Save Me

Oliver walked into A.R.G.U.S., headquarters with his usual confident gait. His eyes as always scanned his surroundings. It was a habit he had acquired long ago, and he knew would never change. Today he was meeting with John and Lyla to discuss coming back to work for A.R.G.U.S., and despite the fact he knew it was what was best for him and Felicity, he was a little hesitant. His time with A.R.G.U.S., had been good but there had been some stressful times as well and he just wanted to make sure that this was the best decision for them in the long run.

He and Felicity were planning on purchasing a house together in Ivy Town in the next few weeks, so he also wanted to be settled into his job before that happened.

He walked to John's office and knocked on the door and when John called him in he walked in and took a seat across from John. Lyla smiled as she sat next to him.

"So, Oliver, your looking to come back to A.R.G.U.S."

"Look John, I am going to make this easy. I love Felicity. I want a life with her. I can't have that if I am a hired gun taking contracts."

"Well Oliver I told you that you are always welcome back to A.R.G.U.S."

"I do have one stipulation."

Lyla looked at Oliver in surprise, "Name it."

"I will only be available to travel for assignments once a year."

Lyla and John looked at each other and both knew that Oliver was too good an agent to let get away.

"Deal. But we have one stipulation too." John smirked, and Oliver gave him a cautious but curious look.

"And that would be?"

"You have to help me train the new recruits."

Oliver groaned when he heard that one. John understood Oliver's patience was small on a good day and he was going to enjoy torturing Oliver with the training sessions. But he was doing this for his future with Felicity and so he took a deep breath.

"Deal."

John grinned, "Welcome back agent Queen."

***

Two Years Later

Oliver walked into the apartment tired from a long day of training new A.R.G.U.S., recruits. John had to pull him aside a couple of times because his patience was not what it once was but overall the training sessions had gone well. It had been easy slipping back into a role as an A.R.G.U.S., agent and things had been going well for the last two years. He smiled when he saw Felicity sitting on the couch, her feet tucked underneath her, glasses on, pencil between her teeth typing furiously, and he was halfway to her before she even looked up.

Felicity smiled when she looked up to see Oliver home. She still could not believe that he was happy coming home to her every day, but she could tell each time she looked at his face that he was very happy. Except today she sensed a little frustration and when he leaned down and kissed her lips she pulled him down on the couch next to her.

"How was your day?" The words sounded so domesticate but Oliver loved it.

"I had to train some new recruits today."

"Ohhh, did you yell at them like last time?"

"No, but I did flip one a little too "enthusiastically". At least that was the word that John used."

Felicity stifled a laugh. "You would think that John would have learned by now not to give you the green ones. He should at least wait until they are more seasoned before he passes them on to you."

Oliver huffed, "I think he enjoys torturing me." He glanced at her screen with a smile, "What are you working on?"

Felicity grinned, she was so very excited. "Well since taking over David's company, you know that I have been wanting to make some fundamental changes."

Oliver nodded because he knew there were some people that Felicity had needed to replace that had been loyal to David and were not too thrilled that she was the new CEO. She had called upon a couple of old colleagues and for the last year things had been running smoothly.

"I talked with Curtis today and we are going to move ahead with the new incubators that we designed. After Chloe was born it just have been anxious to get a prototype going so that babies have a better chance if they are born premature."

"Is Chloe sleeping?" Oliver looked around for the bassinet and Felicity gave him a stern look.

"Yes, she is in her crib and do not disturb her. I just got her down."

Oliver grinned at his wife and the way her brow crinkled when she was ordering him around. They had been married a little over a year after the ordeal with David and then Chloe had come along just a few months later. The last two years had been the happiest of Oliver's life in terms of his personal life. He still missed his sister desperately at times. Especially when he would be holding Chloe and telling her about her Aunt Thea. Those times were nostalgic for him, but when his daughter looked up at him with her big blue eyes and gave him a smile that was so much like her mother, his heart always felt full.

Felicity's pregnancy with Chloe had been uneventful until the last month. She had gone into premature labor at 36 weeks and the time that Chloe had spent in the neo-natal unit had been gut wrenching for them both. But she had come out strong and healthy and was getting stronger each day and it had inspired Felicity to start working on a new and improved incubator for babies.

Oliver settled back on the couch as Felicity snuggled into him and proceeded to show him what she had been working on with Curtis. It was amazing, and Oliver marveled every day at just how smart his wife really was. His wife. He still could not believe she was his wife. He had surprised her a year after they had moved in together with a ring and just like their meeting their relationship had been a whirlwind. They were married by a justice of the peace with just Roy, John, Lyla and Felicity's Mom present and it had been one of the happiest days of both of their lives.

Oliver had to admit that he had been worried about leaving the business of being a gun for hire. He felt that men might come after him to prove themselves, but overall things had been quiet. He believed it had to do with how he had handled things when men had come after Felicity. He had dispatched them with practiced ease and the word had spread. He was not a man to be messed with and so they stayed away.

They heard Chloe start to babble over the baby monitor and before she could stop him Oliver was up and off the couch and on his way to the nursery. She put down her computer and looked at the monitor as she heard Oliver's voice and she smiled softly and listened.

"Hi Angel. Daddy missed you today." Felicity heard some shuffling as he picked Chloe up and she smiled as he sat down in the rocker. "Daddy had to deal with some annoying people today. I had to teach them how to take a hit and take someone down and Uncle John had to get on to Daddy a few times." Felicity stifled a giggle as she heard Oliver telling Chloe about his day. She never tired of hearing him talking to their daughter. His voice was soft and warm and everything that made Felicity's insides turn to mush.

Chloe gurgled at him and he rocked gently as he held her in his arms. This was his safe place; his place of refuge and he thanked the heavens everyday that he had taken the assignment and met Felicity.

"Do you know when I met your Mother, she was a force to be reckoned with and she changed my life."

Felicity stood and walked to the nursery and stood in the doorway as she watched Oliver rocking Chloe whose eyes were closing as she fought going back to sleep.

"You changed mine too."

Oliver looked up when he heard her speak and he looked back down to see Chloe fast asleep. He stood and placed her back in her crib and when Felicity walked over and placed her arms around his waist and they looked down at their daughter sleeping peacefully, their lives were complete.

They had saved each other.