falke [sara lance] ✔

chapter 20

and here it is. the moment we've all been waiting for. 3000 words of pure happiness.

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Oliver waited at the side, in shock at the sight of his friend but knowing that he would have his chance to reunite with the man in a second.

No-one had the heart to break the siblings apart - even when they continued hugging for fifteen minutes afterwards.

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She could hear her heart beating in her ears. It was so loud, so strong that the raven-haired former assassin was amazed that the small group surrounding her couldn't hear it either. Jumping slightly as a hand latched on to her own, Callie swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat as she turned to look at the owner of the rough calloused hands.

"You good?" Oliver asked, his voice gruff as he squeezed her hand reassuringly. His bowtie had been fixed by Felicity only a mere few seconds prior but Callie knew that the man was itching to take it off once the ceremony was concluded. His face showed slight concern that she was going to suddenly develop cold feet - but if there was anything that Callie was certain about it was that she was destined to marry Sara Lance.

She nodded, squeezing his hand back as she looked at the other three that were currently standing with her. Tommy was trying to sort his bow tie, not having worn one in a while. Moving towards him, she wrapped her hands gently around his wrists as she tugged them lightly back to his sides so that she could fix it for him.

Her twin laughed slightly, looking over her shoulder to where his non-biological brother stood watching them with a proud grin on his face. Tommy mirrored the grin, pointing in between the three of them as he considered the situation.

"I always knew forcing Callie to come with us to your dad's suit picking out appointments was a good idea," Tommy joked, reminding the other two of the life that they had previously led. The trio laughed, Callie feeling a warmth in her chest as she remembered all of the good times that they had previously shared.

Grabbing on to Nate's arm as he passed by their small group on his way to meet up with Sara in the opposite room, Callie stopped the man in his tracks. He jolted in surprise but stilled immediately as he realised that it was just her - and that she was looking at him in a way that he had never really seen her do before.

"I just wanted to say thanks," Callie murmured softly, her hand resting gently on his elbow as she quickly cast another glance to where Tommy was telling Felicity more stories about their childhood. "Not just for this, but for bringing me on this journey in the first place. If you hadn't burst into Oliver's office that day then I'm not sure if this day would have came as quickly."

Nate smiled widely at her, picking up on the fact that there was no uncertainty for Callie that her and Sara would never end up together - he had simply allowed it to progress sooner than she believed that it would have happened.

"It's no big deal," Nate shrugged, trying not to get too emotional when he still had something else to talk to Callie about. "Actually, while you're here, I do have something else I need to confess to..."

Callie froze as her eyes drifted over his shoulder, a soft gasp falling from her lips as she noticed the person that had just entered the room behind Nate. She figured that this was what he was about to tell her but she really didn't need any explanation to who had walked in. The sudden silence of the conversation between Felicity, Tommy and Oliver from behind her alerted her to the fact that they had also just found out who else the Legends had been messing with.

Callie felt overwhelmed with a couple of different emotions instantly. She was amazed and overjoyed at the girl being here, but there was the large seeping of guilt into her body as she remembered just why she hadn't expected to see her here.