Believe (Olivarry AU) [Book 1]

xxii. kids

"That which does not kill us makes
us stronger."
-Friedrich Nietzsche
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"WE MISSED YOU SO MUCH,
Oliver." Lyla said when she unwrapped
from a hug with the man.
"I missed you guys too." Oliver smiled.

"You're from Central City, right, Barry?"
Lyla asked.
"Mmhm." He nodded.
"Central City is a strange place sometimes..." She said, looking off into space.
"Most of the time." Barry chuckled.

"So... where are my favorite twins?" Oliver asked with a huge smile on his face.
"The play room." Diggle answered.

"Come on, Barr." Oliver grabbed Barry's hand to get him to follow.

The two made it to Sara and John's play area, with Lyla and Diggle following behind.

"So many toys. So much fun." Oliver said, sitting down behind the kids.
They turned around and huge smiles grew on their faces.

"Uncle Ollie!" They squealed, jumping on
top of Oliver.
"Hey." Oliver smiled, kissing both of them
on their cheeks.
"Missed you." John said, looking Oliver in the eyes, while Sara was clinging onto his chest.

"I missed you both.. so much." Oliver said, lightly pinching John's cheek, just to
make him smile.

"You weren't lying when you said they were chunks." Oliver chuckled, looking
over at Diggle.
Diggle and Lyla laughed.

"They're adorable." Barry said, glancing
over at Lyla.
"I know, right?" She chuckled, looking towards her husband, "It's all because of him."

"You can go meet them. They love meeting new people." Diggle said to Barry.
"They'll love you, especially when they find out you're with Oliver." Lyla added.

Lyla and Diggle left the room, so Barry smiled and decided to move to sit beside Oliver.
"Who's dat?" Sara asked Oliver
when she saw Barry.
"That's Barry. He's my boyfriend." Oliver said.

"You with Uncle Ollie?" John asked Barry.
"I am." Barry said with a smile.
"Yay!" The twins cheered, leaping towards Barry, trampling him with hugs.

"Awe, my three favorite people. I wanna join the hug." Oliver said, scooting in
closer to them.

"Who wants to play?" Oliver asked.
"Me!" The twins yelled, Barry doing the same a few seconds later.

Oliver laughed, "Back to the toy box, we go!"

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"Dinner's ready, kids." Lyla said to the four in the play room.

"Do I look like a kid to you?" Oliver jokingly asked, wearing a Thor helmet and holding
a toy Mjölnir.
Lyla gave him an 'are you serious' look and shook her head with a laugh, "Come on."

Oliver picked up John and Barry held up Sara. The twins are both still wobbly when they walk, so Oliver decided to just hold them.
He struggled to hold both, so that's why Barry was holding Sara.

"Lasagna? My favorite." Oliver said, rubbing his hands together in excitement after putting the baby in his highchair.
Barry did the same with the other one.