Guilt. With chloeas.

[olliequeen]

She'd saved his life.

And he'd treated her like crap.

That was all he could think as he walked the darkened streets of Metropolis alone--for once not as the Green Arrow, but as Oliver Queen, sorry ass billionaire. Rubbing his face with one hand, he stopped in a small, all night diner and bought a cup of coffee. It wasn't Starbucks, but it was too late to get Starbucks. By the time he'd get there, it would already be closed. Apparently most places like that closed before Midnight.

By the time he made it back to the clock tower, it was nearly 12:30, and he'd been gone for hours, and he still didn't feel any better about the whole situation than he had when he'd turned tail and run from her.

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He was quiet for a long moment. "Am I?" he asked softly, opening his eyes to look at her. "We don't really talk, we just..." He gestured between them and looked away once more. "I don't know. I know I'm not that guy. I don't know how to be."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

That made her stop, and with a soft frown, she turned to look at him, "I don't expect you to be one way or another and I don't expect you to be Clark," she kept her voice as soft as she could, "if you want to talk, we can talk, but we do have conversations, Oliver, I will listen to anything you have to say."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He drew in a breath and let it out slowly, lifting his gaze to meet hers once more. "I'd listen, too," he said quietly.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Cocking her head, she nodded, holding his gaze, "I know you would. Otherwise I wouldn't call you a friend."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly, looking away. She knew he'd listen, but that didn't mean she was going to talk. "All right," he murmured.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"What is it, Oliver?" She asked as she watched him, she didn't know what he wanted and if he didn't tell her, she couldn't figure it out.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He drew in a breath and glanced at her again, hesitantly taking a step into the room and pausing. "Can I..." He nodded slightly toward her arm.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Cocking her head, she nodded, shifting to one side of the bed to make room for him, not realizing until then that he hadn't stepped into her room.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Swallowing hard, he slowly moved to her side and gently took her arm in his hands, eyes perusing her pale skin. Relief washed over him when he saw no sign of red marks or bruises. Without thinking about it, he kissed her skin there, tender and soft, exhaling slowly.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She sighed softly and shook her head, watching him but not moving away, "I told you you didn't hurt me."