"(Y/n)!" A familiar voice suddenly exclaimed. The female Peaky wiping the tears from her eyes, before turning to see Arthur make his way down the street towards her.

(Y/n) had always loved the Shelby's, be it Tommy, Ada, or Finn; she had loved Alice Shelby before she had taken her life; but for some reason, along with John, Arthur had always held a special place in her heart. He was her big brother, the big brother that she had always wanted; and given that, that was probably why she had just rushed over to him and thrown herself into his arms.

"Arthur........I.......I'm sorry, I shouldn't have.............." (Y/n) tried to say through the tears. The female Peaky for once not caring about other people seeing her as less than her usual tough self. John had hurt her, hurt her more than ever before; the image of the handsome Shelby grunting and groaning as he fucked the young woman up against the alley way, feeling as though it were permanently etched into her brain. Her grip on the older man tightening, as Arthur placed his hand reassuringly at the back of her head.

"Hey, hey, John Boy deserved everythin ya said. If it had been me, I'd a shot him..........." Arthur replied with a chuckle, as he and (Y/n) continued to stand in the middle of the street.

"I........I wanted to. But I................."

"Now, now, don't ya worry about that..........." Arthur interrupted, as he pulled away from her slightly, and brushed the tears from her cheeks with his thumbs.

"I know ya wouldn't hurt our John, no matter how much he deserves it. Tommy and me know how ya feel for him. Hell, every fucker in Small Heath knows about how ya feel for him, but John. Though I might have an idea about how ta fix that..............." The oldest Shelby said, as he placed his arm around (Y/n)'s shoulder and started walking her down the darkening street.

"But if John doesn't................"

"Don't be dumb. He's just too fuckin blind to realise what's been right by his side all these years; what he's missing out on. Its about time that he saw that most men in Small Heath, would give anything to have you on their arm. Now, come on.............." Arthur continued, as they carried on down Witton Street. (Y/n) having no idea what he could be up to, but if it meant that John might for once see her as something other than a friend, then what the hell. That, and she knew that Arthur would never steer her wrong. And if the older man's plan made John jealous for once, then she was definitely in.

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"Are you sure that it'll work.............." (Y/n) asked, as she and Arthur sat in the snug of the Five Bells.

"Well, it don't have ta be me. We could get Isaiah, Michael, hell, I bet even Tommy.............."

"No, its not that. I don't mind it being you. A girl could most certainly do worse than being seen with Arthur Shelby. No, what I mean is do you think that Johnny will think that its real. I mean, you and Tommy have known me since I was a little girl and neither of you have said anything to me, shown any interest in me before. So don't you think that John might guess something is wrong, that after he did what he did tonight, me and you suddenly start to be seen together...........?"

"Don't you worry, we'll make him believe it. Now, come on, lets get ya home. Can't have my girl walkin home by herself............." Arthur interrupted, as he got to his feet and pulled on his over coat before offering (Y/n) his arm. The female happily taking it, unable to stop herself from smiling; sure, that John had never walked her home since she had known him. That is had always been her that had walked John back to Watery Lane, before making her way back to her grandmothers. (Y/n) deciding that she might actually enjoy Arthur's plan. That even though they were doing it to show Johnny what he had been missing out on all these years, she was quite looking forward to finding out what it was like to be appreciated as a woman, and not just another of the Peakys.

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"Where ya going................?" Tommy asked, as John made his way to the front door.

"To get (Y/n)..............." John replied; still acting as though what had happened the night before, hadn't happened. That what she had said to him, she hadn't meant. That he really did expect that when he got to her grandmother's old house, (Y/n) would act just as she always would.

"You don't need to bother, Arthur is already with her.............."

"What............?" Johnny countered, pulling the toothpick from between his lips as he made his way over to Tommy. The younger Shelby's brows furrowed; not sure why Arthur would have gone to get his best friend, when it was what he did. John always liking to go and have breakfast with her.

"Yeah, Arthur came home an hours ago, got changed, and said he was going back to see (Y/n)." Tommy replied, doing his best not to let a smile pull at the corners of his lips. Arthur already having told him of his little plan on how to make John jealous. Of how he was going to make their younger brother finally see the beautiful woman that had been by his side since they were both little. Tommy pulling out a cigarette, as John slumped into the chair across from him. It obvious that his younger brother was far from happy with what he had just heard.