He didn't sleep. He couldn't sleep, and he knew he was going to look a disaster for most of the day. It was her. Ladybug, Marinette, the clumsy girl ... everything linked together like an extremely simple dot-to-dot puzzle. How had he not seen it sooner? It was so obvious it made his heart, and his head hurt.

She was never just a friend and he knew that. However, now he understood the sheer ferociousness of why he missed her so much. Why he missed them both. He understood why she was his sun and Ladybug was his moon, why she was the first and last thing he thought of each day. She completed him. He couldn't be more ecstatic if he'd won the lottery. Of course he always knew Ladybug was amazing but now with the combination of Marinette, she was no less than a freaking Goddess.

"You look awful!" Plagg flew and sat next to his chosen. Adrien was seated in his desk chair looking through Marinette's instagram. He just couldn't get his head around the past seven days.

"I haven't slept."

"I can tell that." Plagg grabbed a piece of his Camembert and swallowed it all.

"What should I do?"

"Don't ask me! You never listen to what I say. For five years I've been hinting about pig tails. But do you listen to me? Nope, because Adrien knows best. He loves his lady."

"I always wondered if it was possible to love two people. They both meant so much to me. Now I know I only loved one, and she's perfect." Adrien looked at the pictures again before sending one to his phone. It was him and Marinette at the beach. In a loving embrace and laughing. Adrien smiled as he set it to his personal phones Home Screen.

When he returned home from Marinette's house the previous evening he went straight to his personal phone and typed in the number only to find it already existed.

Clumsy girl 🐞

After a swift panic attack which ended with Plagg belching in his face, he pulled himself together and came up with a game plan. He placed her number in his business phone and planned to use one number for Adrien and one number for the guy Marinette had bumped into. The smile slowly began to appear on Adrien face as he realised the deepness of his love.

It was now five o'clock in the morning and Adrien was due into the office at seven thirty. He hadn't slept! The whole night was filled with retracing every single piece of history with both girls. It was as though their whole lives had been directed to this point. To their 'meet cute'.

As six thirty rolled around Adrien decided to stop staring at pictures of his best friend and get ready for work. Studying his large closest of clothes he decided it needed to be a Chat Noir day. He grabbed his black suit and shirt and his green tie to place over his large frame. With a spring in his step and a whistle  escaping his lips he made his way downstairs and into the dining room.

Chloé and Felix stared at him astonished. This was unusual for Adrien. Even on the best of days. Walking over to Chloé he placed a quick kiss on her cheek before sitting down ready to tuck into his oatmeal, which had just arrived curtesy of the housing staff.

"Good morning you two. I love what you've done with the place."

Felix screwed his eyebrows together and looked at his cousin. Something had changed. Adrien had just commented on something Christmassy ... Adrien hated Christmas ... unless ...

"She's back isn't she?" Chloé stole the words out of Felix's mouth and he looked over at his girlfriend. Chloé was smiling at Adrien wiggling her eyebrows.

"Maybe." Adrien smirked to himself. Even a sleepless night couldn't wipe the smile off his face.

"Wow cuz! Are you finally going to ask her out? How many years you been after her? Four?"

"No Felix, it's five." Chloé smile at her boyfriend as they both turned to Adrien. He finished eating and placed his spoon in his now empty bowl.

"Yes it is five and no not yet." Adrien stood up and straightened his tie. "I'll see you at work Felix. Don't forget you're tending to the female models today."

Chloé looked over to Felix before launching into an attack. He said he wouldn't do it anymore. Adrien couldn't stop laughing. Sometimes it was fun to wind up his cousin.

As Adrien stepped into the back of the car he said his good mornings to Gorilla and pulled out his 'business phone'.

Hey Mari, only just remembered to put your number in my phone. It was so good to see you yesterday, you're looking amazing. I was thinking, perhaps if you're not too busy you'd want to come in for a tour of office today? You get your own room. Just let me know. Adrien xxx

This probably wasn't his smartest idea. However, he couldn't help himself. He could text her as both sides of himself and, hopefully, she'd fall in love with him ... all of him. He placed his phone next to him and looked out the window, hand under chin and thumb casually stroking his jawline.

The signal from his phone made him jump. Incoming message from Mari.

It was so good to see you too, Adrien. I missed you a lot whilst I was away. Oh wow! I get my own office? I'd love to come and see it. Tell me when you're available and I'll come in, Mari xxx

To be fair, he could make himself free all day. Just cancel his meetings and he could spend the time with Marinette. Maybe if he wanted to kill his company that is?

Last night had been so much fun. He always enjoyed his evenings with Tom and Sabine but having Marinette there too ... well it felt like family. Strong love and support. They had spoken until late in the night and then when he went home he struck gold when he found out 'his Lady' and Marinette had the exact same number. It had been an emotional whirlwind of a day.

He looked through his phone at his schedule. Technically his meeting were finished by four that afternoon then he just had a few pieces of paperwork to sign off on. He was pretty much on top of things so he had the time to bring her in and show her around.

Come in about 4.30pm and I'll show you around the place xxx

Smiling to himself he placed his phone to one side. Life ... was ... good!

As the day continued, Adrien couldn't help the excitement building in his stomach. Butterflies were having a great time in him stomach. He laughed to himself at the theory. Butterflies! Gabriel's choice of weapon. Perhaps he should start saying hamsters were in his stomach ... hamsters were good. Hamsters were cute! Definitely something him and bugaboo would buy together.

He groaned and slammed his head on the desk for the second time that week. He needed to stop jumping ahead of himself. Especially as Marinette was so beautiful, and smart and pretty and just ... Marinette. He lifted his head and there she was. Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Beautiful, strong, brave and she was talking to him. Dear Lord, she was talking to him and he'd just completely missed what she'd said.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention." He spoke absent mindlessly, eyes not moving from her luscious pink lips. She giggled at him before repeating herself.

"I was just saying you look very handsome today. Black suits you."

Adrien stood up and began to strike poses in a very cat like way. She had noticed his outfit, but had she realised there was a purpose to it? Adrien hoped it'd make her think of her little cat who she's yet to get in contact with. How much longer will it take her? He was desperate to see her ... not that he wasn't already seeing her. But she was his bug and he missed seeing that side of her. She was so strong and carefree, and she was his original love. He wanted to see his new love as his old love ... God his brain was hurting with all this thinking!

"Some people think I could rival Chat Noir you know." He couldn't help himself. He was an idiot!

"Pfftt... yeah right. You're very handsome Adrien but you're not quite Chat Noir."

His ears peaked up. What was she implying? Had the bug finally fell for the cat?

"Ooooo does someone have a hidden lust for a leathery black cat?"

Marinette felt the blush take over her cheeks. This was the first time she'd spoken about her infatuation with her partner, and to Adrien of all people.

"I can't deny he's attractive, like really attractive. But from what I can remember he has an amazing personality too, so kind, sweet, caring, loyal, supportive, protective, I could talk for days." She couldn't help the dreamy sigh escaping her mouth, all she could think about last night was Chat, he really owned her heart.

He couldn't help the smirk appearing on his own face. She liked him as Chat, and he knew she liked him as Adrien, he'd been told enough through the year. Oh happy days!

Adrien was definitely the cat that had got the cream. All these years ... all these wasted years. Christmas was looking more and more great by the second. He opened a door leading her into her new office placing his hands together and thanking Santa for his early Christmas present. A pretty girl all wrapped up in red and black polka dots.

"This is beautiful, Adrien."

"I called the decorators as soon as you accepted my offer yesterday and got them in. I hope the colours ok." The room was a wonderful Pearl pink with black glitter tiled floors. She was in complete awe. He'd done this for her. Her heart switched owners again. Looks like this Christmas was going to be full of emotional turmoil.

"There's one room left that you need to see." He grabbed hold of her hand and dragged her out and down a couple of flights of stairs. Quick hello's were given to members of the Agreste team as they flew past them.

"You're going to love it." His eyes were wide and sparkling and she swooned at the sight. That was until he turned the light on, illuminating the miles and miles of materials. Fabrics from silk, to cotton, to lace ... it was all there.

"Woah! This is ... " she started giggling as she progressed into the room. Spinning around to look at all the materials around her.

She stopped to look at Adrien, who's grin showed nothing but mischief.

"Duck, duck ..." he patted her on the head twice before bending to whisper in her ear.

"Goose." He ran off through the corridors of material with a giggling Marinette on his tail.

It may have seemed immature to most, but this was them. This is what they did. Adrien felt free and alive, and for the first time since his father got sent down he felt whole, the pain was gone ... that was until Marinette rounded the corner with a little too much speed crashing into him and taking him down.

Adrien's back slammed off the floor with a mighty sound as Marinette straddled over the top of him. They were both laughingly, eyes tightly closed until they weren't anymore. Sky blue mixed intensely with emerald green, and the atmosphere buzzed around them. If Paris could be charged by feelings, it would be able to short circuit right about now from an over charge.

Adrien stretched one hand up gently moving a strand of her hair behind her ear. He could see the change in her eyes at his movement and he just couldn't control what came next.

"Since you've returned you've floored me, Mari." Rolling her eyes she climbed off him, giving him one quick slap in the bicep.

"You're just like that damn cat." Walking way she mumbled quietly, however that damn cat watched after her, with a smile plastered on his face.