Press Play [LawLu]

Chapter Twenty: Plans, Plans, Plans

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Law got off the bus and headed toward Lami's apartment. It was a few blocks down the road from the bus stop so he had some time to mull over the idea even more. This might have been a groggy idea he had in the middle of the night but it wasn't too outlandish. It just had a lot to do with whether or not Lami wanted to do this.

Their relationship was on the mend, so Law thought this was a really good idea, the only thing he needed now was a steady job. He wasn't going to make this offer to Lami and put all the financial burden on his 18-year-old sister. No, he wanted to make it easier on her so she could have fun at the end of her senior year.

He was certain he wanted to do this. Law had a job interview for a position at a book store that felt promising. Law could see the apartment building in the distance. He picked up his pace and just hoped that she was home. School had gotten out about an hour ago and her shift at work didn't start for another two hours so she's probably home doing homework.

Law finally got to the door and knocked. It took a moment before it swung open, Lami greeted him with a smile.

"Hi Law, I hope this is quick, I really need to finish an essay before work today," Lami said, she headed into the living room and Law closed the door behind him.

"It should be quick, I had an idea I wanted to run by you," he said.

"What's up?" Lami sat on the couch and brought her computer into her lap. She started typing away. Law would definitely make this quick. He knew she didn't have much time and didn't want to take that away from her, so he didn't bother sitting down.

"What do you think about renting an apartment together?" Law asked. Lami stopped typing and looked up at him. He could see relieve in her eyes for just a moment.

"What?" She asked. Law shrugged, trying to keep his cool but the tone of her voice made him nervous. Maybe she didn't like the idea at all.

"I figured getting a place a little closer to your school would help a bit, and splitting rent with someone might take some stress off your shoulders," Law explained.

"Any closer to school would be crazy expensive," Lami muttered.

"Maybe but it can't hurt to look around, besides, we'd have two incomes." Law leaned against a bookshelf.

"You have a job?" Lami asked.

"I've got a couple interviews that look promising," Law answered honestly. "I wouldn't bring this up without a plan."

"Oh," Lami looked back at her screen.

"If you don't like it, that's fine. I need a place to live and I figured asking you wouldn't do any harm," Law brushed it off. He could always take up the idea with Fai, though he wasn't sure of her living situation. Lami kept looking at her computer screen, Law wasn't sure if she was even thinking about his offer or her essay anymore.

"If you need time to think about it, you can just give me a call," Law said. Still, Lami was quiet.

"You're not talking to Doffy, right?" Lami asked, looking back up at him.

"God, no, I haven't spoken to him since I was sentenced." Law cringed as he spoke.

"What?" Lami frowned. "Doffy went to visit you all the time."

Law scoffed. "I got called for a visitor once, I went to see who it was and when I saw it was Doflamingo I turned around and went back to my cell, I didn't get a visitor call after that from anyone."