She opened her eyes too the most beautiful nursery she had ever seen. The walls were painted a pale blue and in the centre of the room was a white wooden crib that rocked. Pretty pink canvases of the elements covered one wall and an empty white book shelf was on another accompanied by a pale yellow armchair. The curtains and bedding were clearly made by Ghastly and were a yellow to match the chair and the fluffiest white rug covered the carpet in the centre. One corner had been divided by a screen and behind it was the cutest white wardrobe and changing area and above were hundreds of pictures that covered the wall of all of them, Valkyrie, Ghastly, Tanith, Fetcher and Skulduggery in both human and skeletal form. There was even a few of Kenspeckle and other people they had met along their journeys as well as the dead men. The centre of the wall was a beautiful picture frame that was empty, she looked at it confused, "that's for the three of us when they arrive." Skulduggery explained and placed his hands on her stomach. The whole room was perfect. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she span round and kissed him. She ran and hugged Ghastly and kissed him on the cheek, "I… I.. I love it" she stuttered, unable to find words. "Thank you so so much" she cried harder and hugged the two men. "I helped too" she heard a voice from the door. She turned to see fletcher stood there with his idiotic grin plastered across his smug face. She ran to him and hugged him, "thank you too"
Tanith was still stood there, her mouth open, "it's beautiful" she stammered. "well we will have to do something for us then" ghastly kissed her and she smiled. The five of them went downstairs and helped bring the toys up to place in the nursery.
All the toys and books had been put somewhere the room looked even better. They had all gone back down stairs except for skulduggery, to order some pizza and decided on a night in. Skulduggery stayed in the nursery and sat in the chair that overlooked the garden from the window, he sat there and just thought, what if he wasn't a good enough dad? He didn't do very well the first time what if it happens again? He couldn't bare to lose valkyrie he had been close to before and he couldn't go there again. What if something happened to the baby? What if he never came back from a case leaving valkyrie alone to protect their child and her self. What if neither of them came back one day! The doubts and questions filled his mind and he sighed, tears threatening to fall. He was disturbed by the door creaking open and ghastly walked in quietly. "Hey" he almost whispered. "Hello" he sighed in reply. "I thought I would find you here, you're thinking again aren't you" skulduggery nodded and the tears started to fall, "what if something happens, what if I lose valkyrie and the baby like I did before or I never come back from a case and I leave valkyrie and our child? I can't let that happen" skulduggery was stood up now and looking ghastly in the eyes. "I knew you would do this" ghastly said quietly, "skulduggery, I have known you since we were children, I have seen you as a family and what happened was not your fault. You will make an amazing father just like you did last time. You and valkyrie are the best detectives and fighters ever seen when you are by each other's side and that is how you are going to stay, I know things will be alright." He finished and pulled skulduggery into a bear hug and pulling away, "come on, the others have ordered 3 pizzas and the dead men are coming over, the girls wanted to tell them the news and it will just be a good night, forget all this okay?" Skulduggery nodded and whispered, "thank you Ghastly" and both men went to join the others down stairs.