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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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver was sitting at his computer when he heard the buzzer from downstairs. He switched to the video feed that monitored the elevators and paused for a moment, forcing himself to take a deep breath. He reminded himself that he had to be the mature adult here. That Mia really liked this guy.

And he could practically hear Chloe's voice in his mind telling him to give the kid a chance. It wasn't like he really had room to judge.

He pursed his lips and reached out, hitting the intercom. "Come on up," he told Ian, pressing in the code.

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Ian cleared his throat surprise coloring his face for a minute before he arched an eyebrow. He could play it off like he had no clue what Oliver was talking about, but that probably wasn't the right way to handle the situation.

Instead he leaned against the counter and nodded giving him a one armed shrug "Did Mia tell you that?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I trust Mia's judgment." He studied the younger man. "But you seem to have as much dislike for me as I do for you, so why don't we talk about that?"

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A faint smirk touched his mouth. He knew the kid wasn't going to like his answer very much.

"It's not that I dislike you. It's that you remind me a little too much of myself. Or myself when I was your age anyway." Before he'd gotten stranded on a deserted island, that was.

A little cocky and self-assured, a little too smooth and defiant.

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Oliver shook Ian's hand firmly, nodding. "You've got yourself a deal." The last thing he ever wanted was to hurt Mia in any way. The younger man's words about his opinion meaning a lot to Mia made him smile faintly.

The kid was smarter than he'd originally given him credit for and he found himself relaxing a little. "That's what we're here for," he said quietly, nodding.