<span style="font-family:Assistant"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4d4d">Felicity didn't know how much time had passed. All she knew was that she had been in the Queen's old family mansion, because Slade had wanted to use her to bait a trap for Oliver. She knew that he had stabbed her, and gave her other various injuries. She also knew that Slade had gotten away because Oliver had stopped to take care of her. When the blonde opened her eyes, she found herself in a hospital bed with Detective Lance and another at his side. As soon as she had gotten her bearings, they started questioning her.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4d4d"><span style="font-size: 15px">She talked about what had happened. The officers on the scene had said they assumed the Arrow had hurt her, but she quickly disabused them of that notion. "He wasn't there to hurt me. I had been kidnapped as I was leaving Queen Consolidated. Slade Wilson followed me in the parking lot when I had been walking to my car. He grabbed me and tied me up and shoved me into a van. Then he brought me to the Queen's old mansion, and did this.." She said and motioned to the injuries she had. The blonde shifted in the bed. </span></span><br/>
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Felicity tried to get comfortable and gasped at the pain. A moment later she continued to speak. "If it weren't for the Arrow, I'd be dead. He pulled the knife out and stopped the bleeding until the paramedics and your men arrived." She spent a few more minutes talking to them, and was glad when Oliver showed up and Detective Lance and his partner left, leaving the two of them alone. "Are you okay?" The young woman asked, concerned. She saw his own bandage and realized that he'd been shot. "I'm sorry that you're hurt because of me."<br/>
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A few moments later, she motioned for Oliver to take a seat in the chair next to her bed. "Have you talked to John and Roy? I'm sure that they were monitoring the police band from well, you know where. Make sure they stay off the streets tonight. You too. If you don't, the SCPD will be all over you. They'll be keeping an even closer eye on <br/>
the streets after this." She reached out with one of her hands and slipped it into one of his. "I'm sorry," The young woman said softly. "I'm sorry that Slade used me as bait and/or a distraction against you."<br/>
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"He seems to think that your feelings for me are more than just ones of friendship. I tried to get him to understand that you're in love with someone else. That you always have been, but he wouldn't listen. Not that I'd want to put Laurel in danger. I just don't understand where he got the idea that things between us were anything other than friendship." After a few moments she said, "Thank you, for saving my life. And thank you for coming here. Now that you've done the friend thing, you should go home and<br/>
get some rest."<br/>
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"You're hurt, too, and it's going to take a few days for you to feel better. Do me a favor when you go? Let John and Roy know that I'm okay. I don't want them to worry about me, and I don't want any of you to do anything dangerous or stupid because of me. Especially you, Oliver. I know that you're pissed. But don't just react. Be smart. Be safe."</span></span></span>