Disastrous Fate-Sweenett.

Chapter 11

Nellie is staring at her reflection in the mirror. She was in the bathroom. She was only wearing her loose dress. She didn't wear a corset.

It was just a few minutes ago since Sweeney said that he's sorry for sleeping with her. Because he thought that he hurt her so badly.

To be honest, it did hurt. She barely could stand on her feet. Even her legs hurt. She took off her dress. Now, she was naked.

She gasped as she saw more bruises around her body. Her neck, her arms, her chest and a few scratches on her thighs.

She caressed each of them but every time she did she'd almost shriek in pain. She took a deep breath and sighed heavily as she closed her eyes.

She wasn't angry with him. She was perfectly calm with these marks on her bodies. She placed herself on the bathtub to take a nice bath.

***

Nellie went downstairs to find some snacks. She found a box that had cookies in it. She was about to open the box when she saw Sweeney laying down on the couch.

She placed the cover on the table and approached him. When he saw her, he slowly sat up.

" Sweeney? " she asked when she was a foot away from the couch. He just glanced at her. " You alright? " she asked when she walked forwards.

" Hmm. " he said with his eyes fixed on the ground. She sat down beside him. " Are you sure? " she asked. " I'm fine, pet. " he said. Nellie showed the cookies to him, asking him if he wanted some.

" No, thank you. " he said. So she took a cookie for herself and had a bite.

" Did I leave some marks on you too? " she asked when she positioned herself on the couch properly.

" What? " he asked when he looked at her. " Bruises, I mean. Scratches. Marks? " she asked if she left some on him too.

" Aye. You did. " he said as he stared at the ground again. " What? I did? " she asked when she finally finished her cookie.

-Yes.

-Where are they?

-Doesn't matter, my pet.

-Sweeney, I must see them for myself.

So, he obeyed. Sweeney raised the back of his shirt for he wasn't wearing his vest. There, there were a few scratches on his back.

Nellie gasped at this. She touched one of them but Sweeney jerked. " Oh my-.Sorry. " she said worriedly.

" Doesn't really hurt that much. " he said as he putted his shirt down. Nellie spotted another scratch on his chest. A few buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned. So, you can easily see his muscular chest. " Oh no. " she said as she touched the mark softly, not wanting to hurt him again. But Sweeney took her hand and kissed it after he said, " It doesn't matter, Pet. "

Nellie just smiled and took her hand away. " Guess we hurted ourselves last night. " she said as she leaned herself on the couch.

***

A few hours after that, Sweeney was upstairs in his room staring at the sea. Nellie was gone to the market at that time. Although, it'll take an hour for her to walk here and to the market. Guess she'll be back in hours. He was thinking about her. What has that woman done to him? The same feeling inside him started to grow even more. He started to like her, to want her and to care for her. Are these feelings really what he think they are? Is he really falling in love with Nellie Lovett? Maybe.

He took one of his razors from his cabinet and started to sharpen it. Nellie appeared on his mind again. He couldn't believe it. He was in love. Again.

What Hurts the most was to love someone. And that someone was Nellie Lovett.

He was pretty sure he promised himself to not love anyone forever. Well, maybe he broke that promise. He started to grow angrier and sharpened his razor roughly. He got angrier and angrier and sharpened it harder until he cutted himself with it. It was a deep wound and a full line on his palm. Angry at himself, he stormed out the room and didn't notice that he was heading for the stairs. He accidentally fell from It. Making him unconscious with the last hit on his head.

***

Nellie finally arrived from the market. She was exhausted. It took a long time for her to walk.

" Sweeney? I'm home. " she called to him but there was no answer. " Sweeney? " she called out again. Not a sound. Now, she was starting to grow worried. She placed her groceries on the table and went to look at him. She wanted to start upstairs. " Sweeney? " she called for him again as he headed for the stairs. That's when she saw him laying on the floor. " Sweeney! " she said as she ran to him and took his arm which woke him up. " Nellie? " he grunted as he opened his eyes. His sight was still blurry. Nellie saw a bruise on his head it was bleeding.

" Oh no. Come on. Let's get you up." she said as she helped Sweeney on his feet. She placed his arm on her neck and carried him upstairs. She sat him down on her bed. The same bed where they made love. " Ya sit down. " she said before she left the room. God! his arm hurt! His head hurt like hell. His hand wasn't bleeding anymore. The blood was dry already. Nellie came back with a half of a pale of water and a rug. She placed the pale on the floor and wetted the rug with the hot water. She putted it on his head and told him to hold him and he did. She took a long white scarf from her cabinet and wrapped his hand with it. " What happened to you? I was gone for two hours and when I come back, I'll be finding you on the floor unconscious. " she said while still wrapping his hand and looking at him.

" I was angry. So, I sharpened the razors too rough- "

" You still keep those things? " she cutted him up. Sweeney looked at her. " Yes. " So, Nellie continued. " Then, I hurted myself. So, I got angrier. I didn't see that I was heading for the stairs. " he stopped for a second. " So, I fell. " Nellie glanced at him.

" What were you so angry about? " she said as she took the rug from his head and added some amount of water which absorbed it. Sweeney was looking at her every move.

" Of loving you. " he said.

Nellie froze at this. She looked at him with her eyes filled with love.

" What? " she asked as her heart started to beat faster.

" I love you, Nellie. " he finally said those three words. They both looked at each other. " Why would you be angry about that? " she asked as she looked away.

" Because falling in love is a really bad thing for me. I thought I could never move on to my Lucy but that was until I met you. " he said looking into her eyes as she looked at him again. Without hesitating, Sweeney kissed her. Nellie kissed back as she moved her hand on his neck and smiled happily as a tear stolled down her face. Sweeney took her legs and placed them on his lap. They kissed and kissed until he pushed her on the bed. Suddenly, Nellie stopped.

" Did you really mean it? " she asked as she sat up hoping he'd say yes. Sweeney smiled at her. " Of course. " he said. Nellie hugged him happily. " I love you too. " she said with a smile. " You do? " he asked as he rested his chin on her head.

" Very much. " she said. Sweeney smiled at this and kissed the top of her head.

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Author's Note:

Keep reading guys :)