After a few months of living like this Diggle and Felicity left for a weekend. Laurel would pick me up and take me to school and would pick me up and drop me off afterwards. I was at home doing homework in the living room when a knock came at the door.

"Risa, I got it!" I shouted setting my math book on the table. I jump up and hurry to the door before opening it up. Diggle stood in the doorway. "JD!" I shout, jumping onto his back.

"Hey, Koala." He says hugging me. "Can I come in?"

"Yep, so where did you go?" I ask my arms around his neck like a Koala bear, hence the nickname.

"To get me." A new voice says. I let go of Diggle and slide down and look at the newcomer. "Peyton..."

"No, not happening." I point at him. "You left me for 5 months and you don't just get to walk back in and we can act like a little family." I say before going to the living room to get my books and move my stuff to my room.

"Peyton.." He tries again but I ignore him. Diggle stops him from coming up after me. I throw my books on the desk and sit on the window seat and look out into the back yard.

"Hey, can I talk to you Koala?" Diggle asks from the doorway.

"As long as it doesn't include the words, Dad, father, or Oliver." I say looking at him.

"Okay." He agrees and he walks over and sits next to me on the seat. "Why don't you want to talk to him?" I glare at him.

"He left me here. He wasn't the first one and he won't be the last one. I know that." I look at my hands and look at Diggle.

"JD, He left me. I didn't want him to go an he did." I cried into his shoulder. "Dig, I didn't want to get attached. I knew something think this was going to happen. My dad left when I needed him. he bailed on his best friends funeral to run away. He left me here."

"Peyton, your dad left you here because he saw that as the best option. He wanted you to be safe and away from harm. Oliver is new at this whole thing, he just wants to do the best that he can with not messing up. I'm sorry that you felt that he abandoned you but, Oliver is doing his best."

"Diggle can I handle this?" Oliver asks from across the room.
"Peyton, you don't have to talk to him. Just listen to what he has to say." I nod to JD who looks at me before leaving.

"Peyton, honestly I have no idea what I'm doing. I want to raise you better than my parents did with me and Thea. They let us get away with things that we shouldn't have but we did. I need to keep you safe and that's all I want to do. John and Felicity told me about everything that you've been doing since I left on the way back. I never wanted to leave in the first place but I had to. You need a future and I basically took a sabbatical. I'm back and I'm not leaving." Oliver said kneeling in front of my to talk to me.

"I was scared you weren't coming back, it seemed like you didn't want to."

"I did, I really wanted to come back and be a dad for you. Can you let me try to be a dad to you?" He asked me.

"I'll try." I look at him.

"Felicity told me you had a concert. How did it go?" Oliver smiled at me and sat on the seat, where Diggle was a few minutes ago.
"Good. I got to have a little solo." I look at my hands resting on my knees.
"That's really good right? I know nothing about music."

"Yea, it's really good." I say looking up at him laughing slightly. "You know, you might want to learn something about music since I'm not only in band but also choir now. Lots of music events mixed in with my sports."

"Wait, you're in choir now?"

"Yea, they needed another kid for the show choir and needed more kids for regular choir. I decided to join. Singing is fun for me."

"That's fine. That's great. Why don't we finish your homework and I can get something for dinner. I miss Big Belly Burgers."

"Okay." He hugs me and leaves to get our burgers while I do my homework. I finish just as Oliver knocks on my door again.

"Peyton, let's eat." He tells me.

"Ollie, are you going to see your mom and Thea tomorrow?"

"Yea, after I drop you off at school. I have a feeling that my mom is going to have me take over the company." He bites into his burger. "I missed burgers."

"Where were you?" I ask after a minute of eating.

"Lian Yu. The island I was stranded on."

"Why?"

"It was quiet and I could think."

"Okay."

That night we watched some old reruns and ate some popcorn before Oliver sent me to bed. The next day he visited Thea and Moira. He guessed right and he had to go to the office. He had Diggle pick me up from school and bring me to the office after show choir. I sat on the floor next to his desk and worked on some homework while he finished up. My music was playing and I was stretching while doing my homework. I couldn't hear what Oliver was doing or who he was talking to.

He tapped on my shoulder as I was doing my middle splits and finishing my math homework. I peeled my earbuds off and looked at Oliver.

"You can pack up. I'm almost done. Just have to sign this form and give it to Isabell and then we can go home."

"Okay let me finish up with these last few questions and  put my books away I'll be ready." I tell him. He nods and I finish my homework before putting it all away.

"Oliver, I need that form." A woman with dark hair says coming into his office. "Who are you?"

"Isabell this is Peyton. My daughter. Peyton this is Isabell my business partner."

"Nice to meet you." I say holding my hand up as I'm still stretched on the ground and didn't feel like standing up.

"Hello." She shook my hand firmly. "What are you doing?" The brunette asked.

"just finished my homework." I tell her.

"What are you doing with your legs?" She clarifies.

"Stretching. I'm in gymnastics and I'm just really flexible." I stand and Oliver passes the woman a folder with papers inside.

"Okay nice to meet you Peyton." Isabell says and I nod. We finally get to leave.

That's kinda how our days work for the next few weeks. School, sports/show choir, go to the office, continue stretching, hang out with Felicity or do homework, then finally go home for the day. This is just how it is. Some days after my sports or glee club, Oliver will pick me up and we go out to eat or to the movies. I had my first competition for glee club this weekend. We were singing Remember the Name, Can you Feel The Love Tonight, and It's My Life. I had the lead solos for most of the songs and was nervous beyond belief. I was pacing back and forth in my room the morning before my competition. Oliver was passing the room when he found me.

"Hey Peyton."

"Hi." I shoot back harshly.

"Peyton, what's wrong?"

"My competition tonight. I have the lead solos and I'm..."

"Hey, calm down, you will do just fine. I've heard you sing. You are amazing." He pulled me in for a hug. I calmed down and we went off to the school. We were hosting the competition. We all got ready. The girls were wearing navy blue dressed with silver belts that crossed up and went up behind our necks. My hair was straightened and I had some basic makeup on that Eloise did for everyone. They boys had a matching suit with the same color as our dresses and heels.

We were second and so for the first group we all sat in the audience. Oliver sat behind us. He reached over and squeezed my shoulder as we waited before we went back. It felt nice to have Oliver back. I liked having Oliver there for me instead of Diggle and Felicity. Not that I didn't mind having them there it's just better to have my dad there.

We went up did our set and went back out into the audience. We watched the last performers and we waited for a while as they decided. We walked back out on stage.

"And finally in first place and going on to the next competition is, Starling City's Starlights!" My group started to cheer and we got to move on to the next level of competition.

I spent the rest of the night with my team having fun and eating. Then, Oliver came with Thea to the restaurant. Oliver was still dressed in jeans and a black t-shirt under his sweatshirt and his button up coat. It was November so there was a slight chill in the air. The cuffs of his pants were rolled slightly and his brown shoes showed.

"Guys, Oliver Queen is coming over here, like right now!" Anna, one of my teammates squealed slightly. "He is like so hot." At that moment I started to choke on my water.

"Peyton, are you okay?" Alex asked looking really worried.

"Yea, just-just fine." I lied as I continued to cough slightly. Thea and Oliver stopped at the table, Diggle standing not too far away 'watching' Oliver.

"Hey, you guys did really good tonight." Thea says. Some of the boys were staring at her while the girls were staring at Oliver. I just put my head down onto the table.

"You saw us?" Anna squeaked out.

"Yeah. There wasn't anything else happening today in Starling and we were convinced to go by someone very close to us." I could feel Oliver's eyes on me while Thea talked.

"Why are you here?" I ask not looking at them.
"Peyton! Be nice to Mr. Queen." Mr. Williams says. Oliver waves him off politely.
"To congratulate the winning Jr. High Show Choir Team." Oliver says.
"That's it?" I look at him raising my eyebrows.
"Why? Is there another reason my sister and I came to congratulate you?" I give him the 'no shit Sherlock' look before eating a fry.
"Diggle, Why did you let them come here?" I ask the bodyguard who just shrugs. My team mates are watching the conversation like a tennis match.
"Peyton, come here." Thea says. I sigh and shake my head.
"Come on Peyton, just go over there." Anna pleads with me. Alex nodded giving my puppy dog eyes.
"Fine." I slide under the table and pop up on the other side. "Who's idea was it to crash here?" I look at my father and Thea accusingly.
"His." Thea points to her brother.
"I should have known. Why?" I ask him.
"I wanted to." He pulls me close and gave me a hug. 

"I'm still mad at you." I tell him giving him a hug. 

"I think you need to tell them how I know you." He whispers in my ear before unwrapping his arms from around me. I'm the only person Oliver will openly hug. Sometimes he will hug Thea but that is the entire list. 

"Koala." Diggle greeted me as I gave him a fistbump. 

"Peyton, how do you know the Queens?" Anna asked looking at us in surprise. 

"First I'm going to sit down and so is Oliver and Thea. Diggle is just going to stand like normal." I say sitting back down. Oliver sits next to me with Thea on the other side of Oliver. "Okay, I am now going to die for all of you being extremely mad at me." 

"Talk." Alex glares at me. Its like an innocint puppy trying to be mennisicng, nothing like Oliver's. 

"Oliver is my dad." I say hurriedly. Gasps were heard all around the table we were sitting at. 

"How could you not tell us?" Alex said slapping my arm. 

"Ollie, this is why I wanted to keep you and my friends seperate." I look to my father. 

"It was about time for them to know who you really are." Oliver gives me a kiss on the head. 

"Guys I don't want your opinion of my to change just because he's my dad. That's why I kept this a secret." They all agree and we go back to eating and talking. 

We leave after a while and we go home. For the next few days I just do my normal thing. Moria had her trial and was found not-guilty.