"I got to admit, this place would make a much better base of operations then the foundry, since it's bigger, which means we wouldn't be on top of each other as much." Laurel said of the training facility Alex had set them up with.

"She has a point Oliver. I mean, I know you set up the foundry so that you'd have a cover for it as your nightclub, but for four people, it's a bit small." John said.

"Maybe." Oliver said, though he agreed.

"They're right Ollie and you know it." Sara said.

"Okay, okay. We'll convert the foundry into a secondary facility and use this place as our main base. Though that means I'm going to need to start looking for a manager for the nightclub." Oliver said.

"How about Thea. She sadly has about as much experience with the club scene as you and she'll be 18 in a few months." Laurel said seriously.

"Not a bad idea." Oliver said, knowing not only would Thea be great at running a nightclub, but due to its location in the Glades, it would also give her a chance to meet someone she was always destined to meet.

"But isn't she still locked up in the mansion for her grounding?" Sara asked.

"I'll talk to my mom, see if I can get Thea some sort of plea bargain and it is so nice to hear that said about a member of my family and it not be for an actual crime." Oliver said and Laurel rolled her eyes, but understood Oliver's emotions in that regard.

"Mom, Ollie, what's going on?" Thea asked as she came downstairs, though she was surprised to find her mother and brother sitting in the living room.

"Well Thea, Mom and I have been talking and I think I've managed to get you a plea bargain." Oliver said.

"What?" Thea asked.

"Early release from your grounding, but it comes with conditions." Moira said.

"Which are?" Thea asked.

"You take a job at my new club. Nothing alcohol related, I was thinking something more managerial, I know you're still 17, so for now it will be part time, once you graduate, it will be full time." Oliver said.

"A job?" Thea asked.

"Yes, also, your phone will have a new tracking chip planted in it so I can keep tabs on you at all times to make sure you are where you say you are." Moira said.

"And if necessary, Dig has agreed to shadow you instead of me to make sure you're doing what you're supposed to be doing." Oliver said.

"Seriously?" Thea asked, since this sounded like a different form of grounding.

"You made this mess Speedy. Mom and Walter have no reason to trust you right now, so this is what you get." Oliver said.

"And if I refuse?" Thea asked.

"Then you're grounding remains as it currently is, but also, when your grounding is over, I will hire an actual babysitter for you. Until you show me I can trust you to be responsible, you will not be allowed out of this house without someone keep tabs on you. I'm sorry that it has to be this way Thea, but honestly, I can't trust you won't fall back into your old habits." Moira said.

"Then I guess I'll take the plea." Thea said.

"Good. You start this weekend. Be at the club by 9 in the morning on Saturday." Oliver said with a smile.

"Wait what, but it's not even open yet?" Thea said.

"It's almost done and you need to familiarize yourself with everything there." Oliver said.

"Where's my phone?" Thea asked, deciding to let it go.

"Walter is having the chip placed in it at Queen Consolidated. I honestly hope I won't have to create a new position at the company just to always be monitoring your phone." Moira said.

"Fine. When can I have it back?" Thea asked.

"When you leave for work on Saturday. Until then, you're still grounded." Moira said as Thea then barged back upstairs and they heard her door slam behind her.

"You're doing the right thing for her mom. Honestly, I kind of wish you'd done this sort of thing for me. Maybe you had, Laurel and I would be married right now." Oliver said and Moira smiled.

"Maybe, but I'm glad that you're helping me make sure I don't make the same mistakes with her." Moira said and Oliver smiled.