Sitting Down with dl_greenarrow

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Ian walked through the lobby of the large building taking a deep breath and nodding towards the doorman as he made his way to the elevator. He'd been there a ton of times before, and a few times since Oliver had moved back to Star City, but somehow today felt slightly different. It was close to three in the afternoon and he was meeting up with Oliver so they could talk. He stepped into the elevator, reached out pushing the button for the penthouse, and when it prompted him for the code he started to type it in before he swore to himself and canceled it.

That was exactly what he needed, to walk right in and let Oliver know he'd obviously been there alone with Mia before. That really wasn't the way he wanted to start his visit. He cleared his throat and pushed the buzzer as he stood there waiting for Oliver to answer.

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Ian's shoulder's deflated slightly as he leaned back against the counter and nodded. He probably just succeeded in making Oliver hate him more when he promised Mia he'd try to get along with him.

His chest tightened slightly as he looked up at the frowning man.

"Mia is the first person I've been able to open up to and be myself around in a long time. She means..." he swallowed heavily throat slightly dry, "more than you know to me. She's so happy your back...happy to have a family. I just don't want to see her get hurt," he said softly.

Ian turned his eyes towards the floor for a second before gazing back up at Oliver. "I might not know everything she's been through, but I know it's a lot. I'm not the bad guy you think I am...I would do anything to protect her, Mia can count on me."

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Oliver's expression softened a little at Ian's confession. "I don't think you're a bad guy," he said honestly. "And if you're being honest, then we want the same thing. Mia safe and happy."

He leaned back against the counter. "Why don't we both agree to keep an open mind about one another?"

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"I am being honest. I don't have a reason to lie." He said lightly before hesitating and scratching the back of his neck. "If I was going to lie to you I wouldn't have bothered coming here."

"And yeah, I guess I can do that...and while we're keeping an open mind on things and since I told you where I stand, I think it's only fair if you tell me why you're not crazy about me..."