Keeping her hands tightly around his arm slowly guiding him forward into the apartment right behind her father who she sees glancing around as though looking for any sign of a forced entry that would always make her roll her eyes each and every time it made an appearance unlike this time around remaining silently at the entrance as she watches her father disappear out of sight gently rubbing at Oliver's arm feeling how tense he is at this moment after a couple of seconds suddenly as she sees her father coming back into view to give her a thumbs up without any hesitation slowly Laurel leads Oliver inside making sure to close the door silently behind them with her foot.

Hearing the click of the door shutting feeling her pocket suddenly vibrating retracting a hand away from Oliver's hand to reach into her pocket to retrieve her cell phone as she finds a familiar number across the caller id flipping open the phone slowly Laurel brings the phone up to her ear.

" Yeah we just got in….Alright speedy. We'll see you when you get here. Just don't take too long. We want to be in and out before anyone notices….Okay bye."

Snapping her phone shut quickly pocketing the phone to only return her hand back around Oliver's arm glancing around the room finding her father roaming around with a gentle tug slowly Laurel leads Oliver over towards him.

" I shouldn't be long. Just give us a half and hour or so to pack some of our things."

" Alright just don't take too long. Only bring the essentials and the things that you can't live without."

Suppressing the urge to roll her eyes with a gentle tug slowly Laurel leads Oliver out of the room and towards the bedroom as she sees her father taking a seat at the kitchen table.

Gently releasing her hold around his arm kneeling down at the side of her bed reaching down underneath feeling what she is looking for in her hands with a tug slowly Laurel pulls back revealing a black carry on suitcase followed by another before without breaking her stride extending out the handle out slowly she brings the suitcase over towards her dresser and proceeds to throw in article after article of clothing inside.

A feat that Oliver can only watch in shock as he sees her loading up each of the suitcases up at high speed not leaving out a single article of clothing out from what he could tell before after what only felt like seconds to be minutes as he watches Laurel zip up the last zipper and turn to give him a smile slowly he can't help but to return the smile.

" And you said that it would take me days to pack a single bag."

Instantly as she hears him letting out a chuckle that just warms her heart feeling her smile widening rising up to her feet slowly closing the distance between them reaching out gently Laurel wraps her arms around the back of his neck before gently she presses her lips to his own.

" Just think in a couple of hours it will be you(kiss),me(kiss),alone(kiss)."

Pulling back seeing a flicker of happiness in his eyes leaning forward softly Laurel whispers into his ear.

" I'm not wearing any underwear."

Leaning back as she sees a wide smile across his face letting out a giggle as she nods her head leaning forward gently Laurel brushes his lips with her own.

Instantly as the sound of glass shattering echoes through the air snapping her head back to look towards the open doorway suddenly as she hears the sound of gunfire echoing outside of the room without any hesitation retracting herself out of his embrace racing over to her closet to retrieve the staff hidden within glancing over her shoulder Laurel sends Oliver a no nonsense look that would often get him to do anything she wanted in the past.

" Stay here."

Receiving a slight nod in reply without a second thought turning on her heels instantly Laurel races out of the bedroom in the direction where she can hear a loud commotion taking place just in time to see her father being flipped over a white haired woman's shoulder sending the firearm in his hand flying through the air before just as she sees the mysterious woman pull out a sword instantly sliding across the ground reaching out Laurel blocks a strike intended for her father with the middle of her staff causing a loud clang to echo through the air.

Pushing the white haired woman back with all of her might causing the mysterious woman to leap back a couple of feet with her sword raised snapping up to her feet raising up her staff into a defensive position taking a quick second to glance down to see her father slowly awakening keeping her eyes on the woman slowly Laurel circles around the woman making sure to lead her away from her father before instantly without giving the woman a chance to react she charges forward to swing her staff up high to feel herself hitting nothing but air.

Quickly twirling around to throw another high strike that hits nothing but air in a sudden move dropping down as she delivers a low spinning kick feeling herself hitting nothing but air once again suddenly as she sees the edge of the white haired woman's sword coming down towards her instantly Laurel rolls out of the way just in time causing the tip of the sword to smash against the ground with a clang.

Keeping herself moving as she sees another low sword striking coming her way causing her to roll out of the way once again quickly snapping up to her feet as she sees the white haired woman slashing her sword her way in a sudden move Laurel raises up her staff just in time to block the strike before without having a chance to react feeling a boot landing clean against her chest instantly she is sent flying over the back of a nearby couch and tumbling to the ground back first.

Instantly seeing the white haired woman jumping up with the end of her sword pointing down snapping herself upright to once again dodge the strike sending her tumbling back a few feet until the back of her knees hit a nearby living room table just as she sees the white haired woman rearing her sword down for a low strike in a sudden move leaping up onto the table rearing back Laurel sends a vicious kick that lands clean against the mysterious woman's cheek sending the sword in her hands flying across the room before rearing back as she sends a staff strike of her own down instantly her eyes widen when she feels the woman catching the staff in her hands.

Suddenly without having a chance to react as she feels herself being flipped off the table and land back first on the ground with a tremendous thud causing her to grit her teeth instantly Laurel's eyes widen when she feels the staff being ripped out of her hands.

Feeling her eyes only widening as she watches the white haired woman twirl her staff flawlessly through her fingers before pointing the end down towards her just as she sees the woman raising up the staff instantly within a flash Laurel watches her disappear out of her eye sight when a blur comes crashing into her.

Ignoring blow after blow he is feeling being delivered viciously to his back snapping himself to a crouching position rearing back Oliver sends vicious punch one after another down towards the white haired woman feeling only his bandaged fists being blocked easily by her forearms before suddenly without having a chance to react Oliver feels himself being choked when he feels the woman catching his right arm and bring him into a triangle choke hold when he feels her legs tightly wrapping around the back of his neck.

Feeling harder and harder to breathe slowly rising up to his feet causing him to feel her tightening her hold sending him back down to one knee gritting his teeth in a last ditch effort throwing everything he has left into it grabbing a hold of her leg instantly Oliver snaps up to his feet before instantly he feels himself being sent flying back first to the ground when he feels the woman in a sudden move break the hold to deliver a high knee to his face.

Landing clean on her feet hearing the sound of a click coming from nearby just as the white haired woman turns her head instantly her world goes black when a loud bang echoes through the air.

Instantly as she sees the white haired woman drop down to the ground back first with a tremendous thud slowly a smirk comes across Laurel's face.

" Dodge that one bitch."

8 Months later….

Here it is. The day had finally come that they had been waiting for. A day that she had been waiting for.

The trial of Moira Queen. The city versus the Queen matriarch. Counts of kidnapping. Counts of murder. Counts of bribery.

A long,long list that had slowly been discovered through the months. A list that had continued to grow. Even after once the trail had started.

A trail that was looking as a clear win for the city. Especially after the latest chapter in the saga. The latest charge against her of her being found to be bribing the former jury of the case.

But now? Now the time had come. Now the time for the verdict to come in was only just minutes maybe hours away.

However for another couple that wasn't fast enough. A couple that as they make their way into the courtroom to the sounds of gasps from the crowd could clearly be seen whose side they were rooting for.

But most of the gasps were what they were seeing. Oliver Queen leading a very pregnant Laurel Lance into the courtroom while his little sister Thea can be seen at her side holding her other arm.

A group that had changed through the months. Not only by the last name changing by one but also by their appearances.

Laurel Lance now sporting a large baby bump while her trademark brunette hair was now gone to only be replaced with a waive of blonde.

A now clean shaved and shortened hair Oliver Queen looking as though he had never disappeared for five years.

And Thea? Well now she was seen with the biggest smile across her face. A rare smile that would often only be seen by her closest loved ones.

A smile that would be matched by these three through the years to come as they watched their small family grow.

Watch as Oliver's and Laurel's son Connor come into this world. Watch as he took his first steps. Watch as he grew up into a fine young man with both of his parents looking on proudly at him with only one phrase going through their minds for the rest of their lives.

Always and Forever.