Chapter 12

"Mmm," Edith sighs, still half asleep but smiling as Bonnie presses tiny kisses to her lips. "Good morning Mr Gold." Bonnie chuckles as she snuggles closer to him, quickly responding with light kisses of her own.

"Good morning Miss Shelby."

"I could get used to this." Edith whispers between kisses, snaking her arms around his neck to deepen the kiss.

"Edie." Bonnie says reluctantly, pulling back from the kiss, letting out another laugh as Edith groans, shaking her head as she continues to press kisses to his lips. "Edith. I was just trying to wake you up. We need to get going love." The two teens had spent the last two days lounging around either the caravan or the beach, talking, kissing and enjoying being properly alone for the first time since meeting. Both had loved being in the company of the other, and the independence they had, and were incredibly reluctant to leave and go back to the reality that was Small Heath and the Peaky Blinders. "Edie..." he draws out with a laugh, gently pushing her head away from his. "Don't make me tickle you!" Edith groans again, a small smile playing on her lips as she tightens her hold on him pulling herself closer to him again.

"I don't want to go!" She moans, burrowing her head into Bonnie's neck.

"I know, love." He responds, wrapping her in a tight hug and pressing kisses to her head.

"Can't we just stay here?" She asks, looking up at him with a pout. Bonnie grins at this, leaning down to kiss her on the lips; Edith, seeing a chance to distract him, deepens the kiss again, both of them moaning into it as she wraps a leg around his hip.

"Edith..." he growls, reluctantly pulling back from the kiss.

"Bon..." she replies in the same tone, a teasing grin on her face. "Please..."

"Five more minutes." He counters, giving her a pointed look as she grins, pulling his head back down to hers.

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"We can just stay, right?" Edith jokes, once the two teens had finally made it out of bed nearly an hour later, legs swinging off the edge of the bed as she watches Bonnie pack up the last things in the caravan.

"No!" He laughs in response, leaning over her to quickly press a kiss to her lips. "Come on. Out you go. We need to get back before it rains."

"We could just stay right here. Wait for the rain to pass?" She suggests, standing to wrap her arms around Bonnie's waist.

"Edie. I don't want to go either love. But we have to, ok?" He insists, pressing a lingering kiss to her forehead.

"But why?" She whines, dropping her head to his chest. "We can stay! My brothers will get over it eventually!" Bonnie laughs at this, walking towards the door to the caravan, Edith still wrapped in his arms, protesting all the way.

"Edith, we've got things to do back in Small Heath..."

"Nothing important!" She continues to protest.

"Hey, I need my girl by the boxing ring tomorrow. If we stay here, that won't happen." Bonnie states. "I think I was promised something for after the fight...if I remember correctly?"

"Fiiine!" Edith whines, jumping up on to the seat at the front of the caravan, still pouting. Bonnie laughs as he pulls himself up on to the seat beside her, covering her pout with a kiss.

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A few hours later, Bonnie and Edith enter Small Heath again. After dropping the horse and caravan off with Aberama, Bonnie walks Edith home, hand in hand all the way.

"I enjoyed being away with you this weekend," Edith comments, swinging their joined hands between their bodies as they slowly head towards Watery Lane. "Thank you for taking me away."

"Of course." He quickly replies. "Where shall we go next weekend?"

"It's my birthday next weekend!" She exclaims, her walk turning to an excited skip as Bonnie laughs.

"Ah, yes! How could I forget?" He teases, continuing to chuckle as she dances around beside him, her hand still firmly tucked in his.

"Where are we gonna go?" She asks, wrapping her arm through his to pull herself closer to him.

"Hmmm, how about another surprise?" He replies, wiggling his eyebrows at her. Little did Edith know, that Ada had organised a surprise of her own, with the help of the rest of the family, for the weekend of Edith's 18th birthday.

"Bonnie..." she whines jokingly, tugging on his arm.

"I thought you liked surprises?" He teases in response.

"I do! But it's my birthday!"

"Even better!" He continues, refusing to meet her eyes as she jumps around beside him, still overexcited.

"Ugh!" She groans, dramatically falling against him. "Fine!" Bonnie laughs again, tucking her under his arm as her jumps return to a slow walk. "Stay with me tonight?" She asks as they turn into Watery Lane. Bonnie gives her a soft smile, leaning down to give her a gentle peck.

"Of course." He replies, taking her hand in his again. "Come on, let's get you home."

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"Ew!" Edith groans, covering her eyes as her and Bonnie walk into the kitchen, finding Finn kissing a girl, pressed up against the counter. "Really Finn?"

"Fuck! Edith!" He exclaims, hiding the girl behind him as he turns to face his sister who was mock gagging in Bonnie's direction. "You're back early!"

"It's due to rain later, we wanted to get back before it did." Bonnie explains, gently putting his hands on Edith's hips to lead her out of the room. "How about we leave your brother to it, eh?"

"Yuck!" Edith says, shivering as she turns away.

"That was way too close Finn." Millie whispers as Finn turns back to her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "We need to tell her."

"No! She'll lose her mind!" Finn exclaims, eyes widening at Millie's suggestion.

"What? No she won't! She'll be happy!" She protests, winding her arms around his neck.

"That we've been hiding our relationship from her?" He asks, raising his eyebrows at her.

"Yeah well...ok. Maybe not about that..." Millie draws out, biting her lip.

"Sorry Finn, just grabbing Edith's bag..." Bonnie calls as he walks back into the kitchen, eyes glued to the floor as he reaches for Edith's bag she had dropped in the doorway. "Shit." He breathes out as he looks up and sees Millie in Finn's arms, having recognised her from the first day he had met Edith.

"Bonnie, please." Finn begs, closing his eyes with a groan.

"You need to tell her Finn." Bonnie replies quietly, glancing between the two, unaware that Edith was walking up behind him.

"Are you two done yet?" She calls, eyes closed, hands outstretched in front of her as she fumbles down the hallway towards the kitchen. "I really need a glass of water!" She opens her eyes and lets out a yelp as she bumps into the doorframe, Bonnie immediately holding out his hands to steady her. "What. The. Fuck?" She whispers, gripping Bonnie's arms for support as she takes in the scene before her. "Millie?"