"I'm sorry Mr. and Mrs. Luck." The doctor said. "But tests show that is very unlikely that you'll ever be able to conceive."

"Are sure?" Mr. Luck said. "Isn't there anything you can do? More tests? Medicine?"

"I'm very sorry but no. I've done everything I can but...Your wife is a very healthy woman sir but sometimes no matter how healthy a woman is she just can't get pregnant. It's nothing either one of you did, these things just happen."

Felix and Bridgette Luck were a young couple who had just moved here to Petite Miraculous. A nice little neighborhood were most well off families lived. He was very successful young lawyer and she was a beautiful school teacher. They had been married for three years and now they decided they were ready to start a family. They had been trying for six months but unfortunately it turns out due to complications, it was very unlikely for Bridgette to get pregnant. Poor Bridgette was heartbroken, being a school teacher she was around children everyday and seeing them laugh, smile, play, and hug their parents made her want a child of her own so much. She tried so hard not to show Felix how sad she was, she tried to laugh it off like it was no big deal but her husband knew all too well that not being able to be a mother took a real bad toll on her.

One day he came home early from work expecting to find her sitting in her chair doing her needlework like always but she wasn't there. He went upstairs to look for her and found her sitting in the room that would've been the bedroom for their child if they had one, cradling a doll. It was a China doll that opened and shut it's eyes if you moved it a certain way and it wore a pretty blue dress with a matching blue ribbon in it's dark curls. Bridgette was given that doll when she was a child and she called it Pretty Marie. She was planning to give that doll to her daughter if she ever had one but now it looked like it would never happen.

"So this is what you do when I'm not home." Her husband said.

"Oh! I was just...I mean I..." She sighed. "I'm sorry Felix I know I said it was no big deal but I..."

"I know. I know."

Months passed and she didn't seem to be getting any better. Christmas time rolled around and Felix was out searching for a gift to give Bridgette. After purchasing a few he made his way back home until he spotted the local orphanage. He usually stopped by there every year to drop off a donation.

"Thank you Mr. Luck." The caretaker said. "You know you and your wife are much too kind to us."

"Not a problem but I see there aren't many kids here. That's a good thing right?"

"Yes all of them have been adopted this year except for one."

"Really who?"

She led him into the room where most of the children slept and played. The only child in there was a five year old girl, she had short dark hair and big blue eyes. She was sitting on her bed and watching snow fall from her window.

"Who's that?" He asked the caretaker.

"Her name is Marinette. Her parents died of an illness when she was just a baby, so far no one wants to adopt her because they think she might carry the disease. It's so sad, she's a sweet girl very well behaved. All she wants is a family."

"Really?"

"Yes. Here let me just go put the money you gave us up."

"Of course."

She left. Felix was about to leave but he decided to talk to the little girl. He walked into the room and sent next to her on her bed.

"Hello." He said.

"Hi." She said.

"What's your name?"

"Marinette."

"What are you doing?"

"Looking for Santa."

"Santa won't be coming til Christmas Eve and it's only a week away."

"I know but I just can't wait."

"Is he gonna bring you a present?"

"No, he never brings anything."

"Never?"

"No Miss Parkington says that's because Santa only brings toys and I don't ask for toys at Christmas."

"Then what do you ask for?"

"A Mommy and Daddy but Santa can't bring me that."

"Oh..." He said. "Well you might get a Mommy and Daddy one day."

"I don't think so. No one wants me. They think I could get them sick so I have to stay here but that's okay. They just don't wanna die like my old Mommy and Daddy did."

Felix looked at the child, her words almost brought him to tears.

"I have something for you." He pulled a bag of fresh backed cookies his wife made him from his jacket. They were soft, buttery, and gooey with chocolate chips. "Do you like cookies?"

"I've never eaten one."

"Would you like one?"

"Yes please."

He gave her one and she bit into it.

"These are yummy, thank you."

"Marinette listen, my wife and I want to have a baby but we can't have one of our own. It makes my wife very sad because she's always wanted a little girl just like you."

"Really?"

"Would you like to come live with us?"

"Yes please."

He went to talk with Miss Parkington and sighed a few papers. He wanted to surprise Bridgette so she had Marinette stay with his parents but he was sure to visit her everyday so she could get used to him. Then on Christmas Eve he told Bridgette he had a very special surprise for her.

"Felix please tell me this surprise is not another expensive necklace because I have enough." Bridgette said.

"Well I can't promise you that's not going to be a gift sometime in the future but no that's not the surprise."

"What is it then?"

"Well listen I had a case a month ago where a couple fought to get back their adopted child from it's abusive father, we won the case but it got me thinking why don't we adopt a child?"

"Adopt?"

"Yeah and well a week ago I saw a little girl at the orphanage and I thought you would like her very much."

"Well I could go meet her."

"Okay she's right in there."

"You brought her here?"

"I kind of already adopted her."

"Felix how could-"

"Just go meet her. Please."

Bridgette sighed and went into the other room. Marinette stood there looking their Christmas tree, she was wearing a brand new red dress and with a satin ribbon tied in her hair. When she saw Bridgette she smiled.

"Hi." She said. "I'm Marinette. Are you my new Mommy? I promise you that I'll always be a good girl, I'll go to school, I'll do my chores, I'll never back talk and I'll never lie or cheat, and I'll always say please and thank you, and I'll say my prayers every night, and I'll love you forever."

"Oh..." She picked up Marinette and hugged her close while shedding a tear of joy. Marinette hugged her neck and nuzzled her close.

"Do you like her Bridgette?" Felix asked.

"Oh Felix I love her." She said planting a kiss on Marinette's head. "What a perfectly beautiful little lady."