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Velvette arrived home quite tired. She rode the elevator up to the penthouse, then got out and kicked the doors of the top floor open. She had a feeling that her two coworkers would be at the living room, but she happened to be wrong. There was nobody sitting on the sofas, and she couldn’t hear any kinds of fuck noises coming from the bedrooms either. She groaned, then slumped down onto one of the two couches. She took her phone out of her pocket, but put it on the coffee table with the same movement. She covered her eyes with one arm with another groan. Something was wrong with her. Having no better idea, she decided to try and sleep it out.

”She’s hot,” Velvette heard the whispered words near to her ear. ”I had no idea doll demons could get sick.”

”I wonder what caused it,” she heard another voice coming from the end of the sofa – maybe near to her feet.

”What do you think, asshole?” she asked, squinting her eyes open. She could see Vox leaning over her and Val sitting at her feet.

”Good morning, babydoll,” Val greeted her, then let out an indignant sqeak as the question registered in his head. ”What the hell did I do?!”

”Well, lets see… killing one of my models and giving me twice as much work?” Velvette asked with irony, trying to sit up, but Vox pushed her back.

”You are not going anywhere, young lady!” He declared, earning himself a glare. He touched her forehead, and Velvette could see her body heat appearing on his screen. 39 C, great!

”I have fucking work to do, Vox,” she said, and pushed against the hand keeping her down.

”I wonder from whom she inherited this work moral?” Val asked teasingly with a growing smirk.

”Stop being a smartass, Val, and come to help!” Vox demanded. Val did not say anything else, just stood up, walked up to them and wrapped all four of his arms around Velvette.

”Hey!” The girl yelled, trying to squirm out of the hold – totally in vain. Val only hugged her closer to his chest as he walked away towards her room.

”I’m going to ask Kitty for some soup and meds, then join you,” Vox yelled after them, getting a nod from Val before the two of them disappeared behind the door.

Five minutes later he entered the room, finding both of his partners fast asleep under the covers. His lips turned up into a smile. It was obvious that Vel needed some body heat, given the fact her body was shivering, and Val – as the baby he was – was able to fall asleep as soon as someone cuddled up to him on a bed. He sighed, took off his suit, then joined the on the bed, hugging Velvette from behind. He really hoped their girl would be okay as quick as possible.