<span style="font-family:Assistant"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0080ff"><span style="font-size: 15px">A small smile came to her lips as she listened to him speak. "I love you too, Ollie. Always have and always will. The best thing that ever happened to me, was the day I met you." As he continued to talk, the smile fell from her lips and she sighed softly. "I've done everything that I could think of to get her attention, Oliver. I've emailed her, sent <br/>
her a letter through snail mail, I found her address in the phone book and stopped by. I've called, I've texted. I don't know what else to do. She's moved on. From Laurel<br/>
and my father."<br/>
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"From me, from our family." She pushed her  blonde hair out of her eyes and blinked back tears. "She has a new family now. She doesn't need me, or want me anymore. She's happy with them, and can't be bothered with anything else. She hasn't even told them that about Laurel. And I don't mean the whole vigilante thing.  She never mentioned to her new family that she had two daughters and an ex husband. So, I just have to accept it. My mother's moved on." </span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(0, 128, 255)">She cleared her throat and pushed back the emotions that fought to get out.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0080ff"><span style="font-size: 15px">Thankfully</span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(0, 128, 255)">, they shifted from talking about her fucked up family. "It wouldn't be so horrible if William turned out like you," Sara told him. "You're not a bad guy, Oliver. Well, not anymore. You're kind, loving, strong. You're a good friend, and someone who's been through a hell of a lot and you haven't let it turn you into a psycho, so I think you're doing okay. I mean, yeah. You fuck up sometimes, but we all do. All we can do is our best and live our life and try to be happy. As for William having secrets, he's a kid. He's going to have some."<br/>
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 The blonde paused for a moment and looked at Oliver. "You need to stop and consider something about William, and try to wrap your head around it before he gets old enough to figure it out himself and freaks out. Speaking as someone who's been into both men and women at times, I can tell when someone else is bisexual or gay. And<br/>
it's not because some people are obvious. </span></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(0, 128, 255)"><span style="font-size: 15px">It's just a feeling that I get sometimes when I see certain people. I get this feeling inside and it points to certain people and says, 'Hey, this person's like me.' And I get that feeling with William."<br/>
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"I'm not trying to tell you that your son's gay, or even bisexual. I'm just saying that you should prepare yourself in case he does end up being either of those things. He's 11 years old, Oliver. That's about the age when kids start figuring out their sexuality. Be there for him. Love him. Support him, no matter what. If he does come out to you, let him know that it's okay. Let him know that you still love him.  Don't let him feel bad about himself for being who he's meant to be.  I told my parents that I liked both boys <br/>
and girls, when I was 10."<br/>
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"My father accepted it as just another part of me, but my mother tried to change me. She let me spend less time around my female friends, and kept trying to push me more towards boys. I just.. As someone who's experienced some of the bad, please. Make sure that you're not any of the bad for him. Make sure that he knows you love him, no matter what. It will bring you two closer together."</span></span><br/>
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Roy nodded. "Yeah, they were getting close to finding out. Oliver had already been arrested by Detective Lance and other cops numerous times over the years, and  I didn't want to risk them actually catching him and putting him in jail. So, I volunteered to take the fall. Thea was pissed when I told her what I had planned to do. But in the end, <br/>
she and the others had no choice but to go along with it. And Oliver, well, it gave him more time to take out some of the assholes that have been ruining Starling City." <br/>
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When Serena asked if he had a wife and kids, he raised an eyebrow at her. "No. The only other woman I've ever been in a relationship, is Thea. Thea Queen. We were together on and off for years. Though over the last year, completely off. I'm happy with you, and she's happy with her cop boyfriend." He chuckled at that. "I think it's kind of funny that the Green Arrow's sister is dating a cop, but that's my opinion. </span></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(0, 128, 255)"><span style="font-size: 15px">I'm not so sure Oliver will be in favor of it when he finds out." He paused when she said he could ask her a question, but not about her father. <br/>
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"Who hurt you?" He asked softly. "And don't blow me off, Ser. Ever since I met you, you've had this sadness about you. It goes away every now and again, but it's mostly there, just hiding under a fake smile. Whoever hurt you, you can do something about it. Stop  giving them the power to hurt you. Yes, it's easier said than done. But, put <br/>
that part of your life away. Store it in a box, and leave it there and forget about it. At least try. You know, they say that the best revenge is to live well. And I happen to agree with that."<br/>
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"Fuck them, to whoever hurt you. You're better than them. You deserve to have more in your life than just anger and revenge. It's going to swallow you whole if you let it, <br/>
Ser. I know this for a fact. When my mother OD'd, I was pissed at the world and blamed everyone. It took years of my life from me. Don't let that happen to you. Be happy. <br/>
Be healthy, be focused on your present. Focus on being with me, on me taking care of you and being there for you. Can you do that?" Roy asked softly, his concern for her making itself known.</span></span></span>