Cruel To Be Kind - Peaky Blinders Fanfiction

Part 12 - Bonds That Grow Strong

Another chapter ready for you guys and it's a lot longer than normal.

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Edited: 25-09-19

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"Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly,

Lavender's green,

When I am King, dilly, dilly,

You shall be queen." I sang, dancing with the younger children as the few older ones played their fiddles. While the fiddles may not have been perfect, the fun we were having meant the most to us.

"Who told you so, dilly, dilly,

Who told you so?

'Twas my heart, dilly, dilly,

That told me so." Finn was watching in fascination. It was the first time he'd been to the farm since the fair for our birthday. I thought it would be good for him to play with kids his own age, and Polly said he could come if he behaved. He seemed to be enjoying himself, though he wasn't joining me and the younger cousins dancing.

"Call up your men, dilly, dilly,

Set them to work.

Some to the plough, dilly, dilly,

Some to the fork." Lila-Grace, Bobbi, and Drake giggled as we spun in circles, their faces red as they let go of each other's hands and did a twirl before grabbing hold of their hands again, spinning around. I gave Finn a smile as one of the older girls Cleo asked him to dance with her. He got all flustered and shook his head no. She gave him a bright smile and sat down next to him.

"Some to make hay, dilly, dilly,

Some to cut corn,

While you and I, dilly, dilly,

Keep ourselves warm." Mah-mee and a few of the mothers had joined us, singing along as they took some of the children's hands and danced. Finn had a look on his face, one I couldn't understand. Maybe it was intrigue or confusion. He'd never seen something like this before and the only time he'd seen dancing was in The Garrison and that wasn't appropriate for him. I spun Lila-Grace in the air as we sung together.

"Lavender's green, dilly, dilly,

Lavender's blue,

If you love me, dilly, dilly,