Second Chances: Arrow - Rough Draft

Chapter 20

"So, this is where you and Laurel are raising your daughter?" Tommy asked Oliver as they arrived at the Queen family ranch.

"It's a place that's far from the city, so the paparazzi won't be able to surround her the way they did us when we were younger. Plus, it pays to have a friend who's married to the director of Argus, since she did us a favor and installed an Argus grade forcefield around the entire property and while yes, it's to protect the base from intruders, more importantly, it's to keep Jasmine from sneaking boys in and out of the property when she gets to that age." Oliver said and Tommy chuckled.

"Think you can get me one of those if I ever have a wife and daughter?" Tommy asked.

"You mean when?" Oliver asked.

"Oliver, I haven't changed my mind. I'm going to come clean to the authorities about everything I did as Prometheus." Tommy said.

"Tommy, that wasn't you. It was your father. He forced you to become Prometheus, hell he mind controlled you. You weren't in control." Oliver said.

"That doesn't change the fact that I still did all those terrible things. And no matter what you say to me Ollie, I won't be able to move forward." Tommy said and Oliver sighed.

"Are you sure?" Oliver asked, really wishing that he could convince Tommy to change his mind.

"Yeah, I am. And whatever the punishment is, I'll take it. I'm not like you. I didn't break the law to help people, I did it to hurt them." Tommy said and Oliver sighed.

"Fine. In fact, there's someone inside you can confess to." Oliver said as they arrived at the house.

"Who?" Tommy asked as Oliver led him inside to find Laurel there, along with her father and to Tommy's surprise, her sister.

"Sara?" Tommy asked and Sara smiled at him, so happy to see Tommy alive, since she knew how much of a toll his death had taken on her sister and her oldest friend.

"Hey Tommy." Sara said as she got up and moved to hug him.

"How, we thought you were dead?" Tommy asked and Sara smiled.

"It's a long story." Sara said.

"But, are you back for good?" Tommy asked.

"No, but at least now my family doesn't think I'm dead. Well, besides mom, but that's only because she's made it very clear that family is not a very high priority for her." Sara said, since while she'd reach out to her mom eventually, it likely would not be any time soon.

"Anyways, Detective Lance, there is something I need to tell you." Tommy said, but since Quentin was pretty sure he knew what it was, he decided to for once, put the cop away and instead focus on being a father and a grandfather.

"Whatever it is Tommy, it can wait till tomorrow, since for the first time in five years, I have both of my daughters under the same roof, plus a granddaughter that even though I've only known about her for a short time, already means the world to me. I'm not going to interrupt it for anything police related." Quentin said.

"Who are you and what have you done with Quentin Lance, since the man I remember put his badge first?" Tommy asked and Quentin chuckled.

"Let's just say that over the past five years, I've had a lot of time to reevaluate my priorities. I spent too much time putting my job ahead of my family, it's part of why Dinah left me. I'm not making that mistake again." Quentin said.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say it sounds like you're thinking about retirement." Sara said to her father.

"That's because I am." Quentin said, surprising them all.