Sometimes A Surprise Is Just What You Need

Untitled Part 14

Oliver slid his hands up, cupping Felicity's face. A groan being pulled from his chest. He had wanted to kiss her from the moment he met her and it was everything his mind had conjured and more. Pulling back Oliver looked into her eyes. Letting out a small whimper of loss Felicity opened her eyes. She looked at Oliver, his eyes dark with desire, his hands softly holding her face.

"Oliver....", his name whispered from her lips.

Oliver placed one soft kiss to her lips, then another. Felicity's hands covered his on her face, before she took a step back. She really wanted to pull him back down and let this continue but they were in the office, where anyone could just walk in. Oliver let his hands fall from her face.

"We will continue this later.", he said. His voice let her know in no uncertain terms that he meant exactly what he said. Nodding, words not coming to her, Felicity smoothed her hands down her skirt.

"Ok, there was something that I needed to talk to you about. Did Diggle mention the sparring that will happen this evening?", he asked as he walked back around his desk. He had to get something between them before he said to hell with it and pulled her back in.

Felicity cleared her throat, her mind and body still humming. "Umm, yes. He said that you both needed to assess everyone's skill level. Why is that Oliver?", she looked at him more closely. "Is there something more going on?"

"The Triad are known to be very violent. If they were to get even a hint that we are looking into them, they would not hesitate to retaliate. I need to make sure that everyone can take care of themselves. We can't have anyone possibly going into the field that is unprepared." Felicity could see the determination in his eyes. But she also saw a small hint of worry.

"I have only worked with this team for two months, but in that time, I can honestly tell you that they are the best I have worked with Oliver.", she gave him a cheeky smile. "I think they will surprise you." Giving him a wink, she turned and headed back to her desk. Only when she was out of his office did she allow herself to realize that things between them had changed, again. And this time there was no going back.

By the time 6 o'clock rolled around, Felicity was stiff and her eyes were tired. Taking her glasses off she rubbed her eyes lightly. She gathered a little more information about their so called "mole" and she figured she could just share the information with the group when they met at 7 p.m. Turning off her computer, Felicity grabbed her purse. Oliver had left about 30 minutes before so she locked his office door before heading out.

FBI Office - Training Room

Oliver walked into the training room, he saw Diggle and immediately headed to him, giving Slade and Roy a nod as he passed. He looked around not seeing Felicity or Lyla.

"So Diggle, what is the game plan for this evening?", he asked, placing his gym bag on the nearby bench.

"Well since we are trying to assess skill level, I thought I would have two of them work against me and then two against you. I don't think it would be good have them train against each other. They need the unexpected, and they definitely won't know what to expect from us." Diggle glanced around before turning to Oliver. "I thought I would have you take Slade first, then we can just rotate out."

Oliver nodded, "Sounds good. I am going to go change." Grabbing his bag he headed to the locker room.

Felicity and Lyla walked into the room. They really didn't know what to expect from tonight but were anxious to see how things progressed.

Lyla walked over to Diggle, smiling as she approached. "So John, it looks like everyone is here, except for Oliver."

"He's changing.", Diggle replied. "Are you ready for tonight Miss Michaels?", Diggle grinned.