Chapter 1

Mrs Lovett had just closed the doors of the shop, after the busiest dinner rush they had ever had, she turned to Toby and said "Me poor bones are 'bout to drop".

But Toby was nowhere to be seen, instead there was Mr Todd, looking sombre as usual and he had a pained expression on his face, "Mrs Lovett, you're a bloody wonder, eminently practical, and yet you can never manage to stop looking scraggly, you have flour all over your dress and your hair, well your hair..." he closed the space between them in two quick steps, he brushed the hair off her face tenderly, and used his thumb to get some stray flour off her cheek.

She looked longingly into his eyes, barely concealing the passion she felt for him. But he quickly looked away and strode over to the counter. "How was business then? The pies still popular?"

Mrs Lovett shook her head a little, feeling dazed by his change in attitude so suddenly, and she replied, "oh, you know, they eat them all up, not that they know what's in 'em", and she gave him a sly grin.

" Ows business goin up there then?" she asked.

"Very good thanks Mrs Lovett, actually I should get back to it, you know, there might be a new customer any minute..." he trailed off awkwardly, he seemed to be feeling a little apprehensive about spending too long in her company after the recent closeness they had just shared.

"Well love, I guess, you have to keep me in pie materials, although you could stay for 'alf a minute and share some gin wif me, if you care to." Mrs Lovett batted her eyelids at him alluringly.

'What is that bloody woman doing with her eyes? 'Sweeney thought. But out loud he agreed to stay awhile, and relax with Mrs Lovett.

She brought over the bottle, and two rather large tumblers with it, she threw herself into a booth and Sweeney sat opposite her, she poured generous glasses for the two of them, and she raised hers and said "to cannibalism, may it ever remain a secret!" and winked at him. Sweeney chuckled and raised his glass, he was thinking that this woman was a rare find indeed.

After an awkward start, Mr Todd started to loosen up and relax, once they had had much gin, conversation, and more than a little flirting, Mrs Lovett can feel Sweeney's leg against her own, so she decides to be a little naughty and she rubs her own leg up and down against his leg, but continued talking and chatting as if nothing had happened.

They were still just talking and laughing except now Mr Todd's hand had somehow made its way onto her lap, and was slowly rubbing her knee. Then "BANG!" Mrs Lovett fell off the bench and started laughing raucously, Sweeney slid off the bench as well, and sat on the floor with her, they were both laughing a little too loudly and Sweeney suddenly leaned in and whispered to her," that was very graceful dear" and Mrs Lovett planted a kiss on his lips that were so deliciously close to her own....

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This is my first fanfiction, and i'm thinking it might be multi chapter, please leave reviews and tell me what you think so far :D