Miraculous Ladybug - One-on-one (CLOSED)

Adrien thought furiously. "Is it…" He looked up suddenly. "Is it Nathalie?"

Nathalie's heart leaped and she looked over at Gabriel.

"maybe…." he laughed

She blushed softly and turned her gaze back out the window.

Adrien looked between the two of them. "It is Nathalie!"

He nodded and turned into the driveway, "It is." he said glancing over at her and smiling "I thought you knew this already," he said looking at his son

"I wasn't sure if it was someone else or not," Adrien replied.

Nathalie smiled to herself and looked back over at Gabriel.

He saw her watching abd grinned "nope."

Nathalie blushed.

Adrien bit his lip. "Um, we're home."

Gabriel nodded and got out of the car and opened the door for them "I'll be in the study if you need me."

"Do you need anything?" Nathalie asked instinctively.

He shook his head, giving her a knowing look "no, though I think the croissants are burning…"

A look of alarm rushed her features and she hurried off to check the kitchen.

Adrien awkwardly shuffled his feet, his bag draped over his shoulder like always.

"are you ok with this Adrien? me and Natalie?" he asked as he followed him inside

"Hm?" Adrien looked up from where he'd been staring at his shoes, lost in thought. "Yes, Father."

He glanced down at him "what's on your mind?" he asked gently

"Nothing," Adrien replied, blushing a little.

He smiled "I never did ask you if you had someone special in your life, do you?"

Adrien blushed harder. "I might if I wasn't so afraid to tell her I like her…"

he cocked his head to the side "Why are you afraid?"

"I don't know… I don't want her to hate me. I really like her."

"Have you something to give her reason to hate you?" he asked

"No…" Adrien replied, biting his lip.

"Then there should be no problem if she says no. give her the time and space to let her find her way. You're still very young. give it time, she'll find her way to you, eventually."

He nodded. "Thank you, Father."

he nodded "I didn't do anything," he walked to his study "is there anything else?"

Adrien shook his head. "Advice is more than enough." He ran up the stairs and into his room.

Nathalie reappeared, looking slightly flustered. "I took care of it."

he smiled briefly as he watched his son leave before turning to her "umm, love, it looks like it took care of you," he grabbed a towel and handed it to her. "are they burnt?"

She accepted it and nodded. "Yes. I'm sorry, I should have remembered."

he shook his head "don't worry about it, I bought store bought ones in case this happened." he said, grabbing the casing out of the fridge and offering her one.

She sighed and took it. As she reached for it, her blazer sleeve pulled back and revealed a fresh, red burn mark on her skin.

his eyes widened slightly "what are those from…." he asked, gently taking her hand in his "are those from the oven?"