Speedy and The Canary

172,800 Seconds

Prompt: from mitre0, laurel and thea babysit william for a weekend or night. William is around 7 or 8

"Please, Thea. It's been ages since I've had one on one with Felicity. I'm just asking for 48 hours." Oliver begs.

"That's 172,800 seconds of my life I'll never get back." I grumble.

"Maybe in those 172,800 seconds, it'll be a moment William will never forget. Come on, just one weekend." Oliver says.

"Fine, one weekend. 48 hours, Ollie. I'm serious. No asking for one more day." I say seriously.

"172,800 seconds. I owe you big time, Speedy." Oliver says excitedly, quickly hugging me before dashing out the lair.

"Most definitely." I mumble under my breath.

"Who knows? This I'll be great practice for when you and Laurel have one." Oliver screams as leaves out.

"WHAT?!" I screech.

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"Seriously, you don't mind? Cause, I can always call Oliver and cancel?" I question as Laurel climbs into bed.

"Speedy, really its fine. And it'll be fun. We'll watch movies, go to the park, eat a bunch of junk food." Laurel says.

"But, we can do also do that stuff when it's just us, Laurel." I add.

"Thea, is there something else going on?" Laurel sighs looking at me questioningly.

"What, no? Why would you think that? There's nothing, nope nothing. Night." I squeak as I quickly turn over and throw the blankets over my shoulder.

"Goodnight, Speedy." Laurel chuckles as she shuts off the light.

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"We'll see you Sunday evening, William. You gonna be okay?" Oliver says rubbing William shoudler.

"I'll be fine. Hope you guys have fun." William says as he hugs Oliver goodbye.

"We'll miss you buddy. Be good for Auntie Laurel and Thea." Felicity says as she hugs William goodbye.

William nods and soon Oliver and Felicity are on their merry way. 

"So, William, what do you feel like doing?" Laurel smiles. 

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"What are you doing?" William questions as kneels down next to me.

"Uh, working out." I answer.

"Can I join?" William questions.

"I've got a better one. How many push ups you think I could do with you on my back?" I say with a grin.

"Um, 10." William guesses.

"You wound me, William. For every push up I do more, I get a dollar. Deal?" I say.

"Deal." William says with a grin off his own.

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"Okay, no way. Jurassic Park is a classic." I argue playfully.

"No way. Do you know how many dinosaur movies were made during that time?" Laurel argues playfully back.

"None of them were remotely on the same level ad Jurassic Park. And, if Jaws is a classic I think Jurassic Park should be considered one too." I add.

"No, no. Leave Jaws out of this. Jaws equals classic film, Jurassic Park equals not a classic film." Laurel says.

"William, who do you think is right?" I question.

"Laurel." William laughs pointing at Laurel.

Laurel cheers happily and lifts her and William's arms in victory. 

"This is what I get for arguing with a lawyer. That's why you guys get to do the dishes." I grumble jokingly. 

"What? No. I pick Thea." Williams says quickly jumping over into my lap.

"Traitor!" Laurel gasto playfully.

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"How was this weekend?" Oliver says once we're alone, Felicity, William, and Laurel fetching William's things.

"Best 172,800 seconds ever." I smile.

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"I want a kid. With you. I know this might be speaking prematurely but, I want that life. And I only want it with you." Laurel says.

"Good, because I want that too. I want a family with you, Laurel." I nod.

"So, we're really going to do this?" Laurel questions nervously.

"Most definitely." I confirm.

Author's Note: Sorry my internet was down all day yesterday. Here is the update! vote and comment prompts for future chapters below! check out my other Arrow stories on this account! alright question of the week: if you could, would you change the past or see your future? Past for me. Comment your answer down below. till next Wednesday!