Code of Silence

Untitled Part 8

Felicity's mom Donna walked confidently into Noah's office and slammed the door behind her. That was the last time he was going to touch Felicity, she was going to make sure of that. Noah looked up from his computer and his eyes narrowed at the anger he saw on Donna's face. Donna walked up to his desk and leaned over it, because she wanted to make sure he heard every word she said.

"I saw Felicity last night. She has a nice bruise showing up on her face." Her voice was clipped and angry. Noah looked at her with annoyed disdain. "She was being disrespectful Donna and I will not tolerate that in my own home."

"She's your daughter Noah, and you should treat her as such instead of treating her like she is a possession for you to pull out and show off when you need her."

Noah stood up, his eyes ice cold. "I will do as I please in my house Donna."

Donna's eyes turned ice cold. "I am only going to say this once Noah. If you lay one hand on Felicity again, I will have my father and his Bratva brethren pay you a visit, In your home, and when they are done you won't be able to hit anyone ever again."

Noah looked at her enraged. How dare she threaten to contact her father Aleksei. He could tell she was mad because she rarely brought up her father and his connections in the Russian mob.

Donna turned and walked out of the room. She was shaking as she left but she felt confident she had gotten her point across.

***

PRESENT DAY

Anatoli sat in the living room lost in his thoughts. Oliver had asked him to find out what happened to Donna. Wow, Donna! He had not thought about his niece since Oliver and Felicity had showed up on his doorstep five years ago. Seeing them had been a shock and when he had looked at Felicity he saw so much of her mother in her. His brother Aleksei had not been happy when his only daughter had decided to marry Noah. He felt the guy was a Неудачник (loser), and he just knew that at some point he would break Donna's heart. But she had been insistent and without his blessing had married him anyway. Of course by the time she realized what kind of man Noah truly was she had been pregnant with Felicity and it was too late to change things. So their relationship after that had been sparse. He would talk to Donna periodically but after his brother had died, they had grown apart.

He pulled out his phone and dialed his contacts within the US government. Little did anyone know that the Bratva had connections in the US government, and it would stay that way.

He explained the situation to his friend and Alex promised he would contact him if he came across anything.

As Anotoli hung up the phone Felicity walked in the room and over to the couch. She sat down next to him and curled up into his side. "Спасибо, что позаботился о ее дяде. (Thank you for taking care of her Uncle.)"

"You know I love that little girl with all of my heart немного один (little one)."

"I know. We just wanted to be sure there were not threats to Oliver before we brought her home." He looked at her with concern.

"Oliver has asked me to look into your mother's death немного один (little one). How do you feel about that?"

Felicity smiled a tight smile. "I trust him Дядя (Uncle), and he knows I want the person who was responsible for her death to pay."

"What if it turns out to be a true accident?" he asked. He wanted to see how far she would go to get closure.

"I truly don't know Дядя (Uncle). I just need to know what really happened. I will figure out the rest later."

He nodded and kissed her head. "It is in the works as we speak." They sat like that for awhile. Anatoli was one of two good things that had come from the disaster that had taken them from Star City for five years, and she was grateful for him every day. The other thing was their daughter and she smiled as she thought of her. They had been through so much over the last five years, but she was a true blessing.

Felicity thought back over her and Oliver's honeymoon. They had been so happy and their boat trip had been uneventful, until they had hit a storm near the Russian coast and their boat had gone down. It had been a struggle to make it to shore, the crew did not make it off the yacht, and they had shown up at Anatoli's house wet, hungry and shivering. But he had taken them in no questions asked.

She had been grateful that her mother had taught her Russian and told her about her family there. In return for his kindness they had stayed in Russia and Oliver had worked his way up to Captain in the Bratva. He had done it for Anatoli. Anatoli did not have an heir and he wanted the brotherhood to be left in good hands. In the hands of family. He hoped one day Oliver would be those hands.

FIVE YEARS AGO

Felicity lay sprawled across Oliver's bed, completely naked, her breathing ragged, and a smile on her face. After she had gone down on him their passion and need for each other had exploded and now they were both exhausted but completely sated. He walked back in from getting them something to drink and setting the glasses down on the side table crawled up the bed to her with a wicked grin.

"Did I wear you out Miss Smoak?"

She blew a hair out of her eyes and laughed. "I am so tired, I don't think I am going to be able to walk for a month. I need to tell you I am going out on a date with someone else more often."

Oliver's eyes narrowed and he reached down and nipped her shoulder. "Ouch!" She playfully rubbed the spot.

"That is what you get for teasing me about John. Why did you not tell me Lyla was going to dinner too?"

Felicity grinned and turned on her side toward him, "You didn't ask."

He growled at her and kissed her deeply before laying by her side and drawing her to him. "You sound like a male lion that is trying to protect its territory", she teased.

He laughed and then gently cupped her bruised cheek. "Tomorrow I am going to take you home and I am going to have a talk with your father."

Felicity could see the cold hard look in his eyes and she placed her hand over his on her face. "Please don't Oliver. I have been through this before. I can handle my father."

Oliver pulled back in shock, "He has done this before?"

Felicity looked away, she couldn't meet his eyes.

Oliver gently turned her face to him and held her gaze with his own, "He will never touch you again Felicity. Not as long as I have breath in me."

She looked at him in surprise. This was only their second date but he was talking as if he cared for her. Did he?

She rubbed her fingers through the scruff on his jaw. She loved it. "Are you going to protect me Lev (lion)?"

He looked at her in surprise. "You know Russian?"

"My mother's father was from Russia. She taught me when I was little."

He shook his head and kissed her again, "You are constantly surprising me Felicity." They kissed again and as it deepened and grew more possessive Oliver knew, this woman was going to change everything for him.

He could feel himself growing hard again, but their evening had been vigorous and she needed to rest. He pulled her tightly to him and drew the covers over them both. He heard her yawing and smiled.

"Sleep Felicity. Your lion will be here to keep you safe."

He laid his head upon hers and soon they were both asleep.