Fleet Street's Nemesis // Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Lily-Rose - 20

I'm so sorry that updates are wack rn. I just finished all my finals so hopefully I can return back on track, though this is the second to last chapter. Happy Holidays!

     It was a while later, and by a while I mean a year. So many good things have happened through these times. Johanna had her child, a girl, named Lily-Rose, she had blonde hair- a trait that both her parents had- and her father's blue eyes. She was a sweet girl, always clinging onto her father. I, for one, was married and expecting. Weird, right? Johanna wanted it to be a Girl, Anthony wanted a boy, and me and Sweeney, we didn't care, not one bit. I'd love the child no matter what they are.
That brings us to now, I was sitting on the couch in the living room, sewing a hole in Toby's jacket. Oh yeah, Toby is 14, 14 years old! Can you believe it? Anyway, Sweeney was sat next to me, watching as I went in and out of the jacket with a ladder stitch, As always, a razor was in his pocket. It was better now that Sweeney was comfortable enough to be out in about around the house. Of course now that everyone was aware of what our histories were, it had been hard the first few days.
     I heard a cry came from a room next to us and my head snapped up, I hadn't realized that I had poked myself with the needle.
     I looked down and, "Oh, pity." The blood slowly formed from the prick and I made a face, quickly I made sure it couldn't get on Toby's jacket. "Sweetheart," I looked up at Sweeney and he already had a towel and a knowing smile on his face. "Thank you." I took it and applied pressure, surprised that this much blood came from such a small injury.
     Johanna came in the room with little Lily-Rose on her hip. "Oh Audrey, what happened?"
    "Nothing, just a prick." I stood slowly after putting the sewing stuff down, walking over to Johanna. "Hi baby." I cooed and lifted my not injured finger to the little girl. She grabbed it and I beamed. Her face was red and had tear stairs, so it was her who was crying.
     "How are you?" Johanna asks and hands a clearly begging for attention Lily-Rose to me. I put Lily on my hip play with her hands.
     "Good, you?"
     "I wasn't asking you," Johanna joked and looked at my stomach. "I was asking my sister."
     I roll my eyes and laugh a little. "Johanna, we don't know the gender."
     "It's a girl I know it."
     "No, It's a boy." Anthony said, coming from around the corner and putting a hand on Johanna's shoulder.
      "Definitely a girl." Johanna said and smiled at us.
     "Will you tell them, that it doesn't matter." I said, smiling back at my husband.
     "It doesn't matter." He repeated with a small smile and stood next to me. Oh I love how easy it is for him to smile now. I rubbed Lily-Rose's head and rocked her a little.
     "Mum!" A shout came from the entrance to the house.
     "In here, Toby." I respond and wave Lily-Rose's hand at Toby once he walks in the room, taking some mud in with him. "Toby, go wipe that mud off!" I scold.
He nods and walks back out, I laugh. I hand the baby back to Johanna and lean into Sweeney's side. I peer down at my wedding ring and five months along belly.
"That's crazy." I mutter and twist the ring around my finger.
     "Hm?" Sweeney responded.
     "All of this, feels like it all went by in 63 days..."
     "Well that's oddly specific."
     I snicker and look back up at Johanna and Anthony, the looked happy, truly happy, that made me happy. My daughter and Son... I have many children don't I? Four almost. Wait can't forget my husband. Five, I have nearly five kids. That's more than I intended... I rest my hand on my stomach and a smile graces my face. It was getting larger, obviously, there's a human in there.
     Toby comes back in and stand next to me, grabbing my free hand. "Anyway, before you sent me out, I was wondering if I could have a friend come over to play tomorrow?"
     I smile down at him. "This isn't my house Tobe's you have to ask Johanna and Anthony."
     "But you're oldest."
     "I am not!" I gasp in mock surprise. "How dare you."
     He giggles and lets go of my hand. "Thanks for saying yes." He calls out as he walks back to the door.
     "I did not say-" the door shuts behind him. "Yes..." I turn to Sweeney. "You're oldest."
     "Now that's rude."
     I roll me eyes and smile, walking away to my room. "I'm taking a nap."
     "Have a nice nap?" Johanna responded and Sweeney followed me.
      I shut the door behind my Husband and Sat on the bed. "What do you think they are?"
     "I thought it didn't matter?" He said.
     "It doesn't, just asking." I put my hand on my stomach and Sweeney sat next to me, doing the same.
     "I honestly don't know... maybe boy?"
     "Yeah..."
     "Just four more months" I say and draw circles on my stomach.
     "Hmm."
     I adjusted to a comfortable sleeping position and sighed. It wasn't good enough so I turned over on my back, then that wasn't good so I went to my side. That was uncomfortable so I sighed again.
      "I guess I cannot take a nap then."
     Sweeney smiled in amusement.
     "Funny is it?" I sit up and look at him. "How about you be pregnant huh?"
     "That's not possible." He pointed out in a 'duh' voice.
     "I hate you sometimes... I'm taking a bath instead." I stand up and he shakes his head with another smile and stood up, beating me to the bathroom. "Get out, I can run my own bath."
     "You will not because I won't let you." He turned on the water and put a towel on the counter. "Do you want Johanna to help you?"
     "You idiot... No, I do not." I rolled my eyes as he helped me undo my dress. I can't reach I'm too fat!
     "Alright, love you." He said and kissed me on the cheek.
     "I love you too..." I said and returned the action. "Stop pampering me!" I called to him as he left the bathroom.
     "No." He responded.