Thomas Shelby imagines-a new chapter

111.Old friend

This story is the one we saw first.When the Shelby's prospered in their business in 1919 but they also didn't forget to laugh.

Tommy had no grace to hurt him,no love to soften him and he preferred it that way.But he couldn't refuse what his heart felt when he used to see her.His old friend y/n

Since a child they used to play together,throw mud on people then run away laughing.

Since teenagers they used to drink together on the roof of her house clinking their bottles not glasses because Tommy knew y/n loved drinking from the bottle

He always remembered what she liked what she didn't like.She was nothing like any other woman.She was elegant but childish at the same time.She was fierce and stubborn and used to do deals on the street side by herself

She was everything that women rarely were at the time.Tommy loved her for that.But as adults after he went to war,they grew apart.

Tommy was different.He didn't used to laugh a lot anymore.But she knew deep inside the old Tommy was hiding somewhere waiting for her to find him

Whenever y/n used to bump into him on the streets or come by his den,the two wouldn't speak but only stare into each others eyes.

Tommy would sometimes stare at her up and down admiring how she grew into a woman with such beauty.She would catch him staring and would just turn away from his sight shyly

One night Tommy and his family were sitting in their living room.Some by the fire like John and Arthur

Ada sitting beside Polly lighting Polly's cigarette while she smoked her own.Tommy leaning back on the chair comfortably with a cigarette between his lips staring down at the papers in his hand shifting a little on his seat

The family was talking comfortably until they heard a knock at their door.Tommy looked up simply with his eyes then looked at the clock

10:00 pm it read.

"Whose whore is at the door?"Polly asked looking at her nephews.Arthur raised his eyebrows in surprise while John squinted his eyes at her comment

"I told her to meet me tomorrow!"john shouted jumping from his chair and rushing to the door.He opened the door

"Didn't I tell-oh well well you're much better"John smirked leaning on the door frame smirking at y/n.

"As if I'd do it with you.You dream big baby boy"she patted his cheek making him loose his smirk.The people inside the house looked at the door

"Well she put him in his place it was about time!"Arthur laughed slapping his thigh.John moved out of the way letting y/n in

"Y/n?What are you doing here?"Polly chuckled turning in her chair.Tommy who was staring down at his paper now was looking up from his eyes staring at the woman at the door

"Well before I could forget I wanted to give you all a thanksgiving basket because....well we don't celebrate it but it's worth having"she said closing the door behind.

Tommy kept his papers down waiting for her to turn around.She turned from closing the door and her eyes immediately went to Tommy

"Also I wanted to give you a few lists of people around town who need their house 'cleaned'.I said that the peaky blinders will handle it so Tommy....take this"she said walking over to him giving him a few papers.Tommy looked into her eyes not bothering to look at the paper and took it from her.There fingers daring to touch each other

"There's a woman on the willow street whose husband is being very disturbing and there's another woman whose being exploited by her land lord and there's another woma-