I'm extremely proud of this chapter. That's all I'm gonna say.

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Kara landed in the alley behind the loft, and Oliver wrung out his neck, wincing. "Thank you for not going too fast."

"No way was I going to make you throw up," Kara patted him on the shoulder as they walked into the building. "Besides, I've had enough flying for a few days, I think."

"Then take a break," he told her. "That's what this is for. No powers on your terms."

"Agreed," Kara nodded as Oliver unlocked the door.

He nodded in agreement, opening the door for her. "William?" he called.

There was a clatter from his bedroom, and his son poked his head out. "Dad!" he grinned, running over. "Kara!"

"Hey, buddy," Oliver smiled, giving him a hug. "Sorry we took a few days longer than we expected."

"It's OK," William shook his head, looking up at them. "What happened? Aunt Thea said there was an attack?"

"Unfortunately," Kara sighed. "But they made the mistake of attacking when there were a ton of superheroes in the area. The Flash and Supergirl got to team up again, and things did not end well at all for the bad guys."

"Good," William nodded, not noticing Oliver's small cringe. Kara was once again lying to his son about him putting on the hood again. How did he deserve her? "How long are you staying for?"

"I think about a week," Kara answered, smiling when William lit up. "Unless you have a problem with that?"

"None!" William grinned.

"Good," Oliver chuckled. "Hey, go on ahead and put your stuff in our room, I'll be right there."

"OK," Kara smiled, kissing his cheek and grabbing her bag.

William blinked, watching Kara leave, then looked at Oliver as he watched her go. "Dad?"

Oliver just held up a finger, pulling out his phone and typing something. He turned it back around, and William blinked again, reading what he had typed.

I need your help.

***

Kara leaned her forehead against the shower wall, exhaling slowly, feeling the tension in her muscles drain away as hot water rolled over her skin. To think that just over three years ago, all she had been was Cat Grant's personal assistant and nothing more . . . now she was National City's hero, the champion of Earth-38, the girlfriend of the mayor of Earth-1's Star City, and also the girlfriend of the Green Arrow. And now she had just finished fighting Nazis from the worst universe in the multiverse.

Rao, when did her life become this?

She sighed and finished rinsing conditioner out of her hair, turning off the water and grabbing a towel. Yes, she needed a break. And bless Lena and J'onn, she had the best bosses to make sure she had all the time she needed.

She used her speed to dry herself off, then walked out of the bathroom in a tank top and shorts. She paused, however, when she saw the black hanger bag on the bed. She blinked, looking around. "Oliver?" she called.

No response. William, however, looked in. "Hey," he smiled. "Dad said you have . . . " He checked the clock on the nightstand. "Forty minutes to get ready."

"For what?!" Kara's eyes widened.

"Sworn to secrecy," William grinned. "But Dinah's your chauffer."

"My what?!"

"Dad said you're not allowed to cheat."

Kara stared at him, then sighed. "No powers." She ran a hand through her hair. "Is she already here?"

"She is," William nodded.

"Can she come in here?" William nodded again and left. A few seconds later, Dinah and – surprisingly – Laurel and Thea walked in. "OK," Kara was instantly on guard. "What is going on?"

"You and Ollie just went through hell," Thea answered with a smirk. "And you are starting your vacation right by having a nice, quiet dinner to yourself."

"And probably expensive," Laurel added.

"So we're here to make sure you look the part," Dinah finished.

Kara stared at them, then shook her head. "OK, fine, be cryptic."

"No, seriously, that's it," Thea grinned.

Kara sighed. "Fine," she turned around, walking over to the hanger bag. "Work your magic."

Thea, Laurel, and Dinah all exchanged grins.

***

William's eyes lit up when Kara finally exited the bedroom, Dinah with her. "Whoa!" he grinned. "You look awesome!"

Kara blushed, fiddling with one of her diamond earrings. "Thanks, William."

"Ollie is going to choke," Thea grinned smugly as she and Laurel followed. "Again."

Kara blushed even redder, nearly matching the shade of lipstick Laurel had handed her. She was wearing a knee-length, off the shoulder lace dress nearly the same color as her suit with sleeves to her wrists, and her hair was in a braided updo with a few locks loose and curled to frame her face, showing off the dangling diamond earrings Thea had chosen. "Don't remind me of that."

(A/N: I don't think anyone would blame Oliver for choking.)

"What happened?" Laurel asked in amusement.

"Oh, Lena stole Kara's glasses at the rehearsal dinner," Thea grinned widely. "Oliver choked on his champagne."

"Of course he did," Dinah laughed, checking her watch. "Come on, Kara, we've got fifteen minutes to get there."

"I still want to know why you're my chauffer," Kara mumbled, following Dinah out the door.

Thea watched them go, then rolled her eyes. "There's a very good reason."

***

Sure enough, the moment Dinah held the door open to let Kara in, Oliver did a double take, choking on the water glass he was drinking from. Kara smiled shyly, walking over as Dinah winked. "Have a good night!" she sang cheekily, shutting the door behind her.

Kara sank her teeth into her lip as she stepped to Oliver's side. "You look gorgeous," he told her, looking her up and down.

"Thanks," Kara smiled. "So do you," she added, seeing Oliver was in a suit like from Barry and Iris's rehearsal dinner, except this time with a tie to match her dress.

"That is the second time in our relationship you have called me gorgeous," Oliver grinned, leading her towards the back of the restaurant.

"What?" Kara protested, blushing. "It's true!"

"Well, thank you," Oliver smiled, pulling out her chair for her. "I guess that means we're gorgeous together."

Kara laughed as she sat down. "No arguments here." She smiled when she saw the wine bottle on the table was one of her favorites, and she reached for her already full glass as Oliver sat down across from her. "You know, when you said we're taking a break, I don't think I knew you planned on starting immediately."

"We both need to relax," Oliver smiled. "And I plan on spending as much time with you as I can. What better way to start than here?"

Kara smiled widely. "I'll drink to that."

Oliver chuckled, taking his glass and clinking it against hers. "Cheers."

***

"Brazilian steakhouse was a wonderful choice," Kara sighed happily as she and Oliver stood to head back to the lobby.

"You just like the endless meat options," Oliver snickered.

"Hey, a girl's gotta eat!"

"Especially one with a bottomless stomach."

"Those filets melted in my mouth! How could I resist?!"

"You can't," Oliver agreed, then gently took her arm to stop her. "Just like I can't stop resisting the need to talk to you right now."

Kara frowned, turning to him. "Oliver?"

"We've gone through hell together," he told her, looking her right in the eye. "Me, literally. Twice. And you've gone through yours. Twice. Except this last time . . . " He took a deep breath. "We came so close to not making it back to each other. And do you know how much the thought that some day we may not scares me?"

"We will, Oliver," she insisted, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Central City proved that."

"It did," Oliver nodded. "But the thought that I might not have come back to you, or that your heart would be beating inside a Nazi's chest when I did . . . " He shook his head. "There was something Barry said in his vows that hit me, Kara. My life has been a constant whirlwind of change ever since Lian Yu – the first time I was on it, and since you came back into my life. And you have always been there. As a friend, as my partner, and as the love of my life." He smiled at her, and then, to her shock, he dropped to one knee. "And this has been a long time coming."

Kara's eyes widened in shock, and she clapped a hand over her mouth, a tiny voice in the back of her head telling her all activity in the restaurant had slowed to a stop, but all she could concentrate on right now was Oliver. "Oliver?"

"Remember what I asked you, at Barry and Iris's rehearsal dinner?" Oliver smiled. When she nodded weakly, he held out a black velvet box and opened it, revealing a stunning black gold ring inside with a heart-shaped emerald as the center stone, and Kara's eyes teared up further when she saw the sides were emblazoned with diamond angel wings. Angel . . . just like his nickname for her. "It's not going to ruin their day now," he smiled. "So, Kara Danvers . . . will you marry me?"

Unable to speak through the tears clogging her throat, she nodded violently. "Yes," she finally managed to choke out, a wide grin on her face. "Yes, a thousand times, yes!"

The restaurant broke into applause as Oliver grinned just as wide, slipping the ring onto her finger. As he rose to his feet, he tugged her close, kissing her, not even caring about the audience they had. Kara didn't, either, and chose to wrap her arms around his neck, kissing him back.

Familiar cheers made them break apart, and they turned to see the current members of Team Arrow make their way through the crowd in the restaurant, Thea and William in the front, all of them with drinks in their hands. "And now you know why it had to be Dinah," Thea grinned teasingly. "Rene or Curtis would have ruined the whole thing."

"Hey!" both men protested.

Kara just laughed and hugged Dinah. "I should have known!"

"Good job, Dad," William grinned up at Oliver.

"Thanks, buddy," Oliver smiled, hugging him, too. "Think you can handle Kara coming to the family?"

"She's cool."

That made everyone laugh even harder, and Kara held out her arms. William hugged her next as Thea hugged her older brother. "Told you you'd get your girl, Ollie."

"Thanks, Speedy," Oliver kissed the top of her head, taking the champagne glass she offered him.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Dig smiled, holding his glass up. "To Oliver and Kara!"

"Oliver and Kara!" the group chorused, others in the restaurant doing the same.

Kara couldn't stop smiling, even when Oliver kissed her again.

***

I said Oliver and Kara weren't getting married here. I said nothing about a proposal. ;) Hopefully I did it justice!

Lol, it was tiring trying to find a ring, and I thought I had the perfect one, but then ring ads kept popping up every place I looked because I think I spent an entire day trying to find the perfect one. Well, I finally did. :)

It popped up in my Facebook feed, of all places. Still, I think it's pretty perfect for Kara, don't you think?

So Kariver is officially getting hitched before the end of the series, and the final part of this book before it's back over to "To Life Being Full" for the midseason finales is the epilogue. There are still a few people to tell.

Hope you guys enjoyed!