Mariana finds out the husband she grieved for is alive after all these years.
Now she must adjust to a new life with the return of Alfie Solomons, without Thomas Shelby and with the new threat of Michael Gray hanging over all of their heads.
Alfie...
"I have crossed oceans of time to find you" - Bram Stoker
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Mariana's POV
"It was nothing baby, just forget it" I said, tucking Carter back into his made up bed "No. You were kissing" he said "Carter" I sighed "You were. I saw you" he said "Right well... even if we were, it's nothing for you to worry about" I said
"Do you love dad?" He asked "Carter. Go to sleep" I said sternly He was testing my patience now.
I shut their door. Deciding whether to go back downstairs or to go to bed I opted to go back down. And then excuse myself
The embarrassment was eating me alive as I went down the stairs I straddled him. Kissed him?
After all this time.
"I'm going to bed" I said, gaining his eyes "Oh. Okay" he said "You know where you're sleeping?" I said He nodded "Good, alright then... good night" I said again, shifting back into the hall
I took a breath What am I doing? What was I doing?
I went to bed that night. And barely slept I could barely think.
Alfie's POV
I loved my family And I loved my kids And I loved Carter... he as my boy My son
But when he interrupted us I had a momentary lapse of parenthood Because he cut us off She stopped kissing me And now she barely spoke to me And I lied here. In my son's fucking bed. Alone
Why did he have to come downstairs?
Mariana's POV
Christmas morning was... awkward We watched the kid's open their presents We ate dinner together. We talked, we laughed But there was the underlying thought The worries I'm sure were running around both of our heads
What did it mean? What did it do in terms of us? Were we alright? Did he expect us to be getting back together? Did he want that? Do I want that?
"Mar" he said, pulling me out of my head "Yeah?" I asked "Thought we could take the kids down the stable? Show them the horse" he said "Yeah, yeah sure um... you wanna put them in the car and I'll grab my coat" I said
He nodded, shouting for the kids I cleaned up some of the paper in the living room. Looking at all the presents from the Shelbys we still had yet to open I bent down, looking at them
Pulling a box out To Mariana I'm sorry Love Tommy x
I opened it. I'm not sure why I'm unsure why I even cared what he had bought me
