Skulduggery's P.O.V

Me and Valkyrie climbed into the Bentley, I swear if I had face I would be beaming. There was no case. I made it up, Ghastly wanted to tell Valkyrie something, I knew, Saracen Rue told me and well, he knows things.

"what's the case skully-wully?"

"First- never called me that. Second, I can't, I have been sworn to secrecy!"

Valkyrie harrumphed. "skully-wully, if we are to have a proper relationship then we must not keep secrets."
"you will like it I promise!"

"I don't like surprises!" growled the very grumpy, yet beautiful, girl.

"just trust me." Damn I sound to cheerful, I thought she is going to know that it's not a case.

Soon we pulled up in front of Bespoke Tailors and the lights were on.

"what! Ghastly is a criminal!"

"in some ways!"

Valkyrie almost let out a sob.

"come on, just trust me!"
we both got out of the car and Val buried her face in my jacket, "shh" I whispered, "it will be ok!"

We opened the door, and she peeked out of my jacket! In the room was, Ghastly, Fletcher, Tanith and the dead men!

"hey Val!" said Tanith she was stretched out on the sofa with a blanket over her.

"WAIT, WHAT!" Val yelled!
"surprise!"

Tanith pulled away the blanket to reveal a small bump on her stomach!

"you're… you're…PREGNANT!" yelled Val.

"YES" cried Tanith.

They then started squealing like four year olds.

I rolled my eyes, me and Ghastly both said "Amateurs"
they heard, then Tanith said "And Ghastly is the father!"
At this, Ghastly turned beat red. All the men walked over and thumped him on the back. Tanith walked over to the tomato and kissed it on the cheek the tomato then said. "umm well there is something else." Me and everyone else in the room were shocked!

"well, me and Tanith are getting married!" yelled Ghastly.

At this Valkyrie ran over to Tanith and basically tackled her to the floor.

"HEY HEY HEY watch the baby!" laughed Tanith.

Valkyrie looked flustered and Tanith just said "but I can tickle you!"

Val's face looked distraught as the two chased each other around the room.

I strode over to Ghastly. "congrats" I say.

"for what"

"well, everything man. I can't even have kids, at least not my own."

"hey, skull, I heard the professor is making a potion to make anyone human for just one day!"

"mmmm, I don't know. I mean only one day…"

"or you could ask China to make your symbol bigger so like your façade but with your whole body?!"

"that doesn't sound too bad." Me and my best friend watched the two run around chasing each other, while Fletcher was trying to get Valkyrie's attention. I did not like that.

I walked over to Fletcher and picked him up by the collar of his shirt.

"If Val's not interested she is not interested understand!?" I said in barely more than a whisper.

"oohh," said Fletcher, his speech slightly slurred, "skulduggery likes Valkyrie,"

"shut up Fletcher" I displaced the air and shot the drunken Fletcher back. While struggling, he threw at and the vomit just went in his face.

Everyone was staring at me know, so I just said "Val, it's time to go home!"

"skuuullll!" moaned Valkyrie

"NOW!" I yelled.

"bye Val!" said Tanith sadly.

"Bye Tan!"

I stormed out, angry.

"skulduggery what's wrong?" asked Val

"Fletcher" I grumbled.

"what did he do!?"

"It just made me angry, he was pestering you! Then he said that I loved you! Which is true! But still!"

Silence, followed as we lead our way to the Bentley.

"umm, skull?"

"what?" I asked

"well, do you want kids?"
this I did not expect, well we had only just started 'dating'. And I still had not taken her out on a real date yet!

"Val…" I began

"I know you can't, but do you?"

"Val this is all so sudden."

"I know!" Val sighed.

"but if we got married I was considering it, yes."

We drove home in silence, mainly because Val had tired herself out by chasing Tanith, so was now asleep.

Tomorrow something was going to change, I was going to have the chance to be human.