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A/N:I know that I've been MIA lately but a lot of things are happening in my personal life and writing had to take a back burner to the rest.

Oliver thrashed in bed, plagued by another nightmare. Only now, those nightmares didn't involve the island or his mother dying but consisted of Felicty and their unborn child dying or William being in danger all because he is the Green Arrow. His body was riddled with sweat as the images danced behind his eyelids, his wife sleeping unaware next to him.

"NOOOOOOO" He cried out, bolting upright in bed.

"Hey, baby, it's okay, you're safe." His breathing was shallow and his chest was heaving but her small hand on his arm and her soothing voice were anchoring him back to the present. He waited patiently for his breathing to return to normal before he spoke.

"I'm sorry for waking you up." He finally looked down at her.

"It's okay." She smiled soothingly at him.

"Go back to sleep." He leaned down and kissed her. "I'll just go grab a glass of water and I'll come right back." He assured her.

"Okay." She watched him go, unsure if she believed him but when her head hit the pillow, she was out again.

Oliver padded towards the kitchen with his thoughts still plagued with the images of his dream. He pulled the fridge open and took a bottle of water out, taking a seat at the counter. He looked out of their window in hopes that the stars in the sky would appease him but only minutes later, he was back in deep thought, another important moment playing in his mind.

"Do you think he'll be happy?" Felicity stood in front of the full length mirror, her hands dancing over her still flat stomach.

"What are we talking about?" He poked his head out of the bathroom where he was getting ready to go to work.

"Do you think William will be happy about having a baby brother or sister?" She finally looked at him.

"You're worrying over nothing honey. William is going to be more than happy." He walked back into their room and pulled her close to him.

"I'm just scared that he's going to resent the baby because I'm not his mom and his mom is gone and we're building a life." She was rambling and Oliver pressed his lips to hers to stop her train of thought.

"Fe-li-ci-ty." He said softly as they parted. "William will do no such thing because he loves you and he's going to love having a new sibling and as for the life we're building, he is finally back with us and we will build it with him in it." He kissed her, finally silencing her thoughts.

"Can we tell him this morning? I don't want him to feel like we're lying to him." Secrets had been one of the reasons they had lost him in the first place.

"During breakfast and then I can drop him off at school on my way into SCPD and you can take it easy and relax."

"You know I can't do such a thing." She turned to greet him as he got out of the bathroom, his tie hanging around his neck, the noose ready to be done.

"Come on Felicity, you have been working non-stop on getting Smoak Tech off the ground and at night you help William with his homework before you make it to the bunker in order to be Overwatch. All of that stress isn't good for the baby." He insisted as her fingers diligently made his tie.

"I promise that I will not overdo it today." She smiled at him. "I was planning on finishing up some coding before I meet up with Thea for lunch."

"Do I want to know what you girls are going to be talking about?"

"Nooo." She giggled.

"I guess have fun?" He leaned down to kiss her.

"Dad?" William's voice pierced through their closed bedroom door.

"We'll be right out." He called back. "Everything will be okay." He ran his hands over her arms. "How do blueberry pancakes sound to you?"

"Only if you make them with your home made whipped cream." She pulled on his tie so she could kiss him again.

"Deal." He smirked, enjoying another kiss before William called them out again. "Hey, what's the rush buddy?" Oliver started taking things out of the cupboards to make breakfast.

"I have to get to school to finish writing a paper for AP bio."

"And you didn't think of finishing that paper sooner?" Felicity had put pressure on him to finish it for a few days now and he had assured her that he was close to the finish line.

"I worked really hard to get it done but Marc and Jess didn't give me their part until last night and I had to fit it in there so I couldn't finish my part."

"I hated group assignments." Felicity said under her breath with a growl.

"So that means that you can finish it while I make pancakes and I will drop you off at school when you are done."

"Since when do we have pancakes on a school day?" Felicity and Oliver exchanged a glance and he couldn't contain his smile.

"Because Felicity and I have some news to share with you."

"I'm guessing it's good news if you're smiling like that." He pointed between his father and Felicity.

"It's really good news actually." Felicity could barely contain her excitement now.

"Felicity and I are going to have a baby." Oliver knew that Felicity was scared that William wouldn't take it well so Oliver thought it was best if the news came from him. Silence stretched for longer that Felicity thought her heart could handle but when the smile finally danced on his lips, she relaxed.

"Rally? I'm going to be a big brother?"

"Yeah." Felicity smiled at him and in a second, he was off of his stool and congratulating them.

"Can I?" He asked before embracing Felicity. "I can't wait." He pulled away and resumed his spot in front of his dad. "Can I help you with the nursery? Can I buy some stuff for the baby?" The questions were coming in quick successions out of his mouth and Oliver looked at Felicity with a smile and winked at her.

"You can help with whatever you want son."

"Cool. This is the best news I had all week."

William woke with a pressing urge to eat but one step into the living room and he realized that it was still night outside. When he glanced at the clock, it said it was only two in the morning but after rubbing some sleep from his eyes, he noticed his dad by the window, looking out over the city.

"Dad?" He asked tentatively, not wanting to spook his dad from the state he was clearly in. When he didn't get an answer, he repeated the word and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder but as he had anticipated, Oliver had rotated on himself, grabbing William's wrist firmly, squeezing tightly. "Dad." William winced but wasn't scared.

"William?" Oliver snapped out of the bubble he was in, releasing his son's wrist. "Oh My god, are you okay?"

"I'm fine dad, are you?" He was now worried just by looking in his dad's face.

"Just a bad dream but I was just taking a few minutes before going back to bed and I was thinking about when we told you were going to be a big brother." He placed a hand on his shoulder. "What are you doing up?"

"I'm hungry I guess." He shrugged.

"Come on, I'll make you a snack." The two smiled, knowing what snack was on the way. "Something on your mind buddy?" Oliver questioned, wondering if something else was on his mind besides food. He watched as William looked back towards his and Felicity's room before looking back at him.

"Is it safe for Felicity to still be in the bunker at night? To be Overwatch?" He kept his voice low.

"Just as long as she doesn't go out on the field she should be okay." He loved that his son was so attentive to Felicity since they told him about the pregnancy.

"I know but she get's stressed when you go out there and that can't be good for the baby right?"

"Tell you what buddy. How about Dig and I keep an eye on her out there and you and I can keep an eye on her when we're home?"

"Yeah, I can do that." He smiled as Oliver placed a monte cristo in front of him.

"Come on, eat up. Then it's back to bed. I doubt Felicity would be happy that I had you up so late on a school night." The Monte Cristo was half way up to William's mouth when he stopped at the mention of Felicity. "Something wrong bud?" William put the food back down and looked up at Oliver with uncertain eyes. "It's okay William. You know you can tell me anything."

"Do you think it would bother Felicity if I called her mom?" Oliver never thought something would pull at his heart strings more than that one sentence. It was never something they had brought up and Felicity wasn't looking to replace Samantha as William's mother and he knew that their relationship could never change regardless of what title Felicity held.

"Maybe it's something that you should bring up with her buddy." He ruffled William's hair.

"Bring what up with me?" They watched as Felicity took a seat next to William. Neither one of them had noticed that she was awake. William looked at his dad and Oliver gave him a reassuring smile.

"Is it okay if I call you mom?" His head was down now and the words came out as a mumble.

"I didn't hear that William." She placed a hand on his shoulder and exchanged a glance with Oliver.

"I wanted to know if it was okay with you if I called you mom?" Felicity's eyes misted over as their eyes met.

"William." She choked up. "I don't even know where to start." She ran her fingers through his hair as Oliver looked on, the widest smile on his face. "When I first found out about you, I was so mad at your dad for keeping you a secret from me but when you walked into our lives, my heart opened up in a way that I never saw coming and I don't want you think for a second that I'm trying to replace your mother but I would be honoured to have you call me mom and I'll do everything in my power to earn that privilege every day." Oliver didn't think he could love his wife more than in this instance but seeing her with William was his whole world. "I love you William." Felicity slipped off the stool and wrapped her arms around the teenager.

"I love you too mom." He whispered in her neck.

"Come on, let's get some food in you both and then it's off to bed." Oliver's words pulled them apart.

"Yes please, baby is hungry." Felicity ran her hand against her barely there bump.

"Then we better give baby what she wants." He leaned over the counter and kissed her sweetly on the lips.

"She huh?" Felicity winked at William, a grin on her own lips.

"Call it a hunch." Oliver shrugged as he made a second Monte Cristo for Felicity. He watched them enjoy them with a smile on his face as he leaned his forearms on the counter. They talked computers while they ate and Oliver was always amazed how alike they were even if they weren't blood. Alright, enough tech talk you two, it's time for bed." He said as the minutes ticked by quickly while they were so engrossed in their conversation.

"Thanks for the snack dad." He hopped down his stool and placed his plate in the dishwasher. Night mom, night dad." He hugged them both.

"Night bud." Oliver ruffled his hair.

"Good night William." Felicity echoed behind them. She walked around the counter and settled herself into Oliver's side. "I didn't see that one coming." She mumbled in his chest as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I think it was bound to happen eventually." He wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"Yeah but I didn't think so soon."

"Life has a way of surprising us in the best ways." He whispered in the crown of her head. "Come on. Let's get you and our baby girl back to bed." He pushed himself off of the counter and gently pulled her with him.

"Mia." Felicity suddenly said. It had been swirling around in her head all day and she wanted to throw it in the atmosphere, see what Oliver thought of it.

"Mia?" He smiled.

"Yeah, short for Moira." They walked back towards their room.

"I love it." He pulled away from her and they both slipped under the cover. "Do you hear that Mia?" He scooted lower, pressing his lips to Felicity's belly. "We already picked out your name and I think it's going to be perfect." He looked up to see tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. She was running her fingers through his shaved hair, her nails scratching at his scalp gently.

"And you will be the best dad." Felicity whispered to him in the dimmed room.

"And I'll let you in on a little secret." He smiled back at her. "Your mom is always right." He winked at her and leaned back down, pressing a kiss to her belly.

"And your dad is a pushover." She pulled him back up so she could lay against his chest. "We are lucky."

"I'm the lucky one." He pulled her closer into his side. "This is going to be amazing."

"Amazing." She echoed, her eyes heavy as sleep overtook her.

"I love you Felicity Smoak." He kissed the top of her head before turning on his side and pulling her into his chest, falling asleep with the beating of Felicity's heart.

A/N: I really hope you guys liked it. Please take. few seconds to review before you leave, your words are always nice to hear - Sarra