Thomas Shelby Imagines

Wedding Rings

It had been such a long day that, when you reached the apartment, it took everything in you to drag your feet up the stairs and slumped on the sofa as soon as you blundered into the room.

With a deep sigh you glanced at the bathtub. For a moment you considered waiting for Tommy to get back but decided, after a long days work, you would rather be fresh, clean and reading a book by the fire sooner than later. With a decisive nod you started filling the little tub.

Neatly piling your clothes on a nearby chair you sunk into the tub. Realising you hadn't taken your rings off you gently set them on the hearth of the fireplace for safekeeping. Making yourself as comfortable as you could in the little bathtub you closed your eyes, enjoying the warm water and the heat from the fire beside you. You must have dozed off because when you opened your eyes Tommy was leaning down to kiss your forehead.

"I see you're back in one peice. A sight I like to see." You said cheerfully. He smirked as he took his hat off and tossed it on the table. "You're a sight I like to see." He called back as he went to the kitchen. "Polly sent me with dinner. She's also given us an earful."

"Well that's what you eat when you cause so much trouble!" You said as you climbed out of the bath, wrapping a towel around yourself and excusing yourself from the room so you could dress. Despite Tommy's insistent that if you did he would be thoroughly disappointed.

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"New Lad started today." Arthur informed Tommy who glanced at him.

"He helping?" He asked and his brother shrugged as he glanced around.

"When he's not making eyes at your wife. But we need the help, the bookies is hard enough for the few of us that are here. Gets busy." Arthur was hoping Tommy would offer a solution or hire a few more helping hands like Ada had suggested.

"Where is (Y/N)? I didn't see her this morning." Tommy muttered and followed Arthur's glance to where the newest employee was staring at you as you explained the booking system he needed to write down. Finn and Isaiah were also with you but the book in your hands was far more fascinating to them. "Thanks. Talk to Pol about hiring more people if we need."

"Sure thing Tommy." He replied quickly as he shuffled away, muttering something to John who looked over at Tommy then at you.

"Enjoying ourselves?" Tommy said as he lit a cigarette and took a slow drag.

"Not likely." you muttered to hide under your breath as you turned to the besotted younger man beside you.

"I think you must have got it by now. Finn, will you help him?" You asked Finn who nodded and led the way to the little booking desk Curly had delivered for them that morning. "Honestly, Polly really needs to start hiring some workers with common sense. I don't like to judge but talking to that boy is like talking to a wall." You huffed, Tommy would have laughed but his hand was heavy in his pocket.

"He understood. I should think he was hanging about to get your attention. It might help if you were wearing these." He ynked is hand from his pocket and shoved your wedding rings in your hand. Your eyes widened when your reaslised you must have left them by the fire the day before and hadn't been wearing all day. Quickly slipping them on your smiled at them. One was roughly shaped down and had been on Tommy had made for you from a nail out of his favourite horses shoe. Your wedding band was simple and matched Tommy's, a gift from Polly who insisted that you would at least have a proper wedding ring, although Ada reported she was fond of your makeshift engagement ring.

"I'm sorry Tommy. I must have forgotten." You said as he turned to walk off.

"I'm glad I'm so easily forgotten." He muttered and glanced at you, rolling his eyes at your expression.

"Thomas Shelby you can get away with a lot of things, but playing the martyr just isn't your style." You said with a giggle He smirked and kissed you dramatically enough for Polly to stick her head out of her office.

"That's enough you two. We get the idea" She said fondly, giving a quick glare at everyone.