They are stood just outside George's house before he knocks on the door. Vicky was feeling very nervous. Not only was she having tea with strangers, but she was a shelby. Once his parents find that out, she'll be kicked out for sure. But she had no intention of hiding it if it was brought up. Why should she? She does not inherit her fathers sin.
"Now before we go on, my family can be....alot. If my brother says anything, ignore it. If my mother asks the most embarrassing of questions, just tell her to stop. And if my father starts talking about fishing, then he will continue for hours so its best to shut the conversation down quickly" anyone could tell that George was also nervous as vicky smiled at him
"I'm sure they're lovely" George knocks on the door and a woman opens it. She looks to be the same age as polly, blonde hair which has been pinned up with a lovely dark green dress on
"Hello dear. Its so lovely to meet you. Come in come in" his mother says giving vicky a hug and a kiss on the cheek
"Gosh, you are just so gorgeous" she says once they hang their coats up
"Thank you mam"
"Oh please, call me Hillary" she smiles as George rolls his eyes. Hillary wasn't always this nice and cheerful. It's a mum thing which vicky had never experienced. But she'd seen it with Polly. Yelling one minute. But the moment a guest walks through the doors, their voice changes completely and a smile beams on their face
They go to sit down in the living room when George jumps up swearing. Hillary and vicky turn to look at him as he is cradling his upper arm. Then, they hear giggles. Vicky turns to find George's brother stood in the doorway laughing with a slingshot and a few stones in his hand
"You're such a dick" George grumbles. He goes to chase after his brother but Hillary pulls him back to sit down
"Sorry about them. That's my youngest son Henry. He can be a right pain in the arse when he wants to be. And I'm afraid George hasn't learnt to control his temper"
"My temper? He just hit me with a rock"
"It was a pebble. Hardly touched you" Henry says walking into the room and sitting down
"That's alright. My family are no better. Only difference is, when they fight in my family, it is usually between the grown ups. Us kids are the only ones with our heads screwed on right" vicky says as Hillary laughs
Then, a man walks in. Quite tall with a thick mustache. He takes off his hat and kisses Hillary
"Sorry I'm late my love. But I've got an interview, editing for the local paper. It's not much but it's enough to get by" He grins as does Hillary. It almost made vicky jealous. She remembered when grace was here. And they were a proper family. Tommy would always apologise for being late. Grace would scold him which as his daughter, amused vicky. But now its just vicky and Tommy. Not that she minds. Grace lied to them, she just wish that it had never happened
"I'm Stewart. It's a pleasure to meet you sweetheart" he says shaking vickys hand
"I'm vicky. Thank you for inviting me. You have a lovely home"
"Well aren't you as sweet as sugar. It's about time George invited a girl over. I was beginning to think we'd raised a monk" Stewart says ruffling George's hair
"Yes yes. Thank you for that" he says embarrassed
"Is tea ready? I'm starving!" Henry whines
"Do you ever stop eating?" George asks
"Only when I feel like it"
Soon, they were all sat down for tea. Stewart was at the head of the table. On one side was George and vicky. On the other side was Hillary and Henry
"So, Victoria, do you think you'll marry my son? It would be such a lovely wedding" Hillary says. Altho vicky hated the name Victoria, she didn't want to say anything so just let it happen
"Erm..." vicky didn't know what to say. She hadn't even known him a week and they weren't together...yet...she hoped.
"Mum please" George complained
"I'm only asking. You'd make such a lovely bride" Hillary compliments making vicky blush
"Thank you. You're very sweet but if I were to get married you'd have to convince my father. Good luck with that" she says
"A father's love for his daughter is greater than anything else in the world. Our girl is definitely my favourite" Stewart says
"Oh thanks dad. That's nice to hear" George laughs
"You have a sister?" Vicky asks
"Ye. Cynthia. She's studying in America at the moment. Should be coming home at Christmas" George says
"America? Wow. That sounds incredible"
"Yes She's done us very proud" Hillary says
"Have you ever been fishing Vicky?" Stewart asks
"No. You know the rules Stewart. You can talk about fishing with your fishing buddies, on the lake, and as a punishment when the boys argue. You can not talk about it at the dinner table" Hillary puts her foot down making him sigh and shake his head
"What's your family like Vicky? I'm sure they seem normal compared to us" Stewart laughs
"My family are far from normal. My father is Thomas shelby. I have my mother's name, Harlow. But I've got the shelby blood"
"Shelby? Yes I've heard of the shelbys. Been warned about them. Leader of the peaky blinders. Is that right? I know rumours can be deceiving" Stewart says
"No unfortunately that is all correct. But we can't choose our family. And whilst I love them all. I don't agree with their way of life. See, I've only been living with my father for a few years. And by that point, it was already their way of life. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't change it" vicky sighs
"Don't worry dear. You're right, we can't choose our family. My parents were not nice people, but here we are. Believe me, I like you alot. I think you and George will be perfect for one another" Hillary says
"Mum we arent-"
"I know I know. But time changes things" she says happily making you smile
After they've eaten, George walks her home
"Thank you for a lovely evening. Your parents seem wonderful" vicky says
"Ye. Embarrassing, but I got lucky with them. Goodnight vicky"
"Goodnight" she wanted to kiss him so badly. But she was disturbed by the door opening
"George, thank you for walking my daughter home" Tommy says shaking his hand
"No trouble at all Mr shelby"
Vicky goes inside and Tommy joins her soon after. Finn is also there, sat next to her on the sofa
"How was it?" He asks
"It was great. Refreshing to not have to wolf my food down the moment its on the table. Not a single person stole my food" vicky says looking at finn as he always pinches her food
"You alright love?" Tommy asks as bouncer goes and sits by her feet
"I'm just tired. I think I overdid myself today" she says
"OK. Let's get you to bed" Tommy lifts vicky up and carries her upstairs to her room, kissing her goodnight as she curls up next to bouncer
So sorry I havnt posted in like a billion days (9 days). I've just started back at school after 2 week Easter holidays so I was exhausted trying to get back into routine. I'm all good now and should be posting more next week xx
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Shelby Fire- Completed
FanfictionBefore the war, there was a girl. Her customers knew her as Sapphire, her family knew her as Dotty. After falling pregnant with Thomas Shelby's baby, she runs. No one knows where and Tommy was left believing she had simply grown tired of small heath...
