illicit affairs - Michael Gray

Chapter 5

Tonight was the night of Lizzie's birthday party. That means everyone will be there including Michael and Gina and Oswald Mosley.

Polly came and picked me up an hour before the party started to help make sure everything was ready.

An hour into the party Oswald Mosley walked into the place where everyone was. After a couple of minutes I walked up to him.

"Sir Oswald." I said walking up to him

"Do I not get announced?" he asked me

"Mr. Shelby asked me to tell you that he's busy with the catering preparations and will be joining you shortly. In the meantime, and while you're waiting, we have opium, cocaine and brandy." I said ignoring his question as Polly walked over

"I don't use opium or cocaine, and brandy is for after dinner, not before." he said to me

"I have a list of options for the end of the evening. You'll notice that the maids wear name tags. We hired them specially...for those guests staying the night. All things are available...except the ballerinas." Polly said

"And who, might I ask, are you two?" he said to us

"I am a queen amongst the Romanies and she is Mary. And we too are unavailable." Polly said then we walked off to find Lizzie

"So, did you know?" Polly asked Lizzie

"What?"

"Oh, that tonight's special guest might have fucked you when you were a nightclub hostess?" I said to her as she struck me with a angry face

"Yeah."

"Lizzie, if we were to strike from our guest lists every man in Birmingham who you" Polly said to her and Lizzie gave her a look that told her to be quiet.

"Yes or no?" Polly said

"Fucking yes."

"Shit." she said as Tommy and Oswald walked in

"Sir Oswald, this is my wife, Elizabeth. Lizzie, Sir Oswald Mosley." Tommy said

"Since we all appear to know, and since knowledge is permission, I'm sure, Mr. Shelby, in the spirit of our honest relationship, you won't mind me saying it was a bottle of champagne and an evening well spent." Oswald says

"Actually, it was an evening wasted. For the champagne and brandy you bought me! As I recall, it was the booze that put you to sleep a little prematurely." Lizzie says as she throws a coin into Oswald's drink.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the dance is about to begin." a man says as Oswald walks away

"Mr. Mosley! A toast, if I may. To the end of our deal, and the beginning of something more." Tommy says as we all raise our glasses "Happy birthday, Lizzie." he says then we all walk out.

I was sitting next to Polly in the back row and Michael was in the back row too with Gina just in the other section next to us.

The ballet started soon after we sat down. I was watching the ballet until someone tapped my shoulder. I turned around and saw Michael and got up.

"Mary where are you going" Polly said as she pulled my arm

"To the bathroom" I replied

"You went before this shit started" She said pointing and looking at the stage

"I just had too much to drink " I said then she let go of my arm and I walked away to Michael. He takes my hand and leads me to the house to one of the guest bedrooms where I was going to be sleeping.

(a/n Again I cant write smut so...)

As I was putting my tights back on under my dress we heard a car pull up and yelling that sounded muffled. Michael walked up to the window to see what happened and I walked right behind him and put my hand on his shoulder. we saw Linda pull something out of her purse and we ran outside to see Linda with a gun pointed at Arthur and Tommy and Lizzie behind him.

"His name was Frederick. All we ever did was talk, Arthur. He just listened. And now he has no face. He's as ugly on the outside as you are on the inside. May you Peaky Blinders all rot...in fucking hell."

Then there was a gunshot