The news of you and Law spread through the crew like wildfire and was followed up by many of them congratulating you and choruses of "I told you so". A lot of them thought you two would get together at some point after seeing how the captain acted around you the longer you were on the ship.

Law was good about behaving himself, keeping to the casual touching and kisses. You could tell he wanted more though. There were times when his hands would linger close to your hips, collar, or anywhere else he figured was roughly off limits for now. Kisses that lasted longer than what was considered publicly acceptable turned needy quickly. But he always kept himself from pushing things too far, pulling away before touching the parts of you he really wanted to and ending kisses right as he wanted nothing more than to deepen them. You didn't think a man could get so much enjoyment out of torturing himself so, but Law seemed to love it.

After the last day on the winter island, his touch became welcome all the time, no longer bothering you at all. Especially with how careful he was. He made it easy to relax when he was so considerate about it all. You drew the line at sharing a room though, more for your own sake than his. He'd made it clear that you were welcome in his whenever you liked but you weren't confident that you could behave as well as him in such a private space.

You didn't realize how attracted you were to him until you had the option to be with him. It's like you were avoiding getting your hopes up for something that might not happen but with how things were now, you found yourself admiring him constantly. On the couple occasions you'd seen him shirtless it took every ounce of self control to not get close enough to run your hands along his chest and stomach or trace his tattoos with your eyes and fingers. Law was gorgeous and he knew exactly what kind of effect he had on you.

You just about lost it with embarrassment when the two of you went shopping alone on a different island about a week ago. Being the sole doctor on his ship, he knew you weren't taking any preventative measures for future activities, whenever you got around to them so he took you into a store and bought condoms. He seemed to love getting you flustered and teased you often and that was just one of his many attempts and successes of doing so. At least you two didn't fight over stupid stuff anymore.

"(Y/n)-ya~" Law's teasing voice pulled you from your thoughts.

You were on deck. It was a nice day and you weren't planning on wasting it inside when the ship was surfaced. Law made himself at home standing behind you, caging you against the railing with his arms.

"Hey Captain." You smiled involuntarily while continuing to stare out to sea. Sometimes if you watched carefully you could see the fish below the waters pristine blue surface.

He kissed your cheek from behind and rested his chin on your shoulder. His hat was missing, probably abandoned so he could feel more of the sun on his already tanned skin.

"No signs of another ship?" He asked, scanning the water himself.

"Nope." You chirped. "Just our little Polar Tang." He was hesitant about surfacing near marine infested waters but you and half the crew were on deck, keeping a careful eye out while taking the time to also fish or just enjoy the weather.

He hummed in response, closing his eyes as you scratched his head. Over time, you learned the man was a sucker for scratches and shoulder rubs. Who would've known?You could see him forming a smirk from the corner of your eye, telling you that he was thinking about something.

"I have to take inventory of our medical supplies still. Care to keep me company?"

"I dunno...I'm liking my time outside right now." You gave him a sly grin as his smirk faltered for a brief second.

"C'mon it won't be long. No one has been stupid enough to hurt themself lately." He tilted his head down and kissed your neck, sending an involuntary shiver down your spine that he didn't miss.

You blushed and met his half lidded eyes with your own. He was testing the waters with that. Law tended to keep his kisses above the neck to avoid pushing you but today it seemed like he was willing to see what you'd do. Maybe you were willing to push yourself too, it was getting hard to keep your hands to yourself anyway.

"S-sure, I guess so then."

"Perfect." His lips curled up into a smile as he backed away and took your hand.

He took you through the quiet ship and down to the infirmary. Once inside he let you slip your hand out of his and sit on the table. It was where you usually sat when you kept him company in here. It made you feel a bit taller. You didn't miss the subtle sound of the door's lock clicking into place as Law left it and turned his attention to the medical supply cabinets. Was he serious about checking inventory after that move he made?

He took a clipboard off his desk along with a spare piece of paper and a couple pens. "Can you write down the shopping list? We will need at least a couple things."

"Sure." You gave the back of his head a puzzled look after he gave you the loose paper and pen.

Law started mumbling to himself as he checked the different supplies. Maybe you misread him and he really did just want your company while he worked.

"We need more gauze, it's looking a bit low." He spoke up and you wrote it down.

He crouched down to look through the lower shelves, moving things around to get a proper count and checking off what was well stocked on his clipboard.

"Go ahead and add witch hazel to that too...."

He moved from one cabinet over to the next and continued to work his way down the shelves. You watched his head bob around as he checked to make sure he wasn't missing anything until he finally turned to face you.

"Cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol and that should do it." He sauntered over to you, tossing the clipboard to the side along with your own paper and pen. "See? That didn't take long."

"You didn't need me here for that." You giggled as he moved in closer until his nose almost touched yours.

"No," He took on a huskier tone as he let his eyes trail up and down your body. "but I wanted some alone time with you and that was a good excuse to get just that."

He kissed you lightly at first, giving you the chance to wrap your arms around his neck before deepening it. You didn't object when he pulled your knees apart to rest himself between them or when he reached around to your hips to pull you closer to the edge of the table. His tongue slipped into your mouth easily and you tightened your grip around him until you had pulled him flush with your body.

"Fuck (Y/n)-ya." He broke off the kiss and groaned, resting his forehead on your shoulder. "If you let me get away with too much I won't be able to control myself."

"I think I'd be okay with that." You murmured. "I-if we take it slow that is."

He tensed against you for a second and then turned his head to nibble at your neck. "I can manage that."

You fought the need to let out a noise as his tongue darted out, tasting your sensitive skin between kisses and nips. He could tell it felt good though. Your breath would hitch as he found the more delicate spots around your throat and the smallest of whines escaped you as his hand crept up just under the hem of your shirt, carefully running his fingers along the bare skin.

He moved from your neck back up to your lips, kissing you much more passionately than before. You tentativley let your hands creep down to his chest, ghosting them over him as you weren't sure if you were brave enough to really touch him. Law startled you when he pulled away suddenly to take off his shirt and let it fall to the floor.

As soon as it was off he closed the distance again and pressed your hands against his skin. "If I'm allowed to touch, you are too." He chuckled as you blushed.

It felt good to finally get what you wanted. He radiated warmth and now you had the chance to feel it directly. You watched as goosebumps formed where ever your fingernails lightly scratched his skin, moving your hands down from his chest, to his stomach, and around to his back as you pulled him back in. His lips met yours for another quick kiss before he trailed down your neck to your collarbone, inching towards your breasts.

You grabbed your shirt by the hem and tugged it over your head, leaving you in just a bra. You were glad it was a cute one and from the slight curl of Law's lips, you could tell he liked it. He brought his hands up and began to knead them through the material, grazing his teeth across the flesh that wasn't covered. You know you told him to take it slow, you were nervous after all, but this pace was killing you. Your want to be touched by him overruled your nerves this time.

You reached behind you and unclasped the bra, letting Law pull it away and toss it to the side. He got the hint, giving you a mischievous look as he took a nipple in his mouth. There was no fighting the moan that left you as he swirled his tongue around it and rolled the other one between his fingers.

Over the past few weeks you'd had a few more memories of your time as a slave come back. Each one involved something painful, sexual, or a mix of both. Nothing that happened in any of them came close to how Law was making you feel now though. For the first time since you'd regained your first memory, you were excited for something so intimate.

Law unlatched from your breast, replacing his mouth with the other hand as he pressed his lips to your ear. "I doubt you've ever experienced a real orgasm, how about we change that?"

He slid a hand down your belly to your shorts, unbuttoning them easily. You shivered and pressed your face into the crook of his neck and let out a mewl of pleasure as he slipped under your panties and ran a finger along your slick folds. But right before he could do anything else there was a sudden knock at the door. You were glad he locked it earlier.

"Captain!" Bepo called from behind it.

"I'm busy!" Law growled. You peeked up to see he had an annoyed frown on his face. "I'll be out in a while!" He let out another growl as he kissed you and slowly started moving his finger again.

"I-its important! We got a call through the transponder snail!"

He let out a frustrated groan, removing his hand from your pants and twisting his head around to face the door. "Someone better be dead or dying. Who the hell is calling?"

"It's the Kid pirates, they say they need to talk to you right now!"

Law's sharp gaze met yours as he frowned again. "So much for some alone time."

"It's fine." You gave him a smile. "There's always later."

"We'll see." He sighed, bending over to pick up the previously discarded clothes. "It depends on what the red headed bastard wants."

You noticed the bulge in Law's pants. He was probably looking forward to this as much as you were, if not more.

"Alright, I'll be out in a minute Bepo-ya. He better have a damn good reason for bothering me."

You got dressed quickly while your boyfriend opted to leave his shirt and the two of you left the infirmary looking a tad disheveled. Bepo wasn't expecting you to come out with the captain but he took it all in stride, leading you two back out on the ship's deck.

Penguin had the transponder snail in hand. The mouth piece was off of it's hook but there was no noise coming from the other end. Law took it from him, looking even more annoyed than before.

"Why are you bothering my crew Eustass-ya?" He grumbled into the receiver.

The few crew members who chose to stay outside took one look at yours and Law's appearance and could tell exactly why their captain was in a sour mood.

"Killer actually." A deep male voice answered from the other side. "And we need to ask a favor from you."

"And why should I be inclined to help?"

"Because we'll reward you for it." Killer stated matter-of-factly.

"Your captain isn't one to ask for help, especially from me."

"That's why he isn't the one talking to you Trafalgar. He didn't want to ask you."

"So you're going behind your Captain's back to talk to the man he can't stand. And I thought you were second in command because he trusts you." Law started to look more amused with the situation.

"I'm willing to pay you your bounty for you to take care of our problem. Will you help or not?" Killer apparently wasn't a man to beat around the bush.

"That'd be a nice cushion to our funds...fine. What do you need?"

"I know you're relatively close to where we are now. Meet up with us at Amestara Island and we'll talk more."

"Bepo, how far is that?"

"We can get there in a few hours captain."

"Hear that Killer-ya? We'll be there in a few hours. Don't try anything funny in the mean time."

"Not like we can do much anyway. We'll see you soon." Killer hung up.

"Huh." You folded your arms and stared at the snail.

"What?" Law quirked and eyebrow up at you.

"He didn't even say so much as an I love you before hanging up. How rude."