Birmingham, 1919
Happy

"Anne..."

"Tommy..."

They whisper each other's names with hunting breaths. Their body attached skin to skin covered with sweat. Thomas was sitting on the bed with Anne on his lap. They enjoy it at the tempo they play. Anne fulfills all her fantasies in Thomas's brain. He always wants it again and again.

"Hhhhh...."

The two of them hugged each other tightly as they reached the top together. They both set their breaths still in the same position, not budging in the least.

"You will be a father" whispered Anne.

Thomas held both of Anne's arms and tried to look her in the eyes. "Are you serious?"

Anne nodded and blushed. A gush of happiness emerged from Thomas's countenance. He kissed his wife and hugged her tightly. Anne felt the same way. Happy is matchless because soon they will be a perfect family.

"We should celebrate this happiness" Thomas said.

***

That afternoon all the servants went to the Thomas and Anne Scott residence to prepare for the evening party. Anne directed the other servants to decorate the living room, living room and dining room. Anne smelled the scent and then nodded.

"Save this at the end of the room!" anne's orders.

"Good Mistress."

Not long after another servant came. "Mrs, Mr. Alexander has come."

Anne who heard that immediately ran small to the main door to welcome the arrival of her brother, William and Charlotte. William hugged his sister with a happy and calm feeling. Calm down because his decision to marry his sister to Thomas was the right decision. After hugging Wiliam, Anne hugged Charlotte, her sister's lover whom she had considered her own sister.

"We're very happy to hear about your pregnancy" Charlotte said, then rubbed Anne's flat stomach.

Anne smiled. "Thank you."

"We brought you a present" said William, then told his driver to get a very large item out of the car.

Anna looked at a beautiful wooden cot. "Akh!"

"You like it?"

Anne nodded. "Very! You must be tired, I'll take you to your room to rest."

Anne escorted the two to the guest room to rest while the rest of the waiter helped bring the items and gifts William and Charlotte had brought. While William rests, Charlotte and Anne enjoy afternoon tea on the balcony.

"Sluuurrp ah..." Charlotte drank the tea and inhaled its soothing aroma.

"Charlotte, I know you exchanged the letter I left you for George" Anne said.

"Uhuk! Uhuk!" Charlotte chokes. "Where did you know about that?!"

"George's coming. He comes as a wealthy businessman from Scotland and does business with Tommy. But the other point of his arrival was to take me away. It was at the time we met that I knew you had exchanged my letters" Anne explained.

Charlotte's starting to feel bad. He grabbed Anne's hand and looked with a sorry look. "I'm sorry!"

Anne chuckled and then shook her head. "You don't have to apologize. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be this happy being Thomas Scott's wife."

Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief hearing that. "You happy?"

Anne nodded with teary eyes. Charlotte finally felt her action of exchanging the letter was the right action.  Before long someone came and pecked at Anne's head. Anne looked up and saw Thomas who had returned home from the base.

"Hem.." Thomas glanced at Charlotte. "You've arrived, where's William?"

"He's resting, he'll be joining tonight" Charlotte replied.

***

Anne was ready with her makeup and evening dress so beautiful and graceful. Thomas was ready with his party suit. One last touch, Anne pairs up her pretty earrings to end her makeup. Thomas looked at his wife with a predator-like gaze staring at her prey. Anne who saw the gaze laughed crisply, then went from the dresser to her husband and tidied her husband's tie.

"I know what's on your mind" Anne chuckled.

"So?" challenge Thomas.

Anne slips. "The guests have come, they will wait a long time."

Thomas holds Anne's body. "I don't care. My house, my wife."

Thomas kissed his wife's lips and lifted Anne's body and carried her on the bed.

Aunt Poly and Scott's family members had already come and welcomed the invited guests at the entrance. Aunt Poly looked up at the stairs, waiting for the host to show up. Arthur and Jhonny have arranged for members of The Blinders to stand guard in the courtyard. Suddenly Adda's eyes widened when she saw Eddy coming in wearing a party suit. Aunt Poly scrunched her forehead to see Eddy, the head of Birmingham's courtesy, as she remembered she had not been invited.

Eddy smiled and kissed Adda's left and right cheeks, Aunt Poly was wide-eyed and ready to explode but stopped when Thomas and Anne emerged from the stairs.

"Let's welcome happy hosts Thomas and Anne Scott!!" exclaim Arthur.

The guests applauded to welcome the host.

Thomas glanced at Eddy who was standing side by side with Adda. Adda can't cover it anymore. Thomas knew Eddy's intention to approach his sister. Unfortunately, his sister was easily seduced. She remained calm, she did not want to ruin Anne's happiness tonight.

Aunt Poly whispered to Adda. "You're gonna get in trouble."

Adda also realized why Eddy approached him. That night all family members and relatives enjoyed dinner, wine and music. Everyone looked happy, including Anne and Thomas. While the guests were talking to each other, Thomas gathered members of The Blinders' trust in his kitchen.

They were all gathered in the kitchen, the kitchen maids passing by disregarding the members of The Blinders who were circling with Thomas in the middle.

"Tonight, we have an uninvited guest. Eddy, the new chief of police in Birmingham. We don't know his motive.  Judging from his appearance, he can't we bribe. Tonight, no fights!" stern Thomas while looking at the members' eyes seriously.

Thomas appoints Arthur and Jhonny. "No fighting!"

Arthur and Jhonny nodded while raising their hands. They are the easiest to get into fights. Thomas's back at the party. As the waiter with the tray passed by, he picked up a glass of whiskey and approached his wife and sister-in-law who were chatting. Music also plays, people who come with their partners dance.

Anne looked at Thomas while dancing. "You didn't bring your armed men?"

Thomas brings his armed men and they stand guard outside the house, but he doesn't want Anne to worry. "No."

Anne knitted her brows in disbelief.

"You don't believe me?" Thomas smiled as Anne put on such a skeptical face.

Anne chuckles in Thomas' arms. Arthur looked at his sister who looked so happy From a distance he saw a suspicious servant with his right hand wrapped in cloth. Arthur notices the waiter getting closer to Thomas and Anne who are dancing. Arthur immediately ran when he realized the servant was carrying a gun from behind the cloth.

"Tommy!" arthur yelled as he ran to catch the servant.

The servant quickly raised his hand which was holding a firearm and aimed at Thomas and his wife. Thomas hugged his wife trying to protect her.

'DORR!!!'

"Yahoo!!!!" yelled Aunt Poly. The atmosphere that had been warm now turned into a riot.