"Lunch is ready," Sanji called.
Zoro set Ryu down on her mat, covering her once again with the blanket. He then went over to collect his lunch from Sanji.
They sat at the dinning table the conversation constantly changing from Nami to Ryu.
"You should do something nice for her," Sanji suggested. "I mean to make up for how much of an idiot you've been today."
Zoro rolled his eyes, "And what did you have in mind?"
"Stay at home, have take away, watch a movie, have sex," Sanji shrugged.
Zoro chuckled, twirling his fork into his spaghetti. His phone began to ring, the tacky default ringtone causing Sanji to cringe.
"Oh shut up," Zoro retorted as he answered the phone.
"Hi Zoro," Nami said.
"Nami, I'm really sorry for this morning," he replied.
A sad laugh escaped the woman's lips.
"I may have over reacted a bit," she said biting down on her lip.
"I'm still sorry."
Nami smiled.
"So what time are you lot coming back?" she asked.
"About that..."
"Zoro?!"
"I thought we could have some alone time, so Sanji offered to take care of Ryu," Zoro answered.
"Sure," Nami said smiling once again. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Nami hung up and flopped back onto her bed. A night alone with Zoro sounded almost alien after having to constantly put parenting before their romance.
"Thank you," Zoro beamed turning back to Sanji.
"It's fine, anyway, will you drop her stuff over a bit later?" Sanji asked.
"Sure."
"You should probably get going if your coming back with her things," Sanji said as he shifted Ryu on his shoulder.
"Yeah I guess," Zoro said scratching the back of his head.
Zoro waved to Sanji before turning round the corner. He stuffed his hands in his pockets as he trudged down the road. It had been much colder than it had been earlier but the wind had subdued. The walk from Sanji's house back to Nami and Zoro's apartment was short and Zoro was grateful for that fact.
Nami hadn't realized that at some point she'd closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. However when she opened her eyes, green tufts of hair hovered above her and she could feel a light sucking on her neck.
Her hands reached up, her fingers twisting around the short stubborn hairs.
"Nami," he whispered lifting his head and placing a soft kiss on Nami's lips.
"I haven't apologized yet," Nami said glancing away from Zoro.
Zoro frowned,his brow furrowing.
"Why would you have to apologize?" he asked.
"Because I was being dramatic, I knew you never meant it. It's not an excuse but I haven't slept for longer than two hours for the last three days."
She sighed.
"You should sleep in that case," Zoro said rolling off of her.
"I don't want to sleep," Nami whined tugging at his arm so that he had to turn and face her.
She leaned forward, closing her eyes before pecking him on the lips.
"You said we'd be having an evening alone," Nami said as she pulled back from him."Let's make the most of it. It's unlikely we'll have another opportunity like this."
Zoro kissed Nami's shoulder.
"You sure?" he whispered against her skin.
"Yeah."
Zoro placed his arms either side of Nami's head as he climbed on top of her. He lent down into a kiss. Their lips moved in sync as their tongues fought for dominance in each other's mouths. Zoro's arousal pressed against Nami. Nami giggled as Zoro briefly pulled out of the kiss.
"Excited?!" she asked grinning.
He smirked back at her rolling his eyes before diving back into a kiss.
Her head lay on his chest, listening to his beating heart. His arm around her naked body as they lay between the damp sheets. His eyes were closed.
"I love you," she whispered kissing his chest.