It had been a long time since Red touched the rosy cheeks of her daughter and kissed her good night; 6 years in fact. It had been so long she couldn't remember how she looked even the pictures of her didn't help Red remember her beautiful daughter. She couldn't imaging how her daughter would look. During that time Red had fallen in love. She had fallen in love with a man from London. A Barber. Named Sweeney Todd. Her sisters lover.

He had fallen also in love with Red, Not knowing about her past. Butch Cavendish, Violet Elizabeth Harrington. Nothing. She never spoke of her child to anyone but Rosie. Only Rosie did she trust with the lose of her beloved daughter.

"I love you Sweeney." She would say to him in her soft toned voice as she laid in his arms on the sofa.

"And I my dear. Love you" He says to her as stroking her hair lovingly. He got up and looked at her "My dear Red... Would you honor me and marry me?" He asked as he pulled out a small box with a beautiful single diamond ring.

"Oh my love. Of course I will." She replied smiling, as he put the ring onto her finger smiling, kissing her lips. It was time Red got some love back into her life. Maybe even a new family a husband to love. A husband to adore and children. Children she will never let out of her sight; like she did with Violet.

Sweeney smiled kissing her lips passionately as moving his hand down her body unlacing her corset. Throwing it down to the floor. "Today Is the day we start trying for a family. Today is the day everyone can know you are mine and I am yours." He said as kissing down her bare chest and sucking lightly on her breasts. Pushing his hands down her skirt pulling it off

"Sweeney mm. Oh yes. I want that more than anything. A family" she says as moaning softly with the touch of his lips on her skin.

With each kiss and clothing item removed. With each loving touch and the love they shared reminded her of the old times. When Butch would sneak into her room and kisses her softly removing her clothes and make soft tender love to her all night. The love that gave her Violet. It made her sad to think about it, thinking about Butch gave her angry and upset feelings, remembering the love they had made her remember Violet. She tried her best not to think about it. This night was going to be different. She would make love and not think of her dead child. The future was the key now.

"Oh Sweeney Make love to me..."She said as stroking his hair moving his hands down his body ripping off his shirt. He quickly undressed himself and pulled her on top of her pushing himself in her. Giving her a night of pleasure she always wanted. So loving.

"Oh my love we will have everything" He said as playing with her chest making hot love together. It happened just after they climax all the time she could feel plain in her soul. She pushed him off her and ran straight to the bathroom, crying. Thinking of Violet having to suffer.

-x-

Jasmine was in her room, looking out of the window sighing watching the children play thinking about everything that they have which she doesn't. The sun on her face the laughter of playing around. A real childhood. A staff member walked into Jasmine's room. Sat down beside her bed and looked at her.

"Come on Jasmine now. It's time for your lessons. Make up lessons, dressing lessons. How to conduct yourself when you have clients. " She would say looking at her frowning at her looking outside "You know you can not go outside. Now to your table now." She would demand. A child that had no childhood.

"I don't want to. Why do I have to do this and no one else. Why can't I stand in the sun and feel it on my skin." Jasmine would ask looking at the woman.

"Jasmine Harrington You will do as you are told right now. You have lessons" She would say back to her, and if Jasmine didn't move she would grab her, slap her and then lay her on her bed, removing her top whipping her back till she gave in.

"I am sorry please. I'll learn I'll learn please stop" Jas says begging, in tears. She wasn't loved liked she was. She is only used, beaten forced to do things. Things she didn't like or agree with.

"Now remember, show us how you do your foundation. THE RIGHT WAY" the woman demanded

Jas got up putting on her top sore and got onto her chair wiping her tears away; taking in a deep breath calming herself down before she would take out the expensive foundation and putting it on using a brush. Pressing the brush gently against her face putting it on her face softly.

"Perfect. Finally you have mastered it. Good now the bronzer. Come on You can do this" She said watching her..

She moans and then sighs. She placed on her bronzer and frowned seeing the woman watching her in the mirror. "Why do i have to learn this Isabella" Jas sighed and turned around looking at the woman.

"Again perfect you are getting better. Two perfect now do your lips pleas my dear girl" She said smiling standing up walking to the young girl putting her hands on Jas's shoulders moving her hands down the sides kissing her neck softly "You are improving I am proud soon you'll be on lesson on how to please men."

Jasmine was only six year old. She had no idea what pleasing men would involve, it was strange the woman was touching her, kissing her. She'd never done it before. "Why are you doing this to me" Jas asked trying not to cry not to let her make up be ruined.

"You are here to make us money your beauty men will pay to touch you and you to please them... when you are a few years older of course for now you will learn." She said smiling at the young woman.

-x-

Two more years passed for the two women. Red was now married. Happily married. Pregnant with her first child with Sweeney. All was happy for them. Jasmine had reached the years she feared. It was time for her to be put to work.