Arrowheart

Chapter Two

E: Yes, Tommy, we are on our way. I already called Stephanie, and she knows what to do.

T: Alright, I'm just checking. I'll see you when you get to the bar.

E: Bye Tommy.

I hang up and go to Hannah's room.

Elizabeth: "Hey baby, are you ready to see Lili?"

Hannah: "Yes, Mommy!"

Elizabeth: "Do you have your picture for her?"

Hannah: "Yup."

She shows me her picture with a big smile on her face. I put it in her bag and picked her up and her bag. We go to the Queen estate. Hannah runs inside and finds Moira, hugging her.

Hannah: "LiLi!"

Moira: "Hi, Hannah. Thea is upstairs. Why don't you go say hi before she leaves for school?"

Hannah: "Okay."

She runs upstairs while I sit on the couch beside Moira.

Moira: "So, will she be meeting Oliver today?"

Elizabeth: "I don't know. Tommy will most likely have Oliver go to some crazy party. When we return, I'll have him meet her if he isn't drunk."

Moira: "That's fair. We will see you later."

Elizabeth: "Thank you."

We hug, and then Hannah comes down and hugs me before I leave.

As I get in my car, Tommy calls.

E: Hey, I just dropped off Hannah.

T: Awesome, so meet us near Laurel's office.

E: Okay, I'll be there in a few minutes.

T: See you there.

He hangs up, and I drive to meet them. When I arrive, I see some men in masks shoot my brother and Oliver. As Oliver falls, I scream and try to run to get help, but I get shot and fall unconscious.

I wake up to Tommy shaking me and yelling my name.

Tommy: "Elizabeth, come on, get up. We need to find Oliver and get out of here."

Elizabeth: "Mmm... Tommy, where are we?"

Tommy: "We were kidnapped and are in some abandoned warehouse. I don't know where Oliver is."

He helps me stand up, and we quickly get outside and start looking for Oliver. Oliver comes out, and I quickly hug him.

Elizabeth: "Oliver, thank god. Are you alright?"

Tommy: "Hey, did they hurt you?"

Oliver: "I'm okay, guys. Did you call the police?"

Elizabeth: "Not yet; I need to call your mom now."

Tommy: "I already called our father."

Oliver: "I'll call my mother, don't worry. You should sit and take it easy."

I sit on the curb, and Oliver calls his mom. He hands me the phone, and Moira talks to me.

M: Hey, are you okay? Oliver just told me what happened.

E: I'm alright, just in shock.

M: I want the three of you to come here, and I will call the police.

E: Alright, we are on our way.

After hanging up, we go to Oliver's house, and the police, Detective Lance, interview us while we sit on the couch and Moira and Walter on the sofa across from us. Hannah is upstairs, playing.

Lance: "So that's your story; a guy in a green hood flew in and took out three armed kidnappers. I mean, who is he? Why would he do that?"

Oliver: "I don't know. Find him, and you can ask."

Lance: "Yeah, what about you two? You see the hood guy?"

Tommy and Oliver look at each other.

Tommy: "I saw, just movement. Everything blurry. I was kind of out of it."

Elizabeth: "I was unconscious till Tommy got me up and out of there."

Detective Lance sighs while looking at Oliver.

Lance: "Yeah, it's funny. One day back, and already someone is gunning for you. Aren't you popular?"

Moira: "Were you able to identify the men?"

The other detective answers her.

Detective: "Scrubbed identities, untraceable weapons. These were pros."

Lance: "Yeah. They probably figured you'd pay a king's ransom to get your boy back, or a Queen's ransom, as it were.[Scoffs] After all, a parent would do anything to keep their child safe."

Moira: "I don't find your tone appropriate, detective."

Walter: "If Oliver can think of anything else, we'll be in touch. Thank you, gentlemen, for coming."

Lance scoffs again and then puts the papers in his bag before standing up and looking at Oliver.

Lance: "Your luck never seems to run out, does it?"

Then the maid escorts the detectives out.

Hannah comes in and hugs me.

Hannah: "Mommy, you're back!"

I pick her up and kiss her cheek, hugging her tight. I let Tommy hug her.

Elizabeth: "Of course, sweetie."

Tommy: "We are all safe and sound now."

Hannah looks at Moira.

Hannah: "LiLi, I made a picture of us."

Oliver looks confused, Moira has a panicked expression as I bite my lip, and Tommy and Walter look at me.

Oliver: "Why did she just call my mom, LiLi?"

Tommy: "I'm just gonna take Hannah upstairs."

Moira: "I'll come with you; I wanna see her picture."

Walter: "I have some work to finish."

The four of them leave, and Oliver looks at me.

Elizabeth: "I need to talk to you."

Oliver: "That was Hannah, your daughter, right?"

Elizabeth: "Yeah, that's my daughter."

Oliver: "She's beautiful. Who is the father?"

Elizabeth: "Actually, Oliver, Hannah is your daughter."

Oliver: "Wait, what? I have a daughter?"

Elizabeth: "Yeah, but you don't have to be involved if you don't want to. I'm not going to force her on you."

He then grabs my arms and looks me in the eyes before kissing me.

Oliver: "I am sorry I left you to take care of her alone. I won't let anything happen to either of you. I want to get to know our daughter."

Elizabeth: "Oliver, you're not angry I didn't tell you right away?"

Oliver: "No, I understand why you didn't. Now, let's go see our daughter."

Elizabeth: "Okay."

I smile, and we go to Hannah's room and see her and Tommy at the coloring table.

Elizabeth: "Hannah, come here, sweetie."

Hannah walks over, and I pick her up.

Elizabeth: "Hannah, this is Oliver, your father. He came back."

Oliver: "Hi, Hannah. It's so nice to meet you."

Hannah: "Daddy!"

She hugs him, and I let him hold her. Tommy comes over and whispers in my ear.

Tommy: "I told you he would love her."

Tommy leaves. Oliver puts Hannah down, and she goes to her table and runs back to Oliver with a drawing in her hand. She gives it to him.

Hannah: "Here, Daddy."

Oliver: "Wow, thank you. I love it."

He kisses her cheek.

Elizabeth: "We have a lot to discuss, but it can wait now. "

Oliver: "Alright."

Elizabeth: "We are going to leave now. We will see you two later."

Oliver: "Okay, I've got some things to take care of."

Hannah and I leave. I take her to a place to get ice cream, and we go to a park before home so that Hannah can take a nap.

~time skip next day~

I prepare for Oliver's 'welcome back from the dead' party before dropping Hannah off with Moira and then going to the party. At the bar, I grab a drink when Tommy yells over the crowd.

Tommy: "Everybody, hey! Man of the hour!"

Everybody cheers as Oliver walks over to the stage.

Oliver: "Thank you very much, everybody!"

Tommy gives him a shot, which he takes immediately.

Oliver: "I missed tequila!"

The crowd cheers, and the music starts again as he jumps off the stage to dance. Tommy ends up right next to me at the bar, taking a shot as he watches Laurel go with Oliver.

Elizabeth: "Hey bro, it's all good. You can trust her."

I give him another shot. He nods, and we both take some tequila shots before we dance in the crowd.

Suddenly, the cops invade the party, and Detective Lance talks rudely to my brother. Oliver comes up beside us.

Oliver: "Detective, it's a private party."

Lance: "Yeah, well, there was an incident at Adam Hunt's building tonight. Do you know anything about that?"

Oliver: "Who's Adam Hunt?"

Lance: "He's a millionaire, bottom-feeder, and I'm kinda surprised you aren't friends."

Oliver: "I've been out of town for a while."

Lance: "Yeah. Well, he just got attacked by the guy with the hood, the guy that saved your ass the other day."

Oliver: "The hood guy. You find him? I'm gonna offer a reward."

He turns to the party.

Oliver: "Hey, everybody. Two million dollars to anybody that can find a nut bar in a green hood."

The crowd cheers. Oliver turns back to him.

Lance: "Did you even try to save her?"

The other detective puts a hand on his shoulder.

Detective: "Okay. Let's go, partner."

Lance: "Did you even try to save my daughter?"

Detective: "Sarah wouldn't want this."

Lance: "It's not."

His partner makes him back up while trying to calm him down.

Detective: "Partner, let's go. It's alright. Let's go."

Oliver looks down, seemingly sad, so I put my hand on his shoulder, making him look at me.

Oliver: "I'm okay, Liz."

Elizabeth: "You sure?"

Oliver: "Yeah."

He walks past us and gets on the stage.

Oliver: "It's way too quiet in here! This is a party!"

The crowd is back in full swing. I get another drink and dance my cares away until I feel a tug on my arm. I turn to see Oliver. However, I'm having trouble walking with him as he drags me to his car.