Chapter 2

Robin led Nami back to her room and waited for her to settle into her bed before she asked the question had had been circling in her mind.

"So, Law?"

Nami cheeks flushed red and she looked down into her lap. "Yeah. There isn't anything I can do to get out of telling you this is there?"

"Nope."

She sighed and leaned up against the headboard. "Do you remember that big party Vivi threw a few weeks ago to celebrate our graduation?"

Robin nodded, "yes. If I remember correctly you didn't come home that night."

"Apparently we had a lot to drink." Nami said, memories of the day after that party coming to mind.

Nami groaned, holding her head as she sat up. Obviously she had drank too much the night before if the pounding of her head was any indication. She slowly opened her eyes and immediately knew something was wrong. This was not her bedroom. It was much too dark to be her room. The windows were covered with thick curtains casting the whole room into deep shadows. She felt something shift on the bed and froze. She didn't know whose room she was in, or whose bed, but apparently she wasn't alone.

Slowly, not wanting to wake them and have the inevitable awkward morning after conversation, she turned to see who it was. Quickly she covered her mouth to keep herself from gasping aloud and waking him.

Lying in bed next to her, every bit as naked as she was, was the absolute last man she wanted it to be. Trafalgar Law. She stared at him in shock, eyes drinking in every inch of him that was exposed by the blankets and desperately trying to remember how she ended up in this position.

Her memories of the night before were hazy. Bits and pieces were all she could recall, a brush of fingers across naked skin, feverish movements and gasping breaths. For a brief moment Nami wanted to cry, she felt the slight prickling behind her eyes but she pushed the emotion down to focus on something more important. She needed to get out of here, with all her clothing, without him knowing.

Moving carefully she pushed the blankets away from her legs and slipped out of the bed. Law shifted again, turning over and she froze. She stared at him, holding her breath and praying he wouldn't wake. Luck it seemed was on her side. He stopped moving and was still as she collected her clothing and slipped out the door.

Nami made it to the grassy courtyard outside Law's dormitory building before the true weight of what had happened hit her. She sank down onto a bench, leaning forward to cradle her head in her hands.

The night before had been a huge celebration, one with lots of booze apparently. The end of the school year was always something to celebrate but this year she, Law, Chopper, and Sanji had all finished their four year degrees. After the graduation ceremony their friends had surprised them with a party.

Law had been introduced to their group by Luffy about three years ago. He had some pre-med classes with Chopper and Luffy had seen them together. Luffy had a habit of "making" new friends. Almost immediately Nami had taken a liking to him, what straight young woman wouldn't have? He was smart, mature, gorgeous and that was just a first impression. Over time she had grown to be quite attached to him. She had talked herself into confronting Law with her feelings several times but every time something would stop her. He would do something to make her angry, suddenly have a girl on his arm, or (as was most common) become a complete recluse and was not be seen for weeks after her determination had completely fled.

Nami sighed heavily, this time giving in enough to let a few tears escape before wiping them away. She would be lying if she said she hadn't thought about what it would be like to be with Law. To feel his arms around her, his skin against hers, his lips…but this? This was not at all what she wanted. To know they had been that close and not remember it, to know he had been drunk when it happened? She was sure a direct rejection would hurt less.

She wiped away one last stray tear and stood. Wallowing would do her no good, and it wouldn't help her pounding headache go away. She glanced over her shoulder to Law's window, relieved to see that the curtains were still in place. Hopefully he would wake up and not remember anything at all, she thought as she started walking home, that would be for the best.

"Nami?" Robin's voice called, pulling her out of her thoughts.

"Hm?" Nami blinked a few times, turning to look at her friend. "Sorry did you say something?"

"I asked when you were going to tell Law."

"I don't know, soon I suppose." She answered as her cell phone started to ring. She glanced at the screen to see it was Luffy before answering.

"Hey Luffy, what's up?"

"We are having a party at my house tonight! You gotta come!"

"A party? Why? Did you find another innocent victim to make friends with?" That was, after all, how Law ended up reluctantly joining their group

"Shihihihi, you're silly Nami! No it's a going away party for Tora-man!"

Nami sat up quickly, "what? Where's he going?"

"Some fancy school far away," Luffy answered and she could tell he was pouting. "He has to leave next week so we are throwing him a party tonight. It's at seven, don't be late!" He finished excitedly and, like normal, hung up before she could get another word in.

She stared at her phone for a long moment, lost again in her thoughts.

Law was leaving.

She was pregnant. With his baby.

And he was leaving.

He was leaving to go to medical school. She had once overhead Law and Chopper discussing their future plans. Medical School was four more years of classes, followed by anywhere between three to eight years as a resident if she remember correctly. Apparently they got super long, crazy hours and it was really stressful.

"I'm not going to tell him," she said decidedly.

Robin, who had been cleaning up the tea and heading for the door stopped in her tracks. She turned and looked at the younger woman with a curious expression. "What do you mean? You have to tell him."

Nami shook her head. "No I don't. Think about it Robin. He is leaving next week to go to medical school! He is going to have internships and his residency after that with completely crazy hours. The last thing he needs with all that stress is me saying 'hey, remember that drunken night we spent together? No? Oh well guess what? I'm pregnant.' That would throw all of his plans off. He can't become a doctor if he is up at 2 AM feeding a baby, or having to work as well to provide for one. It would keep him from his dream. I.." she paused, hesitant to conclude her thought, "I care about him too much to do that."

Robin set the tray back down and placed her hand on Nami's shoulder, "are you sure?"

"Yeah," she said with a firm nod, "besides, what Law doesn't know won't hurt him."

The party was an intimate affair, just the main members of their group. That by no means meant it was a quiet party. In fact it was possibly one of the loudest they had thrown in a long time. Luffy, Usopp and Chopper were playing a loud music video game of some sort in the living room. Sanji and Zoro were arguing loudly in the kitchen. Nami didn't know what about, and really didn't care. They always seemed to find a reason to bicker.

Looking to escape the chaos Nami had slipped out the back door and was sitting on a love seat sized chair swing sipping her iced tea. She was watching the first few stars appear in the night sky when she heard the door behind her open. She turned around to find the guest of honor striding towards her.

Nami watched him carefully, wanting to drink in every bit of him while she still could. To be honest before she had retreated to the backyard she had spent most of the night watching him as discretely as she could.

"Not drinking tonight, Nami-ya?" He asked, gesturing to her glass, as he slipped into the space next to her.

She answered him with a small smile, thinking that it would be a long time before she could drink alcohol again and secretly pleased that he had noticed. "Are you excited to move?" She asked, wanting to keep the conversation away from why she would be abstaining.

He shrugged. "I guess, moving is such a hassle but that's where the school is."

"Well if it helps just remind yourself that you wont have to put up with Luffy dragging you around town and annoying you anymore."

He smiled, "That is part of the appeal, yes."

Nami yawned, stretching her arms above her head, "god I'm so tired."

"Trouble sleeping?"

She laughed, "the opposite, it seems all I've done today is sleep."

Suddenly his hand was on her forehead, his skin cool against her own.

"W-what are you doing?" Her voice betrayed how flustered she felt at the unexpected contact but if he noticed he didn't react to it.

"Checking if you have a temperature," he said with a frown. "You look flushed. You should probably head home and get a good night's sleep."

"Oh yeah," she said trying not to frown as he pulled his hand away, "is that an order?"

He nodded with a smirk, "doctor's orders."

"Well, I wouldn't want to ignore my doctor now would I?" She smiled brightly as she stood up and turned to head back inside.

He stood and moved to follow her, "do you want to me to drive you?"

Nami turned back to him, just outside the door and shook her head. "Thanks but I think Robin said she wanted to head home early tonight anyway. She has an appointment early tomorrow or something like that."

He stopped just out of arm's length from her and nodded, "I see. I'm going to be busy with packing so I'm not sure if I'll see you again before I go."

"Do you think you will ever come back?" Nami could feel her heart pounding in her chest as she waited eagerly and at the same time dreaded what his answer might be.

He stared down at her for a long moment, his grey eyes meeting her brown ones. She was beginning to think he wouldn't answer her at all, he did that from time to time when a conversation became too personal after all, when he spoke.

"I don't mind it here, there might be something worth coming back for."

Nami's breath caught in her throat and suddenly she wanted so badly to tell him, to beg him not to go and make her face this alone. When she remembered to breathe she took a deep breath and closed the short distance between them. She wrapped her arms around his waist and felt him tense up as she buried her head in his chest.

"Nami-ya?" He asked uncertainly, "are you alright?"

She shook her head as much as she could with it pressed against his body. "I am-" she started before biting her lip to stop herself from saying something she had decided earlier not to.

"You are what?"

Taking a shaky breath she answered. "I am going to miss you."

She felt him relax slightly at her words, his arms lifting to encircle her shoulders.

Nami was sure she had never felt so many conflicting emotions all at once. She was sad that he was leaving, determined not to cry all over him, scared and unsure what to do about her pregnancy, elated at how wonderful it felt to finally be in his arms, and mad at herself for almost spilling the beans.

After what was probably longer than your typical friendly hug, but not near long enough for Nami's liking, she pulled away. His arms released her as soon as she started to move.

"I should get going," she said, turning away from him to walk back into the house to see if Robin and Franky were ready to leave. "Take care of yourself Law."

Law answered with a noncommittal grunt as she walked away, the door swinging to a close behind her.

He didn't follow her.

As Franky backed his car out of the drive way Nami stared up at the stars from the back seat. Finally away from him and out of sight she allowed herself to cry, albeit quietly.

Yes, what Law didn't know couldn't hurt him, but it would definitely hurt her.