just in time before Oliver appeared at the door. "Are you ok?" he asked.

"Yes. Perfect. Absolutely fine. I'm good. Why do you ask?"

"Well, you only say that you are not hungry when you are sick."

"Oh... no... I just had something to eat in the office before coming home." She lied. Felicity tried to avoid further questioning by going downstairs, but before she reached the door Oliver grabbed her gently by the arm.

"Hey. You sure you are ok? You are acting very weird."

Felicity looked down, avoiding his glare. She knew Oliver could read her better than anyone, and he could tell that she was hiding something just by looking at her eyes. She felt a hand under her chin, rising her face until she met Oliver's eyes.

"Tell me what is wrong. Has something happened at Palmer Tech? Is it you mother? Have I done something wrong?"

"Oliver, I..." she tried to speak but she didn't find the words.

"Please, Felicity. Tell me so I can fix it."

"This is not something that you can fix." She finally said. "Sit down."

Oliver did as told, looking at Felicity expectantly.

"Oliver, I'm..." She took a deep breath before continuing."I'm pregnant."

Felicity looked at Oliver's face, not knowing exactly what to expect, and she saw him frowning and then his eyes opening wide. "Pregnant?"

"Yes. And before you say anything let me tell you that I'm not going to let you send me anywhere, like you did with Samantha and William. And I'm not going to get rid of it." She put her hands on her abdomen. "I already love this child."

"Felicity." He interrupted her. "I would never ask you to do that. And I'm too selfish to send you away." He reached for her and she sat next to him on the bed. "I can not imagine my life without you." He put his hand on her abdomen and smiled. "And this little one now."

"So you don't think it's a bad timing?"

"Oh! I think it's a horrible timing. But there's never going to be a good one for us."

They stayed in silecen for a moment, enjoying their closeness, when Oliver started laughing.

"I just can't believe it! We are going to be parents."

"Yes, we are."

"Are you sure?"

"Well I haven't gone to the doctor yet, but..." Felicity reached behind her for the pregnancy test hidden under the pillow. "I have this."

"Why did you hid it under there? It's where we sleep."

"I was panicking." She defended herself.

Oliver looked at Felicity, amazed, and kissed her. He still couldn't believe that there were going to have a baby. He imagined a perfect little girl, just like Felicity, with blue eyes behind her glassess and an adorable face that he wouldn't be able to say no to.