Harsh Love (Peaky Blinders)

Beautiful

Hi everyone, really sorry about this chapter being late, I've been really busy with college work and stuff. It's more of a filler chapter so I'll write a longer one for you all. Hope you enjoy it either way💖

Pick. Pick. Pick
Tommy tossed and turned in his sleep, small beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

He rose up from his bed and panted heavily, running his hands through his hair and placing his bare feet on the cold, wooden floor.

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A cloud of cigar smoke swirled around the office. A nervous boy sat one end of a desk and a fearless, powerful man sat the other.
"Where is she then? You've had 2 days"
The boy played with his cap on his lap.
"Ummm, well sir we've had word from one of our men in Birmingham that a woman with her description has been spotted"
"Excellent, have a couple of the lads down there pay her a little visit" he smiled devilishly.

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Rose wiped the bar down and sorted the array of alcohol out which was sat on the shelf, writing ones down that she'd need to go and grab from the cellar.

A couple of months had passed and her and Tommy had become a lot closer, so close in fact that she was going to properly meet the rest of the Shelby's tonight.

She climbed up the stairs of the cellar and as she peered her head over the trapdoor she noticed Tommy leaning over the bar, cigarette in his hand and a glass of whiskey in the other.
"You alright there love?"
"Yep, I-I'm good" she rested the case of alcohol on her leg to aid her to lift it to the bar floor.
"Let me help" Tommy walked around and knelt on the floor beside her and took the case from her arms and offered his hand to help her out.
"Thank you"

Rose had started to clean the glasses, Tommy watching her every move and admiring her. The way she'd bite her lip in frustration and how little strands of hair would fall in her face.
"You all set for tonight then?"
"Yep, my dress is laid out ready"
"You can hop off now if you'd like? Eddie will be here soon and I doubt anyone will come in during this time"
"Sure, I'll see you later then" she put her coat on and took her bag then walked around the bar and gave Tommy a quick kiss, he wrapped his arms around her as he looked up at her from his seated position.
"You really are beautiful" he lifted one hand and brushed a piece of hair behind her ear. Rose caressed Tommy's cheek and then left his arms to head home. Tommy had never been like this before, but he knew for sure that Rose was definitely the one.

Rose smoothed down her dress and fluffed her hair up a bit.

Tommy threw his jacket over his shoulders and adjusted his cap, he walked downstairs and was greeted by the whole Shelby crew.
"Right then guys I'll return in a bit, no nasty comments to her you hear me?"
They all smirked between each other as Arthur pulled out a newspaper and rested his feet on the table.
"Arthur Shelby get your feet off the table now!" Polly shouted.
Tommy chuckled, "I'll see you guys in a bit then" and then left.
Polly lent against the cupboards, drying her hands with a towel.
"He really likes this girl ey?"
"Seems it" Arthur never took his head out of the paper.
"Well, if it all goes tits up, you can guarantee she'll wish she'd never of laid hands on a Shelby"