Thomas Shelby Imagines

Old Love

"Well look whose back." Arthur chuckled as he wondered into the clinic with his brothers close behind.

"What have we done to earn a visit from you lot." You sighed and ruffled Finn's hair.

"Been gone for years and didn't tell us you was coming back." John uttered and rolled the tooth pick between his teeth.

"I told Ada." You hummed and headed to hand a paper bag over to someone who had been waiting and you glared at the Shelby's who all stared at them until they hurried from the building.

"See you're doing well for yourself." Tommy muttered and you finally made eye contact with him.

"Turns out leaving Small Heath made it easier to find myself a life rather than a husband." You hummed smugly and he chuckled.

"We heard a new clinic had opened..." He started and you rolled your eyes.

"And what you assumed I'd need protection?" You laughed and lent against the counter behind you.

"Well we didn't know it was you now did we." Arthur muttered and eventually they all left, Tommy hesitated and stared at you before following his brothers.

When you'd first moved back to Small Heath you'd assumed you would be able to help people. You charged a little more from people who could afford to pay for it so you could help out the people who couldn't.

"Bloody hell Thomas this is the fourth time this week!" You grumbled as Tommy shuffled in looking like he was about to drop.

"Well turns out trying to go down the straight and narrow isn't as easy as it seems." Tommy sighed and sat on one of the chair.

"Well maybe you should go back to whacking people in the streets." You teased and he smiled at you.

"Why you looking to make an extra bob?" He chuckled and hiss when you started to clean one of his cuts.

"I will have you know Mr Shelby I earn far more than twelve shillings a day." You rolled your eyes and continued until he was ready to leave again. "Earn a lot more now you boys keep popping up."

"Looks like it'll be a while before we stop coming to you." Tommy sighed and stood slowly.

"Can you give this to John it's for one of his boys." You vanished into the back and came back with a little bottle and handed it to Tommy who tucked it into his jacket.

"Only been back a few months, already back to taking care of us, guess things don't change." Tommy ignored you as you glared at the cigarette he pulled from his pocket.

"Except that you've been to war and I'm not a star struck teen running after the Shelby brothers." You reminded him and he nodded.

"Broke my heart when you left." Tommy said and the room was filled with an awkward silence. "Not sure I loved someone as much as I loved you."

Before you could respond Tommy nodded and dropped some money on the clinic counter, before hurrying to the door, letting it thud shut behind him.