It was just another quiet afternoon in Mrs. Lovett's pie shop on Fleet Street.. The last of the lunch rush had finally left, leaving Mr. Todd time to lose himself in his thoughts of finally getting his hands on the bastard Judge Turpin... And thoughts of... Her? He'd been thinking of his baker, his partner in this sick and twisted thing they called a business, for some time now, and it shocked him.. When he'd close his shop at night, and close his eyes to rest, he'd dream of revenge.. He'd dream of finally killing the bloody judge like he'd always wanted.. But instead of seeing Lucy's golden face, her blue eyes and beautiful yellow hair, he'd see Mrs. Lovett in her place, gazing up at him with utter adoration and pure love... He'd see her and Johanna laughing together.. He'd see his little girl's utter joy of finally having a mother...
"No," he whispered to the emptiness of his shop. "I- I can't do this.. I.. It's Lucy I love.. Not Nellie... Not-.." He paused with a slight jump. Did he just say Nellie instead of Mrs. Lovett...? He did... He never, ever called the baker by her first name.. He hadn't since he'd been Benjamin Barker.. That man was dead, though.. The demon barber Sweeney Todd was in his place, and it seemed, that he did indeed love the little baker.. "Life is for the alive my dear... We could have a life, us two... Maybe not like I dreamed... Maybe not like you remember... But we could get by..." Her words echoed through his mind with a certain finality.. He hadn't felt more sure of anything since the moment he'd escaped that living Hell.. They would have a life.. And they would get by... His gaze wandered over to the picture of Lucy and Johanna that he always kept on his desk. He gave a faint, sad smile. "Goodbye," he whispered to them.. Then, with a sigh, he went out of his shop and down to his baker's, to tell her that they would indeed have a life by the sea..
Author's note: This little one shot just popped into my head! I had to write it down. It's much happier than my multi chapter fic. "Poor Soul Poor Thing" which I will update as soon as I can! Hope y'all liked this one though!