"Morning," Iris said with a smile. She moved over so he could get up. She remained sitting on the bed. "You know Gabe, you been working too hard lately. How about we go to the beach in August? We go for a couple of weeks." she had something else on her mind, but she wanted to ease him into the discussion.

Gabriel sat up next to her and put on his glasses.  He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss before standing and starting to get ready as she continued speaking.  A vacation sounded nice, but summers were always busy for him.  Well, August was a couple months away. He might still have time to schedule around a vacation. Of course, he could tell Iris had something else on her mind.

He turned to her and smiled. "The beach sounds like a wonderful idea," he said, deciding to go along with wherever she was taking the conversation.

"Wouldn't it?" Iris paused. She stayed sitting on the bed. "I would like to stay on a public beach. It would be nice for Adrien to play with kids his age. Make a friend or two." She twirled her finger in her hair. "Then maybe he could enroll in a school this fall."

Gabriel frowned. He wasn't a fan of public beaches. They were full of people of questionable backgrounds. It was easy for kids to be snatched while in the middle of a crowd.  Maybe one of the less crowded, semi-private beaches with houses owned by other well-off families with kids.  Then she brought up school...

He shook his head, "Adrien doesn't need public schooling. No schooling is better quality than what he's getting now. But we could rent a house on a semi-private beach with other families renting other houses.  Also, he's friends with Mayor Bourgeois' daughter."

Iris rolled her eyes. "Yes, but ever since Clare died Chloe as had been acting like a brat. I'm afraid she'll get worse because Andre is not disciplining her." She then folded her arms. "Adrien actually asked me about going to a normal school. Gabe, he wants to make friends. Buying him fancy video games will not fill that void."

Gabriel fixed his tie in the mirror as he finished getting ready. She had a point about Chloe. The girl had always been a bit spoiled, but at least Clare had kept her in check. Still... He sighed. There were probably good public schools somewhere in Paris. He guessed he should at least look into them before saying no if Adrien really wanted to go.  "I'll think about it.  I want to make sure he gets the best education possible."

He looked himself over in the mirror to ensure his clothes looked perfect. Nothing was worse than a fashion designer with shabby work clothes. It showed an inability to do the job. He smiled after confirming everything looked good.  He turned to Iris, "How about we go down to breakfast?"

Iris stood up from the bed and walked over to him. She pulled on his tie to messed with him. "You better because I don't want our son to be lonely."  She then kissed him. "Yes let's go." Iris let go of his tie and they left the room together.

She entered the dinning hall and took her seat. "Gabe, do we want to go out after my photoshoot tonight? We need a date night."

Gabriel quickly fixed his tie again as they walked down to the dining hall. It didn't need to much readjusting, and he was confident he wouldn't need a mirror to be sure it was right. He took his seat the same time she did and smiled as she asked about going out. It would be nice to be together for the night; just the two of them.

He nodded, "How about a nice dinner and maybe a movie?"

Iris leaped in her chair in excitement. "That sounds wonderful. Then maybe a little more fun afterward?" She gave him a mischievous smile. "Maybe we could try something new tonight. You know to spice it up to bit." Iris was trying not laugh. It was fun to see if she could make him flustered.

Gabriel blushed and cleared his throat as she mentioned trying something new.  He knew this game, and he always lost if she was trying to fluster him.  But, that didn't mean he couldn't have a little fun as well.  "Whatever you want to try, my dear," he answered with a small smile.  He would hold her to it, ready to see what creative new experience she would come up with.

Iris burst out laughing. She just patted his hand. "Don't ever change, Gabe." She took a bite out her toast. "Anyway my photoshoot ends around seven. I'll have to find a babysitter, but I think Adrien will be okay by himself. We'll only be gone for a couple of hours. He knows not play with matches."

Gabriel chuckled and shook his head.  "Not playing with matches is only one prerequisite to staying home alone. He's still too young to be left to his own devices. I can ask Nathalie to stop by if you can't find anyone. She's always looking for extra hours.  She gets good overtime pay." He took a sip of orange juice and started on his food as well.

"I think he's cable of staying by himself." Iris didn't want to lose this battle. "It's only for a few hours. You over work Nathalie too much. She stared him down showing she wasn't going to back down.

Gabriel studied her face. The determination in her eyes was enough to tell him he would lose. She was a force to be reckoned with when she was determined, and he rarely felt like arguing was worth the trouble. Plus, he loved to make her happy.  He sighed, "You're probably right. I just still think we should have someone look in on him at least once or twice. Anything can happen."

He finished up his breakfast and looked at his watch. It was time to go soon. He didn't want to be late. "I need to go soon.."

Iris just smiled and lean over and gave him a kiss. "Have a good day." She looked at her watch and wondered where Adrien was. It was almost time to start his studies. "I'll see you later." Iris got up from the chair and went go check on Adrien.

She entered her son's room and found him still asleep in bed. Iris shook her head. Normally he was good about getting up on his head. She wondered if he was up late playing video games. Iris just walked over to the bed and pulled off the covers. "Rise and shine, sleepy head!"