When the King meets the Queen (Peaky Blinders)

Don't need a blessing

(Adira's P.O.V.)
"I told you to get out" I said and stepped in my mothers personal space and crossed my arms. She took a step back. "And we told you that we want to talk" dad sneered and walked over to me. He tried getting in my personal space but Tommy wasn't letting that happen. Dad just glared at Tommy before turning his head back to look at me. "You should listen to your parents" he said and pointed at me. "Fine" I growled and walked to my couch. "you have 90 seconds" I said and sat down. My parents both looked towards all the Shelby members. "I suggest you stop looking at them and start talking to me cause you have 70 seconds left" I said with autority and cloaksized my head at them. My parents both sat down with a sigh. "I didn't tell you to take a seat. I told you to talk" I growled at them. Immediatly my parents stood back up and started to talk. "Adira. We know you ran from your husband" mom started. I saw Tommy clench his fists at the mention of Jack. "And sadly we got news that Jack, was killed" my mother said with pain in her voice. The whole Shelby family turned to look at me with questioning looks. I just sat on my couch in total silence and had to keep myself from showing an evil smirk. "Police said he was shot twice. First in the neck, to make him suffer by loosing blood. Then killed him by emptying a bullet between his eyes" dad explained with sadness. . Obviously I didn't care about Jack's death, but they clearly cared. "So we came here to tell you that you're not married to him anymore". "Thank god for 'till death do us part" Polly said and looked up to glare at my parents.

Her family chuckled at her comment. "Is that all you wanted to tell me?" I asked my parents while raising an eyebrow. Dad shook his head "your mom and I found another suitor for you. His name is Jacob-", "let me stop you right there" I said and put my hand up signaling them to shut up. They did and waited for me to continue. "Im not gonna marry another man just so you can be financed by his family. It aint my problem that you throw your money away by betting on the wrong horse". The room went silent for a couple minutes. "Do I need to show you the way to the front door or will you manage to find it yourself?" I asked them. "Come on, darling" mom said softly grabbing dad's arm. He didn't budge and I saw that he was about to loose his shit. He janked himself free from mom and quickly walked towards me with rage "You're my daughter and will do what I tell you to do". Before he could reach me I pulled a gun from the inside pocket of my coat and simply pointed it at him. He stopped in his tracks and gulped. "You know that I was the one that killed Jack. Or did the police not tell you?" I said with a smirk. "You bitch" dad sneered at me, "you took our income away". I shrugged my shoulders "and he my innocence as soon as he laid a hand on me". "You deserved it" he whispered. "What did you just say?" Tommy asked with anger. Dad stayed silent. "You best answer him" I said and grabbed my tea cup to take a drink from it. "You think she deserved to be hit? You think she deserves to marry a man like that cunt? She deserves way more than that" Tommy growled and cornered my dad. "She deserves a husband who will eat cereal on the floor when there is a perfectly fine table behind them. She deserves to marry someone who will go to the movies and sit in the back row, just to make out like kids falling in love for the first fucking time. Someone who will paint the wall of their house together and get more paint on the both of them instead of the walls. Or go to fucking parties that they'll eventually ditch on, to go drink wine out of a bottle in their bedroom while they slow dance with an unmade bed and lit candles on the nightstand" Tommy said with a raised voice, "that's the person she deserves to marry". Tommy was now in dad's personal bubble. But the stubborn man still held on to his tough act eventhough he was shaking with fear at Tommy's power. "And you think you can be that man?" Dad asked with confidence and a sly smirk. Before Tommy answered I spoke up. "I think he can be that man. Cause he loves me and I love him" I told my father while crossing my legs. "Did you hear that?" Tommy whispered at my father and leaned forward

"You will never get my blessing to marry my daughter!" dad yelled at Tommy and pokes him, "well, then, it's a good thing that I dont need your blessing" Tommy replied with ease. Dad turned his head to look at me. "Marry him, Adira, and I'll disown you" he growled. I stood up and walked over to the two of them. "So when are you going to propose to me, Mr Shelby, or do I have to do it myself?" I asked looking at Tommy. I could see the rage in my fathers eyes before he turned around and left with mom. I turned around and walked back to the table with my tea cup. "We'll give you two a couple minutes" Polly said and basically had to drag and push the others out the room. "What you told your father, did you really mean it?" Tommy asked from the other side of the room. "About me loving you or me asking when you are going to propose?" I asked and brought the cup of tea to my lips. "Cause the answer is yes. For both of them" I told him with a smile and drank my tea. I walked up to him and grabbed the lapel of his suit and pulled him closer. "But it will be a no for the proposal if you don't do it right" I said with a smirk, he looked down at me, "so I'll get a no if I ask now?" He asked cheeky, "don't waste your breath" I said and turned around. "Dinner is waiting for us" I said and walked away from him. And I heard him follow me.

Published: 20th of January 2021