Author's Note: After finishing the short, "Something New", I realized something: I had not resolved Seymour's job problem. Being that now he and Audrey would have a baby, I felt that I should tie up that loose end and give a little more insight on their lives before I introduced my original character here. This is truly a short of shorts, just meant for such. Also, I've recently begun quoting musicals and stories in my fan fictions, so I thought it would be fitting to add one here.

*S. Snowflake

Baby Kick

A Little Shop of Horrors Sequel

by Laura L.

It was a calm day in the Krelborn household on Sunshine Street. Audrey Krelborn, the lady of the house, was busy cooking and cleaning as she tried to keep herself from bending too far forward. She was six months pregnant with she and her husband's first child now, and her stomach was growing large enough to keep her from working too hard on certain tasks. She smiled faintly after thinking about what she and her husband's new baby would look like, as she often did these days. She imagined a miniature version of herself (a platinum blonde with a tiny voice), for a girl and a miniature version of her husband (a brown-haired clumsy little fellow), for a boy. Of course, she would just have to wait and see whatever was meant to be as far as the child's appearance.

Suddenly, her husband Seymour burst through the front door, panting faintly and smiling his sweet smile. "T'day is a wonderful day! To-day is a wonderful day…" he sang merrily.

"Honey, what is it?" Audrey asked, giggling as she came to the front door.

"Ah, if it isn't my beautiful, brilliant, beautiful Audrey!" Seymour replied before kissing her cheek and spinning her around faintly in a dance.

"Seymour!" she squeaked and laughed as she twirled. As Seymour leaned her toward him after their "tango", she smiled and looked into his eyes.

"Yes?" he asked, looking back into her eyes lovingly.

"-You said beautiful twice." She laughed and stood back up. "Now tell me, what's so wonda' ful?"

Seymour grinned from ear to ear. "You remember how the boss offered a promotion last week?"

"Yeah." She replied, happy to hear that her husband was not feeling depressed about his job. "What about it?"

"I got it! I got it, Audrey! I had to work hard, but I got that promotion!"

Audrey grinned, then hugged her husband. Seymour had been jobless five months ago, and when he finally found one, he was worried about doing well since he had never been anything except a shop hand. Now that they would have a baby to provide for soon, he had more than a reason to be nervous, but Audrey always had faith that he would succeed in his new occupation.

"Aw, honey. I told ya that it'd take a little faith, but things would work out," she whispered, clinging tightly to her husband.

Just as he started hugging her back, an unexpected movement struck Seymour slightly in the stomach area and he backed away, surprised.

Audrey squeaked with her husband's reaction, recognizing the strong baby kick that both she and her husband had felt, then grinned. "Guess the baby's happy that things are working out too," she said before kissing Seymour on the lips.

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"Could it be? Yes it could,

Something's coming, Something good…"

–West Side Story