Calm before the storm

You're special.

Catherine woke the next morning with a thumping headache and a loud ringing in her ears, she lazily groaned as she blindly rolled over. As she rolled over she immediately bumped into another warm body, shocked Catherine shot up falling out of the bed with a loud thump. "Fucking hell" she groaned as she opened her eyes to the piercing light flowing through the blinds, looking around she realised she was in Tommy's room. With wide eyes Catherine slowly crept up to the edge of the bed, peeking over the blanket she spotted a peaceful Thomas Shelby. Smiling she pulled the thin blanket back and climbed back in, as she settled Tommy rolled over and pulled her closer to his body. Catherine couldn't wipe the lazy smile off her face as she felt the butterflies explode within her stomach.

Just as Catherine was settling back into a peaceful sleep, she was woken by a loud cough coming from the blue eyed Shelby boy beside her. "Bloody hell, you almost gave me a heart attack!", she shouted as Tommy chuckled. "How you feeling today Cat?" tommy asked as he reached for his cigarettes and matches, "I'm feeling good, little tired" she yawned as she finished her sentence. Tommy watched her as she lay with her eyes closed and her dark hair scattered across the pillow her head rested on, she always managed to look so angelic even though she was a little devil. Tommy let out a puff of smoke as he spoke, "So 16 tomorrow, eh?" this question made Catherine sit up "16 tomorrow, I better get a present from you and the boys or believe me there will be trouble" she chuckled, Thomas smiled brightly at the young girl "And what's this I hear about you being 16 and never been kissed?" Catherine immediately tried to hide her face in the pillows as she felt the red blush creep up her neck and face. "Who told you?" a muffled groan sounded from pillows, Tommy smiled widely "We all have our sources" Catherine peaked out from the pillows as tommy took a drag of his cigarette "Polly. im gonna bloody kill her" Thomas couldn't help but laugh, "I'm glad she told me." Catherine watched him carefully as she asked "and why would you be happy about being told that?" he smirked as he put his cigarette out "Because I can help you out." Just as Catherine was about to question him further, Thomas rolled over and placed his hands on either side of Catherine's head. The young girl was taken back and couldn't form a sentence because Thomas Shelby was hovering above her. Thomas slowly moved closer and closer to Catherine's face as he gazed into her beautiful grey eyes, she silently watched him as his eyes moved from her eyes to her lips. Fireworks. That's all that was running through Catherine's head as Thomas Shelby pressed his lips to hers, they slowly and gently kissed each other as if they were afraid of breaking each other.

As Thomas pulled back and gazed down at his grey eyed girl he mumbled "You're special." stroking her cheek Thomas started to think about how he wanted to be able to call Catherine Martin his girl, and his girl only. No matter what anyone thought about their age difference, Thomas promised himself he'd do everything and anything to always have this girl by his side.