An: I do not own Arrow. For those of you that cry easily, I advise a tissue for this. Thank you to all of the guests that reviewed.

Epilogue

Four months at QC had passed fast. Oliver started making his own mark in the company by partnering with Palmer Technologies on several green energy and nanotechnology projects. The intention was to apply those technologies to the Glades so the cost of living in the community would be reduced. The mayor was rejecting the idea of cutting-edge technology being placed in the Glades so his mother decided to run for Mayor in the upcoming polls. Besides the usual flowery promises such campaigns had, she also promised that the technology would be used to create a sustainable, environmental friendly community in Glades.

The only downside to the partnership was Dr. Ray Palmer himself. That man was a persistent pest that annoyed Oliver. The man constantly tried to charm Felicity. Palmer just couldn't take a hint that Felicity was Oliver's. Short of punching Palmer, Oliver had taken to the use passive aggressive methods to get his message across. Palmer didn't like broccoli with his lunch, Oliver ordered every dish with broccoli in it for lunch meetings. Palmer didn't like long e-mails. He preferred things short to the point. Oliver made sure to write e-mails that were pages long, embedding the important details throughout the e-mail so Palmer would have to read the full thing. Felicity, his genius girl, had caught on to what he was doing quickly. The fight had been epic, Felicity had actually spent the night at the Mansion with Thea and his parents because she was so angry with him.

Their eventual make-up was just as epic culminating in a weekend getaway to the Caribbean. He also marathoned all 22 seasons of Dr. Who with Felicity every night for a month. He decided then what he would be adding to her charm bracelet next, a silver TARDIS. She would love that. It would also symbolise that their relationship could survive any struggle.

On the 13th of September, Oliver and Felicity had returned to Las Vegas. The next day was the Yahrzeit, the anniversary of Donna's death. Felicity and Oliver had come out to place the Matzava, or headstone on her grave. The process started with the lighting a twenty-four candle the evening before the Yahrzeit. Donna had already selected which headstone she wanted. It would be inscribed with her Hebrew name, dates of birth and death. Donna left it up to Felicity if she wanted to include an inscription. Felicity thought about what she would write during those times when she would stare out of the window and think of her mother and what her mother meant to her and everyone around. Felicity decided on:

Loving Mother, Loyal Friend, Devoted Worker, Kind-Hearted Person

She will be missed by all who knew her

The ceremony was beautiful. His parents, Thea and Roy had flown out for it as well as Walter and other staff members that Felicity worked closely with. Even Palmer turned up. The press had to be kept out. Felicity refused to let the press make a circus out of the ceremony. After the ceremony was over, Felicity wanted a few minutes to herself. Oliver gave her the space that she needed, watching her from a distance as she bent over and spoke to the headstone. Despite her best efforts she started crying. It took all his self control not to sprint forward and hold her. After five minutes she made her way towards him.

"Ready," Felicity asked. They were supposed to head over to the bar where they had decided to celebrate Donna's life.

"I just want a minute. I'll meet you by the car," Oliver said walking over to the headstone.

He was all alone.

"Donna I need to thank you. I know I sort of said thank you before but I didn't truly know what I was thanking you for. I need to thank you for having faith in me. For believing I could do the job. For convincing Bob to hire me, for letting me into your home but most of all I need to thank you for Felicity."

A stray tear made its way down Oliver's face.

"Felicity is more than I imagined I could ever have. She's more than I deserve. There are so many times when I feel like she needs more, particularly when that Ray Palmer comes around. I know you pre-approved me straight through to marriage but I don't know if you might prefer Palmer. I would like to think you would still prefer me for Felicity,"

A beautiful blue butterfly, landed on the gravestone. Oliver was taken back. In his entire time in Las Vegas he had never seen such a butterfly. The butterfly then flew towards him and when he held up his hand it landed on his palm. A part of him, he would never admit existed, hoped that this was Donna's way of telling him she still wanted him to be her son-in-law. He was pulling out his phone to take a photo because no one would believe this when the butterfly flew off. He decided to finish the last part of his thank you to Donna.

"You'll be happy to know that I have an appointment with a jeweller when I get back to Starling City. I want a special ring for her. Now don't squeal too loud, I'm sure God needs to hear the prayers. Goodbye Donna, you'll never be too far from our hearts."

After he finished saying his final peace, he made his way towards Felicity who was waiting patiently by the car for him. She didn't comment on the water in his eyes. They were silent until they reached the bar. The first thing Oliver did was turn on the juke box and dance with Felicity.

His parents seemed to enjoy watching Tommy work. His father was coming up with all sorts of rare requests to frustrate him. Even his mother was participating in 'the make Tommy work' scheme. Even Bob seemed to be getting a kick out of it. At the end of the bar Lyla and Alice were sipping on a glass of water. Both women were pregnant. Their make shift family would be expanding in a few months with two more babies. Thea was looking forward to it. Apparently baby clothes were so cute. She told Alice and Lyla one of them had to have a girl so she could buy those cute little tutus she saw in the store. Oliver had warned Roy, no babies until they both had finished school and were settled in life. He made sure to show Roy exactly how well he could shoot a bow and Arrow. Roy promised no babies.

Felicity managed to get Moira to eat some of Bob's famous wings with her hands. Thea couldn't resist taking photos and posting it to instagram right away, the famous Moira Queen eating with her hands. Moira glared at Thea but she was immune to it now. Moira also asked Alice to do a portrait of Tommy by the bar. She would put that one in her home office. The elections would be in one month and the polls had her well in front of any of her opponents. She was practicing her acceptance speech already.

Tommy would be coming back to Starling City at the end of September. Felicity didn't feel comfortable renting the apartment to just anyone but she didn't want to leave it empty either. Carl and Samantha approached her asking to rent the apartment and share the expenses between them. Neither could afford such a place on their own but they were hoping that pooling their limited resources together would allow them to live in a nicer place. Felicity let them stay rent free once they covered their bills. She knew their budgets were tight. Carl paid most of his money back to Anatoly and Samantha was taking a class at the community college. She also allowed Samantha to use the mini so that she could get to class easier.

Oliver was concerned. Carl wasn't exactly a good character for Samantha and William to be living with. He wanted to have someone close by to check up on them. With a huge smile on her face, Felicity asked him very sweetly how that would be different to his father hiring Diggle to keep an eye on him. Oliver realised two things at that point in time.

1) He had officially lost the right to sulk over the fact that his father had hired Diggle to watch him and with horror

2) He was slowly turning into his father!

When it started getting late, Oliver wrapped his hands around Felicity's waist.

"Are you ready to get out of here?" he whispered in her ear.

"Yes but I don't really want to go back to the apartment with Tommy," Felicity admitted.

"Pick any hotel on the strip," he said.

"How about the plane home to Starling City? I want to curl up in our own bed," she admitted.

Oliver smiled, "anything you want dear."

At the end of September, Oliver visited a prominent jeweller as he told Donna he would. He wanted a ring, a special design, one that represented them. He sat with the jeweller for an hour talking about his relationship with Felicity. He told him how they met, how they fell in love, what she meant to him as well as his dreams and hopes for them. While he talked, the jeweller sketched. The final design was perfect in Oliver's eyes, a platinum band, with two arrow heads that pointed to an emerald cut diamond in the middle. The stone would not be too big. Felicity did not like things over done. It would take two months to hand craft and source the diamond needed. Oliver didn't mind, he would propose on the last night of Hanukkah. Before he left, he also remembered to order the silver TARDIS charm.

His father's challenge was the best thing that ever happened to him. Not only did he grow and mature but it also brought Felicity into his life and for that, he would owe his father for the rest of his life. He only hoped that one day he would be able to repay his father for everything he had done for him.

An: Thanks for reading. There will be a sequel written in Felicity's PoV but first I want to get the next few chapters of Treasure posted as well as some of my other one-shots.