Out Of Time

Ray? Palmer?

"Felicity. Felicity, wake up," Diggle shook her. Felicity flickered her eyelids. "What?" she asked, irritated. "It's Oliver," he said. Felicity shot up like a bullet. "What happened?! Is he okay?!" she asked, worried. "Not really. I just got a phone call from Starling General and they said that he's having trouble breathing," Diggle said, regretfully. Felicity exhaled. "Well, can we go and see him?" she asked. "Yeah, get ready. We'll go in 5 minutes," Felicity got out from under the covers. She started walking towards the bathroom and stopped. "Dig," he turned around. "Yeah?" "Did you tell Laurel?" she asked. "No, I didn't want to tell her about Oliver," Diggle replied. "But, then, why'd you tell me? Huh? Are you trying to protect her from the truth? Why aren't you doing the same to me?" Felicity asked, furiously. "Felicity, I told you because you love him. And he loves you. You had a right to know," Diggle said, calmly. Felicity nodded and walked into the bathroom.

"Oliver!" Felicity shouted when she saw him. He was unconscious and hooked up to an oxygen tank. He woke up at the sound of her voice. "Felicity," Oliver sighed. "Diggle, I told you not to tell her," "Wait, you talked to him, Diggle?" Diggle ignored her and answered Oliver. "She had the right to know, Oliver," "You didn't tell Thea, did you?" Oliver asked. "No, I didn't want to scare her," Diggle said. "And again, why weren't you worried about scaring me, 'cuz you scared the living hell out of me," Felicity said, annoyed. "And again, you had the right to know, Felicity, and you guys are a thing, am I correct?" he asked. Oliver nodded while Felicity shook her head. "Felicity, I'm okay," She turned around and looked at him. "Promise me," Felicity whispered. Weren't we in this conversation before? thought Diggle.

"Hey, I'm coming home tomorrow," Oliver said. "Really? They're letting you out that early?" Diggle asked. "Um, I had to pay a fee and now it's paid," he said. "With what money? You're broke, Queen. Where'd you get the money?" Diggle asked. "Well, I didn't pay it. Palmer did," Oliver said. He looked up at Felicity. "I swear I didn't tell him anything," Felicity defended herself. "No, you didn't. But, you didn't show up for work for 6 weeks and I saw Oliver on the news and thought that was why," Ray Palmer stood in the doorway. "Ray, what are you doing here?" Felicity asked. Ray walked up to Felicity and looked down at her. Oliver rolled his eyes. "No reason. Just thought you'd be here," Diggle gagged. "Felicity," Felicity looked over at Oliver. "I love you," Felicity smiled. "Ray, our dinner a few months ago was meant to be platonic. That..." She gestured towards Oliver. "...is why," Oliver smiled.

"Well, I thought you guys weren't together then," Ray said, embarrassed. "Well, we were and we still are now, but then he made a choice and so did I. A few days later, he told me how he felt, but I knew we couldn't be together. But, we still have that special place for each other in our hearts," Felicity explained. "Oh. Well, I better get going. I do run a business," Ray said. Oliver rolled his eyes yet again. "Okay, bye," Felicity said as Ray exited the room. Diggle and Oliver looked at her. "What?" Diggle raised his eyebrows. "I don't like him. He's my boss. Why in the world would I like my boss? Even though I did it once doesn't mean I'm gonna do it every time!" Felicity babbled. "Come on, Oliver, I love you," "And I love you," Oliver replied.