Chapter 8 - The boxing match

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Tonight was Bonnie's big night. He'll fight Goliath in a boxing match. I'm getting ready feeling nervous. 'Will he like my dress? I hope he won't get hurt too much. He'll be shirtless. Should I wish him luck? Is it going to be awkward, after our make out session? Did it mean anything to him?' All those questions circled me mind. I decided to wear a risky dress. Putting on a hair diamond clip to hold back my front pieces and adding a long pearl necklace falling around my cleavage.

 Putting on a hair diamond clip to hold back my front pieces and adding a long pearl necklace falling around my cleavage

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My brothers certainly won't approve of it, but the girls will love it. Putting on some eyeshadow and eyeliner giving me a Smokey eye. I added on some red lipstick. I was slipping into my stilletos when I heard the girls downstairs calling my name. Giving meself a look over in the mirror, satisfied I walked down.  Polly, Lizzie and Linda were talking until they noticed me. Lizzie complimented "Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous". "I see you're trying to give the boys a heart attack" said Linda smirking. Polly gave me a smirk saying "not only her brothers". I rolled my eyes "come on we're going to be late".

We walked confidently down the stairs in the building. The room was filled with men and a few women. They all turned to look at us gaping making us smirk. Isiah walked up dismissing the peaky blinder that was on duty to guard us. Isiah looked at me in awe and said "You look like a goddess Jenny" Smiling at him I said "Thank you Isiah-". The men around me were checking me out, while whistling and cheering at us. Isiah looked annoyed around him and then led us to our seats. I excused meself from the group saying I needed to go to the bathroom. In reality I snuck into the room Bonnie was at. When he saw me he grinned "you came to give me a good luck kiss?" I seductively walked to him "only if you wish". "I wish to kiss you for the win". Smirking I put my arms around his neck kissing him. Bonnie put his arms around my waist pulling me flash against him, while I trailed my hands from his neck to the front of his shirtless self scratching him. Bonnie groaned. Smirking I pulled away, bonnie whined at that giving me a pout. "You get more if you win" winking at him I went to leave. He grabbed my hand pulled me around "You look gorgeous, I can't wait to see what I get for winning" he smiled. Tommy burst into the room with Aberama gold. "Bonnie you know the- Jennifer what are you doing here???". He put his stern gaze onto me and then at Bonnie's hand on my arm. "Just wishing him good luck nothing else, Thomas". I walked away purposely bumping my shoulder into Thomas. Who wasn't expecting it and stumbled back in surprise. I walked back to the girls

The girls and me got some gin, making us tipsy. "Where's Isiah?" I asked nobody specific looking around. Polly and Linda didn't react, Lizzie shrugged "I saw him leave with Finn". The bell ring starting the match, all my worries about where Isiah was disappeared when Bonnie got hit. The match was horrible to watch I hated how Bonnie got hit and I couldn't do anything about it. Which resulted in me drinking a lot of gin. Bonnie got hit again which looked very painful, but luckily the bell rung for a break. Polly, Lizzie and me stood up going to the bathroom. When we arrived I went straight to the toilet while the others went to the mirrors. "What did Tommy say when you told him?" Asked Polly taking a sip from the gin bottle she took with her. "He said that I'd get a weekly allowance". "What?!" I shrieked from the toilet "he's such a wanker". I zoned out of the conversation doing my business.
Ada walked in "This fight is fixed isn't it? Poor gypsy boy's getting battered out there". I walked out of the stall washing my hands, when Polly smirked "I'm sure Jennifer won't mind taking care of him..." Startled I looked up in the mirror looking at Polly in shock. "What?!" Shrieked Ada and Lizzie at the same time. Ada grabbed my arm turning me around "tell us everything right now!" Rolling my eyes and pulling my arm free to dry my hands I said "There's nothing to talk about". Polly looked at me innocently putting a hand on her chest "Right... sorry my bad. I must have imagined the kiss between you after the fight with Billy, huh?". Blinking at her repeatedly "what... how did you?" I said confused. "You probably shouldn't kiss in front of a window if you're planning on keeping it hidden". Sighing I said "So we kissed, what about it?". Ada and Lizzie got all giddy asking questions after questions "Have you kissed since then? When was the last time? Did you do more than kiss? Do you like him? Does he treat you right? Is he a good kisser? Tell us everything". I rolled my eyes at the two adults, ignoring their questions making sure my hair wasn't out of place. Ada seeing that I wasn't ready to answer the questions decided to help me out. "Lizzie do you know if it's going to be a boy or a girl?" Lizzie shook her head, Polly started walking towards her while me and Ada looked with knowingly grins. Polly grabbed Lizzie's tit who was startled first but then laughed. "It's a girl, call her Ruby Shelby. She'll be a star in a Hollywood movie". Ada hugged Lizzie, while I grinned at them. Linda stormed in looking annoyed "Is there spit on my back? There were men out there spitting... it's fucking disgusting". Polly glanced at her back "no, no spit... don't let us stop you from doing what u come here to do". "What? it helped me get through the fucking nightmare of being stuck in this city" said Linda with attitude, sniffing the opium she had put in lines. "Well, since you're here and you're almost family, Lizzie's got some news" said Polly while sipping Gin. "I'm pregnant". Linda looked at her "oh? And who's the father? Have you narrowed it down?" Linda took another line. "Yes, it's Tommy" Lizzie said with attitude. "Congratulations, you've won the raffle at last". "Yeah, she's a real Shelby lady now... Linda-"Polly wiped some snow of Linda's nose "Just like you". "Right ladies, let's rejoin our gentlemen... and just remember Linda.... If they spit, just spit back" said Polly walking out of the lavatory with the girls all giggling. "I'll come in a second, just want to touch up my lipstick" I said. After applying a new coat, I walked back to the girls who were all cheering on Bonnie.

"Come on...Bonnie" they yelled. I sat down laughing and giggling with them. Lizzie yelled out "whoo... Come on! Bonnie". Giggling I drank some more gin. Bonnie got one hard punch which made him fall on the ground right before us. "Come on! Pretty boy go on the offense!" I yelled while maintaining eye contact with him. Bonnie winked at me and jumped back in the fight. Johnny dogs was extremely busy trying to keep the bets going. Lizzie looked around "Where are Tommy and Arthur?" Linda looked confused at her then continued cheering on "Come on Bonnie!". At some point a worried looking Polly left, but I was too invested in the fight to give it another thought. In the fourth round Bonnie managed to knock his opponent out, making us all jump up screaming. Bonnie circled around him a few times and then stood on the rope yelling. Making the crowd go wild, Aberama picked his son up cheering loudly. I looked around cheerfully when I saw Tommy he looked stressed. He whispered something to Finn and pushed him away to the door. Confused I started to walk away from the girls and towards him, but Polly grabbed my arm. I turned around "Arthur's dead". Linda sat down crying. Polly and Ada supported her immediately making sure she's alright. I didn't know what to do I just stared. I was frozen. A gun shot was heard, making people go in a frenzy. I felt two hands wrap around my waist pulling me down with them and shielding me. I looked up and saw it was Isiah. He looked at me with concern in his eyes. Looking around for the shooter i saw Tommy. "Close the doors no one fucking leaves..." he said pointing the gun around, 3 more shots went off. "My brothers dead. You hear me... my brothers dead" he said walking around. Tommy knelled down on the mat, Uncle Charlie came to wrestle the gun out of his hand. When he got the gun, they hugged.

A/N: I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a while it's just that I got a quite busy life right now and don't have the time to update. But alas here is one.

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