Peaky Blinders Imagines✔️

Tommy- A Mothers Passing

Trigger Warning- illnesses, death

I was 19 years old when my father passed away during the war. Mother never found love again and so never remarried. I however found love after stepping foot into the Garrison that night wanting to drink myself into forgetting the last 4 years. That's where I saw him, Tommy Shelby still in his uniform. I knew the Shelby brothers only being a few years older than John, but I had never seen any of them in more than a friendly way. That is until that night.
Mine and Tommys relationship was a whirlwind having got pregnant before marriage we married rather quickly. Now I'm 27, our son 3 and we are more in love than we ever thought was possible.

"Mrs Shelby, I'm sorry to bother you, but there is a woman on the phone asking for you"
"Oh thank you Mary" I get up off the floor with Charlie and head to the telephone
"Hello, Mrs Shelby speaking"
"Mrs Shelby, I'm nurse Lee"
"Nurse?" I frown feeling confused "I haven't been to the doctors since being present"
"My apologies, I'm your mothers nurse"
"My mother? what's wrong?"
"Unfortunately your mother has been ill for some time now"
"Ill? why wasn't I informed of any of this?"
"Your mothers wishes"
"What is it?" I sigh feeling tears start to prick my eyes
"Pneumonia I'm afraid. Mrs Shelby is there any chance you could come and visit?" Tommy walks in and immediately I turn around so he can't see my sad face
"Yes of course. I'll be there as soon as I can" I put the phone down and wipe the tears that have escaped
"Who was that love?" Tommy asks wrapping his arms around me
"My mums nurse. She's ill Tom, really ill. I need to go and see her"
"Ok. I'll drive you, we'll drop Charlie off at Polly's first" nodding my head Tommy gets Charlie ready.

Nervously I enter my childhood house holding on to Tommys hand. We walk up the stairs and enter her bedroom
"Ah Mrs Shelby your here. Mabel YN's here" the nurse tells mum who looks as pale as a ghost
"Hi mum"
"Hello dear" mum croaks instantly breaking my heart. I sit in the chair next to her taking her hand
"Mum you remember Tommy"
"Of course I do. Where's my grandson?" she asks
"He's with Polly. I didn't know if I should bring him or not" I tell mum truthfully
"I'd like to see him before I die"
"No mum don't..." I shake my head not wanting to hear any of this
"YN. I'm dying. I'm not getting any better. So please before I die I want to see my grandson"
"Ok" I breath out.

The following day Tommy and I take Charlie to see my mum one last time and then 3 days later I get a phone call to tell my that she had passed away peacefully in her sleep.
We just had the funeral 2 days ago now I'm sat in the doctors office being told that I'm pregnant again
"Ok Mrs Shelby, just like last time take things easy and make sure Mr Shelby is helping around the house"
"We have maids now so things will be easier" I tell the doctor
"Ok good. I'll see you in 3 weeks for a follow up appointment and the see if we can hear babies heart"
"Ok. Thank you" I stand up taking my bag and coat with me. I walk outside and see Tommy leaning on the wall with a cigarette while watching Charlie playing with a puppy "hey" I say walking up to him
"So was I right?" he asks with a smirk
"Yes. You were right" I reluctantly tell him. He takes my hand and we walk over to Charlie "come on Charlie time to go"
"Ok bye bye" Charlie kisses the puppy's head then takes my hand "the nice lady let me stroke her puppy. His name is whiskey"
"Did your dad name it by any chance"
"No mummy don't be silly" the little boy laughs.
Arriving home Charlie runs off to the play room while Tommy and I walk over to his office
"If the baby is a girl, I want to name her Anna Mabel" Tommy looks at me wide eyed
"You want to name her after our mothers?" I nod my head in reply "well I think it's a beautiful idea, but why my mothers name first?"
"Because i wouldn't let you name Charlie Tommy, or Arthur, or John, or..."
"Ok ok I get it. Thank you love" tommy walks over to me and pulls me into his arms
"I love you Tom"
"And I love you" I smile up at him.