Illusions That Confine Us

Chapter Seven

"You did what?!" Were the first words he said, or more likely yelled, to her since their encounter last evening.

"I-I invited them to supper." Mrs. Lovett repeated hesitantly as she continued to chop up onions.

Although her back was turned to him she could still feel his eyes piercing angrily through her body.

"You may be many things, Mrs. Lovett but I never ever thought you would be so daft that you would invite a couple that you hardly even know over for supper!" He spat, and suddenly she turned around, eyes watery from the onions and her frustration with him.

She glared at him and took a step towards him.

He backed away, startled, when he saw that she had the knife she had been cutting onions with, in her hand.

"We are having them for supper tonight and you are going to act like a decent human being for once or I will kill you." It was the first time Mrs. Lovett had ever even dared to be threatening or violent towards Mr. Todd, for she knew that he could slit her throat in an instant. But right now she was fed up with all of his selfish demeanors and rotten attitude.

"Go on then, you'd be doing me a favor." He replied with irritation as she stared up at him, the knife's blade pointed at his neck.

Mrs. Lovett faltered, glancing at him and the knife as if she was seriously thinking about it.

Mr. Todd chuckled and smirked before grabbing her wrist and taking the knife from her hand, he then leaned her over the table and held the sharp object dangerously against her neck.

"You wouldn't..." She managed to squeak out.

"Oh but I would." He replied nonchalantly before lowering the knife and noticing her worried gaze.

Mrs. Lovett continued to wait and watch him for any sign indicating that he was going to stop frightening her and let her go. But right when she gave up and lowered her eyes to the floor she saw him lean down and suddenly his hand lifted up her chin.

He grinned at her a moment, the way he was looking at her being a cross from a sneer to affection, and then, out of no where, he placed a slow kiss upon her lips.

He tasted her lips for a few moments before he felt her begin to kiss back, and as soon as that happened, he stopped and rested his lips against her own for a few seconds.

And then he let her go, handed her the knife and turned back around, "I'll see you at supper." He said as he went back to the backroom.

From then on Mrs. Lovett didn't know if it was just the onions making her eyes water or the fact that her arrogant husband kept sending her more and more mixed messages everyday.

Later on that evening, a half hour after six, dinner had finally been dished out and everyone was seated.

It was a shame, however, that Mr. and Mrs. Henry insisted that Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lovett sat next to each other, and what was even more shameful was that the two weren't prepared for some of the evening's discussion topics.

"Oh Samuel do say something." Addie whispered to her husband as they sat across the silent Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lovett.

Samuel nodded, it was apparent who wore the pants in their relationship.

"So…" Mr. Henry began before taking a sip from his whiskey tin.

"Samuel!" Addie hissed as she elbowed him, "Put that bloody thing away!"

"Oh come on Addie, maybe you could use a sip, add some pep to your step." He answered, obviously making his wife mad.

"Give me that." Addie mumbled before taking it away from him.

Mrs. Lovett was now resisting the urge to let out a laugh as she watched the couple quarrel across from her and when she glanced over at Mr. Todd she could see that his lips were trying to stifle a grin as well.

Samuel was just about to open his mouth to protest before Addie glared at him, he then sighed and looked over at Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lovett.

"How come I haven't seen you two down at the beach? I mean, Addie and I visit here every other weekend..." He asked, trailing off at the end of his sentence.

Addie grinned and cut in, "Oh you know them newlyweds, I bet they hardly ever leave the bedroom."

Samuel and Addie laughed while Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lovett sat there, quiet as a couple of mice being hunted by a cat.

Mrs. Lovett cleared her throat and turned her head back around as soon as Mr. Todd returned her awkward glance.

"'eavens you two 'ave been silent throughout all of supper, so tell me, are you two love birds planning on having any children?" Addie asked as she looked back at the flushing couple.

Before Mrs. Lovett could answer Mr. Todd chimed in with a firm, "No."

Addie's smile soon faded away, "Oh."

"Wonderful weather we've been having." Mrs. Lovett said, changing the subject, hurt yet not surprised by her husbands answer.

"Oh yes, it certainly 'as been nice, unlike that rain we had a few days ago." Addie replied.

"But Addie, you and I met in a rainstorm, remember? All those years ago." Samuel said, smiling.

"Oh Samuel ya remember!" Addie exclaimed, looking over at her husband with bright eyes.

"Of course I do, it was only thirty years ago." Samuel grinned, taking his wife's hand and squeezing it before looking back over at Mr. Todd and Mrs. Lovett.

"When did you two meet?" Mrs. Henry asked, gazing at the almost afraid looking couple before him.

Mrs. Lovett hesitated, although she knew the answer, before Sweeney answered, "Almost twenty years ago I would say."

Mrs. Lovett blushed a moment, he remembered.

"Really? All that time ya been together before gettin' married." Addie commented after swallowing and taking another bite of her food.

"No, we weren't together. Not since recently." Sweeney replied, half lying.

"I see." Samuel nodded, trying to be active in their conversation.

Mrs. Lovett smiled at Samuel and Addie before shifting uncomfortably in her seat.

From across the table Mrs. Henry had a perfect view of the mark on Mrs. Lovett's neck that Sweeney had left the night before.

"Oh dear, love what 'appened to yer neck?" Addie asked, almost exclaiming it.

Everyone's attention seemed to have been suddenly drawn to her as all six eyes rested on the spot on her neck.

Mrs. Lovett flushed before moving her hand to put an auburn curl over the mark to cover it.

"T-That silly thing? It's jus' from, from Alfred, 'e's jus' a playful little thing…" Mrs. Lovett said hesitantly, darting her eyes around the room.

"Must be quite the frisky devil…" Addie murmured before gesturing to Samuel.

Throughout the rest of dinner there were no more painful questions that neither Mr. Todd nor Mrs. Lovett really had the answer to and they were relieved when the Henry's finally went home.

"Goodnight Mr. and Mrs. Todd." Mr. Henry said before nodding his head and following his wife out of the house.

"Goodnight." Mrs. Lovett replied, sighing as she shut the door and went to clear the table.

Late that night, so late that it was probably in the morning, he came into her bedroom.

He walked in quietly, his breathing steady along with his footsteps and sat himself on the edge of her bed beside her.

He turned to the side as she faced the wall and put his hand on her back. He sighed as the cool night wind blew in from the window and looked down at her still form.

"You know, what happened last night... and earlier," He cleared his throat, "Really, really wasn't meant to happen."

The moonlight danced on her papery skin giving it the illusion that it was sparkling which made him remember what she said to him last night, "It's not that I find you undesirable, It's just that, that, I can't when I don't… When I don't feel that way about you."

He paused for a second before shifting uncomfortably and speaking again, "An- And I know you could never be her, you just have to understand that we could never be. I'm sorry."

He then stood up, frustrated and exhaled before leaving the room.

Alfred was purring on Mrs. Lovett's lap the very next morning at breakfast as she quietly finished the last of her tea and kept her eyes on her now empty plate.

Tired of the silence and the fact that he was in the presence of her he finally decided to go back to his room. But just as he reached the doorway he heard Mrs. Lovett's voice-

"I wasn't asleep. Last night, I mean."

"I know." He replied softly, continuing his way down the hall.

And within a matter of minutes, she came following after him.

She opened his door just a crack to see his back facing towards her.

Mrs. Lovett cautiously stepped into the room and walked behind him.

This wasn't going to be something that was going to be swept under the rug. It was not going to be another conversation left untouched. But she knew very well that that was how he wanted it to be.


I went to the dentist again today… & this time my dentist gave me sooo much Novocaine that I had no feeling in the right side of my face (the laughing gas gives me weird terrors) xD It was weird, it last for like three hours and just stopped.

Oh and guess what betches?!

Mrs. Lovett's first name is officially "Nellie" even Helena Bonham Carter says that.

Omb (inside joke ha ha) There is this video on you tube and she is talking about how her and Tim sort of named their daughter after Mrs. Lovett and she even says "Nellie Lovett…. I mean Nellie Burton." ha ha, that's so damn cute!

And by the wayyy…. How would you feel if I brought Toby, Johanna and Anthony back into dee story?

Opinions please, have a happy Easter!

Omfg, this is the last thing I swear… but… WERE YOU AWARE THAT TIM BURTON'S ALICE AND WONDERLAND WILL BE IN IMAX 3-D?