I really debated whether or not to post this...I didn't want to post this until Valkyrie actually had her baby in my story...but it seems that the post-this-now-or-you'll-die side of my brain won. So, I do hope you enjoy this! Just an idea I came up with back on Mother's Day.

SoValkyrie Cain sighed as she watched the rain fall down from the skies and land softly on the window she was watching out of. She was depressed. Skulduggery had been gone for almost a whole month now due to Sanctuary business. Sanctuary business that, apparently, she couldn't attend.

The phone rang suddenly, interrupting her ill thoughts about the Sanctuary. She watched as her two year old daughter, Emma, ran into the kitchen, pushed a chair up to the wall, and climbed up on it to answer the phone. Valkyrie smiled.

'Ambitious she is,' she thought as she returned to the task she had been previously doing: sweeping the floor.

"Hellwo?" Emma said sweetly into the phone, "Hi daddy!" Valkyrie looked up sharply, listening intently to her daughter's conversation.

"Yeah!" Emma shouted, startling Valkyrie. She was silent for a little while.

"Ok, bye daddy! I wuv you!" she said and then abruptly hung up the phone.

"Woah, wait a minute there speedy," Valkyrie called out after her daughter as she climbed off the chair and made to run back out of the kitchen, "What did daddy have to say?" Emma put her hands over her mouth and giggled.

"I can't tell chu!" she squealed and then ran out of the kitchen. Valkyrie shook her head.

"What has gotten into her/" she muttered to herself. She sighed and went back to sweeping.

It was Mother's Day and her Emma were spending the day cleaning, though when they attempted to do laundry, Emma resulted in putting the clean clothes they had been folding on her head and running around the house. So Valkyrie had resorted to sweeping the kitchen floor

She looked up as she heard the pounding feet of her daughter running back into the kitchen. She ran over and took the broom out of Valkyrie's hands, put it down and began pulling on her arm.

"Come on mummy, come on!" she urged, pulling her into the living room. Emma pushed her to sit down on the couch.

"What's going on Emma?" Valkyrie asked, reaching out to tickle the giggling girl. Emma squealed with laughter, trying to bat away her mother's tickling hands.

"Stop it mummy, stop it!" she yelled, falling to the floor. She took a second to breathe and stood back up.

"I'm going to kean the whole house fer chu!" she said excitedly, throwing her arms into the air. Valkyrie raised an eyebrow at her.

"The whole house?" she asked skeptically. Emma nodded.

"I don't think you can do that by yourself," Valkyrie said, shaking her head.

"Yes I can mummy, now chu sit here and stay." Emma put her little hands on her mother's knees to try and keep her there.

"Ok, Ok!" Valkyrie said, raising her hands in defeat, "I'll stay. I promise." Emma smiled a toothy grin, and then ran off. Valkyrie shook her head and looked out the window.

'Well, at least the rain stopped,' she thought as the sparse rays of sunlight warmed her face.

She looked around to see if Emma was near by, then got up and crept up to her room. She walked into her bathroom and turned the water for the tub on.

"I might as well do something to pass the time," she said as she started to undress.

~.~.~

As much as Valkyrie enjoyed her relaxing bubble bath, she figured she had to go check on Emma to make sure the rest of the house was still standing. She quickly dressed and headed down the stairs, then gasped in amazement at what she saw.

The house was completely spotless. Valkyrie walked around, her jaw dropped in awe.

"I can't believe this," she murmured as she walked absentmindedly into the living room. She found Emma sitting on the couch, swinging her legs back and forth.

"Supise!" she yelled, jumping off the couch and throwing her arms into the air.

"You did all this yourself?" Valkyrie asked. Emma nodded.

"Hold on mummy, I not done yet," she said, running out of the living room. Valkyrie continued to gawk at her amazingly clean house.

'There is no way she could have done this all herself,' she thought, 'Unless….'

"Happy Modder's Day!" Emma yelled. Valkyrie turned to see Emma pulling Skulduggery into the room, a bow on the top of his hat. Valkyrie's hands flew to her mouth as tears threatened to fall from her glistening eyes.

"Surprise?" Skulduggery tried, raising his arms a little. Valkyrie ran over to him and pulled him into a bone-crushing hug, nearly knocking him to the floor. He hugged her back tightly.

She pulled away and cupped his face in her hands, crushing her lips to his. They broke apart when they heard a little voice call out "Eww!" and Valkyrie bent down to sweep up her daughter who was covering her eyes and hugged her close to her chest.

"Thank you Emma," Valkyrie whispered into her daughter's hair.

"You welcome mummy," she said sweetly, giving Valkyrie a big wet kiss on the lips.

"So this is what you couldn't tell me?" Valkyrie asked, rubbing noses with Emma. She giggled.

"I wanted to get chu the bestest pesant!" Valkyrie smiled.

"You both are the bestest presents I could ever get." She felt Skulduggery slip an arm around her waist, pulling her into him. She rested her head on his chest while Emma rested her head on Valkyrie's chest. Emma was soon rubbing her eyes and yawning, nestling against her mother's chest.

"I think someone's tired from all the cleaning they did today," Valkyrie whispered, rubbing her daughter's back, "Let's go put you to bed."

~.~.~

Valkyrie stood in her bedroom, changing into her night ware. She had just pulled her shirt up over her head when a cold pair of arms wrapped around her bare stomach.

She yelped in surprise, but was soon followed by a soft moan as she felt Skulduggery's cold, soft lips move up her neck.

"So, Emma is sleeping now?" he asked, his sparse breath playing across the back of her neck, giving her chills. Valkyrie spun around to face him, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Yes," she replied, "She is." She looked at him, her eyes glistening.

"I really did miss you," she whispered, cupping his face in her hands, gently caressing his cheek. Skulduggery smiled.

"I would miss me too," Valkyrie rolled her eyes, "But I would miss you more." Valkyrie smiled as his lips found hers. He continued to deepen the kiss, dipping her down slightly. He brought her back up, with her in a daze.

"I guess you did miss me," she whispered. Skulduggery smiled slyly.

"So, are you going to open your gift?" Valkyrie smiled, catching on. She reached up and plucked the bow off his hat, placing it on her dresser.

"That depends," she said, starting to untie his tie, "Will I love it?" He smiled.

"I think you will find it irresistible." Valkyrie rolled her eyes.

"Will it love me back?" she asked, discarding his tie on the floor and starting to work on his shirt buttons.

"Only forever," he replied. Valkyrie smiled and slid her hands up his bare chest and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Then yes, I would love to," she said as she pressed her lips to his.

This ending sounded much more exciting in my head...then again, so do most things...So, what do you think?