"Do you want to hold her, Adrien?"
Adrien's head shot up to look at Alya's mother, who held a little baby in her arms. The woman smiled at him gently, moving the baby to look at him a little better. Eyes wide, Adrien nodded and let Alya's mother arrange the baby in his arms.
"Remember to support her head, sweetie."
It was really weird. Marinette sat beside Adrien, smiling at him and swinging her legs. Alya and Nino stood in front of him, grinning from ear-to-ear. He was the first of the group (aside from Alya, who didn't count – shush!) to hold the new little baby, so it was a fairly big deal.
"She's really squishy…" Adrien whispered, moving an arm to poke the baby in the nose. She let out a little whine and stretched out an arm, grabbing ahold of Adrien's shirt collar. Adrien could feel his heart beat quicken, and his breathing go shallow. What did he do?! Did he break the baby?! Luckily, she let her arm drop and opened her eyes.
The baby grinned a gummy grin and kicked her legs, leaning her head back to look at her mother as she let out a happy little yell.
"What's she doing?" Marinette asked, clapping her hands over her ears.
Alya's mother laughed and took the baby from Adrien, who didn't quite know whether to cry or laugh, and was on the verge of doing both. "She's just happy!"
That was what a happy baby was like?
OK, it was slightly cool. Adrien smiled and wiped at his wet eyes, now sure that he didn't need to cry. He kind of wanted a baby of his own, since they laughed funny and were really squishy.
Then, he nodded to himself and hopped down from the sofa he sat on, arms crossed. "Hugo," he said simply, confusing everyone around him.
"Hugo?" Alya's mother questioned, "Adrien, Becca is a girl…" she laughed.
Adrien shook his head, "No, no! If I ever get a baby, I'mma name him Hugo!"
Marinette giggled and hopped down to stand beside him, "But if it's a girl?" she asked, taking his hand. Adrien tapped his chin in thought, eyebrows furrowed.
"I got nothin'," he admitted, hanging his head.
"What about Emma?" Marinette suggested.
Adrien's face lit up and he grinned widely at his wife, quickly wrapping her up in a hug. "Emma!" he shouted, which made the baby give a warning whine. "Whoops…" he whispered sheepishly.
Ah, Adrien you big doof...