(Y/n) had to admit that she hadn't had this much fun in a long time. She really wasn't one to go out, being the local school teacher meant that there was an expectation. That she had to be a good example for the children. It not looking too good, if she was seen staggering around the streets, late at night, smelling of alcohol. But tonight, she had let her hair down. She had one or two drinks, she had had the chance to dance with John, Finn, Isaiah, and even Ada; but more importantly, she had danced with Arthur. His arms wrapped around her as they moved around the cramped floor.

It was true to say that Arthur seemed to have had a good evening too, despite his grumblings about her dancing with the other men. The alcohol flowing freely, when he and the others had all been sat around the table. But she didn't mind that he was a little unsteady on his feet. Didn't mind that he had got a little louder. She was with him, and that was what mattered.

"Mind if I steal (Y/n) for a moment........" A voice said as the latest song finished, and (Y/n) reluctantly pulled herself away from Arthur's arms to see Polly. Arthur smiling as he staggered a little, before pushing his hair back over his head.

"Alright. But don't keep her too long............." He told his aunt, watching as his date walked away with the older woman. A large smile spreading across his face, as he took in (Y/n)'s sway. The oldest of the Shelby boys, suddenly finding his arms taken by two others that had come up behind him.

"Hello handsome.............we haven't seen you in far too long. Why don't we have some fun.............?"

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"So.........you and Arthur.............?" Polly asked, as the two women made their way into the bathroom. The older woman pulling a cigarette from her case.

"I wouldn't say that there was a me and Arthur............"

"But you'd like there to be.................?"

"I...........I suppose.............?"

"(Y/n), Come on.............." Polly pushed, as she lit the cigarette and took a deep drag.

"Alright, yes........yes I would like there to be a me and Arthur. I like him. I really like him. He has a way about him, a way that makes me feel safe. Makes me happy. And I want to make him feel safe, I want to make him happy too." (Y/n) explained, her brows furrowing as Polly reached out and took her hand.

"I'm glad to hear that. Arthur deserves someone like you; but be careful. That boy has demons. And they can show their face when you least expect them. I've noticed a change for the better in him since he met you; but he does have way of falling back into old habits. But if you're both happy............" Polly told her, before butting out her cigarette and taking hold of (Y/n)'s arm.

"Now. Let's get you back to him before he misses you too much." The older woman continued, before the pair made their way back out into the party.

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Tommy had been watching the evenings proceedings; particularly what had been going on between Arthur and the school teacher. They looked perfect for one another. Tommy sure that he had never seen his brother so proud, so happy. Hadn't seen him look so much like the old Arthur. But he had also noticed, that despite his obvious best intentions, Arthur had still been falling back into old habits. The head of the family aware of how much his brother had had to drink. Not that (Y/n) seemed to mind. The very sweet woman just seeming to be enjoying spending time with his brother. A small smile pulling at the corner of Tommy's lips, as he had watched his aunt pull the school teacher away from Arthur's arms, and take her through the crowd.

"Tommy........." A voice suddenly came. Tommy looking up to see Isaiah.

"What.................?"

"Its Arthur.............."

"What about him.............?" Tommy continued, as he looked around to find that his brother was nowhere to be seen.

"He.........er.......just went into the back room. With..........two women." Isaiah explained, Tommy quickly getting to his feet pushing his way through the crowd.

"Where's (Y/n)?" He asked, as he John and Isaiah made their way to the room.

"I think that she's still with Pol." John replied, as the trio stood outside the door.

"Good............" Was all Tommy said, before he slowly opened the door. The three men looking into the room to see the two women bent over the desk giggling wildly; their breasts exposed, and skirts positioned up around their waists. Arthur with his pants around his ankles, his hands gripping firmly to the hips of one of the women, as he pushed into her. None of them seeming to care that there were three people watching them. Arthur not seeming to care that he had come to the party with (Y/n). The school teacher obviously long forgotten, as he moved from one girl to the other.

"Have any of you seen Arthur............?" Someone asked. The boys turning around to see a smiling Polly and (Y/n). Tommy about to shut the door so that (Y/n) couldn't see what was going on, until a voice called out. A voice that belonged to Arthur. It obvious that from his words, he wasn't by himself. The school teacher pushing past the men and into the room. Her heart dropping as she saw the scene; sure that it had just broken into a thousand tiny pieces, as Arthur grinned like a Cheshire Cat, and finished over the backside of a young woman.

"I..........I think that I would like to go.............." (Y/n) managed to say, as she struggled to remove her eyes from the awful scene.

"I'll take you................"

"No, you won't. I'll take her.........." Polly interrupted Tommy, before carefully pulling the teacher away from the room and placing an arm around the shocked woman's shoulder.

"I think that she's had enough of men for one night.........." Polly continued harshly, before helping (Y/n) walk past the group. The two quickly joined by a confused Ada, before all three left the pub.