Red Room

Untitled Part 20

Oliver walked out of the interrogation room rubbing his eyes. It was late, and he was tired. It had taken several hours for Laurel to convince the judge to let him go and then another couple for the department to process everything. He walked out a free man.

As he approached the waiting area his eyes and face softened when he saw Felicity laying across three chairs sound asleep. He had tried to convince her to go home but she would not leave. Her loyalty and love for him never ceased to amaze him.

He crouched down next to her and gently pushed her hair back from her cheek. She was so beautiful. In sleep she looked like an angel and that angel pushed away all the demons inside of him. He leaned down and kissed her cheek.

"Felicity."

Her eyelids fluttered and then he was looking into her beautiful blue eyes.

"Hey, is it over?"

Oliver smiled a tired smile, "It is over. Come on. Let's go home."

He helped her to her feet and as they were leaving the precinct Cindy came walking through a door ahead of them. She paused and waited for them to approach and Felicity sighed. She was not in the mood for her.

Cindy gave Felicity a haughty but not unfriendly look and then she looked up at Oliver. Laurel had told him that Cindy was going to testify against Jamison, but he had not had a chance to tell Felicity. She was about to find out.

"Cindy, I am glad we ran into you. I wanted to say thank you for agreeing to testify against Jamison. I know that could not have been an easy decision."

Felicity looked up at Oliver and then at Cindy. She was testifying against Jamison?

"A lot of people think I am a bitch and to be perfectly frank, they are probably right." She looked directly at Felicity. "But no man has a right to put his hands on a woman if she tells him no, not even Jamison Saunders."

Felicity did not know what to say, "Well, thank you Cindy."

She ignored Felicity even though they could tell she had acknowledged her words with her eyes.

"I wish you both the best and I guess I will see you at the office tomorrow." Her eyes flickered over Felicity and then she did not look back as she walked off. Felicity looked up at Oliver with a surprised expression.

"Laurel told me earlier, I just did not get a chance to tell you."

He took Felicity's hand and led her out the doors. Their car was waiting and as they slid into the back seat he pulled her to his side. They leaned against one another as the car drove them home and when they entered the house and walked up the stairs they both headed straight for the bedroom. They were too exhausted for the red room tonight and all Felicity wanted was to crawl into bed and curl up next to him. Jamison had tried to take him away from her, so she was going to cherish the fact that he was here.

As they both undressed Oliver looked at her almost shyly. He wanted to ask her something, but he would wait. There was plenty of time.

They both crawled into bed, too exhausted even to shower, and Felicity scooted towards him and laid her head on his shoulder, her arm encircling his waist.

"I didn't think anyone could surprise me anymore, but Cindy did today." Felicity spoke softly as Oliver gently stroked her hair. "I wish I could have seen Jamison's face when he was told the news." She smiled, and Oliver chuckled.

"Laurel said he was pretty shocked. She is confident that there are probably other women out there that he has assaulted, and she is working to find them and see if they will testify. Hopefully he will be in jail for quite a while."