Marinette hummed, nuzzling into her pillows.
   The sun had began to set across the Parisian skyline, but its rays warmed the inside of her bedroom.
  It had been quite a few months since their trip to New York and Marinette was completely taken with the city.
   She made a mental note to go somewhere else this upcoming summer.
   Marinette couldn't wait to book their honeymoon. She had hoped to make it a family trip, she couldn't imagine herself going anywhere far without her children. Working as Ladybug and Chat Noir was one thing, but to leave the country without them was another.
She definitely wasn't having it.

   Marinette opened her eyes, furrowing her brow as she sensed movement.
  The blunette groaned, her legs stretched against the smooth clean sheets of her bed. She sat up, rubbing her eyes as she glanced around.

  The bun that had sat atop her head slowly began to unravel, becoming undone as it fell into loose ringlets against the back of her head.

Marinette could hear the television in the next room and she could smell food.
   She placed a hand on her round belly, her brow furrowing as the baby moved again in an uncomfortable position.

  "Ow..." she breathed, her chest heaving as she felt the baby kick into her ribs.
  She glanced out the window, figuring that it was probably late afternoon to early evening. Marinette tried not to make taking random naps throughout the day a habit, but she just couldn't help it.
  Marinette slid towards the edge of the bed, placing her feet on to the ground.

   "You feeling alright?" A voice emanated softly from behind her.

Marinette sighed, shaking her head. She turned around to smile at her love who stood in the doorway.

   "You always make a surprising entrance..." Marinette chuckled, her feet throbbing as they began to swell.
"What are you cooking? It smells really good..." she bit her lip, her tummy growling.

   Adrien laughed softly, peeling off his apron before he set it to the side.
"I've started making steak, I know you've been craving it. Louis refuses to eat nuggets and now all he wants is applesauce and mashed potatoes." The blonde chuckled as he took a seat beside her.

   Marinette hummed, a small smile on her face as a soft blush dusted across her cheeks.
   "Mmm...steaks...nuggets sound good too. If Louis doesn't want them, I'll eat them." She giggled softly.
  The female was just about ready to stand when Adrien stopped her.

"Hey, I can carry you to the bathroom if you need to. If you're hungry I can take you to the kitchen as well." He assured her, his hand gently sliding into hers.

  Marinette chuckled, shaking her head as her hand gripped tighter on to his.
   "Adrien, I have legs. I can walk..." she smiled sweetly before she stood up.

Her belly was a heavy weight, her back had already started to hurt. Her feet had began to swell, the baby was moving into her ribs and she was hungry almost all the time.
   "Ugh..." Marinette groaned, wiggling her toes. "I definitely dont miss this..." she smiled weakly, placing her hand on the side of her belly.

   Adrien stood up beside her, ready to catch her and lift her if she needed it.
"Is the baby moving around?" He asked, recalling how Louis often kept Marinette up at night when he moved around to painful areas.

   She nodded, her hand guiding his hand to her belly.
  "Yep. The baby keeps kicking and kicking away..." she breathed, attempting to relax.

   Adrien blinked, his hand remaining still on her belly as he waited anxiously for the baby to start kicking.
  A small smile spread across his face the moment he felt little movements underneath his palm.
   "Do you think the baby likes me?" He asked, his brow perking.

Marinette snorted, waddling away from him as she needed to follow the smell of that food.

  "Of course the baby likes you." She assured. "The baby only ever moves or jumps around when you're near me..." Marinette placed her hand onto her belly, trying to get the baby to move to a different location.
  "The baby keeps lodging into my ribs though..." she breathed. "Louis liked to rest there as well. Maybe if I eat something the baby would want to move..." Marinette bit her lip. "I mean the baby loves sugar. Do we have any of the pies my father brought last night? Or did you and Louis eat them all?"

   Adrien shook his head, climbing off the bed and wandering over towards her with a grin.
"Marinette...you ate them all. Literally, you ate them all in one sitting."

  Marinette pressed her lips together, she wasn't even ashamed that she did. What the baby wanted, the baby got.

   Tikki emerged from the hallway, the little creature floating around her Chosen's head before eventually cuddling her cheek.
   "Are you ready to use your face as a butter knife like last time?" Tikki teased with a giggle.

  Adrien chuckle at the comment.
"Or perhaps she'd like to throw up on me again." The blonde chimed in, wiggling his brow.

  Marinette glared at the two, the blush on her face only deepening as they teased her.
   "Get over it!" She huffed, crossing her arms. "It was years ago, and I was still in high school!"
  Adrien bit his lip, holding her waist as he turned her over and wrapped his arms around her.
  The blonde held her in a comfortable embrace, quite aware that her growing belly was pushing into him.

  "Aww c'mon!" Adrien murmured. "We're only teasing because we love you..." he rubbed his face into her neck. "Just you wait until Louis is older. He'll chime in on the teasing too."

  Marinette leaned into him, rolling her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him in reciprocation.
  "Well, Louis will be a good big brother and stay on my side as well as the new little one." She pulled back to stick out her tongue.

   Adrien smiled, his hand reaching up to cup her face.
   "I love you..." he murmured, leaning down to press a gentle kiss to her lips.
   Marinette closed her eyes, leaning into the kiss as they always made her heart flutter.
   "Mmm....you taste nice..." Marinette murmured against his lips. She pulled back, glancing into his eyes with a soft blush.

   "Is dinner ready? I'm starved!"

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A/N : SURPRISE AN EPILOGUE CHAPTER THAT NO ONE ASKED FOR.
  I hope you guys liked it!!