les sequelles - Cillian Murphy & Thomas Shelby

21. Falling All Over Again

Falling All Over Again

Title: Falling All Over Again

Pairing:Thomas Shelby x Reader

Word Count: 7900 (BIG GENUINE OOPS)

Warning: very slow burn smut

Summary: The Reader has known the Shelby's nearly all her life. Like many she had a crush on Tommy. After a sweet moment many years ago she became almost speechless around him. Following a very embarrassing moment she finally found the courage to start to converse with him again. 

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"Shhhh Elena, you'll get caught!"

"Ada, shut it! You're the one who said it's here!"

You kept an eye on the staircase, while Hannah was downstairs watching the front door.

"If none of you shut up, then everyone will hear!" Hannah hissed up the stairs.

Elena got it in her head that Thomas was hiding something of her brothers in his room and had set out to get it. Of course the rest of you girls thought she went mad, but you weren't about to let her attempt a solo mission. The four of you had grown up together in town since you were children, so when one of you started something it became everyone's job to finish it.

Elena had older brothers always telling her she was too much of a child and didn't know anything about the world, despite all of us being around twenty years old. She worked it out that if she pulled a stunt like this, then she wouldn't be such a child anymore. The rest of you also worked out that she might lose her head trying to dig around in Thomas Shelby's room, so you hoped by there being a group of you, there might be less bloodshed. In theory of course.

Hannah's loud slam of the book on the table meant someone was coming. You held up a finger to the girls, telling them to be quiet, and kept your eyes open. Mens shoes were making their way to the bottom step and you whirled around towards the girls. As you tried to push up from your crouched position, your foot slipped backwards off the top step and you went crashing ass over tea kettle backwards down the stairs.

"Fuck! Shit! Damnit!"

A man had gotten nearly crushed in your fall. He was able to move just to the side fast enough that your tumbling body only grazed him and didn't knock him down. It wasn't the plan, but now Ada and Elena had plenty of time to get out of there.

"Y/N!" Hannah rushed to your side. "Are you okay!"

"Wha-yeah. Yeah. I'm fine. I think." Sitting up slightly your head was throbbing in the back, and you could feel the bruises settling in already.

"Are you alright?" The man's voice startled you. When you looked up, Thomas Shelby was crouching down next to you, helping you sit up. He kept his hand on the small of your back, and helped you straighten out your legs.

Before you could answer, Elena and Ada were practically in your lap screaming and panicking like your head had been snapped off.

"I'm fine! I'm fine! Fuck stop screaming!" Elena and Ada froze, but Thomas laughed a little. "And what's so funny?" You snapped as you turned to him.

The second your eyes met his, you felt like someone sucker punched you. Of all people to get snippy with, hurt or not, he was the last person to do that too.

"Oh my god Tom- Mr. Shelby. I am so sorry. I didn't mean to yell at yo-"

"It's fine, Y/N. Please just call me Tommy. We practically grew up together for fucks sake. I just never heard you raise your voice like that before, let alone throw the word fuck out so easily. I forget you girls aren't all seven and eight anymore." He gave you a small smile, helped you to your feet, and then headed upstairs.