It was quiet now after a long, hectic night. A night that was an emotional rollercoaster ride for all of them, but for him most of all.

Vicky was finally sleeping, her breathing calm as she rested on the lab bed. The whole ordeal from earlier having taken a large toll on her. It took awhile to calm down Dennis, Amy and Mikey, who were all gushing over the new additions to the family. Vicky just took it all in with patience and a smile as her two older children fussed over the younger ones. It was when she was past her own point of endurance and started to nod off that Leo took Lavi from her and shooed everyone out, with a lot of groans of protest.

Leo now sat on the bed next to her, his eyes still full of wonder at what she had just given him as he gently held her hand. He knew he should rest himself because sleep would be very hard to come by for a long while, but he couldn't. His attention was turned to the reason for that as he heard a quiet sound come from the crib that had been brought in and placed next to the bed by Raph. Leo carefully stood up and walked over and quietly looked in. A set of tiny eyes looked back up at him. Lavinia was still sleeping, but Titian had waken up. "Hello little one." Leo smiled as he carefully, oh so carefully, lifted his son out. He still trembled a little and the baby seemed so small in his gentle hands. "Shouldn't you be sleeping?" The baby just looked at him as the tiny hands fidgeted, then grasped the finger Leo placed in front of him. Father and son just exchanged calm gazes as they both fully took each other in.

"Amazing." Donnie mumbled as he came closer with a bottle in his hand. "Babies are known to be extremely nearsighted right after birth, but I honestly believe he can see you just fine." He looked thoughtful as he handed his brother the bottle. "Here, see if you can get him to drink this."

Leo looked at the green tinted liquid with a raised eyeridge. "What is it and why in the hell is it green?"

Donnie rolled his eyes. "It's not going to hurt him. These babies are a peculiar mixture of the two of you. They need her milk, or formula, but also need something in their diet that can feed the turtle part too. That's what's in the bottle. Nutrients and vitamins that will balance out the milk. Baby turtles can eat hard food naturally, but this one needs the pureed version."

Leo removed his finger from his son's grasp and took the bottle. Ty's eyes watched every movement, calmly taking everything in. Then the child seemed to reach for the bottle a little as Leo brought it closer and the new father smiled. "I think he does see clearly Donnie."

"He's also hungry." Donnie grinned at him wryly as they listened to the sounds of sucking coming from the bottle. "I'm surprised he isn't throwing a huge shit fit to let us know that."

"I'm still surprised they are even here." Leo admitted, tears welling up in his eyes again. "Never would I have thought..."

Donnie laid a hand on his brother's shoulder and moved away, giving Leo the space to feed and bond with the tiny form in his arms. Leo sat back on the bed, careful not to wake the still sleeping mother. His eyes lost in wonder and thought as he looked down at his son.

His mind flew backwards, back to that first night. Vicky had been so open with him, so honest. The trust she had shown him when she told her tale. A trust, he somehow knew, she wouldn't just give to anyone. But she gave it to him. He also found out that she had given her heart to him long before they had even met. He honestly felt she had been looking for him long before he even came into her life. The fact that she accepted them all so readily, willingly, where many others would flip out, to put it mildly, drew him to her. It was that lack of fear in her that allowed him to see her clearly, he saw her hopes, her dreams, her fears and struggles.

He still couldn't explain the draw he had to her, even after the past year. Normally he would never let his emotions consume him as they did on that moonlit night. Never before had wanted a woman like he had wanted her. There had been...temptations...on all of their parts before, but this was the first time he literally fell head over heels for a woman, and he wasn't even going to try and climb out of that pit. It was with a fair amount of shock that he realized...he wanted to be with her.

After their feelings had been fully expressed to each other, he held her close in his arms as she fell asleep against him. He just sat there on the edge of that bed, staring at her as her head rested against his chest, her naked body leaning against his, unashamed at what they had just did. He stared down at her then with the same wonder he looked down at this child in his arms now. She had been the first step to having a family to call his own, and these two babies was the final. Here was something he never dreamed he would be able to have, and now he was holding it.

The child easily finished the contents of the bottle and Leo placed it on the table next to the bed and crib, not really sure what to do now. "Burb him." Came a weary, quiet voice from the bed. Vicky looked on with a soft, if tired, smile and drowsy eyes. "He needs to get the air out."

So Leo did, he placed the baby over his shoulder and patted the still soft shell gently until the child let out the wished sound then a second, louder, one. Leo looked at Ty amused as he brought him back down. "How can such a small thing be so noisy?"

Vicky laughed tiredly. "Trust me, that's nothing compared to what can come out of them." She smiled as she watched the squirming baby in her mate's arms. "You wait until they start teething."

"No rush for that." Ty let out a large yawn and snuggled deeper into Leo's arms, his eyes drifting closed. "I want this to last as long as it can." Leo finished quietly as he watched.

Soon the child was fast asleep, his belly now full and wrapped in a warm blanket in the arms of his father. Vicky soon fell asleep again, her exhaustion still clear on her face even as she did. Leo then carefully placed his sleeping son next to his sister, and covered Lavi back up with the wrapping that had came loose in her sleep. He watched his sleeping children a long while, his bemused eyes taking in every detail. He silently wondered if this feeling of awe would ever subside in him.

Standing there, looking over them as they slept, he already knew they would be trained. He would offer them the same skills his own father had given him to be able to protect himself in this world. He knew firsthand what this world had to offer and for a quick moment he felt sadness at what his children would likely face in the future. Mistrust, fear, hate, all would be thrown their way. Just because there are those out there that don't understand things that are different. Not to mention those who the elder turtles have thwarted time and time again. Leo knew these innocent children would quickly become a target if they were to be found out. His first vow to these sleeping babies was to do everything in his power to make sure they could handle this life, and that meant training them to do so the only way he knew how. But for now, his fingers softly stroked the cheeks of his sleeping children, now he would just enjoy these blessings he had been given. They would grow up all to soon, he knew that. He also knew he would be there every step of the way.

He smiled again as Lavi snuggled closer to her brother, her own mouth opening into a wide yawn before she settled back down again. Oh yes, he would be there every step, because this was one adventure he wouldn't miss for the world.