les sequelles - Cillian Murphy & Thomas Shelby

24. Come Home

come home

𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: thomas shelby x reader

𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: none.

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"You look tired," you whispered as you quietly closed the door to Tommy's office behind you and turned around to look into his face, dark circles under his eyes.

You hadn't seen him the entire day and now it was past midnight but he still sat in his office, trying to keep his beautiful blue eyes open and not fall asleep on the comfortable chair.

Things had been rough the past weeks, the business booming and letting him hardly take a break from everything. But you were busy too, training horses everyday without being able to take some time for yourself or Tommy since many important races were right around the corner.

A soft hum left his throat, a cigarette between his kissable lips which you hadn't felt on yours in nearly ages and a half empty bottle of whiskey placed in front of him on the wooden table while he didn't even look up from the contract he was focused on.

"I brought you something to eat," a small smile appeared on his lips the second your words had filled the room, finally giving you his full attention and looking right into your eyes.

He put the cylinder of nicotine on the ashtray, his eyes never leaving you as you put the sandwich on the table, a loving smile on your face.

"How was your day? Did you fell off the horse again?" he tried to hide a boyish grin while biting his bottom lip, leaning back in his chair.

"May I remind you, Mr Shelby, that this accident already happened a week ago? I'm fine, no need to be worried," you stayed serious, crossing your arms in front of your chest and walking around the table. Thomas took your hands in his, carefully pulling you on his lap and wrapping his arms around your waist.

"Glad to hear that. Already thought you broke all your bones," he loved teasing you, nuzzling his nose in your hair and closing his eyes.

Ever since you had fallen down a horse some days ago, only because the animal didn't seem to like the things you'd want it to do, he hadn't stopped teasing you about it. And he probably never would.

"Watch your mouth," you warned him with a giggle, wrapping your arms around his neck and pulling him closer.

"Or what?" he grinned and started to leave soft kisses down your neck, his hot breath tickling your skin.

You had missed him like crazy the past days, going to sleep and waking up in an empty bed was definitely one of the things you hated the most. Every night you had tried your best to stay awake until your boyfriend would finally open the door and enter your shared bedroom, but you barely made it past midnight.

"Let's go home. You look like you haven't slept in ten years," you whispered, your fingers carefully running through his hair while you enjoyed the kisses he left on your neck with closed eyes.

The two of you sat in silence for a few moments, Tommy pulling you closer to his chest, his lips leaving you skin as he carefully tucked a strand of hair behind your ear.

"I missed you," a small smile appeared on his beautiful face, lighting up the whole room, while he looked into your eyes and took your face into his warm hands, caressing your cheeks with his thumbs.

You leaned into his touch and kept your eyes closed as Tommy stared at you like you were the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, a precious piece of art he never got bored looking at.

Work wasn't the only thing keeping him awake until the early morning hours every night. Most of the time he spent looking at your beautiful face while you were sleeping peacefully beside him, never noticing the sweet words he whispered into your ear and the soft kisses he left on your bare skin.

But you didn't knew that and he truly hoped you would never find out because it was his own little secret.

"Let's go home," you repeated your words and opened your eyes only to look into Tommy's. A sigh left his mouth, his gaze traveling to the contract on the wooden table, back to your eyes and again to the piece of paper. It wasn't easy for him to just forget about his business but the thought of falling asleep in your arms didn't make the decision easier.

You already prepared yourself for another rejection, slowly getting up from his lap and looking at him impatiently. Another sigh could be heard and in that moment you knew his answer.

"I can't, (Y/N), I'm sorry," he whispered, a sad and exhausted look on his mesmerising face. You tried to hide your disappointment, simply because you didn't want him to feel bad and you knew that you couldn't change his mind anyway.

"But why don't you stay?" he quickly added, his hand reaching out to grab your wrist and stop you from leaving him alone. Thomas knew you were exhausted, probably wanted to do nothing but fall on the mattress and sleep but he acted selfish anyway, not caring about your tiredness.

Tommy wanted you to stay and even fall asleep in his arms on the comfortable chair if it meant he wouldn't be alone until the sun rose again. He missed you so much, all he wanted to do was holding you and talking about everything and nothing.

"I'll wait until you're finished," you finally answered, taking a seat at the chair opposite from his. He didn't like the distance between you two but having you sit on his lap wouldn't exactly support his concentration so he stayed silent, giving you a lovely smile before his eyes went back to the contract.

You watched him taking notes, the pen moving slower each time he wrote down another word, tiredness taking over his entire body but he wasn't even near being finished yet.

There was an entire mountain of documents placed next to him on the table and it seemed like you wouldn't leave the office until at least three in the morning. But you tried your best to stay awake, admiring his beauty and following every move he made with your eyes.

It didn't even take ten minutes until your eyes felt heavier every second that passed, your concentration to stay awake being long gone. You shuffled unsettled in your chair as you tried to distract yourself from the tiredness taking over your body and decided to steal the cigarette from Tommy's hand.

His attention was back on you in milliseconds as he watched you taking a long drag from his cylinder of nicotine.

"Am I boring you, Miss?" he asked clearly amused and leaned back in his chair.

"Maybe a little bit," you answered with a huge grin on your face, trying your best to hide your tiredness which was almost impossible.

Tommy watched you finishing the cigarette, stubbing it out in the ashtray placed on the table and getting up from your chair. You slowly walked around the table, Tommy already reaching for your hands and pulling you carefully on his lap.

You made yourself comfortable, wrapping your arms around his neck as you nuzzled your face in his neck and closed your eyes, taking in the smell of his cologne. He let his fingers run through your hair, leaving soft kisses on your forehead.

It didn't even take you two minutes to fall asleep in his arms, your hot breath tickling his neck which made it even harder for Thomas to concentrate on all the contracts left on the table.

He ended up falling asleep too, leaving the paperwork unfinished, but all he cared about was the fact that he finally was close to you again.

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