He was only the second most gorgeous creature she'd ever seen? Her kiss nearly went unnoticed and if not for the thoughtless, almost instinctual, lean in on his part, it might have gone unappreciated. Pretending to be wounded, his expression morphed into one of hurt pride. Vanity was a sin he embraced completely. He was pretty and he knew it. "A close second?" The brute harrumphed. "Alright, I'll accept that, but only because I'm up against a baby." Babies had an unfair advantage. The whole “newborn” thing was pretty hard to beat. Even for someone as devilishly good-looking as Valentine.
Vail, eh? Interesting, unisex kind of name. Made it hard to guess. Vail. Hm. He was betting it was a girl. The “this time” went completely unnoticed. Valentine surmised that Shaye was an only child, but not even with his newly acquired information did he put two and two together. "Boy or girl?"
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NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.
