The Sting of the Bee Part 3

As Marinette turned around, Adrien's face turned red. He clearly had something to tell her but he just couldn't get the words out, it was weird, they had kind of reversed roles. "I wanted t-to tell y-you that, that you make a purr-fect Ladybug" Adrien whispered to her and sighed as Marinette giggled, clearly oblivious to the massive hint. "Umm, do you want to hang out after school?" Adrien asked, aware of the obvious answer. "Is your father going to allow you, he doesn't normally," Marinette replied in a serious tone. "He doesn't have to know m'lady." Marinette giggled again but suddenly her face fell, "Did you just call me m'lady?"
"I sure did, buggaboo." Marinette suddenly understood why Adrien was using Cat Noirs' pet names for Ladybug. HE was Cat Noir. Marinette felt awkward, the boy she had rejected continuously was also the boy she had a huge crush on. Perhaps this was worth the sting after all...