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...
"It's pathetic really, how much I still hope it's you and me in the end" - Midnight thoughts
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Mariana's POV
"I'm back" I called, shutting the door "And?" Alfie called back "And he went no trouble" I said, rounding the corner to him in the office "Fuck sake, what have you got that I ain't?" He asked
Mariana's Outfit
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I shrugged Carter went to school perfectly fine with me I had no clue why he was acting up with Alfie "Maybe he's more scared of me than you" I teased He looked up at me, and I almost immediately took my words back.
If we were... together, I would have been nervous he would do something to playfully reprimand me And yet... now I was just nervous But I found myself wanting our playful interactions I wanted teasing And I wanted to smile with him.
But we weren't a couple any more I had no idea what we were All I knew was I didn't want him to leave, and since I got back two days ago, he hadn't left.
He hasn't left the house He hasn't left our- my bed.
And I liked it.
"He probably is" he shrugged "Why?" I asked "Boys here think I've gone soft" he said "Suppose I have a bit" he said
"You haven't gone soft" I chuckled, rounding the desk as I pulled my coat on "You've just got more sympathetic with age" I smiled, leaning down to take his keys
"You calling me old?" He asked, grabbing my wrist as I tried to leave "No. But if I was..." I drawled out, sitting on the edge of the desk "I would say you've aged like fine wine" I teased
"Fine eh? I'll take that" he said, looking me up and down How can one pair of eyes make me so nervous?
"Where are you going today?" He asked I shrugged "Here and there. At a bit of a loose end" I said "Why don't you stay here then? Let me look at you while I work?" He mused "Because there's more important things to do Alfie" I chuckled, standing up
