"Sooo..."

"So."

"SOOOOO..."

Skulduggery sighed and looked up from his book. He was sprawled on Valkyrie's bed while she got ready for Ghastly's Birthday.

"Yes, dear?"

She twirled and her long, black silk dress flared out slightly, showing the black heels. "How do I look?"

"How do you think you look?"

"I reckon I look pretty."

"Well there you have it," Skulduggery replied, "you look pretty ugly."

"Thank- wait- what?"

Skulduggery stood and wrapped his arms around her waist, "You look simply ravishing. So ravishing in fact that I'm having a hard time convincing myself not to ravish you..." He finished with kiss right below her ear, then pulled her put the door before she could spend another hour changing her dress. Again.