Without Asking| Peaky Blinders| BWWM

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I can't help but feel eager. She did this to me, I won't deny it. I tried to repress my feelings with a drink or two, but in all honesty, I think it made things worse.

" Tommy, the car is ready when you are" Arthur announced.

" Alright I'll be down in a minute," I said before I poured myself another drink.

" Are you alright, Tommy?"

" I'm fine"

" Are you sure?"

" I said I'm fine"

" Alright then. I'm—Pol has been asking where we're going"

" Of course she has. For whatever reason she very much dislikes Selina"

" Why might that be?"

" I don't know, they won't tell me" I stated as I chugged down my drink, enjoying its burning sensation.

" Are you sure you're alright?"

" I'm fucking fine, Arthur! Fuck off!"

" We'll be in the car then," Arthur said before he quickly left the room.

" Fuck" I sighed as I rubbed my temples.

" This woman is going to be the death of me," I said to myself before I headed out to the car.

***

I laid out on the bed with Alfie exhausted from our previous activities.

" Shall we go again?" Alfie asked as he started to kiss my neck with his scraggly beard tickling me in the process.

" I fear I won't be able to walk if we do" I confessed as he continued his slow torture.

" No need to, I'll just carry you" he suggested as he bit my neck forcing an airy moan out of my mouth.

" Everywhere?"

" Of course"

" As tempting as that sounds, I can't. I'll be late for my party" I noted trying to hide my excitement for seeing Tommy.

I almost felt guilty for using Alfie to fill the void that he left in me. I get breathless just fathoming Tommy's touch.

" Right, your...uh party..."

" I invited you and some of your men" I reminded him as a drew circles on his big hairy chest.

" I'm far too busy"

" Too busy for me?" I huffed as I rolled out of the bed and started putting my clothes back on.

" If I could give you all the time in the world I would, but it's not like that. We're criminals...gangsters. We barely deserve love as it is. I guess we just got lucky."

" We did didn't we? Well, I must leave before you try and tempt me back into bed."

***

I couldn't get her out of my head. If I didn't know any better I would think she put a spell on me. It's becoming harder to hide every time I see her. I swore I wouldn't mix business and pleasure. Oh, the things I would do with her.

" Tommy, we're here" John announced knocking me out of my thoughts.

I got out of the car and fixed my coat as I examined the old hotel.

" The hotel is not as bad as it looks"

" Mmm, we'll only be here for a day. It will be fine" I assured them as we walked inside and checked in.