AN: I'm so very sorry that this took so long. I've been having a lot of mental health issues on top of just trying to get settled down after moving. Thank-you all so much for being patient with me. Here's the chapter 3
It had been about a week since Adrien and Marinette found out that they were going to have a baby and just about a week since Adrien set up a meeting with his father to tell him about their baby. Adrien figured that telling his father right away would prevent any drama if it managed to get out to the press before he found out; it would keep his father from getting mad by hearing from someone else.
Marinette was a complete and total wreck; she was so incredibly nervous about meeting with Mr. Agreste. She had no idea how he was going to take this kind of news; this was the man who almost forbid his son from going to school, how would he take the news of his son having a child with a girl he wasn't even married to? Adrien touched Marinette's shoulder softly, causing her to jump slightly as she came out of her thoughts. He rubbed her shoulder reassuringly, trying his best to calm some of the anxiety that she was feeling. He understood why she was so anxious; his father wasn't exactly the most lenient person about Adrien's life.
"It's going to be okay, Mari." He said, kissing her forehead softly. She gave him a small smile but couldn't get herself to untense; as confident as she had gotten over the years, Mr. Agreste had the ability to tear that all away with a single glance. She shifted uncomfortably and started looking around the vast room they were standing in, catching a glance at the painting of him and Adrien that hung above the stairs and began panicking more. "Mari, please; you're starting to hyperventilate on me and the last thing we need is you going and passing out on me." Adrien said.
Finally, the door to Mr. Agreste's office swung open and Nathalie stepped out. "Adrien, your father is ready to see you now." She said, stepping aside to let him and Marinette through the doorway. Adrien nodded before taking Marinette's hand and leading her in the room, feeling her grip his hand tightly as they walked up to his father's desk. Her face had pretty much gone white at this point and she was staring off into space at this point
Gabriel Agreste was seated behind his desk, looking over the new catalogs for the upcoming spring season that had just arrived when his son and Marinette entered the room. "Good morning Adrien." He said in his usual, unfeeling tone. He looked up from the catalog and noticed that his son wasn't alone today, "and good morning… Miss Dupain-Cheng." He said, recalling her name from all the times she has come over to spend time with Adrien.
"Good morning father!" Adrien said in a chipper tone, trying his best to not sound nervous himself so Marinette could have something to focus on. "How is everything? I see you got the catalogs for the spring season." He said as he pulled Marinette farther into the office. He was hoping that he could draw attention away from how nervous Marinette was by making small talk. He seated the girl in a chair before going to stand in front of his father's desk.
"Cut the small talk, Adrien; I seriously doubt that Miss Dupain-Cheng and you came all the way here just to talk about the catalogs that just arrived. Please do tell me why the two of you are really here." Gabriel said curtly. Adrien could practically feel Marinette's panic level rise even more; this already wasn't going very well. He laughed awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head as he planned his next move.
"Well father, you see I wanted to talk to you about something." He said, trying his best to regain control of the current situation. "As you know, Marinette and I have been pretty good friends for almost 10 years now; her and I have actually been spending time together off and on again since we graduated too, you know as much as I can with my busy schedule." He started, beginning to pace slightly.
"Well a few months ago, we met up one night to relax and just spend some time together, and we might've had a little accident." He said, causing his father to raise an eyebrow; he was curious now to find out how this story was going to end. "Well I mean, I personally really don't think that it's that much of a mistake; I'm actually quite happy about it." He said, starting to ramble.
Gabriel sighed loudly and pinched the bridge of his nose. Adrien was like his mother in more ways than he could count and that included her tendency to pace, ramble, and get off topic when she got worked up about something. "Adrien, please get to the point of this visit." He said, stopping his son's ramblings. He could already tell that this had something to do with a romantic relationship involving the Dupain-Cheng girl.
Adrien took a deep breath. "Well, Marinette is pregnant." He finally said. Gabriel's jaw dropped slightly before snapping shut; his son seriously had to be joking. Adrien quickly when and stood beside Marinette; taking her hand again and kissing her knuckles softly. Mr. Agreste took a moment to compose himself and assess the situation. "I'm telling you this for two reasons: I don't want this to get out to some tabloid before you know and I want to marry Marinette." He said.
"Absolutely not; I will not allow it." Gabriel said firmly, causing Marinette to jump slightly and squeeze Adrien's hand. "How do I know that this girl isn't just trying to weasel her way into the company?" He asked. "Small designers like her will do anything to get into the Agreste brand." He said. Marinette felt like she was going to start cry; she couldn't believe what Mr. Agreste was saying. "I don't care if she swears that she is carrying your child; marriage is absolutely out of the question." He said. At this point Marinette did start crying; she stood abruptly before running from the room.
Adrien watched her run off before turning back to his father; furious at this point. "Father, how could you say something like that? How could you be so completely insensitive and downright rude to Marinette? Why are you ALWAYS like this?" He asked, each question getting progressively harsher
"Adrien, I just trying to protect you from people who could possible harm you; I know you seem to think you trust that girl but you shouldn't." He said. "I just want you to be safe." He said before directing his attention back to the catalog he had been going through prior to his son showing up.
"I've known Marinette for almost 10 years father, I think I would know if I can trust her. Marinette is one of the sweetest and most kind people to ever walk this earth; I don't think that she could hurt me if she wanted to. I really don't see how ruining my chances at being actually happy with someone is protecting me, but you've always done what you consider was best instead of actually doing the right thing." He said, nearly yelling at his father at this point. "You know, mother would have been absolutely elated that Mari is pregnant." He said before storming out of the room.
Nathalie stepped up to the side of the desk at this point. "Sir, I do think you were a little harsh on Adrien. He has known Miss Dupain-Cheng for quite some time now." She said. "If I recall, she was one of Adrien's first friends when he started attending public school and from I have observed, she cares deeply for him." She said.
"I'm sure she does but that doesn't differentiate her from the tons of other females who have proclaimed they care for my son just so that they can get a crack at his wealth and stature. I've seen it happen before with women he has been with; they dump him as soon as he stops the cash flow." He said. "He thinks that throwing the mother card is going to get me to cave on this girl, but I don't rightfully care; I will not having him marrying her just because he thinks she's carrying his baby just have him crush and taken advantage of, end of discussion." He said; not wanting to hear anything else on this subject; his mind had already been made up. Nathalie sighed and moved away from the desk; sometimes he was just too stubborn.
AN: And the ending to a stressful chapter. Thank you so much for reading, please leave a comment and tell me what you think. I will try and get the next chapter out some time next week!