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Lovely London; What an Exaggeration
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Anthony sat there and told me about Johanna. I didn't want to talk about Johanna at all. But, anyway, he explained how the first time their eyes met they fell in love, blah, blah, blah.
I really didn't care, and sat there drinking gin until I felt dizzy. It was most likely midnight and I was tired.
Anthony, are you done yet? I mentally asked him. I was getting a bit drowsy. I almost fell asleep in my chair, but when Sweeney and Ms. Lovett came back down and knocked on the door, I was wide awake again.
Anthony stopped talking abruptly and I stood up groggily, opening the door.
"Hello…" Ms. Lovett said sleepily, obviously tired too. "Anthony? Hello Anthony." Was she drunk. Obviously by Todd's grim expression, she had drank a little too much gin.
"I'll be upstairs if you need me." He said quietly, and then left. If I need him? Why would I need him? I sat back down.
Ms. Lovett sat down next to me and took a swig of gin from the bottle.
"So, Anthony, you were saying, Love?" She slurred. He gulped and continued.
"Well, Judge Terpin is in the way of all that and…"
I almost spit out my gin. "Judge Terpin? What's he got to do with all this?" I asked. I honestly didn't know that Johanna was his adopted daughter.
After Anthony explained that, he continued on with his 'love story'. I was just about convinced that this 'love' was all in his head, when someone knocked on the door.
A man who looked slightly like a rat stood behind it. I arched an eyebrow curiously.
"What the hell do you want?" I asked rudely. He kept his blank expression as he answered.
"Judge Terpin needs to speak with a certain… Anthony, yes. Anthony. Is he here?" The rat-man asked.
Before I could answer, someone dove under the table. Rat-man and I both looked behind us, wondering what had happened, and Ms. Lovett just shrugged and smiled. I tried not to laugh.
"No, sir, I don't recall seeing an Anthony around these parts…" I said.
"Oh. Well, thank you for… helping…" He grimaced as he walked away. I leaned out the door.
"You're welcome!" I turned and shut the door, mumbling "You conniving rat-man…" And chuckled quietly. Anthony peeked out from under the table.
"What was that all about?" I asked, sitting back down at my spot at the table. Anthony slowly sat up in his chair.
"That…" Anthony was now fully sitting up straight. "Was Beadle. Judge Terpin's… I don't know… partner in crime?" I laughed.
"Partner in crime?" Ms. Lovett asked, and giggled.
"OK, well, off to bed…" I said, standing up and yawning. Anthony stood up too.
Ms. Lovett grabbed Anthony's shoulder before he walked out of the shop. "Stay, it's too cold out there… and dark." Her eyes flickered to mine, then back to Anthony.
He looked confused, but agreed, and went in the spare bedroom to get dressed.
Ms. Lovett walked up to me. "You fancy him, don't you?" She asked with a smile. I blushed and went to bed.