[giving her space is one thing, but hiding her-- he can't do that. not when it comes to oliver. kara may be family, but oliver's one of his closest friends too. so the idea of lying to him about something this big doesn't sit comfortably with him.

it probably also doesn't help that he's already sent off a message in the archer's direction.]

How about we go somewhere he doesn't know about? Just for a few days while you... [a shrug. he doesn't know if she even plans on letting herself get better. on whether she'll ever want to talk about whatever happened back home. he may not want to push her for it, but he knows better than to think that staying silent is a good thing.]

He'll want to see you, but I can hold him off till you're ready.