Chapter 13:
"Darquesse has a plan. Valkyrie you're getting an abortion." She shook her head. "No. Please no. You can't, you're joking, please no." Skulduggery couldn't understand why Valkyrie was so upset. "Val, come on. If Fletcher's the dad then it'll definitely be ugly, anyway." Valkyrie looked Skulduggery in the eye and started to cry, Tanith was quick to reassure her. "I can't believe you Skulduggery Pleasant, you could be a grandpa, really consider it, a mini Valkyrie." Ghastly gazed at Tanith in disbelief, "Since when were you so obsessed with children? Have you always been or is it a new thing?" Tanith shrugged, "I guess I always wanted to be a mum, you know and have kids of my own. I wonder if I got it off Austin Powers, a mini me."
Skulduggery sighed, "Look, Valkyrie. Do you really think you can look after a child all by yourself? It's a bit responsibility." She nodded. "And I won't be by myself, I've got Fletch. And it has fingernails, did you know that? It already has fingernails." He arched an eyebrow. "Fingernails, huh? Do you not find that creepy at all?" She grinned, "No, I'll be fine, the scariest bit is telling you. Done." "you find me scary? Or was it just how I would react? Don't worry because I have had the time to prepare myself for this." Valkyrie's eyes widened in surprise, "You knew?" Skulduggery smiled and tipped his hat at her. "I'm a detective, I detect things, it's my job."
It's really short and it's odd to write, it's quite different to what I normally write about. It's not my usual style but I wanted to try something different