king, arthur shelby

three|the pictures

Lillian wanted to have a sleepover with Finn, and Arthur didn't know how to deny her puppy dog eyes.

"Please Daddy." She begged, looking up at her father.

"Fine, fine." Arthur finally agreed, "I'll take your mother out and you can spend the night with Finn, alright? You have to make sure you're good though."

"I will! I will!" She swirled before running over to Finn.

"She's spending the night here?" Bee asked, walking over to Arthur and latching onto his arm.

"Yes, and I'm taking you out to the pictures for a little date night."

...

Being part of the Shelby family gave them a lot of perks, one of which being that everyone moved out of their way.

"Sorry Mr. and Mrs. Shelby," a woman muttered to the couple, who only strolled past her with a small nod.

They were the only ones in the theatre and Arthur thought he'd shoot his shot. "So, since we're the only ones in here," he said, stretching his arm across her shoulders, "What'd you say to making Lillian a big sister?"

Looking at him in disbelief, "Arthur we're in a-" but she was suddenly cut off by two coppers pulling both her and her husband up and out of their seats.

Both began cursing loudly, confused as to why these men were pulling them up and arresting them. They started to beat on Arthur in the back alleyway, while another pushed Phoebe against the wall, handcuffing her.

They pulled the couple down the hallway, sitting Arthur in a chair and putting Phoebe on her knees beside him.

Looking at her husband worriedly, she tried to get up but was quickly shoved harshly back to the ground. She groaned in pain, as she hit her shoulder against the stone.

"Get the fuck off her!" Arthur shouted, but was quickly hit for that, causing him to spit up blood in his mouth.

Hearing steps coming their way, they both looked up to see an older man walking towards them. "Arthur and Phoebe Shelby," he greeted, "Lead pack dog of the Peaky Blinders, with his right hand wife."

He strolled towards the two, his heels clicking on the concrete, before placing his fingers under Arthur's chin. "Look at me," he demanded, and after pushing his hair back, the man punched Arthur in the face.

"You son of a bitch!" Bee screamed, once again trying to get up, only to be kicked in the stomach and hearing a click of a revolver behind her head.

"Don't you touch her," Arthur breathed out, grabbing his nose in pain from the fierce punch.

"You're uniform," The copper observed, flipping the iconic hat over to see the blades, "Terrifying, i'm sure. Did either have a gun?" He then addressed his officers.

"No, the man had a knife in his sock, cosh in his belt. The woman had a knife on her thigh."

"Now, Mr and Mrs Shelby," He turned to the pair, "I want you to see this as me introducing myself to you. Understand? In all the world, the only thing that interests me is the truth. So...What'd you know about the robbery?"

Bees heart dropped, of course it was about the robbery. She had to keep her face impassive however, this copper couldn't find out she knew.

"What robbery?" Arthur questioned, looking up confused. Bee elected to stay silent, and just look down the ground.

The new copper grabbed her finger behind her back tightly, threatening to break it, before looking at Arthur. "I will ask you again. What do you know about the robbery?" He didn't believe Phoebe to know anything, what would a simple, upper class born wife know?