Arrow: Slade's Return

7

~~~ 2 years ago ~~~

Laurel opens the door to her apartment. Outside is Jonas and four other woman. "Hey. Come in." Laurel says. She kisses Jonas and shakes the hands of the four woman who came with Jonas. They walk over to the dinner table where Oliver, Diggle, Lyla, Roy, Felicity, Thea, and Quentin sit. They stand and greet the new guests. Jonas and the woman take their seats.

"Laurel, this is Azaria, Lacey, Sydella, and Candice. My sisters." Jonas says, pointing to each woman we came with.

"Hi, I'm Laurel." She says. "And this is Oliver, Felicity, John, Lyla, Roy, Thea, and my dad, Quentin." They all say hi and start eating. Mmm, ham and salad.

"So what do you do, Laurel?" Azaria asks. The tall blonde British woman sits across from Laurel and her brother.

"I'm a prosecutor, like Jonas." Laurel answers. "What about you?" She asks Azaria.

"I'm and agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Azaria says.

"Oh, that sounds cool. My dad's a detective." Laurel says.

"Really? How long?" Azaria asks Quentin.

"About twenty years now." Quentin says.

"Nice. Congratulations." Azaria says.

"Thank you." Quentin says. "So is Jonas the oldest?" He asks.

"No. Zar is. I'm the second oldest. Then Sadie, Then Cay, And Lacey is the youngest." Jonas answers. He pauses a second then realizes. "Azaria, Zar. Sydella, Sadie. Candice, Cay." He explains. Everyone smiles.

"What do you do, Sadie?" Laurel asks.

"I'm an Elementary school teacher." The British brunette says.

"Do you like it?" Laurel asks.

"I do. I love kids, and they're great." Sadie answers.

"What about you, Candice?" Laurel asks.

"You can call me Cay, and I'm a Pediatric surgeon. I work at Glades Memorial Hospital." The blonde says.

"That's cool. I think that's really amazing." Laurel says.

"Thank you." Cay says.

"What about Lacey?" Laurel says.

"I'm in law school. I'm studying to be a prosecutor, like you and Jonas." Lacey says.

"Wow, it's funny how you guys split into two career groups. Children and law." Laurel says.

"Yeah, we didn't plan that." Jonas says. Everyone chuckles. They talk about Laurel's friend's careers and when they finish dinner they play multiple games of Hedbanz.

*****

Oliver, Jonas, and Diggle are walking down a hall in Glades Memorial Hospital. "How long has Laurel known?" Jonas asks them.

"Eleven years?" Oliver looks at Diggle.

"Yeah, eleven." Diggle agrees.

"But you started 13 years ago? She didn't know for two years?" Jonas asks one of his thousand questions.

"Yeah. Diggle was the first to know." Oliver explains. "I had to explain to him after he woke up from being poisoned with Curare."

"You were poisoned?!"

"Yup. By Deadshot." Diggle says. "Next was Helena." Diggle continues the reveals list.

"Yeah." Oliver's expression turns from light to more serious when he thinks about what happened while The Huntress was around. "I wish I could have changed her..."