Adrien's  POV:

   "By her, you mean?"

    Vincent only nods his head.

    "I could not ask her to join it.  I mean, she is the girl my father hired to do my makeup."

   As Vincent shakes his head, I shrug my shoulders.

   "Ladybug, I know it sounds crazy, but could you lend me a hand?"

      "I beg your pardon."  I hear her say.

     "It is a long shot,  I know.  I need someone to join me for the photo shoot.  Vincent says he thinks you will do nicely."

     I watch as her eyes widen in surprise.

     Ladybug's  POV:

       "I beg your pardon."

      I roll my eyes as he asks me to lend him a hand.

    I refuse to let on that I think he is cute.

   I  work for him and his father.

 Goodness, this keeping stuff professional is harder than I thought.

    Did I hear right?

    Nah, he could not have asked me to join him.

    Then, again, he did ask me.

     I felt my eyes widen.

"Adrien, I can do no such thing.  Gosh, I am just meant to be the one who makes your face glow. To correct the bags under your eyes and such."

   I  see his face turn red again.

  Great, there I go making him feel uncomfortable again.

   "Miss Ladybug, we need an extra.  Adrien models the men's wear just fine, but we need someone to model the woman's line.  I do believe it will suit your taste."  Vincent states.

    "I am not sure Mr. Agreste will agree."

    "It was Mr. Agreste who told me to ask you to be in the photos."

     I  stand there astonished at the announcement.  I take the clothes he hands me.

  I do not bother to look at them as I enter the ladies changing area.

   I pull off my skirt, leggings, shoes, and top carefully.  I place them in my bag. I add my undergarments to the bag too.

   I step into the bottom half of the outfit I am to model alongside Adrien.  Then, I put on the top half.  I tie it in place.

   I gasp as it dawns on me I am to wear a red swimsuit.  A two-piece with black spots on it.

   Did Mr. Agreste design this after my Ladybug items?

I   step out feeling so awkward.

I see that Adrien has red swimming trunks with white spots on them.

I  blush big time.

  Vincent's  POV:

   I laugh as Ladybug's face turns red.

   Well, at least now in the photos both Adrien and Ladybug will have similar faces.

      I  get them to stand beside each other.

     "Good now put an arm on her shoulder."

     I say then take a picture.

   Next, I have Adrien stand by the water fountain and Ladybug in it.

    I snap the picture.

  I have Adrien hold Ladybug in his arms while he stands in the fountain.

   After this one, I take photos of them at the pool, in front of the Effiel Tower, and in front of a tree. 

    Last, is Adrien in a tree overlooking Paris with the girl Ladybug at the base of the tree.

    "Well, that just about covers it. Time to go change back to your regular clothes."

    Ladybug's  POV:

        I  go back to the changing area.

       I  take off the wet clothes.

     I am grateful for the towel. I dry off and put back on my other things.

   I comb my wet hair.

  As I dry it, I hear a knock on the door.

    "Come in?"  I call out.

    I thought it was Alya.

  Adrien's  POV:

  I finish changing back to my dry clothes.

   I wonder how ladybug is now.

   I must apologize to her for the way Vincent put her on the spot.

  I  went to the other changing room. I knocked.

  As soon as I heard a "Come in?"  I did as much.

  "Hi, Ladybug!  I hope I am not intruding."

  "Ah, I thought you were Alya!"  I hear her shriek.

    "Sorry, I will leave."

   "You might as well explain why you are here in the ladies' changing room. It does look rather questionable you know."  This was the response she gave me.

   "I just want to say, I am sorry Vincent put you on the spot. "

    I hear her gasp.

   "I mean I had no idea he was going to insist that you be in the photos until he told me. I thought he was kidding. So, I am sorry if he made you feel at odds with me."

        Find out more in Chapter 7

      bye, bye little owlets!

     -Summer out!

Published May 18, 2021

 Edits made May 30, 2021 

 More edits made May 31, 2021