enchanted
chapter 04, 'til death do us part.

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Rory, Freya and Lottie all slept at Ada and Freddie's meaning they were going to attend their wedding but she wasn't allowed to tell anybody especially Tommy. Both Ada and Freddie agreed on Rory attending the wedding because she was a massive part of Ada's life therefore she had to be at her wedding but they knew she wouldn't go without Freya or Lottie or even Finn but he was busy and they knew he would snitch.

"Rory, come on now get up or you're not coming," Ada's voice came from the end of the sofa. "Freya wake her up for me please."

"To your wedding?" Rory asked with her eyes still closed.

"Yes, you won't be coming if you don't get up and get dressed. You've got ten minutes, I'll get you some breakfast. Cereal?" she shouted from the kitchen.

"Yeah, please," Rory shouted back, standing up.

"Frey? Lots?" Ada called waiting for them to reply with either yes or no.

"Yeah, please," they both replied in unison.

"What am I wearing?" Rory asked as her aunt walked back in with the bowls for the girls as they each grabbed one.

"Your dress, do you want a ribbon in your hair today?" Ada asked, passing the girl her cereal that she started eating. Rory looked at her aunt and noticed her white dress and bump before looking to see Freya and Lottie already dressed.

She put the spoon in her bowl and pulled her dress over her head while chewing the cereal in her mouth, "Can you put more cereal on my spoon please?"

"Yeah, sit there and you can have the bowl while I do your hair," Ada instructed her, sitting her in front of the arm of the sofa as she brushed her hair out. "Half up, half down with the ribbon?"

"Yeah please," she nodded.

"Which colour?" Ada questioned, dangling three colours in front of her eyes.

"Blue, please."

"You sure?"

"Yeah," she nodded, going back to her cereal. Rory had finished eating her cereal putting it in the sink before pulling jacket and shoes on before opening the door.

Ada pulled Rory along behind her as she ran down the stairs to get to
Freddie. "I dared myself to run through their territory in my dress," Ada told

Freddie as she let go of Rory's hand briefly.

Freddie cupped Ada's face and asked, "Are you mad?".

"Yeah, mad as hell with all of them," she agreed. "The more they try and stop us, the madder I'll be."

"Can we go now? My legs are hurting," Rory whined making Freddie and Ada chuckle at her.

"Hello to you too Rory," Freddie chuckled and Rory smiled at him.

"Hi. Now can we go?"

Ada grabbed her hand again and said, "Yes we're going now stop whining."

Rory set off walking and got pulled back by Ada who asked Freddie, "Wait! How do I look?"

Freddie turned around and smiled, "Like an angel." He held out his hand for her to grab with her other hand that was now free since
she handed her flowers to Rory to carry so she could hold both their hands.

"So this is like a big, big secret?" Rory asked the adults while Lottie and Freya trailed behind them.

"Not exactly but just don't say anything to anyone especially uncle Tommy okay?" Ada told her and Rory nodded.

"Okay."

"Tell you something," Freddie started and Rory looked at him motioning for him to continue. "You don't say anything to anyone and I'll give you whatever sweets you like."

Rory looked suspicious. "For how long? And do I get to pick what sweets I get?" she asked and Freddie nodded.

"Yes you get to pick and every time you see me I'll have them ready for you."

The blonde girl hummed and replied, "Fine I won't tell and can I have jelly beans?"

"Yes you can have jelly beans," Freddie agreed. Ada watched her niece and nearly husband's
interaction with a smile knowing that whatever happened Rory would be on her side.

"For a nine year old you definitely have the negotiation skills of a Shelby," Freddie spoke out loud.

"Well I've lived with Aunt Pol and auntie Ada all my life what did you expect?" She asked and Ada stifled a laugh at Freddie's surprised expression not expecting her to say anything back to him.

"Definitely a Shelby," he muttered.

The two of them didn't expect Rory to pay attention but they kept looking over to see if she was still awake since the girl had a habit of falling asleep wherever. Ada had once walked into her because she fell asleep standing up waiting for her.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife," The priest announced, letting the newly-weds kiss which caught Rory's attention. As the couple broke apart, Ada glanced at Rory, Freya and Lottie with a big grin on her face.

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After, Ada and Freddie's wedding they dropped Rory, Freya and Lottie off at Rory's house where Louise was looking after the rest of John's kids. Rory walking into her house after hugging both Ada and Freddie and getting her jelly beans from Freddie.

"Did you have fun?" Louise asked when the blonde came into her view and Rory nodded, "Yep."

Louise hummed, "Well, that's good. You hungry?"

"No I'm fine, thank you," Rory replied and walking upstairs with her aunt and Lottie to her shared room with Alice and Katie leaving Louise with her brothers. Rory sat on Katie's bed eating her jelly beans and sharing them with her sisters which was the only reason she picked jelly beans because she didn't like them all that much but they did.

"Where were you?' Katie asked.

"At auntie Ada's," Rory replied and her sister's didn't reply instead they sat eating more of Rory's jelly beans.

"Where are you going? You were told to stay here when you got back from Ada's", Louise shouted at Rory from her place in the living room.

"I'm going to see Finn and Aunt Pol or can I not go?" she asked.

Louise sighed and rolled her eyes, "You Shelby kids are going to be the death of me. Go but I'm watching you from the door do you understand? I don't want to get cut."

Rory laughed, "They won't cut you I won't let them me, Katie and Alice like you too much."

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Finn had fallen asleep on Pol's lap when Tommy walked in making Pol shush him. He walked over to the chair where Rory was sat and picked her up so he could sit down and placed her on his lap.

"Freddie didn't want your money and now the coppers are saying if we don't turn Freddie in, they'll put Ada on the arrest warrant as well. That's where your compassion gets you, Pol," Tommy told Pol. "From now on we do it my way."

"Or what?" Pol asked and Tommy sighed picking Rory up once again and putting her back in the seat where she was originally sat and walked out.

"They won't arrest auntie Ada will they? They can't! She hasn't done anything wrong," Rory asked concerned.

Pol shook her head, "Don't worry about it me and your uncle Tommy are sorting it out okay go up to Finn's room and get some sleep."

Rory was woken up by Danny Whizz-Bang banging on Tommy's door, being nosey the girl wandered to Tommy's room knocking on the door softly. "Come in Rory it's open," Tommy told her.

"What's going on? Why's uncle Danny banging on your door this late?" she asked after she closed the door.

"Sorry Rory," Danny apologised as she sat on Tommy's bed.

"Don't worry about it," Tommy waved him off and told Rory. "Go back to sleep kid, everything's alright." The girl laid in Tommy's bed and was asleep within 5 minutes of laying down with Tommy stroking her hair to get her to sleep faster so he could continue his conversation with Danny.

After Danny had gone and before Tommy laid down he'd moved Rory to the edge of his bed so he could lay down and sleep.

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"Rory!" Tommy shook his niece attempting to wake her up but got no reply.

"Rory!" he tried again and she moved his hand away.

"Go away!"

"No, you need to wake up," Tommy replied.

"It's too early," she complained and Tommy laughed at her.

"I know but you need to go see your dad before we leave so run and see your dad and come back okay?"

"Fine," she grumbled getting up out of Tommy's bed and trudged down the stairs. "I'll watch you from the window okay?"

"Okay," she yawned and walked across the street.

"You're up early," John commented when his eldest daughter walked through the front door.

"Tommy told me to come say bye to you before you go," she replied walking over to her dad hugging him.

"Are you going back to Pol's or staying here?" he asked.

"Going back to Pol's. Where are you going today?" Rory asked.

"Races" he replied.

"Did you think about me getting a horse?" she asked and John turned to look at her.

"Yeah and you're not getting one until you're a bit older."

"So I can get one just not yet?" she asked again.

"Yes I'll ask Tommy about getting you one for your birthday okay?" he promised.

"Promise?" Rory asked holding her pinky out.

"I promise," John agreed entwining their pinky's.

She walked back to Pol's where Finn was standing in the living room waiting for her to get back so he could go with Tommy. "It's not fair that you don't get to come with us," he complained.

"Dad said I'll be allowed soon," Rory replied sighing.

"Finn!" Arthur called walking. "Come on kid we're going. We'll see you when we get back sunshine okay?" Rory huffed saying bye to them.

"What's up with you?" Pol asked when she walked downstairs.

"It's not fair that Finn gets to go everywhere with them and I get stuck with a babysitter," she pouted.

"It's dangerous Rory," Pol reminded her with a pointed look. "Stop the pouting."

"But it's not like I'Il be by myself is it, my dad will be there he won't let anything happen to me and Uncle Arthur and Uncle Tommy even Finn wouldn't let anything happen to me and there will be peaky blinders there. I'm John Shelby's daughter they won't let anything happen to me either," Rory complained.

Pol sighed, "It's not up to us it's up to your dad and he's said no so we have to respect his wishes when it comes to you and your siblings okay? I know you want to go with Finn but it's just too dangerous and they would never forgive themselves if anything bad happened to you. Remember Inspector Campbell? Well it was my job to keep you safe from him in the church and your dad hasn't forgiven me because he knows your name and what you look like, you are now on his radar and you look like an easy target because you're only nine but you're not and he doesn't know that you're not soft. He will try to use you against us and if he harms even a hair on your head your dad will kill me."

"So I've got stay indoors at all times?" Rory asked.

"Not necessarily. You just have to stay where someone can see you like Louise at yours, here where I am, the Garrison when your dad and uncles are there and even the betting shop where Scud and LoveLock are. Now do you want some breakfast?" Pol asked walking into the kitchen with Rory following.

"Yeah please," she nodded even though Pol couldn't see her.

"Bread and Jam?" Pol asked going to cut the bread while Rory sat down, "Yeah please."

Moments later Pol placed a plate of bread and a jar of jam in-front of Rory and turned back for a knife, "Thank you."

"When are you back in school?" Pol asked, looking over the newspaper she was reading.

"I'm back tomorrow," Rory replied answered after chewing.

"Is Louise taking you or me?"

"Depends on where I sleep tonight."

"Most likely me then," Polly nodded. "Please don't get kicked out again for at least a few weeks I don't think your dad can handle it."

"I'll try but people are annoying," Rory rolled her eyes.

"Just ignore them," Polly told her making her huff and go back to eating.