When Oliver and John arrived at the apartment building, they found Laurel waiting outside for them.

"Laurel, this is my new bodyguard, John Diggle." Oliver said.

"I wouldn't exactly call him new when he's been watching your back for 8 years now." Laurel said with a smile as she hugged John, who hugged her back.

"It's good to see you." John said.

"You too." Laurel said.

"Laurel, I'm so sorry." John said, only to have Laurel stop him.

"It wasn't your fault. You're not the first person to make the mistake of trusting the wrong person. And besides, I'm alive now, which is all that matters in the end." Laurel said.

"How is it that you always seem to see the good in everyone?" John asked with a smile.

"I'm starting to think that Sara and I are opposites. She tends to see the worst in people, I prefer to see the good in them." Laurel said.

"Speaking of, have either of you heard anything from Sara?" John asked.

"Well I know she's alive and she remembers, since she was a paragon, but I'm not sure where she is. If I had to guess though, she's likely either working to get her freedom from the League or trying to kill Darhk. Probably both." Oliver said and Laurel sighed.

"I just hope that she doesn't get herself killed." Laurel said.

"Laurel, Sara has faced far worse than Damien Darhk. She'll be fine. In fact, I almost feel sorry for Darhk for what she's going to do to him when she finds him." Oliver said.

"Bastard deserves it." John agreed.

"Anyways, I believe that we are here to do some apartment hunting, so let's get to it." Laurel said as she headed inside the building, Oliver and John following her in.

"Huh, different building than you had before." John said as they entered the elevator.

"New earth, new apartment. Especially since my old place has memories of a different relationship." Oliver said and John nodded.

"I'm really hoping that Felicity doesn't freak out when she finds out that you chose me over her." Laurel said.

"I'll deal with that particular challenge when I have to." Oliver said and Laurel nodded as they exited the elevator to find the real estate agent waiting for them.

"Mr. Queen, my name Tanya Hughes and I am very happy to see that you are considering buying this penthouse." the realtor said.

"I have to admit, when I heard about this place, I was expecting it to be a bit more done." Laurel said, since it looked like the penthouse was still under construction.

"You'll have to remember that this whole building is relatively new." the realtor said.

"It's fine. The way I see it, it means that I can make some extra changes to it. How long will it be before this place is ready to move into?" Oliver asked.

"About two weeks, but it could be longer depending on any additional renovations you want to make." Tanya said and Oliver nodded.

"Why don't you show us around. Tell me more about this place so I can determine if it's worth paying the price the owner is insisting upon." Oliver said and Tanya nodded as she led them through the apartment.

"Well, this penthouse includes two floors and a private elevator that only opens in this apartment and the lobby. As you can see, it has a large, state of the art kitchen, which opens up directly into the living room, which is large enough that you can furnish it, probably any way you like, a nice dining room that you can use whenever you're entertaining company, 2 half bathrooms, a laundry room and three additional rooms, one of which you use as an office space." Tanya said.

"And another could be a playroom for kids if we have them." Laurel said, since while she wasn't planning on moving into this penthouse yet, since she was pretty sure that Oliver was going to end buying it considering how nice it was, she had a feeling she would be eventually, so she wanted to make sure that she liked it too.

"Of course. As you can also see, this living room also opens up to a large balcony that you can set up a grill and table and have yourself a nice barbecue in the summer." Tanya said and Oliver smiled.

"So far so good. What about upstairs?" Oliver asked.

"Follow me." Tanya said as she led them upstairs.

"There are 5 bedrooms here, counting the master bedroom. The master bedroom includes a walk in closet and a full bathroom. Each bedroom also has its own bathroom, so that should help cut down on any lines or fights that could occur in the future." Tanya said.

"What does this apartment offer in terms of safety?" Oliver asked.

"That is actually why the penthouse is still under renovation, since we are in the process of adding a safe room to it, so that way if there is a break in, you can get your family to safety." Tanya said.

"This sounds like a great place." John said, since while he wouldn't be living here, he could tell that this place would be perfect for Oliver, since he could turn the safe room into an armory or something.

"Well, I'll have to talk with a few people, but so far I'm liking what I'm seeing, so expect an offer within the next few days." Oliver said.

"Thank you Mr. Queen." Tanya said, clearly bummed that he wasn't making an offer now, but happy that it sounded like she'd be getting an offer soon.

"That penthouse looked good." John said.

"Yeah, I mean, honestly, I was very tempted to make an offer on the spot, but I didn't want to make it seem like I was too eager." Oliver said.

"Smart move." Laurel said.

"I've learned a few things." Oliver said as they entered the lobby.

"I'm gonna go pull the car around." John said as he walked towards the garage.

"So, you certainly seemed interested in that penthouse too." Oliver said to Laurel as they walked outside to wait for the car.

"Well, while I don't think we're at the point to move in together quite yet, we will be someday and I wanted to make sure that it was a place I liked. And I do." Laurel said, right as both she and Oliver felt something prick their necks.

"Seriously, again." Oliver groaned as they both passed out.

When Oliver came to, he found himself and Laurel tied to chairs as three idiots approached them.

"Mr. Queen, we have some questions for you. And the life of both yourself and your girlfriend here depend on how you answer them." the leader said.

"Go to hell." Oliver spat out as Laurel came to.

"Good damn it." Laurel said as the thug punched him.

"Maybe you should show some respect, or else we start hitting your girlfriend." another thug said.

"Don't you dare touch her." Oliver said.

"Then you'll answer our questions." the leader said.

"What's the point, you're gonna have to kill us when this is over right?" Laurel asked.

"She's gotta point." the third thug said and Oliver rolled his eyes.

"Not if you die first." Oliver said.

"Oh really, how exactly is that going to happen?" the lead thug asked.

"Because I'm gonna kill you." Oliver said as he freed himself and quickly snapped the lead thug's neck.

"A little help?" Laurel asked, right as another thug aimed his gun at her.

Oliver ran towards Laurel, since they'd been tied at opposite ends of the warehouse, but before he made it, Laurel acted on instinct and unleashed a sonic cry sending the thug flying back towards Oliver, how quickly grabbed the gun and shot him before using the gun to shoot the other thug before freeing Laurel.

"How did you do that?" Oliver asked.

"I was visiting my mom in Central City when the accelerator blew. I didn't think it affected me until now." Laurel said.

"We'll figure it out later. I put a tracker in my shoe for this exact occasion, John knows how to track it, so he should be here any minute." Oliver said as he freed her.

"Have to admit, this went by a lot shorter than I thought it would." Laurel said.

"This time I didn't have to worry about keeping my cover, not to mention, I'm more experienced this time around." Oliver said.

"Thank god for that." Laurel said.

"You okay?" Oliver asked.

"I'll be fine. Not the first time I've been kidnapped remember." Laurel reminded him.

"Just making sure." Oliver said.

"And I love you for it." Laurel said as they shared a brief kiss before they began looking for a way out to help John find them.