Oliver and Tommy felt an understanding between each other and as Felicity watched them communicate with their eyes, she fumed.
                          
"We need to leave in one hour. I am going to go home and grab a few things. I will be here to pick you two up in one hour. Be ready."
                          
He gave Felicity a look of sympathy before he turned and left. Felicity looked at Oliver and her eyes were furious.
                          
"How could you ask that of him Oliver."
                          
Oliver walked away, "Because I need his reassurance in the matter."
                          
She grabbed his arm, "You would never hurt me Oliver. Ever!"
                          
Oliver's eyes flashed, "You don't know that Felicity. You heard what he said. That hybrid went mad. His bloodlust became out of control. I can't risk the possibility that I might hurt you."
                          
"And I won't let Tommy hurt you." Her voice was hard as the battle of wills took place in their gaze.
                          
Oliver finally placed a hand to her cheek and she felt a shiver as she always did with his touch. He purred softly, a completely different sound from when he was aroused. It was soothing and almost loving and Felicity could not get enough of it.
                          
"We need to get ready to go." He kissed her lips and she hurried down the hall to pack. Oliver had accumulated a few things while he was staying with her and so he gathered those things.
                          
***
                          
An hour later they were in the car and Tommy was driving them to Ivy Town. He explained to them that the home had been in his family for hundreds of years, and all his ancestors that had worked with hybrids had lived there.
                          
Felicity felt amazed as he divulged the information. She had never known this about Tommy's family and she was surprised that he had kept it from her. But she was sure he had a reason and as they drove on, she eventually dozed off to sleep.
                          
She woke a short time later laying across the backseat and she could hear Oliver and Tommy speaking quietly in the front.
                          
"Did you sleep well?" She heard Oliver's voice and it surprised her. He knew she was awake.
                          
She stretched as she sat up. "Yes, where are we?"
                          
"About an hour outside of Ivy Town." Tommy answered, looking at her through the rearview mirror.
                          
They traveled the remaining hour in silence as they each dealt with their different thoughts and soon Tommy was pulling into a long driveway. It wound its way back and then suddenly there was a beautiful stone home that was set back from the road. It was two story and huge and Felicity could not stop staring at it.
                          
They all stepped out of the car and grabbing their luggage, Tommy led them up the stairs to the door and unlocked it before stepping through. The house was obviously well cared for by staff as it was clean with no musty smell. Tommy set down his luggage and then led them up the stairs to show them their room.
                          
He opened the door. "I will leave you two to get situated. We can meet downstairs for dinner at 7:00 p.m."
                          
Felicity smiled at him and walked into the room looking around. It was a nice room, with a canopy bed in the center, a six-drawer dresser against the left wall. The bathroom and closet doors were to the right and there were two huge windows that overlooked the grounds.
                          
Felicity set her stuff down as Oliver walked the room. He scented making sure it was safe and then he glanced out the window. His wolf side was calling to him. He needed to go run. He needed to hunt.
                          
"Oliver are you ok?"
                          
He turned to her and his eyes shimmered gold. "I need to go hunt Felicity."
                          
She stilled, remembering what had happened on his last hunt. "Umm, Ok. Why don't we go find Tommy and see where the best place for you to go would be?" That is what she said. That is the words that came out of her mouth, but inside she was screaming, "Don't Go!"
                          
He followed her back downstairs and she could hear him scenting as they walked as he familiarized himself with the place. They finally found Tommy in a study rifling through a book that must have been 100 years old.
                          
"Tommy, Oliver needs to shift and go hunt."
                          
Tommy looked at him in surprise, but he quickly wiped the expression from his face. "Ok. Follow me."
                          
He led them down a hallway to a pair of french doors at the back of the house. They led out to a beautiful garden and sloped down to the edge of the woods.
                          
"Ok, so basically we have 100 acres for you to hunt. If you come across a stone wall, do not cross that boundary. I can't protect you past that wall."
                          
Oliver nodded as his eyes started to glow and before Felicity could say a word he shifted and ran off. She watched him go with trepidation and Tommy put his arm around her.
                          
"He is safe here Lis."
                          
"Is he?"
                          
Tommy looked at her and she sighed, "We can protect him from the outside world, but how long can we protect him from himself?"
                          
Tommy hugged her to his side as they both stared off in the direction that Oliver had just disappeared.
                          
"Please come back safe." Felicity whispered.