Disclaimer: This is my first time writing for the Peaky Blinders. I’ve only seen 4 seasons. And only some scenes from season 4. Also might make a part two.
Summary: You and Henry knew each other since you were kids, then you started dating. One day you were on the way to his house to tell him you were pregnant. But he wasn’t there.
You and Henry have always been close when you guys were younger. But then puberty hit you like a train and you started dating him. He was your first everything. You loved him and he loved you. Or so you thought.
You went to his to tell you were pregnant. You were happy and nervous. You didn’t know how Henry would react to this news. You hoped he’d be as happy as you.
Once you were at his house you were surprised to find he had left and didn’t tell you. You asked his ‘mother’ and she said that he went to go find his real mom. She didn’t tell you were he went.
After that you went home to go cry into your pillow. You thought he’d at least write but a month later on your eighteenth birthday you haven’t received one.
You were 4 months pregnant and told your parents about the baby which turned out to be twins.
Your parents forced you to marry a guy that’s 30 and his name was Jerry. You didn’t like him that much but it could have been worse.
Now 2 years later you being 20 and your kids being almost 2 years old. Your marriage hasn’t been going well. He treated you like crap but luckily he barely talked to the kids.
He had been sent to Birmingham for his job and you were going with him. You weren’t complain though you hated your village and couldn’t wait to leave.
You had went to go look for a job and your husband didn’t like the sound of that. He said. ‘I’m the man of the house and I should be providing for you’, which you only rolled your eyes at. You really didn’t care what he thought. You had seen a job as secretary for someone named Thomas Shelby or someone who worked for him. He seemed very powerful and dangerous. You didn’t care you just wanted to make money and provide for your kids.
You sat down on one of the chairs with your hands folded after you had the interview with Mr. Shelby. God you hoped you got the job you didn’t make impresssion. But hopefully it was good enough.
“Y/n,” She heard someone call her name but the voice didn’t sound like Mr. Shelbys. She looked up and her jaw dropped.
“H-Henry,” you gasped as you saw the father of your children here. God he looked so much different. His hair the way he dressed. Hell even the way he walked towards you was different. He was radiating confidence.
“It’s actually Michael now,” He corrected with a smile on his face. “I found my birth mother”
“Yes I know I heard it from someone else,” You snapped at him anger in the pit of your stomach. God you missed him but you hated him as well. He opened his mouth to say something but he caught the ring on your finger.
“You’re married,” He said with a shocked look on his face. You rolled your eyes and stood up with your arms crossed around your chest.
“Not by choice,” you snapped at him a second time. Before he could say something a cough from behind you. You turned around to see Thomas Shelby standing there.
“Good you two met,” Thomas said while rubbing his jaw. “Michael meet your secretary”
You let an annoyed sigh out. Of cours it had to be him you were working for. You don’t know how you can see him every day. Or run into him with your kids.
“Unless you guys don’t want that”, Thomas said as he had a confused look on his face. You nodded before leaving the building with tears running down your face.
You didn’t know what to do.
You looked down at the food you were making as you thought about everything. Michael. You should tell him. One side of your brain said and the other said he left you don’t tell him. You looked up at the kitchen table and saw your two kids. You smiled at Alexandra and Henry were drawing. You named your son after his father even though you hated him he gave you the two things that kept you going. And Alexandra was named after your grandmother who died a few years back.
Your husband wasn’t here though probably at the pub getting drunk and having sex with someone. A knock on your door snapped you out of your gaze. You dusted off your apron and went to go open the door. When you opened the door you saw Michael standing there.
“Hen- Michael,” You almost said Henry which would have been bad since your son would have come running. “What are you doing here,” You said looking at the ground not meeting his beautiful eyes.
“I wanted to talk to you,” Michael smiled at you. “Is your husband home,” He asked as there was jealousy laced in his voice you rolled his eyes.
“He’s probably at the pub,” You clarified annoyance evident in your voice.
“Well can I come in,” Michael asked after a few second of staring at each other. Before you could decline you heard the kids running up to you.
“Mommy,” They yelled as they hugged each of your legs with smiles in their voices. You could see the wheels turning in Michaels head as he looked at the kids in shock. You knew that he knew that they were his. They inherited his eyes and hair color.
“Mommy,” Michael repeated after a few minutes of silence.
You closed the door on him wanting to avoid the confrontation or at least not argue in front of your kids. You hoped he would knock on the door again as you tried to catch your breath.
You felt tugs on your legs and saw the twins looking up at you with smiles on their faces. “You okay mommy,” Henry asked. Even though he was almost two he was very protective of you.
“I’m fine sweet heart,” You said with a smile on your face as you bent down to pick them up. “Just a friend from the pasts,” you told them as they played with the necklace on your neck. The necklace you received from Michael on your sixteenth birthday. “Come on dinners almost done,” you said as you carried them to the kitchen.
On his way to his mothers house, Michael couldn’t help but feel bad that he had left when you were pregnant. He hadn’t contacted you because he didn’t want you to get hurt and now he doesn’t know what to do. As he reaches the door of his mothers house he could hear everyone talking and forgotten that they had a family meeting tonight to talk business.
As he walked in the room he could feel everyone’s eyes on him.
“Took you long enough,” Arthur broke the silence annoyance laced his voice. Michael rolled his eyes going to take a seat next to his mother. Who gave him a smile.
“Good now that everyone’s here we can get started,” Tommy coughed and started talking.
Even though it was rude but Michael ignored his cousin as his thoughts were resirved for you and his children he didn’t know he had. He didn’t know what to do and was kind of scared of being a father.
“Michael,” Polly snapped her son out of his daze he lifted his head to meet everyone staring at him. “You okay,” She asked concerned for her son.
“Was it your hot new secretary,” John smirked at his cousin hearing from Tommy about the confritation between you and Michael. Esme smacked his arm which John looked at her with a confused look on his face. “What”
Michael rolled his eye “Nope just a bit tired,” He lied trying not to get yelled at by his mom.
“Michael are you lying,” Polly asked her son and wondered why he was lying to her. Everyone was now invested in Michael.
“Fine she was just someone from my past,” Michael muttered. “And we were in love,” were he was still in love with you. With everything you did the color of your eyes the way you smiled and the little things you did.
“Ohh now it’s getting interesting,” Arthur shouted with a smirk on his face. Michael rolled his eyes and slightly nervous.
“I was with her when I was still Henry and the day I left I didn’t tell her and didn’t contact her. I did it to protect her from all of this,” Michael explained to his family. “But figures when I left she was pregnant,” He admitted a sigh coming out of his lips.
Everyone started at him in shock and nothing was said for a few minutes.
“Does this mean what I think it means,” Polly asked mad at her son but excited to have some grand children. Michael nodded.
“My god first Charolette then your secretary”, Arthur grumbled surprised at the turn of events.
“So what are you going to do,” Tommy asked letting the smoke out of his mouth looking at Michael. Before Michael could even get a word out Polly interrupted him.
“He’s going to apologize to her,” Polly snapped hoping her son would do the right thing.
“Don’t worry mom I will,” Something inside him was really happy that he was a father to not one but two kids. He hoped he would be given a chance to explain his side to you tomorrow.
You let a breath out as you sat your desk. Even though what happened last night you still went to work. Luckily for you Michael hasn’t been in yet. You looked down at the drawing you have been working on of your two kids. As you were drawing a snapping sound broke you out of your daze. You looked up at Michael with a nervous look on your face.
“We need to talk,” His voice was laced with determination and before you could decline he was pulling you up towards his office and closed his door behind him. You let a sigh out as he walked towards you.
“What do you want,” You tried to sound confident but it all came out in a whisper.
“You know what I want,” His voice was filled with annoyance which made you roll your eyes why does he have to be angry.
“They’re not yours,” You tried to lie your self out this but it didn’t work as Michael let a puff of his cigarette with a scoff.
“Why are you lying to me,” He snapped at you.
“Well maybe it’s because you think you have a right to be in their lives after you left,” You shouted as you got up. “You left me and doing so left me broken with two kids to raise as well,” you let out a sob as you looked at the ground tears falling out of your eyes.
“Love,” Michael began to say as he got up. “I know your mad I didn’t contact you because I didn’t want you to get hurt,” His hands came up to your cheek to wipe a tear away. “And I know you’re married but I want to try to be in my kids life”, his other hand came up to your cheek and leaned his head against your forehead. “Please,” He whispered. He leant down to kiss you and you didn’t know what to do and it felt right so you kissed him back.
You let out a breath before you nodded at him after you pulled back. He didn’t know that you had decided to split from your husband last night who came in drunk and almost hit the kids but luckily you got them upstairs before you shouted at him to get out. He grabbed your arm so hard it left a mark.
“I missed you,” you muttered. He smiled down at you.
“I missed you to Love,” He gat your fore head a kiss.
Michael got a piece of paper and wrote something down you looked at him confused.
“This is my address well my moms address but when ever your ready for them to come and meet me come here,” He explained with a smile on his face. You nodded with a little smile on your face.
That night came a few days later. When you decided this is when your kids asked where your husband or soon to be ex husband was. And you told them that he won’t be around for a while. They weren’t mad or sad since they hadn’t gotten to know them. But you wanted them to know their father. So you got dressed up and the kids dressed up and went to the address.
“Where are we going mummy,” Alexandra asked you as you put them down at the door step of the house.
“Well we are going to meet up with a friend of mine,” You explained as you knocked on the door. It took a few minutes before Michael opened the door and when he saw you smiled.
“Y/n,” He let out a sigh happy to see the kids and you as well. “Come on in”
You led Henry and Alexandra in the house it seemed really cozy house and you liked it. He lead you to a table and you sat down.
“Henry Alex, this is Michael your father,” You introduced them. You knew it was blunt but you wanted to be honest with your kids and they looked shocked.
“But I thought Jerry was,” Henry asked with a confused look on his face you sat him down explained some of it since he was even two yet while Alexandra went to Michael.
“It’s nice to meet you,” Alexandra politely said as she held her little hand to shake Michaels. He was so happy that this interaction was going good.
“It’s nice to meet you as well,” He shook her hand.
As everyone got to talking it took a few minutes before Henry talked to Michael since he just found he was his dad. But they talked and they had a lot in common. While Alexandra kept babbling in Michaels ear about a doll she had just got as she sat on his lap. He didn’t mind he thought it was adorable. But then four women came into the house.
You assumed it was his mom and possibly his cousins.
“Oh we didn’t know you had company,” Ada said with giggle.
“Is this who I think it is Michael”, Polly said with a smile on her face. Michael nodded and you assumed that was his mom. You got up to shake her hand and introduce yourself.
“It’s nice to meet you Ms. Gray”, You politely said as you hoped she wouldn’t be mad. She pulled you to a hug as the three girls sat down on the couch.
