American Angel

Jealousy

About a half a week went by. Scarlett was sitting at her desk with her door closed. She was so tired of Grace coming in and parading around as she planned the wedding. Grace was doing it there on purpose, but Scarlett wasn't phased, which made Grace do it more. Scarlett got up and crutched to Tommy's office with papers. She walked in to see Tatiana laying on his couch with her skirt pulled up past her thigh. Scarlett looked at Tatiana and looked at Tommy. She cleared her throat.
"Here are the numbers you asked for."
He nodded and stood up to grab them.
"Thank you."
Tatiana stared at them.
"Are you two together?" She asked.
"No...no. He's engaged." Scarlett said.
"Ah but you two were together?"
Tommy and Scarlett looked at each other and said nothing.
"I'm sensing a lot of tension....you two need to have sex." Tatiana said.
Scarlett widen her eyes and looked down as Tommy cleared his throat. Tatiana laughed.
"Well was it good?" She asked Scarlett in Russian.
"Yes, but never tell him that. It'll go straight to his head." Scarlett responded back in Russian.
Tatiana smirked and nodded her head as Tommy stared at Scarlett. Tatiana sat up and looked at Scarlett.
"You're very beautiful...why do you not have a man?" She asked.
"No one can handle me." Scarlett said and then left.
"You love her." Tatiana said to Tommy.
He walked back to his desk and lit a cigarette without showing any emotion.
"She is the one for you isn't she? So why are you engaged, Mr. Shelby?"
"There's someone else."
"Not like her." She said as she stood up.
"You should call off the engagement. Nothing good will come out of it." She said as she walked over to his desk.
He blew out smoke and looked at her.
"Bring her to the meeting." She added.
He nodded and then walked her out. After she left, he walked into Scarlett's office and sat down. She looked up from her work at him.
"There's a meeting tonight and you have to come with me." He said.
She looked back down to continue writing.
"I don't have to do anything, but I'll be there."
"Very well."
He sighed loudly and she looked up at him slowly.
"What?" She asked.
"You're not going to ask why she was here?"
"No, because I don't care." She said as she looked back down.
"Is that so?" He asked.
She dropped her pencil and leaned back in her chair and looked at him.
"What is it that you want? Did you want me to storm in there and shoot her because she was with you? Or did you want me to cry because you had another woman in your office?" She asked.
He widened his eyes and almost gave a small laugh. They sat there in silence for a minute.
"You were right about the priest." Tommy said.
"What do we have on him?"
"He's working with the communists of Russia and feeding them our plan."
She nodded.
"So when are we taking him out?" She said with no emotion.
"I plan on doing it within a week."
"You? As in singular?" She raised her eyebrow.
"Scarlett you can't kill anyone while you're on crutches...and you only have one good arm."
"Why don't you come over here and I can show you what I can do with one good arm." She threatened.
He rolled his eyes.
"It's just too dangerous."
"When did you get to decide what is too dangerous for me?" She spat.
"Why do you fight me on everything?" He yelled as he stood up.
"Because someone has to." She yelled back.
He stood there and looked at her.
"I get it now. It's easy with her right? No fighting, no one going against what Tommy Shelby wants." Scarlett laughed.
"You don't know anything about how it is."
She walked up to him.
"You're right. I don't." She said coldly and then walked away.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Scarlett was about to leave, but Grace came in the door with a basket. She held it up as Tommy walked out.
"I have our Wedding cake samples!" She said.
"It has to be the perfect one." She added.
Tommy looked at Scarlett.
"Scarlett you can try them too." Grace said.
"I'm actually on my way out." She said as she left.
Tommy stood and watched her crutch out of there and then he looked at Grace.
"What did I tell you about planning the wedding here?" He said.
"I don't see why it matters." She shrugged her shoulders and then walked into his office.
A few hours went by and Tommy was at Scarlett's house to pick her up. She walked out in a simple burgundy dress. Arthur got out and opened the door for her. She smiled and got in the back with John. They finally arrived and started to walk down the drive as Russian soldiers lined it. Arthur and Scarlett gave each other a weird look. They made it inside and were in a room with Tatiana and Mrs. Romanov. They both looked at Tommy.
"They have to check your skin." He said.
John, Arthur, and Scarlett looked at him.
"In Russia, people used tattoos to show their allegiance, so they have to check your skin for tattoos."
"What about you?" John asked.
"I've already been checked." Tommy responded.
Scarlett swallowed hard and raised her eyebrows. Arthur shook his head and walked to the door.
"No...no I'm not doing this." Arthur said.
Tommy grabbed him at the door and spoke to him in a different language. Arthur walked back over and sighed. The two men started to take their clothes off as Tatiana walked over to Scarlett.
"Alright Ms. America...take your clothes off."
"No, no, she's good." Tommy said.
"I've heard that she has multiple tattoos." Tatiana responded.
"And I can tell you exactly what they are and where." Tommy said.
"Well I want to see them." She said as she ran her finger over Scarlett's collarbone and then pulled her strap down.
Scarlett looked up at Tommy who was hating this. Her getting naked with his naked brothers. She loved watching him squirm.
"She wants to see them." Scarlett said to Tommy.
"By all means." Scarlett said to Tatiana.
Tatiana turned to Tommy and smirked. John was completely naked and Arthur had his underwear on. John was laughing so hard at Arthur.
"Alright ladies. Have your look." He said as he pulled them down.
"Made in fucking Birmingham."
Scarlett looked at the two boys and winked at them. They both smirked and then laughed. Mrs. Romanov walked around the two boys and then eventually Scarlett was naked. Tatiana ran her hand over her rib tattoos, brand, and then her spine tattoo. Tatiana stared at Tommy the whole time she did it. The two brothers were watching. Arthur and John were both enjoying it.
"Ohhhh." John said as he raised his eyebrows.
Tommy snapped his fingers at them.
"Aye." He yelled at them.
He walked up and grabbed Scarlett to cover up her naked body. Tatiana walked over and examined their skin. Scarlett pulled her underwear on and then Tommy was fastening her bra as fast as he could. She pulled her dress on and he zipped it up in the back and then stood in front of her.
"Jealous of a woman, Tom?" She whispered.
He looked up at her and was about to say something until he was cut off.
"You all are good to go." Tatiana said.
The group followed them into this room with people partying. There were whores with their tops off and people having sex in every corner. Maids were walking around handing out vodka. Tommy looked at John and Arthur.
"You two stay and enjoy yourselves."
They grinned and walked off. Tommy looked at Scarlett.
"You are coming with me." He said to her.
Scarlett, Tatiana, and Tommy all entered a room. It had Mr. Romanov, a few Russians soldiers, and the one and only Alfie. He was Tommy's jeweler. Alfie turned to look at Scarlett.
"Did you have to take your clothes off?" He asked her.
She nodded.
"I wish I would've came in with you, love." Alfie said.
Tommy cleared his throat.
"Alright we get 70,000, Alfie."
Alfie started picking out jewelry and pricing them. Mr. Romanov was trying to argue, but Alfie stopped him. He eventually asked for a porcelain egg, which they were reluctant to give up. They talked business and eventually finished. They all went to join the party. Tommy was sitting on the couch with a cigarette as Tatiana was leaning on him with her hand on his leg. He wasn't touching her and looked emotionless. Scarlett was standing in the corner with a drink. Alfie walked up to her.
"You really know how to push his buttons." She said to him.
"So do you, I've heard."
She raised her eyebrows and nodded.
"He needs it sometimes."
Alfie nodded.
"So are you dead set on him? Because, love...the things I could show you." He said with a small laugh.
Scarlett laughed, which got Tommy's attention. He was looking over at the two standing.
"How do you think he feels about me standing over here with you?" Alfie asked her.
"I'm sure he's not happy, but he doesn't control me."
Alfie raised his eyebrows.
"Alright, so how do you feel about him over there with the Russian all over him?"
Scarlett shook her head.
"Doesn't bother me."
"Really?" He said as he looked at her.
"But the girl he is marrying does bother you."
Scarlett swallowed hard and then took a sip of her drink.
"Ahh there it is." Alfie said.
"You know if you were mine...I wouldn't have let this happen to you." He said as he looked at the crutches and the bruises.
"Alfie, you couldn't handle me."
"You wanna test that theory, love?" He said.
He pushed a piece of hair out of her face. Tommy saw and immediately stood up and walked over.
"Come on. We are finding John and Arthur and we are leaving." He said to Scarlett.
"You know we were having a nice conversation, mate." Alfie said to Tommy.
"The conversation is over."
Tommy let Scarlett walk in front of him and they eventually found John and Arthur and walked out to the car. Tommy and Scarlett were in the front and the other two sat in the back. Tommy looked at Scarlett and scoffed.
"Seriously Alfie? Nice pick." He said sarcastically.
She rolled her eyes.
"We were just talking."
"Yeah it looked like it." He snapped back.
She shook her head.
"Look at you. Jealous and mad over absolutely nothing." She said.
"I'm not jealous."
"Yeah and Arthur and John aren't drunk." She said sarcastically.
"Not him." Tommy said sternly.
Scarlett mumbled and looked out the window.
"Fottuto stronzo. (Fucking asshole.)"
He side eyed her and kept driving. They got to her house and John helped her out.
"I'd say thank you, but your brother might get the wrong impression." She said sarcastically.
Tommy squinted his eyes at her and was about to say something, but she turned around and walked into her house.