Marinette gently slid out from under Emma's head. The girl had fallen asleep halfway through the movie using Marinette as a pillow. Plagg and Tikki had fallen asleep curled up in Emma's hands. Adrien quietly laid a blanket over the group before gesturing towards the bedroom. Marinette nodded and followed him.

Once the bedroom door was shut behind them, Marinette quickly wrapped her arms around Adrien in a loving embrace.

"I'm sorry," she muttered, "I'm so sorry about your father."

"It's alright," he answered, squeezing her back. "I might have an idea why he's Hawkmoth. And I can't say I don't blame him."

Marinette pulled back and looked up at Adrien's face. It was solemn and serious, a look she seldom saw.

"Adrien…" she started, but he shook his head.

"If someone gets a hold of both of our miraculouses, they get a wish granted right?" He asked in confirmation. She nodded, knowing that the wish would come with a heavy cost. "Well...I think...I mean...I might...sigh...I think this might be about my mother."

Marinette herself had thought that might be the case but wasn't planning on saying it out loud. Adrien looked so fragile at the moment and it broke her heart.

"Kitty," she said softly, using her pet name for him, "I know that this is a lot to take in. But, we don't need to figure this out right now."

"But we finally know who Hawkmoth is, Mari!" he cried, "We can finally put an end to these akumas! It's just...just…"

"Adrien! Right now we have a slightly bigger problem." Marinette said firmly. "We know how to handle akumas, but we don't know how to help our daughter. Don't you think she comes first?"

"Our daughter," he repeated. Their eyes were locked and the weight of the words hung between them. "Mari...I know we haven't talked about it but…"

"I would love to have a family with you, Adrien Agreste," she said with a smile. He smiled back at her before planting a passionate kiss on her lips.

"I love you, bugaboo," he said when their lips parted.

"I love you too, kitty," Marinette responded. "But we need a plan. For Emma's sake." She gestured towards the bed and they both sat down.

"Emma. Pretty name." Adrien noted. Marinette blushed. "I'm going to go out on a limb and say it was your idea."

"Yeah...I always liked the name, Emma."

"But Mari...did...did you notice?" He asked, but she wasn't sure what he was referring to. When she didn't answer, he continued. "Her accent. Not to mention that she doesn't know her way around. She isn't from Paris."

Marinette hadn't noticed and wondered what it could mean about their future. She loved Paris and couldn't imagine leaving it, but Adrien was right. Her accent was clearly off and that wasn't the only thing that had seemed off.

"She's awfully close to Plagg, but not Tikki," she added. "And the way she looks at me...did you notice?"

"Yeah, I noticed." He pulled Marinette in close. "But Mari, you know that she's yours, don't you? She looks just like you. And you're the only woman for me."

"I know but...it's like I'm not a part of her life. She even acted as if she had never had my father's macaroons before."

"Well...if she wasn't raised in Paris...she might not have had them. Or maybe it's just been a long time."

"And Tikki? How do you explain her not being close to Tikki?"

"Who says she's not? Just because she's best buds with Plagg doesn't mean she isn't friends with Tikki. You heard what she said earlier. She's obviously used to transforming with Plagg. Maybe she took over being Cat Noir for me."

"Then who's Ladybug?" she asked, frowning. "Because I'm not going to be Ladybug if you're not my partner anymore."

"Another one of our children?" he suggested with a slight twinkle in his eye. "Or maybe she's just training to take over. Look, let's just stop speculating and focus on the positive. We are going to have a daughter. And, I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to that day."

Marinette smiled at him and nodded.

"Me too, Adrien. But we need to get her home. Really home, I mean."

"Yeah, I know. Call Master Fu in the morning?" he suggested. "If the Miraculous Book brought her here, maybe there's a way to send her back."

"It's worth a shot." She paused, not sure if now was the right time to bring up his father, but decided it was best to put all the cards on the table. "And Hawkmoth? What do you want to do about that?"

"I can visit my father tomorrow. Check and see if the Miraculous Book is there. Then...I don't know. I need to figure out a way to talk to him about it without revealing I'm Cat Noir. Or, do you think he already knows?"

"I doubt that. Remember Gorzilla? You even had me tricked with your little stunt!" Adrien blushed slightly. After they had discovered their identities, Adrien had to explain how he had pulled it off three times before Marinette fully understood how she had seen Adrien and Cat Noir at the same time.

"Alright. Then I'll find a way to talk to him, but Emma comes first! Agreed?"

"Agreed. I should probably head home though. It's getting late." Adrien pulled her in tight, leaning back against the pillows.

"Not yet, milady, please? Just a few minutes." She snuggled deeper into his chest knowing that she wasn't going to argue with him.

"Alright, kitty. Alright."