Two weeks.

It had been two freaking weeks since the last time she'd seen Oliver. She knew that if Oliver was that serious about protecting her then she needed to honor his wishes, but it was killing her inside to not see or be near him.

Digg kept her updated on how he was doing, but it just wasn't enough for Felicity. So, that was why after two incredibly long weeks, Felicity Smoak was on a mission to find Oliver Queen. It would be for the best if he didn't see her, but she knew that was a very slim possibility. Oliver was acutely aware of everything going on around him.

She had almost made it to back entrance of Verdant when something; she wasn't sure what exactly, caused her to pause.

"Ms. Smoak, it's a pleasure to finally meet you," a man with an Australian accent said from behind her. Felicity's eyes closed in a moment of raw fear. Oliver had been so unbelievably right about Slade Wilson. He was definitely here in Starling City and he was definitely out for revenge.

"Mr. Wilson," Felicity said as she turned to face the man who was responsible for Oliver keeping his distance from her. "What can I help you with?"

"Aren't you just the accommodating one?" he chuckled as he moved closer to her. Now that he had stepped out from the shadows she could see his right eye was covered by a black eye patch.

"What do you—" Felicity was interrupted by an arrow piercing the air and landing at Slade's feet.

"Felicity, go inside now," Oliver's voice commanded from the rooftop. With no hesitation, she scurried inside. "Slade."

"Oliver, great girl you have there," Slade said with a smirk. Oliver scaled the building until he was standing between Slade and the door Felicity had just gone through.

"Stay away from her," Oliver said gruffly.

"So what happened to Laurel? You remember her, right? The bitch whose sister you chose over Shado," Slade snarled.

"Your problem is with me. Leave the people I care about out of this," Oliver pleaded.

"You should have thought about that Oliver when you decided to come back to Starling City. Did you honestly think you could just come back home and never have to face what you did?" Slade yelled.

"I've faced it every day since it happened. Believe me, I knew that coming home wouldn't be easy," Oliver said.

"Don't fret now, boy. I won't be going after any of your precious loved ones," Slade said before walking to the black car parked in the shadows. "Yet."

Before Oliver could even respond, the car was driving away. He shook his head before entering the security code on the door and going inside. When he made his way into the basement of the foundry, he was stunned at the sight of Felicity sitting in front her computers. He'd missed seeing her there every night.

"Why did you come here?" he said quietly as he watched her turn to face him. Tears had gathered in her eyes and she sat there in silence for a few moments before speaking.

"Oliver, I couldn't stay away any longer," Felicity said after clearing her throat. "I've missed you more than I thought it was possible to miss someone."

"Felicity," Oliver sighed as he put down his bow and sat on the medical table.

"I know you think I'm safer away from you, but obviously Slade knows who I am and it won't matter if I'm with you every day or not. I personally think I'm safer with you," Felicity said with a small smile.

"You'd be safer on the other side of the planet," Oliver grumbled. Felicity just chuckled before coming to stand in front of him. "How can you laugh at a time like this? That man will kill you just to hurt me."

"He won't kill me, Oliver," she said as she rested her hands on his legs.

"You don't know that," Oliver said as he looked at her helplessly.

"Yes, I do. I know that because I know that you would never let that happen," Felicity said as she moved to cup his face with her hands. "We're stronger together, Oliver. We can fight him together."

"She's right," Digg said from the foot of the stairs. "We can do this together."

Oliver looked back and forth between his best friend and the woman who was quickly becoming the biggest part of his heart.

"Okay," he whispered as identical smiles spread across Felicity and Digg's faces. "We do this together."