I looked up as Tommy walked through the door. He was in a good mood but I knew that was going to change once I had spoken to him. I turned to see Aunt Pol watching me from the kitchen, she raised her eyebrows and gestured towards Tommy. Ada had told her that I was going to speak to Tommy before running off to the pictures. I nodded, knowing what she was saying. Tommy came through the shop, greeting everyone.

I stood up as he approached but before I could talk John got to him. "Tommy, they're all here for Monaghan Boy." John told him, with a smile on his face. Someone else who's day I'm going to ruin once I tell them. "That's what I like to hear, Johnny boy." Tommy responded, clapping him on the back. "Tommy? Could I speak to you for a moment?" I asked. Tommy turned to look at me and nodded, confused at my apprehension. John watched us as I walked over to a quiet corner of the shop. Tommy was right behind me and looked concerned when I turned to him. I placed what I hoped was a calming hand on his arm before beginning.

"Ada asked me to speak to you on her behalf." I started, unsure how I was going to say what I needed to say. He searched my face. "Now I don't want you to freak out but she's pregnant." His face fell. "Where is she?" He asked. "Tommy…" I started, taking my hand off his arm. "Where?" He shouted, I could see John moving to come over to us. "She's at the pictures." I told him. He turned, walked back through the shop and picked up his coat before leaving and slamming the door behind him.

John came over to me. "What was that about?" He demanded, searching my face. "Ada's pregnant." I told him. I grabbed his arms before he could move to follow his brother. "But you do not need to do anything. Do you understand me." I told him, sternly. "I will do nothing, right now." He told me, it was a compromise but I accepted it. I nodded and released him from my grip. "Whose is it?" John asked, running his hand over his head. "Yeah…. I'm not telling you." I told him, turning from him and walking towards the kitchen. "Evie!" He shouted, following me.

He followed me into the kitchen where Polly had mysteriously disappeared. "This is my sister, Evie, and I need to know." John told me, closing the doors to the shop. I turned to look at him. "I have promised her that I won't tell anyone, John." I replied, leaning against the kitchen side. He narrowed his eyes at me as he slowly walked over to me. I watched him as he made his way round the table to me. "I could make you tell me." he said, lowly, as he reached me. He placed his hand on the cabinet either side of me and bent his head so it was resting on mine. He looked at me with intense eyes and I knew exactly what he meant, thoughts of Ada all but disappearing.

I smiled at him coyly. "Now, now, Mr Shelby. That is not very professional." I whispered, running my hand over his exposed forearm. He kissed me roughly, moving his hands to my waist and pulling me into him. I moved my hands to his neck as he picked me up, placing me on the counter and stood between my legs. I wrapped my legs around him as his hand moved down to my knee. He pushed up my skirts until he found the patch of exposed skin above my stockings, he gave it a squeeze. We eventually broke the kiss, coming up for air as we breathed heavily into each other. He searched my face, silently asking for permission. I gave him a coy smile and pulled him back to me, tightening my legs around him. He didn't need any more invitation and went back to kissing me, covering my face and neck with his warm lips.

I trailed my hands slowly down his chest as his kisses and bites drew out a moan within me. I found his trouser buttons. I pulled my face away from him to look deep in to his eyes while I undid them, this drove him wild as the hand on my waist and my thigh tightened. He stifled a groan and I pulled him free from his trousers, stroking him up and down gently. He couldn't wait any longer as he pulled me roughly towards him, angling himself in front of me and slowly entering. I bit into his shoulder to silence the moan that erupted from me. He took that as an invitation to go faster, his grip on my thigh and waist tightening as he pumped back and forth. He buried his head in my hair and I buried my face in his neck, gripping the back of his waistcoat with both hands.

We both knew we had to be quick and it didn't take long for John to get us both to the edge. He bit my neck and tipped me over. I orgasmed hard around him, causing him to release inside of me. He continued to thrust, gradually getting slower as he drew out his release. We held each other for a few minutes before gently pulling away from each other. He gently kissed my forehead before winking at me and sorting out his trousers.

I had just pulled my skirt down when Polly walked in. "Jesus Christ!" she exclaimed, quickly turning her back on us. I laughed and hopped down from the cabinet. "It's the middle of the bloody day!" she shouted, her back still to us. John laughed at this, having sorted himself out and turning to me. "You can turn around now, Aunt Pol." I told her, still giggling as John pressed a kiss to my head. She came over to us with a over exaggerated sigh, wiping down the top of the cabinet and glaring at us. "I better get back to work." John said, bending down to give me another kiss, running a hand over his hair and returned to the shop.

"You two are like a bloody pair of teenagers!" Polly told me, busying herself with making sandwiches. I rolled my eyes and sat at the table. "I can't be dealing with you being in the family way as well as Ada." she told me, looking at me out of the corner of her eye. I rolled my eyes again. "And if you keep rolling your eyes like that, they will stay back there." she scolded, throwing a rag at me. I laughed and threw it back to her. She easily caught it, placing it back by the sink.

Suddenly, the door slammed and someone ran upstairs. Polly looked at me. "Tommy found her then." she said. I nodded, looking towards the living room. "I told her we are going to Cardiff tomorrow, get it dealt with." she said, coming over to the table and lighting a cigarette. "She asked if you could come. We are going to go to the castle after. Cheer her up." I nodded, slowly. I knew that Polly had laid down the law to Ada and would have convinced her there was no other choice. "I'll go make sure she is okay." I told her, standing from the table and going to the living room.

I knocked on Ada's door and waited patiently for her response. I heard her get off the bed and come over, opening the door. "Can I come in?" I asked her. She looked confused but opened the door wider, waving me in. She closed the door behind me and huffed down onto her bed. I went and joined her, crossing my legs under me. "If Polly has sent you in 'ere to give me another lecture, you can save your breath." She said, leaning back against the wall. "That is not why I am here." I told her. "I want to talk to you. Polly said she spoke to you earlier. About having an abortion." I said, she nodded her head. "I wanted to come and tell you about my experience." I told her. She sat up. "Your experience?" She questioned, brow furrowed in confusion. I nodded, "Yeah, it was no secret that I was young when John and I started messing about and it didn't take long for us to get into trouble. I was terrified of telling John so I told Polly. She convinced me to get rid and not tell John." I explained. "But he found out?" She questioned. I nodded. "Yeah, he did.

"It was a few days later. I was looking after Finn, God knows where you and Pol had gone and the boys were meant to be at the Garrison. I was alone in the living room when John came in. I had been avoiding him since I had done it so quickly went to go upstairs. He shouted at me, demanding to know what was wrong with me or what he had done. It was the first time he had ever raised his voice at me and it shocked me. I burst into tears and the whole thing came out.

How I had told Polly, how she said that nothing good would come from it, John wasn't going to stick around and I was better to get rid. I think I shocked him back as he didn't talk for about five minutes. Then he started crying, telling me that I was the only important thing to him and he wanted to be there for me through everything. That we would have made it work and he would have been by my side every step of the way. We talked for a long time after that and we must've fallen asleep as next thing I knew I heard Tommy coming in and putting a blanket over the two of us. We spoke about it the next day and decided not to tell anyone what had happened. Polly obviously knew but she doesn't know about that night."

I finally took a breath, looking up at Ada. She sat looking at me with her mouth open. "Wow! So you do regret it?" she asked. "Not exactly, I regret not involving John. But I wouldn't have coped, two months after that he was at war and I was trying to run the business with you and Pol and raise Finn. We do think it was for the best but it doesn't stop us thinking about it and it has brought us closer." I explained. She nodded her head slowly. "I do not want to influence you either way, but try to speak to Freddie and see what he wants as well, if you are unsure. It is your body, Ada, and no one can tell you what to do." I finished. She suddenly wrapped her arms around me, pulling me towards her for a hug. I returned the gesture, giving her a squeeze. "You won't tell John I said he cried, will you?" I asked into her hair. "Sister promise." Ada told me, laughing and pulling away from the embrace. She held out her pinky finger like we did when we were younger. I joined my pinky with hers and shook it. "Sister promise." I repeated, smiling.

A/N What did you think of the revelation of Evie/Johns past? Did you like it? Do you want to know more about them before the war? Let me know what you think!