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Forgiveness

Minor spoilers from Flashbacks season 5 and the first episodes of Arrow

"So Oliver, what are you going to do first?" Asked Anatoly with his Russian accent, "well, I have to explain everyone I didn't die and I survived in an island" answered Oliver. "What about the girl in the picture?" Said Anatoly, "what was her name?" He asked. Oliver smiled at the mention of the picture. "Her name is Laurel Lance" answered Oliver, "aren't you going to talk to her? You know get back together with her" asked Anatoly as they walked in the island. "Well, Anatoly I did cheat on her with her sister and her sister died because I brought her to the boat, I think that I need to stay away from her that way I don't hurt her again" said Oliver, "I know, but this girl do you love her?" Asked Anatoly, "I don't really know what the meaning of love is" answered Oliver,
"Okay do you enjoy being with her?"
"Of course I do"
"Does she make you happy?"
"Yeah"
"What is the first thing you want to do when you see her"
"I want to hold her close and never let go"
Anatoly smiled at how Oliver answered without even thinking twice 
"Give me one word that describes her, Go!"
"Perfect" answered Oliver quickly
"What is the most extreme thing you would do for her?"
"For her? Anything"
"Anything?" Asked Anatoly
Oliver nodded
"Would you die for her?"
"no"
Anatoly looked at him surprised
"No?" He asked
Oliver shook his head no
"Why not?"
"If she cares about me, I would not die for her. Because I wouldn't let her live with the thought that I died because of her, I wouldn't  want her to know that I gave up and just died for her, I will fight for her. She can't live knowing that the man that she cares about or I don't know if she loves me but she can't live knowing that I died for her to live, that wouldn't be giving her happiness, it would be the total opposite"
Anatoly looked surprised, he had his hand on his chest with a smile on his face, Oliver turned to look at him.
"What?" He asked
"My dear friend, you are in love!" He said excited
Oliver smiled, "that's what love means?" He asked
"Yes!, you can't just avoid her when you go back, like you said you will fight for her! Fight for your woman!" Said Anatoly
"I don't even know what to say to her"
"I can help you with that, okay repeat after me, dress nicely"
"Dress nicely!"
"Buy her flowers!"
"Buy her flowers"
"Apologize"
"Apologize"
"Reconcile"
"Reconcile"
"That's It!"
"That's it! Wait what?"
"That's it my friend!"
"No, I asked you what to say not what to do, I already know what to do"
"Ooh, what to say, I can't know that"
"Why not?"
"Because Oliver, the right words will always come in the right moment with the right person"
"What do you mean?"
"That, if you truly love her, your heart will guide you to say what you have to say, believe me even if we practiced a speech it would not work out, so go and show that you care about her, show her you love her, you say you would only hurt her. Don't think that. Now go Oliver, your boat will come at any second"
"Thank you Anatoly, for everything"
"My pleasure to help, now if there is a wedding you have to invite me right?"
Oliver laughed, "of course"
"There better be a wedding, I want to meet my second favorite American"
"How do you know she will be your second favorite American?"
"Any woman who can make my first favorite American's heart love, will be a woman I'll like"
Oliver laughed and hugged Anatoly
"See you soon" he said and then left.

Starling City

"Laurel, we don't have to go outside the law" said Joanna she was about to finish her sentence when Laurel interrupted her "to find justice, my dad's favorite jingle" she said completing Joanna's sentence. Then Laurel turned around and to face a man with blue beautiful eyes and brownish hair and beard. Laurel looked surprised, "hello Laurel" said Oliver smiling at her, Laurel still didn't say anything she just stood there shocked. Then Oliver gave her some flowers. "This are for you" he said. Joanna seeing that Laurel didn't respond she went and took the flowers herself, "I'll put them in water" she said and then left. Oliver looked at Laurel deeply, he had missed her so much. "Why are you here?" Finally spoke Laurel, "to talk" he answered "well I don't want to talk" she said angrily and turned around to walk away "Laurel" said Oliver, trying to stop her from walking away but it didn't work.

Oliver was sitting in his house thinking, he thought about what Anatoly said and he knew he couldn't just let Laurel slip away. He dressed nicely and headed to Laurel's house. He knocked on the door nervously, Laurel opened the door and as soon as she saw Oliver she sighed. "I already told you I don't want to talk" said Laurel , "you don't have to talk, just listen" he said, Laurel took a deep breath, "please" he whispered, "okay talk" said Laurel, "Laurel I came to tell you I am sorry" he said, Laurel looked down, "it was my fault, I shouldn't have done what I did, I am a fool, a gigantic fool" he added. Laurel looked at him, "I know you are sorry Ollie, I could see it in your eyes but I am not ready to forgive" she told him, "I know, I am not asking for you to forgive me, not yet. I know that what I did to you was horrible, unforgivable" said Oliver, "but I am here to tell you another thing" he took a deep breath, "Laurel I love you" he said as he took her hand, Laurel's eyes widened up, then she laughed "Ollie, you don't know what the meaning of love is" she said, Oliver tightened his lips, "I do know" he said, Laurel raised her eyebrows, "Laurel, do you remember that you gave me this picture?" Asked Oliver as he took out the picture from his pocket, Laurel's eyes started to tear up, she then nodded. "I kept it with me all the time, you said that it was if I got lonely over sea, I didn't use it for that because I wasn't lonely, I used it because as soon as I saw it you made me feel like if I was home, your smile, every time that I see it I feel good, your beautiful eyes and every single thing about you makes me feel good and happy, Laurel you know my dad always told me that if there was an emergency in a boat or in any place always take just what is important, when the boat went down I took your picture, because it is important. Losing it would have been like losing my heart, and as we all know we can't live without a heart. So I can't live without you" he said, Laurel had tears in her eyes and she smiled sadly at Oliver. "If that's not love then I don't know what is" he said, "but it's definitely something good" he added. Laurel smiled, "that is love Ollie" said Laurel wiping away her tears, "how do you know?" He asked, "because I used to feel the same way" she answered, Oliver looked down in sadness, "used to?" He asked, Laurel nodded. Oliver took a deep breath, "I haven't felt that way because you were gone, and I had no one left to love" she said, Oliver felt a little hope. "But now that you are back, I don't know, maybe I can feel that way again" she said and smiled. "Are you saying?" "I am saying that I believe that there is a chance for you and me, I believe that we can be something again, because the power of love can do anything" she told him as she took his two hands, Oliver smiled, "so do you forgive me?" He asked, Laurel nodded. "How?" He asked, "like I said the power of love can do anything" said Laurel wrapping her arms against his neck, Oliver smiled and hugged her. "Thank you" he whispered in her ear,  then They both entered the apartment and Laurel headed to the kitchen, "are you hungry?" She asked, "a little why?" Asked Oliver, Laurel took out a box of ice cream from the fridge, "I have ice cream" she said smiling. Oliver smiled back.

1 year later
"Anatoly" said Oliver over the phone, "ah, my favorite American" answered Anatoly, "what do you need?" He asked, "well this is actually an invitation" answered Oliver, "my dear God, there's gonna be a wedding!!" Said Anatoly excited. "I am on my way right now!" He added. Oliver laughed, "my God I should work on giving pep talks I am so good at it!" Said Anatoly, "yeah, you are" exclaimed Oliver, "how did you know it was love?" Asked Anatoly, "because just like you said the right words came out of my mouth, with the right person in the right moment" answered Oliver.

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