Peaky Blinders One-Shots

Thomas/Lizzie - She's Kicking Me

Lizzie's P.O.V.

Groaning I sit down in the chair in front of Tommy at his office, he looks up at me surprised, "Lizzie, what are you doing here?"

"Had Polly told you that I wanted to see you?" I ask tiredly as I rest my feet on the chair beside me, leaning back I try to get comfortable as this child was literally draining the life out of me. 

"Yes, she did." He said coldly, his eyes were on my belly almost mesmerized, "And I told her-"

"You didn't want to see me." I cut him off, "Why is that?"

"Lizzie I have been busy,"

I scoff, "Busy avoiding me,"

"Think what you like Lizzie, but I have been busy finalizing some deals." He said, "You should be at your house Lizzie, you are not going to get comfortable here."

"I am going fucking insane alone in that house, either you come and give me company or I will go back to my old house, where I had my family..."

Tommy sighed licking his lips, "Lizzie, will you please stop being so fucking stubborn. What could I possibly do to help you? Go to Ada,"

I flinched slightly gasping, "Fuck," I whispered gripping the edge of his desk, 

"What?" Tommy stood up almost immediately, shutting my eyes I breathed in sharply, "Lizzie what is happening?"

"Shut up Tommy," I whisper trying to breathe through the immense pain the baby was bringing me. 

"This is exactly why I had told you to stay at home-"

"Tommy just shut up for a minute." I snapped, squeezing my eyes shut, his voice was annoying me..."She is just kicking me...very harshly and painfully, nothing is fucking happening."

I heard his footsteps coming around the desk he leaned down beside me, my eyes fluttered open as I felt him brushing some hair away from my face, "She is kicking you?"

I nodd, "Do you want to feel?"

Tommy looked at me hesitantly, biting my lip as it hurt to move I grab his hand lifting it up to my stomach where she was kicking constantly beating my insides black and blue..."Right here...feel."

His eyes widened as his hand got hit with a harsh kick, retracting his hand slightly he shook it, "Holy fuck Lizzie, she's kicking hard."

"I know," I groaned, "If that hurt you imagine how much it hurts me."

"Does she do this constantly?"

"Whenever she gets bursts of excitement, the doctor said it's normal means the baby is developing properly." I answer quietly, "Usually she calms down quite fast but she is having fun today."

Tommy had a light sense of happiness washed over his face, I hadn't seen any emotion in him for so long...but today...licking his lips he gently placed his hands over my tummy again almost gently massaging it, "What are you doing Tommy?"

"When Grace was pregnant...this use to help her...I guess both of my children like to bother their mothers." The light sense of happiness had vanished into thin air as soon as he mentioned Grace. Breathing out I grabbed his hand, 

"Tommy,"

"Go home Lizzie," Standing up quickly he turned his back to me, and the old Thomas Shelby was back. 

"No, Polly said that the new secretory needed some information for mailing, so I will be dealing with that." She didn't...but I didn't want to leave...Polly had told me to bring some emotion in him, to help him one last time.

"Fucking what?" Of course, he wasn't listening.

Biting my lips I pushed the chair away placing my swollen feet on the ground I struggle to push myself up on them but am successful, "Nothing, I knew that you wouldnt fucking listen to anything I would say...you know what Tommy? Fuck your new house, fuck your allowance, and fuck you." I snapped, "I am going back to my cousin's house, and there is no need for you in my children or my life."

"Lizzie,"

Walking out of the office as fast as I could 8 months pregnant, I walk over to the new secretary who was looking over at me almost in fear, "What information did you need Andrew?"

"Well Ms. Stark, I just need you to look over-"

"Nothing," Tommy cut him off, "Polly with deal with you later Andrew, and Lizzie come with me."

"Don't touch me," I spat, "Hand the papers, Andrew,"

"Andrew, why don't you go on your break now." The poor guy stood up quickly exiting the room, "Lizzie, you are getting on my last nerve."

"What am I doing?" I ask angrily, "I am doing as I am told by Polly. I came here thinking you would be glad to see me, and our future child but I was wrong. All of this is a mere inconvenience to you isnt it, Tom? This pregnancy, this child...so there is no need for you to shower your kindness towards me...I am in fine working shape and ouch." The baby kicked harshly against my ribs once again causing me to hold onto a chair, Tom quickly grabbed my arm.

"Fucking hell Lizzie," Tommy muttered leaning down to pick me up, 

"What are you doing Tom?" I ask in a panic, "Let me down."

Ignoring me he carried us down the stairs towards his car, gently resting me in the passenger seat he walked around throwing his cap in the back before driving on. "Tommy, where are you taking me? I am not-"

'Shut up Lizzie!" Tommy snapped, "Just shut up for fucking five seconds."

Scared I moved closer to the door watching him warily, he took a deep breath trying to calm himself down, "This baby isn't an inconvenience for me, Lizzie," He said quietly, "My own blood is not a fucking mistake for me Lizzie...yes, I had given you the option for abortion but that was just in a state of panic. Look...I am just dealing with some things politically and personally so everything fucking messing with my brain and I can't trust myself around you or the baby."

I stayed quiet, "Everything is still there in my mind Lizzie, and if I stop working for one second everything rushes back...everything Lizzie."

"Have you gone to see a doctor Tommy?"

"No, medicines won't help Lizzie. . .please just try and understand...I am happy for the baby I am but I just-"

"Have to work."

"Yeah..."

And he won't stop till he completely vanishes...