𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 ᵖᵉᵃᵏʸ ᵇˡⁱⁿᵈᵉʳˢ

8

Tommy stopped beside the Garrison, Grace walked and climbed inside the car wearing a red dress.

"Is it just us going to the races" she asked. "Something like that" he told her, driving off once more.

-

Arthur stepped out of the van, walking round and grabbing Lottie's shoulder, taking her round the where the rest of the Peaky Blinders where. "Get off me" she hissed, shrugging his hand away.

John walked around the corner, his arms open and grinning.

Arthur jumped onto a wooden bench after pushing Lottie toward John. "Your not supposed to be here" he said. "Finn's here so why can't i be" she argued.

"Shut up" he laughed, pushing her shoulder.

"Attention" Arthur said in a sing-song voice. "Right, this is what's known as your final briefing before going over the top " he said, two of the lads placing a wooden box in front of him.

"Sixty miles down that road is the Cheltenham race track" he pointed.

"Johnny what is our mission, boy" he asked his younger brother. "To stick it to the Lee Family, Arthur" he shouted, leaning back.

"That's right" Arthur smiled. "The Lees are skimming money off the legal bookies. Running chalk, selling raffles, then beating them as they won't buy"

"But today, we're going to stop them"

"What about Kimbers men, I thought he had his own protection" John spoke up, his hand in the air.

"Kimber has let his troops go rotten" Arthur informed. "They're on the take from the Lees to look the other way. We're gonna show Kimber how it's done"

Lottie pulled her cap over her ears and looked up.

"Now take what you're good at" he said pointing at the box of weapons.

Lottie pulled a knife from the box and tucked it into her trousers, not letting her brothers notice she had it. "So when do we share out the cash" John asked.

"We don't. We're not keeping the cash-"

"What's the point then" Lottie questioned, staring at him. "You're in Tommy's army now boys" he said. "And Lottie"

"Trust only Kin" he reminded. "Let's go"

John helped both Finn and Lottie into the back of the van, sitting beside them. "Behave you two" he warned. Lottie rolled her eyes and looked at the small gap through the fabric covering the back of the van.

"Youse need to be careful, especially you" John pointed at her. "What? why me"

"Because you like to go get yourself in trouble you don't need to be in" he raised his eyebrows. "Whatever" she whispered, crossing her legs.

-

John and Arthur had disappeared to the bathrooms, leaving Finn and Lottie with the rest of the peaky blinders "Chalk, for your blackboard" a lee boy pushed a man against a wall, "five pound a stick"

He pushed the man away and John came up behind the Lee boy, grabbing him. "Hello Raz, how's business" Arthur appeared.

Arthur punched him in the stomach causing him to scream.

John did the same and pushed him up against the wall, smashing his head off the sink. Arthur pulled his cap from his head, holding it to the man's ear and slicing part of his ear off.

Screams erupted from his mouth.

"Stay still Raz, or i'll take the whole ear off" he shouted. "And your gonna need your ears to listen"

"No more chalking on Billy Kimber's boys" he instructed. "Right? We are the protection now"

"I commander this stolen money by order of the peaky blinders" he held up the bag, grinning. John let go of him, letting him fall to the floor.

They continued going round, taking money from the Lee boys, trying not to get caught.

Arthur rushed through the building and opened a fire exit.

Lottie found herself separated from the group and looked around. "Your that shelby girl" a man hissed, grabbing her shoulder to turn her around.

"Whats it to you" she asked. He licked his lips, thinking.

"How old are ya"

"I'm fourteen. Get your hands off me before i slice you to bits" she hissed. He laughed at her threat and she pulled the knife from her trousers, holding it up to his face.

"Get your dirty hands off me" she whispered, running it along his cheek, blood dripping down his face.

A hiss left his mouth as he pushed her away.

"Next time i'll kill you"

She rushed around, trying to find a peaky blinder.

Arthur pushed opens the door, finding Tommy as expected, throwing the bags of money at his feet. "We chased the Lees across the track and down to Devon road" he panted.

"We got every penny back" he looked at Grace. "Nice dress, you can wear that to my pub" he referred to the Garrison that had recently been made his own.

"Buy the boys a drink, anyone hurt?" tommy asked. He shook his head. "Few cuts and bruises" he pointed to his own face.

"Off we go lady Sarah" tommy smiled, departing from his brother.

-

"Where the bloody hell did you go" John scolding, grabbing his younger sister to stop her from running. "I got lost" she said quietly, sitting on the edge of the van.

"What did you do Lottie" he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Cut someone's face" she winced, waiting for him to shout at her. "Fucking why"

"He wouldn't get his hands off me" she shrugged, "told him i'd cut him and he laughed at me, so i cut him"

He licked his bottom lip, shaking his head.

"Get in the fucking van"