Peaky Blinders Imagines✔️

Isaiah- Button Up Your Overcoat

"Listen, big boy, now that you got me made
Goodness but I'm afraid
Somethin's gonna happen to you
Listen, big boy, you gotta be hooked and how
I would die if I should lose you now
Button up your overcoat
When the wind is free
Take good care of yourself
You belong to me
Eat an apple every day
Get to bed by three
Take good care of yourself
You belong to me
Be careful crossina streets, ooh ooh
Cut out sweets, ooh, ooh"
"Should you be singing that in your shop Miss YLN" I turn around and see Isaiah walking in through the shop door with Finn and Michael. Turning down the record playing I greet my boyfriend and his two friends
"I was just about to close the shop then meet you at the Garrison"
"Well we were going to ask if you could make us some fresh sweets?"
"Zigh you know my dad does all of that"
"You know how to though. You've watched him plenty of times. Please?" he pleads and I give in to him way too easily
"Fine, but your not turning off my Ruth Etting record" I tell the boys
"Whatever makes you make some sweets for us" Micheal chuckles
"What am I making? barley sugar? butter mints? fruit rock?"
"Fruit rocks. Lemmon, apple, strawberry and orange"
"Fine" I sigh and get everything ready to make the sweets. I first start making a mixture of sugar water and corn syrup, heating it up until it's over 300 decrees then I pour it on the marble slap "now if I'm making this just for you. You have to share with Tommy, Arthur and John. Not forgetting Lizzie, Esme and the kids. Oh and you all have to help me with the hook"
"I'll help you" Finn flexes his arms earning an eye roll off me. I separate the mixture once it's cooled. I then add the flavouring and the colouring before handing them off to the boys to stretch.
Once the sweets have been made and bagged up Finn and Micheal leave giggling like school children
"Who knew you boys would get so excited about sweets?"
"Well we can only have the best" Isaiah hands me a sweet "and you my dear have the best sweet shop in Small Heath"
"You flatter me Mr Jesus. Now help me clean up and then we can go to the Garrison"

Isaiah helps go clean up the mess I made before I take my coat, put it on and leave the shop, locking it up behind me. The bitter cold chill of the winters air hits my face
"Bloody hell Isaiah button up your overcoat. You'll catch yourself a cold"
"I think I'll be ok YN" he places his arm around my waist and we walk to the garrison "you however you only have to stick a finger out of a window and you'll catch a cold. You'll be making yourself cough drops"
"I won't be making anything especially if you catch a cold after I've warned you" this causes Isaiah to laugh as we enter the Garrison
"Come on love the boys will make fun of me if I wore my coat done up and a scarf"
"Well I think you look quite fetching with your overcoat done up, a scarf and some gloves" I push open the doors to the snug
"I'm glad you do but I wouldn't look very intimidating"
"Wait until I start telling the world that Isaiah Jesus loves a bath with rose petals and candles"
"You'll be the death of me woman" I laugh sitting down next to Ada
"What are you two bickering about now" she laughs
"Isaiah wouldn't button up his overcoat. I told him he'd catch a cold"
"Here we go again. I'll go and get you a drink love" he kisses my head before leaving the room
"Thanks for the sweets YN, the kids will love them"
"You know I'll sneak them sweets anytime John. Just have to pop into the shop"
"Ah not sure your mother and father would be impressed" Finn says
"What are you on about? my parents love you all"
"No I mean about the sneaking sweets. Tried that once and had a slapped wrist. Bloody hurt" Finn rubs his wrist in memory making me laugh remembering when we were younger
"Well we were little shits then"
"Still are now" Tommy grumbles before sipping his whisky.

Before we leave the Garrison at the end of the evening I make sure to button up Isaiah's coat, at first the Shelby's made fun of him before I made sure they had all of their coats buttoned up as well.
However annoyingly the following day I woke up with a blocked nose and no one else had. Isaiah was right. Next time I'm out late I will make sure I have a hat, scarf and gloves.