The song I used for this chapter is "Tell Her" by Jesse McCartney.

I was a total Jesse fangirl as a kid and Lukanette + Jesse McCartney = Love

Enjoy! ️


Luka sat on stage in a small pub in Spain. He was lit up by a blue spotlight, and he physically and mentally prepared his singing voice as the crowd waited in anticipation for his performance.

Then the piano player behind him played the romantic melody as Luka thought about the person most important to him.

"I know how it feels to wake up without her."

"Lying here all alone, just thinking about her."

Luka smiled in a melancholy way. As he sang the song, there was a longing in his voice that reminded him of being away from his girlfriend.

"I can't believe her hold on me! It's just so indescribable!"

"I know she knows but won't you please…."

Just then, Luka imagined Marinette in the crowd, smiling at him performing like she usually did.

"If you see my girl just tell her I miss her smile!"

"Tell her I'm counting the moments, gonna see her in a little while…."

"I know when she holds on to me,"

"She's the one thing that I can never live without."

"Oh! Oh! Ohhhhh…"

"And tell her I love her."

"Just tell her I love her…."

All his melodies were for her that night.


Marinette laid on the bed, holding her pillow to her chest. She was still wide awake, staring at the open balcony door where the blue moonlight shined in.

She knew this was pathetic. She didn't want to be codependent on Luka or obsessed with Luka. She was perfectly capable of taking care of herself in their apartment, but even though they dated since high school, she still missed him when he left on trips.

The bed was much bigger without him here, and it still had her handsome boyfriend's scent. Sure she had more room, but not enough room on the bed was never an issue when she had Luka's gentle touch comforting her each night.

Marinette turned on her back and let go of the pillow to grab her phone. This seemed obsessive now, but she tapped the music player app to turn on a playlist of Luka's songs.

Marinette felt so loved having her boyfriend dedicating songs to her, and Luka told her that when he leaves to do international performances, he misses her so much, and he counts the moments until they reunite.

That's why he wrote the song Marinette listened to.

"I know when she holds on to me,"

"She's the one thing that I can never live without."

"Oh! Oh! Ohhhhh!"

"And tell her I love her!"

Marinette managed to close her eyes and sleep as her phone kept playing music. She dreamt she was at a beautiful cafe where she watched Luka play music.

"Just tell her I love her."


Luka loved relaxing and resting in luxury hotel rooms. But it wasn't the same without Marinette around.

All those times, he and Marinette caused mischief in hotel rooms from pillow fights and pillow forts. Eating take-out and watching movies in the dark. And the hotel rooms heightened Marinette and Luka's sexual relationship on the king-sized beds and claw bathtubs.

God, Marinette looked gorgeous that one time he walked in on her in the bathtub. Luka covered his blushing face with his hand and laid back on the bed. He couldn't sleep quite yet because he enjoyed the blue moonlight night.

And he missed her so, he wished she was here to mess up a hotel room with him.

Luka sat up and walked onto the balcony to look at the starlit night. He took his phone out of his pocket and saw a text from Marinette that she sent before his show.

"I love you! Good luck tonight, Luka!"

Luka smiled, and even if she was probably asleep by now, he texted back.

"I love you, my melody. Have sweet dreams tonight."


Marinette woke up the next day wanting to just lay for an hour or two, but she realized Luka wouldn't want her to be sad all alone.

Since Marinette was alone, it was the perfect time to clean up the entire apartment. She vacuumed, dusted, and shook out all the rugs on the balcony while letting Kitty Section music filled her whole apartment. It all took a good chunk out of her morning before she worked on her art projects remembering that she still had to give 100% to her clients and customers.

And then Marinette made dinner in the quiet kitchen and felt scatterbrained for making too much dinner for one. So out of embarrassment, she called Kagami and Adrien and asked them if they wanted to join her for dinner.

The two of them were delighted and considered it a pleasant surprise to be treated to one of Marinette's home-cooked meals. Marinette agreed it was a delightful mistake on her part, and it felt good making dinner to share with her friends.

So the following day, Marinette invited Nino and Alya for breakfast. Marinette cooked eggs and bacon and made blueberry muffins from scratch.

Alya and Nino praised Marinette's blueberry muffins so highly that both of them took three each. Marinette was flattered.

But Marinette also realized too late she channeled her boyfriend's presence. Luka loved her blueberry muffins.

When Luka finally got a chance to text Marinette while sitting at a cafe, Marinette gleefully talked about what happened lately with her pleasant slip-ups.

She also mentioned she felt terrible for making blueberry muffins without him and that if she could send him a muffin through text message, she would.

Luka messaged back, saying that her muffins certainly tasted better than the blueberry muffin he ordered from the cafe. Another bittersweet note for Luka's current melody.

"They will taste even better when I finally return home," Luka texted.

"I'll make a fresh batch!" Marinette texted back.

Marinette's friends did realize she was a bit lonely, so Adrien and Kagami returned the favor by taking her out to dinner. Marinette got to enjoy expensive steak and potatoes that night.

Then later, Nino and Alya dragged her to the ice cream shop. Marinette certainly felt adored.

And then, for the next few nights, Luka couldn't help but text Marinette all night. Both of them were wide awake late at night, grinning and laughing at their phone screens.

Then it came time for the evening when Luka would return to France.

Marinette sauteed noodles and vegetables in the wok. They smelled just the way Luka liked them, and there were also chocolate lava cakes cooking in the oven.

Luka texted her that he was coming home soon, so Marinette worked hard to make sure dinner was ready by the time he came in.

Marinette blushed thinking about him as she stirred the noodles and vegetables, and then she snapped out of her trance when she heard the door unlock.

Luka opened the door, smiling and looking cute in his coat and scarf.

"Luka!" Marinette cried.

"Hey Marinette," he held his arms out as Marinette turned off the stove and ran into his arms as he lifted her up and spun her around. When Luka finally placed her down, Marinette got on her toes and planted a kiss on his soft lips. Luka returned the kiss and placed his hand on her cheek as they savored the moment.

But Luka broke the kiss because of the delicious smells from the kitchen.

"That smells wonderful," Luka said. "And it also smells like chocolate lava cake."

The oven beeped. "Yes!" Marinette cried. "Oh gosh, I need to get them out!" She ran back to the kitchen and grabbed her open mitts.

Luka followed behind her, being hypnotized by the delicious scents of Chinese food and chocolate. Luka stood by Marinette, and he was oh so tempted to eat some chocolate cake now.

"Sit down Luka, I will plate the food," Marinette said.

Luka said nothing and grabbed a plate out of the cabinet, and took a moment to kiss Marinette on the cheek. "I love you," he whispered.

The two of them had the best dinner in a while, finally being able to eat together again. The lovers finally felt at home talking and laughing. Luka was in heaven slurping up 2 helpings of noodles that Marinette made. They tasted perfect to him.

And then, the couple enjoyed the euphoria of homemade lava cake. Luka begged to eat three of them because he couldn't get enough cake with melted chocolate inside and vanilla bean ice cream.

But even more than that, he enjoyed sharing chocolate kisses with Marinette. He teased her by kissing and licking the chocolate that dripped from her lips, and Marinette achieved payback by doing the same. But when Marinette made her move, they were on the floor as Marinette kissed the chocolate off her boyfriend's lips.

When they finally finished dessert, they sighed in pleasure. The couple sat in bliss before Marinette finally felt the energy to wash the dishes. Now that Luka was home, he insisted on washing the dishes with her. Luka always helped Marinette wash dishes without complaint. It was these little moments where they found great joy.

But afterward, it was finally time to dim the lights as Marinette and Luka felt exhausted for the day.

When they both got into their pajamas, they eagerly got into bed together, and Luka made a sneak attack and hugged Marinette from behind, causing Marinette to giggle.

Luka kissed her on the cheek and took in her scent once more.

"I'm so happy we can do this again," Marinette said.

But then Luka released his hold on her and crawled on top of Marinette, so he was hovering over her. Balancing his knees and hands on the bed. He gave her a handsome smile, and his ocean blue eyes glowed in the moonlight.

"I'm on top of you now," he whispered.

Marinette grabbed him by his shoulders and threw him on his side as Marinette crawled her tiny body on his muscular chest and planted a kiss on his lips. Luka stroked Marinette's dark hair as they made out.

After an hour of play fighting, kissing, and cuddling, the couple fell asleep in each other's arms, looking so content and peaceful.

The longing they felt for so long ended in passion.