By Order Of The Peaky Blinders

Chapter Six

This covers a period of two years just so you know! 

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"You're nervous" Tommy observed sprawled across her- well, their bed. She shot a look at her boyfriend of the past year and he held his hands up defensively.

"Of Course, I am, you're going to meet Sybil!" Viola huffed at him

"Isn't she supposed to be the nice one?" Tommy wondered as he reached over for a cigarette, over the past year their relationship had deepened, he had courted Viola to the best of his abilities, trying to provide her the best he could and she never held it against him that it wasn't as good as a Lord could give her but one day. One day he'd be able to.

"Sybbie is the nice one" Viola grumbled, giving up on choosing a suit for him and crawling back into bed to lean against him, he happily gathered her into his arms, taking in her scent.

"So then why are you worried?" Tommy asked her soothing a hand over her hair, he physically ached for her and while they had kiss and cuddled, explored some with each other they hadn't gone the entire way, she had been apprehensive of pregnancy outside marriage and he had respected that. Tommy Shelby was a patient man.

Didn't mean he was particularly enthused about wanking more than he had as a horny teenage boy but oh well.

"I don't know" Viola confessed throwing her hands up "what if it all goes terribly wrong? And well, I know now that I wasn't without bias's that I'm still not...I want Sybil and your family to get along"

"And the rest of your family?" Tommy asked carding his fingers through her hair revelling in the feel of her silken hair.

Viola snorted "I'm not God, I don't create miracles"

Tommy grinned "pretty as an angel though" and Viola groaned, her cheeks flushing.

"Will you stop?" Viola wondered bashfully.

"When you stop flushing so prettily, I'll just step it up" Tommy mused thoughtfully

"Or I'll just kick you out" Viola threatened playfully.

Tommy stared down at her for moment before rolling them so he was laid on top of her and gazed lovingly down at her.

"You'd be so cruel to your future husband? The father of your children? The man you're going to grow old with?" he listed off, pressing kisses to her face while she laughed and pushed playfully against his bare chest, and well if she had a feel that was between her and Tommy, wasn't it?

Tommy groaned and dropped his head into the crook of her neck when he saw the time on the clock "I've got to get to work, the bookie needs to be opened"

"And you've got men to threaten" Viola added on in wry amusement

"Wouldn't have to if Jack would pay his fuckin' debts" Tommy grumbled, he hated how Viola had found out but at least she didn't leave him over it...

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"Polly? I've come to drop of the sewing kit you gave me" Viola called out entering the house.

"Shit, fuckin' get rid of her Pol!" Arthur whisper shouted at his aunt as Tommy's eye widened the other one was blackened from the fight, he, Arthur and John had gotten into with a passing group of rival gypsy's who tried to take some of their stock.