The Blood War, Peaky Blinders

𝟬𝟭𝟱 the worst she can say is no

The The Blood War
Chapter fifteen, The worst she can say is no
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-1921
Birmingham, England

Khloe comes to go find John the next morning. "I can't hold this in any longer" She said, throwing herself onto a seat at the table. John looks at her confused and Finn joins the conversation. "What is it Khloe" Arthur asked, looking up from the paper he was reading. "I'm going to get killed if I repeat it though" Khloe said. "Khloe don't do that, tell us" John said, Khloe leaving them on cliffhangers was nothing new, but they were determined to get it out of her. "Don't tell Tommy I told you though" Khloe said. "We won't, now talk" Finn said, leaning on the table. Khloe looked around to make sure there was no sign on Milly. "He fucked Lizzie last night" Khloe said. "Fuck off, really?" John asked, shocked. Khloe nodded and then Paige walked into the room.

"When did Paige get here?" Finn asked. "Oh my god, Arthur!" Khloe realised, "I can't keep one sex secret never mind keep yours too." "it's funny how Khloe realised so quickly" Paige said. "Yeah well, I'm not exactly stupid" Khloe said, Finn began to think otherwise and Khloe threw Arthur's paper at him.

Khloe goes for a walk that night, the streets lit up with the streetlight. Khloe new full well this would be one of the last times she'd see Small Heath like this so she wants to make the most of it. She heard screams in the distance and she followed the sound round a corner. "Polly?" Khloe asks as the figure becomes more visible. Khloe begins to run toward Polly, "No!" Was the word Polly shouted over and over again. Khloe took Polly in her arms and hugged her, she didn't know what happened but she knew Polly needed comforting. "It's okay Pol, I'm here" Khloe whispered. She eventually convinced Polly that it was a good idea to go home and she had to figure out what had happened.

Once she got Polly settled back at the house she had questions to ask to the boys. "Who died?" Khloe asked, shutting the living room door. "What?" Tommy asked. "Who. Died?" Khloe asked again. "No one? well not recently." Tommy turns to John and Milly, "Has there?" They shake their heads. "Well someone has fucking died and Polly is upset" Khloe said, "And I'd know wouldn't I?" Tommy sighs. "If you say so" Tommy walks off. Khloe walks back into the living room and closes the door behind her. "When did she become such a mother?" John asked, looking at Milly. "When girls don't have good mothers growing up, they tend to push themselves to be better parents and that side is coming out of Khloe, it happened to me once" Milly said, turning to walk away. 

The next morning, Tommy pulls up to John's house with Khloe. "All right, Tommy's here!" Arthur shouts. "Hang on!" John shouts from his house. Tommy gets out of his car and Arthur leans against it, taking out a small glass of liquid. "John, hurry up!" Tommy shouts. I'm coming" John shouted back from inside the house. Arthur takes a sip of the drink and Tommy looks at him. "seven o'clock, twelve o'clock. Ten if I'm still sober. I got it from the doctor. Keeps me nice and calm" Arthur said. Tommy takes the bottle in his hands. "The same stuff they gave us in the trenches? To stop us fucking wanking" Tommy asked, taking off the lid and smelling it. "Polly said it's good for my temper, it slows me down" Arthur said. "I thought Paige was good for that" Khloe joked. "Arthur... There are somethings Polly doesn't understand" Tommy said, pouring out the bottle. "I need you fast, not slow eh?"