Too Late To Say Goodbye | Tommy Shelby {1}

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  Bella felt her head pounding.

Finding it hard to open her eyes, she was disoriented and dizzy.

Groaning bringing her hand up to her head, hissing when she touched the sensitive spot.

That's when she remembered. She got hint in the head with a gun trying to get to Charlie.

CHARLIE!

She sat up in panic, ignoring the wave of nausea, Looking around the small room.
Feeling a touch on her ankle, she looked down in relief seeing the baby on the other end of the tiny mattress.

"Oh Charlie!" She said thankful that he wasn't hurt and was with her, scooping him up in her arms, holding him close
"How did we get here, Charlie?"

Of course, he didn't answer. He didn't know that they were taken and in danger. But under her care, she'll make sure no harm came to him.

Letting her eyes wander around the room again, trying to find any clue as to where they were. Nothing.

It was small, wooden floors, the mattress on the ground they were on and the only light coming from an old lamp on the other side of the room.

Feeling the panic start to boil up again, she closed her eyes taking deep breaths.

It's okay, it's okay, Tommy's looking for you.
She repeated in her head.

She knew who had taken them. She just hoped that she was strong enough to get through this.

For Charlie, she had to be.

*****

Tommy just got confirmation that it was Father Hughes who has them.

Hughes had just given Tommy clear instructions as to what he needs to do in order to get them back and safely.

He'd do whatever it took, but now he needs to find out who told the priest that they weren't going to blow up the train.

His brothers just got to the betting shop, Tommy couldn't stop pacing.

He fucking has them.

Everything still sounded fuzzy, and his thoughts were going a mile a minute.

Feeling a tug on his elbow, he turned to see his sister looking him over with a worried expression.

"We'll find them." She said as if she was still trying to convince herself of it too

With a blank face, he nodded. Catching Polly's eye, who held the same worry as him. Polly being the only other person who knew about Bella's past with the priest.

Both knew that Bella wasn't just in danger from the priest, but also herself.

"There's nothing else we can do tonight." Polly spoke regretfully from across the room

Tommy knew she was right. But going home to an empty house, didn't sit well with him. He knew he wouldn't be sleeping, so he decided to stay in the betting dean, figuring out what the best move was...

*****

She wasn't sure what time it was.

At some point she got Charlie to fall asleep, and with the pounding still in her head, she joined not long after.

Trying her best to make the small bed as comfortable as possible for him, with her arms securing wrapped around him.

By the time she woke up, she just had to assume it was the morning. With there being no windows to the outside, there was no way to tell.