4 days later...
Today was the day Josh could come home, he couldn't walk so he had to use a wheelchair. Everyday Harley had come in to see Josh, he was a true friend. Josh thought it was cool how he had a broken leg and wrist, but not when they started to hurt hated them then. Skulduggery was pushing Josh in his wheelchair down the hospital corridor Valkyrie walking next to them.
"Just think Josh you can annoy your sister and she can't touch you!" Skul whispered into his son's ear. Josh chuckled and shot his dad a smile.
"Talking about Lauren, we need to stop on the way home to pick her up from Ravel's" Valkyrie informed them. Lauren had stayed with China and Erskine because Valkyrie and Skulduggery slept at the hospital every night with their son.
"Oh and Skul your going to have a new partner just for this week"
"Why?"
"Because I asked Ghastly and Erskine if i can take this week off to look after Josh they agreed and said i could pick who your partner is"
"Oh god ,who have you chosen? please tell it's not..."
"Fletcher"
"NO!" He stopped pushing Josh and pouted to his wife.
"I'm sorry babe he was the only one left and Ghastly and Erskine said it would be funny" She shrugged.
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Next day at the Sanctuary...
"You have to be kidding!" Skulduggery burst into the main room, three black chairs stood in the middle of the circular room. The right chair was empty, Madam Mist was not in. In the left chair sat Ghastly Bespoke and in the middle chair sat Erskine Ravel.
"What, Skul, have we done now?" Erskine asked.
"I cannot work with FLETCHER!" he shouted the last part. The two men in the chairs burst out in laughter and doubled over.
"I'm sorry mate when Valkyrie came in and asked us if we she could swap with Fletcher for a week to look after Josh it was too hard of an offer to turn down." Ghastly explained.
"She said Fletcher was the last one and she didn't have a choice?" Now he was confused.
"No, we have a full list of people who want to work with you" Ravel shook his head.
"Ohhh she is DEAD!"He went to turn but Ravel asked..
"How is Josh?" Skulduggery had calmed down to answer the question
"He's doing well, he'll be good as normal in 4 weeks."
"Good, Lauren is a nice girl Skulduggery don't get her in any trouble"
"I know she's nice she takes after me" Everyone rolled their eyes at Skulduggery "But me and Valkyrie have spoken we want a normal life for Lauren so were keeping her out of our jobs she will still do magic same with Josh but they can't come on missions with us"
"Yes we agree, Harley won't be doing any missions in his teenage years nor will James'" Ghastly nodded.
"Good so i'll going i got a wife to kill" Skulduggery teased them by bowing and walking out with a smile on his face. Both Erskine and Ghastly sighed but laughed.