Peaky blinders angel- Completed

Running from our father

Arthur pov

I was walking towards the garrison, planned on celebrating Michael's birthday but I was stopped by a woman in the street. She looked to be around 50 and had tears in her eyes with a toddler by her side and baby in her arms, all of whom were shaking from the cold as they had no coats on and no shoes

"You have to take them" the woman cried

"Er...my family fund an orphanage if you..."

"No! They need to be with family, they need to be away from that man. I am begging you with all my heart, the little boy will explain everything to you, just please don't leave them out here in the cold" I tried to protest but before I knew it, she had shoved the baby in my arms and run off crying. I looked down at the baby and the 4 year old who was clung to my coat

"Aw shit" I grumbled realising I was in deep now. I lifted the boy up, not wanting him to hurt his feet on any broken glass and entered the garrison

"Arthur you've....are you aware that there is a child attached to you?" Finn asked

"This woman just handed them to me, fuck knows what I'm supposed do now. She said the kid would explain everything though" Arthur sat the child down and John gave him his coat because the poor boy was shaking

"Mummy and daddy gave me to nana. Because Peggy is sick. But nana gave me to mummy's brother because grandad wasn't being very nice. But mummy promise she get us when Peggy better" the young boy said drinking the milk Michael had handed to him

"And what did your mummy's brother do then?" Ada asked

"He bought me here" all eyes shot to me and I put my hand up in defence, letting the other one hold the baby

"I know as much as you do" I said

"So he's your mums brother?" Tommy asked

"That's what nana said. She said mummy has alot of brothers and a sister. My aunts and uncles. But grandad says she's lying. I don't think nana likes grandad anymore, because he hit mummy, and he had fight with daddy after. He had been drinking, let Peggy get sick" the boy carries on explaining. Suddenly, the door is flung open and in walks a frantic woman, she had clearly been crying and worrying

"Oh my babys" the young woman said as she kissed the baby and child's heads, taking the child from me

"We have to leave eric" she said holding her sons hand but he wouldn't move

"I not finished my milk mummy" he said pointing to his glass

"Baby, we are in a hurry, please just come with mummy and we're going to go and stay with daddy's friend for a little bit" she says crouching to his height

"Grandad been bad again?"

"Yes...yes grandad has been bad again" she chokes back a sob

"Love, are you alright?" Polly asks

"Yes erm..I'm sorry for the fuss. I really have to leave now" the doors opened again and in walked a man

"Honey, we have to leave" he said lifting up the child

"Hang on, are you our sister?" Finn asked. She paused and looked at us all

"I really have to leave"

"It's our father you're running from, we know that, he knows about the garrison and it'll be first place he looks. But he doesn't know where we live. We'll get you there safely until he's left Birmingham" John said. The woman looked at the man before they nodded. We all got in our cars and drove to Tommy's house. We sat down in his living room and poured everyone a drink before the woman began explaining

"My names rose Edwards, but my maiden name is shelby. This is my husband Peter Edwards. And our sons, Eric, and george. I've always been close with my mother and my father was just a tag along that she refused to divorce. He never hit me, never, but then the other day, he hit me and the boys had bruises after he'd been looking after them. I knew about you guys from our father, and I knew I could trust you to look after the boys whilst I looked after my daughter. But, he got angry, really angry. He knows my mum took them to Birmingham, and he wanted to bring them back. So we're going to go stay with one of Peters friends for a little while until we find somewhere safe" 

"Well you're safe here, all of you" polly said

"Eric mentioned you had a daughter who was sick, is that why you sent the boys away?" I asked

"Yes, our eldest Peggy, she's 6 and she's caught scarlett fever. Me and rose hav3 both had it but didn't want the boys to get it so they have been staying with my mother in law" Peter answers

"Our neighbour is watching her with a nurse at the moment, she'll come with us when she's well enough to travel. Until then, I'll go with the boys, and Peter will stay with peggy" rose says

"How old are you?" Ada asks

"24, I know, I was born before finn which means our father was having an affair. Hes a cruel man, I'm sorry for both of us that he was who we looked up to" rose says smiling sadly

"You're our sister, and these children our nieces and nephews, we can't let you keep running from our father, we will pay him a visit and he'll go back to wherever he came from and leave you alone" Tommy says

"Why are you doing this?" Peter asks

"Because, you are more family than that bastard" John replied. And so we did, we made dad leave Birmingham, rose and Peter stayed and bought a lovely house. They took turns who would stay with peggy until eventually, she was well enough to come to Birmingham. Peter had gone and just got back although rose wasn't aware the little surprise in the back of the car. We went outside to greet them and roses face lit up when she saw the cheerful little girl running towards her with wide arms

"Oh my darling girl" rose cried out engulfing her in a hug and lifting her up

"Daddy says I'm all better mummy" she says happily

"Yes, you are my love" she is put down and runs to hug Eric as ada holds George

"You bought her home" rose sighed happily hugging her husband

"She was right as rain" they kissed happily and in disgust, I looked away and focused my attention on my niece who was dancing with my nephew. It all worked out in the end