Lord knows how long those two stayed like that.
Lips locked.
Wrapped in each other's embrace so tightly one might think they would never again let go.
But when the pair did finally resurface, they only lasted about two seconds apart before crashing into each other again.
Laughing, crying, basking in the glow of their reunited love.
Adrien placed his forehead against Marinette's and looked upon the face of his love. His lady. His princess. His everything!
God, she was so beautiful, what a fool he was to leave her for so long.
A damned fool.
He cupped her face with his palms forcing Marinette's eyes to meet him. Those sparkling bluebell eyes.
Adrien didn't know how he was still upright; the way she was looking at him, with such unadulterated love in her eye, he swore his legs were on the verge of collapsing underneath him.
"Marinette," he said, his tongue darted across his bottom lip nervously, "words could not describe how wrong it was for me to leave like that. To see you standing on the tower-"
Adrien had to stop, more tears began spilling from his eyes.
"-I still can't believe how my absence could have caused you so much pain."
Was he serious? Marinette was astonished, to say the least.
"Are you kidding me right now?!" She exclaimed.
Adrien looked at her in surprise through his misty eyes.
"Adrien I have loved you every single day since you gave me that umbrella."
Time stopped.
Did she really just say that?
Adrien looked at his lady once more and could tell by the look in her eye that she had never been more serious in her life.
His heart beat out of his chest.
"And Chat... I never had the courage to admit it, but Kitty you found a way to worm into my heart cat ears and all!"
Adrien had never felt such adoration in his life.
"I. Love. You." She concluded, wiping the tears from his face.
Sporting his Cheshire grin, Adrien scooped up Marinette, dipping the giggling bluenette towards the ground and kissing her.
He sent a string of kisses up her soft neck.
He slowly made his way across her jawline, occasionally dragging his teeth over her luscious skin, making her shiver in delight.
Finally, he settled on her lips.
It wasn't fiery, no, not like their first kiss; it was warm and tender. But that didn't make it any less passionate.
He took his time, slowly angling his mouth to her perfectly pink one, till Marinette could wait no longer.
She softly pressed her lips to his. After everything that happened, they were in no rush. They had all the time in the world to be together and they were gonna make it last.
Every. Last. Second.
Adrien held Marinette to him, hands pushing against her back, which she arched into his body.
She smelled just like the bakery her parents owned. Her cinnamon and sugar aroma drifted through Adrien's senses.
She smelled like love.
And Adrien wanted to feel that love for the rest of his life.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" He questioned.
The bluenette looked up at him, startled.
Ok, to be frank, she looked like a deer caught in headlights.
It made Adrien giggle to see Marinette reduced to the cute, blushing girl he knew from high school.
"m-Me?" She managed to get out.
"Of course!" Adrien exclaimed. He thought it was pretty apparent with all the kissing and, I don't know, saying "I love you"!
"Sorry, I just, I never thought you would. Cause your YOU and I'm...I'm me. And after tonight it's just all so crazy."
Adrien could understand her need to process everything. Heck, he essentially just came back from the dead! But her words against herself?
He would not stand for it.
"My lady, Marinette, how could you ever think I wouldn't want you. You are the bravest, smartest, and kindest person I have ever met. You're so passionate and determined. You're absolutely wonderful and I wouldn't want to date anyone BUT you."
If Marinette wasn't crying before, she was now.
Laced once more in each other's arms, Marinette said the words she had been waiting over four years to say.
"Adrien Agreste, nothing would give me greater pleasure than having the honor of being your girlfriend."