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Hopeless Romantics: Chapter 54

It was a typical Saturday for Law. He always spent his Saturdays working at the hospital for most of the day, the only difference was waking up with Luffy in his bed and surgically removing her rapist's genitals before heading there.

He helped various people who came into the ER with illness or injuries. Most of the women he saw, some of the men, oogled him as he treated them. Law always tried to ignore it, but the same woman from earlier in the week was back.

Monet, a young, green-haired woman, had returned to get the stitches in her arm looked at. When Law first walked into the room and noticed who it was, he became frustrated and tense. She didn't take any notice of his uncomfortableness. Monet's lips curled into a cat-like grin, "Why, hello again, Doctor."

"So, let's take a look at those stitches," Law pulled on some gloves and observed how her wound was healing.

The tops of her breasts were exposed from her low-cut shirt. Law noticed her pulling the garment even further down, she smiled seductively, "You know, I was really hoping you'd be the one to check on me."

Ignoring her, Law explained, "It looks like it's healed up enough for the stitches to come out, but you'll still want to be sure to keep it clean."

As he grabbed a surgical scissors and removed her stitches, Monet's eyes wandered over his body. It felt so wrong to Law, not only because she was his patient, but because Luffy was the only person he wanted to look at him like that. His jaw was tense as he finished removing the last one and took care of cleaning up. When he turned around from washing his hands in the sink, Monet's eyes lingered on his crotch before she caught his eye, "My offer from last time still stands."

Law's eyes were dark and filled with malice, "My answer is still no."

"Come on," she smiled charmingly, "Come back to my place with me, I could show you a real good time."

When Monet reached out and tried to touch him, Law took a step back and scoffed, "You aren't my type."

Suddenly, Monet became hostile. She stared at him with her mouth open and spoke with disbelief, "I'm not your type?"

"No," he replied curtly.

"So, what is your type?" Monet crossed her arms and waited for his answer.

Law thought for a moment, "My girlfriend."

Monet raised an eyebrow, "You've got a girlfriend?"

He nodded, "Yeah, I do."

She scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Fine, if that's how you're gonna act, I'll just go find someone else to fuck!" Monet picked up her jacket and purse, stuck her middle finger up at Law, and walked out of the room.

Raising his eyebrows, Law whistled, "Wow…craaaazy…," and left the room.

He was now checking on Rebecca who was still resting. Law was eager for her to wake up, he needed to ask her a few questions. Since she was admitted earlier by Sabo she had been asleep, if Law had to guess, she was probably exhausted from what she had been through.

When he saw her test results, Sabo had still been around and was already upset. Law was thankful he hadn't asked about her specific condition since it would be against regulation to disclose her health records. Now, he was dreading giving this seventeen-year-old girl the news…

As Law was contemplating if he should go home and have one of the nurses call him if she awoke or stick around awhile longer, Rebecca began to stir in the hospital bed, "Hmm?"

"Hi Rebecca, I'm Doctor Trafalgar," he was smiling, he couldn't believe she was finally awake, "You were taken to the hospital earlier today, how are you feeling?"

She looked around the room, "Better…," Rebecca stared at the empty chair beside her bed, "Where's Sabo?"

Her question surprised Law, "Oh, I sent him home to get some rest." He waited to see if she would say anything else, then asked, "Rebecca, can I ask you a few questions about what happened before you got to the hospital?" Their eyes met, she looked upset, but nodded her head. Law sat down in the chair Sabo had previously used, "How did you get to the motel where Sabo found you?"

"He took me there after buying me," she stated plainly.

Law kept his composure, ignoring his gut reaction to get angry. "Okay, did he buy you or your time?"

She stared blankly at him and shrugged.

"Do you know what his name is, could you describe what he looks like?"

"Kidd." Rebecca's lip trembled, "He has red hair and pale skin," a tear escaped and rolled down her cheek.

He gave her an understanding smile, "You're doing great, can you remember anything about what happened when you were with him?"

Rebecca closed her eyes and nodded, "He raped me. I don't even remember how long he kept me there, days, maybe even weeks." She started to sob, "My parents died last year, I don't have any family who tried to find me."

Law felt sympathetic, "I lost my parents, too. I know how hard that can be." Now, for the part he had been dreading, "Rebecca, there was something else I saw in your test results."

She sniffled and tried to wipe the tears from her face, "What is it?"

He prepared himself with a deep breath, "Your blood work shows that you're pregnant."

Her entire body froze, "I-I'm pregnant?" Rebecca questioned in disbelief, she expression unreadable.

Law chose his next words carefully, "Yes, although probably only a week or two. I understand this might be hard to wrap your head around, I want you to know there are options for you depending on what you want to do…"

Rebecca placed her hands on her stomach, it was obvious she was contemplating what to do. She then began to frown, "I don't have anyone…I don't know if I could handle raising a kid on my own."

"You don't need to decide anything right now, you are still in the very early stages of pregnancy." Law was hesitant to give her any advise, although he really wanted to, "The most important thing right now is to get you better, okay?"

She nodded her head and stared down at her hands in her lap.

He stood to exit the room, "Would you like me to let Sabo know you've woken up?"

The mention of the blond man caused her to smile, "Yeah, I'd like that."

"Great," Law smiled back, "I'll let him know. I'm leaving for the night, if there is anything you need from me, let one of the nurses know and they will get in contact with me."

Rebecca's eyes showed her greatfulness, "Thank you, Doctor Trafalgar."

He nodded, "You can call me Law if you'd like, and you're welcome."

When he left her room, he dialed Sabo's number and held his phone to his ear.

"Hello? Law? What is it? Did Rebecca wake up?"

Law sighed, "Yeah, she did. I'm leaving the hospital now, but I told her I'd let you know she was awake."

"Can I go visit her?"

Sabo's question caught him off guard, "Umm, I guess you can…but visiting hours will be ending soon."

"Okay, I'll try and make it, thanks for calling."

The sound of the line disconnecting was the next thing Law heard. He rolled his eyes, What's with Sabo-ya? He sounded upset…

Law tried not to think about it. He let the nurses know he was leaving and Rebecca was going to be having a visitor, then clocked out and walked to his car in the parking lot.

When he entered the driver's seat, he took a deep breath and sighed. After rubbing at his eyes, Law decided to gie his uncle a call.

"Law? What is it? Is everything fine with that girl?" He could hear the concern in his uncle's voice as he answered the phone.

"I don't know…I really shouldn't be telling you this, but she's pregnant." Law rubbed his temples; the whole situation was giving him a headache.

There was silence for a moment, then Doflamingo asked, "Is it the guy who raped her the father?"

"I assume so." Law sighed out of frustration, "She's only seventeen, her parents died last year, she doesn't have anyone to help her out with raising a kid. I wanted to suggest she abort it, but I got the impression that she wanted to keep it. Ughhh, I don't know what to do, Doffy."

"Law, hang on. You are just this girl's doctor, you aren't the one who got her pregnant…"

"That could've been Luffy!" He momentarily lost his composure and apologized, "I'm sorry. It's just…" Law sighed, "I told Luffy I wouldn't let him do this to anyone else…and this poor girl got knocked up by him."

Doflamingo was quiet, thinking about everything Law told him. "I'm going to visit her tomorrow."

"What?" Law was surprised by what his uncle had said.

"I'm going to visit her. There must be something special about her if she has you so upset about her circumstances. I want to meet her."

"Okay," Law exhaled, "I'll mention it to her tomorrow when I come back. She will have to be fine with it before you can visit her."

"Great, let me know."

Then Law heard the defeating sound of being hung up on, once again. There was only one person left who he wanted to talk with and dialed their number.

"Traffy! I missed you! You'll never believe this, I caught Sanji and Nami naked in our room earlier! OH! And guess who I saw at the library?! Koala! I told her she should give Sabo a chance because he really likes her. I hope he doesn't get mad! Shishishishi!"

A large smile formed on his lips, "Oh, Luffy-ya, I've missed you, too."

"You sound tired, Traffy? Are you okay?" Luffy's voice was now laced with concern.

"I've had a rough day." He sighed into the phone, "Can I see you?"

"Of course, you can, silly! Come pick me up and we can do something."

Law smiled, "'Kay," he started his car and pulled out of the parking lot, "Are you at your place?"

"Yeah, I was bored anyway, Nami and Robin are both gone. I don't know where they are, but Robin is probably with Zoro and I bet Nami is with Sanji. Shishishishi, did I tell you I saw them naked earlier?!"

He chuckled, "Yes, you mentioned that."

"They were all over each other, it looked pretty hot! I knew Nami liked him! I told her last night to just tell him!"

"Sanji certainly likes Nami…" Law thought about how obvious the blond made it, "I didn't think Nami liked him back, though…"

"She totally likes him! Sanji made her reaaally wet at the club last night," she spoke matter-of-factly.

Law scrunched up his face, "I didn't really need to know that, Luffy-ya."

"Shishishishi! Sorry!"

He parked outside her building, "It's fine, I just pulled up to your place."

Luffy walked out of her building, still on the phone, "I see you!" She waved at Law as she walked towards his car.

Law leaned over and opened the passenger-side door for her, then yelled, "Get it!"

She smiled widely and hung up the phone. Luffy hopped into the seat beside him and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in for a kiss.

He cupped her cheek in his hand and returned the kiss. After pulling away, he smiled, "I really missed you."

A blush crossed her cheeks, "I missed you, too." Luffy sat back in her seat and buckled herself in, smiling shyly.

Revving the engine, Law smirked, "You ready?"

Her smile grew and raised her arms in the air, "Let's go!"

Meanwhile, Sabo was arriving at the hospital to visit Rebecca. A nurse told him he could go to her room, he knocked on the door before entering, "Hello?"

Rebecca was sitting on her bed watching the tv in her room. When she turned and saw him she began to smile, "Sabo!"

"Hey Rebecca, how are you feeling?" Sabo hesitantly questioned.

She shrugged, "I've been better, but I've also been worse."

Sabo nodded in agreement, "Can I sit?"

"Yes, of course!" Rebecca gestured toward the chair he had been in earlier that day. Once he was seated in the chair she said, "Law told me you stayed with me, thank you."

He shook his head and stared down at his hand in his lap, "I'm sorry I wasn't here when you woke up."

"Hey, don't worry about it." When he looked up at her, she was smiling, "You don't know me, you didn't need to do that. So, thanks." Sabo shugged and smirked as a response. Rebecca studied him for a moment, curiously, "Did something happen? You seem upset about something—and I know it's not about me."

"Is it that obvious?" He asked.

Rebecca raised her eyebrow at him, "It is now."

That made him chuckle and smile slightly. Sabo sighed, "There's this girl I like…"

"Ah," she smiled, knowingly, "What's her name?"

He smirked, "Koala."

"Like the bear?" Rebecca questioned innocently.

Sabo giggled, "Yeah, like the bear. She can be kinda scary like a bear, too…"

"Well," he thought for a bit, "She is very head-strong and confident…and we just get along really well, she is fun to be with and easy to talk to."

"WOW." She gushed, "That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard! I thought you would say something like 'she's got a great body' or 'hot' or something."

After cringing from such an accusation, Sabo explained, "That's not really my style. Don't get me wrong, I think Koala is hot or whatever, but she's special."

Rebecca tilted her head sideways, "What do you mean?"

"Uhhh, well…" Sabo scratched his head nervously, "I've never really liked anyone in this way before."

"Oh…," she assumed, "So, you don't know how to tell her you like her in that way."

He shook his head, "She knows."

Her eyes turned sympathetic, "You got rejected."

"No," Sabo covered his eyes with his hands then placed his palms on the bed, "I think she feels the same way, we even kissed tonight. Twice!"

She became confused, "Wait, that sounds like a good thing. Why are you upset?"

Sabo groaned, "I think I fucked it up. It's stupid, we were talking about her performing a dance at the club, Iceburg's. On Friday nights they have a few performances, but they are basically just strippers. Koala wants to do it and I guess I just don't like the idea of it." He ran his hands through his hair out of frustration, "She didn't want to tell me what songs she was thinking of dancing to."

Rebecca considered what Sabo told her, "Maybe she wanted it to be a surprise."

"What?" His head snapped in her direction.

"A surprise, you know?" He still looked oblivious, so she explained further, "Maybe she was going to pick something special for you."

Sabo turned away and thought about what Rebecca suggested, "Huh, I never considered that." Then he remembered something, "She did ask me to come and watch her…"

"See," Rebecca grinned at him, "I think I'm right."

The tiniest smile formed on Sabo's lips, "Yeah, maybe." However, it quickly turned into a frown, "I got upset and left…she's probably mad at me."

She rolled her eyes, "Sabo, I'm sure it will be fine." That didn't really help, though, so Rebecca gave him some advise, "Just tell her you're sorry."

"Yeah," he nodded his head slowly, as if in a daze.

Rebecca furrowed her eyebrows, "I'm serious." Their eyes met, and she told him, "Tell her you're sorry in a meaningful way. Don't just text her or whatever. Go to her and tell her."

Still holding her gaze, Sabo nodded more enthusiastically, "Okay."

Her face relaxed and she smiled, "Good. Will you let me know how it goes?"

He grinned at her, "I'd love to."

Right then, a nurse entered the room and told them visiting hours were ending. Sabo waved goodbye to Rebecca and left her alone in the hospital room.

She sighed to herself, "What am I gonna do?"

AN: Hey everyone, this chapter is a little shorter than the last two (like 2,000 words shorter). I don't know what you readers prefer, longer or shorter chapters? I usually go for at least 2,000 words, but it really depends. Anyway let me know in a review!

Also, please leave a review anyway and let me know what you think of the story. I am really curious about what your opinions are about Rebecca getting pregnant from Kidd. I didn't really plan on that (oops unplanned pregnancy) and now Rebecca needs to decide if she will have an abortion, give the baby up for adoption, or try and raise it on her own.

Things that will be happening in the next couple or few chapters will be Doflamingo visiting Rebecca in the hospital (I had a very interesting idea given to me by WulfyFang3, THANK YOU), Koala's try-out for Iceburg's, probably some sort of follow-up on Usopp and Chopper, and possibly Ace and Marco. We will see what happens, also, if there are any characters you would like me to write about more, let me know!

I really appreciate all the wonderful reviews you lovely readers leave me. I get so excited to see a new review and absolutely love the feedback. This story started as something I was hesitant to share with people, but all the positive feedback has made me so happy that I did. So, thank you all, you are all wonderful and I love you.

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