Chapter 27: Sweeney and Lucy, Nellie and Robert

Note: while there is plot progression this is mainly a fluff chapter. Something big will happen in this chapter as said before. Robert and Lovetts section will be big before the "something big" though. It's not a massive plot moving chapter but it is going to have a plot moving ending for sure. Let's begin with the Sweeney and Lucy fluff. A month will pass as the chapter goes by.

(Sweeney's POV.) Me and Lucy were slowly crawling back to our relationship. I never stopped loving my angel. But after her failed suicide she forgot about me, but she was remembering some things. Just not about our past relationship. But she was falling for me once again and even if it didn't help her remember we could at least start over again.

It felt like magic being able to press my lips against hers again, as well as holding each other in our arms. In our first week of courting it was hard to keep up constant affection, but it was my Lucy, one of my reasons for living. "My Sweeney," she would call me with the same affection she used to call me "My Benjamin" a lifetime ago. I still felt intense hate for the world, I still wanted to kill the beadle and get my revenge on Lovett for hiding Lucy's true fate from me. First I had to help my Lucy, start a new life together, and see if we were being hunted. Currently she and I were walking on the outskirts of town by the woods.

We were far from people so I didn't need my code name. Lucy still wasn't completely sane, but she didn't need as much coddling anymore, and was usually fairly lucid now. "I quite like walking around here," she told me. "It's nice to be by your side Lucy," I told her. You know Sweeney, walking in the woods feels so familiar, as if I have done it before." She and I would walk on the outskirts of London, years ago.

She loved it then too, if only she could remember. But it could harm her to try to pressure it onto her more harshly, so I was glad to do something with her that would be familiar to her. "Sweeney, can I ask you something?" I turned to face her. "I know something happened to you, and I know it's rude to just ask, but what happened to you?" I took a deep breath and sighed.

I used to be a barber in London, where I was well known for my skill with my razors. I was married to a beautiful woman, and we had a beautiful baby girl. Unfortunately that disgusting Turpin wanted my wife for himself, So he and his lackey devised a plan and framed me for breaking into his vile home, then he had me apprehended for the fake crime and tore away from my family. I was found guilty and sent to Botany Bay where I was tortured and forced to work until I could barely function. I eventually escaped and almost drowned until I was saved by Anthony and brought to London again. Mrs Lovett told me that the judge forced himself onto her, and she tried to kill herself.

He took my daughter from me as well, but she is with us now as she is no longer his ward." "His ward was Johanna, she must be your daughter then Sweeney." She put her arms around me and laid her head on my shoulder." "I have her back now, and I have you now too, my Lucy." She kissed my cheek. I cupped her face and we pressed our lips together tightly.

We continued to eat dinners alone, and stole kisses from each other when we could. By the end of the month her devotion to me equaled before we were pulled apart. Even after telling her my story she still didn't seem to remember our life before. I wanted to tell her outright, but if she couldn't remember our past at all it might be hard to make her completely believe it even if she did trust me. "I'm happy that you are rekindling your relationship Mr Todd," Anthony said. "So am I, if she could only truly remember our past."

(Mrs Lovett's POV.) I could not believe that just a month ago Robert asked for my hand in marriage. To say I was a happy woman was an understatement. I no longer wanted this life with that barber, but I could have it with Robert. He actually loved me, actually wanted to be with me, and most importantly he would not try to kill me. I still wished I could avenge Toby, but I had to accept that may never happen now, even though I still was preparing my mind and body to be able to fight and kill the barber with one of his own blades if he ever returned.

But this WAS happening, no if, ands, or butts. "OK their Nellie?" Me and Robert were in my living room. "I know I'm not a virgin, but I was hoping I could still wear a white dress." "Whatever it is, you like Nellie. I will of course be wearing a groom's tuxedo.

We will live in London of course but we should get married at my family cabin deep in the forest." "Of course we will invite our families to our wedding," I added. "You could bake a cake I guess," he said. "We will get flowers and a priest to wed us, a nice outside wedding, maybe an ice sculpture." He smiled and nodded at me. He walked over to me and put an arm around my waist.

"It will be a beautiful day, though not as beautiful as you." "You are such a flatter Robert," I said smiling. He bent down over to me and we kissed hard. I loved this man and he loved me. "That barber was a fool that he could not see what an amazing woman you are." (Lucy's POV.)

I was in my room sound asleep when it happened. I woke up in a cold sweat. I was dreaming about that man again and baby again but I had finally recalled his name. I remember now why Sweeney is so familiar. I remembered who my husband was. I was still fuzzy on certain details but I was with my husband and daughter.

I walked over to his room and knocked on the door. "Damn it, don't you know what time it is?" I heard through the door. "Now is that the right way to address your wife." At this I heard a rush and the door was flung open. I saw him staring at me wide eyed holding one of his razors. "What?" he asked.

"Benjamin, my dear Benjamin." Tears began to well in my eyes. With a loud clang, my darling husband's razor tumbled from his hand. There were no words, as we slammed our mouths together, holding each other in a tight embrace.

Note: Lucy might be fuzzy on some details, but I think the Lucy recovery arc can be brought to a close. Might still be a little fast, but I didn't want to make the arc drag out too long. Next Lucy will begin to tell us what she can remember. We will also have the last Botany Bay flashback in the next chapter as well. We won't be dealing with Daniel yet outside of his exposition flashback, but that will be soon. We are not winding down with the story quite yet but we are getting closer to that point, that is for sure.