Peaky Blinders Imagines✔️

Arthur- F Off Linda

Trigger warning- sexual assault (mentioned), Linda being a bitch, talk about religion and the usual peaky blinders stuff.

At the start of mine and Arthur's relationship, if we can even all it that, it was just sex. My parents both passed away when I was 16 and I had to do anything to look after my younger siblings. At first it was stealing then it was sex work. I first met Arthur when I was 20, him 12 year older. A few months into seeing him, he asked me to only see him if he payed me more. Feelings developed between us both and when we started officially seeing each other Tommy offered me a job at the betting shop, promised to keep me and my sisters safe.

It's been 5 years now and Arthur and I are to be married in the next few months, well I hope. At Tommy and Graces wedding a woman named Linda approached Arthur and has wormed her way into our lives somehow. After the death of Grace, Tommy started dating Lizzie, who also used to be a sex worker.

We're sat in the Garrison having a meeting, Lizzie and I sit next to one another, Arthur next to me. The door opens and in walks Linda
"What's she doing here?" I look from her to Tommy
"We need her help"
"I don't fucking care. Thought it was only family in these meetings"
"Like I said YN we need her help" I huff crossing my arms over my chest at Tommy "Linda sit" Linda chooses to sit next to Arthur, earning a death stare from me
"So how's Linda going to help Tom? Pray Father Hughes away? Pray that what happened to Micheal didn't happen? Because Tommy, if you want Father Hughes dead there's no way in hell" Linda coughs not liking what I'm saying "Tom there's no way hell she will let that happen"
"Thank you for your input YN" Tommy sighs obviously irritated
"Tommy you've known me for 5 years. You've known her what? A year? She will fuck us all over"
"YN, love why don't we go and get a drink?" Arthur says looking at me
"You know you shouldn't drink so much" Linda says
"Linda, for me to stay sane I need to be drunk" I reply
"Arthur take YN to the bar. Calm her down before she shoots Linda in the head"
"Come on love" Arthur pulls me up and we leave our privet room and go to the bar
"I hate her"
"I know, but if Tommy says she can help we have to trust him"

Once having a drink and feeling a little calmer we head back into the snug and sit down in our original seats
"Any calmer YN?" John asks but I just glare at him
"I've just told Linda what she will be doing. YN, Lizzie I want you to ask your old friends if they know anything we could use against him"
"Old friends" Linda scoffs
"Problem Linda?" Lizzie asks
"They weren't your friends" Linda laughs "I'm surprised neither of you have the clap or have a secret child" I ball my hands up trying to not literally kill this woman "I mean you were whores once upon a time. You both had sex before marriage, Arthur doesn't that bother you?"
"No" Arthur shrugs
"YN you were a child when...."
"When I had to sell my body to keep myself and my sisters alive!" I've had enough. I jump out of my chair shouting "to keep them out of the fucking orphanage, off the fucking streets. Yes and if I had to do it again for them I would"
"Well what's your excuse" she asks Lizzie
"None of your fucking business" she replies
"Tommy if she doesn't leave right now, I won't be responsible for my actions"
"Ok, ok Linda leave"
"What?"
"You heard him go" Polly now says
"Why me? She's basically threatened me" Linda points at me
"She is family" Polly "you however..."
"But..."
"Oh just fuck off Linda. No one here actually likes you"
"Fine, but don't come crying to me when you realise that your going to hell"
"Think I'll be ok" I breathe a sigh of relief once she leaves "thank fuck for that"

That evening after Arthur and I have gone home we sit down for some food at the table. Annoyingly what Linda said got to me a little. Does Arthur actually care about my past, that he has to leave with my younger sisters
"Are you alright?" Arthur asks me
"What Linda said earlier about my past. That doesn't bother you does it?"
"Why would it? I was a part of that. I love you, I want to marry you. Fuck what Linda says"
"I know. Sorry. She just gets under my skin"
"You can't let her. Once Tommy has used her for what he needs she'll be gone"
"Hope so"
"YN, Arthur we're home" my sisters call out after we hear the door open then close
"Ok, there's food in the kitchen"
"Thanks"
"Your a good sister. You know that don't you?"
"I've tried my best"
"You'll be a good mother one day as well"
"One day?"
"Mmm maybe after we're we marry?"
"Maybe" I give Arthur a smile knowing that we most likely will have a baby once we get married.