The Man in a Hood

"No more Secrets!"

On their way home, John noticed oliver was quite happy rather than brooding; he asked oliver, 
"Man, its been for the first time i see that smile on your face..." he added looking through the rear-view mirror of the car
"was it felicity??"

"Digg, i feel good... telling her the truth... but still..." oliver paused
"but still what Oliver?" diggle added
"Digg, i havent told her about the Hood yet.. you know i cant lie to her again; and she is right, i cant protect people i love by pushing them away..."
Oliver explained

"so, you are gonna tell her about the hood?" Diggle questioned, once again looking through the rear-view mirror of the car
"Yeah!, i cant do this to her anymore... specially when i love....." oliver paused as he spoke
"the thing is how am i gonna tell her?" oliver grasped 
"i asked her out she wont come... she wont take me in... if i simply walk to her house again.." Oliver added further

"Do it the old style Oliver, your style.. like how you go to her apartment every night to see her sleep.. tonight go and show your face to her... do what your heart says man" diggle explained 
"yeah, but what if she freaks out?? or screams??"
oliver confusingly questioned

Oliver, you say yourself you were a frat boy past lian-yu, and so do i have to tell you what you have to do if she screams???" Diggle said looking through the rear-view mirror of the car, smiling; which made oliver blush; he said "John... you are unbelievable!" and they both laughed a bit.

Later that night...

Felicity was standing in her balcony, wearing one of her beautiful netted long night gown, feeling the cool air on her face, playing with her hair with one hand; when oliver appeared behind her back silently, in his green hood; out of nowhere, like he always did;
Felicity felt the presence, she grasped; "i know you are there.." 
"how can you tell that??" oliver said in a robotic voice, through voice modulator
Turning towards oliver, she added, "I can feel you around you know... after you decide to keep on sneaking around" 
which made oliver smile in the shadow

Felicity quietly begin to walk towards him, but oliver instead of jumping off stood there, waiting for her to come closer 
"i just came to see how you are" Oliver softly said 
"Yeah, like you do always" felicity said standing infront of him looking in his eyes, which she could see sparkle in the moonlight 
"Why you are not afraid of me??" Oliver questioned
"Should i?? cause i feel its you who run away every time i get close to you...." felicity whispered 
"well, i'm not anymore...!!" oliver grasped and he turned off his voice modular 

Felicity smiled, and by placing her hands on his chest, she smiled even more, and said "Wow!"
"what??" oliver softly said; and until than felicity could feel oliver's breath's getting harder, she added; "I can feel your heart beating under my hand...."
"Its okay..." Felicity added further, looking at oliver
"its okay..." and saying  this, she slowly moved her hand upwards, and caressed his face with his both hands, and than she gently held his hood in her hand, and whispered once again, "its gonna be okay, trust me!" and saying this she gently pulled it off

A moment of silent hit them both, as they both looked into each other's eyes, and oliver noticed that tears now begin to form in felicity's eyes;
"I know felicity, you must be angry knowing its me all the way...; You said no more secrets, so i--;" Oliver grasped
"I--i want you to take that anger on me right now... hit me or scream and yell.. as much as you want.. i promise you, i wont say a thing..." oliver softly said and now his eyes too were filling in tears
"But please..."
"please dont ever go away from me..." He added after taking a deep breath, and expressing the every inch of his heart, unknown of what might be the outcome of it. 

TBC...