And then you walked into my life

Untitled Part 15

Oliver looked at his plate and then at Felicity, his expression one of absolute confusion. Donna had been busy all morning cooking breakfast and when the plates were placed before them, she stood to the side twisting her hands and looking hopeful.

"Bon appetite!" She spread her hands as if presenting a gourmet meal.

Felicity looked at her plate but avoided looking up Oliver. She was worried that her Mom would see her "hack" face. Donna had made scrambled eggs with bacon and toast. At least the toast was edible. Felicity felt her stomach flip because her eggs were runny and OMG, was the bacon even cooked?

"Mom this looks......." Felicity stumbled over what to say. What could she say? Donna looked at her expectantly.

"I know I wasn't much of a cook when you were growing up, but I have been trying new things lately."

Oliver's mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water. He finally decided to say nothing.

Felicity nibbled on her toast as she tried to avoid looking at Oliver who was pushing his eggs round his plate. His toast had not faired so well. They were two black triangles.

He finally stood and kissed Donna on the cheek. "Donna thank you so much. This looks great. However, I just remembered that I left some things at the office that I need to attend to." He gave her one of his winning smiles and then walked back to Felicity and leaned down kissing her cheek.

"Oh, well ok." Donna stammered.

Felicity sputtered. "Oliver...." He was getting out of this way to easy.

"Stay away from those eggs. I think they are still raw." He whispered into her ear and then straightened and grabbing his keys walked out the door.

Felicity stared at the door for a moment before turning around and looking at her Mom who was watching her expectantly. Felicity took a tentative taste of the eggs and gave her a tight smile. Her appetite immediately went south.

Felicity stood and took her plate and Oliver's to the sink. She needed to distract her Mom from the fact most of her breakfast was going down the disposal. "Have you thought about what you want to do today Mom?"

Donna sounded cheerful and what she said surprised Felicity. "I thought we could hang out here and just spend some time together."

"Oh....ok." That made Felicity feel warm inside. She had missed her Mom.

"I am going to go take a shower and then we have a date on that couch." Donna pointed to the sectional and then hurried down the hall.

Felicity looked around the kitchen and leaned against the counter with a sigh. What had gotten into her Mom? She had never been a cook. In fact, most of her childhood they had either eaten take-out or leftovers her Mom would bring home from the casino.

She cleaned up and then wiping her hands walked to the laundry room where Otis and Pascal were waiting. Maybe she would take the guys for a walk while her Mom as in the shower. It had been awhile since she had walked them both and she wanted to get out of the house.

She quickly scribbled a note for her Mom and then taking their leashes led Otis and Pascal out of the apartment. Otis was dancing around her feet as they waited for the elevator and Pascal's tail was wagging. Ok, this was a good idea.

There was a crisp chill to the air as they walked down the sidewalk to the park and Felicity lifted her face to sun. She missed this. She missed this terribly.

She entered the dog park and immediately released the dogs from their leashes before taking a seat on her bench and soon she was deep in thought. Maybe her Mother was right. Was she happy working for QC? Computers and code, those had been her life since she was seven. She had gone to college and received two degrees to work in the tech industry. So why was it not fulfilling her?