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Valkyrie threw on a casual white top and tight blue jeans then checked herself out in the mirror. Dexter was coming over and she wanted to look her best. Not that she wanted to impress him. Valkyrie sighed then stomped to her wardrobe again. What was Dexter's favourite colour again?
Orange.
Valkyrie silently groaned as she scanned her wardrobe. One orange turtle-neck and a pair of orange suede boots. Why couldn't he have a normal favourite colour?
She grabbed a black polo shirt and slipped it on over a pair of white skinny jeans. She was tanned from the holiday Skulduggery took her on in Spain. Then the doorbell rung and she panicked.
"I'm just coming, Dex!" Valkyrie called, stepping into some flip-flops and checked her orange nails. Slightly chipped but they'd do.
She ran downstairs and opened the door. Dexter took her breath away. Gold hair, soulful eyes and wearing a checked shirt and jeans.
"You look great." He raised an eyebrow and she blushed.
"Thanks, so do you." Valkyrie grinned. "Um, do you want to come in?"
"Yeah, sure. What's broken again? Before we watch the movie." Dexter asked.
"The attic door. It's creeping me out because it keeps flapping open." Valkyrie led him upstairs (she giggled at that thought) and passed her bedroom (she blushed) and Gordon's study then stopped at the attic door. "Look at it. It's scary."
"True. I'd hate to stay here overnight." Dexter said then glanced at her. "Not that I would be anyway. But I would if this wasn't-. Never mind."
Valkyrie smiled at him and waited as he climbed up a ladder to fix it. His shirt lifted up slightly and Valkyrie's heart melted as she caught sight of his muscles. Dexter was tapping the hinges of the attic door and Valkyrie found herself staring up at him. When he looked down, she blinked and looked away.
"I'll go put the DVD in and get snacks ready." Valkyrie said hastily and ran off downstairs. He caught her staring! How embarrassing! She leant against the kitchen counter, face bright red, and checked her phone. Three messages from Skulduggery.
Hi, Valkyrie, are you free to go shopping today? It's China's birthday next week and I need a present.
Tanith told me about Dexter coming round. It doesn't matter. I'm going with Tanith.
Have fun.
Valkyrie sighed and tried to type a reply. "Pull yourself together, woman." She muttered then heard a cough behind her.
"Hi." Dexter said. "It's fixed. The hinges were just broken slightly."
She smiled at him, gratefully. "Thanks. Should we got watch the film?" Did he hear me talking to myself?
"Don't tell Skulduggery but I brought some wine. It's just in my car. I'll go get it now."
"Sure." Valkyrie waited until he had gone and shut the front door before replying to Skulduggery.
All well here. Just watching film with Dex. He fixed the attic door as well :) x
Then she turned her phone off and put the movie on.
...
Halfway through, they ran out of popcorn. Dexter and Valkyrie reached for the last popcorn kernel at the same time. Dexter laughed. "You have it."
"No, you."
"You."
"You."
"Rock, paper, scissors?" Dexter suggested.
"Okay. Rock, paper, scissors!" She played rock and he played paper. "Aw!" She laughed as he enclosed his hand around hers then she stopped laughing. Dexter's lazy smile went. They stared at each other and Valkyrie leant forward for a kiss.
Their lips met.
Then Dexter's phone buzzed and he leapt away. "Um, hi!" He answered it quickly and Valkyrie tried to calm her breathing. "Hi, Erskine. Your Highness." He added and Valkyrie grinned at her lap, not daring to look at him. "No I'm fine. Just watching a film with Val. Yeah. I can come in. See you in about an hour? Bye." He hung up.
"So." Valkyrie said.
"Sorry, kiddo, I mean, work comes first! Ha! Do you want to come with me or...hang out here?"
Kiddo. Bloody kiddo.
"I'm fine, Dexter, I'll go see a friend." Valkyrie said, stung. Work comes first?
"Bye then. See you. Valkyrie Cain." Dexter's eyes lingered on her then he walked out.
...
Dexter left. Just me. Want to come over with ice cream and wine? Xx
Valkyrie texted Tanith but a one sentence reply came back.
Am on date with Ghastly xxxx
Sorry xxx
She sighed and threw her phone on the sofa before going to have a nice relaxing bath.
...
Dexter stared at his phone and brought up New Message to Valkyrie. Should he text her?
Hi sorry for leavi-
He deleted it all. She'd be having fun out partying with her friends. Her 400 years younger than him friends. Like a teenager should. She was eighteen, for God's sake, she deserved someone like Fletcher or that Hansard Kray. Someone young and exciting. Someone not like him.
Goodbyeee minions. If you have any ideas of who I should pair Valkyrie with, just review here!
