Ok heres chapter 5!!

Business was going great for the last two months. Pettigrew's was having a fairly large amount of customers these days.

Nellie Lovett finally got to buy that crimson dress she had been talking about, which looked absolutely stunning on her. Lillian got to buy herself a lovely pearl necklace she had been wanting. Mrs. Pettigrew got to buy herself a hat which was… well, unusual. It had a long blue feather and it was bedazzled with sequins and mini fake birds. Mr. Pettigrew just got a pair of trousers since he only had one pair before. It was a long day just like any other day.

The two women went upstairs into their room and kicked off their boots and sat on their beds. "Wow, what a day" Lillian said.

"Lillian, I 'ave to admit this was a bloody brilliant idea you had." Nellie said chuckling

"What I's tell you love? Just sit back and we'll be rolling in dough." she laid down on her bed.

"Hey Lily?"

"Hmm?"

"'ows 'bout a foot massage love?" she asked her friend.

Lillian looked at her. "Are crazier than a bessie bug? Im not touching your feet." she closed her eyes

"Aw come on Lillian, me feet hurt from these godforsaken boots, that ole' hag downstairs makes us wear. Please?"

"No, no and no" Lillian tried to go to sleep. Nellie took off one of her stockings and threw it in Lillian's face. Lillian jumped.

"What in the BLOODY hell?" she shrieked. Nellie started laughing so hard she coughed. "Ya think thas funny now don't ya?"

"Yes" she continued laughing.

"Oh well heres something you can really laugh at!" Lillian took the tiny box of facial powder that was lying on the vanity and dumped it on Nellie's head. She shrieked "Aw Lily you messed up me new hairdo! You're gonna pay!"

This time it was Lillian who was laughing hard. Nellie grabbed the pillow that was lying on her bed and started hitting her. Lillian screeched and grabbed another pillow. The whole thing turned into a pillow fight. In the end no one won, because they bother were out of breath.

Lillian took one look at her friend's hair and laughed. It was completely white from the powder. "You look just like Mrs. Pettigrew!" she fell on the floor continuing laughing.

"That is NOT true!" Nellie said angrily. She took one look at herself and tried to keep a straight face. She burst out laughing along with her friend. Good times, good times.

The door opened up suddenly and the girls were silent.

It was probably Mrs. Pettigrew coming up to yell at them.

They were wrong it was only Mr. Pettigrew, Mrs. Pettigrew's slow in the head husband. "Oh, uh hello girls. My wife wants to speak to you." Mr. Pettigrew said. He was looking so proud of himself lately since he got a new pair of trousers but right now he looked sad like he was going to cry.

Nellie and Lillian went downstairs to find out what Mrs. Pettigrew wanted. They went to the living room. Mrs. Pettigrew wasn't listening to the radio, she wasn't knitting.

No, she was lying on the couch. She looked really sick and very pale. She was lying underneath some knitted blankets. Nellie had made a long time ago. "Ladies, come here." she said in a raspy voice. "Ladies, I have some tragic news to tell both of you." They both waited as she took her time to cough. "I think I may be dying." she coughed again. The girls looked at each other, they couldn't believe it.

BUT Mrs. Pettigrew lately had not been feeling well for about the past two weeks, they knew that she had been getting sick. She barely spoke to anyone. She was always in the living room sleeping . Heck, she was getting old, they had to admit.

"I have left a will on the shop's counter table. Go and read it. Just do me a favor and take care of the shop."

With that she closed her eyes and never opened them again.

Nellie checked her pulse, it was dead no doubt.

"She's gone…" Nellie looked at Lillian. They both smiled at each other. "She's finally gone!" Nellie almost shouted as shes hugged her friend. "Bloody hell, finally… wait, she left us both a will. Come on Nellie!" Lillian grabbed her hand and pulled her into the kitchen.

They lay a folded piece of parchment. Written in very neat handwriting, it said "To Mrs. Nellie Lovett and Mrs. Lillian Mooney", they both looked at each other with excitement of what she could have left them! "Here I'll read it out loud." she took the letter from Nellie and started reading.

"Dear young ladies, I knew someday I would leave my life on earth and all my possessions. So here I am giving Pettigrew's pie shop to Mrs. Lillian Mooney… Oh my Lord! Do you hear that Nellie? My own pie shop!"

Nellie thought for a moment, if she was going to give Lillian the pie shop then she would have to give Nellie something even better, for all those years she's worked hard at Pettigrew's. Right?

"Okay, go on then, read the rest" Nellie pushed.

Lillian went on. "Take care of it and keep making those pies. May you live a long, happy, and fulfilling life. Sincerely, Victoria Pettigrew." she finished.

"Is that it?" Nellie couldn't believe it.

"Yeah, that's it." she said blankly.

"There's no other words, paragraphs, no even another piece of paper?" Lillian read it over again and looked on the back of the parchment paper.

"Nothing… how could she do that?" she asked.

Nellie was about shout.

The letter WAS addressed to both of them, Mrs. Nellie Lovett AND Mrs. Lillian Mooney. BOTH of them, but yet Mrs. Pettigrew didn't leave Nellie Lovett a single thing. She just wanted to make her feel bad (like always) and leave her with nothing.

Nellie realized that Mrs. Pettigrew could make her life a living hell even when she was dead.

She, then thought for a moment. Lillian's my one and only friend, she's gotta let me own the shop with her. Right??

"Lillian love, its okay, dont worry 'bout me because you're going to let me run the business with you right? Partners?"

Lillian looked away from her. She had her pondering face on, like she was thinking hard.

"Well…"

"Well what?"

"As I was re-reading the letter I's was thinkin', I 'ave always wanted me own lil' shop."

"You, WHAT?"

"Well, its been a dream I've been having"

"Since WHEN?"

"Since NOW, I can jus' picture it now Nellie, 'Mrs. Mooney's Pie Shop'." she had a dreamy face on.

"Lillian you promised!"

"Promised what?"

"You told me awhile ago before this business picked up. You said you would promise that any fortunes we would make we would share them TOGETHER. You's an' me. You SAID we are in this TOGETHER. Don't you remember?"

"No I never said anything like that Nellie?" but Lillian remembered she had. She was putting her own selfish wants ahead of her.

"Lillian, I would have shared me business with you anytime. Lillian I's thought we were friends?" she had tears in her eyes.

"Well Nellie 'ere's a life lesson for ya. Friends are like corsets, you can keep some of them. But when they don't fit ya, you get rid of 'em." she started cleaning the countertop with a wet rag.

Nellie had tears running down her face. Lillian looked up and saw she was crying. "I'm sorry Nellie but its life and competition, there will be winners and losers. By the way you can gather up you're things from upstairs."

Nellie stopped crying.

"I can what?"

"You 'eard me Nellie."

"Lillian you're kicking me out?"

"What did I just say Nellie?" Lillian said in a calm voice.

"Where the hell am I gonna go?"

"I don't know find a place, 'nother job, I don't know."

"Well, whos gonna help you make the pies and everything?"

"Love I can manage just fine meself."

"YOU CANT DO THAT!"

"'Course I can, its me OWN pie shop NOW"

"So that's it then?"

"Yes, I guess so"

"Okay, well I regret ever being you're friend you stupid cow."

Before Lillian had any time to respond, Nellie ran upstairs and slammed the door. She couldn't believe her best friend had betray her. Well Nellie Lovett sure wasn't going to stick around in this hell hole any longer.

She packed all of her corsets, dresses, undergarments, hair pins and facial powders. She looked at the facial powder for a moment and thought. She had a grand idea that would make Lillian pay.

She opened the tiny box of powder and dumped it all over her ex-best friend's bed. It was completely covered in powder.

Nellie had another idea.

She gathered all her belongings and went downstairs with another opened box of powder. She went into the front shop where Lillian was busily making some pie crust. She looked up to find Nellie glaring at her.

"Come to say goodbye have you?" she glared back.

"Ya I 'ave, but one more thing before I leave." Nellie walked over to Lillian and with the facial powder she had in her hand, she threw it in Lillian's face. Lillian blinked and started wiping it off her face. It got all in her eyes and all over her clothes. Completely covered. Lillian glared at Nellie who didn't care one bit.

"Try finding some new help, you're going to need it sooner or later." Nellie said while smirking.

She picked up her things, and left Pettigrew's for the last time.

Well, Nellie Lovett has left Pettigrews or shall I say Mrs. Mooney's Pie Shop lol. But wait loves!! I promise you it will not be the last time Nellie will see Lillian Mooney...