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Chapter 2

Eleanor woke up early in the morning, it was Saturday and she had to open her shop. She usually kept it open all weekend but now she had to take care of little Johanna, so she would only open it for the morning. She got up from her bed and walked to her closet. She put out a nice red dress and started putting it on.

As she was getting ready she thought about last night's events. She felt guilty for snapping at Benjamin like that but she couldn't contain her anger and hurt. Maybe her only choice was to be distant. Maybe she could forget about him that way. It did her no good to keep thinking about him in that way.

She finished dressing and left her bedroom. She entered her shop and opened the curtains, letting the sun light the somewhat dark room. She moved behind the counter and started her chores for the day. Get out the ingredients, make the dough for the pies and then the filling.

After an hour or so she heard footsteps and she realized that Lucy was about to leave. The couple descended the stairs together. Lucy was smiling and Benjamin was looking extremely uncomfortable and nervous. Nellie wondered why.

"Good morning, Eleanor!" Lucy said cheerily, dragging Benjamin behind her like a puppy. Always like a puppy.

"Good morning, Lucy, Mr. Barker." Eleanor replied in a cool voice.

"Good morning, Nellie." Benjamin said, looking at her intently.

"Benjamin told me that you will help him with Johanna. That's kind of you, dear." Lucy said with a forced smile to her.

"Yes, it will be my pleasure to help. I adore little Johanna." Eleanor said, not bothering to look up from her pies.

"Well then I'll be on my way. I know you'll take good care of her for me. Bye, Benny." Lucy said, kissing him full on the mouth before exiting the shop, without saying good bye to Eleanor.

Benjamin looked around the shop nervously before fixing his eyes on Eleanor again.

"Um…Nellie, I wanted to…apologize for last night. I'm sorry if I offended you. Please forgive me." He said sincerely.

"It's fine, Mr. Barker. Why don't you bring Johanna down here, so I can watch over her?" Eleanor said as she put her pies into the small oven.

"Oh…All right. I will. Thank you." he said disappointed that she wouldn't even look at him. He turned around and headed upstairs to fetch Johanna.

He returned to the pie shop shortly, holding her in his arms.

"Here, Nellie." he said coming closer to her.

"Oh, where is my little girl? Hi, sweetie!" she said, taking Johanna from him and hugging her close to her body.

Benjamin stood there watching as his landlady was holding his daughter while speaking softly to her. Johanna was looking up to Nellie's face with her big beautiful eyes, all the while giggling. Ben could not tear his eyes from the scene.

"Mr. Barker? Hello?" Eleanor said loudly, breaking him out of his reverie.

"Uh…? What?" he asked, closing his mouth that was hanging open. He had been gaping like a fish at them.

"Bring down Johanna's crib so I can put her in." she said while playing with the baby in her arms.

"Right!" he said walking back upstairs obediently. He really didn't have a problem with her ordering him around. It was fascinating for him to see her with his baby girl.

He returned with the crib and put it near her kitchen counter.

"There you go." he said smiling, hoping she would smile back, but she didn't.

"Thank you." she said while setting the baby down in the crib.

He sat back; watching fondly as she carefully put the baby in and fixed the covers around Johanna.

"Mr. Barker? Shouldn't you open your shop for the day?" she asked as she caressed Johanna's cheek and then returned to her counter to finish her baking.

"Yes…of course. I'll check on you later. Bye, sweetheart." he said sadly, kissing his daughter's smooth cheek before heading to his shop once again.

End of chapter 2

Edited: 3/2012