About a week later, after class, Marinette goes home exhausted and ready for a nap. When she walks through the door, her mother tells her there was a phone call from an American fashion company about an internship. Immediately, Mari calls back and the secretary of the company picks up the phone. The lady informs her of the company and the internship, they stay on the phone for about an hour. As they spoke, Marinette writes down all the details and even goes onto their website. The only major problem was that she would have to stay in America for a few months.
There were benefits; this would give her not only work experience, but experience in the fashion industry. It was a paid internship so she would get paid $7.25 an hour which was minimum, but at least it was something. They're even paying for her hotel room and food!
There were expectations; Marinette was expected to show up everyday and on time. No sick days or call outs unless it was extremely important. She should be able to stand or walk up to 6 hours a day. They told her to constantly take notes as she works and she would even go to their meetings.
There were also negatives; there was a limited amount of time she could be on her phone. She had a small amount of time for breaks. Marinette had to wake up at 5am everyday to get ready and walk to the building, which was only about four blocks away. And she couldn't go back to Paris until the internship was over… hopefully she didn't get homesick too early.
During dinner, Marinette talks about the internship with her parents. Of course they wanted their daughter to be happy and fulfill her dream, but they were worried she wouldn't be able to take care of herself in America alone. Marinette had the option of having a chaperone with her, or her parents could move there with her. Marinette really wanted to go, but another problem came to mind. What about Adrien?
After dinner, Marinette calls Adrien on skype.
"Hey, baby." Adrien starts.
"Adrien. I have some news to share with you."
"Sure. I'm listening."
"A fashion company called me for an internship offer. It sounds amazing and I really want to go."
"Marinette, that's amazing! Congrats."
"Yea, but one more thing. It's in America and I would have to live there for a few months."
Adriens expression changes. "... Which state?"
"New York." Marinette replies. There was a short pause.
Adrien was happy for her, but he would miss her terribly. "Alright, we can work this out. Figure out the time difference and we could skype each other, maybe I could even visit you for a weekend!"
Hearing Adrien say this made her smile, Marinette was glad Adrien supported her. Marinette would fly to America after the third semester of the school year. This internship was almost all she could think of for a while, she even had the dates marked on her calendar and everything. She tried not to talk about it unless someone mentioned it because she didn't want to annoy anyone.
More time passes.
Today was the day, it was friday night, and Marinette should be in New York by Saturday evening. The company had paid for her plane ticket, as well as her parents'. Her parents only agreed to stay with her in America for a few days to see the area and environment she would be in from now on. Marinette would continue college online until she goes back to Paris. Before they get onto the plane, Adrien was there to see them off and gives Marinette one quick kiss and hug.
"Have fun and don't stress yourself out." He whispers to her.
Once they get to the hotel, everyone settles in and relaxes. Marinette then remembers she promised Adrien she would skype call him once she got there. She gives him a tour of their suite and got into bed. They talk for a while, then Marinette falls asleep with the laptop still on. It was 1am in New York and 7am in Paris. Adrien loved her resting face, he missed her already and wished he could hold her again. "Goodnight, mon ange."
When Marinette wakes up, their skype call was still going. Adrien's camera showed him in bed. His blanket covered him up to his waist, he was on his stomach and his arms were under his pillow. "So he sleeps shirtless." The girl says to herself then giggles. Knowing Adrien didn't hang up the call made her happy. That day, the Cheng family gets a tour of the studio building that Marinette would be in for the next couple months. There were so many sections and so many rooms; the building had large windows that let plenty of natural sunlight in. The office doors were made of thick glass and the people in the offices waved to the family. She couldn't wait to start, and she couldn't wait to see Adrien again.
One weekend, Adrien decided to visit Marinette and surprise her. He lied a little and told his girlfriend that there was a major project he had to work on that day. When he gets to New York, he finds the hotel and the room she was staying in. Good thing she told him the address the first night she got there. Marinette hears someone knock on the door.
"Delivery and room service!"
"Coming!~" says Mari. As she opens the door, there was a huge bouquet of flowers covering the delivery man's face. She sees the silver cart of food, but something wasn't right.
"Sorry. I didn't order any of this."
The delivery man puts down the flowers, Marinette sees that it's Adrien and gives him a big hug. "Why didn't you tell me about this?!"
"I wanted to surprise my girlfriend." Adrien says as he blushes. She gives him a kiss and lets him into her room.
"How long are you staying here?" The girl asks.
"If I stay too long, I'll never want to leave… I go back in three days." The couple looks at each other.
"Let's spend your time here wisely." Mari says smiling. "My parents left yesterday. So we have this whole suite to ourselves." She continues.
"C'mon. Let's eat this food I brought." Adrien says as he puts the plates of food onto the table.
That night, Adrien thought of sleeping in the same bed as Marinette, but doesn't know how long he would be able to control himself. As Mari gets into her king sized bed, she lifts the white sheet and taps on the bed gesturing for Adrien to lie down next to her. He hesitates and thinks to himself, 'Ok, I'll go to the other room as soon as she falls asleep.'
As soon as he gets in bed with her, she starts snuggling close to his body under the blanket. He smiles and puts his arm around her, then kisses her forehead. The girl started to tear up, she didn't want Adrien to go. He hears her sniffling and raises her chin up. "Don't cry, Marinette." He says as he kisses her eyes and cheek. They were both wearing robes over their pajamas, but Adrien was shirtless underneath. She put her hand on his bare chest, over his heart, and Adrien put his hand over hers. The feeling of Marinette's breathing was calming to the boy, it slowly put him to sleep, and the silent beating of Adrien's heart put Marinette to sleep.
Note: sorry this chapter isn't the best, I kind of rushed it because I just wanted to post something. I'm also working on alternate endings for this story and I started writing new stories. Please check them out! (: