Author: Stosh

He needed Laurel to think that he was truly pursuing her.  He couldn’t look her in the eye though without wanting to confess everything.  He had known when they were together previously, that he could love her if Oliver wasn’t in the picture.  But Oliver stood between them whether Laurel wanted to admit it or not.  He wasn’t as dumb as she thought.  She still had feelings for Ollie, but for some reason, she had decided to step back and give him a chance with Oliver without interference.

“Dude! I am his best friend!” Tommy nearly screamed at Detective Lance after half an hour of ‘no’ from the desk sergeant, “Why can’t I see him?”

Tommy scowled at her.  He had been trying to be charming and entertaining.  If most of his stories centered around Oliver Queen it was only because they had been attached at the hip for years until Oliver had gotten on Queen’s Gambit and gotten himself lost for five years.

He watched as Oliver slid open a door to the old Queen Industrial Steel factory. The place had not fared as well as Ollie in the past five years. The buildings around were dilapidated and weather-worn. All he could think was ‘What a dump!’

He tried as best he could to keep people from coming up from behind Oliver when they went through the media frenzy once they got to the courthouse. He’d discarded his leather bomber in the car and looked like a regular Joe, so nobody noticed that he was helping with a protection detail…even Oliver.

When he heard Oliver was back, his heart stopped. His best friend was coming home. After five years, he was going to be with him again…Not that Oliver would ever know.