Goodbye! M.Gray

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"A pleasure to met you Kassandra" The man said as one his arms snaked around Grace's waist. Shivers appeared on her back at sound of his voice.

"It's just Kassie. A pleasure to met you either Tommy Shelby" She said not showing her fear. Something about him was familiar but she couldn't put her finger on what. Maybe it was the unbelievable cold he radiated or maybe the darkness surrounding him.

"You have very pretty eyes; very special" He pointed out as he looked her up and down.

"Another man with an embarrassing mustache told me the exact same thing" She sassed as she remember her entrance. The man caught an eye on her. He wanted to know if she was as clever as she seemed.

"Arthur" He just signed as he prepared himself to leave their party. "All off you are for sure free to have a room here for the night since you had such a long journey"

"Thanks Mister Shelby" Sarah called after him shyly. She was definitely terrified of him.

"I wouldn't keep you from socializing anymore Grace. I'll get a drink and you'll be happy" Kassie said smiled brightly before turning to the bar. Her stomach groaned. She came way to late for dinner. But her stomach wouldn't be quite with just alcohol. And drinking on an empty stomach was rather stupid. Her feet carried her to the bar to get a drink first of all.

Michael's dark eyes flickered around the room as Tommy passed him. Adrenaline pumped in his veins at the thought of Kassie.

"A young lady like you shouldn't be drinking that much when she's that little" A woman said suddenly peering up to her. Kassie shivered under her glare. She was powerful but radiated nothing dangerous or cold like Tommy.

"I started drinking before I started fucking so I guess I'll be able to handle it" She said as she turned to the woman smiling as well.

"You're from the Burgess'?" Polly looked her up and down awry.

"Ya Grace and my dad are very, very close" She said as she sipped her drink.

"And your name is?"

"Kassie Kaine born but now Burgess"

"You're adopted?" She was a woman with an keen mind.

" I am since Kiara is barren" Kassie replied as her stomach made another rude noise.

"You're hungry dear?"

"I just didn't catch dinner. It's fine" She shrugged as the woman looked her in shock.

" No, No! We have enough for everyone" The woman said loud as she stopped an boy that just walked by. "I'm Polly by the way" She really felt sympathy for the woman. "Finn get that lass to the kitchen" The brown haired ordered the young ginger boy. He looked adorable as Kassies eyes found him.

"You're really pretty" He said as they walking in one of the large hallways. Only those hallways were as big as her house. Kassie heard that Finn wasn't in puberty really yet.

"Why do all of you Shelby dudes say that ?" She chuckled as she stroked her hair behind her ear carefully not to ruin the style. " You're really adorable either if I can say that without sounding like a creep" Kassie snickered causing Finn to blush. She hardly felt that comfortable around anyone else these days. Finn seemed young and not used as everyone else so she knew he was an honest person. At the moment at least.

Michael stormed towards his mum as he couldn't find his desire anywhere. If the person he searched even was his desire. He was about to go mental as he actually believed in John's statement.

"Did you saw a pretty girl, maybe eighteen with a brown and a blue eye?" He asked as he ordered himself a whiskey from the barkeeper.

"Yes. A pretty thing. Very skinny so I send her to kitchen with Finn to get food. What do you want from her?"

"I know her" Was everything he said as he already trailed off to the kitchen. His mind clouded with excitement and sadness and the pain of losing her.  

Kassie had just started throwing peas towards Finn who was trying to catch them with his mouth. She lost her shit when he did really catch it. Michael watched them with Kassie facing his back. Finn's expression turned to stone as Michael caught them causing the pea to land up in the pocket of his suit. Kassie turned around assuming it was Tommy who caught them doing dumb shit. But she froze as well as she saw his face. Michael's eyes went wide as he figured out it really was her. His Kassie, his very own Kassie. The brown haired girl couldn't help herself but tear up. Water came from her eyes like rain.

"You're alive?" She brought out her voice breaking as she left her spot on the marble counter.

"Why shouldn't I?" Michael managed to chuckle weakly as he was crying as well. He knew it made him look weak and vulnerable but the emotion overwhelmed him.

"I looked for you everywhere. Digbeth, Small Heath, West end. Everywhere, fucking everywhere" She yelled as she started hitting his chest tearing up harder. Finn didn't knew what the fuck was going on so he just watched it awkwardly from the sideline.

"Ssshhh" Michael said as he took the sobbing girl into his embrace. "I missed you so much Kass" He managed to breath out as he took in the smell of her hair. She broke the hug to look into his face. Her thin finger traced over his jaw as if he was an unicorn or something like that. He grew up a lot but so did she, again. She could feel his warmth under her fingertips heating her from the inside. And she couldn't keep herself from letting her index run over his skin. Her hand found his neck pushing him down to met her lips in a passionated kiss. She put all her feelings into that. The desire and the loss.

Now, Michael felt it as well. He wanted her all those years. Maybe he tried to forget her but he just couldn't. She stayed in his mind like a disease. No whore could be like her.

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Season one Tommy- sorry but I cannot cope with that. Why the heck did you leave him Grace? Why the fuck?