002, doubt
Juliette wasn't surprised when she saw Polly Gray at her door. She knows how the Shelby's would react when some new person steps into their city, and she knows the real reason Polly was there. and she wasn't surprised when she saw the whole Shelby family with her
"Mrs. Gray" Juliette welcomed openly the door wide for her and her family to step in. Ada smiled and nodded when she passed through there while Arthur didn't react and was looking around John was smirking while he stepped in and Thomas simply glanced at her for a second and then sighed getting in
The Shelby and Juliette were sitting in her living room while she poured some tea for them. Ada and Polly took the cup and thanked her for it. while the Shelby brothers looked at each other
She smiled fakely at them, raising her eyebrows "You don't like tea?"
"We don't drink tea" John muttered awkwardly
"What do you drink then?" Juliette asked
"not tea" Arthur replied grinning
Juliette nodded at them understanding what they wanted so she rushed to bring the whiskey poured it into the caps and handed it to them, Arthur and John thanked her while Thomas took it and glanced around
"So the wedding is in one week. Is your band ready?" Polly asked
"yeah everything is ready no need to worry" Juliette assured her
"What's your name again?" Thomas spoke up getting her attention and Polly's glare
"Juliette Monet" She replied grinning, she knew that he knew her name after all it was Thomas Shelby he knew everyone and everything, and she was sure that he knew everything about her, her past, her whole name, her family, even her secrets, she knew it and that was the step one of her plans
"Juliette Monet" He repeated whispering "Do you have siblings?"
"Yeah, I do" Juliette replied, "I have one sister and she came with me actually"
"where is she?"
"sleeping it's 7 am" She grinned again
he hummed in silence and then he lifted his eyes to meet hers he coughed quietly "Since when did you own this band?"
"I was sixteen and it was my mother's band first" She replied turning back to her tea. Faking the sigh that came out of her. "She passed away and left us this band"
"And your father?" he asked
"never knew him never met him he was gone when Jules was born" Juliette didn't show emotions while speaking and that made him confused
"What about-"
"Okay, can we leave the woman alone?" Polly spoke up lifting her glare from him "Juliette dear we don't doubt you but we want to make sure, after all this wedding is very important to us"
"I know" She smiled at her. Oh, she does know, the wedding is just a cover to prevent the town from knowing that Ada is pregnant. "And we won't ruin it trust me"
They heard one of the doors wide open and there it was Jules yawning not noticing the Shelby's staring at her. She went to the kitchen grabbed the milk and poured it into her bowl that already had the cereal inside it her eyes were closed while she said "Good morning Julie"
"Good morning Petite fleur care to join us?" Juliette replied raising her voice so her sister would notice and don't say something that would ruin their plan
"Us?" Jules finally opened her eyes and saw the people who were already staring at her, she crushed under her breath "oh god kill me already" She made her way next to her sister "Hello everyone sorry for this i didn't know that you will be visiting us" She raised her voice and nudged her sister
"My sister, Jules"
John stood up almost poring the cup on the floor "John Shebly at your service"
"Set down John" Arthur grinned
"Shut up Arthur" John rolled his eyes
Jules stared at her sister for an explanation, she was nervous, and her eyes looked shattered, and that got Thomas's attention. Juliette assured her with a nod and a soft smile
After a brief moment between them, talking about the wedding but mostly Thomas Shelby interrogates them. The Shelby left the two sisters alone again
Breathing heavily, Jules asked, "What was that? What were they doing here?"
"Believe me, I had no idea"
Jules rolled her eyes, she could see the smuggling in her sister's voice, another plan worked "Sister, you planned everything with the details, you definitely had an idea"
"I did but I didn't know they'd come that early" Juliette scoffed a laugh, reaching to the coach and throwing herself "Another Shelby bite the dust"
As Jules sat across from her sister, she inquired, "So, did we gain their trust?"
"Not yet" Juliette replied, sitting upright. "If I know Thomas Shelby real well, I'd say that he won't rest until he uncovers our deepest secret, something he can use against us, a trump"
"Well, let him do whatever he can," Jules commented with a smirk. She made her way back to her before speaking "He will find nothing"
"He might, but it's definitely not a trump card," Juliette concluded.
Jules gazed at her sister, breaking the tension. "Let's focus on the wedding plan. We can't afford any slip-ups."
Juliette nodded, her eyes shifting towards the wedding preparations papers. "I've arranged everything, but we need to be cautious. The Shelbys are unpredictable. We need a strong performing, we don't need them to question us"
Jules sighed. "Yeah sure, I'll inform the band about it and we can practice till then"
Juliette leaned back with a sly grin. "You know, Jules, as they say, 'In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.' Naive people are easy to manipulate."
"But Thomas Shelby is far from naive," Jules pointed out, a hint of concern in her voice.
Juliette leaned in, her smirk growing. "True, but even the cleverest can fall prey to their own beliefs. We just need to play our cards right, and he'll dance to our tune without realizing it."
Jules hesitated, glancing at the wedding plans. "It's a risky game."
Juliette shrugged, confidence radiating. "Risks make it interesting, sis. Besides, the Shelbys aren't invincible, no matter how powerful they seem."
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