MIND: arthur shelby.

chapter ten.

Jules finally found Thomas, the two now sitting quietly within Thomas' car as they waited for both John and Arthur to arrive.

It was colder than earlier in the day when Arthur and Jules were running around looking for Thomas. She wore a black dress, as she sat patiently.

When the two finally did find Thomas, Arthur could hardly stand, his lungs burning as he was more than out of breath.

Thomas soon told the pair that they would be visiting London, to visit the Eden Club specifically.

The male could see the worried expression on Jules' face, quickly glancing over to him. "Why does your face look like that?" He asked. "Keep scrunching it like that an it'll get stuck love."

Jules didn't reply with a snarky comment like Thomas thought he would. "I'm worried, for your brother." She knew of Arthur's suicide attempt not that long ago, the faint bruising still remained under his collar- only noticing it when she lifted his head up for hours before.

She could still remember how her head had spun for hours after Thomas told her of Arthur's failed suicide attempt. "He will be fine love. Just needs to lay off the drink." His tone of voice was calm as he tried to reassure her.

The closeness between Arthur and Jules was not invisible to everyone else in the family- they all knew that they both held a fondness for the other.

"No he won't." She sighed, lighting a cigarette as the anxiety rose in her chest. "He's ill Thomas. Even if he lays off the drink he'll still get worse."

The brunettes grip tightened on the wheel in irritation. "Of course he'll be fucking fine!" Shouted Thomas, wanting to drop the conversation. "You're never going to leave him on his own." He whispered.

Jules thought he must have been taking the piss, thinking of her as his brothers baby sitter. Before she could argue back Arthur came strutting down the streets- arms spread in the air. "The peaky blinders are going to fucking London!" He shouted, jumping into the car behind Jules.

"Shut up Arthur." Muttered Thomas, glaring at his clearly tipsy brother. Jules didn't even look at the man as their younger brother soon came toppling out of his door, zipping up his pants.

"Come on John, we're going to London!" Shouted Arthur again, smacking his hand to the side of the car. This time Jules couldn't help but smile- she loved to see Arthur happy even if it was in a drunken state.

John came toppling into the car quickly. "Hurry up. We're already late." Muttered Jules, catching another packet of cigarettes from Arthur.

"Why does she get to sit in the front?" Asked John, smoothing his hair down as his cheeks remained flushed. It was obvious he'd just had sex, his smile made it even more evident.

"Because I'm older than you, and your business partner." She replied, not waiting for Thomas to reply. "Oh we should be so lucky." Teased John, reaching over to snag the cigarettes from her.

The drive set off, a comfortable silence setting between the three adults, the sound of cigarettes burning and snarky jokes being heard everyone once in awhile.

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When the four did arrive to London, it was pitch black, and the three men were all desperate for a drink-some more than others.

Being stuck, in a car with three men made Jules' head feel as if it would burst any moment. So when they did step out of the car onto the dirty London ground she was thankful to stretch.

"Oh it feels nice to feel the cold." She spoke, smiling happily to Arthur. It was no secret why the four were in London- they wanted to expand the Shelby business and it didn't matter to them how it happened.