I heard the commotion before I saw it but when I looked down it was obvious what had happened. Jacob had squared up to John as he went to grab me, obviously not knowing who he was. "Hey!" I shouted, gaining the attention of Tommy who quickly came over and helped me down from the table, lifting me from my waist. I pushed his hands off me as he tried to hold me back and I got in between John and Jacob as John was pulling his fist back. "Don't you fucking dare, John Shelby." I warned, hands on my hips. "Ah, you're the husband." Jacob said from behind me, his cockney accent thick. "Yeah, I am. Who the fuck are you?" John questioned. "Stop being so fucking rude!" I shouted, pushing John away. "And what the fuck has gotten into you?" John asked, turning on me.
I looked up at him shocked for a minute. "What the fuck has gotten into me? Are you fucking taking the piss? Do I look like some kind of idiot to you, John? Huh? I am not fucking blind!" I shouted, hitting his chest with every question. "Hey! Hey! Come here!" Arthur shouted from behind me as he grabbed my waist and pulled me away from John. "What the fuck do you think has gotten into me, you fucking idiot!" I shouted as Arthur lifted me off my feet and placed me back down the other side of him, his back to John and blocking my view.
The energy coursing through my veins was intense as I turned on Arthur, his hands on my shoulders. "Who the fuck does he think he is? Coming in here after he's done that expecting me to be the little obedient wife. He can fuck off, Arthur. He can fuck right off." I shouted. Arthur chuckled slightly as I paused, breathing heavy. Then his face began to fall as he looked into my eyes. "What've you taken?" he asked, lowly. I frowned at him, trying to push off his hands from my shoulders. "Get off me." I told him. He turned to look behind him, evaluating the situation before calling Tommy over to us. I rolled my eyes as Tommy came over.
"She's taken something." Arthur told him. I put my head back in exasperation as Tommy turned to me. He took my face in his hands, forcing me to look at him and looked into my eyes. "What have you taken, Evelyn?" he asked. "I hope you haven't left John alone to cut up Jacob Solomons. That won't make his father happy." I replied, looking back at him. Tommy's brow furrowed. "You want to do business with Alfie Solomons, right? Either him or Sabini and judging by the shit show that happened back at the Eden, Sabini is not an option." I continued. Tommy watched me for a moment, his hand still around my face as Arthur went to John
"What have you taken, Evelyn? He asked again. I rolled my eyes and tried to push him away from me. "Leave me alone, Thomas." I told him, trying to break his grip. When I failed, I looked into his eyes, letting all the pain I was feeling from the last few hours pour through them. His face softened. "Can you take me home now, Tom?" I whispered, searching his face. He nodded, slowly letting go of my face. He turned and was about to talk when I interrupted. "You don't mind John and Arthur staying if they don't cause any trouble?" I asked Jacob. He looked at me unsure for a moment before nodding. "As long as there is no trouble." he confirmed. I raised an eyebrow at the two brothers who both reluctantly nodded. "Thanks, Jacob. It was lovely to meet you." I smiled, hugging him and Ruth goodbye while Tommy no doubt warning John and Arthur to be on their best behaviour. "You'll have to come visit us again." Ruth told me. "I will." I told her, smiling.
I couldn't look at John as Tommy put my coat around my shoulders before guiding me from the club. The walk to the hotel was quick and Tommy and I walked in silence, his arm around my shoulders.
When we got to the hotel, I took off my coat and fell backwards onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. I heard the familiar clink of glasses that told me that Tommy was making himself a drink. "Make me one as well, please." I called, still looking up at the ceiling. "Here you go." he said, walking over to the bed as I sat up and took the glass of whiskey from his hand. He sat on the bed next to me as we both took a sip.
"It was just a bit of snow." I admitted, not looking at him. "I thought as much." Tommy replied. "You always went off the rails when John did something stupid." He added. "Do you remember when we started seeing each other and I found out he was seeing Lizzie Stark?" I laughed, taking another sip of my drink. "You mean when you two didn't think everyone knew and he thought it was a good idea to use Lizzie as a cover?" He chuckled, downing his drink. "It's not my fault he didn't tell me his plan in advance." I replied, drinking the rest of mine. "You did look very surprised when he turned up to the Garrison with her. I can't even remember how many glasses you threw at them." Tommy said, taking my glass from me and going to the small bar to refill them.
"Do you remember the look on his face when I kissed Freddie?" I asked, as I slipped off my shoes. "Do you remember the look on Adas face when you kissed Freddie?" He countered, taking off his jacket and rolling up his sleeves. "Yeah, she didn't talk to me for about a week. She even kicked me out our room." I smiled, remembering what we were like before the war. "And then Polly wouldn't let me stay in John's room." I added. "You were meant to be on the sofa but I kept finding you in my room." He laughed, handing me another drink. "You were hardly home! I wasn't going to sleep on the sofa when your bed was empty." I countered, taking a drink. "I came home every night! I kept having to shove you over so I could actually get in." He chuckled. "I got in so much trouble for that! Polly gave me a lecture every morning. Even asked me if I was going to move on to Arthur next." I told him, leaning into his shoulder.
"She never said anything to me." Tommy commented, leaning into me. "I was the devil child, you were the angel." I laughed, taking a drink. "You weren't the devil child and I certainly wasn't an angel." He laughed. "You came home to a sleeping, usually half naked, girl in your bed and you just moved her over, got in and went to sleep. That's pretty angelic to me." I teased. "It was harder than you make out. You looked so sweet and innocent when you slept and you always insisted on cuddling up to me." He told me his voice thick with heat, downing his drink. "Well the sweetness and the innocence has gone." I laughed, finishing my drink. "It's still there. Tonight proves that." Tommy told me. "John's a fool for what he's done to you in the past and what he's done to you tonight. You deserve better than that." He added.
I looked up to see that he was looking at me with his icy blue eyes. "What happened to family sticking together?" I teased, lowly. "You are family. John's my stupid brother but you, you're my little Eves." He whispered. I looked at him through my eyelashes for a moment before responding. "I'm not so little anymore, Thomas."
I'm not sure who leaned into who but suddenly our lips were together, the glasses smashing on the floor as we brought our hands up to each other. Tommys hands knotted in my curls and mine on the back of his neck. We continued to kiss as he pushed me down on the bed, positioning himself between my legs and hovering above me as he ran a hand down my side. My hands went to the buttons on his waistcoat, swiftly undoing them before moving onto his shirt. His lips left mine to trail along my jawline and neck, his hand pushing up my dress to rub his thumb over the top of my thigh while bringing it up to his hip. He crashed his lips back to mine, they were rough not like John's full soft ones. John. My eyes snapped open as I crashed back down to Earth. My husband. The hand on my thigh was smaller and softer than Johns. Tommy's brother. The body pressed against me was slimmer than Johns and was less muscular. The father of my child.
"Tommy, we gotta stop." I said, pushing him away. He paused for a moment and I watched him as his eyes turned from being filled with lust to their usual icy blue as he realised what was happening. He quickly got off me and the bed. He ran a hand through his hair before starting to button up his shirt. "You should get some sleep, Evie." He told me, walking away from the bed. I watched him with wide eyes as I sat up. I suddenly felt 16 again, remembering the first time John and I had slept together and how weird he had been after. I went to move off the bed. "Wait, there's glass everywhere. What do you need?" Tommy asked. "I just need my bag." I told him, pointing at the chair that held mine and John's bag.
He quickly got it for me, avoiding eye contact as he put it on the bed in front of me. I quickly pulled out a nightdress and changed into it as Tommy stood with his back to me. I slid between the covers when I was changed, watching Tommy carefully pick the broken glass off the floor. When his eyes eventually flickered up to mine they were soft but conflicted. "I'll let you sleep." he said, turning to leave. "Wait, Tommy. Will you stay with me?" I asked, my voice small. He watched me for a moment, having an internal argument before he came back over to the bed. He laid on top of the covers next to me, lighting a cigarette as he leant back into the propped up cushions. I turned off the light on my bedside table, leaving the one of Tommys side to dimly light the room, and laid down under the covers. "Sleep, Eves. I'll stay with you." he told me, gently stroking my hair.
I wasn't sure what time John came back to the hotel room but Tommy was still awake beside me. He quickly got off the bed and crossed the room. I could hear them speaking quietly as I pretended to be still sleeping. John asked how I was and Tommy told him I was okay but there was broken glass so be careful. I kept my eyes clamped shut as I heard the door softly close and John shuffling around, getting ready for bed. When he got on the bed, I was surprised that he laid on the covers like Tommy had instead of getting underneath them. I could smell the alcohol on his breath when he lent in to kiss my temple. "I love you, Evelyn Shelby." he whispered before laying down, his am still across me.
A/N ARGH! TOMMY AND EVIE KISSED! How did everyone feel about this chapter? I wasn't sure where it was going to go when I first started writing and then this happened! Please please please let me know what you think!