Adrenaline!

Untitled Part 2

The afternoon passed rather quickly and Oliver rolled his shoulder muscles as he looked at the clock. Three hours until race time. Oliver felt his mood lighten as he and John left to head back to the mansion, however they had one stop to make on the way. Oliver pulled out his third of the money he had won the night before. He didn't need the money that he won for racing. In fact the only way money factored into the racing for him was to help John and Roy make some extra money and the fact that you had to have a buy in for the races in Star City. You don't front the cash, you don't race. So Oliver would take his third, the times he won a race, and he donated it to The Glades Revitalization Project. The Glades was a tough neighborhood, it had been that way as long as he could remember. But the current Mayor had a plan to clean it up, to make it a safer place for everyone. Especially the kids that lived there, and despite what people thought about him, he had a soft spot for the kids.

Oliver dropped the money off at the Project office and then they drove to the mansion. John dropped Oliver off saying he would be back around 8:00 o'clock to head to the garage. Oliver headed up the stairs to his room to change clothes and he texted Roy to be ready to go as soon as they got there. Oliver changed into a pair of jeans, a black t-shirt and his brown leather jacket, and as he checked his pants from the night before he felt a piece of paper. It was the phone number that Shado had slipped into his pocket. He quickly threw it away. It wasn't that he didn't find Shado attractive. She was beautiful, but she was also Slade's girl, and for Oliver that signaled off limits. Oliver grabbed his keys and headed down the stairs to talk to his parents before he left for the evening. He wanted to talk to his father about QC hosting a fundraiser for The Glades Revitalization Project. Walking into the living room he kissed his Mom on the cheek.

"Oliver, I am surprised to see you here.", she said.

"I wanted to talk to you and Dad about something.", he said, walking over and taking a seat on the sofa near his father.

"What is it son?", Robert asked, putting down the papers he was studying.

"Dad, I would like for QC to host a fundraiser for The Glades Revitalization Project.", he said, getting right to the point.

Robert frowned. "Why The Glades?", he asked.

"Because Dad their are a lot of families and kids that live in that area, and a lot of those people are QC employees.", he said. "If we want to take QC in a new direction I think this would be a great start.", Oliver said, looking at them both.

Robert looked at his son thoughtfully, and then nodded. "I will think about it.", Oliver stood up and thanked his Dad before heading for the door.

"Where are you off to tonight Oliver?", his Mom asked.

"Just heading over to Verdant to meet up with Tommy and Laurel. Goodnight", he said with a smile before heading toward the door. John was waiting for him in the foyer, and he gave him a knowing look as they headed out the door.

They arrived at the garage where Oliver stored his car, and rushed inside to talk to Roy. When they entered the garage, Oliver noted that the Challenger had the hood up, and Roy was standing next to someone, who was bent over looking at the engine. Oliver's eyes started at black chuck taylors, slid up to a pair of blue jeans wrapped around a heart-shaped ass that led to a tiny waist, just made for a man's hands, and then further up to a blonde ponytail.

"Trust me Roy you could add another 50 horsepower to this baby just by making the adjustments I suggested.", he heard a voice say. Oliver and John looked at each other in surprise before Oliver cleared his throat.

Roy turned quickly, looking nervously at the girl beside him, as Oliver quirked an eyebrow.

"Are you going to introduce us to your female friend?", Oliver asked, giving Felicity a once over. She had an industrial piercing in her right ear, and black framed glasses. And as she looked up at him, he noted her eyes were blue. A very pretty blue.

"Uh yeah, sure. Oliver, John I would like you to meet Felicity Smoak. She is a friend of mine and one of the best hot rod mechanics in Star City. For a blonde that is", he said giving her a grin.

Felicity nudged him in the ribs, and placed her hands in her back pockets. She gave Oliver and John a smile. "Not just in Star City. I am the best between here and Central City.", she said confidently. John couldn't help but smile at the petite woman standing before him. Oliver looked at her skeptically.

"Why do I find that hard to believe?", he said his arms over his chest.

Felicity looked at Oliver. Wow, he was better looking in person than in his photos. She knew exactly who he was, because she read the gossip magazines and the tabloids. Everyone knew of Oliver Queen. What surprised her was that he was into street racing. Felicity narrowed her eyes at him before she walked over and pulled a hose from his engine.

"Whoa, whoa, what are you doing?", Oliver asked nervously.

"Do you know what this is Mr. Queen?", she asked, holding the hose up by one end, the other still attached somewhere to the engine.

"It's a hose Miss Smoak.", Oliver said as if she had asked him the stupidest question in the world.

"It's not just a hose jackass! It's your cooling systems weakest structural component. This absorbs the vibrations between the engine and the radiator, or in the case of this heater hose, the engine and body's firewall.", she said as if it was the most well known fact in the world. "If one of these hoses fails, your car could overheat, you could have a loss of power steering or even a loss of the electrical charging system."

Oliver looked at her in surprise. He was impressed. He stepped closer and gave her a serious look, "Well we can't have the car overheating, now can we?", he said suggestively. Felicity shifted where she stood, before turning and replacing the hose.

"Umm, Oliver, Felicity and I checked the car over from bumper to bumper. It is all set for tonight.", Roy said, as Felicity shut the hood. Felicity wiped her hands on a nearby towel, as John glanced at Oliver.

"We need to get going soon man. Slade doesn't like to be kept waiting.", he said. Oliver nodded and turned to Roy. "Why don't you ride with John and I will drive the Challenger and meet you guys at the starting point."

Roy nodded and turned to Felicity. "You want to tag along Smoak?", he asked.

Felicity looked at Roy, "I would love to Harper.", she said with a smile.

"What? No automotive lectures to give tonight Miss Smoak?", Oliver said.

"Nope, I want to be able to tell my friends tomorrow that I witnessed a jackass drive a car Mr. Queen.", she said with a smirk.

John and Roy snickered as they headed to John's car with Felicity not far behind. Oliver felt his eyes involuntarily shift to her ass as she walked away, and he gave a snort, before getting into the car.