The next day, vicky was sitting up in hospital as polly brushed her hair. The girl was feeling better, just shaken. It was a terrifying thought. All the 'what ifs' were flooding her brain, its all she could think about.
"Do you think I'm selfish?" Vicky asked out of no where
"Why on earth would I think that?" Polly asked, continuing to brush through her hair
"I'm bringing a baby into this world. Not only into a family that is targeted by mafias and gangs, but also into a world without a mother. I keep telling myself it's for my baby. For George. But, I'm not so sure. I don't want them to resent me when I'm gone. Leaving them like that" polly quickly brushed away her tears and kissed vickys cheek
"Don't you worry about that one bit. That baby will know what a wonderful person it's mother is. I promise you, we will tell the child stories about you, show photos and I will care for him or her like my own. They will a family ready to protect them. I swear it to you"
"Thank you polly" vicky whispers quietly. Just then, the door opened and vickys face lit up. George rushed over, kissing her head and holding her hand, frantically panicking and telling her that he loved her
"Are you alright darling?" George asked
"I'm fine. Don't stress. Truly, I'm alright" Henry took a seat on her bed, smiling at her. It wasnt a confident smile. More like he was trying to reassure vicky it was alright, even if he didn't believe it himself. Polly put a hand on Henry's shoulder softly
"The peaky blinders are out looking for whoever did this right now as we speak. It was no accident, there are too many unexplainable things for it to have been a tragic accident. Someone did this on purpose. But its alright. Because they will find the person. And that person will regret ever being born" Henry began laughing at the thought as polly over exaggerated her expressions to cheer the poor lad up a little bit
"Where's bouncer? I was thinking that I could go and play with him for abit, since you're in bed n all" Henry asked. Vickys heart dropped as she took the hand of that poor, hopeful boy
"I'm so sorry sweetie. Bouncer didn't make it. But he was so brave. Died a true hero" George swallowed the lump in his throat, wrapping his arm around vicky as tears fell down her cheeks
"But...but he can't...he has to protect you and...and I..." Henry sobbed, flinging his arms around vicky as she cried into his neck, stroking his hair softly and kissing his cheek
"I know honey I know" she cried, her hand running up and down his back comfortingly. Many hours later, vicky could be discharged. George swore it was too soon, but since vicky didn't have long left anyway, she refused to stay there any longer. They went to Tommy's house, where finn was waiting for them. He ran over to vicky, sweeping her into a hug
"I was so fucking worried" he whispers, loud enough so only vicky could hear and no one else. She cupped his cheek and kissed his forehead softly
"I'm alright. One day in the future, you'll find this funny" vicky chuckled, knowing it really wasn't a funny story but wanting to put some light on the situation
"Oh I'm sure I will. Story for the grandkids" finn laughed, ruffling her hair. They continued walking through the house before sitting down for dinner. It was made by ada and was delicious
"Please can I have another plate?" Vicky asked and the maid smiled, dishing up another plate of food
"Another? That's your third!" Henry exclaimed
"She's eating for two henry" ada smiled
"Bloody hell. She swallows my brothers cum and suddenly she gets to eat like a pig!" He said in shock making everyone laugh
"Erm Henry, you do know babies aren't made from...ya know"
"From....?" Henry wasn't catching on. So George leant over and whispered it in his ear
"Blow jobs"
"So how are babies made?" He asks
"The other one" polly laughs
"Hand jobs?" He asks. Ada just looked at him plainly
"Yes Henry. That's exactly right" she gave up, none of them actually wanting to talk about vicky and George's sex life. Henry was rather happy he'd finally had an answer, even if it was the wrong one after all
As they ate, Tommy and Michael walked into the dining room. Tommy had his arm under michaels shoulder, carrying him. Michaels face was beaten blue with a cut on his lip and eye, blood dripping onto his clothes. Everyone shot up in shock, ada immediately going to get some supply's to clean him up
"What the fuck happened?" Polly asked rushing over to her son
"I don't know. We split up looking for the guy who did it. And when he didn't meet us back at the right time, I went looking for him. Found him like this in an alley way" Tommy explained. Vicky rushed over and wrapped her arms around his waist as he hugged her back
"What are you doing home Vic? You should still be in the hospital" Tommy whispers
"No. I wasn't going to spend my last few months cooped up in that shit hole" vicky says sadly as he kisses her head, grateful that she was alright
"What happened Michael?" George asked as ada patched him up
"They came out of no where. I don't know how many. Clearly more than I can handle. Said it was a message-"
"Let me guess. A message to Thomas shelby" vicky finished, glaring at her father, crossing her arms angrily
"Did you see them?" Polly asked
"They were wearing masks. Phoney accents aswell" Michael replied. They finished patching him up and decided it was best if they all stayed at Tommy's house for the night. Their were plenty of rooms and it was too late and dangerous to leave the house. Once everyone was in bed, it was just Tommy and vicky
"You're angry" Tommy pointed out
"Wow. Thanks sherlock holmes" she smirked sarcastically
"I don't know who hurt Michael. Most likely the same person who's causing these fires"
"Just shut up. I'm so sick and tired of hearing it. You never know. You piss people off, and yet it's never your fault, you're never the bad guy. Please, stop it. Stop whatever illegal shit you're doing. Don't you have enough money by now? Aren't you high up in the world? So just quit! Retire or whatever, I don't care. But it's only hurting your family" vicky was crying, whisper yelling at Tommy so she wouldn't wake the others
"Vic i-" vicky very quickly sat down on the sofa, looking down at the ground trying to steady herself. Tommy crouched to her side as she fell against the sofa, her body shaking in a seizure
"Vicky. Sshh. Its alright. You're alright. I'm right here. I promise. I love you so much. You're so strong" Tommy told her, watching as the seizure ended. Once it was done, vicky looked at Tommy and began crying
"I'm so scared" she sobbed. He rocked her in his arms, kissing her forehead multiple times
"I know my love. I know"
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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...
