Sophie was not fond of her new step-brother and step-sister. Herni was too quiet and just hadn't much. Aimée on the other hand was not shutting up, going on and on about her life and every little thing about how great life was going with her new dad and how great her mom was. Apparently Sophie also had one more step-sister that couldn't make it tonight that she would meet later.
She had also learned as the night dragged that Lila, her new stepmother, was an activist. She apparently went around doing fundraisers, doing projects, running an orphanage, and apparently just having adventures helping people. Which slots well into her father's political job. At least more than Sophie and her mother had.
Finally the dinner ended and honestly, Sophie didn't hate her step-mother and her father was actually more bearable than usual having spent the nice having a pleasant time talking with Louis about his plans for the future and how Sophie's father would put in a good word for him at any place the boy asked.
Sophie shook her head at this wondering if her father would be this nice to Emma too. She got her answer as a lesbian couple walked by giggling and holding hands and her father muttered a comment, "Digusting."
This caused a frown on the girl's face but covered it up as Lila looked at Sophie, "I'll tell you, hang onto this young man." She motioned to Louis, "He is so good for you."
"Agreed," Roger added to his wife's comment, "Your future is with this man, honey."
Louis smiled brightly at his girlfriend at her father's words.
While Sophie was forced back to thoughts from earlier that day. About how she had been thinking earlier that Louis wasn't her future.
….
Sophie looked at Louis as she pulled him into her room, thankful that her mother was already asleep having celebrated Sophie's birthday earlier that day. She looked at him and his clear blue eyes, wondering what he would look like if he had green eyes like his sister. The girl shook her head and focused on her boyfriend.
Her father's words echoed in her head. The words of her new stepmother. They liked Louis. Louis was great. He seemed like a good influence. He was everything that they liked. Louis was liked by her mother, she liked him and his family. Louis had a good future according to her father.
But Emma...She could say all that about Emma too. But, Emma was a risk. What if they didn't work out? She still wanted to be friends. Also the comments her father and stepmother had made about Emma and Nathalie…
Sophie looked deeply into Louis's eyes before leaning up into kiss him. He smiled into the kiss and he pulled back.
"I love you," He told her honestly.
The blonde didn't reply as she looked at him and heard the words of her father and step-mother again. Telling her this boy was her future. He was safe and familiar.
Emma? Emma was a risk and one with a lot of weight as she thought of her father's disgust of the women walking together.
So, with tentative fingers she kissed him again and started unbuttoning her shirt.
…..
Cat Noir landed on the balcony of Sophie's room in her grandfather's hotel. She held her gifts for Sophie in her hands, she smiled and shook herself preparing to change back in civilian form when she looked into the room and saw someone was in it.
Crap, she thought that Sophie wasn't suppose to be home for another hour or so. Now she can't leave the gifts like she wanted. She suppose she'd have to do it tomorrow. She sighed and looked again into the room before realizing what she was looking at.
Cat Noir dropped her gifts and her eyes went wide in horror. She looked into the room to see the girl she was in love with and her brother in her bed together, clothes thrown everywhere, and making out vigorously.
The hero turned away, pain in her chest, tears welling in her eyes, "Of course she didn't want me. Why did I listen to Nina? I'm such an idiot."
With that the heartbroken girl jumped away into the night, having never been seen by the lovers.
...
"You really should have come meet Sophie tonight, Bridgette," Lila said to her daughter.
Bridgette looked up from her laptop, "Sorry. I'll try to meet her next time."
Lila shook her head, "Met her boyfriend too. Louis Agreste."
The girl paused in her work, "Louis Agreste?"
"Welcome to Tikki Facts!" Tikki greeted as she looked around, "Plagg isn't here this time….um, well let's talk about Roger Lèon?"
Silence fills the space.
"So Roger Lèon is Sophie's father. He met Chloé is late college and married a year later and had Sophie but got a divorce from Chloé when Sophie was about 12-ish," Tikki explained, "The man frankly is a jerk from what I've seen and a politician looking to look good for the masses. Also marrying Lila? The man is in trouble."
Tikki looked around still no Plagg, "I guess bye readers. See you next time."
Author's Note
Am I monster? Probably. But yes looks like Sophie has chosen and next chapter we will deal with the fall out from that. Especially with Cat Noir having seen them together.
Next Episode: Letting Go- Sophie tries to understand what's going on with Emma as well trying to stop an attack on Pegasus.
Anyway, thanks for reading and review please. See you next chapter.
