Chapter 14- conversations in a hotel room
London was nice. Busy. But that's what she liked. Of course, she thought skulduggery was only saying he was going to take her to London. But, skulduggery being skulduggery, he wasn't bluffing. Valkyrie had sat and laughed for half an hour when skulduggery had told her they were going to London, simply because she couldn't think of anything else to do.
'Valkyrie?' skulduggery called from the other side of her hotel bedroom door.
She groaned and rolled off her bed with a yelp
'Val? Are you alright' skulduggery asked- there was amusement in his voice
'No' she groaned
'What happened?'
'I fell off the bed'
'You seem to do that a lot'
'You seem to be annoying a lot'
'Hush now'
'Go away'
'I'll come in and get you if you don't get up'
'Go awayyyy' she groaned again
The door creaked open and skulduggery came in. Valkyrie was lying on the floor bunched up in her bedcovers- wearing a pair of pyjama shorts and a vest- three metres away from the bed.
'Are you sure you didn't fling yourself of the bed?' skulduggery asked-clearly amused.
'I don't know' Valkyrie grumbled 'I vaguely remember having a dream about sky diving…..'
'That solves that then, come on- do you want to see London or stay in your hotel room?'
Valkyrie thought this over for a moment.
'I'm game for both' she concluded
'London it is then' skulduggery replied 'need a hand?' he asked reaching down to her and putting his arms round her waist and lifting her up.
'Thanks' valkyrie mumbled.
'Any time' he said setting her down.
Valkyrie pulled her covers back onto her bed and then made her way to the bathroom to get showered.
'I'll be ready in five!' she called to skulduggery who was heading to the door
'K!' he called back
'Love you' she said, softer this time
'I love you more' skulduggery replied softly and then went back to his room.
10 minutes later Valkyrie was ready and was getting some money and her phone together in a rucksack. Skulduggery had told her she didn't need to wear her protective clothing on the holiday but bring it anyway knowing their luck. She was wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and a brown leather jacket with a navy hoodie underneath and her new converse (it was -1 outside, it was also winter).
'You ready?' skulduggery asked- peeking his head round the door.
'Yep. Where we headed?' Valkyrie asked
'Well, what about just walking around and going in where we want to?'
'Sounds good'
'Of course it is, it was my idea' skulduggery replied
She rolled her eyes and moved closer to him.
'I love you, but you make it extremely hard to love you sometimes' she muttered putting her arms around his neck
'I'm loveable' skulduggery replied, wrapping his arms around her waist
'And i'm loved' Valkyrie grinned, and kissed him.
Valkyrie broke the kiss and smiled at him.
'Ok then' skulduggery stammered (as he always did after something like that)
'Unfortunately, we can't stay here all day kissing, so let's go' skulduggery said taking her hand and leading her out of the room. Valkyrie pulled him back to her again.
'We could you know' Valkyrie murmured in his ear smiling a cheeky grin.
'Later' skulduggery replied- a grin in his voice.
'K' Valkyrie grinned
Skulduggery put his arm around her waist and they walked out onto the streets of London