A New Partnership 2

Hackerman

 Chapter 16

Luka and Marinette sat together on a picnic towel by the Champs de mars among other people on a grill hosted by one of Luka's former classmates. Marinette had on her plate a hand full of potato chips with a well-grilled chicken leg. Luka did as well have potato chips on his plate and four grilled wings.

"It's quite a lot of guests your friend has gotten for only an 18th birthday," Commented Marinette looking at the available guests and spotted at the grill the host, that was putting a piece of chicken leg on the plate of a brunette man.

"The others are from his new class and a couple of them are family. Some came on purpose from Spain here to celebrate," Mentioned Luka making Marinette nod.

"Many teens want their 18th birthdays to be grandiose. I myself couldn't think of anything cool to do for mine,"

"I didn't think of something special. I just wanted the most important people to be present," Commented Luka taking a bite of one chip, then watched Marinette take a big bite of her chicken leg making Luka smile and observe her eating. Marinette looked at him noticing his attention to her, then titled her head.

"Why are you smiling?"

"Usually you would have asked, if it was okay to eat like that," Commented Luka making Marinette nod

"Well yeah I would, but at the moment I don't feel awkward eating like this. In fact.....everyone has to do that,"

"Indeed," Commented Luka watching Marinette take the next bite while he broke a wing apart to nibble on one side. Both looked up at the grill again to see the host give to a couple a thong full of wings and spread it on both plates.

"Isn't that boy in Marc's class?" Questioned Marinette making Luka nod.

"Yeah," Responded Luka. "He's the host's brother-in-law......well, to be correct, the girlfriend's brother. There she is," Luka pointed out at a Scandinavian blonde reaching at the boyfriend with two plates, making him smile and place on each plate a chicken leg. The woman placed both plates on the table nearby with the other platter filled with raw meat, then embraced the host, giving him a peck on his cheek.

"She doesn't look like someone from Spain," Commented Marinette making Luka nod.

"She's from Denmark I think," Responded Luka making Marinette nod and admire the duo lean their forehead on each other, which made her smile.

"Aww," Marinette let out softly, making Luka chuckle and place his one free hand above Marinette's.

"He's a bit of a show-off, isn't he?" Questioned Luka watching Marinette shrug her shoulders.

"To me, it seemed, like she leaned on him,"

"Okay, that's right. If you would know him as long as I or the others do, you would get it. Takes every chance he has to show his girlfriend affection. He's that kind of guy, that lives for romance,"

"Do you really think, they're going to stay for so long?" Questioned Marinette watching Luka cackle.

"Well, I'm not a relationship expert, but one thing I know about him is that he looks quite attractive towards other women around his age.....Do you know, what he does, every time a girl tries to hit on him?"

"Uh.....run?"

"Okay he did that once with two other Spaniards, but he starts talking about his girlfriend in a very.....fascinating way. He really shows them, that she's the one for him. It's really hard to believe that. I thought at the start, that all this would last for a couple of months, but we are already on.....three years I think,"