Heartless

Peak

Hey everyone! Thanks for all the support. This chapter is fairly unedited and is probably not all it could be. I just wanted to publish it in dedication for all the fellow students out there struggling and stressing over homework/midterms/finals and other things. Trust me I can relate. Junior year is jampacked with a lot of that.

Also to any of my older readers with jobs and other responsibilities, I salute you too. Sometimes in life we can get caught up in all of our deadlines and craziness that we forget about what we really love and what matters most to us. (I hope you had a great Thanksgiving by the way). One of the things that I love to do most is write. So that is why I disregarded all reason, sense, and bedtime and I stayed up after late night homework to write this chapter. I might feel it in the morning by hey, at least I was doing something I loved. I wish you all luck on any school/work/family responsibilities that may crowd your time and I hope this book can be an oasis of rest and excitement for you. Thanks so much for reading.

One more thing before I start the chapter, I feel like I should made the last chapter more lovey dovey. I mean, it was their first time together after all. It probably should've been slower and more detailed but I was just too excited about it to hold off on posting it. But hey, I'll make it up to you *wink wink* (already edited)

Enjoyy

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Toni had gotten herself caught up in the moment the night before. She allowed her body to feel whatever it felt for Tommy because she craved his presence and his warm embrace.

Last night was amazing; he had been the perfect combination of gentle and rough. So she hadn't doubted herself for one second about giving herself to him.

It was only now, waking up, that she felt any regret.

He lay beside her, his arm draped about her waist. His eyelids were closed but Toni knew what magic lie behind them. It was precisely that magic that got her in this situation in the first place.

Toni moved from the bed as Tommy's eyelids fluttered open. With his blue eyes he watched her walk to the bathroom, wearing nothing but her beautiful skin.

She had been so good to him the night before, it seemed unreal. That he could be married to someone like her for the rest of his....

It was best not to jump to conclusions, he reminded himself.

Tommy rolled over on his side of the bed and stood. After stretching, he put on his boxers and headed to the window.

He opened the curtains just enough to give the room some light. Opening them wider, he realized the only view Toni had from her room was of a back alley.

I'll get her a better place, he thought to himself.

Toni was so dazed that she didn't notice Tommy was awake. She had picked up her night slip from the bathroom floor and put it on. She had suddenly felt like it was wrong to be naked.

She stood in the mirror and stared at herself. Turning on the faucet, Toni splashed water onto her face. She looked back up at her reflection.

What have you done, she mentally scolded herself. You slept with a Peaky Blinder, the leader of the Peaky Blinders for God's sake. The man who almost killed you...you gave yourself to him. How could you?

Toni tried to shake the thoughts away as she brought a towel up to herself, burying her face in it.

Suddenly two hands began feeling along her thighs. She drew in a sharp breath and looked up to see Tommy staring back at her in the mirror.