Gracie May

Favourite Customer

May Kings Shop

Gracie May was getting ready for closing time waiting for her last customers to come in, it's been about three months since Gracie moved to Small Heath and she loved it. Gracie May knew the secrets of Small Heath like the prostitutes, drugs and gangs but that didn't stop the love and compassion she had for Birmingham.

Gracie was turned around sewing a dress she had recently made, the bell rang as the front door was open and walked in Polly Gray one of Gracie Mays favourite customers.

"Hello Mrs Gray" Gracie May politely smiled towards the woman "please Gracie call me Polly just like you allow me to call you Gracie instead of Gracie May" Polly smiled back.

"How is everyone at home all keeping well" Gracie spoke, sometimes it was hard understand Gracie May especially with her accent and her broken English.
"They are all going good Gracie and you" Polly asked forgetting Gracie May was all alone.

The shop owner laughed lightly "I'm doing good Pol thank you" she turned around and grabbed Pols dress and matching hat she had ordered.

"I'm sorry Gracie I always forget" Polly did feel bad for the young girl she didn't have a lot of friends other then her costumers and she had no family.

"it's okay Polly I'm very forgetful myself" the two women laughed together as Gracie wrapped up Pollys order.

A boy ran into the shop "Aunt Polly it's Arthur he is really hurt" the teenage boy shouted out of breath.

Gracie May knew the type of business the Shelby's and Polly Grey ran she just didn't know who the Shelby boys were, Gracie never judged them she knew how this world worked.

"what has he done now" Polly asked Finn, she trusted Gracie she knew Gracie wouldn't tell a soul.

"Some copper Pol come quick" Finn rushed Polly "I took a course for nursing Polly if you would like I can come with and help it's Friday so I finish early" Gracie May stated.

He looked at Gracie with flirty eyes "the names Finn" he smirked earning a slap in the head from his aunt "thank you Gracie come with us" Polly requested.

After Gracie quickly closed up the shop she handed Pols order to Polly and started following Finn towards the Shelby house.

They all walked in and Gracie got a shock at the state of Pols nephew "oh god" she mumbled to herself.

Arthur was covered in blood flinching every time he moved which caused Ada to scowled him.

"Right let's do this" Gracie May grabbed a cloth and started cleaning off Arthur "now who is this" John asked looking at the beautiful Swedish woman cleaning Arthur.

"Hi I'm Gracie May Kings I work down the road in my clothes shop I did a nursing course a few years back" Gracie announced as she finished cleaning the blood off of Arthur.

"Well hello Gracie May" Arthur smirked causing John to laugh "shut up John" Another woman growled "I'm Ada that annoying shit laughing is John the near dead man in front of you is Arthur and the devil Tommy isnt here" Ada joked smiling at Gracie.

"Gracie May thank you for helping" Arthur replied with a light smile on his face "it's no problem your aunt helps me a lot with my shop it's the least I can do" Gracie May confessed.

The front door opened again "you can call me Gracie it's shorter" everyone laughed at the young girls polite manners.

Small Heath had beautiful women but nothing compared to Gracie May she held a heavenly smile on her face with jaw dropping tan on her skin.

"Right Arthur where are ye" a husky cold voice boomed throughout the house.

Everyone's eyes dropped to Gracie May who was just finished stitching Arthur "that's Tommy" John whispered to Gracie who nodded.

The blue eyed man came into the kitchen seeing his brother "well you don't look good" he growled handing Arthur a bottle of Rum. His eyes then locked with Gracie Mays.

"Who is she" he asked still not looking away from Gracie "I'm Gracie May Kings I own a shop down the road" she replied with a slight smile on her face.

"Right" he whispered to himself before looking at his brother again.
Gracie May knew they were about to talk about business so that was her queue to leave "I better be off don't move around to much Arthur you'll burst the stitches" She spoke softly before waving goodbye to everyone and heading home.

"Now Pol why have you never told us about little Swedish Gracie May Kings" John teased his aunt "because she is a lovely polite girl and she is my friend so don't you try shag her" Aunt Pol said sternly.

"Right enough about shagging the girl family meeting now" Tommy growled.

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