Another love

Sarah was catching her breath and zipped up her dress whilst Tommy buttoned up his shirt, a cigarette hanging from his lip.

"Well, it's been a while since I've had sex with a shotgun against my back."

"Yeah sorry about that," Tommy said hanging the fallen gun back onto the wall that minutes earlier he'd been fucking Sarah against.

They both turned to the door where a loud knock was coming from followed by uncle Charlie clearing his throat loudly.

"If you two are quite finished in there can we get on with this!"

Tommy and Sarah both rolled their eyes, "Come in!" Tommy called out to them.

Uncle Charlie walked in normally but Arthur came in more slowly cautious about what he'd be walking in to.

"Arthur, we're dressed," Sarah confirmed for him watching as he had a slight sigh of relief.

"First things first." Charlie began surprising them all, "this plan you guys have come up with, we know who they will take out but what makes you think Michael won't send anyone for you?" Charlie directed to Sarah.

"He won't kill women or children," Tommy told him exhaling smoke.

"Yes," Arthur began, "but that's under the assumption that the women don't go after their husband's murderer."

"What makes you think I will?" Sarah asked with an innocent expression, all three men looking at her doubtfully, "alright fine, but Michael knows I'm not in a position to, not alone anyway."

Tommy watched the three of them and nodded, "well one thing we all agree on is Finn."

Arthur and Charlie nodded but Sarah scoffed and shook her head
"Polly would never stand for this." Sarah protested

"She ain't here because of that grass," Arthur grumbled

"Finn was a kid he didn't know." Sarah jumped to her younger brother's defence.

"Well, he will." Tommy told her casually, almost sounding bored.

Sarah folded her arms across her chest, "Ada won't stand for this and nor will I, Charlie say something?"

Charlie thought for a moment before nodding to himself, "We give him two blanks to see what he does-"

"Charlie!" Sarah yelled at their uncle.

"If he goes against duke and Isiah-"

"Of course he will! He doesn't know duke and Isiah isn't blood."

"Finns not good at being a general! And he doesn't want to do fucking soldiers' work." Tommy snapped.

"So what? You're going to test him as if he was another soldier? And if he fails then what? We just exile him? Eh?!"

"Well, we'll soon know after Sunday," Tommy responded.

"Sarah, try look at this as a good thing," Arthur said unusually calmly.

"What?"

"He'll have a tidy house with money and his wife and be out of this life, Polly wanted him out of this life."

"Not like this she didn't." Sarah shook her head at them, this was their brother and nephew and they were happy to throw him to the wolves.

"He's not a Peaky blinder! The kid don't have it in him." Charlie said

"No, but he's a fucking Shelby!" Sarah yelled, "didn't you just make a big thing about that In the meeting!"

"That won't change," Arthur said.