Fit for a Queen

[olivia_queen]

Why did she still feel so lousy? Michael was a nice enough guy, she could talk to him, have fun with him...he was totally hot. So why was it she felt more miserable now than ever? Olivia Queen was debating this as she came home from her date, keys dropped to the dish by the door, jacket tossed carelessly on the back of a chair. She went right for the fridge. She wasn't hungry but for some reason she craved comfort food.

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[legacy_parent]

Ollie was surprised by this reaction, almost falling out of his chair as she flopped on top of him. Soon as he regained his balance, he gave Livvy a good long hug. "Sweetie ..." He said softly, his voice trailing off, he wasn't sure what to say. He'd never seen her like this before. After a few moments of hugging in silence, except for Liv's sobbing, he came to a realization. He'd stayed at first to prove to himself that he could. Now, he was here for her.

"Liv. I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did. I love your mom, just like you love Brandon. But because I had my head so far up my own ass, I couldn't see that for the longest time. But if there's one thing I am aside from prideful, and stupid, and a bastard, it's stubborn. I don't give up, and I didn't give up on trying to make things work with your mom. And you know what, I've never seen you give up either."

[olivia_queen]

Her dad had made plenty of mistakes. Hell he'd fucked up, a lot. But int he end he'd done right by mom,more or less. Sure they still had their periods where they would fight or argue over things. Hell even now they would have blow of fights where one or both would leave for a while, it was how Liv had wound up spending so much time at with Uncle Ted. He knew the history between Dinah and Ollie and knew that even if they hated each other one minute they would love each other forever. That was what kept them married, it wasn't the time they were apart it was what they had together.

Like her and Brandon, he was like the other half of her. She did get butterflies in her stomach of him. She did miss him when they were apart. All those things that she was thinking she didn't have....well she'd just been trying to find them with the wrong person.

"You're right. I love him. I must have been some kind of idiot for not seeing it before." She half laughed, straightening and wiping at her eyes. She even smiled a little and made a hiccup sort of laugh between the slowly ebbing tears.

"And I am a lot like you. So I think I know what I have to do.Thanks for the talk Daddy," she kissed his cheek. "It really helped." Oh yeah, she did. she was in love with a guy who had someone, that made things pretty damned clear.

It was time for this little bird to leave the nest and take flight.

[legacy_parent]

Ollie smiled at seeing her brighten up a bit. "I'm glad I could help." He said, and he damn well meant it. Maybe he wasn't such a fuck-up after all, at least as a dad. Maybe she'd have things even better than he did. Guess that's all he could wish for.

"I've gotta find my belt for tonight." He said after giving Livvy a hug. He walked out, and when he was upstairs, he let out a relieved sigh, slumping against the wall. He smiled, and let a few happy tears roll out.