Life had not gone exactly as anyone had planned.

Gabriel never expected he would fall for a girl half his age! He never thought he would try and cover up her death - which, it turned out she wasn't actually dead. And he certainly never thought he'd be walking into a police station to confess said crimes!

Adrien had never expected his father was even remotely HUMAN. He was always emotionless and stoic and unwavering. He had definately never expected the most gorgeous woman to enter his life - with amnesia, no less! And he absolutely was stunned at his father's confession. Not that he didn't understand. Marinette was amazing and kind and generous and absolutely adorable! Who WOULDN'T love her?!

As for Marinette, she wasnt entirely sure how she thought her life would end up. Clearly she had wanted a profession as a fashion designer. She had probably never expected to be assaulted and chased by her boss, resulting in her losing her memories. She also had absolutely not expected to find love after all of that- not that she had told him yet.

But here she was - the most amazing, wonderful, caring man in the world wanted her!

One thing Marinette could say, without any doubt, was that she HAD expected to regain her memories.

So it was kind of a kick in the ass when, a whole month after Gabriel's confession, and she STILL didn't have them back!

The Drs had warned her that it wasnt necessarily permanent. That a large percentage of people regained them.

Marinette was apparently not in that 'large percentage of people.'

After Gabriel's police visit, Marinette had been contacted. Did she want to press charges? Did she want to sue? They had no idea how to proceed!

Well, surprise! Neither did she!

She decided not to press charges. It had been an accident, after all. And Gabriel had almost thrown himself off a building, he had felt so guilty!

Why would she press charges now, after she forgave him and fought so hard just to get him off that ledge!?

Gabriel had cried huge ugly tears of gratitude - for not pressing charges, and for forgiving him. Though he hadn't understood how she could.

"It is mine to give. And i chose to give it to you. No take backs." she had quipped.

"Anything you want or need, you just ask!" Gabriel had proclaimed.

Lying in bed next to Adrien now - with his arms holding her close, and his chin resting on top of her head - Marinette found herself thinking about what it was she really wanted.

"I don't know what to do, Adrien." she admitted quietly.

He simply hummed in thought.

"Anything you want, my lady. There are no limits."

"I understand that, yes. But i still don't know! What were my ambitions before? And has this whole thing changed me so That I dont want the same things anymore?" she wondered aloud.

He squeezed her tighter to him briefly, before letting up again.

"I'm sure your desires have changed, Mari. Our life experiences will do that to us. And you don't have to decide right away. Take your time. And feel it out."

He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead then, and they both gently drifted off to Sleep.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Marinette leaned against the counter in the kitchen, watching Adrien expertly making crepes, in nothing but his underwear and her in one of his Tshirts, when a thought struck her.

"Adrien, would you run away with me?" she blurted.

Startled, the crepe he had been in the process of flipping, slipped and landed in a heap in the pan. Wide green eyes turned to look at her.

"What?!"

She blushed.

"I don't mean like, let's not tell anyone. More like, get away from all this. The constant questions and intrusions and annoyances. Just, out of the city. Away from prying eyes."

With a frown, Adrien turned back to the stove and continued with their breakfast.

Not saying a word.

Would he say no?! It had been a crazy idea! Even in her own head! Would he come right out and tell her so? She wasn't sure she'd handle it well AT ALL if that's how he chose to handle it.

As they were seated, he finally spoke.

Taking her small hand in his much larger one, he stroked his thumb over the back of her hand.

"Marinette, you know I would follow you anywhere, right?" he asked. All the while, his Green eyes bore into her blue ones.

"I just don't want you to make a rash decision. That's all."

Nodding quickly, she agreed. "Oh, absolutely! But I've been thinking about this for weeks! And I think I want to." her resolve had petered out by the end, and she finished in a whisper, rather than the absolute conviction she had been going for.

"I'm not saying forever." she tried to explain further. "But for right now, yeah, that's what I want."

Brushing his free hand along the side of her cheek, he drew her towards him for a slow, loving kiss.

"I have an idea," he whispered against her lips.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxox

Marinette sat blindfolded in the passenger seat of Adrien's car as he drove to their unknown destination. Well, unknown to Marinette!

It had been 2 weeks since their conversation over breakfast. Nothing had been said on the topic since- until this morning when Adrien stated he had the solution.

But it was a surprise.

They had been driving for at least an hour, and Marinette pestered him the entire way. But he wouldn't budge.

"Come on, kitty! I'm dying over here!" she exclaimed dramatically.

"Well then, it's a good thing we've arrived." he said with a laugh.

Marinette wasted no time in ripping off her blindfold- to be greeted by endless blue in front of her. Scanning the view in front of her, she saw a small beach off to one side, gentle waves lapping at the sand. Next to that was a long private dock, already equipped with patio chairs.

"What the heck?!" she blurted out.

Adriens chuckle was all the response she got, and he opened his door to get out. She followed suit.

Only when they were standing in front of the car, holding hands, did Mari glance behind her.

Gasping, she took in the 3 storied house before her. A patio sat immediately in front of her, with glass sliding doors to get inside. Above the patio was a huge deck that appeared to wrap around 3 sides of the house. A row of windows above that was all that let you know there was another floor up there.

They were currently standing on a gravel path that led to the private beach.

"It's beautiful, Adrien!" she spoke breathily.

"I'm glad you like it," he admitted, as he wrapped his arms around her belly from behind. "Because its yours."

Gasping, she whipped her head around to face him.

He chuckled at her flabbergasted expression.

"We'll say, this is our summer home. Our home away from home. That we can live in year round. I'll still have the house in Paris, for when we need to go back - for short, or long visits. And if we decide we don't want to go back, we'll just sell it."

"You shouldn't have done this" she exclaimed, even though her eyes told a different story.

"I didn't," he admitted. "I told my father you wanted to get away. He found this, and had it renovated for us. The title is in your name, and it's fully paid for. And for the next 5 years, at least, any bills and expenses go to him."

Slowly, he turned her around in his arms. She tried to turn her head back to the splendor that was her house, but he wouldn't let her. With both hands framing her face, he rested his forehead against hers.

" Marinette - Ladybug - My Lady..." he punctuated each name with a peck on the lips. "I love you more than anything else in this world. And I would be eternally grateful if you would spend the rest of your life with me."

Tears ran down Marinette's face that she didn't even bother to wipe away.

"Oh Kitty, I love you too! So Much! And I would happily spend the rest of my life with you!"

The End

I decided to be leave it with her NOT getting her memories back! But little things do still pop up that remind her of little things. But she NEVER remembers that last encounter with Gabriel.

So, thanks for sticking around for the end! Sorry it took so long!

LB