Thanks everyone for all the review, here and private. So… I was thinking this would be the last two-short – or whatever – but a good friend told me, "You have to carry on" however, I'm not sure yet. So that's why I decidedto leave an open end, in case that someday I want to continued it" I hope you like it and enjoy it. Reviews are appreciated.

Everything seemed so difficult when it was about Oliver and Felicity. And it really was difficult. Oliver had always looked for an excuse to escape from his feelings... he felt incapable to love. Was he ever in love? No. Oliver Queen had NEVER been in love for real, although he thought he was with Laurel., it was just an illusion created by the events on the island and the photo her he use to carry.

One day Felicity entered in his life… and for the first time he experienced those feelings. Something he never felt before. She was special. He didn't want to jump her and take her to bed. He didn't want that,. not with her. It felt really good having her around. He liked that she was open and capable to tell him the truth, knowing how much it cost her to express herself, yet she always did it. He was grateful for that. He liked that she could take care of herself. Oliver never hesitated, not for a second, to kill for her. Just the way he didn't have a doubt when he killed the Count Vertigo,. but she never wanted that. She was the light he needed, the light that led him to become the hero that he was.

After deceiving himself, he accepted his feelings for her. The only one who seemed to realize what was going on between Oliver and Felicity was Diggle. He saw them fight,. he saw the sparks jump every time they looked at each other, Oliver's concern for her, his jealousy ... etc.

We couldn't put all the blame on Oliver, Felicity didn't realize what she felt either. Her feelings for Oliver were born unexpectedly. It started as something platonic, until she realized it was much stronger than that. They both reached the point of knowing that they were not friends, because their connection was much stronger than that.

As the night continued, the date was not finished, Felicity turned off the music and turned on a seemed fine, after an occasional awkward silence. She didn't know what to say,. but, of course she wanted to be with him.

"Would you like another glass of...?"

"No, I'm fine" - he interrupted looking at her. They both were sitting on the floor with a big bowl of popcorn, which only Felicity ate because. she was nervous.

"Are you going to say something or ... I don't know ... awkward silence makes me nervous and you have not spoken for quite some time ...you didn't even protest when I put a movie..."

"I'm sorry..."

"Why?"

"For wanting to tell you so many things and not knowing how..." - he looked at her and the film was forgotten. Actually, it was always in the background, neither one paid enough attention to know what it was about.

"You've told me some things I've never expected you to say..."

"Me neither" and they both laughed like two fools in love

"Well ... talking is not my forte ... you know ... I'm not good at ending phrases... I'm always just babbling ... and not knowing what to say at times like these ... I haven't had many moments like this ... so I don't know what am I supposed to say ... and I don't want to say something and spoil it ... because I do not want to spoil it ... and I'm not saying that there is something... Well, if anything ... and I think I'm going to stop talking in three ... two ... one ..." - Felicity took a deep breath, while Oliver just stared. He loved when she mumbled.

"Don't ever stop talking like this, please. You are beautiful when you do that" - Oliver smiled.

"Oh... Oliver Queen just gave me a compliment? I'm flattered" - she said blushing.

"Let's just say it was an observation" - Oliver winked and moved closer to her.

"Don't you think it's a little late?" - she asked, moving away from him. -– "Don't think that I'm throwing you out, I'm not ... it's just ... "- Oliver kissed her and stopped her adorable lips, as she had told him to do, but never thought he would kiss her.

They both wanted that kiss, as much they wanted the first one. This kiss was better than the first one. Neither one was good at talking about their feelings, but their touching lips were saying it all. There was no need for words. They wanted that kiss last forever. And it lasted for a while, only a small pause to catch a breath and for meaningful eye contact. Then, their mouths met again.

"Oh ... " - Felicity whispered separating her mouth from Oliver's. They stared for a few seconds and then looked away blushing – "I think it's time we resolve this like adults ... I mean, we're both adults and we are behaving like children"

"All right ... I'll start talking… "

"Wait, do I have to talk? What am I supposed to say?"

"No need to say anything. I think you know how I feel about you..."

"And you know how I feel..."

"Once, someone told me that some things are best expressed without words..."

"He was right "- Felicity got up to turn off the TV – "The movie ended…"

"It seems like it"- Oliver stood up and was watching Felicity carrying the bowl of popcorn in the kitchen – "I think it's time for me to go."

"Already? I mean ... Aren't you going to talk about...?"

"As I remember we agreed that some things are best expressed without words ... for example ... "- he approached her and stole a kiss.

"Will you ever tell me when you're going to kiss me?" - she asked flirty, circling her arms around his neck. For the first time that night, she felt a little safer to get so close to him. It wasn't a new feeling to Felicity, but that didn't mean she wasn't a bit embarrassing and she was measuring her moves.

"Should I do it?" - Oliver answered with another question, flirting, placing his hands on her waist.

"I don't know ... "- Felicity bit her lower lip and sighed – " No need for you to go ... you can stay here ... I'm not saying that we will ... but it's better than being alone in the foundry"

"I don't know if it's a good idea..."

"Won't be the first time ... you know that my couch is very comfortable."

Felicity wouldn't invite any man to stay on the first date, but Oliver was not any man. She said it herself; they had exhausted every topic on a first date, and a second and every one of them ... so it did not seem like a bad idea to invite him to sleep over. She was afraid that if he left, something would happen so he would change his mind and she wouldn't be able to deal with it, having come so far. That night Oliver was hers and she was his.

"All right ... but ... I don't have to sleep yet, right?"

"No, if you don't want to ... but, I'm going change into something more comfortable"- Oliver nodded and sat down on the couch to wait.

Felicity wouldn't deny that Oliver's presence made her nervous, but she was working on that. She collapsed on the bed, without taking off her dress. She began to spin and grins, like an idiot. That night some of her platonic fantasies would become real, she was aware of what was going to happen and she loved it. Although she was afraid that he would repent, she was afraid of suffering again, but she felt it was worth risking. Will he risk everything for her? That was the question. She was afraid to be one of his girlfriends, because she was aware of the reputation he had. She checked that out before realizing her feelings and now… she was accepting to be completely in love with Oliver Queen., She knew he felt the same about her, although it looked impossible the first time they met.

She really felt that he loved her, she saw it in his gaze, she felt it in his voice, the way he spoke, the way he kissed her ... but she couldn't against the fear to be one of many. After a while, she left her room, changed.

-"And I'm back" - she said sitting beside him, on the couch – "I think it took me…"

- "No" - he looked – "Can I kiss you?" - He asked, referring to her earlier question: "Will you ever tell me when you're going to kiss me?"

"No need to ask permission..."

"In that case, I'll kiss you" - but he did warn her and she laughed before the kiss.

"Oliver ..." - she started. He was looking at her, waiting. - "Where are we going from here?"

"What do you mean?"

"This, us... what will happen from now..."

"Felicity, I cannot go one day without you and as I said before, I don't know what will happen from now on; I just know that I love having you near me."

"I'm afraid you'll change your mind tomorrow ... I fear something will happen and you'll decide that it can't be..."

"Hey" - he said stroking her cheek with his hand – "I want to be with you as I never wanted to be with anyone before and you know how much it costs me to say this and I'm telling you this because I want it that way. If you want..."

"I want" - she smiled shyly – "I want to be with you, but I want to go slowly ... I'm not saying to know each other ... because I'm probably the person who knows you best ... I mean know one another, to discover this ... I do not want to spoil things… "

"Do you mean to keep it between us?"

"Among other things ... I don't want to go public and then something goes wrong. I want to be sure this is worth it. That being with you is worth it."

"Being with you already is worth it in every way." - He kissed her lips briefly – "Never doubt in my feelings for you. "

Felicity smiled and this time it was she who kissed him.