An insight into what Mariana Cortéz and Thomas Shelby were like before the violence and murder
And how they became so numb to the world around them.
How they came together and fell apart before the war.
And how the Shelby's became the notorious, ru...
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July •1914 Tommy's POV
"I'm pregnant" she said simply, crossing her arms and looking at me for some sort of answer Things started to become a little clearer in my head however "So that's why your dad shot me?" I asked She nodded "I'm keeping it" she said.
I looked at her for a moment, at her defiant stance and the way she was daring me to oppose "I don't care" I said "What?" She asked after a moment
"I'm not sure what it is you came here for, but I don't care Zelda" I said "You cared under the hazel tree" she said "No, I fucked you under the hazel tree" I corrected I never cared.
"So you're okay with me keeping it?" She asked "Like I said, I don't care, if you have any sense, you'll get rid of it" I said "Why's that?" She asked "Because by the look of you, that kid won't have a chance. And it certainly won't have a father" I said
"Excuse me?" She said "I don't want a kid, especially not with you, so get rid of it, or keep it and stay away from me" I said "That simple huh?" She asked calmly "Yeah, that simple" I said
She scrutinised me for a moment, looking over my face with her arms still crossed "You have a girlfriend" she said "And why do you think that?" I asked "You don't want me here, you don't want anything to do with the child, so you must want me away from someone" she said
I sighed "I don't have a girlfriend. I don't want anything to do with it because I barely know you, and the fact you're still here is becoming very irritating" I said She just looked at me, making me sigh "Look I'm not trying to upset you, but I have a lot going on right now, I don't need a child added to all that, I'm guessing you don't either, just get rid of it, for both our sakes" I tried to reason.
"When I walk away, that's it Tommy" she said "There is no going back, if you don't want to see me again then you won't, believe me" she said
She wasn't trying to threaten me Or even warn me She was just trying to make me understand the terms And I was fine with them Because I had zero ounce of care or concern for this girl This stranger
How was I suppose to know it was even mine? Or she was even pregnant? "I understand. Good bye" I said, waiting for her to go "Good bye Thomas, I hope you find whatever you are looking for" she said Me too... me too. "Before you go, give me my watch back" I said She smiled "I think it's the least I deserve don't you?" She said, walking away
