The garrisons was packed with men drinking, laughing and chatting. The bar was overflowing with pints and bottles of whiskey. Harry had informed the blonde women he had hired a new barmaid for extra help around the pub and to Maddie's surprise it was the same women she had met the day before but it was clear she had never worked in a pub before but was impressed how quickly she learned the ropes.

"It is always this busy in daytime?" Grace questioned glancing over at Harry and Maddie as she passed a tray of beers to a group of men who was standing in front of her before she slides the tray over to Maddie who stops it with her hand stacking up a tray of empty glasses causing Harry to let out an amused snort at the two girls antics before he shook his head in response, " Nah. These boys are on their way to St Andrews"

Maddie smiled serving a group of men and women before piling up the empty glasses on the tray as she walked back behind the bar, " to pray?" Grace curiously inquired only for Maddie to let out a laugh shaking her head in response, " that'll be the day" Harry nodded his head in agreement with Maddie as he added in, "face, "St Andrews is a football ground. The blues are playing. that's the forward line there, and that's the goalie believe it or not"

The small window beside Grace opened only to reveal Thomas Shelby, " Hello!" He yelled over the sound of men chatting and laughing as Grace approached the man while Maddie continued helping Harry serving the men at the bar, " I need a bottle of rum" Grace eyes widened at his demanding and rude tone as Harry walked behind the new barmaid and quietly told her, " Grace, whatever it is. It's on the house"

Grace nodded her head on acknowledgment before she turned back around to face Tommy, " a whole bottle?" She questioned only for a dead panned look to appear on his face looking straight through the older blonde women as he didn't seem interested as he replied, " yeah" Grace sighed in defeat nodding her head slightly, " white or dark rum?" Tommy let out an annoyed breath with a roll of his eyes but shifted impatiently like he had some place he needed to be, " don't care"

"Maddie" Grace called out causing the younger women to look over at her who gestured towards the bottle of dark rum behind her, " can you pass me that bottle of rum?" Maddie nodded her head passing Grace the bottle of rum not paying attention to Tommy who's eyes had focused on her fame looking at her up and down when Grace cleared her throat gaining his attention and sent him a polite smile, " Harry said it's on the house"

"Are you a whore?" Tommy rudely questioned with furrowed brows as he stared at Grace only for Maddie's eyes to widened as she gasped quietly in surprise, " cause if you're not, then you're in the wrong place. Both of you" Maddie scoffed in disbelief as she turned around to face the man placing her hand on her hip, " excuse me!" The blonde beauty loudly exclaimed narrowing her eyes dangerously at the man, " you don't even know us. What gives you the right to judge someone you don't know nothing about. It tells me exactly who you are and for your information a women can easily work in a bar without opening their legs"

Maddie sent him a fake smile before pushing the coins he had set down back towards him before shutting the windows shut, " what an asshole" Maddie muttered under her breathe as Grace let out a small laugh in amusement impressed with the blonde girl who stood up to the man without any fear when Harry glanced between the two girls, "He's one of them you warned me about?" Grace curiously questioned gesturing towards the private where Tommy was in.

Harry then turned his back to the men looking at the two girls with a serious expression on his face, "Look Grace, you're a friendly girl, but be careful. If I say something on the house then say nothing to whomever you're serving. If they decide they want you then there's nothing anybody can do about it. Maddie you might want to keep your opinions to yourself in the future. Lucky for the both of you since he got back from France, Tommy doesn't want anyone at all"

On the other side of the private room, Tommy let an amused breathe at the blonde beauty as she was fiery and doesn't allow anyone to speak to her the way he did and was quite sassy and couldn't help but he curious about her as he had never met anyone like her before but since she had split up with her ex husband she doesn't take shit from anyone and isn't the same girl she used to be, "Don't worry Grace us girls have to stick together" Maddie attempted to comfort Grace seeing the worried expression on her face causing the older blonde to smile back in response.

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A couple of hours later, Maddie was still working at the garrisons where she and Grace had persuaded Harry to allow them to sing. Grace had just finished singing her song and it was now Maddie turn. The blonde beauty used to always write songs since she was a teenager but as soon as she got caught pregnant she put it all on hold and the fact that Ryan didn't think she was good enough to be a song writer and always put her down and that she'll be nothing but a brood mare.

Men and women immediately turned their attention to the beautiful barmaid as she began singing as her voice was memorising and drew people to her it was clear she was born to be on a stage with how beautiful she sounded and how everyone's attention went to her as soon as she began singing even Grace was jealous of the girl as while she could sing a little it was clear as day that Maddie was a better singer.

Maddie was stood on the bar top, singing clearly with no nerves in her voice with a man who was playing a piano for her for the music causing the people of small Heath to gasp in awe keeping their eyes on the blonde taking in the sight of her in front of them, " Roll back over here, look at me again for a minute. Then hold, hold it right there. I just feel like having your attention cause when I do. Well, let me tell you I don't wanna move. I'm fascinated by how you use your hands ( ooh, oh-oh)"

Maddie smiled brightly as she looked around the room causing the people to gawk listening to the women sing, " you got it figured out , i'ma sit back and watch cause you know your way around. Like I swear nobody else does using fingertips like a paintbrush. Im your work of art that'll never be done. You got it figured out. You take it slow cause you don't, don't wanna miss a thing. You touch my mind before anything you got this confidence that, that you're teaching me go on baby take the lead"

Suddenly, the men and women who was humming along to the song quietened down as they quickly turned away from Maddie as if they were afraid of the Shelby's who had just entered the Garrisons, Maddie, who turned her attention towards the door opening watching as Tommy and his brothers walked further into the pub not bothered by the looks she was receiving from them as her eyes connected with Tommy icy blue eyes.

Maddie didn't back down as she kept her eyes locked onto his as she continued to sing causing Tommy's lips to quirk at her actions just for a moment before it disappeared, " cause you got it figured out. I'ma sit back and watch cause you know your way around like I swear nobody else does using fingertips like a paintbrush. Im your work of art that'll never be done you got it figured out, oh -oh-oh"

Tommy took his cap off his head,  moving forward as if he was in some kind of a trance by the sound of Maddie's angelic voice even though the people in pub had stopped humming along, " stay here in a rhythm with me. Come close you can hear me breathing love the way you melt into me. Ooh-ooh-oh-oh, oh yeah, yeah. stay here in a rhythm with me. Come close so you can hear me breathing I love the way you melt into me Ooh-ooh-oh-oh, oh yeah"

"you got it figured out , i'ma sit back and watch cause you know your way around. Like I swear nobody else does using fingertips like a paintbrush. Im your work of art that'll never be done. you got it figured out. You know you do, babe. Stay here in rhythm with me" The  blonde haired women had finished singing keeping her eyes locked onto Tommy as Harry slowly made his way over to the group of men, " we haven't had singing in here since the war"

Tommy let out a sigh finally looking away from Maddie and towards Harry with a glare on his face, " why do you think that is, Harry?" Maddie stepped down from the bar top, her heels echoing against the wooden floor causing Tommy to snap his attention back towards the blonde but she just sent him a look before she made her way back behind the bar as loud chatter and laughter was heard once again throughout the pub.

Maddie smiled at a group of men as she serves then handing them four pints of beer, " whiskey and three glasses" Tommy Shelby demanded as his family goes into the private room as Grace nodded her head about to go get his order only to be stopped by Tommy, " No, not you" he said as his eyes locked onto Maddie who made her way back behind the bar, " you" Maddie scoffed in disbelief shaking her head as she muttered under her breathe, " you're all class aren't you?"

Maddie grabbed three glasses and a bottle of whiskey placing it on a tray before following Tommy into the private room not noticing the look she was receiving from Grace who had an annoyed look on her face watching Maddie who placed the tray down on the table in front of the Shelby man, " is there anything else I can get you?" Maddie questioned as she glanced around the table at the three brothers.

Tommy hummed watching the blonde women in interest, noticing her Irish accent and how soft her voice is, " Yeah, what is your name? We only know you as Emily sister" John questioned with furrowed brows as he stared at Maddie who let out a small sigh and informed the group of men, " my name is Madison but I prefer to go by Maddie" she sent them one last smile as she turned around about to walk away when Tommy caught her by her hand pulling her back towards him, " sit and have a drink with us. We want to know all about Emily's little sister"

"Well, too bad. You see there's this thing called a job that I have to get back to. I have a family to provide for so suck it up buttercup" Maddie sarcastically commented patting his chest only for Tommy to chuckle lowly as he watched the girl until she was out of eyesight only for Arthur to nudge him playfully catching his attention, " she caught your eye, Tommy?"

Arthur let out a chuckle with a shake of his head, " be careful if Emily finds out she'll have you by the balls" Tommy frowned with a thoughtful expression on his face, " I don't know what it is about her. I'm just drawn towards her" John and Arthur both chuckled at their brother who seemed to be smitten with the girl even since he had met her the day before.