Marinette sleepily rolled over in her bed, burying her head in her pillow. She blinked an eye open at the alarm clock before her eyes widened. She kicked her covers off and shot up, grabbing the clock.

"No, no, no, no, no!" Marinette slammed it down and hurried out of bed. It was 4 o'clock. She ran out of the room and down to Rini's. Marinette barged in her messy, loose hair flying. "I overslept! I forgot to feed Rini and put her down for-"

"Shhhhhhh." Adrien pressed a finger to his lips.

Marinette blinked her tired eyes. "W-What?" Adrien sat across the room in the rocking chair with Rini in his arms. She had a pacifier in her mouth and her eyes were closed. A mostly empty milk bottle sat on the table next to him. Marinette moved closer.

Adrien eased up from the chair and placed Rini in her crib. "You were asleep, so I grabbed some of your milk supply from the freezer and made her a bottle." He whispered. "She instantly fell asleep with that."

"You didn't have to do that. I could've put her down for a nap. I shouldn't have overslept."

"Nah. It's fine. You need your sleep anyway." He motioned for her to back up and they left the room. "Besides . . . I'm the dad, remember? I have to participate." Marinette just sleepily stared at him. "Now go take a shower. You look awful."

"Thanks."

"You know I mean that in the best way."

"Yeah, okay. But no. I'm pretty sure there was something else I was gonna do." Marinette scratched her side. "I don't remember though." She yawned.

Adrien's hand lifted a piece of her shirt. "You have stains everywhere."

"Okay, that's enough about my stains!" She moved his hand away. "I'm wearing like four of Rini's meals, but still. I look like a mother. This is all part of the job. Me sleeping and slacking off is not."

Adrien rolled his eyes before scooping her into his arms. "You are a fantastic mother, but you need a bath or something. And if you don't do it, I'll clean you up myself." Marinette sighed.

Adrien carried her up the stairs. He pushed their bedroom door open and put her down by the bed. Adrien grabbed the edges of her shirt and pulled it over her head, throwing it over to their hamper.

"I'll go start a bath for you." He left to the bathroom. Marinette sat down on the bed. She was exhausted. More mentally than physically. A bath might be good. She can finally take a hot one. Adrien came back in after a minute with a brush and comb in his hand. He ran the comb over her head, returning the part to her hair. He set the comb down and sat next to her, brushing her hair. "I started the water and added a bunch of stuff to the bath. With all the essential oils in there, it would be really hard not to relax. But I guess if someone as stubborn as you were to step in, it might not work." He joked.

"Haha. Very funny." Marinette retorted. Chat Noir always called Ladybug stubborn. Her mind started to zone out. Marinette stared at the wall, not paying attention to anything.

"What are you thinking about?" Adrien asked, take a section of her hair.

"There's like a million other things I should be doing instead of relaxing."

"Aw, come on. Procrastination is the best. You'll totally forget all responsibilies and slack off, but who cares."

"I care." She answered. "We have a daughter and a big house and we want to start a family, but neither of us have jobs. We have plenty of stuff to do and figure out. Procrastination is not the answer."

"So? You don't need a job." He added a lock of hair. "And if we need money, I could find something."

"Yeah, but one day, your modeling savings will be drained. And I still want to be a fashion designer one day."

"You still can be. We just need to take it slow right now." He kissed her shoulder. "And you have a sewing room here. That's a start. It can be like your little office or something. And once you make a bunch of clothes, I could model them for you."

"I thought you hated modeling."

"Not entirely. I hated doing it for my dad. I didn't get any say in anything and that's all he saw in me or thought about. This time it would be different. I get some say in this and it doesn't have to be all that I am. I could try acting."

"Acting? But wasn't your mo-" Marinette stopped herself.

"Yeah, she was. But that's not why. I'm actually interested in it." Adrien ran the brush over her hair one last time.

She turned to him. "Okay, but I'm not forcing you into being my model yet. You're only doing it if you absolutely love the designs and after I've made them. No agreeing to anything yet."

"Deal." Adrien held out his pinky. Marinette wrapped hers around it. "Now go take a bath. It's probably ready now."

Adrien kissed her cheek as his hands began to move to her stomach, tickling her. Marinette squirmed, giggling, but Adrien held her against him. She couldn't escape. Adrien laughed as he stopped, receiving a punch in the shoulder from Marinette.

"Why would you do that?!" She panted.

"You need to relax."

Marinette sprung up from the bed. "I will drown you in that tub if you do that again." She glared, going in the bathroom.

Marinette laid in the tub, the water covering her chin. Adrien dumped like half a bag of Epson salts in the bath and a bottles worth of essential oils, so he's really enforcing this relaxation. Marinette had to admit that it was really nice, but she kind of wished that Adrien had joined her. His presence always made everything better. She felt bad for all the times she had snapped at him or kept secrets. It wasn't his fault. Usually it was her mood.

Besides her outbursts, Marinette felt the worst about hiding her pregnancy from him for a whole month after finding out herself. She finally told him after he got in a bath with her. He always knew she was hiding something, but he concealed his pain. That hit her the worst. The pain she caused. Why was she like this? Why couldn't she stay confident and speak the truth every time she was with him? Marinette strived for that in the future, but so far all she's done is explode on him.

They're good now at least. She's away from that room and safe with Adrien. Rini is healthy and with them as well. That's all she can really ask for.

A faint cry is heard. Marinette's eyes shot open as she sat up in the tub, brushing her hair behind her ear. She could hear it clearer now. It was Rini. Marinette jumped up and quickly rung out her hair. She grabbed her robe and fast walked down out of the bathroom and down the stairs, trying not to slide or fall. She rounded the corner to Rini's room. The crying stopped. Marinette stepped closer to the door and peaked in.

Adrien stood rocking Rini back and forth against his shoulder. Rini yawned, her eyes drooping back down. Marinette smiled to herself, watching them. Adrien held Rini for another minute before slowly placing her in her crib. He put a pacifier in her mouth. Adrien leaned over, putting his arms on the railing. He beamed as he stared at Rini. She was his world. It's hard to believe something so small could mean so much. He may not have known her very long, but he wanted to be there for her every minute.

Adrien stood up and turned to the door. Marinette swung her head around and leaned against the wall next to the door. Adrien came through and smiled once he saw her. Marinette returned the expression as he shut the door.

"Couldn't stay away too long, huh?" He asked.

"She was crying." Marinette replied. "I wasn't even thinking if you'd get her or if she'd fall back asleep or whatever. I just ran." She shrugged.

"I did the same thing, just faster."

"She's very good at helping you zone out the world around you. Because she is-"

"Our world." "The world." They said at the same time.

They looked at each other. Blue on green. Adrien moved towards her, taking her hand. They walked back up to their bedroom. Marinette's hair left a trail of droplets all the way up. They stayed quiet the entire way. Adrien opened the door and Marinette walked in.

Marinette walked to the bed and picked up a comb on the floor. "Thanks for the bath. Even though I didn't appreciate it enough, it was really . . . " She turned around. " . . . nice." Adrien stood in front of her on one knee with a tiny box held out. "Adrien . . . "

"Marinette Dupain-Cheng, will you make me the happiest man in the world and . . . live here and raise and amazing family . . . I promise to love you for the rest of my life . . . " He sniffled, eyes watering. "I promise to stay by your side and support you through all of life's challenges . . . to care for you and come whenever you need me . . . to . . . to never leave . . . to live for you . . . will you do me the honor of marrying me?" Adrien looked up at her, a sparkle in his eyes.

"Of course I will." Marinette sprung forward, her hands grabbing his face as she pressed her lips to his. "Yes." Tears ran down her cheeks.

"Do you want to see the ring?" Marinette nodded. Adrien opened the box to reveal a silver ring with a pointy oval sapphire with small white diamonds beside it. "I know how much you like sapphires."

"I love it." She kissed him again before wiping her tears. Adrien slipped the ring on her finger. "I always imagined I'd be wearing clothes when I got proposed to." She breathed. Adrien laughed. "Wait . . . I have something for you too." Marinette hopped up and ran to her nightstand. "Well technically, it's a gift from Alya." She skipped back over and gave him the present.

"Alya?" Adrien looked skeptical as he took the box. He tore off the paper and chuckled. "Condoms." He looked up at her. "I'll have to send a thank you card."

"Yeah, she figured we should plan our next ones."

Adrien stood up. "That's smart." He stalked towards her. "You know . . . I've always had a problem with presents . . . I can't wait to open them." Marinette's breath hitched. Adrien reached for the ends of her robe and untied them. He traced his hand up her back, pulling one sleeve down. Adrien pressed his lips to her collarbone. Marinette's mouth hung open, the touch of his hands scorched her skin. Adrien let the robe fall to the floor. He ripped the top off the box. "I think I'm gonna open this early." He took out a package and moved closer.

Marinette backed up till her legs hit the bed frame. She fell back in the sheets; Adrien crawling on top of her and tearing open the pack. Marinette reached up and rubbed his cheek.

Adrien leaned down and kissed her lips. "I think we'll both need a shower after this." They smiled at each other before returning their kiss.

The End

A/N

I finally finished this. If you guys want anymore random chapters, I might be up to writing some. Maybe about Chloe's relationship or Alya's. I don't know. It's been fun writing even though this was all random and I was winging it the whole time. But oh well. Love to here some feedback. Otherwise, bye.

-Alice Pink