"Morning, Curly." Cora said walking into stables. "Morning, Fox. We've got all your horses in stable warmed up and ready."
"Thank you Curly." she said and opened box with Eclipse. "Hello, love. I missed you." she said kissing it's head.
"So, that is the horse from the picture?" Christian asked entering the stable and Cora looked at him and smiled.
"Yes. Eclipse, this is my friend Christian." she said to the horse. She chuckled and turned to Christian again.
"What are you doing so early in the morning?" she asked and he shrugged. "Couldn't sleep." he said and she nodded.
"You had it again?" he asked and she sighed nodding. She had nightmares every night. It was about her brother Luke. From that day.
She would often scream terribly and mostly wake everyone up so she would always sleep in other part of the house.
"What about your boyfriend?" he asked and she chuckled looking down. "Finn?" she asked and he nodded.
"We can't be together and you know that." she said. "But you two kissed." he said and she blushed looking down bitting her lip.
"Please don't tell anyone." she said and he laughed. "Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me." he said and she nodded.
"He looks like a good guy. Shelby, but good guy." he said and she nodded. "He is." she said and he smiled.
"I hope he'll help you with all this." he said and she shrugged. "I believe he will. Now, I have some business Johnny Dogs asked me to do so I'll see you later." she said.
Christian walked out the stables and Cora started preparing Eclipse. She was fixing stirrings when hands wrapped around her waist.
"Hello, love." Finn said placing kiss on her cheek and she giggled turning around pulling him into kiss.
"What are you doing here?" she asked and he shrugged. "Wanted to see you before I go away to John's funereal." he said.
"Tommy wants you there too." he said and Cora sighed going to other side of the horse fixing belt.
"I already told you, Finn. I don't want to have anything with him." she said and he sighed at her attitude.
"Johnny Dogs sent me to get weapons. I have to go now." she said taking Eclipse out and Finn stopped her by her wrist.
"Be safe. I don't want to hear your name as the dead one." he said and she placed her palms on his cheeks.
"You too." she said in worried tone and pulled him into a kiss. They parted and she climbed on horse running away.
***
"Oi! Johnny!" Cora yelled walking down and throwing him a dynamite and he gasped throwing it and she laughed.
"You fucking bastard come here." Johnny said trying to catch her but Eclipse got on her back legs and he walked a step back in fear.
"Here are what I picked up." She said placing boxes on the table and men started taking weapons and ammunition.
She heard Thomas talking and went to the back to see what's going on. She saw Thomas talking with Aberama Gold.
"You toss that coin, you take a bet before witnesses, and if I win..." he said. "Then we'll insist that the terms of this agreement wager are fulfilled." Arthur finished.
"Toss the coin, Mr. Gold." he said but Aberama just smiled. "Tommy Shelby, OBE... No wager today..." he started.
"But with this penny I will buy a flower to put on your grave... When the time comes." Aberama said placing penny in his pocket.
"And before that time... Please don't again disrespect my friends or their valued property. We missed Christmas, let's have it now."
"Peace on earth, goodwill to all men." Thomas said and Aberama smiled. Bonnie looked at Cora and smiled at old friend.
Cora ran up to him and pulled him into a hug and he hugged her back kissing her hair. They pulled apart and laughed.
"I thought you were dead the last time I saw you." he said and she smiled. "Death can't catch me easily." she said and he chuckled.
"So... you're one of the Peaks?" he asked and she shook her head. "Just helping to kill Changrettas. If you remember my brother James. He got killed by their order."
"I'm very sorry to hear that." Bonnie said and Cora nodded. "Come on, let's have a drink." she said and walked to table.
***
"Cora!" her older sister Lily yelled as the girl walked in the house. "Yes?" she asked walking inside the room.
"How do I look?" she asked and Cora looked at her up and down seeing as her sister dressed in very expensive dress.
"Depends on the occasion." Cora said and Lily scoffed. "Well, today, Bonnie is fighting with someone from Shelby industry." she said.
"So, Bonnie is the occasion." Cora said smirking and Lily threw dagger at her but Cora cathed it.
"Do you think I'll have a chance?" Lily asked looking at herself in the mirror. "Why not?" Cora asked and Lily shrugged.
"I don't think he wants to be with someone like me, you know." Lily said and Cora took her hands in hers.
"Lily, you're beautiful and strong. And if Bonnie doesn't see that in you, he's just an idiot. But I know you'll have the chance."
"Will you go with me?" she asked and Cora nodded. "Thank you so fucking much." Lily said hugging her and Cora hugged her back.
Girls left the house and walked towards the factory. Lily stopped and Cora turned to her confused.
"What?" she asked. "I don't think I can. What if he tells me I'm ugly?" Lily asked and Cora chuckled.
"Then I'll put this in his throat." she said playing with her dagger in her hand and two of them walked inside the factory.
"Finish him Bonnie!" Aberama yelled and Bonnie punched Billy so hard, he fell on the floor and everyone looked at him.
"Fuck me. That was a punch." Arthur said chuckling. "What's he got, horseshoes in those gloves or what?" he asked.
"No, just his dad's strength and his and his mother's temper." Aberama said and Bonnie turned to brothers.
"Does he have fits?" Thomas asked. "No." Aberama said. "Asthma?" he asked. "No." he said again.
"How's he cut?" Arthur asked. "Well, no one's cut him yet, but his skin's thick." he said. "Does he drink?" Thomas asked.
"Water, sometimes." Aberama said and Bonnie chuckled and connected his eyes with Lily. "How many fights?" Thomas asked.
"25, bare knuckle, all knockouts, 5 with gloves in pastures, all knockouts." Aberema said. "Against Romany fighters?" Arthur asked.
"I told you he would like you." Cora whispered to her sister who was still looking at Bonnie and she blushed.
"He only looked at me once." Lily said and they saw Bonnie placing a hat Thomas gave him on his head.
Bonnie told something to his father and started walking towards the girls. "Hello, Cora." Bonnie said but he was looking at Lily.
"Lily." he said and Cora cleared her throat. "I'll leave you two to enjoy. But not to much, eh?" she asked walking away smirking at Lily.
