"TWINS?" Marinette and Adrien shouted together in surprise.

Dr. Sussman smiled gently at them, "Yes. You probably don't believe it, right? "

"Yeah, it's kinda hard to believe..." Marinette couldn't calm herself down.

"The fetuses are still small..…They aren't fully formed yet, but the good thing is that I could hear their heartbeats. Although this is a great news for you, it's also going to be a lot of work from now on. Twins always arrive early. They'll most likely arrive seven to eight months into the pregnancy. It's a lot of work on your body... you need to be prepared."

"I'll be careful. " Marinette's eyes were sparkling with tears.

Luka would have been so happy about this...

There was also mother and maman and papa… their precious grandchildren were finally coming...

"You should get some rest now…whatever you want to eat, let others know, a pregnant woman needs her nutrients."

She nodded.

With another 'congratulations', he walked out of the door, leaving her all alone with Adrien.

She looked at him with a wide grin on her face, basking in happiness. He laughed out loud, a hint of excitement in his voice, "You're gonna be a mother!"

She jumped down from the bed and hugged him tightly, "It's so crazy! Twins, I… I mean what are the odds of having twins! I'm so freaking excited!"

He hugged her back, "Congrats, Mari!"

"Thank you!"

Marinette's heart filled with happiness at the thought of two little lives growing inside her.

Adrien said, "Let's go to a restaurant 'kay? Our friends are waiting for us there. "

Marinette looked at him in surprise and he simply smiled.

Adrien quickly walked over to her and picked up her bag.

"Why are you just standing there? Hurry up! "

Adrien turned and smiled at her.

Marinette finally reacted and ran after him...

"Can you not be so hasty either? You're about to become a mom. Slow down! Geezus... " He was frightened by the sight of a running Marinette and immediately stopped to remind her...

She threw him an apologetic look.

Dr. Sussman lived in the outskirts of Paris. So, it was a journey of total eight hours to and from the clinic.

When they reached the restaurant, it was already seven PM in evening.

Everyone was waiting for them at the entrance. There was their whole class... even George...

They smiled at her widely as she walked over to them.

Alya held Marinette's hand and laughed, "Let's go celebrate you being a mom! "

With that, everyone walked into the restaurant and made their way up to the private room on the top floor...

The group of people took their seats.
After the dishes were served, Adrien suddenly declared in a mysterious tone, "Did any one of you know that she's carrying twins? "

Kim whistled, "Twins? Damn.... that's crazy! Buy-one-get-one-free, what a great deal! "

Rose exclaimed, "Twins?"

Alix said, "My girl is truly as amazing. She either lays low, or she gets two babies at once..."

Max pushed up his frames from his nose and said, "There is only a 0.4 % chance of conceiving twins. In that case, she's really lucky. "

Nino commented, "So, is this like winning the lottery?"

George said, "Damn sis, you're too good....so you're having babies? Are they boys or girls?"

He was too excited and kept on asking questions.

"It's still too early to tell the genders, haha."

Seeing everybody's expressions entertained Marinette.

"Luka loved kids, he would have become real mad with joy if he could hear this.... " Matinette subconsciously talked aloud to herself as she kept a hand on her flat stomach.

The atmosphere turned gloomy.

"Guys, guys, let's bet on the genders. " Alix changed the subject in an attempt to lighten up the mood.

Alya said, "I think it will be two boys. They'll be such troublemakers, haha. "

Nino agreed with his girlfriend.
George said, "I think that it'll be two girls. Chlo, what do ya think? "
She nodded in consent, "Mhm. "

Mylene said, "I think it'll be one daughter and one son. It'll be great that way. "

Iven said, " I think so too..."

Kim commented, " I think it will be two boys. The older brother can take care of the younger one. That would be nice. "

Alix said, "Then I think it'll be two girls. The older sister can take care of the younger sister. It'll be nice too. "

Kim replied, "Are you going against me on purpose? Look at them, they're all agreeing with their significant others. "

Alix was speechless for the first time…

Nathaniel, who had been silent from the beginning, suddenly spoke up, "It'll be two girls. When girls grow up, they'll take care of their parents. Girls are easier to raise anyway, boys are too troublesome."

Everybody nodded in agreement.
As the mood picked up, they began eating once again.

Nathaniel looked at her from across the table…

He had something else he didn't say. He actually wanted to say that he hoped for two girls because girls take after their mother.

How wonderful would it be if there were two more girls like Marinette in the world...

Adrien kept on putting food on her plate, afraid that she wasn't getting enough nutrients for the twins.

Nino looked at the blonde, "Hey, what do you think?"

After a few seconds, Adrien looked at her and said, "I hope it'll be one girl and one boy."

When Rose asked why, he smiled, " A girl will take care of her mother and a boy will protect her when he grows up…"

Marinette giggled.

After a few more minutes of chit-chat, Mylene suddenly asked her, "Have you been taking fish oil and folic acid? It's really good for pregnant women."

Marinette replied, "With all that's happening, I haven't, but I'll buy some of that soon. Thanks for reminding, Mylene. "

She nodded. Adrien was carefully listening to their conversation and made a point to himself to remember it...

"It's hard being pregnant with one and you have two. It's going to be worse for you."

Marinette smiled, "It's okay. I'm actually enjoying it, and are looking forward for them being born."

"Look at you guys, you're so fast! My baby's going to be the youngest. " Alya smiled helplessly, and our heroine laughed.

"You're not even married yet, isn't the baby talk a bit premature?"

"Oh right, Als, when are you getting married?"
Chloé looked up at her and asked.

"I... I don't know yet… haha… just going with the flow... you know... um... so, yeah. " Alya answered awkwardly.

All the ladies burst into laughter...

Nino looked over to them in confusion, "What are you guys talking about? "

As soon as Alix opened her mouth to tattle tale, Alya jabbed her stomach hard resulting in her hissing a little in pain, "Nothing much. Just you know…um... female- y stuff…haha... "

Alya glared at them warning them to shut up about it.

Nino smiled, not quite buying her excuse, and turned to chat with the guys.

Marinette smirked, " So, female-y stuff, huh?"

Alya groaned in embarrassment, "Shut up."

As they ate, Adrien looked up at Marinette who was sitting not far away from him and chatted with her friends…

The corner of her lips was curled up in a faint smile...

He suddenly wondered how happy he would be if Marinette were his wife, and got to see her every day and hang out with their friends as a couple.

He would probably die of happiness...

After a while, Alya got up to go to the washroom.

Seeing this opportunity, Marinette immediately turned around and took a brocade box out of her purse and handed it to Nino.

"What is this? " he asked, obviously surprised.

"A diamond ring." she answered faintly, leaving him and the others flabbergasted.

Why was Marinette giving a diamond ring to Nino? Was she proposing to him or something?

Juleka quickly came to her senses, "Mari, do you want Nino to propose to Alya? "

Marinette excitedly nodded her head.
"Ummm... propose? " Nino repeated, not sure how to react.

"Don't you want to? "

"Of course, I do… but this is too sudden... I don't have anything prepared! " Nino exclaimed.

Marinette pointed at the ring, "I got you covered... "

George, feeling nosy, shuffled towards them and exclaimed, "A 3 carat ring? It's cost is so high. Just how rich are you, Marinette? "

"Um... this is too expensive, I can't afford it. "

Nino was a DJ. Although he earned enough for running a family of his own, he couldn't afford this super-pricey ring. His family was a normal middle class one and wasn't capable of buying this either. Therefore he was very surprised at being presented with a 3 carat diamond ring worth thousands of euros.

"I have been saving for five years. It's my gift to you guys... use it to propose to Alya." Marinette glanced at Nino who felt awkward as the pairs of eyes looked at him in anticipation. "B-b-but I don't have the flowers either... "

"Oh, don't worry, I got you. " Kim pulled out a small bouquet of red roses from the vase in the room and stuffed it in Nino's hands with a smile on his face, "Bro, what else do you need? We have everything."

Nino held the bouquet in one hand and the ring in the other, feeling like everything was happening too suddenly…

Yes, he had been wanting to marry Alya and had decided on proposing her. But he couldn't bring the topic up right now after what happened to Luka...

To his surprise, Marinette brought it up for him…

While he hesitated, Rose suddenly lowered her voice, " Get ready, she's coming."

As soon as she finished this sentence, Alya opened the doors of the private room.

George pushed Nino right up to her.

Alya looked at the ring and the flowers with a confused expression, "What's going on?"

Before Nino could say anything, Marinette stood up and walked up to them with a smile on her face, " Miss Alya Cesaire, do you take Mr. Nino Lahiffe as your lawfully wedded husband to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer and for poorer, for in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part? "

"Mari, what kind of prank is this? "
Alya thought that the bluenette was pulling her leg.

Kim even began humming the wedding music…

In her confusion, she saw Nino slowly open the brocade box with one hand and kneel down on one leg.

He looked at her ever-so-gently and said, "Alya, I fell in love with you in high school. Since then, you have become a inseparable part of myself. Through all these years, you were always there for me through thick and thin. To tell you the truth, I can't promise you the most luxurious life or the easiest one either. But, I do promise you the happiest one. Will you please marry me and make me the luckiest guy on earth, Alya? "

With tears in her eyes and amidst the whoops and hollers of her friends, in her state of surprise, Alya spat out a swear word, "Oh shit! "
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A/N- Super fast update for you awesome people who are reading this! Although my mom's scolding me for spending too much time on the phone 😂, it really makes up for everything when you guys enjoy the story!
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