Alfie stared at her for a moment as he processed what she had just said.
"You're-" He started as he looked at her stomach.
"In labor. Yes." She said.
"Right." He said. "Let's go."
"Go?" Polly interrupted as Alfie put his hand on Lidia's back. "And what? Deliver a baby in the backseat of the car on your way to London?"
"There's not time, Alfie we won't make it." Lidia said grabbing his wrist.
"How long has this been going on?" He asked, sensing she wasn't telling him everything.
"Since we left." Lidia confessed.
"Since we-" He started to repeat but cut himself off as he wiped a hand on his beard.
"Maybe sooner…" She finished.
Alfie turned his head toward her, his eyes round and his mouth tight with frustration. "That's why you were awake at 4 o'clock this morning. Yeah?"
Lidia nodded and he inhaled a deep breath, attempting to contain his anger at her dishonesty.
"If you had told me we, wouldn't have come to this FUCKING place. What the fuck were you thinking?" He berated.
Lidia looked at the three Shelby's around her. "Can you yell at me later please? After I've birthed your child." She said defensively.
Before he could respond, the crowd heard a car sliding on the gravel to a halt before shouting commenced outside. Tommy Shelby stepped forward and opened the door to reveal a blonde woman with brown eyes raising her voice at Ishmael.
"I CAME ALL THIS WAY! I WILL SEE HIM!" she shouted.
"No, you won't. Turn around and leave." Ishmael said as Adam eyed the outline of the another individual in her car.
"What the fuck?" Alfie said under his breath as he walked toward the door.
"Alfie!" Rosalie said almost cheerfully. "I came here to speak with you about last night. It's very import-"
"ENOUGH!" Alfie said in an angry growl. "How did you know I was here?"
"Alfie…" Adam said as he slowly walked to the car to get a better look at the person inside.
"It doesn't matter. None of that matters. I'm here, now." Rosalie said as she ran forward and attempted to caress his face, but Alfie stepped back with a disturbed look on his face.
"Alfie?" Tommy said, confused at the drama that was commencing in front of his house.
"Get back in your car and leave, Rosalie. Or so help me I will-" Alfie's threat was interrupted by the sudden opening of the Rosalie's car door.
A man lunged out of the car at Adam and the two began to wrestle on the gravel. He punched Adam, his madness showing. Everything happened so fast, Adam was unconscious before anyone could process what was happening.
Lidia grabbed her stomach and leaned against the doorframe as she watched the mayhem, her thoughts consumed by the stabbing pain she was experiencing.
Ishmael ran forward to help Adam and the man lunged at him. When the pain had subsided enough for her to focus, she looked back up and her eyes went wide.
"Alfie, that's him!" She yelled and he looked back at her.
He saw the fear in her eyes, and he looked back at the man, seeing red.
The Victor pulled a knife out of a sleeve around his ankle and held it up, ready to stab Ishmael. Before he could swing the knife down, Alfie tackled him. Rosalie's brother stabbed Alfie in the leg, high on the thigh, almost to his hip.
Lidia screamed as she saw the knife dig inside Alfie and she started to go toward him. Tommy grabbed her and pulled her back from the madness as he pulled out his gun. He aimed but couldn't get a clear shot. "Fuck!" Tommy said in frustration and he went toward the fight.
Ishmael came after Victor, but he stood quickly and grabbed Ishmael, snarling before biting Ishmael's ear, slicing off a piece of cartilage and spitting it away.
Ishmael yelled in pain as Tommy drew close to the altercation. Alfie too came to Ishmael's aid, his leg bleeding through his trousers.
Before they made it, Lidia yelled, "ALFIE!" and he glanced over at the sound of his name and he froze.
Rosalie was standing behind Lidia, a gun to her head.
"Stop." Alfie said before he yelled at the fighting men, "STOP!"
Everyone froze and stared as Rosalie's trigger finger.
"What is it, Alfie?" Rosalie asked as her hand shook. "What does she have that I don't?"
"Rosalie.. put the gun down." Alfie said as he took a step closer, his hand out in an attempt to calm her.
"WHAT IS IT ALFIE!" She yelled and Lidia jumped, closing her eyes as frightful tears fell from them. "Is it this?" Rosalie continued, dropping the gun to point to Lidia's stomach.
Alfie's eyes went wide. "Rosalie, put the gun down. Now!" he growled.
"ANSWER ME!" She yelled and Lidia felt the barrel of her gun dig into her stomach.
"Alfie." Lidia sobbed as she grabbed her stomach and closed her eyes as another pain settled in her lower back.
"What does she have?" Alfie said, "Nothing. She has nothing that you don't. The only reason I still have her around is because of the child. I want the child. Don't kill my child, Rosalie please."
"You don't love her?" Rosalie asked.
"No." He answered. "Just my child."
"Then why is she living in your house?"
"I moved her in so she wouldn't leave again. It's my child I care about. That's why I wanted her here. Once the baby is born, I don't care what happens to her, so long as I have my fucking kid."
Tears ran down Lidia's cheeks.
"And things will go back to the way they were?" Rosalie asked, her eyes brightening.
"Yes." Alfie said as he continued to move closer.
"How do I know you're being honest?" she asked.
Alfie looked at Rosalie's hand and saw her finger tight on the trigger.
"What do you want me to do?" Alfie asked.
She looked at him, her face resolved. "Kiss me."
Alfie drew closer and leaned his face in. He kissed Rosalie and Lidia released a sob as she heard their lips part, allowing entrance for one another's tongue.
Alfie put his hand on Rosalie's neck and then cupped her face. He felt her body relax and her gun hand moving from Lidia's stomach as she put her hand on his chest.
Feeling the gun move from her stomach, Lidia moved forward, tripping onto her hands and knees.
Alfie quickly moved his hand from Rosalie's face to her neck and began to squeeze as he pulled away from their kiss.
"I told you I would kill you with my own FUCKING hands if you came near her again!" He growled angrily as she gasped for air.
Victor screamed and ran toward Alfie. Tommy, already having his gun in his hand lifted it and shot him, Victor dropping to the ground lifeless.
Rosalie started to panic as she gasped for air. She grabbed Alfie's wrist with her hand as the other hand held tight to the gun. Alfie moved his free hand for the gun but she moved it from his grasp. He grabbed her forearm and pulled it toward him, intending to take it. She struggled, trying to pull her arm from him but he was too strong. She tensed and the gun went off.
Alfie threw her arm away as he yelled in pain and anger as a bullet dug into his shoulder. The gun flew from her grasp landing on the ground. Blood dripped down Alfie's arm as his other held onto Rosalie's throat, knowing she couldn't hold on much longer.
Alfie's face grew blurry as Rosalie stared at him, her life fading from her. Doing the last thing she could think, Rosalie put her thumb in Alfie's fresh gunshot and her other hand pressed onto his leg wound. Alfie released her as pain seared through multiple spots on his body. Rosalie fell back and her hand went to her neck as she gagged and coughed.
Rosalie's face turned to Lidia and she began to straighten her body, resolved to go after her. As she stood, gunshots rang through the air. The men ducked instinctually before Alfie looked up to see Rosalie's body convulsing as one shot after another hit her body.
Alfie looked at Lidia as he took a step toward her wanting to go protect her, but found tears were running down her face as she held the gun, pulling the trigger. Finally, she let the gun drop from her hand as Alfie reached her. She flung her arms around his neck, weeping bitterly.
"She shot you!" Lidia cried.
"I'm alright. It's just a shoulder." Alfie said pushing away his own pain as he reveled in the feeling of holding her alive in his arms.
She leaned back from him and hit his chest. "You kissed her!" She said angrily.
"To save your-"
"You said-"
"I didn't mean it!"
"You said…" She said before she collapsed in tears, her sobs preventing her from speaking.
He pulled her close and petted her hair as she cried into his neck.
"I didn't mean anything I told her. I had to get her away from you." He softly.
"Ahh." She said as she leaned over, holding her stomach.
"Let's get you off the ground." Alfie said as he tried to stand with her.
She remained hunched, as she gave a light yelp and a warm liquid ran down her legs.
"Oh fuck." Polly said. "That's water." She said with her lips pursed and her eyebrows raised.
"Get her upstairs." Tommy said immediately.
"What?" Alfie asked, his brow furrowed.
"Well you're not leaving now." Polly said matter-of-factly as she and Ada stepped forward toward Lidia.
