Another day in the "35 Days of Arrow" Challenge. This time the prompt is "Best Romance /aside from Olicity/"

Warning: Major feels ahead!

Enjoy.

"Is he sleeping?" Tommy asked as Laurel joined him in what was Tommy's honorary bedroom in the Queen Mansion.

"Yeah, it took me a little time to convince him it was safe to fall asleep, but he did eventually." Laurel sighed sadly, taking off her jacket and throwing it onto the nearby chair.

"Poor guy," Tommy said after a beat of silence "Maybe I should talk to him tomorrow..." he mused. "I know a little about how he's feeling... I only lost my mom, but then again with my dear father being the way he is I might as well have lost them both." he let out a breath and closed his eyes, stretching out on the bed.

"You'd do that?" Laurel's voice was a bit muffled since she was currently busy shrugging into her pajamas.

"Yeah," Tommy murmured, his eyes still closed. "I mean, I know I would have liked to have someone to talk to, back then..." he trailed off, his voice shaking slightly - as it always did when he spoke of his late mother.

He felt the bed shift beside him and turned onto his side so that he was now facing Laurel.

"You know, despite all the effort you put into being perceived as the commitment-phobic, irresponsible, playboy billionaire, you'd make a good father, Merlyn." Laurel smiled, her hand reaching out to caress Tommy's face.

Tommy raised a skeptical eyebrow and pulled her closer to him. "Of course I will, especially since the wonderful example my own father gave me of what it means to be a dad..." he snorted.

Laurel frowned. She really hated it when he sold himself short like this. If his father had been anyone else - and not the most influential person in the city who could make sure she'd never find employment ever again in any corner of the country - she'd have long ago given him a very detailed, loud and frank piece of her mind regarding Tommy. Unfortunately, takeout pizzas from Mario's weren't free.

"Just the fact that you're worrying about that means that you're nothing like him." She told him and leaned forward to kiss him.

Of course with her and Tommy one kiss led to another and soon enough they were fooling around like a couple of high-school virgins until they couldn't breathe properly.

"So you want kids?" Tommy asked a little while later, as they lay cuddling under the covers.

Laurel hummed softly. "Someday." she nodded against his chest.

"With me?"

Laurel laughed. "No, with the other Tommy Merlyn..."

"I'll have you know that I am unique and one of a kind." Tommy huffed in mock-offence.

"Do you want kids?" Laurel asked somberly, looking up at him.

"Someday." Tommy echoed her previous response and leaned in to press a kiss to her head.

Hope you liked it, now if you'll kindly excuse me I have a pool of feels to go drown myself in.

Anna.