We chatted aimlessly as we walked towards the restaurant I chose to take Marinette to tonight. "C'mon this way, I want to show you something in the park." I pulled her in the direction go the park. I chuckled as she gaped confused. I pulled her down onto our favorite bench in the center of the park, and I suddenly was nervous. Would she like my gift? Would she laugh? What if she didn't want to be my girlfriend? I swallowed and wiped my hands on my pants.

"Marinette, I love you and I am so happy that you feel the same about me. So, to let you know, and everyone else know, how much you mean to me, I wanted to give you this." I reach into my pocket and pull out the box and hand it to her. I watch as she opens it with slightly shaky hands. I smile to myself as she gasps at the necklace waiting for her inside. She spends a few silent moments just looking at the piece of jewelry before I grab the box and take the necklace out. I put the necklace around her neck was she still looks astonished.

"Adrien this is too much, I can't take this, how expensive must this have been?" Despite her protests I can tell she loves it, she's started fiddling with it with her fingers. I take another look at the necklace, and once again I am proud of my choice in jewelry. The chain hits just below her milky collarbone, and the pendant, a heart, has a ruby in the center and is surrounded with diamonds.

"I want everyone to see that you have someone who loves you, and you deserve it! You're Paris's heroine, a hardworking daughter who's always there to help her parents, a doting friend, and the girl I love. I want you to have everything you could ever want in life, and I hope that I can give it to you."

She looked up at me through her eyelashes and whispered, "What if I just want you?"

"You already have me," I tilted her chin up and moved my lips to meet hers. I felt her hands fall from the necklace and wrap around my shoulders. My hands hold her face as or mouths work together in perfect harmony.

I pulled away and smiled down at her. I smiled as she chuckled lightly to herself. "Now come on, Bugaboo, we have a dinner reservation to make." I laced her fingers through mine and pulled her up off of the bench. As we started to walk in the direction of the restaurant, I smiled to myself as I saw Marinette grab the necklace and smile to herself.

The next few hours were some of the best I have ever spent with Marinette. Over dinner we laughed and talked as normal, but it was so much better. We had just started our dessert when someone decided to intrude on our night.

"ADRIKINS! If I had known that you were going to be at this restaurant tonight I would have just joined you! I can't have you eating by yourself now can we!" I was astonished! Chloé literally slid Marinette out of her seat and onto the ground! And then she just acted like she had never been there! I got up and pulled Marinette to her feet and wrapped my arm around her. I turned to Chloé, "What the hell, Chloé? There is no possible way that you didn't see Marinette sitting there."

"Well of course I did but why would you be sitting with her when you could be sitting with me?" I sighed as she finished saying 'me' almost a full minute after she began the word.

"Well, I'd rather sit with my girlfriend than anyone else so, if you could just get out of her seat please and let us finish our date." Somewhere in the middle of my sentence, Chloé's eyes had landed on Marinette's necklace.

"Are you kidding me, Adrien?! I've been trying to get your attention for years and she can just swoop in and your buying her jewelry and taking her on dates when I am obviously the right person for you! I am the mayor's daughter! She is just the daughter of a measly-average baker, you deserve better!"

"Just the daughter of a baker?! She is so much more than that! She is kind and caring and sympathetic and beautiful and the best person I have ever met. She is a million times better of a person than you are or ever will be! I love her and will never love anyone as much as I love her." My voice had become soft by the final sentence and I was no longer looking at Chloé. My eyes had moved the dark-blue haired girl that had been standing bravely at my side.

Neither Marinette or I were surprised when the pompous brat burst into tears. Wether they were real or not was neither of our concerns. I motioned to one of the waiters and they came over to finally escort Chloé out of the restaurant, or at least to a separate area.

The next few moments between Marinette and I were quiet as we settled back into our seats at the table. Marinette sighed and I looked up at her, "What? Something else wrong? Is Chloé back?" I looked around.

She chuckled and shook her head, "No, no, of course not. I just- I just love you so much." She smiled at me like she was looking at the most amazing thing in the world. "I've stood up to Chloé more times than I can count, and none of them compare to the massive beat down that she just received," she dissolved into a fit of giggles. Her laugh was terribly infectious, and within seconds I was giggling too. Soon we were in full on laughter. She was so beautiful when she laughed.

After our laughter subsided, our dessert was finally finished, the check was payed, coats grabbed, and we were walking down the street I posed a question, "So I can guess why you fell for Adrien, but what made you fall for Chat Noir?"

"Chat always looks out for me, and always was someone I could count on. I started melting at the sight of his shit-eating grin, instead of cringing like I used to. His puns and flirtatious advances became funny and flattering and I looked forward to them every time — and oh my gosh I just said all of that out loud." She giggled and brought her hand up to cover her mouth.

I chucked and looked down at her, "I think it's sweet. I love listening to you talk about me." We walked in silence until we reached the entrance to the bakery. "I had a wonderful time with you tonight, Marinette, thank you for agreeing to come with me."

"It was a fantastic evening, Adrien, really! And besides, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't go on dates with my guy?"

I smiled at her, "I love you, My Lady."

"And I love you, chaton, with all my heart." She kissed me goodnight and headed inside.

I watched her go with a stupid smile plastered on my face. With a sigh a thought to myself, I am so utterly in love with that girl — and I am so glad she loves me too. And with that I headed off towards the Agreste Mansion.

I am so so sorry for the long wait between updates! I recently had a personal event that made writing romantic fluff very difficult, leaving me with a terrible case of writer's block and heartache. Thank you all so much for your support of my story and I love each and everyone of you. As always, constructive criticism and reviews are always a source of happiness and help.

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