This is the third chapter of this series, hopefully i'll write one more chap after this!

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Something Strange

Mrs. Lovett rushed back into her bedroom, nearly mowing over Toby on her way.

"Sorry, love, but can you just stay in the other room for some time while I get ready for tonight?" She said while attempting to pin her deranged hair up into somewhat of a bun.

"Are you really going to dinner with Mr. William, mum?" Asked Toby earnestly from behind her shoulder. "I do like him, can you tell him hello for me?"

"Yes of course I will" She answered him absentmindedly while poking away at her hair. "Now, can you see what time it is?"

"Yes…it's nearly seven!" called Toby from outside the doorway.

'Alright, thank–you….and tell me if someone comes can you?" She mumbled under her breath: "Heaven forbid I'm late…"

She was wearing a pink and white dress, which she had almost forgotten about since it had been cooped out of sight for all these years since Albert had gone. The last time she wore it had been for their anniversary nearly fifteen years ago, but it still fit nice and snug, and looked okay for tonight. After practically ten full minutes of battling with her untamable hair, Mrs. Lovett decided to abandon mission and look for some kind of collar to wear. She reckoned she might as well wear the string of fair, perfectly formed pearls that Lucy Barker had lent to her some years ago, which she had conveniently forgotten to return.

"Well, waste not want not" She validated herself as she pulled the pearls around her neck and stepped back to look in the mirror. The pearls definitely unified the outfit, and emphasized her neckline quite nicely. Just as Mrs. Lovett had reached out a hand to pull away a stray hair, she noticed movement in the mirror. It felt like someone was watching her. She quickly turned away from the mirror and took a fleeting look behind her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone slip out of the doorway. Mrs. Lovett instantly raised her eyebrows and started chewing her nails; contemplating the matter when Toby's voice penetrated the air

"Mum! Mr. William is here!"

"Alright! I'm coming!" She took one last look in the mirror, and then scanned the room for Pirelli's purse. She spotted it on her bedside table and she swiftly grabbed it, stuffed it into her bodice, and hurried out of the room and into the pie shop.

Toby was standing behind the counter, propped up on his elbows with both hands resting on his cheeks.

"Toby, were you just in my room a few minutes ago?" Mrs. Lovett inquired while grabbing her coat from the rack.

"No, mum I though you needed me to keep lookout for Mr. William" he said, his face screwing up with confusion.

"Yes, that's what I said" She looked at the floor inquiringly as she buttoned up her coat "Did anyone come down here lately?"

"Well, Mr. Todd was down here for some gin he said…but I told him where it was, not to worry"

"I see…" Mrs. Lovett was cut off from her thoughts as the door burst open and William trotted in, barely being able to keep the door shut against the gale outside.

"Dreadful weather…" He took his hat off his head to let the rain drip out before putting it back on again "Well then, shall we depart?" He held out a hand to her. "You look beautiful tonight, dear"

Mrs. Lovett blushed, and gently put her hand in his. As they were walking out the door, she called to Toby "Mind the shop while I'm away, and don't talk to strangers"

"Alright, mum!" Shouted the boy over the whistling of the wind outside "Have a good time"

After Dinner, and a little booze…

Mrs. Lovett's head flew back as she laughed in a high pitched cackle, almost running into the door to her pie shop. Her arms were wrapped around William's neck, and he was kissing her quite eagerly down her neckline

"T..that was the best night o..of my liiife" chortled Mrs. Lovett. She felt a little light headed after drinking down all those "beautifulwoman's drinks" that William had showed her at the restaurant.

"Yes, I quite agree" He said and plunged right back into her, sucking avidly at her skin. "Now where's the damn doorknob" They both laughed as Mrs. Lovett eventually found it behind her back.

Toby was sprawled out on the hardwood floor in the pie shop, a bottle of gin in his hand. He had clearly planned on staying up until they came back, but got bored in the meantime and fell fast asleep.

"So that's what the hired help does when the boss is gone?" William said in a chuckle "Poor lad, eh"

"Hey, be n..nice to him, he's m.my son" she playfully swatted at his face, but missed. She then began to laugh as she raised her lips close to his, and put her arms around his neck.

They kissed passionately, then William whispered "Let's get out of the doorway, love" grabbing her hand and pulling her over to the bake house door.

"N.no, y..you don't want to go down there" Said Mrs. Lovett vaguely. "It's h..haunted" Her voice trailed off as she yawned a rather large yawn. "And I'm tiiired"

"Well, I seriously doubt that" He said barely audible above a whisper as he pulled the doorknob, but just before he got around to opening it, but it was locked.

"Will, it's no fun d..down there" she pulled at his shirt "Lets have s..some fun up..up here" Her face was all puckered up, like a toddler wanting some toffees from the store.

"Alright, Nellie, as you wish" He said, showing off his prefect teeth as he smiled at her. 'Lead the way"

She grabbed his hand and pulled him down the hall, his free hand tracing its way down her neckline towards her thighs. With one hand in his hair, and the other one up against the wall, Mrs. Lovett pressed her lips into his luscious, succulent ones, hoping to never escape from this world again.

William was getting more fervent, his hands trailing down from her hair, down her jaw line, and towards her torso, where he began to gently tug at the buttons on her pink cashmere dress.

Mrs. Lovett answered his call, unoccuppying her lips for a moment to start to undo his buttons on his shirt as well.

Then all activity stopped. "Mmm I'm not feeling so well" Mrs. Lovett put a hand to her head. "Everything's spinning, I c..can't…." Her voice trailed off as her eyes rolled back into their sockets and she collapsed on the floor.

"Wait" snapped William "Did you hear that sound?"

"Wh..what sound?" Said Mrs. Lovett sleepily, her eyes closed and a hand to her forehead "I d…don't hear anything"

"It sounded like footsteps" William let go of her, got up, and started walking back down the hall, buttoning up his shirt on the way. "Is there anyone upstairs, walking above us?"

"Ohh, that's nothing n..nothing" Mrs. Lovett stuttered on her words, and tried to get a hold of herself, but it was getting hard to concentrate. She tried to stand up, but everything was spinning so fast that she could not keep her balance properly. She grabbed the wall for support and finally got to her feet.

"Where are you going?" Mrs. Lovett was reaching for him in an outstretched arm.

"I'm not going anywhere, just looking around, love" He craned his neck and peered into the door leading up to the barbershop. "Where does this lead to? Who lives up here?"

"It's only the barber" Mrs. Lovett exhaled, her chest heaving. Everything was spinning fast, her head hurt.

"What's his name?" He asked, with more of an urgent tone in his voice. When Mrs. Lovett didn't answer him at first, he walked over to her, grabbed her by the sides, and shook her. "What the hell is his name?" "What's the barber's name?"

All Mrs. Lovett could see was blurs of his face, and she could feel the drops of saliva flailing from his mouth, as he shook her so violently.

'S…sweeney T..todd" She said quietly. "Why does it matter to you?" Tears were forming in her eyes.

William must have noticed he had gone to far, he instantly let go of her "I'm S..sorry" He gasped "I was too rash" He put an auburn curl behind her ears "I'm so sorry" He planted a small kiss on her lips.

The footsteps were getting louder; Mrs. Lovett could hear them over the pounding in her head. He was coming downstairs. She had to get William out.

She grabbed his hand and led him blindly back down the hall and towards the pie shop door. 'You have to go. N…now" She said sternly

"Why?" He said "What's going on?" He tried to turn around, but Mrs. Lovett blocked the doorway "If he…" William licked his lips. "If he lays a hand on you, you…" He gulped, his adam's apple bobbing "you just tell me, alright?" he put his hand in the doorway to stop it from slamming "And are you sure his name is Todd? Sweeney Todd?

"Of course' she said in a hurry, and shut the door. But before she did, she noticed a devious grin planted across her sweet William's face.

"Is the door shut tight?" said a crisp, cold voice

Mrs. Lovett gasped and turned around to see Mr. Todd standing in the middle of the room. He had his razor in his hand; it was glinting in the moonlight that was streaming in through the side window.

"Y..yes I th..think it is" Mrs. Lovett put a hand to her head again, there was sweat on her brow, and her forehead was feeling really warm. Everything was going black, all she remembered after that was collapsing on the floor, and someone gently picking her up and bringing her back to safety.

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