A Royal Duty ~ Tommy Shelby~

chapter 3: Home

As we ascend the small staircase, I start to think.
Does my father know I'm missing??
When he finds out, will he look for me ??
Force me back to the Palace or let me live a little??.

My thoughts are then interrupted by Thommy opening a door to a cosy bedroom. It's smaller than mine back home, but I like it. I go to the window and peer out on the street. Will this be my new home??

"My bedroom is next door, so if you need anything during the night, just let me know. Polly is right down the corridor, and John's house is next door." Tommy says as I nod and start unpacking.

Elizabeth managed to sew me some clothes so I don't stand out. I'm not going to miss those corsets and pointy shoes.
I'm unpacking when I noticed the presence still in my room. I turn around, and Tommy still stands in my doorway.
He suddenly says, " You're different, y'know." I stand there not saying anything. "You don't speak much, do you?"

That got me to talk.
I say in a quiet voice, " There's nothing to say."

He sits on a chair in the corner of the room by the window. " Tell me about yourself." I'm internally panicking. What do I say? What if he knows?.

I say, meekly " There not much to know about me" I paused to sit down on the bed by my bag of clothes, "I had a good life, close relationship with my parents and my six younger siblings but then my mother died. She was the life at the party, a room brightened with her smile. My father then started to be harder on me and my siblings, I took most of the hits, physical and verbal, so none of my brothers or sisters had to endure it. I hated my life. My father said i had one rolw in life and i didnt want to do it becausei felt empty like i had no purpose, as I got older my father became stricter with how I looked, how I ate, what I did as a hobby. I had enough. My friend knew polly and said she would help me get away from an abusive devil I call a father. " I just spulled my guts to a complete stranger, handsome, yes, but still.

It was silent for a moment, then he spoke up. " I know how you feel" he took a deep sigh before saying "My mother, Martha Shelby died when she had our Finn, and we were left with my father, Arthur shelby Snr and let's just say he wasn't the loving type. He was abusive and didn't care about us. He conned a lot of people and never paid anyone back. He had a debt that needed to be settled, so poll took us in and haven't heard from him since. Arthur still takes his side. After that, I felt like I had to prove myself. All of us did so me and my brothers and I signed up for the war. I was a tunneler, and even after the war. Everything I try and fall asleep, I can still hear the gunshots from above me and digging in the walls." He expressed with a noticeable look of discomfort on his face.

I walked over to him and gave him hug, he wrapped his arms around my wait with his head on my stomach, and he was still sitting down. " I'm so sorry, Thomas. It must've been awful for all of you: I comfort him for what seemed like forever before he said to me.
"When i said you're different y/n I meant that i felt a connection to you. That I want you to hold me, talk to me , see you everyday" he confesses before asking me " Could you meet me at the garrison tomorrow at 4 pm, I want to take you dancing and for a drink. Show you around." He semes rather shy about it. I agree as I felt the same way towards him.

We looked into each others eyes before I felt him leaning in, and I had a fluttering feeling in my stomach as I leaned as well. When our lips were inches apart, we heard a bellow of a familiar voice
" THOMAS YOU BETTER NOT BE SCARING OUR GUEST!!!," she shouts before saying," YOU HAVE CALLS TO MAKE TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS!!" I know what partners exactly.

I giggle as Tommy chuckles, standing up and heading to the door before whispering in my ear. " Don't forget about tomorrow." I nod my head.

He turns his back to me before saying, "Oh and y/n." he paused before saying, " Welcome home." He smiled as he heads downstairs. I can hear polly giving him an earful about being with me for too long. ' Im really gonna like it here,' I think to myself before closing the door with a smile

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Hiii, To anyone who actually reads my rubbish story.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and sorry it's a bit long. This has been edited. 😁😁😁

Any ideas? What could Tommy and y/n do on their 'date'??