I don't know if closeness is a word but i don't care!

"JOSH PLEASANT GET DOWN HERE NOW!" Valkyrie shouted up the stairs, a few seconds later she light footsteps coming from the bedroom.

"Yes my lovely mummy?" A 7-year-old boy with scruffy brown and emeralds coloured eyes came around the corner at the top of the had an innocent smile on his face.

"Don't play innocent with me young man! What is this?" Asked the boys mum holding up a letter from the Primary School of Sorcerers.

"An honor letter?" He tried but his mum and anyone else who could see that he knew exactly what the letter was about.

"Why Josh? I thought you said you could control magic? Your father even tought you with Ghastly and Harley!" She pleaded calming down now.
He started to walk down the stairs before he spoke again.

"It was an accident!"

"An accident? i don't think setting a girl's hair on fire was an accident? Was Harley with you because you know his dad would go mental and so will yours." He started crying so Valkyrie pulled him into a hug.

"She just got on my nerves Harley tryed to talk me out of it but i wouldn't listen!" He sobbed into her work shirt.

"Oh Josh your too much like your father!" She said into his hair.

"What wrong with being too much like me?" Came a voice from the front door behing them. They ended the hug and Josh ran upto Skulduggery Pleasant and gave him a hug.

"I love you dad!" Before Skulduggery could respond Josh was running upstairs.

"What was that about?" He asked as he put his arms around Valkyrie's waist. He kissed her softly but passionately When broke off Valkyrie found her voice.

"I got a letter from his school today" She said then gave him the letter to read.
He let go off Valkyrie and started to read, by the time he got to the bottom he had his hand going down his face. He looked tired.

"Hey babe you look tired" Valkyrie said pulling the letter away and giving him a passionate kiss that lasted -

"Get a room!" They heard their 14-year-old daughter say coming into the house behind her James her boyfriend for 5 months. James had jet black hair and blue eyes. He was Erskine and China's son.

"You do it with James!" Valkyrie said poking out her tongue.

"She better not!" Skullduggery said. Stopping Valkyrie being stupid.

"Of course she dos Skul she's 14 what do you expect?"

"You never had a boyfriend till Fletcher and you were 17!"

"Yeah cause i was stuck with you all the time!"

"But look how that ended up." He kissed her again for 5 seconds.

"Ugh come on James we'll go into the kitchen i think I'm about to be sick!" They walked into the kitchen Valkyrie and Skulduggery behind them. James was laughing at Lauren.

"I'm sorry James its nice to see you!" Valkyrie said going over to the kettle.

"You too Mr and Mrs Pleasant" He smiled and looked between the married couple. Valkyrie and Skulduggery had been married 20 years and had 2 kids Lauren and Josh.

"Thank you how are your parents?" Skulduggery asked sitting on the counter next to Valkyrie.

"My parents are fine. Dad is on business trip with Mr Bespoke and mum is at her library"

"Being Grand Mage and Ghastly being an Elder i thought they would get other people to go on their 'business trips'" He stated.

"Dad are you jealous?" Horror struck over Skulduggery's face

"No dear daughter how did you come up with that? I'm too amazing to be jealous!" He said proudly

"Its just you two never go away on trips any more!"

"We are so amazing we can get the job done in one day!" Valkyrie rolled her eyes and so did Lauren.

"Dad your ego is massive!" Valkyrie and James laughed.

"You know Val how Josh is so like me you and Lauren are the same!" He said with a smile

"NO WERE NOT!" came from both the girl's mouths.

"Aren't they James?" He asked looking over at the boy.

"I'm sorry Mr Pleasant I know where did is going to end and I don't want to be apart of it."

"James you are so like your mother!" He said without smiling James just laughed.

Valkyrie had calmed down by this point and wanted to change the subject.

"Lauren you, Josh and Harley are staying at your grandparents this weekend"

"What! NO! i can't stay there i'll die!" Her face made :O Valkyrie rolled her eyes again.

"No you won't stop being melodramatic. Were going to the Requiem Ball so you guys can't come James are you going because the Grand Mage's child is the special guest they say to signify the next generation?" Valkyrie got down and 4 cups of coffea.

"Yes Mrs Pleasant my dad said i had to and i'm allowed to take 1 extra person" He smiled and winked at Lauren.

"Awww that's so cute! You have the charm of China and cheekiness of Erskine!" Valkyrie stated.

"Lauren will you go to the ball with me?" he asked Lauren and held a hand out for her.

"Yes James Yes!" She gave him the biggest hug.

Both Valkyrie and Skulduggery smiled when they kissed.

"And you say ours is gross!" murmured Skulduggery