Author's Note: Hello everyone! I have been dreadfully busy lately. I haven't had much time to type up much of anything. (Tear) Anyways, I have chapter 14 of Pretend almost finished, and should have it up by the end of the week. This story was only supposed to 30 chapters long, but I have changed it. It's going to be longer now. So get ready to read lots more!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sweeney Todd.
"Am I dreamin' or are yeh really 'ere?" She whispered against his lips.
"Oh I'm here my pet, and you're little friend over there, I promise will not be touching you again." Sweeney smiled again.
"Yeh killed 'im! Wot are we goin' ter do with the body?" She asked.
Sweeny pushed himself back against her, and she moaned. "Mm, this is a pie shop, is it not?"
Then he took her once again as hard and fast as he could.
It had been five years after all.
Eleanor was quite literally shaking from nervousness. Sweeney Todd hadn't seen his children since they had been babies, and she wasn't so sure they would accept him.
But at this point, that was the very least of her worries.
Her old past had finally come back to haunt her. It was funny; as she chopped up Jeremiah's corpse and grinded it into tiny pieces, she felt the familiar excitement and fear rush through her gut. She had forgotten how much she hated pie baking.
"I forgot 'ow bloody 'ard this wos." She muttered, wiping sweat from her brow.
Sweeney Todd meanwhile, had taken the bones of Jeremiah outside, and buried them near the cellar door. He knew how dangerous it was to bury them out so close, but he didn't really have much of a choice.
"Bloody bastard." He muttered, pushing the last of the dirt over the evidence.
"Sweeney?" Eleanor whispered, stepping out the back door.
He looked up at her, his eyes soft. He had decided to come back to her, but only because if he hadn't, he surely would have been hanged. The evidence was therel his razor, blood dripping down onto his hand, and that wretched woman's neck...
"I appreciate the help Eleanor." He sucked in a deep breath.
She eyed him, unease falling across her features. "Wot's amatter love?"
"I-I got caught, killing someone back home." He mumbled.
"Wot? Why didn' yeh tell me sooner?" She yelled. "Who wos it?"
"A woman." When her eyes widened, Sweeney shook her head. "She knew everything we had done. The murders, the pies, the Beadle, the Judge... everything. She told me, if I didn't make her concieve a child, that she was going to turn us both in."
"Yeh didn'!"
"I killed her Eleanor. Why else would I have killed a woman?" Sweeney growled, leaning in to kiss her lips.
"I didn' think yeh'd kill 'er!" Eleanor whispered. "Who caugh' yeh?"
"They have a new Beadle. His name is Hammus, Eric Hammus. He and Judge Ivory came to the house, continuing to investigate the murders of the previous Beadle and Judge, and saw me slit her throat. I didn't know what to do, so I ran. I grabbed my razors and ran past them, nearly falling down the stairs to the shop. I was bloody afraid, Eleanor. I thought that if I didn't leave then and there, that my life with you and the children would never come true. Plus-" He paused, smiling. "I promised you a seaside wedding."
"I know yeh did. An' I wos waitin' fer yeh ter come back, I wos. I jus' wos gettin' meself ter come an' get yeh!" She folded her arms across her chest an he smiled again.
"You're too damn cute when you're angry." He pulled her into his arms again and he could feel her heart beating rapidly in her chest. "Nervous?"
She nodded. "Tha' we're gonna get caugh'!"
"He's dead and buried my love. We'll make up a story, and you can take over the pie shop. It will be just like home, except you can make all sorts of pies. Sweet pies even!" He laughed, a sweet sound to her ears. "Your meat pies will still be as popular as ever, my love."
"I just don' wan' our family ter be torn apar' by our past..."
"It won't. I promise."
"Mummy!" Two voices simultaineously yelled as Eleanor Lovett opened the door to her cozy home.
Benjamin and Jazzmyn Todd came jumping onto their mothers legs, tears clinging to their eyes as she smiled down at them. "Lovies, wot's amatter?"
"Big brother To-To wouldn' le' us go outside an' swimmy!" Jazzmyn whined, twirling one of her long dark curls around her finger.
"Toby!" Eleanor shrilled, removing her hat from her head.
As he walked into the room, Toby stopped, seeing the pale face of Sweeney Todd before him. He grumbled for a moment, but then remembered, five years had passed, and the man hadn't been all too much of a jerk...
"Bloody hell, boy." Sweeney said as Toby walked over to him. "Five years and you're already up to the ceiling."
"Mr. Todd, sir." Toby extended a hand, and Sweeney took it smiling.
"Why wouldn' yeh le' the wee ones go an' 'ave a swimmy?" Eleanor tsked, ignoring Sweeney.
"Benjamin started throwin' sand at Jazz, an' I didn' want it to get in 'er eyes, so I told them both that they should wait until yeh got 'ome."
"Benjamin Todd, get yeh're arse in 'ere now!" Eleanor yelled.
"Mummmy..." His tiny head poked around the corner, his dark eyes wide as he stared from his mom to Sweeney behind him. "Daddy?"
Jazzmyn turned her head, staring at Sweeney as he pulled the door closed behind him. He looked from his two children to his self, and smiled.
"So you actually know your old dad then?" Sweeney asked with a smile, crouching to his knees.
"Daddy!" They both yelled, running over to his open arms.
"Jazzmyn, Benjamin." He whispered into their hair. "I love you two, so much."
Eleanor smiled, grabbing Toby by the arm and ruffling his hair slightly. "We're all together again."
"Unfortunatley." He grumbled, pulling Eleanor's head to his chest.
She laughed, remembering a time when she had done the same thing to him.
"Yeh love Sweeney an' yeh know it." Eleanor whispered, watching Sweeney continue to hug his two children.
"'E wos a bloody monster, mum. I don' see 'ow yeh still love 'im after all these years."
Eleanor sighed, her eyes speckled slightly with tears. Sweeney looked over at her, his eyes soft. A smile touched his lips and she felt her heart flutter. "I do, son. I do."
End Note: Please review if you like it... it will get more action like next chapter. Pity reviews are great too!!
