Until Death Do Us Part

[Felicity Smoak]

Slowly the world came back to her, and she realized where they were--and not were. She smiled to herself since he could not see, and tilted her head back to bit her lip. Never before has she been out of bed during 'this' and Oliver had only barley ever got her into one!

Her hands moved to the back of his head, and Felicity noticed they were shaking slightly from the aftermath. The rather delicious aftermath, of Oliver no longer teasing her but giving her what she always wanted. Moving her head forward, she left little light kisses over the top of his head, while waiting for him to recover from his own emotions. Though she wished apart of them never had to leave his moment where there was nothing between them. No walls, no guarding, no anything.

[Oliver Queen]

He could feel her hands and lips on his head and it felt comforting. A comfort that he never allowed himself but in this moment, with all guards down and nothing to hold him back . . . he embraced it. And he knew he would miss this. He would miss her. Being with her in this way; a level of intimacy he had vowed never to let happen. Now that it did, how could he say he regretted it? His hand skimmed down her body to move to her inner thighs, feeling what was left there from their actions. Gently caressing the area, his aim was not to get anything started again . . . though his own actions made him raise his head to hers, and kiss her lips. Softly, deeply, passionately. When he pulled his lips from hers, a soft smile was on his lips, gazing at her wishing that this all didn't have to come to an end.

"I should let you get cleaned up," he said softly. This time, it wasn't stated in a dismissive way. Not like his words and actions had been before. He knew that they would have to go to dinner soon and if he 'helped' her get cleaned up, then they would have no time to prepare for what they needed to get done tonight -- and that wasn't each other. Besides, he had already demanded an abundance of her energy and knew it wasn't fair to keep doing this. Letting his hands linger along her legs for a few more moments, he relucantly moved it and linked both her hands in either of his, gently pulling her up a bit so that she was seated in an upright position simultaenously straightening himself while letting his lips meet hers once again. And as before, he let the kiss linger, standing in front of her as she sat astride the arm of the couch.

[Felicity Smoak]

Felicity let him pull her up, and wasn't sure she was glad he didn't let his hand on her leg do more--or sad it didn't. She knew she would be sore and tired later, which is why she was glad, but she also wanted to prolong the moment, which is hwy she was sad. Her hands were linked in his, as she kissed her, and she squeezed them.

Sitting how she was, made her weight put pressure on one of the sore areas, and when the kiss broke, she felt both the soreness and the tingle from it being still sensitive. "I should also get ready for dinner." Meaning go ahead and get dressed, so they could both be ready on time and have a plan. Standing up, she kept their hands linked, before letting on of them go to reach for his shirt. Wrapping it around her, she looked at the couch. "They are going to bill you for that." She teased, as she walked toward the steps, to shower and change.

[Oliver Queen]

When she said that she should get ready, he finally released her hands and took a step back so that he would not be in the way when she got off the couch. He turned his head, watching her as she said they would bill him for the couch before she went upstairs to get cleaned up and dressed. He gave a slight smile as he looked at the couch. What else did they expect when it came to puttig furniture in a bedroom for couples on a cruise. He may have to pay for that in cash since he had given a false name and identity. While waiting, he first put his pants back on, before sitting on a chair and going back to reviewing the information she had collected about Adrian. He wasn't sure how things had progressed so quickly between them, but he needed to refocus and concentrate on stopping this man and his evil plan from being executed.

He quickly contacted Diggle with some information, and then went back to memorizing every word about 'Adams'. It looked like this was their guy, and Oliver hoped that he was not being misled. It wouldn't be the first time. But considering what was at stake, and the fact that there were no authorities around -- as they were in the middle of water -- then he had to make sure that things did not escalate too far. He leaned back in his chair, setting the tablet down, and closed his eyes. He hadn't felt this . . . at ease in a long time. And he knew it was because of Felicity. He was well aware that the feeling would fade, and that he should not be feeling so at peace, but he couldn't help it. She had brought forth emotions in him that he had worked to suppress for years and with them having unleashed, he feared never being able to bottle them up again.

[Felicity Smoak]

Felicity pulled on her heels, Guess shoes that gave her that extra few inches with standing next to Oliver's giganticness. Pausing in the mirror she doubled checked to make sure her hair was dry from her recent shower, and turned to make sure the dress was in place. This cruise made her feel like she was getting a look inside Oliver's world.

Growing up she had been geeky, and never really dressed up. Even as an adult she had never gotten pretty dresses and shoes. It wasn't until he had upped her paycheck and gave her a reason (his higher end corporate world) that she had begun. Even then, some dresses weren't work dresses. Now she was dressing pretty, and it felt like prom every night. Only with less dancing. She wished she could dance, but Oliver wasn't here with her on vacation. They were here to work.

She turned and walked out of the room, and down the steps, while looking over at him. "If you want to get changed, you can go ahead." Then they really needed to talk about 'the thing' . . . . not the you've done me twice and not gotten to a bed thing, but the Lewis sent you 'wife' a bunch of flowers and then spent the afternoon watching her thing.

[Oliver Queen]

Oliver opened his eyes when he heard her coming down the stairs and rose to his feet, as she told him he could get changed. The time had passed so quickly -- considering how they had spent it -- that they would have limited time to talk about what they needed to do tonight. But he had a feeling that they would get to it. He began to walk toward the stairs though paused when he was just about to pass her. Instead, he stood standing next to her, with him facing one way and her the other. He then turned his head and leaned toward her, whispering in her ear. "You look beautiful." With those words he continued on his way, going up the stairs, grabbing his suit for the night, and heading into the shower. He knew he did not praise his beauty enough, and that was for the same reason he had not expressed how he felt. Though, it was a little late for the latter now. But as he had established before, since all was out in the open -- most everything anyway -- he feared how much more would be revealed about what was truly in his heart.

He quickly showered, cleaning himself off and then changing into his suit, making himself look presentable for the company they would find themselves in tonight. He went to the bedroom, putting away his other clothes and making sure he had everything before going back down the stairs to see her there, while adjusting his tie. "I need to get into Lewis' room tonight," he began to tell her. Which meant, he would need to sneak away at dinner again. But with the camera he had sent them, it was clear Lewis was already somewhat suspicious of them and he needed to minimize the risk as much as possible. Now that they were able to narrow it down, he needed to see what else he could find; something that could indicate who else was involved in this. Or details of their plan. He didn't expect it to just be lying around but, he just so happened to have a hacker alongisde him so whatever security Lewis used, could easily be overcome.

[Felicity Smoak]

Oliver walked past her, but paused. She turned her head but not her body as she watched him. His words were the last thing she expected, and they caused an instant blush, as her eyes looked away. She smiled and lowered her gaze as he kept walking, but even when he'd left the room the smiled stayed in place.

By the time he returned she was still in a wonderful state of feeling confidant and beautiful. The fact that he said it, meant he honestly thought it. His words however, caused a bit of that feeling to slip. Time for the talk. "Clearly their tech is higher end. I can try to write a code for the tablet, and use the Bluetooth to send out a kill signal to stop the cameras. It wont be able to add in data that's missing, but it will keep them from seeing you. So they will know someone was there but not who."

She didn't like the idea of him leaving her alone down there again, but she was already trying to find ways to stay safe. Like gluing herself to the nice couple. Or leaving and staying in the ladies room until he was back. "And speaking of teach . . . he is going to know we found his bugs . . . . " She waited for him to finish that line with their plan of action on that.

[Oliver Queen]

Oliver listened to her explain the technical aspect of it. "The most important thing is that they don't see who was there." It was fine if they could tell it was someone. But Oliver didn't want his -- or Felicity's -- face on any camera in this ship. They were going to have to leave here with no one suspecting their true identities and no evidence to help them investigate. They needed to cover all their tracks, which they were already doing as each day -- and incident -- went by. She then mentioned the camera and that Lewis would know it was destroyed. Oliver was not too worried about that. It would be one of those things that remained unspoken. Lewis would not admit that he had bugged them and Oliver refused to acknowledge it with him.

"Then he knows," Oliver said bluntly, nonchalantly, and without a worry about. He was not threatened by Lewis so if the man did have a problem, well, Oliver would deal with it -- and him -- accordingly. They were already under his radar. He doubted anything Oliver said or did would make it worse. "Are you set with opening the lock on his door?" Oliver asked, wondering if Lewis had some sort of special lock that was stronger and less easy to break through.

[Felicity Smoak]

Oliver didn't dismiss anything she said but his short answers weren't what she was looking for either. "The codes for the doors is already on the tablet." She picked it up and took it to her keyboard before beginning to program the other code they would need. "Are we going to talk about the bug, cause I don't understand." She looked at him every now and then but was mostly trying to apply her attentions to him.

"He sent me peeping-flowers! . . . and I don't even want to think about the wine." It could have been anything in it from drugs to something to kill her. "I just need to know the plan, and while most the time I can guess you plans, I need you to tell me this one." Because she had to act and pretend in this one. "Especially since I will be down there by my self for part of the time."

[Oliver Queen]

She told him that the codes for the doors was already on the tablet, and then further question the bug, reminding them that he had sent her -- how did she phrase it -- peeping flowers. Now that he had time to compose himself, he was able to keep calm despite the crude violation that Lewis had committed. "There is no plan with the bug," Oliver began to tell her. "He will not bring it up." Because he had been caught. "And if he does, I'll handle it." Meaning, she wouldn't have to say or do anything about it. He would take care of it because Adrian was most likely just going to try to provoke either of them. He left it ambiguous because it was his problem to deal with.

"Just act as you normally do," he concluded, not wanting her to worry about these things when she had all the technical parts of the plan to busy herself with. Though he did want to make mention of the fact that he didn't plan on leaving her by herself. "You're not going to be alone down there. You are coming with me when I go to search Adrian's room," he explained to her. It was better that she stay with him for obvious reasons, and plus . . . it would help to have her skills right there, rather than have to do them himself when she would be quicker with the program she had designed herself. "Anything else we need to review?" He asked her, since they would not get a chance to speak in private again until they were heading to Lewis' room.

[Felicity Smoak]

She was going spying with him! Felicity stopped typing and looked up at him in surprise. Really? Maybe she needed better shoes? "I don't know if I can act normal around him." She admitted, so he was aware of her weakness. "He . . . . " She didn't want to bring with up with him, this wasn't something she really could. There was some aspects of this life that she always had to just deal with on her own. This was one of them.

"I don't think I can, after today." Pushing to a stand, she smoothed out her dress but it was more because of her nerves. "I'm sorry." She could go down, and be by his side, but she knew that if HE came up to her and talked to her she would not be able to hide her fear. She was afraid of him. It brought her back to memories of how The Count had touched her, and tired her--only this time Lewis would not be planning to not hurt her until Oliver arrived. "How do you do it? How you hide your anger?" Anger was close enough to fear. How did she hide that?

[Oliver Queen]

Oliver paused when he realized how genuinely disturbed she was over the notion of being near Lewis again. He understood that, of course he did. He also knew that sometimes he wasn't as aware as he should be of how others may or may not cope well with certain incidents. And that was one of his many flaws. She apologized and he wanted to tell her that she had nothing to be sorry for. It was her last question that he responded to first. Though not before several moments of silence. "You don't want to be anything like me, Felicity," he told her. Meaning, she shouldn't try to do what he did when it came to hiding his anger and keeping himself controlled. It took 5 years of hell; 5 years of torture, pain and suffering for him to be able to do this. And he wouldn't wish that on anyway.

He took a few steps toward her, until he was standing in front of her and looking directly at her. "I am not going to leave your side for single moment," he assured her. "And I won't let him come near you," he added as further reassurance. His guard would be raised as it always was. Only this time, with more focus set on Lewis since they now had him as their prime suspect.

[Felicity Smoak]

Oliver told her not to be like him, but she knew that he saw himself as a bad thing. She could stand to be a bit more like him, and stronger. While a much needed part of the team, she wasn't a asset for these reasons--in the field and in a fight she was the weakest link.

She smiled for a short moment, trying to show him she would be alright when she knew she was a risk. "Thank you." The idea of him being close to her at all times meant a lot. Meant a whole new level of a lot.

Wanting to think of something else she took a deep breath, and reached for the tablet. "We need to realize that in all likelihood, he is going to know we found that bug, and he is going to want to see us behind close doors even more. Which means after this, we can't drop our guard too much. I can code up some scramblers, but they are short distance. They wont work down here and up in the bedroom."

He could break in here and put any number of bugs, unless they had a plan to keep him from doing it.

[Oliver Queen]

Felicity spoke of how he may try to bug them again. "He won't have that kind of time." Which meant that whoever came to do it in his stead, would be a crew member and thus, involved in Lewis' plan. Oliver went to the only bag that he had brought with him and pulled out a mini cam: never leave home without it. "You already have all the feed and programming on your tablet," he said, since this wasn't the first time they had used it. He looked around the room, finding the best angle and most inconspicuous location. If it was the boat staff that came in here, they would be aware of the camera in the hall. So all they needed to do was have the camera facing the door. Then they would know someone had come in. Finding a suitable location, he took a step back, finding it well hidden enough.

"We will check the feed as soon as we get back." So they would have to make sure they didn't say or do anything suspicious until he did a sweep of the room upon their return. If that was what was going to happen. He wasn't going to take any chances. "Do what you can with the rest of the camera footage in the ship. Find what you can of Lewis. We still need to find out which of the crew he has been having conversations with." They could stop Lewis, but if he had a group of other man who were still going to put the plan on motion, then they needed to be prepared. Oliver looked at the time, seeing it was getting close to dinner. "We should head down." This was going to be a busy evening.

[Felicity Smoak]

Felicity finished her work quickly, then stood up and tucked the tablet under one of the couch seats to hide it in case someone wanted to look on it. While it was password protected, she didn't like the risk of leaving it out--just in case. If someone managed to open it then it would give Oliver away. "I am ready."

Moving to the door, she again smoothed the dress out, and then looked up at him. Her hands lifted to adjust his labels, and smooth his own jacket out, even though it was flawless. "Suits, jeans, green leather . . . everything looks good on you." She teased, though it was true. Reaching for the door, she pulled it open, and waited for him in the hall, before taking his arm.

[Oliver Queen]

She said that she was ready and Oliver then turned toward the door. However she first came up and adjusted his collar anbd smoothed his jacket. She then spoke of how everything looked good on him before opening the door and heading out in the hall. Had he been who he was before the island, he would have easily said something cocky and teasing . . . but instead, her compliment was responded to with silence. Besides, what could he say? He joined her in the hall, locked the room, and with her arm in his, made their way to the dining hall.

As always it was filled with the other couples, and they made their way over to the table with the others that they got along with fairly well. Oliver pulled out Felicity's chair for her, tucking it in when she was seated and then went to his own chair beside her. One of the wives asked how Felicity was feeling -- since she had left earlier that day -- and Oliver remained silent, letting Felicity answer that question since it was directed at her. Instead, Oliver casually looked around. He knew he coudln't keep too solid of a gaze on Lewis, but as long as he was here somewhere in the room, that was all that mattered.

[Felicity Smoak]

Felicity sat down in the chair, and smiled to the other couples around them. "I feel better, yes." She told them, not going into detail about what all Oliver had done to make sure that she had indeed felt better. She let the conversation fill around them for a few minutes before turning to the couple who had told her about Lewis' business investments. "I never did get a chance to talk to him about that."

She was getting better at lying, but knew if he came up here, that she would not be able to react so well. "Is their anything you can tell me about it?" They mostly brushed it off, but the few details she was able to get said that Lewis' or Adams had not shared too much with them--but had promised that there would be a large meeting for them on the fifth day (out of six). Being today was the end of the third, she knew they had only one day left to stop this.

[Oliver Queen]

The conversation mostly captured Oliver's attention when they spoke of how there would be a large meeting for them on the fifth day, which wasn't too far off. Interesting. Lewis had refused to offer Oliver any information about a potential business deal, yet he planned to gather everyone else in one room. It made Oliver wonder what Lewis was plannig to do with 'Nikolas' and 'Meghan'. Would he bother holding them for ransom? Or would he just try to dispose of them? Oliver was prepared for either outcome, and it certainly helped that they now had a time of when it would most likely take place. Lewis wouldn't try anything before then. Nothing to jeapordize his plan. But that was what Oliver was here for: to ruin it.

He remained silent for the most part, engaging in the conversation when it pertained to him, and offered some questions to be polite. But otherwise, his mind was more focused on Lewis, and making sure he nor Cindy didn't leave his sight, without looking obvious about it. Dinner had been served and Oliver did as always, taking a few small bites. He was hoping to sneak out at the usual time, after dessert, but he knew it wouldn't be easy to sneak away with them being on Lewis radar. They would have to be very careful about it. And make sure it did not look too obvious.

[Felicity Smoak]

When dinner was over, some of the couples got up to socialize and dance, Felicity took up and made sure the others could hear her as she talked to Oliver. "It's a warm night, lets go for a stroll on the deck, and dance under the stars or something." Some of the other couples said things like 'awwww' and encouraged them to go on out and enjoy themselves--it was a vacation.

She hoped it was alright, being it wasn't smooth and simple, but she let them shook winks their way, as Oliver lead her toward the door. When they were out of ear shot, she let out a breath she was hold. "Dinner was simpler then I thought." Meaning no one scary had come up to her, and no one did anything embarrassing. Best and most simple dinner so far. "That's good karma for the rest of the night, yeah?"

[Oliver Queen]

When Felicity suggested that they dance under the stars -- conveniently for others to hear -- he smiled and agreed that it sounded like a wonderful idea. The fact that other couples seemed to be encouraging them, helped their lie be more believable. Even Lewis didn't seem to notice them leaving. Which was always a good thing. He was ignoring everyone else until they reached the hall where he no longer had to be aware of others in the room, because now, they were alone and needed to be as quick as possible. Felicity told him that dinner was simpler than she thought and he was glad for it. Glad that she felt somewhat comfortable and at ease, and that Lewis had kept his distnace from them.

"Let's hope so," he said in response to her latter words. "We need to quickly get the tablet. We don't have a lot of time," he reminded her, since he knew it was something she was already aware of. Taking her hand in his, he led her to their room, unlocking the door and letting her go inside to get the tablet while he waited in the hallway, keeping a watchful eye of their surroundings, and of any crewman who payed a little too much attention to them.

[Felicity Smoak]

Felicity hurried to the couch, and grabbed her tablet, before almost running to the door. Letting him lead them, she worked while she walked and got the applications up and running. "Alright, all the cams that are in that room should be disabled as we get to the door." Switching apps, she opened the door locks and paused outside the door.

Glaceing up and down the hallway, she unlocked the door and let Oliver open it, while she locked the door behind them. Felicity took that moment to look around the room. "Looks normal down here." Almost like their room but not as clean. Had clothes on the couch, and flower . . . they were all over the room. "Almost normal."

[Oliver Queen]

When Felicity gave him the clear, on both things, he entered the room and immediately began the search. Time was of the essence and they had to hurry. Oliver took a mental picture of how the room looked, making sure he left it the exact same way it was when he first walked in. Lewis seemed like the kind of person who would notice if even one thing was out of place. Oliver first went to the closet, carefully looking around for whatever they could find. Nothing. He then went to a briefcase lying around, and began sifting through the papers there. Nothing. Next, he opened the suitcase. It was half filled with clothes, so Oliver was very carefully in how he moved them out of the way. He got to the bottom and still didn't see anything.

He was about to lay the clothes back down when he saw some sort of pocket at the bottom of it. One that looked like it had been unprofessionally made. He tucked his hand in and pulled out some papers, his eyes quickly scanning them. Finally, they had found something semi helpful. Something to give a starting point as to what all this was really about. He rose to his feet and handed the few sheets of paper over to Felicity. "Financial records," he stated. She could take a picture of them with her tablet or something to copy the text so that they could run the numbers and further investigate later.

[Felicity Smoak]

Right! Paper work. She forced herself to leave the sight of all the flowers, and moved to use the tablet to take photos of the paper work, then a few of the room so they could check it out later if they needed too. Moving to one of the flower vases, she looked into the buds until she found one that had the camera. Picking it up she put it beside the tablet and began to trace the signal.

She could not control it, but maybe she could try to pick up the signal if he turned it on later. Putting it back she switched screens just in time to see Lewis in the hall, paused to talk to one of the shipper's workers. "Oh, Google! Crap! Oliver! We need to go!" She whispered loudly, and grabbed the tablet, "He's down the hall, and if he turns the corner we're trapped in here!"

[Oliver Queen]

As he had been continuing to search the room, Felicity suddenly pointed out that Lewis was in the hallway, on his way here. Oliver quickly stopped what he was doing and took a few steps back, scanning over the layout of the room, and adjusting one small thing to make it look identical to what it had once been. He then hurried to the door, slowly cracking it open, and seeing that the hallway was open, stepped out first, holding it behind him. He waited to make sure the coast was clear -- and if he was out here, then he could make sure he distracted Lewis long enough for Felicity to get out of the room. But thankfully, he was still a little ways away. Oliver motioned for her to come out, and shut the door behind her, assuming she would lock up.

As they quietly began to walk down the hall, Oliver could hear voices around the corner. They weren't going to make it. And he knew that if they got caught now, it would ruin any chance they had of saving the other passangers from whatever Adams had planned. So thinking quickly, he looked around. Seeing a door to a closet, he pushed it open, pulled Felicity inside with him, closing and locking the door once they were both in the small confined space. Oliver remained near the door though, trying to listen to what he could of whatever conversation would be taking place on the other side. But with the thick door and walls around them, it was hard to hear.

[Felicity Smoak]

As he pulled the door shut, she began walking quickly down the hall, knowing he would catch up--cause running in these shoes wasn't happening! As he came up beside her, and then equal to her, she felt his hand on her arm . . . and then getting pulled sideways! Stumbling, she got pulled into a small closet, and nearly dropped her tablet. Once in the dark, she locked the door, and watched as it turned from green to red just as Lewis came up to it too unlock it.

He paused at the door to talk to the man, but she could not hear anything from the back of the very small room. Which thankfully was empty of the cleaning cart, or they would not have fit. She stayed quite while they were out there, so Oliver could hear anything he needed too.