Sleepovers
Chapter 7
Adrien pulled into the driveway, all three of the Dupain-Chengs had fallen asleep. Drool falling down the face of both females and Louis had his hand under his head, just like Adrien himself would do even to this day. Shaking his head, he began to reach for the car door before looking out of Marinette's house. She had moved out of her parents' house into her own apartment, however only a few blocks away from her childhood home. Her apartment happened to be on the third floor and with this being an older building there was no elevator.
"I can't carry them all at once and I can't leave anyone alone in here." Adrien furrows his eyebrows, a thought popped into his head. Although, Marinette might not be super happy about it but it could work. He decided it was the best option, taking out his phone, he shot a text to his new bodyguard, which happened to be his teenage bodyguards younger brother. Buckling his seatbelt again and starting up the car, he turned the car around and headed around the corner.
Marinette stirred, rolling over in her bed and stretched her arm out, expecting to have said arm fall over the side of her bed and touch the old carpet. However, only more bed was found and as she grew more confused and continued to stretch out trying to find her usual spot in her bed. As the bed only seemed to grow, she realised his was not her room and she shot up in a panic. Not bothering to try and figure out where she is but look for her twins. They weren't anywhere, she started feel a panic attack coming on. She jumped up and realised her surroundings was much familiar than she first thought, she was in Adrien's childhood bedroom. She calmed down slightly but still hoped her children were close by.
A noise came from the door and walked in Adrien with a food tray. He looked like he'd been up for hours. Already dressed and had slightly damp hair, as though he had a shower not too long ago.
"Adrien? Where are the twins?" She asked, looking into his soul with the panic that was arising.
"Well, good afternoon to you to." He replied, someone shocked by her being up.
"Afternoon?! School! I have to go!" She ran over to the side table and grabbed her phone.
"Marinette calm down, the twins are fine and are at school." He explained and brag the food over to her.
"Wait? What? Please explain, I'm in panic mode."
"All of you fell asleep and as much as I would've liked to bring you back to your place, it was too difficult to bring you all up those steps and everything, so I brought you here. I would've put you in a different bed but you were already asleep and being honest all the other beds in the house probably have never be used ever and are quite stiff. The twins were sleeping with you but they woke up when I came in to grab my clothes. I told they to let you sleep and I'd take them to school."
"You took them to school? What about new clothes? Showers? Car seats for the car? Why didn't you wake me up? What time is it? What about my job? I had an important meeting today." She had started using her hands as she talked. Her mixed emotions about the situation was reaching a crazy level.
"Marinette calm down, do you really think that would I let the kids go to school looking like there homeless? We're both in the fashion industry for goodness sake, I have hairstylist and clothes stylist on speed-dial. Nathalie helped the kids shower, they left the house in an outfits that probably cost more than my bed, and trust me when that bed was more than expensive." Adrien sighed, rolling his eyes as Marinette pouted as she realised how she was over-reacting. "I didn't wake you up because Ayla asked me not because you haven't been getting much sleep. I was coming in to wake you up because seeing you work for my father's company, I was made aware of your meeting, it's in an hour by the way."
"Oh…well… thanks, sorry I went crazy."
"It's ok, I probably would've done the same. There's a few outfits for you in the bathroom, thought you wouldn't want to wear the same thing as yesterday." Adrien smiled as he gestured to said room.
"I feel like your beating for me, it's quite madding."
"Beating you?"
"I was the nicest friend and then you show up, being Mr. Let Me Do Everything for Everyone." Marinette laughed.
"I didn't even realise, I'll start being a jerk, wouldn't want to up-stage Marinette. That's a crime worth of death." Adrien laughed back.
"Damn right it is."
Marinette bid a temporary farewell to Adrien, as she entered his bathroom. As promised there was three professionally styled outfit hung up on the wall, all freshly ironed. Smiling she turned the tap to the hot water all the way. She undressed from her day old clothes, realising that her jewellery and shoes had both been removed yesterday. Assuming it was Adrien, she mentally thanked him, because internally or not, last night was one of the best sleeps she's had in years. Actually, since Adrien showed up, her week had been the craziest yet most pleasant one she had, again in years. She loved every moment with her twins and wouldn't trade them for the world, but as she had them so young she had to grow up. She became Ladybug still dressed as Marinette, schedules and planning for everything, serious and thought out. Making sure she could do everything for her kids. Trying every day from the day they were born to never let them down just as her parents had done so well. Then Adrien showed up, then briefly she got to be Marinette again. She got to go back to the school days Marinette. She got to be late to things but still make it work, she got to be a stuttering mess whenever she wanted because he never judged her, unlike her other co-workers first did. Even though she loved being Ladybug most days, she had forgotten what it was like to be Marinette and now she missed it more than ever.
Snapping out of her thoughts she grabbed the shampoo sitting on the rack of thousands of bathroom products. The water still hot as ever, she rinsed and repeated with the conditioner, occasionally having to shake her head as her thoughts returned to her.
Grabbing the unnaturally soft towel, she wrapped it around her. Looking over to the outfits, she felt herself being drawn to a certain outfit, clearly a result of her self-reflection not too long ago. The baby pink, almost blush skinny jeans didn't have a single wrinkle, the white turtle neck shirt, cropped at the stomach fell gracefully under the thin black cardigan that reached all the way to her knees.
"What a throw-back." She laughed softly under her breath.
She exited the bathroom and found Adrien sitting at his desk, his laptop open, appearing to be answering e-mails. The Tv switched to the news channel, a news hostess calming talking about the past few days.
"Ready to go?" Marinette asked, Adrien's head turned around fast enough that she knew she scared him.
"Oh, Marinette, of course. You want to grab a coffee first? You probably won't have time after as you'll have to pick up Emma and Louis right after the meeting."
"I had a really good right sleep thanks to you, I think I'll stick to hot chocolate today." She giggled.
"Fine with me." Adrien smiled back, as he stood up, putting his laptop in his carry bag.
Marinette and Adrien both head for the door, chatting away. Adrien turning off the Tv by remote just as they close his bedroom door. Unfortunately to immerged in conversation to catch the news reporters worried tone as she began to inform Paris of another Akuma had been spotted two blocks away from the Cafe des Marronniers.
Ok, so everyone may be wondering where I have been as it's been so long since I updated any of my stories. Well unfortunately, I fell very sick and I've been in and out of hospital. Meaning my work on here slipped my mind. I won't bore you with any potential sob story but all I'll say is there's no need to worry as I'll be trying my hardest to finish this story and my other ones, as I'm pretty much 100% healthy now. Although, what's important is that I'm back and ready to write. I've also edited the previous chapters and fixed a few mistakes. If you follow any other stories, I'll try to edit and get a new chapter out on them as soon as possible, I just feel like this is my better work and wanted to do this one first. So hope you enjoyed. Till next time.
