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Oliver was ordering his second scotch from Sara, as Felicity with Laurel were dancing.
"So how your plan is going? Isabel is jealous?", Tommy said and Nyssa brought Tommy's drink that he had ordered her when he came into the club.
"Everything is perfect", and he looked at where Felicity was dancing with Laurel.
"And how are things with Felicity?", Tommy said, taking a sip and looking at him above his glass.
"Felicity is very helpful and I am appreciating her help", Oliver saw that his brother shook his head in disapproval." What?".
"How can you kiss a woman and think another?", Tommy sat at the next stool.
"I just can", Oliver turned to face Tommy, grabbing his own scotch and whirling it and paying attention to it.
"And you don't mind that she is kissing you and maybe thinking another man?", Tommy said and waited for Oliver's reaction.
Oliver snapped his head up to look at Tommy and then at Felicity and he gripped his glass even more.
"How do you know what she thinks when she kissing me?", and he was angry. Why he was angry? He should have been happy because she had found love and he had found love.
"You look angry and jealous. Why? You thought she was thinking you?", Tommy's voice was sarcastic and his tone was ironic.
Oliver holds his glass even firm and then looked at where Felicity was. She was looking so happy dancing around and then she looked at him and gave him a smile and he smiled at her but it didn't reach his eyes. She started coming to where he was.
Tommy was headed to where Laurel was after he saw Felicity coming to their way, leaving Oliver in his thoughts.
"I need water", Felicity said exhausted from the dance and broke whatever thoughts was started forming in his mind. She grabbed a glass of water that was on the bar and drink it in one gulp. A drop escaped her mouth and tried to wipe it with the back of her hand.
Oliver saw the drop and a strange feeling to wipe it with his mouth came to him. The urge to kiss her was big. He saw Felicity raising her hand and he caught it from her wrist before it reached her mouth, bringing her close to him and Felicity was standing now between his legs with wide eyes looking at him and now they were almost at the same height.
He put his other hand on her cheek and he pulled her crashing his lips to her mouth edge. Licking the edge of her mouth with his tongue, Felicity was still shocked from his action and her parted lips gave him access immediately. She put her hand on his neck playing with his short hair.
His kiss wasn't like the previous ones. Was more demanding, more dominate, more passionate, more everything. Felicity gave in to his kiss and kissed him like she wanted to kiss him. Without keeping back. Without thinking.
She put her other hand around his neck and he put his other hand at her waist, bringing her close to him. Their tongues were dancing at the sound of the music and none of them wanted to break it but breathing won.
What had just happened? That force that came to him to kiss her after his conversation with Tommy. He was jealous. He didn't want any other man kiss her like he did moments before. He was falling in love with her and now he knew it. He had to know if she had feelings for him. What if Tommy was right? He couldn't do that to her. To express her feelings to her, he had to be sure.
Their foreheads were touching and Felicity had her eyes closed. Oliver had opened his eyes, savoring her beauty and Felicity was starting to pull away from him and he would have to explain why he did, what he did. He spotted Isabel before she opened her eyes and spoke into her ear.
"Sorry for that, but she is here".
Felicity was getting used to that performance even if it was only for Oliver's happiness. She looked up to look in his eyes.
"Don't worry. I got used to it", Felicity said, looking at him.
"But I have to do something for you", Oliver thought for a while keeping his hands on Felicity's waist and she put her hands on his chest. He didn't want to leave her warmth and she didn't either. "I owe you a day with me".
"Oliver you owe a day to yourself. You paid, remember?", Felicity said playing with a button on his shirt.
"Okay. Will you come with me then?", Oliver said and couldn't hide his grin.
He wanted to spend a day with her far away from everyone and everything. He wanted to see if the feelings he had for her was true and find out what she was feeling for him.
"Ok, it's a date. Not a date, date. You know what I mean", and she blushed. He loved her blushing.
Date. Nope, definitely not a date. It has been just a day with a friend. Yes, Oliver and her, they were friends and nothing else. She had to keep that in her mind because she didn't want to cross any line that she shouldn't cross because even if she loved Oliver she couldn't expose her love to him.
When Oliver told her to be ready for their day this Saturday she was nervous. Like really nervous. She didn't know how this would go. She wanted so much to be that re with him, but not alone. She was terrified at the idea be alone with him. What if...? ' Felicity stops thinking about it. The more you think about it, the more is getting worse. Just relaxed waiting for Saturday and everything else is going in their route.', Felicity thought and her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at her door.
"Come in".
"Felicity may I come in?". It was Laurel. Felicity thought that she was staying at Tommy' s but eventually she had come home maybe to change.
"Sure Laurel. Come. I thought you were at Tommy' s", Felicity, as Laurel entered the room and at Felicity' s her.
"I just came. I called you, but you didn't answer. I thought you were out with Thea or... Oliver", Laurel had a strange smirk on her face when she said Oliver's name like she was waiting an answer to feed her thoughts or may just wait Felicity to fill her with an ticklish details about her and Oliver's fake relationship.
"Why I should be with Oliver?", Felicity asked after a bit.
"Felicity I know we haven't talked about this, but...", Laurel stopped as she waited Felicity' s permission to continue whatever question she had.
"But what Laurel?", Felicity asked like she wanted to know what her friend thought about all this situation.
"Felicity what is going on between you two? What is going on in his beautiful brain of yours?", Laurel tried to light up the conversation a little bit. " I can see that you...".
"No. Laurel. Me, nothing. Whatever you see between us is a lie. Nothing. You were going to say that you think I am in love with Oliver, didn't you", Laurel was looking at her with confuse. She had those that that Felicity was in love with him.
Felicity tried her best to convince Laurel. Her best poker face, he best lying face and she thought she had convinced her by the look on her face.
"I am not in love Laurel. Just pretending", Felicity continued and tried so much her friend not to see her sadness in her eyes.
"Whatever you say Felicity, but I see otherwise", and with that Laurel exhaled and pat Felicity' s knee and stood up and left her room.
What other lies she had to say to her friends. But it was for their best. At some love my she had to leave and it was the best for them so Felicity was going to be heartbroken and she hoped didn't do in her heart that they would recover from anything she was going to cause them.
Saturday came so fast, even for her. She packed her bag. It was only for one day, but she wanted to be prepared for anything. A swim, a lunch, a dinner at a beautiful place. She didn't know what Oliver had prepared for them, but she wanted to be prepared and she hoped that Thea would come and rescued her, hoping that Oliver hadn't told anyone where they were going. He only told her to take with her a swimsuit as well.
Waiting for him at her house only made her more nervous. She thought that he wanted to relax too, that's why he wanted this trip. He was pressed as well and he wanted to clear his mind, but he had to take her with him as well because otherwise Isabel would think that they had problems and it was too early for them about that.
A knock at her door interrupted her thoughts and Felicity stood from her couch. She looked at her peephole only to find Oliver on the other side. Taking a deep breath and soothing her non exist wrinkles at her shirt she opened the door. Ready to face a whole day alone with Oliver or maybe not.
Felicity' s breath caught in her throat. This man was handsome as a god. A greek god. He was wearing a white v-neck and a pair of dark jeans and Felicity' s eyes roamed up and down his outstanding body, maybe she was drooling a little bit. Maybe a lot. When her eyes reached his face, she saw a little smile on it. ' Oh shit, I stared at him more than I should' , she thought only to be interrupted.
"Good morning", he said, and his smile grew bigger, "are you ready?", he asked and Felicity mirrored his smile.
"Yes, I am", the only thing she manages to say. She turned around taking a bag that she had prepared for the day and exited the house. She turned to lock the door and felt Oliver's hand on her own as he tried to take the bag from her. When they touched electricity came through her body and turned to look at him.
He had leaned and as she turned they were too close. She gulped and inhaled only to be filled with his scent. She struggled with herself not to close her eyes and savor him and her eyes was locked with his. This was going to be a difficult day.
Oliver took the bag from her hand and gave her a big, beautiful smile of his and she almost melted, maybe if she didn't still holding the doorknob, she would had certainly fallen. He turned to put the bag in the trunk of his car. Felicity took a deep breath and headed at him. He had opened the passenger's door so she could enter the car. He closed the door and went to be at his seat. Starting the engine, he stole a glimpse of her and then he started to wherever he had planned to spend their day. She still didn't know.
They were driving through the exit of Starling city. She knew it and she verified it when she saw the sign. Where they were heading, she didn't know. On the radio it was playing a familiar song and Felicity started humming. It was the first time that Oliver looked at her after they were in the car. She was sitting on her feet and she was looking outside the window. The sun was starting to rise and his trays were picking from the trees that surrounded their scenery and some of them were coming through the windows of the car.
With her now blond hair, she was looking like an angel and Oliver should stop staring at her if he didn't want to crush the car. He was hoping that this could be a perfect day and he turned his head to look at the road.
After an hour, maybe more they finally reached their destination. It was a beach house that belonged to Oliver's family.
Oliver stopped the car and Felicity and he stepped out. Felicity hadn't seen a lot of beach houses, but this was bigger than she thought that beach houses were. Oliver had already opened the trunk and he had their bags and he was walking to the house. She saw him opening the front door and she followed him inside the house.
It was so bright. It had large windows that you could see the sea and it had couches and a fireplace. At her right, it was the kitchen and there were stairs that probably led to the bedrooms.
Felicity followed him through the stairs that led to a hallway that had 7 doors. Oliver stopped in front of one and opened it and he stepped inside. Felicity followed him and the room was perfect. She was looking around until her eyes met Oliver's once again. He had a small smile on his face. She loved his smile. She loved him, but he looked really happy and maybe her attitude made him happy. Looking around with your jaw dropped who didn't put a smile on anyone's face.
"It's perfect. I love it", Felicity said and mirrored his smile.
"I am glad you like it. My room is two doors down. I will let you freshen up and then we can decide what to do", and he turned around to leave Felicity alone.
Once Oliver was out of the room, Felicity dropped her body on the bed, leaving a deep breath that she was holding.
She really didn't know how her day with Oliver should be or what she supposed to do or how she should act, but the only thing she knew was that she needed a vacation and this was the perfect chance to relax and she should relax and don't worry how things between her and Oliver maybe go. So Felicity was determined after pushing the negative thoughts away to relax, have fun, but before all that she had to have backup. So she texted Thea to tell her where they were.
Felicity changed her clothes and put something more comfortable. A pink tank top and a blue shorts. She walked out of her room before checking one last time her outfit and straighten her ponytail and she went downstairs, finding Oliver talking on the phone.
"...yes, we arrived Thea. I love you too", and with that he closed the phone.
"I am ready. What you want to do?", Felicity asked.
"How about a walk at the beach or you prefer going in the city for coffee?", Oliver said and his eyes were all over her and that made Felicity blush but when his eyes locked with hers that made her blush even more. She could be lost in those blue seas.
"Coffee would be fine and I would like to see the town", Felicity tried her best not to read her eyes that were full of love for him.
"Coffee then it is", and he walked to her, placing his hand on her small back and guided her outside opening the door for her.
His hand was warm and big on the small of her back, but it was like it belonged there and Felicity shouldn't do thoughts like that because it was dangerous. More for her, less for him, but she couldn't help it.
Oliver drove to town. A beautiful small town and when he parked and got out of the car they found one of the coffee shops that were there and ordered their coffee. Once they got out of the car, Oliver took her hand in his and laced their fingers and he leaned in her ear, whispering to her that they never knew who was watching them. Felicity could only think about his breath on her ear and how warm his hand was and how perfectly fitted with hers.
She was doomed she knew, but her previous thoughts about relaxing was thrown in the garbage.
They took their coffees and took a walk through the town, but the sun was getting warmer so they decide to head back to the house and maybe have a swim.
They made it back to the house and went to their rooms to change and go to the beach. Okay, it was a bad idea all this. A shirtless Oliver and Felicity only with her bikini and they were going to be wet. 'What I was thinking when I said yes to this trip', Felicity thought while checking once again before grabbing her shades and inhaling, having her hand on the doorknob ready to turn it and face whatever was waiting for her in the living room.
She exited her room and walked downstairs. Oliver wasn't there yet and before she heard his door open and she was preparing herself, she heard her phone vibrating and she pulled it out of her bag that she had her towel and her sunblock.
Thea had sent her a message.
T : Everything fine?
Felicity stated typing before Oliver was downstairs.
F : This was a big mistake. Help.
After that she put back in her bag without waiting to see whatever Thea would answer to her.
"Are you ready?, she heard Oliver says to her as he was a few steps away from her.
'As I will ever be', she thought but her answer was a bit different. "Of course. Shall we?", or a lot different.
They walked down to the beach a putted their towels on the hot sand. Felicity placed her bag next to her towel and when she turned she watched Oliver taking off his t shirt. She had imagined how his body would be but seeing it in front of her was even better. She looked over his perfect body only to meet his eyes. His heated eyes. Nah, she was mistaken, but that she was hoping if she was right, she was hoping he didn't notice that she was drooling but he should have gotten used to it.
Felicity started to pull her long shirt after Oliver had turned his back and was walking to the sea, but when she was almost done, he turned.
"Felicity are..." and he stopped and whatever he was saying, and stopped at his feet. She could feel his eyes all of her body before she could see them. When she pulled her shirt completely his eyes locked with hers. He gulped and continued whatever he was saying before he stopped.
"Coming?", was the only word he said like he wasn't sure about his voice. Felicity just nodded and walked to the sea, next to Oliver. The water was warm enough and they both run after they looked each other like a contest who could go more farther.
They were swimming and teasing each other. Throwing water to each other until Felicity started running out of the sea.
"You will never catch me", she shouted over her shoulder, but seconds after that she felt to big arms around her waist and she felt like falling at where their towels where. She was facing her towel and she was laughing hard when she turned around only to face a wet, shirtless Oliver inches of her face laughing too. When he opened his eyes and met hers, both their laughs fade.
They locked their eyes and it seemed like it was hours. Oliver was caging her and suddenly he put his weight on his elbows and he was even closer to her and hi putted his right hand on her cheek and she closed her eyes without thinking and Felicity was just taken from the sensation and then she felted. His lips on hers and she couldn't fight back and she kissed him too putting her hand on his chest and the other around his neck and she brought him even more closer to her that their chests were touching and she could feel him breathing.
Only when they were needing air they stopped and with their heavy breaths theirs chest were still touching even they were a little further. They both opened their eyes, but it seemed like their brains had stopped. None of them said anything for a few seconds.
"Oliver, Felicity...?", they heard a familiar voice calling them and that broke the spell and they both looked at where the voice came from. Oliver could see perfectly who it was but Felicity could see only upside down from her position.
"Thea?", Oliver said was his husky voice, probably from their kiss and he looked down at Felicity, who looked at him at the same time and she saw sadness and her heart skipped.