"Father?" Johanna cried eyes wide in excitement spotting him and Nellie enter the pie shop. Rushing from the living room through to the shop she wasted no time in swinging her arms tightly around his neck before he could even say hello. Nellie chuckled at the pair of them as she locked the door behind her. Home at last after all that madness this evening was definitely a weight off her shoulders.
Hugging his daughter back Sweeney smiled into her yellow hair before gently pulling her back to look into her happy eyes "Is Lily up?" There was hope in his voice and for that she smiled at him. It was late after all and Johanna herself was dressed in her nightgown and slippers ready for bed.
"I'll go wake her" she winked at him knowing all to well Lily would be over the moon.
As she left to fetch Lily Nellie placed her hand in the crook of his arm "Welcome home love" she whispered before pressing a sweet kiss to his cheek. Looking towards her he smirked, lifting her chin to and kissing her soft lips slowly. He smiled against her mouth hearing a small hum of approval from her.
"Daddy!!!!!!" Breaking the kiss Sweeney turned smiling brightly as his little girl came running over to him. Crouching down he extended his arms inprisoning her tight in his embrace his arms wrapping around her small form.
Breathing in the fresh smell of his daughters hair hair Sweeney kissed her forehead before cupping her small face in his hands. "How's my little angel" he asked stroking her hair back from her face as she cried happy tears looking into her father eyes once again.
Both Nellie and Johanna smiled to one another as they watched them. Nellie could feel her own eyes welling up seeing how happy they both looked.
"Ivwe missed yowu daddy....pwease don't go awayyy" she tearfully said rubbing her teary eyes with her fists which hand him smiling sweetly towards her. Lifting her onto his hip as he stood he kissed her damp cheek and whispered in hear ear "never again" her little arms clung around his neck her eyes looking straight into her fathers.
She saw the deep bruisers around his right eye and a cut on his lip which had her frowning. "Daddy's hurwt" she whispered her little fingers running down his cheek softly.
Thinking fast Sweeney chuckled at her and shook his head. "Your daddy's clumsy that's why, took a fall and fell straight on my face" his fast and breezy reply seems to work, after all he didn't want to frighten her with the idea he had been beaten.
"But mummy will look after e'm, don't worry" Nellie smiled approached them both and placing her arm around her husbands waist.
"Can I sleep in your bed townight?" Lily mumbled shyly, pouting at the pair of them as they considered her request. Both Sweeney and Nellie seemed to smirk at one another before agreeing.
"Alright, but just for tonight" Nellie giggled seeing the happiness in her daughters face. "Come on you" she added kissing Lily's cheek and taking her from Sweeney's arms and into her own. "Let's get ya into bed then" she whispered making Lily giggle as her mummy carried her out of the room and towards the bedroom.
"Night father, it's good to have you back" Johanna leaned up to kiss his cheek before heading off to bed herself
"Night Johanna"
Sweeney smiled after all his girls. It was good to be home.
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Waking up slowly, outstretching his arms across the mattress Sweeney frowned into his pillow after discovering he was in bed alone. Squinting his eyes and listing himself up right he pinched the bridge of his nose whilst blinking himself awake. Now accustomed to the light Sweeney noticed that he was indeed alone. Last night he had Lily wrapped up in his arms and Nellie asleep on the other side of the king sized mattress. Just where we're they?
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Love Is Pain My Dear
HorrorSweeney Todd finds himself having to hurt the only person on this miserable earth that ever loved him. Yet in order to protect Mrs Lovett there would be a price to pay...