Rocinante was quite relieved that everything had gone back to normal. Or as normal as things could be when two people seeing one another had two vastly different schedules. The blond haired officer was glad that there appeared to be no long lasting damage after the three month break up before Law had admitted that he was in love with him at the hospital…
"Law." Rocinante couldn't help but wriggle slightly in his seat at how giddy he felt whenever he thought of the dark haired surgeon's quiet admission. And then that lunch a month or so ago when Luffy had shown up. Rocinante smiled just thinking about how flustered Law had been when the blond and Luffy had talked about his skills as a surgeon, and then lightly jabbed at his social skills. It had been rather...adorable, how Law had made his getaway soon after that.
"Oy, Corazon, where are those papers for room 3? We got a suspect that's been in there for over an hour and we need to process him already."
Rocinante fumbled with some paper on the desk in front of him and somehow managed to fall out of his seat in the process. Rocinante hit the ground and sprawled out on his back out in the hall of the station, though his arm shot up with the papers clutched in his hand.
"Are you sure you don't do that on purpose?"
"No, I don't." Rocinante waved the papers in the air and they were snatched from his grasp with a chuckle.
"Well, whatever. And you do know that your shift's been over for fifteen minutes, right?"
Rocinante was left to right himself and take care of a few more things, but he hadn't forgotten that his shift was already over. In fact, the blond haired officer had noticed that he'd been staying around the police station later than he needed to, even after he'd clocked out. Though mainly just for the past week, as Law had been more or less avoiding him again, and it made Rocinante wonder if the surgeon was mad at him. But it didn't make sense for him to be, and Rocinante hoped that Law would at least voice something if he was unhappy. The surgeon did appear to be busier as of late at the hospital, and Rocinante was certain that Law was avidly following any news of the doctor that had been arrested some months ago that had been responsible for patient deaths, including his sister's.
"See ya, Corazon!"
Rocinante wordlessly raised a hand in return as he left the station. As he walked, he pondered the inner workings of Law's mind, before he decided the other man was too complicated to figure out in some aspects. Guiltily, Rocinante wondered if he might have pushed things a bit too far by being a little more affectionate as of late, and the few instances where he and Law had been in the process of removing one another's clothes before the surgeon would shut down and be unresponsive. Rocinante was utterly confused but at the same time figured that it had sounded like Law had never really cared about being intimate with anyone before, so focused on his job as he was. But Rocinante was content to wait and see if and when Law would be comfortable, because he really didn't want to have another fight over something like sex that would perhaps make Law leave him again.
Rocinante's cell phone went off and the blond glanced at the caller id, and lit up as he answered the phone. "Hello, Law." Rocinante's voice had taken on a warm, happy tone.
'Do you want to come over to my house for dinner tonight? I finally have a break in my schedule.'
"Of course." Rocinante wondered why Law had chosen to break the one week silence now but really, he honestly didn't care so long as he got to see the dark haired surgeon.
'When are you done with work?'
"Now. I was going to head home-"
'Then you can come over now, Cora.'
Rocinante stared at his phone as Law abruptly hung up. The blond haired officer checked the time and smiled again as he figured out why Law had disconnected so abruptly.
It was only one in the afternoon.
Rocinante made it over to Law's house in record time.
-x-
The dark haired wasn't sure what to do now that he had called Rocinante over and earlier than he was prepared for, but perhaps it was for the best before he could back out of what he'd decided to do. Law really did want to see Rocinante because he hadn't for a whole week.
Law absently fussed with the bedsheets in his bedroom, and then the ones on the couch in his room that he had bought to be put there. He'd been doing a lot of thinking over the past week, and mostly over the fact that Rocinante had been more affectionate in that he wanted to touch Law more. The surgeon knew that from the last few times that he and the other man had ended up making out somewhere in the house, that Rocinante would excuse himself from whichever room they happened to be in to go to the bathroom, but Law knew better. He knew exactly what the blond was up to in the bathroom, and it certainly wasn't to relieve himself in the way he had made the excuse for. Law had been grateful that Rocinante hadn't yet pushed him to do anything else, but felt almost as if the other man were getting impatient with him, as if wondering when he was going to make up his mind.
Even though the surgeon had a feeling that Rocinante didn't mind in the least bit and was content to wait for as long as was necessary.
-x-
Rocinante enjoyed spending the afternoon at Law's house, and enjoyed the dark haired man's company immensely. He'd even managed to get Law to laugh a little bit, at least until Rocinante had mentioned that Luffy was insisting on getting together for another lunch or dinner sometime.
"Absolutely not." Was Law's response.
Rocinante had squeezed the air out of the surgeon in a hug at the sight of a scowl that had appeared on the other man's face at the very idea.
It was when the time got nearer to dinnertime that Rocinante realized that something was troubling Law, and found out quickly enough what that was when the other man cornered him in the living room.
And started to kiss him.
Rocinante did not mind that at all and merely inclined his head as Law stood on tiptoe to dig his hands through his hair as they kissed. Rocinante held perfectly still as Law pressed up against him, mirroring what they'd done in that pool shower some months before. The blond hesitated for a moment before he wrapped his arms around Law's back to hold him there. After checking to make sure that it was fine, Rocinante tilted his head to the side to start to kiss Law's throat. Rocinante nosed his way along until he found that spot between ear and jaw, and was surprised that Law damn near moaned at the kisses he laid there.
"Cora." Law pressed himself closer as he practically clung to the other man.
Rocinante stumbled backward and ended up falling over the arm of the couch and onto his back, bringing Law along with him. Rocinante started to sit up but lost his balance again as the surgeon shoved him in the chest. The blond let out a gasp as he ended up on his back again before he lifted his head slightly to meet Law's eyes. At least, he tried to, but the dark haired man's next action left him breathless. Rocinante had not expected Law to jump him like this.
Nor kiss him like he did after Law had seemed to come to some sort of internal decision.
"Law…" Rocinante said shakily as he felt the surgeon's hands slip beneath his sweater to brace against his skin. The blond felt a little self-conscious despite the fact that this wasn't the first time that Law had touched his bare skin. But as the surgeon started to tentatively trace the skin there, Rocinante became a little concerned because at the rate this was going he was going to have to go and…
"Cora."
Rocinante realized something then, and hastily pinned Law's hands down before he brought them out from beneath his sweater. The blond haired man saw the confusion cross Law's face, but lifted the other's hands to his lips to kiss before he spoke. "Stop."
Law wore an even more perplexed expression now, like he couldn't figure out why Rocinante would want him to stop.
"You're not ready." Rocinante said simply as he let go of Law's hands to trail one of his own down along the dark haired man's hip. Rocinante dipped a few fingers down the waistband of the pants, which drew forth a faint but noticeable flinch. The blond left it at that. "Don't push yourself." Rocinante propped himself up on his elbows and laid a light kiss on Law's forehead before he slid out from beneath the surgeon, and off of the couch.
Rocinante tripped over the living room rug on his way to the bathroom.
-x-
"Not ready?" Law murmured to himself some ten minutes later. The dark haired man sat silently for a moment longer, before he rose from the couch to go and stare down Rocinante, who had dozed off on a chair after his trip to the bathroom. The surgeon gazed at Rocinante for a few long moments, before he turned away and headed to the kitchen to begin to make dinner preparations.
And think.
Law pondered all through dinner and late into the night, long after Rocinante had gotten back to his apartment all right. Apparently whatever it was that had had the blond worried to go to his own home was either resolved or no longer an issue at present. The surgeon came up with a solution to the problem that he faced with regards to Rocinante at four in the morning. Law felt that he would need to utilize the library and a computer to come up with some kind of definite plan.
The surgeon also planned to take advantage of the fact that in a week and a half, he would have known Rocinante for a whole year.