Together Forever (Book Five)

27. Going Home (With complications)

3 months after their arrival

Leonardo
Leo grimaced as he heard his wife throw up once again. "Liv, honey, you sure you don't want my help with this?" He called. "Yeah.... Yeah I'm fine.... " She groaned. "Well, I.... I have everything all packed up when you're ready to leave." Leo said. "Okay.... I'll be out..... In a... In a few minutes." Olivia mumbled. Suddenly, Leo heard more gagging and intense coughing. "I'm sorry Liv, I'm coming in!" Leo announced. He opened the bathroom door and the smell of vomit instantly reached his nostrils. Olivia sat on the floor, her back to the wall and he head held to the sky, a hand upon her forehead. Leo crouched beside her and removed her hands, placing his in its place.

"You're really burning up." He announced. "Yeah. I noticed." Olivia deadpanned. Leo ran his fingers through her hair in a mild attempt to calm her. "Come on, it's probably just a stomach bug but well get Donnie to check you out when everyone gets home." Leo said, picking her up bridal style. " How will you carry me and the suitcases, Olivia muttered, attempting to hold back the overwhelming feeling of nausea. Leo simply smiled. "I'll manage."

Raphael
The first thing Raph noticed about Scar that morning was that she was burning up. Like, really burning up! That had him worried at first, but then, when she rushed off to the restroom and he heard her throwing up, he was more worried than before! He rushed in after her and saw their dinner from the night before in the most unappealing way. He rubbed comforting circles on her back while she vomited, wishing he could do more. "I'm fine..." Scar said, her words a little slurred from nausea.

Raph stood back as she stood up, lazily reaching under the sink for a plastic bag. Then she grabbed her suitcase, which Raph had taken the liberty of packing. "I'll get Donnie to look me over when we all get back home." Scar said. Raph nodded and reached for her bag. She gratefully handed it to him. "Yore gonna get better, okay?" He said. She nodded. "Yeah. I know."

Donatello
Donnie winced as Hannah threw up once again and he reached over and held her hair out of her face for her. When she was done, she leaned away from the toilet and curled up into a ball on the bathroom floor. "I'm so cold! And my stomach is killing me!" Hannah complained. Donnie felt her forehead. "Your burning up!" He announced. Hannah groaned. Donnie picked her up bridal style. And she shivered.

"I have three the theories on what's wrong with you: one, you simply have a stomach bug, two, you combining ice cream and a taco salad WAS a bad idea, and three..." Donnie thought for a moment. "You know what, I'll just save that one until we get back to the lair." He grabbed their prepacked suitcases and headed out the room, Hannah groaning and complaining the whole way down. "You're gonna be just fine, love." He whispered to her. "Yeah. Because I have you." Hannah whispered back with a small smile.

Michelangelo
Despite the immense feeling of nausea inside her, Faith was determined to pack everything up herself. She paused a few times her stomach felt bubbly, but she never actually reached the point of vomiting. Mikey was a little worried. When they'd woken up, she felt warm to the touch! Now, she was cleaning up? Mikey wasn't Donnie, but he knew that that must've been a terrible combination. "Faith, come on, lemme pack for us. I can do it and you can rest." He pleaded once more. Faith merely shook her head. "No. We have to make sure we don't leave anything!" Faith stated. Mikey rolled his eyes and gently grabbed Faith by the shoulders, looking into her hazel eyes with his baby blue ones. "Faith, you need to go relax. You feel like and active volcano right now. I'll pack everything up." He said, more like a command than a request. Faith nodded. "Don can just give you a checkup when we all get home." Mikey added. Faith slowly and weakly nodded before she collapsed on the bed, prepared to sleep like a baby. Mikey smiled at her and went to finish what his wife had started

Back at the lair

The boys all looked at each other, and their wives as they entered the lair at the same time. Then Leo, Mikey, and Raph turned to Donnie and began bombarding him with request to check up on their sickly wives. He rolled his eyes. "Okay, fine just wait a few minutes. He announced, disappearing into his lab.

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Donnie stared at the four separate windows pulled up on his computer screen, his eyes wide with shock. Out of all the possible outcomes, this one was a possibility, but it was so rare! He couldn't believe it.

With a sigh, he exited the lab and entered the living room where his brothers, sister-in-laws and wife sat patiently awaiting the results of the examination. He tool a deep breath. "So, things aren't bad," He began.

"To me, they're actually perfect. Not sure about the rest of you though." "Thanks for the vote of confidence, Donnie." Leo mumbled. "Just spit it out!" Raph demanded. "Well......

I hope you guys are ready to be parents."

The entire room grew silent as everyone thought over what Donatello had just said. The girls were...pregnant?!?! Mikey was the first to react. He happily left up into the air with a grin. "YES! I'm gonna be the coolest dad any little dude or dudette could ever have!" He said, reaching down and hugging Faith. She giggled, placing a hand on her stomach.

Raph turned to Scar. "Are you...okay with this?" He asked. "Raph, I couldn't be more ecstatic. We're gonna be parents!" Scar smiled, cheering. Raph chuckled and kissed her. Leo blinked, frozen in shock. "Me? A father? But, what if the child doesn't like me? What if I'm not the kind of father he or she expected? What if I ruin the kid's life because I turn it into an ostracized mutant too?!?!" Leo said, beginning to freak out.

"Leo. Chill. You'll be the perfect awkward dorky father!" Olivia smiled, kissing his cheek. Leo couldn't help but blush a bit at the comment. "You think so?" "I know so!"

Hannah rushed over and left into Donnie's arms "I'm gonna be a mom!" She cheered. "I wonder if we have a boy or a girl." Donnie said thoughtfully. Hannah giggled. "I don't care what gender it is! As long as it exist!!"

Splinter overhead the conversation and walked in with a smile. "Congratulations, my children. This is wonderful news!" Splinter said. "I know that you'll all be great parents for these children. And that you'll raise them to follow the right path." "Hai, Sensei." Everyone said in unison. Life was perfect. And everyone loved where it was going.