My Girl: A Miraculous Story

Chapter 48

Marinette's POV:

We stay on the bathroom floor for a while. He just holds me and he doesn't let go.

My head feels better now that I'm not so stressed.

"Princess? Do you want to go to bed?"

"Will you stay awake until I fall asleep?"

He peppers kisses on my cheek.

"I'll stay up all night if you want me to."

I giggle softly as he picks me up.

I wrap my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck as I lean my head on his shoulder.

He sets me down on his bed and kisses my forehead.

"Here. Wear these."

He hands me sweatpants and a shirt.

"Thanks."

We both change into comfier clothes.

"How's your head?"

He looks at me with big eyes.

"It should be fine by morning."

He smiles at me for my sake but I know he's upset. He's always sacrificed himself for me. From the very beginning.

We get into bed.

He spoons me while we face the same direction.

We stay like that for a while.

He rubs my back and plays with my hair, but I can't fall asleep.

After I realize I'm not gonna fall asleep anytime soon, I turn around to face him.

I was scared he'd be asleep but he wasn't.

"What's wrong?"

"I can't sleep."

He pulls me on top of him and rubs my back some more.

"Are you tired?"

I ask him.

"Not really."

I sit up so my legs are bent on either side of him.

"Me either."

I don't like that the last person who's lips were on my neck was Felix.

I don't like that I even thought for a moment Adrien would act like that. Even though I knew something was going on, I still didn't realize.

I want him to know I love him.

"Adrien?"

"Yes, love?"

I don't know what to say.

"Marinette?"

I just look at him.

He sits up and pulls me close to him. He's leaning against the bed frame and I'm straddling him.

"I want you to stop worrying about it, princess. I know you're upset that you didn't realize, but I didn't realize either."

He goes on to remind me of the senti-monster version of me and how he didn't realize it wasn't actually me.

"That's different."

"How?"

"I don't know, it just is."

His hand is on the side of my neck. He's rubbing his fingers in my hair and neck. I want him to kiss my neck, just once. At least once. I don't want to feel Felix on me anymore.