Four month old Mia Smoak Queen babbled up at her mother. She was actually happy. It had seemed like all Mia had done that week was cry due to the sharp teeth that were breaking through her soft gums. Every time her baby cried from the pain and looked up at her helplessly with with those bright green eyes, Felicity's heart shattered. She hated to see her baby in any pain. However, instead of focusing on her daughter and reveling in her happiness, Felicity held the child close and looked out the window of her new Queen mansion bedroom, thinking of the past weeks events. Oliver had been dead for several weeks but the pain only worsened for Felicity, as the denial phase left her and pure unbearable pain filled her every being.

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She had barley been able to leave her bed in the weeks following the love of her life's death. It was as if Felicity had not been present in the real world. It was like she now existed in a world where time and space did not exist. The nanny that Moira had hired took careful care of baby Mia while Felicity lived in this "other world". She even tried to take care of Felicity but there was only so much one could do. Felicity simply lay and looked up at the ceiling with a continuous stream of tears that fell without her knowing. Her friends and loved ones tried to get a hold of her. They desperately wanted to know how she was copping and Felicity didn't even realize they were calling. Her phone simply sat buzzing for days on end without anyone answering and without any one knowing.

The only thing that could take Felicity out of the grief coma she lived in was her children. The shrieking sound of her baby crying out in pain had definitely done the trick. It was early in the morning and Felicity had fallen asleep when Mia's screams were heard. Felicity immediately shot out of bed. Her legs were wobbly from not having used them for weeks but she somehow managed to fly as fast as the Flash to her daughters room.

When Mia saw her mommy her arms frailed frantically to be held. Felicity instinctively grabbed her up into her arms and studied her over. Mia had never cried like that. Something had to be wrong. Felicity could feel her heart beat rising in her chest. She didn't know what to do. Her brain was so foggy from exhaustion and grief that she couldn't think properly. All she knew was that her daughter was in pain and needed help. As she stood deciding her next plan of action, the door to Mia's nursery flung open and revealed a worried Moira who was in her night gown. The older woman stood shocked for a moment to see her daughter in law up, and out of bed. Mia then decided it was time to make her presence and pain known and hollered out again. Moira looked down at her grandchild who Felicity clutched to her chest as if the baby were about to disappear from her. Moira stepped into the room and neared Felicity. "What's wrong? Do I take her to the hospital?" Felicity asked with blue eyes as big as saucers and a look of desperation etched into every one of her tired features. Moira shook her head and aprhensively opened her arms to signal that she wanted to hold Mia. Felicity's first instinct was to cling tighter to her baby. Moira smiled at her in understanding and the warm smile made Felicity soften. She begrudgingly gave the baby to her grandmother.

"Oh. What's wrong sweetheart?" Moira asked as Mia looked up at her for help. Moira simply nodded in return like she actually knew what was happening. She stuck her finger instead Mia's mouth. Moira nodded again. Her suspicions were correct. "Mia is just teething." She said as trying to be as reassuring to Felicity as she could be. Felicity let out a big sigh of relief and she reached out for Mia who gladly went back to her mother. Felicity held her close to her breast. "Are your gummies hurting you baby girl? Well we can fix that." Felicity said she carried Mia out of the nursery. Moira watched on grinning big at Felicity taking charge of the situation despite the turmoil she was in.

Felicity grabbed Mia a cold carrot from the fridge and Mia eagerly shoved it in her mouth. Felicity couldn't help but smile at the baby due to the adorable faces of relief she made. Felicity gently rocked Mia back to sleep and carried her to her room. She lay her in the bassinet next to her bed so that she could get to her quickly if she woke up in pain again. She carefully took the carrot out of the sleeping baby's mouth and examined her once more to make her she was fine before Felicity curled back into bed.

A couple days later and a teething Mia was not Felicity's only problem. She had finally started answering calls and on one particular morning she woke to the sound of constant beeps coming from her phone. She didn't know what had happened but the frantic beeping that came from her phone had told her that something was wrong. Her heart hammered in her chest as she looked at her phone. The first message she saw was from Diggle and the words she read could have stopped her heart. William, her son, had been kidnapped. After making sure Mia was cared for, she got in her car and drove as fast as humanly possible to the bunker.

Seeing her friends again was something she did not realize she had desperately needed until she had hugged them all, espically Diggle. There was a small blonde woman who stood awkwardly away from everyone as Felicity quickly began typing on her computer. She had wondered who the young woman was and why she was looking at her like she was some long lost friend but now was not the time for questions. She had to find her baby boy.

After Felicity gave the list of possible locations the team spilt up in search of William. The young blonde girl went with them and seemed desperate to help. She had no idea why as she didn't recognize the girl and didn't think her son would know her either. She was far older then him.

Felicity sat in wait for what seemed like hours. The thought of losing a child was too unbearable to even think about. If she lost William she didn't think she could make it. Especially so close to having lost Oliver? She dared not give it another thought. Finally she got a positive response from the team. "I have William. We're headed back to the bunker." An unfamiliar voice sounded through the comms. Felicity let out an audible sign of relief.

The rest of team arrived first and soon enough William entered the bunker with the unknown woman trailing behind him. Felicity noticed that the girl looked almost as relieved to have William back as Felicity had.

"Felicity?" William called out like a much younger boy. The grief of losing his father and confusion over having been kidnapped, had gotten to him. Felicity rushed towards him and she wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace. William held on to her as he allowed himself to cry. "I miss him." He said as he continued to hold on to Felicity like she was a lifeline. Felicity rubbed soothing circles on his back as she planted several kisses to his face. "I know baby. I miss him to." She responded as tears fell down her own face. In the corner of her eye, Felicity saw the mystery blonde looking at them with pain and longing in her own eyes. And for some reason Felicity's heart clenched at the sight of the poor girl. Those eyes? And that look of pain? It was so familiar. Who was this woman?

After he was calmed down, the blonde woman took William over to a set of arrows. The woman looked at them proudly and held them close like they were her children. She explained each part of her bow to her son. This woman was undoubtedly an archer. Then it all came flooding to her like a river. This woman had the same green eyes as her baby back home. She had that same look of pain on her face that baby Mia had when teething. Ecept the pain behind her familiar eyes was much more severe. She was grieving and she was grieving Oliver. Her father. She was looking at Felicity and William hugging longliy because Felicity was her mother. She wanted to be held by her and comforted by her as William had been.

Felicity put a hand to her stomach as she tried to steady herself. She had seen plenty of weird and unbelievable things during her time in Team Arrow, but seeing her grown daughter in front of her very eyes? That was something else intirely. Felicity heard feetsteps and looked beside her to see Sara and Diggle approaching her. Judging by the look on Felicity's face, it was obvious she knew. "That's Mia." She stated rather than questioned, and Sara shook her head and grinned big. It was an incredibley touching moment to get to see. Felicity could not believe it. Her baby girl had become a hero, just like her daddy. Sara asked her if she wanted to meet grown Mia but her feet would not move. She didn't want to freak her daughter out either. If Mia wanted to have a conversation with her, then she would go up to her herself. Felicity did however, watch her from a distance. Her heart soared as she wanted Mia's expression change when she watched the video of her saving her little big brother. When Dinah said Oliver would be proud and when she saw Mia grin that grin that reminded her so much of Oliver, Felicity gave it her all not to burst into tears. She was so proud, and she knew that had Oliver been there, he would be prouder then he had ever been.

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It was now the morning of Oliver's funeral. Felicity still stood clinging onto her happy baby. She could not believe that the child in her arms would grow into the beautiful and strong woman that she had seen in the bunker the day before. She was relieved to know that her baby would turn out to be such an amazing hero, but her heart still stung at knowing that Oliver would never get to see her grow up. Mia's soft cries shock Felicity out of her thoughts. She was hurting again. Felicity walked down to the kitchen with Mia as her cries grew louder. "Hang on Mia. Momma's going to help." Felicity said as she balanced the baby on her hip and grabbed a cold teething toy from the refrigerator. She put it in her mouth and Mia relaxed into the familiar soothing feeling. "That's better." Felicity said as she kissed Mia's forehead. She hated seeing her baby in any pain. The thought of something more severe happening to her daughter scared the frak out of her. Especially since she would have to go through it all alone. Tears started to flow down her face. Her worst fears were realized. Oliver was dead and she would have to raise her children alone. Just as her mother had with her. Mia's chubby little hand touched her mother's cheek and she looked up at her confused. "It's ok Mia. Mommy's ok." Felicity said not wanting to scare Mia but not being able to stop the tears.

Donna Smoak had just arrived at the Queen Mansion. It was her son in law's funeral and the day had perfectly matched how she and the whole world had felt about it. It was a cloudy, rainy day. The mansion was so big that Donna had almost gotten lost several times. She had never been in a home that was this large. The soft sound of sobs had gotten her attention and she followed the sound. When she rounded the corner to the kitchen she realized that the sobs were coming from her daughter who was holding her granddaughter. Donna's heart had snapped into at the sight. Her baby girl was in so much pain. While Donna has never expirenced her husbands death, she had experienced him leaving. This kind of loss was something she hoped her daughter would never have known. "Baby. Come here." Donna said as she enveloped Felicity and indirectly Mia into a hug. "Mom?" Felicity asked surprised to see her mother. "You knew I would be here." Donna asked as she tucked a strand of Felicity's hair behind her ear. Felicity nodded her head and laid her head on her mother's shoulder. "It hurts so much." She sobbed and Donna held her tighter. "I know baby." Was all that Donna could say. They stood holding each other for a while until Mia started squirming, making her presence known. Donna quickly pulled away and smiled through her tears as she looked upon the face of her precious granddaughter. "She looks so much like you Felicity." Donna said still smiling proudly at the baby. When Felicity didn't respond Donna looked up to see her looking sadly at the baby in her arms. "What is it honey?" Donna asked growing concerned that something might be wrong with Mia. "I'm not sure if I can do it mom." Felicity said like a whisper.

Donna knew exactly what she meant. Felicity was always terrified at the idea of raising her children alone. She had seen how hard it was on her mother when she was growing up. "What if I mess up?" Felicity asked as though she were a child herself. What if that was why grow Mia hadn't approached her? Donna smiled and grabbed her daughters hand. She lead her to the nearest sofa. She wasn't sure if it was the living room. This whole house confused her. She sat down and patted the sofa so Felicity would know to sit by her. Felicity followed the instructions and sat on the couch carefully with Mia still in her arms, chewing on her teething toy. "You will make mistakes Felicity." Donna started. Felicity's eyes grew wide with worry and Donna held her hand up. "But you would have made mistakes even with Oliver helping you." She said and Felicity looked at her hanging onto to every word she said. "I know that I made a lot of mistakes." Donna said honestly. Felicity started to defend her but Donna shook her head. "It's ok. I did. You have to accept your mistakes. Accepting them helps you improve." She said as she grabbed Felicity's free hand. "Through all those mistakes and all the hard times. We got through it didn't we?" Donna asked already knowing the answer. Felicity nodded softly and Donna could have sworn she saw a slight smile light up her daughters tear stricken face. "And look at you now. You are the most amazing daughter, mother and wife. Despite all the things we went through, you turned out to be the greatest person I know." Donna said she she cupped Felicity's cheeks. Felicity started crying harder at this but Donna knew she was listening to what she was saying. "And do you know why you made it? Do you know why we made it?" Donna asked and Felicity just continued to look at her mother cluelessly. "Because we had love baby. Our love made us strong and it turned you into the beautiful woman you are today. And I'm telling you, Mia will turn into a just an amazing beautiful woman because of all the love that you two share for each other." Donna finished as Felicity thought of her gourgous grown daughter that had decided to take up her father's mantle. She realized then that Mia would be more then ok. She would be a hero. Felicity looked down to see Mia still looking up at Felicity with worried eyes. She was worried for her because of how much she had been crying. Felicity's heart overflowed with all consuming love for her daughter. She held her close to her chest and peppered her little face with so many kisses that Mia started to giggle. Donna's heart soared as well at the image of her daughter loving on her own baby girl.

"I love you baby girl and I will always be here for you, just like my mom has always been here for me." Felicity said passionately as she looked admiringly at her mother who looked at her daughter with as much admiration. "Always." Donna said as she grabbed Felicity's hand. "Always." Felicity said as she stared intently into her daughter's deep green eyes and held her chubby little hand.