Soulmates And What We Expect (A Miraculous Ladybug Fanfic)

Felines

(Those who didn't get the pun, it means feelings! Hope you enjoy this!)
A few months later...

"Marinette, dear, are you free right now?"
Sabine asked with hesitation in her eyes as she peeked inside the bluenette's room, "I actually want to talk to you about something..."

Marinette smiled, " Yeah, mom. Come on in."

Her mother walked in the room and saw her surrounded by enormous piles of old, dusty design materials...

As Sabine raised an eyebrow questioningly, Marinette blushed in embarrassment and quickly responded.

"They are the things that I bought in college... It was stored here for a while now. and. I couldn't use them because Mr. Agreste provides all the materials required and Luka didn't let me bring the old things when I moved in with him and insisted on buying me everything again... So, I just want to take it to the orphanage and donate them. Laura likes to design... Maybe it'll be of some help to her..."

Sabine sat down on the chaise and curiously asked, "Marinette, you've been out for few months now after the babies were born. Anyone I should know about?"

Marinette almost spat out blood on hearing that...

Which mother asks her daughter such a direct question with such a straight face?

Apparently, Sabine Dupain-Cheng does...

Marinette became fifty shades of red, "No mom. I'm not interested in dating someone right now. "

After a while, she spoke up again, looking at the ground,"Mom, after what happened to him... I won't start dating again.I would feel like I'm betraying him... "

Her mother hesitated for a while, "Mari, what I am going to say doesn't mean anything special. You don't need to overthink it but I just want the best for you..."

Sabine knew that Marinette suffered from depression for quite a while after Luka passed away, so she didn't have the courage to tell her before.
Now that she gave birth to the twins and was feeling a lot better, Sabine really wanted to have a heart to heart talk with her...

"Mom, I understand. You don't have to worry about me, I'm strong."
Marinette said with a smile.

She held her mom's hand just like how Sabine would hold hers when she was little.

Her mother became more open and less worried after hearing her words.
Sabine said with concern, "Mari, you are only 23 years old... You're still so young... What are you going to do with the twins right now?"

"Mom... I'm fine. I work for a living and the salary is more than enough for sustaining our family... A few weeks later, I'll be promoted to Deputy Head of the Designs Department. Do you know how much money that is? " Marinette laughed.

"I'm not interested in numbers. I'm interested in things money can't buy. Even if you have the most money in the world, can you buy the twins fatherly love? " Her mother asked.

Marinette didn't respond.

"Can money buy you a husband that would be by your side through thick and thin?"

The bluenette still didn't respond.

"Mari, I understand that you're a strong and independent woman. All these years, you've been worrying about other people. It's time you think about yourself and the twins... They were born into this world without a father, which means that they'll grow up with only your love... Are you sure you want them to live that way?"

"Mom, I don't want that either, but what can I do? Luka is... " Marinette's eyes started getting watery.

She tried so hard to not think about him because she was scared that her depression would intensify and that would hamper her ladybug duties...