Oh. My. God.

Why?

Skulduggery Pleasant stood in the entrance of Tanith living room, looking down at Sanguine and I, on the couch, with me sitting on top of him, my knees on either sides of his hips.

"Valkyrie, what is going on?" Skulduggery just stood there as he spoke.

"Umm, nothing?" I clambered up from the couch allowing Sanguine to sit up.

"Valkyrie, Why are you on top of Sanguine" His voice was colder and more stern.

"Do you really want me to answer that?" I made a face, hoping he'll calm down or a hole in the floor would come and swallow us.

Tanith appeared from the hall looking sympathetic but slightly amused by the situation.

"Valkyrie Cain!" He yelled unexpectedly, I flinched.

"You will not tell me you are in a relationship with that man" he roared pointing to Sanguine on the couch.

Sanguine stood from the couch and moved closer to where I was standing.

"What! Can't I have a relationship now?" I glared at him.

"Since when do you get a say in who I can and cannot date!" I knew I shouldn't be yelling, but I hate it when people judge.

"When he's a wanted criminal for murder, I will have my say!"

"Like you haven't murdered people before!"

Skulduggery was about to yell back when Tanith grabbed his bony arm and dragged him away for the living room and down the hall, protesting all the way until Tanith screamed for him to shut up and get outside.

I put my hands over my face and groaned.

"Hey there lil Darlin', what'd ya do that for?" Sanguine broke the silence and wrapped his arms around my middle.

"He was being unreasonable and judgemental" I defended myself.

"He was just tryin' to protect ya Darlin"

"Why does everyone think I need to be protected. I can take care of myself"

"Darlin, Ya are their li'le one, they always gonna be watching out for ya. It don't help with me being a psycho and all."

I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"You're not that psycho"

I lent down and pressed my lips to his before he could reply.

His lips responded automatically, gripping my waist as my hands knotted themselves in his blondish hair pulling him closer.

We were like that for what felt like forever, but when it started to really get hot and heavy someone cleared their throat from the entrance.

We jumped apart breathing heavy and turned to the person who interrupted us.

Skulduggery stood in the doorway next to Tanith.

"Nice Val" Tanith's tone was teasing and she smirked

I blushed and looked to the floor.

"Valkyrie" Skulduggery didn't look very happy when I raised my head to look at him.

"Yes?"

"May I look at your phone please" it wasn't a question he was just being polite.

I reached into my jeans pocket, grabbed my phone and passed it to him. When I stepped back I remembered him telling me he had never actually owned a mobile, did that mean he doesn't know how to use it? It is a touch screen.

I smiled to myself and laughed out loud. His bones wont register on the screen!

Everyone turn and looked to me and I started laughing even harder , not knowing what was so funny.

"I think she's lost it" Tanith frowned at me

"Ya ok there Lil Darlin?" Sanguine, I could tell, was trying not to laugh at me.

I looked over to Skulduggery, who looked utterly confused and fell onto the ground, clutching my stomach.

"She's so lost it" Tanith muttered to herself and smirked at me before disappearing down the hall.

I rolled onto my stomach, laughing into the carpet.

Then a large hand grabbed my shoulder and rolled me onto my back.

I was still laughing like a madwoman when I looked up to Sanguine Kneeling over me and then there was a flash.

Tanith got the freaking camera out!

But I still couldn't stop laughing so she started snapping more pictures

"Dear God, How is this nuisance supposed to work?" Skulduggery yelled at my phone.

I stopped laughing for a second and stared at him.

"Thank the lor-" Sanguine was cut off by me, laughing my ass off once again.

"Never mind" He muttered, rising he walked over to Tanith, who was still taking photos of me laughing and Skulduggery growling at my phone.