Chapter 6

Dolly was having a coffee when Gloria and Ester finally arrived back just after 10pm.

"You two are back late."

"Yeah well it was a long drive." Gloria moaned.

They took a seat opposite Dolly, as Gloria helped herself to a biscuit that was in front of her.

"So….how did it go." Dolly inquired.

"Bloody good Doll."

"Gloria, what did I say."

"Sorry."

"We got rid of the guns, every last one of them." Ester said.

"How much….how much did you get."

Gloria and Ester exchanged a quick glance before turning back to Dolly.

"We got 40 Grand for them Dolly, 40 smackers." Gloria grinned.

"Seriously."

"No joke Dolly, I couldn't believe it myself, I did try for £60,000 but the guy wasn't budging."

"Well, it's a good start. Good job ladies, you better get some sleep. You've both have a very productive day."

"Yeah, I'm whacked…night Dolly." Gloria said, as she walked away.

Ester was about to do the same when she saw Dolly looking a little worried.

"Everything alright Dolly." She asked.

"Fine Ester, why wouldn't it be."

"Something's on your mind."

"I'm fine."

"Everything okay with the cop, he is still playing ball…isn't he."

"Don't worry about Mike, he's with us."

"Craig keeps sniffing around."

"He can sniff all he wants, he won't get far. This can't go wrong Ester….trust me."

"You're the Boss."

"You remember you said that." She smiled, as Ester walked away.

As Dolly cleared the table, she took her phone and sent a quick message to Mike and asked him to meet her just above the train tracks in half an hour. She grabbed her jacket and made her way out. When she arrived, he was nowhere to be seen. She leaned against the railing just above the train tracks and waited to see if he'd arrive. She stood for a good 10 minutes before she looked behind her to see his car pulling up in front of her. He got out and walked up to her, she couldn't read any kind of expression on his face. She could see he was still clearly angry with her.

"Thanks for coming Mike."

"Did I have a choice."

"Ester and Gloria just got back, they got £40,000 for the guns."

"Right, well good….is that all."

"Behaving like a child really isn't helping this situation you know." She said, getting angry with him.

"Well what the hell do you expect. I tell you how I feel and you shoot me down."

"This isn't easy for me."

"And you think it is for me, you're not the only one who'll probably get grief for this. I will do, especially from Mum."

"Then why risk it then."

"Because I care about you, you bloody idiot and everyone elses feeling shouldn't matter but ours."

Dolly was becoming uncomfortable with the conversation again and Mike could see that. He moved closer to her and wrapped her arms around her, bringing her closer to him.

"Look, I know you're not an openly affectionate woman and I know that Harry and Prison had made you that way but I'm not giving up on this."

She looked up at him as he forced his hand under her chin. He gave her a small reassuring smile before he leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. She found herself leaning in to him as she brought her arms up around his neck and kissed him back. The sound of the mail train going past on the rails broke the moment, Dolly turned around and looked down onto the tracks as she watched the train. Mike's arms came around her waist as his chin lay on her right shoulder watching the same scene she was.

"Do you really think we can pull this off Dolly." He asked, quietly in her ear.

"I've planned this down to the last second Mike, we can do this and we can get away with it."

"Is risking your life for £40 million really worth it."

She turned around to face him and saw the worried look on his face.

"What do you mean, I thought you were with us on this."

"Yeah I am and I know it's been thoroughly planned out but things do go wrong, unexpected things. I don't want anyone getting hurt, especially not you."

"I won't."

"You don't know that."

"You have to trust me on this, I will do everything humanly possible to make sure everyone is safe. Please try to trust me on this."

"I do trust you but I care about you too."

"I know you do, I care about you too."

"Really."

"Of course I do, but it's like you said. I've been so used to looking after number one that allowing anyone else into my life is hard for me, you'll have to be patient with me."

"I'll give you anything you need. Do you want to come back to mine tonight."

"I don't know Mike, the others will wonder where I am."

"They don't own you Dolly, you're free to do as you wish. Come on, one night."

Dolly stood thinking about it for a few minutes and the desperate look on his face wasn't helping.

"Alright, we'll go back to your's."

To Be Continued…