Rebound // Alfie Solomons

55. You Scared of Cora? You Should Be

It's Time to Go/ Criston Cole / Harwin strong x peaky blinders crossover out now!!

'Fucking hell.' Alfie said cursing immediately upon getting out of the car

'I asked you to come alone and unarmed' Tommy told them

'you scared of Cora here?' Alfie questioned with a laugh. ''You should be." 

'Not Cora, him.' Tommy said pointing to one of alfies guards.

'Yeah well alone? I ain't never gonna do that.' Alfie informed him. 'and I am unarmed.' But Tommys eyes moved to alfies cane. 'As for the cane don't worry about it it's just for my sciatica it's always plays up around the winter and the summer solstice.' Alfie informed him.

"It does." Cora agreed. "I give him wonderful massages that helps." she added leaning into Alfie. 

"Oh she does." Alfie agreed kissing her.  "So what the fuck do you want so I can get back to fucking this gorgeous woman right here." 

'Cora!' michael called and she ran off, Alfie watched her cautiously.

"Tommy treating you alright? You can tell me if he isnt. I can gladly kick his ass. I might just anyways." cora remarked hugging him. 

'What have you got for me Alfie?'

'What did you bring me out here for?' Alfie countered

'It's on the way to somewhere and I need to be in a hurry.' Tommy told him

'Yeah?' Alfie questioned.

'What have you got for me?' Tommy repeated

'Well seeing as you were prepared to pay such an exorbitant amount for this information I decide to give you value for money. So here are the names of all the men in England whom I would approach right if I had a Faberge egg for sale. There you go and then here's all the men on that list you know, who would buy the old Faberge egg even if they knew that item was stolen.' Alfie handed him a second note 'then cause you're curious fucking gypsy mind, I won't ask but here's a list of men who would buy a Faberge egg because of their wives obsession.' A third list handed over. Tommy handed over a wad of cash.

'Oh yes. Thank you Mr. Shelby lovely doing business with you.' Alfie said putting the cash in his pocket.

''It's alright. I mean Tommy is Tommy but did you hear what happened to Charles?" Micheal questioned. 

"What happened to charles?" Cora countered. 

'Time to go gorgeous,' Alfie called, Cora glanced back at him as Tommy pulled out his gun as did alfies man. Alfie stood waiting hand on his cane.

'Thomas!' Cora yelled stomping up to him, fury filled her.

'You know you left a name off the list.' Tommy told him

'Did I?' Alfie countered calmly. 

'Yeah. I've already spoken to my people in the jewelry quarter' Tommy informed him 'experience dealers. They tell me there are only three Men in Britain whose wives are obsessed with Faberge... make some good customers you missed the richest one of them off the list.' Tommy told him

'Yeah well if you already knew how come you dragged me all the way out into the fucking oggin mate?' Alfie questioned.

'Two reasons. Reason one by withholding a name you most certainly know you proven to me that you've done a deal with the old fellows. Two,' tommy went on, as Cora stood in front of his gun. '-it was you who told him about the tunnel. You told them about the fucking deal with the Soviets. Reason to the name of the man that you were withholding must be my enemy otherwise you wouldn't be protecting him. He is now man I could use.' Cora grabbed his gun pulling it from his hand as she snapped his wrist back. She saw the pain in Tommy's eyes but he didnt flinch.

'Listen sweetie you can't-'. Alfie began.

'You gave information in exchange for a share.' Tommy shouted as Cora shoved him back.

'Tommy, there were things in that treasury that God himself, he spoke to me. And he said Alfie you are meant to have these.' Alfie informed him.

'You cross the line Alfie.' Tommy declared, it was Cora that cocked the gun at Tommy this time. 

'You fucking what?' Alfie countered confused, still calm and unmoving. 

'You crossed the line.' Tommy told him

'The line?'

'They're using my boy.' Tommy told him screamed at him and Cora's arm dropped to her side. 

'What?' Cora rasped. 

"Someone took Charles." Tommy rasped. Cora couldnt breathe, couldnt think, couldnt move as Tommy grabbed the gun from her and dug it into Alfie's temple. 'Did you fucking know?'

'Yeah I knew but damn does I am it made no fucking difference to me mate.' Alfie told him calmly.

They had Charles and Alfie knew? No that wasn't like Alfie. Not an innocent child. Tommy jumped on top of Alfie but alfies man pulled him off only to be shot in the head, michael stepped forward moving his gun from the dead man and now pointed his gun at alfie. Cora stood back dazed as the scene unfolded before her. 

'Fucking hell. What the fuck is going on?' Alfie yelled getting up. Tommy got up and pointed his gun back at Alfie.

'What is the matter with you Tommy? You got drunk and angry?' Alfie questioned. 

'Yeah I got fucking angry' tommy agreed

'It's in your fucking head mate!' Alfie yelled.

'Tommy I know this bastard deserves it, I know Tommy I know he does but if you kill him now the truce, the truce with the London outfits will be blown to fucking pieces!' Michael said, he had shot alfies man.

'Michael... Michael...'

'Don't worry about that truce kid all right cause it fell apart,' Alfie told them. 'You got nothing to worry about when it comes to the old scary London boys' Alfie told them,' get in the car gorgeous. We are leaving.' Alfie informed her but she stood frozen.

"Tom?" Cora whispered as he moved to her. "Who?"

"I don't know." Tommy rasped touching her face. 

'Which side are you on Alfie?' Michael screamed he was trying to defuse the situation and keep everyone well mostly everyone alive.

'I don't give a fuck right now kid right?' Alfie told him. 'I do not want him to spare me because of some peace pact! I want to acknowledge that his anger is un fucking justified .I want him to acknowledge that he who fights by the sword you fucking dies by it Tommy, so what they took your boy they got your boy?' Alfie said. 'And what fucking line I supposed to of crossed!?' He had marched up to tommy. Tommy glared back at him as Cora unknowingly held Tommy's hand.

 'how many fathers right? how many sons yeah? have you cut, killed, murdered, butchered, innocent and guilty sent straight to fucking hell?' Alfie questioned 'just like me! You fucking stand there you judging me stand there talk to me about crossing some fucking line if you pull that trigger right, you pull that trigger for an honorable reason. Like an honorable man not like some fucking civilian that does not understand the wicked way of our world mate.'

'Look Tommy, killing Alfie Solomons is not going to help,' Michael told him 'it'll be very bad for business' Michael reminded him.

'Tommy?' Cora questioned softly her voice barely a whisper. Tommy looked back at her scared, angry and confused, he gave her hand a squeeze and took a step back taking in a breath.

'Michael go and call Inspector Moss and tell him it's Palmer.' Michael walked away slowly staying close. 

'Well,' said Alfie softly, 'I did not know about your boy.' Alfie told him

'I know'

'I saw.' Tommy turned picking up his gun off the ground walking away. 'I saw your face when I said it... I will get him back Cora.'