All boys are idiots. Most boys. Even the Skulduggery Pleasant boys have an idiotic side.

"These are good eggs." Jade waved her fork at Sanguine and he bowed.

"Thanks, darlin'," he smiled at her and Anton coughed loudly. Blushing, Jade glanced over at him.

"Sorry. I can't resist a man in a suit." Jade winked and Anton gave a small growl.

"I can't resist a woman in a bikini. Doesn't mean I go flirting with them all and complimenting their eggs." Anton said.

Violet entered the kitchen, confused.

"Why's Anton complimenting women's eggs?" She asked and Jade laughed.

"Never mind." Anton glared at Sanguine. "Your fiancee's scrambled eggs are very nice."

"Thanks. He's a gorgeous cook, isn't he?" Violet sighed. "How about he cooks y'all some dinner tonight? Chicken and veggie pie sound good?"

"Oh, darlin', I was thinking, that we could go to, um, a cute Italian restauraunt." Sanguine grinned. "Where we had our first date of 2014 when we started up our relationship again?"

"Aww, honey, that's adorable!" Violet clapped her hands together.

Jade nudged Anton, "why can't you do anything like that for me?" She glared at him.

"Our first date was in my hotel. And you go there all the time. Especially in my bedroom." Anton winked.

"You're so pervy!" Jade snapped.

"Uh oh," Sanguine whispered to Violet, "should we go or stay..."

"It doesn't matter. We're going anyway. Come on, Shudder. Back to the goddamn precious hotel." Jade stormed out, followed by an equally annoyed Anton.

"So tonight?" Violet asked.

"Tonight." Sanguine said and kissed her cheek. "Tonight is going to be awesome."

That night...

Sanguine fed Violet a piece of melon and she smiled lovingly at him. Jade was moodily stabbing her melon while Anton gulped down his beer. "When's the other guys arriving here?" Violet asked her fiancee, trying to relieve the tension in the air.

"Saracen and Dexter are coming in a minute, Ghastly and Tanith are in the toilets apparently and Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Fletcher are...here." Sanguine waved the group over and Skulduggery stormed after the two teenagers.

"Hey, guys, I saw Ghastly and Tanith coming out the toilets." Valkyrie smiled and ran a hand through her dark hair. Violet glowered at Valkyrie as she sat down, rearranging her short red dress.

"Haha, oh yeah, isn't it great that we're all so happy in couples?" Violet smiled, holding Sanguine's hand on the table.

"Except me." Skulduggery said.

"Skul, you can come home with Anton tonight because I sure as hell won't." Jade said and sipped her wine.

Anton sighed. "Look, Jade, I'm sorry I'm not romantic."

"Not romantic. Ha, Anton, here, is the opposite of romantic. He's more sexantic." Ghastly laughed as he approached and sat down. Anton and Jade glared at him. "Um, sorry, wrong timing?" He asked. The couple carried on glaring at him.

"Shush, honey, just stop talking." Tanith muttered and Ghastly took a bite of his meal. "Um, yummy." He muttered.

Saracen stared at Dexter as he poured the wine into the glasses. He was so perfect. That morning, he had even donated £100 and his favourite suit to charity, Saracen sighed dreamily.

"So bloody perfect." He found himself whispering and sighed again.

"Love, I'm just shaying," Anton slurred. "That you're being very difficult about all thish. I mean I'm jusht not a romantic man. I am good at shex though."

Jade fought the urge to throw wine on him. "Oh yeah, you're amazing at sex, but I'd love a cute date with roses and chocolate for once in your bloody life."

"You're the one who didn't want to shay I love you! You're the one who didn't want to fall in love with me! I want a family and a wife and I want to be happy! You're such a hypocrite shometimes." Anton stood up, yelling. Jade stood up too and glared at him.

"Maybe we shouldn't be together then, Shudder!" Jade yelled back and then she stormed out. Anton looked a bit shocked then looked at his friends, hiccuping.

"What just happened?" Fletcher asked.

"Weeks of pent-up frustration." Violet muttered.

"God. You say one little thing and Jade gets all stressy." Sanguine sighed.

"What? One little thing? That was a blooming tirade of things!" Violet turned on him.

"Yeah but..."

"No buts, Billy. I'm going after my best friend. The meal's over." Violet stormed out into the cold Dublin air.

She found Jade in Ghastly's shop, angrily sewing something together on the sewing machine. "Hey, how come you're here?"

"Safe haven." Jade said.

"Ah, okay. And you have a key?"

"Yep. From when Ghastly and I dated." Jade stopped the noisy machine. "He never told me to give it back."

"He's great."

"And Tanith's. Do you think me and Anton are a mistake?"

"Of course not. You love each other. Maybe you just need a break. Anton needs to get used to the fact he won't be single anymore and you need a break from him."

"Wise words. I'll text him." Jade hugged Violet then got her phone out and text him. "Can we go home?"

"Yeah, come on, let's go back to my house for a movie marathon and Hollyoaks marathon."

Jade to Anton

Jade: maybe we should take a break?

Anton: I don't want a break. I want you.

Jade: you're better off single, Anton.

Anton: I'm better off with you.

Jade: we need a break. Anton, if you're not accepting this, I'm breaking up with you.

Anton: Jade...don't

Jade: bye Anton. Maybe we shouldn't see each other for a while.

Anton: I love you.

Jade: I love you too. Let's just settle for friends though. Until I get my head straight?

Anton: sure. Bye.

Sanguine sneaked into the bedroom and looked at his fiancee fast asleep on the bed with Jade beside her, talking in her sleep. He heard the words "Anton" and "love" so he smiled. Careful not to disturb them, he tip-toed into the living room and collapsed on the sofa. The date had been a disaster but at least Violet seemed happy. And they were still engaged.