"Not that I have anything against it, but what's this kid doing in the office?" Veil asked glancing over at the fair skinned child with long blonde hair in his CEO's office.
"That's Valentine." Sonya sighed with stress oozing from her voice. "My sister Rosa got into a bad car accident a week ago and…..she didn't make it."
Sonya sniffed a little holding her tears at bay as she explained the situation.
"We didn't have a funeral since I'm the only family she had. She didn't even tell me she had a kid. He just showed up with a social worker. V I can barely handle your company and my own kid. What am I going to do? I don't want to leave him he's family."
Veil frowned glancing at the boy thoughtfully.
"If you really need the help he's more than welcome to stay with me. Tony and I have plenty of room and things have been going so smoothly lately, so I have a bit more time on my hands."
Sonya looked at Veil with defeated eyes before sighing.
"It's not the worst idea, we just have to see how he reacts to you. I have guardianship over him so if he says he's willing to stay with you for a while I wouldn't mind. You and Roman are the only people I trust, better you than Roman and his menagerie."
"It's not that bad." Veil defended.
"He has a fucking pig as a pet. Not a tiny one but one of those huge ones that look like 40 hams stuck together."
"Wiggles won't appreciate that." Veil snickered.
"Whatever just let me introduce you to the kid." Sonya said rolling her eyes.
They walk over to the small blonde child who was still playing quietly with his action figures. He looked up when he noticed the two adults approaching before squatting down to his height.
"Hi little one how are you?"
"Ok." He said curious about the adults' presence.
"My name is Veilandih. I'm a friend of your aunt Sonya. She's going to be very busy for the next couple of weeks so we were wondering if you'd like to come stay with me for a while."
"I don't even know you." Valentine scowled.
"Well, what do you want to know about me?" Veil said amused and slightly proud of the child's wariness.
"Are you married?" The 10-year-old questioned.
"I am my husband's name is Tony." Veil smiled.
"Like Iron Man?!" Val asked excitedly. "I like Iron Man he works with computers and builds stuff just like I want to do."
"Isn't that just a coincidence?" Veil grinned. "My Tony works with computers too. I seem to recall him flying around in a metal suit quite often."
The boy gasped in shock. His mouth was hanging open in a humorous gape.
"You are married to Iron Man?" Val asked shocked.
"I guess so. Do you want to meet him?" Veil asked mischievously.
"Yes!" Valentine squealed happily.