The next day, Marinette arrives early to work.  She takes a look around her.  She sees Alix is already there too.  She thinks, well at least now I have someone to talk too.  She hopes Alix will not remember anything from their previous conversation. 

         Chloe comes to check to see what the maids are up too.   She sees them hard at work.  She is glad.  She thinks, well for once these two are not lazy.  This is a first, but I shall have to check again later to see to it  things stay this way.  For the moment she seems to have satisfaction and walks away.

         After Chloe leaves, Alix strikes up a conversation with Marinette.  She giggles a little bit as she does.

        "Come on Marinette, you know this guy likes you!"  Alix says.

     "Good grief, Alix  why can you not just give it a rest?"  Marinette replies.

       "I know he cares about you.  I can tell."  Alix teases her.

     "You may think that to be true, but he does not.  Why he barely even knows who I am!"  Marinette says.

        "Marinette, try to deny it all you want, but I still say he likes you!"  Alix says.

     "Alix, we have gone through this already !  There is no way he likes me!  I am not anyone special.  I am just a nobody.  I am only a maid."  Marinette says.

      Meanwhile, Adrien wakes up and gets ready for the day.  He smiles as he puts his mask back on.  He waits until after breakfast to bother with the rest of his disguise.  He figures at least this way Natalie will not be able to make a deal about the whole thing. 

    Once he is in his room, he puts on the leather suit on top of his t-shirt and demin shorts. He goes outside and takes a look around him.  He walks to the Bougerious hotel.  He smiles when he sees Marinette through a window.  He thinks, she is one special girl.  What is it about her that makes me take an interest in her?   

      Adrien finds Natalie again and decides to discuss something on his mind lately.

       "Hey, Natalie!"  Adrien says.

    "Yes, sir?"  Natalie ask.

     "Are all the maids always in such a state as Marinette?"  Adrien ask.

    "What do you mean?"  Natalie replies.

    "Are the maids always  mistreated at the hotel? "  Adrien ask now.

    "How should  I know?  I really pay no attention to such things."  Natalie says.

         Natalie  thinks, strange he should ask me about maids.  Really, maids of all the people he could ask me about!  She wonders, what is with him lately?

     Back to the maids at the hotel, as they work hard at their jobs.  Alix continues to tease Marinette about the guy in the cat suit.  She seems to think this Adrien fellow has an interest in her best friend.  The only thing is she can not seem to convince Marinette that was she say is true.

   "Get real, Alix!  No guy likes me."  Marinette says.

   "Say what you will, but even I am not blind." Alix says.

    "What on earth is that suppose to mean?"  Marinette says with a bit of sarcasm in her  voice.

     Back at the mansion,  Adrien continues to talk about Marinette with Natalie.

     "The maid,  Marinette is so mysterious! "  Adrien says.  

      "Sir,  I believe  you are in love!"  Natalie says.

        "Maybe I am !"  Adrien says. He grins big.

            Natalie walks away.  She smiles.  She shakes her head.  

     Across town, Alya  continues with her mayor's  speech to the people.  

   Here is her speech:  Citizens of Paris, as your mayor it is my promise to make things better for you all!  As part of this, I plan to see to it that justice is available for everyone!  For the lowest to the greatest!  To make sure those less fortunate are not forgotten!  

     As  Alya gives her speech, Max, Juleka and many others look on in amazement.  Max states what is on his mind.

       "What you can not be serious?"  Max says.

     "You mean even trash collectors, like me?"  Juleka ask.

     "What about the people who work for Chloe?"  Another citizen ask.  This time it is Kim who speaks up.

     "Does this include the maids?"  Max ask.

   "Yes, this includes everyone!  The trash collectors, the maids, and everyone else!"  Alya replies

    "What?  The maids are so ugly, and worthless though!"  Many people protest.

      " I will have no such talk about my citizens like this, got it?  The  maids are just as much humans as the rest of us.  They deserve respect, and proper payment for their labor too!  I will make sure to see too it this is done."  Alya remarks.

      to be continued in Chapter 4  Chloe Threatens Marinette!