Author's Note: Uh. Hello. It's been a few days. Busy bee. I'm trying to START my senior project that I was supposed to work on all summer... procrastinator much? Anyways, here is the next chapter. It's pretty long compared to some of the others, so be happy. :D
Dislaimer: I own... a piece of cheesey pizza.
A Sea-Side Wedding Could Be Devised...
"It doesn't matter. Plus, after the baby is born, I don't want you screaming "Mr. Todd" everytime we make love. Saying Sweeney isn't a waste of syllabulls or your precious breath." He paused. "You'll need as much as you can when you're with me in bed."
She had completely ignored his egotistical remarks, because now, she didn't want to be preganant anymore. "I 'ate yeh."
"Why? Someone a little hot?" Sweeney sneered, enjoying the frustration across her lips.
"Dammit Sweeney." She huffed out a sigh then smiled lightly. "Yeh take over the shop, I need ter take a bit o' a nap anyway."
He kissed her again and supressed a giggle as she left the room.
He always won their arguments.
The strangest part for Nellie, was not the fact that she was five months pregant with Sweeney Todd's baby... no, that part was easy; the hardest part was having Lucy Barker come to visit the house every week. She came to see "Benjamin" and wish him well with his new life with Eleanor. Pfft.
The thought of it made Eleanor chuckle... because Lucy still wasn't aware that she was pregnant, nor that Sweeney and her had made love a various amount of times... She was oblivious to the truth. Ever since the day Sweeney had told her he no longer loved her, she had been... different. Cheerier towards him, but everytime he turned his back, she shot Eleanor such a dirty and disgusting look, that she knew Lucy wanted her dead.
But that wasn't going to happen.
Sweeney Todd was in love with her now...
She was stirred from her thoughts as Lucy came busting through the door to the pie shop, a sneer across her lips.
"Oh, i's only yeh, Lucy." Nellie mumbled, rolling the pie dough between her fingers. "Sweeney is up in 'is shop."
"What the hell did you do to my 'usband!?" Lucy shrieked, stepping too close to Eleanor.
"Wot ever d'yeh mean?" She attempted to hide the smirk across her lips.
"You're seeming to get a little more fat, Nellie. Has Benjamin been feeding you well, or has something else happened?" Lucy crossed her arms across her chest and tsked. Nellie hated when she did that.
"Sweeney an' I's business is not yer's ter worry about, love." Nellie stopped rolling the dough and smiled. "Bu' yes, I am a bit 'eavier."
"Fat ass." Lucy mumbled turning away.
"Wot did you just call me?" Nellie said, stepping out from behind the counter. That's when she heard the gasp escape Lucy's lips. Oops.
"You're pregnant!" Lucy shrieked, pointing at Nellie's buldging stomach angrily. "What is this!?"
"None of your business!" Nellie yelled back, too loud.
"Mum, mum!" Toby yelled, rushing in front of her protectingly. "What did she do to yeh mum?"
"Nothin' love, she's jus' gettin' inter business she doesn' need ter be in." Nellie said, clenching her fists.
"You're pregnant with my husbands baby!" Lucy cried, lunging past Toby.
An arm reached out and grabbed her by the back of the neck before she even touched Nellie with a finger.
"Sweeney," Eleanor breathed, her face lighting up at the sight of him.
"What are you doing here, Lucy? I told you not to come back here again." He gruffed. "I told you I never wanted you to interfere with my family life again."
"You're my Benjamin-"
"No, I am Eleanor's Sweeney." Sweeney growled, pulling her towards the door. "And if I see you threaten my pregnant soon-to-be wife again, I will personally pay you a visit with one of my razors."
The hatred was thick in his voice as he spoke, and Lucy cringed as he pulled the door to the shop closed in front of her face.
"Ben-"
"Don't come back Lucy, or I promise you, you will regret it." He turned away from the door, and let out a deep sigh. "She didn't hurt you, did she Eleanor?"
Nellie stood dumbstuck at him, but decided to nod slightly. "Yeh. I was jus' makin' pies fer today an' she came rushin' in."
"I'm sorry about her." He pulled her into a hug and she felt Toby stiffen at her side.
He watched as his "mum" gave into Sweeney's hug, resting her chin on his shoulder with a smile. He was sick at the sight of them.
"I'm goin' ta be in the room mum." He mumbled, walking away in a huff.
"Wot in the world is wrong with 'im?" She mumbled into Sweeney's ear.
"He's jealous." He hissed back, his breath tickling her ear.
"Of what?" Nellie asked, pulling away from him.
"The fact that all of your attention is on me and soon-to-be new baby." Sweeney turned his attention away from Nellie with a frown. "He thinks you're going to forget about him."
"Thas absurd!" She huffed, crossing her arms across her chest.
Silence filled the room for a moment, when Nellie's thoughts suddenly shifted to her confrontation with Lucy. Sweeney had immedietly come to her defense... but something he said had sparked her attention, she just couldn't recall...'And if I see you threaten my pregnant soon-to-be wife again, I will personally pay you a visit with one of my razors'
Oh lordie.
"Mr. T-" She whispered, forgetting a moment to call him Sweeney again. "Did yeh say tha' I'm yer wife-to-be?"
Sweeney felt himself smirk lightly as he turned to his pregnant... Eleanor. "I guess it was a silly proposal, wasn't it?"
"Are yeh sayin'-"
"That I want to marry you? Of course." He smiled and pulled her towards him... but instead of hugging her, he lightly twirled her around him. "My pet, if you are having my baby, I am surely going to marry you and make you mine."
"I already am yers." She breathed as he danced her around the kitchen.
"Yes. But not legally." He leaned in and pressed his lips onto her warm cheek. "I want you mine in every way possible."
She smiled. Happiness washing over herself as he lightly lifted her into the air and spun her again. She knew he was being extra careful because of the precious cargo she was carrying, but she still enjoyed their sweet little dance. Sweeney Todd was becoming ever so much closer to be the man he once had been... and Nellie smiled; the only difference was, this time, he was in love with her.
End Note: I think this was my longest chapter yet... that's why it took a few days. Haha. I hope you like where this is going and I hope it isn't cheesey. Please review to make me super happy. :D I'll throw in a cookie or some pastry!
