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Chapter 7

A couple of days after the incident with Sweeney; Grace was returning from the market with a heavy bag of flour in her hands. She had carried it with difficulty to the door of her shop but she was out of breath. So, instead of carrying it inside she sat at one of the tables outside the shop to rest.

As she was sitting there breathing heavily her eyes darted towards the barber shop upstairs. Since their kiss two days ago, Sweeney hadn't talked to her much. The only thing he did was staring at her when he thought she wasn't looking. She really wondered why he had kissed her that day. It was obvious from the night she saw him drunk that he loved someone else. So why he did that? She got up again and put a stray hair behind her ear when the door to the shop upstairs opened and a young man exited Sweeney's shop. The man descended down the stairs with Sweeney following close behind him, razor in hand as he cleaned it.

"See you next time Mr. Todd." The man said to the barber. When he spotted Grace he smiled charmingly and winked at her before leaving the two of them alone. Sweeney clutched the razor tightly in his hand when he saw the man's moves and his eyes darkened while Grace blushed a bit.

"Charming man." She said looking at the man's retreating form before looking at Sweeney.

"Really?" Sweeney said with jealousy written all over his features.

Grace looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"Yes…why? Are you jealous?" she asked him teasingly but Sweeney was in no mood for games.

"Shut your mouth girl!" he growled as he looked at her with angry eyes.

Grace just shook her head and moved to pick up the flour again but failed miserably.

"Out of the way!" Sweeney growled at her and pushed her away with a gentle but firm hand.

Grace opened her mouth to snap at him but the only thing he did was pick up the bag of flour and take it inside her shop with strong hands. Grace's mouth fell open in surprise and a smile came to her face. Sweeney placed the bag next to the counter and looked up at her.

"You want it here or downstairs?" he asked her.

"No, just leave it there." She said smiling as she too entered the shop. She came closer to him while he was wiping his hands on a rag from the flour.

"Thank you." She said softly looking at him.

He nodded in reply and stared into her eyes. Unconsciously, he slid closer to her and caressed her face with his hand.

"Why did you kiss me?" she asked him in a hushed voice.

"I don't know…" he whispered back in a harsh whisper.

"Is it because…I remind you of her?" she asked him hesitantly.

Sweeney froze and moved his hand away from her cheek and clasped her chin in his hand tightly.

"You could never be her!" he said to her harshly as his face came closer to hers.

"No one could ever replace her let alone you!" he said as he let go of her chin and moved back.

"Then why did you do it! Why did you kiss me!? To prove that you are a man and that you can do whatever you like without caring about others?" she yelled at him suddenly furious with his ignorance.

Sweeney stared at her with dark, shining eyes but didn't answer her question. Her eyes were hurt and accusing and he found himself regretting the hurtful words he just spoke to her.

"I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but I won't stand this kind of behavior from you anymore!" she said to him, looking straight into his eyes.

"It's better that you don't know what the hell is wrong with me, pet." He said as he looked away from her eyes.

Grace didn't speak again. She started walking towards the stairs of the bake house but when she passed by Sweeney he grabbed her arm and prevented her from moving away. She looked up to his face and saw that his face had softened and he was looking at her with some kind of confusion.

"Gracie…" he whispered as he leaned closer to her face. He placed his lips against hers softly at first. Grace's eyes widened not only from the kiss but also from the pet name he just used. The barber deepened the kiss and she gasped. This time he was being so different with her. He was gentle not angry like the last time. He broke away from her only to return to her lips after a moment as he started placing a series of small, soft kisses on her surprised mouth. He moved back and slowly kissed her cheek before moving to her ear.

"I kissed you because I wanted to." He whispered before walking away from her and up to his shop. Grace stood frozen at the place he just left her with her face flushed and her mouth slightly open. Finally she snapped out of her reverie and moved with unsteady legs towards the bake house as she put her fingers on her lips where the barber had kissed her.

"God…I'm falling in love with a madman…" she said to herself as she started walking down the stairs that led to the big, metallic bake house door.

End of chapter 7

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