Rose and Flame

six

It had been a few busy months. Isiah and Florence finally finished decorating their house, Christmas had passed, Polly and Aberama had gone on their honeymoon and Tommy sent Micheal away to America and Ada moved to London.

"Flo!" Isiah shouted as he came through the front door. "In the kitchen." She told him. "Polls in the shop she wants to speak to you in 20." Isiah came in and kissed her.

"What for?" She asked. "Dunno, just asked me to come and get you." He smiled. "I am capable of walking by myself." She kissed him back.

Florence walked into the shop with Isiah and walked to her mums office. "What's up?" She asked as she sat down on the other side of the desk.

"Michael's back. Tommy wants me to go so i'm bringing you as well." Polly told her. "Can you not take Anna." Flo asked. "She's in London with Ada." Polly informed.

Polly got out of the car then Flo did. As she got out she saw Arthur in the phone box. She knew something was going to happen.

"Hello Mum. Flo." Micheal smiled as he came out the station. Florence didn't understand why she was here, but she could tell her mum was serious. "This is Gina. We got married on board."

Gina then came out and wrapped her arm in Michaels. Florence looked at Gina, she knew straight away she was bad news. Gina looked at her with not a very pleasant look.

"Tommy said to ask you the truth." Polly said sternly. "Let's go home and talk about it." Micheal said. "We've been travelling for 15 days." Gina inputted.

"You have no home until you tell me the truth." Polly told her son. Florence stayed back at the car watching the interaction between her mum, brother and now sister in law.

"Micheal!" Arthur shouted as he came out the phone box and walked down the road. "Christ!" Flo sighed quietly. "Welcome to Birmingham!" He shouted at Gina.

"Micheal." Polly said. "The ship docked at Belfast and I was taken my two men..." He started. "At gunpoint." Gina interrupted. "I'm speaking to my son!" Polly told Gina whilst still looking at Micheal.

"Fuck you!" He huffed. "Fuck you too Arthur and you too Florence." Micheal shouted. "Me?" Flo shouted. "Yeah! I bet you've turned into one of them!" He shouted at his youngest sister.

"Fuck you!" She shouted back at him and hit his chest. "America changed you! Your not the brother you were. Bastard!" Flo carried on shouting at him and hitting him then walked away.

"Follow her home." Arthur said to the Peaky Blinder who was stood by the car. "No don't even think about following me." She told him as she continued walking.

She could sense the Blinder walking behind her but keeping his distance. She had opened the door to her house and slammed it shut. Then she walked into the kitchen to find a bottle of whiskey.

Everyone was at the Garrison apart from Florence. Ada and Anna came back from London earlier in the day. An hour had past and she heard the door open. Isiah and Micheal walked in.

"Fuck off Micheal." Florence slurred. She's managed to drink nearly a full bottle of whiskey and was drunk. "I've come to apologise." He said. "I don't need your apology. Now get out of my house!" She raised her voice.

"I think it's best if you go." Isiah told him. Micheal walked out the house. "He's a dick!" Florence told her boyfriend. Isiah didn't say anything he just went and filled a glass of water for her to sober up with.

"I love you." Flo smiled and wrapped her arms around Isiah's neck. "I love you too, my love." Isiah kissed down her neck. Soft groans were coming from her lips. He laid her down on the kitchen table.

The couple at woke up in their bed tangled up in each other. "Will you marry me?" Isiah looked into Flo's eyes. "What? Isiah your 20 i'm 19." She said. "I don't care. Look. We live together, we've been a couple since we were 13." He explained.

"So will you marry me?" He asked again. "Of course i will." She smiled and kissed him. "I don't have a ring yet but i want you to choose. The most beautiful and expensive because that's what you deserve." He kissed her head.

"Tommy. Me and Flo have got some news for the family." Isiah went into Tommys office and told him. "Family meeting at six then." Tommy said. "Cheers." He walked back out and got to work.

It was now six in the evening everyone was their apart from Micheal and Gina. Flo didn't want him there nor Gina. "This morning I asked Flo to marry me and she said yes!" Isiah told the family. The couple were both unsure on how they would react.

"Oh my darlings!" Polly shot up out of her chair and hugged both Florence and Isiah. "Well done brother!" Arthur patted him on the back. The rest of the family congratulated them on their engagement. "Congratulations Flo!" Anna and Ada hugged the girl. "Welcome to the family!" Tommy patted Isiah on the back.