Luka was late arriving home but he had wanted to stop by Chantelle Thomas's to pick up a little something for Marinette. When he walked into the apartment he was hit with the aroma of Speed Rabbit's pizza. A restaurant that served pizza equivalent to America's Little Ceasars. There were three pizza boxes stacked upon the kitchen counter.
"Anks." Adrien said as looked at Luka with a mouth full of pizza. He was thankful that Luka wasn't upset that Marinette had chose to let him stay. Luka thought it was ironic if she knew what he knew about Adrien, Adrien wouldn't be here.
When Adrien called Luka earlier in the day and explained the situation, Adrien added "I know you don't like me." at the end.
"I don't like you and I don't trust you. But it's not my decision it's hers." Luka replied. He didn't want to pretend he knew the best for Marinette but he knew one thing that she can never know that Adrien is ChatNoir. Not for the fear that she will pick Adrien over him but that if she finds out that she'll leave Luka for allowing ChatNoir to stay. When he knew what ChatNoir did.
"Emma did do your homework?" Luka asked Emma as she was shoving pizza down her throat. Luka then thought to himself "One of these days this kid is going to choke."
Emma shook her head yes. Luka had a rule Emma couldn't eat dinner unless her homework was done. Otherwise she wouldn't do it and just take the loss. Luka did not care if she was a A student heaven know neither him or Marinette was.
"Got a 94 on last weeks packet." She said proudly. Her packets were a week worth of science homework that the teacher gave to all the students. They were learning a bit about chemical compounds.
"94?" Adrien questioned. If had gotten a 94 in school Gabriel would of scolded him harshly for such a disappointing grade.
"Yah could of got a 100 if I didn't forget to write my name on it." She said knowing that the science teacher Mrs Snyder deducted 6 points if you forgot to write your name on any paper. "I also drew rainbow trees in art today."
Emma said as she went to her book bag to grab her art to proudly show off to Luka. "See!" She smiled. "We had to draw trees this way but Chalky drew trees this way." She explained. Her trees were portrait oriented and Ezra's trees were landscape but she couldn't recall the specific words so she just turned the paper every which way.
"This my practice piece then we get to make another one but Mrs. Flood like Chalky's the way it was so he has to wait to color his." She added. She was very proud of Ezra for being that good at art that he didn't have to do it a second time.
Luka took Emma's trees and hung them on the refrigerator. Thinking it was funny how in big thick marker in the lower corner she spelled her name 'eMmA'. It wasn't the greatest but Luka was proud of her.
"How do you forget to write your own name?" Adrien questioned referring to the science packet. She obviously knew to write her name on her trees.
"I don't know." Emma shrugged.
"But it's your NAME." Adrien stated. Not realizing he was raising his tone like his father did to him.
Luka glared at Adrien. "And she's a CHILD." He replied not knowing if Adrien knew that children forget things on the regular.
Emma put her hands on her hips. "I have you know I can spell my name any way I want, DAAD." She said thinking that Adrien was talking about her trees. She was also still petty about the tea incident.
"Don't use that tone with me." Adrien scolded Emma.
"You can't tell me what to do!"
Luka thought about interrupting but Adrien need to see how difficult a child could be. So he made himself a plate of pizza and just watched on the sidelines to see how long Adrien could tolerate Emma. Especially when all this was just a misunderstanding. All Adrien had to do to resolve the conflict was to offer her a slice of pizza.
"Yes I can." Adrien said not seeing the parallel between this argument and the one he had with Gabriel about public school.
"YOUR NOT MY REAL DAD!" She added as she angrily slapped a piece of pizza onto her plate.
"WHAT IF I WAS?" Adrien shouted back wondering why Luka wasn't intervening. Prehaps he purposely wanted to drive a rift between Emma and him.
"THEN KINDLY BUGGER OFF." She shouted. He wasn't going to tell her how to spell her name bio-dad or not.
Adrien then realized he was becoming his father. "Emna, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at you. It wasn't my place." As much as it pained him he knew that technically he wasn Emma's father figure no matter how much she idolized ChatNoir. He wished that Gabriel apologized at list once for lashing out.
"How sorry? Like I'm kinda sorry or 'I'm sorry you can eat the rest of the pizza' sorry?" Emma asked.
"Did your mom get any?" Luka replied.
"No, Papa." Emma pouted. "BUT Mommy don't feel good. So, she doesn't probably want any, anyway."
"Did you ask?"
"Ughhhh." Emma groaned upset she couldn't eat the rest of the pizza. There was only one pizza left and she already took one slice out of it. Emma walked to her mom's bedroo. and opened the door.
"MOOOOMMMMMMMYYY!!!" She yelled.
"Emma." Marinette said as she rubbed her head. A little frustrated by her rude awakening.
"You want pizza?" Before Marinette could respond. Emma answered the question. "No? Okay." Emma then proceeded to yell towards the kitchen. "MOMMY SAID ITS OKAY!!!!" She said as she unintentionally slammed the door.
Marinette slipped out of bed hoping that Luka was home by now so she could have him hop by the drug store tomorrow. She walked out of the room and as soon as she got a whif of the pizza smell she went to the nearest bathroom.
Adrien panicked again. "I think she needs to go to the hospital. Marinette thought she could sleep it off but she's still sick."
Marinette came out of the bathroom. "Stop worrying." She told Adrien as she went to get a yogurt something easy on the stomach. She noticed Emma rainbow trees. "Awesome trees, Emma." She said before attaining her light dinner.
"Luka can you pick me up some nausea meds and a pregnancy test tomorrow?"
Marinette stated nonchalantly. Its been a few days and she was already tried of not being able to hold much down.
"Yeh, sure no problem." Luka stated as he handed Marinette a spoon. "What me to pick up some crossiants and camberet also?" He joked. Referencing one of Marinette's pregnancy foods when she was carrying Emma.
"YES PLEASE!!" Emma replied since camberet crossiant sandwiches were obviously the best.
"I'm actually hungry for Papa and Mama's chocolate chip cookies, strawberry ice cream, and reeses cups." She was thinking if was indeed pregnant that these craves just sound like want she's normally hungry when she's stressed.
Emma wondered "Are we baking cookies tomorrow? Or we going to Nana and Papaw's?"
"Nana and Papaw's" Luka replied knowing that Marinette was in no condition to cook and he was too busy with setting up a his concert.
"YES!" Emma said. As her Papaw let Emma eat anything that was in the back of the bakery.
"Need anything Adrien?" Luka asked trying to be curtosey to him as a guest.
"Nah, I think I'm good. Just staying for a few days is enough."
"He needs a razor and a hair cut." Marinette teased.
"Do I really look that bad?" Adrien said not knowing Marinette compared him to her romance novels.
"Yes!" Emma said still not letting the tea incident go.
"Emma." Marinette scolded.
"I am not afraid of you or anybody else. I called Hawktwat, Butterfly Boy to his face. I have no fear!"
"You want to test me?" Marinette glare at her daughter using the same death glare she used to give ChatNoir when he screwed up on missions.
"I have one fear." Emma smiled trying to wiggle her way out of trouble. Marinette sighed know sEmma probably shouldn't have ate this late. She'll probably be a pain to get up in morning.
"I'll pick you up some clothes too." Luka added knowing that Adrien refused to wear any clothes that Gabriel had bought him or designed. That's why he was borrowing Nino's wardrobe. He also couldn't afford new attire plus a college tuition.
"Thanks but-" Adrien started before being interrupted by Luka.
"Looking like this is proving to Gabriel you can't do shit with out him. You need to stick it to the man. And I'm willing to help." Luka said knowing that he will always hate Adrien for what he did but Gabriel just rubbed him the wrong way. Especially when Marinette relayed the conversations Gabriel and her had together.
"STICK TO THE MAN!!!" Emma repeated getting all fired up.
Marinette noticed a bag from Chantelle on the coffee table with her magazines when she went to attempt to look through them again.
"Luka, you shouldn't have." She said holding up the black and white striped gift bag. She already what was already in the bag.
"Well you're last pair was ruined." Luka added.
"Did you get more then one?" She asked. The bag was a little too heavy just for one pair.
"I got several different types. Didn't know which one you'd like."
"I think its more that you just wanted options." She stated embarrassing Luka. Emma didn't know what type of store Chantelle was and Adrien was trying to pin point what type of store Chantelle ways. He just thought the bag was a Sephora bag since they looked uncannily similar. "Too bad I'm too sick to try them all on." She teased.
"Maybe there's a 24/7 drug store open. Couldn't hurt to check." Luka added wanting Marinette to recover so she could try out the items he bought her.
"You can go tomorrow liked planned." She said thinking how funny that out of all the things that got Luka hot and bothered was the this article of clothing.