Lovely Little Moments

Chapter 10 of Teenage Mutants

Title Change I thought it fitting. When I do full revisions all chapters will be "Teenage Mutants."

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Everyone was gathered around a bonfire on the back patio eating chips and hamburgers and playing the question game.

"Becca if you could have any super power what would it be?" Jacks asked.

"I would be able to see any event in the past or future that I want to. Like, I would be in the moment as it is happening. That way I could hear the tone in which each person uses and see the movements of their body and know how much the event means to the person."

"That's interesting, why?" Raph asked.

"It's more for the past, I guess. I love history so much and I would love to have been there for example when Galileo was looking through his telescope and then I would be there as he wrote down his theories about the universe. I would be there when Martin Luther went to trial for writing his 95 Theses. I think that if I had that kind of power over the future it could be indisputably dangerous. But to have that knowledge of the past would be fascinating."

Raph smiled, "You're amazing." He leaned in and gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

"NO MUSH!" Mikey screamed. "That's disgusting."

"Oh please," Jacks replied, "like you and Leo never kiss."

"Oh but have you ever SEEN us kiss?" Mikey questioned.

"Well, actually-" Raph began to say but was interrupted by Leo.

"Well anyway, Don, if you could remember only one person for the rest of your life and you would have to forget every other person you've ever known who would you choose?"

Don sighed, "To give you an honest answer I would love to say that in theory I would remember all of you sitting here because for the first time in my life I have a sense of camaraderie and belonging. Now is the first time in my life I've been able to open up to people who I know are accepting and understand me. But since I can only pick one person it would be Raph-in theory. In reality I would have to say my uncle. After everything that my uncle put me through I gained a huge desire to succeed and a desire to live a happy and content life. Sometimes I feel that I wouldn't have learned such lessons if he had not been there to show me exactly how I didn't want to be and show me the pain that life can put you through."

"I'm sorry man," Leo said.

"No big deal," he said quietly.

"Jacks," he turned, "Describe your perfect man."

"Utterly imperfect," she replied. "It's funny that you ask that because at school we wrote something about this. I listed over 100 things about a man that I would like. Like he wouldn't be afraid to disagree with me because then we could always learn form each other about new ways to look at things and he would support me in every good decision I make while calling me out on bad ones. But at the end my final condition was that he could never have everything I was looking for because then he would be the perfect man. Which to me is a complete paradox because I want to every day learn something new about the person I love. I want to discover new things every day and how could you ever find new and exciting things about someone who is already the definition of "perfection." To me the ultimate perfection is a thousand quirks and mini imperfections that I can smile at a million times a day. With the person I love there will be a thousand lovely little moments of pure happiness that we can cherish forever."

"To lighten the mood a bit, Leo, what was your first kiss like?" Becca asked.

Leo chuckled at the question, "we bumped teeth." Everyone laughed at his answer and encouraged him to continue. "There's not much to say, we were under a street light and I went to kiss her and we bumped teeth. Well, braces."

"That's great. I can't believe you did that! Was that with Mikey?" Raph bellowed. Sarcastically, he was only a little drunk.

"In fact, yes, it was! But fine, Raph," Leo responded. "How far have you gone with a girl?"

Raph chuckled a little and Becca's cheeks flared red. "Nothing too serious, I made out with Becca in her bed right before I left for the last time. Naked." Everyone laughed at this secret and Becca attempted to hide her face. Raph looked over at Leo who was sitting back sipping on a mixed drink not even bordering buzzed.

"Alright, Leo, think of someone in your head but don't say it out loud," Raph paused and when Leo nodded he continued, "If someone told you that this person in your head was going to die but you could take their pace. No one would ever know about your sacrifice if you chose to do it and if you didn't they would never know you had such an opportunity. Would you die for them?"

"Absolutely," Leo responded without even considering the question.

Everyone stared at him and Raph questioned, "You would give up everything you have for this person? You would honestly give up all that you have worked all these years for and all the people that you love in a moment?"

"Without hesitation," Leo said indisputably.

Mikey leaned over and whispered, "Who were you thinking of?"

"Devon," Leo went on to continue the game but Mikey just stared at him smiling. She couldn't keep the small smile from lingering. It meant so much to her that Leo would so unwaveringly care for her son.

Their talking went on for hours into the night until they were all good and wasted and ready to head in to get some sleep.

"Baby, give me a kiss," Mikey threw herself onto Leo.

"You're drunk," Leo laughed and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and crawled into the bed that they would be sharing.

"Leo, my chicken and dumplings, play with my hair," she flopped her head onto his chest as he lay ready to fall asleep.

"It's three in the morning," he laughed, "get some sleep." But before he could say the words she was breathing deeply in her sleep with her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "I love you."

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The next morning Leo was up early as usual and was sitting on the kitchen counter with a bowl of cereal watching TV.

"Good morning baby," Mikey walked into the kitchen and gave him a sloppy kiss on the cheek.

"Well good morning Princess," he laughed and kissed her hair. "You definitely have a hangover."

"I definitely do," she conceded.

"You know what you need?" he asked.

"No, what?" she responded.

In a moment Leo stooped and swung Mikey into his arms. She let her head fall onto his shoulder and he carried her into the bathroom.

He sat her down on the toilet and began to run water for a bath. He turned as the tub was filling and Mikey began to take off her shirt. "Chill out Speedy Gonzales!" he chastised her. Then, he walked over and pulled her shirt over her head and pulled off her pants and underwear. Leo then proceeded to take off his own clothing. They both stood shivering in the cold until the tub was full and Leo turned off the faucet.

Leo picked Mikey up in his arms again and lowered her gently into the water and then gently got into the bathtub with her. Mikey rolled her body on top of his and sighed gently, "this is nice."

"It sure is," he agreed rubbing her back slowly with the warm water.

"Was it true?" Mikey asked.

"Was what true?" he sighed in deep comfort from the warm water and proximity to her smooth skin.

"What you said last night about Devon?"

He opened his eyes and looked into hers. "Absolutely. I don't know what parent wouldn't give their life for their child. You would do the same for him would you not?"

"I would but you-" she began

"But nothing, he's my son and that's the end of it," Leo said sternly. "Mikey I would do the same for you. I would die for you. I would cut off my arm to be near you for just a few more moments. I love you so much."

Mikey smiled softly at that and kissed him.

"Come on," Leo said and raised Mikey and himself out of the water in the tub and pulled the drain.

"But we didn't even finish taking our bath," she complained.

"Shh, just wait," he silenced her.

They both wrapped towels around their naked bodies and tiptoed upstairs to their bedroom and locked the door behind them.

Leo lowered her warm body onto the bed and hovered above her. He leaned down and kissed her tenderly dripping water onto her face. "I want you to know that throughout everything, Mikey, I love you. I always have."

"I love you too," she whispered.

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Hours later they were still lying naked next to each other, their bodies intertwined. Both of them were staring silently at each other with a small smile on their faces coupled with a slight blush.

"You're the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen," he whispered to her and trailed a finger down her stomach.

She smiled and nuzzled up to his bare chest, "No one could ever love you the way that I do."

"Damn right, woman," he conceded.

They both laughed and he stood to get them some clothes to put on. They walked down the stairs and greeted the grinning faces of their four friends.

"What are all of you smiling about?" Mikey questioned.

"This," Jacks and Raph displayed wadded up piles of Mikey and Leo's clothes.

"We found them in the bathroom," Don laughed.

Mikey and Leo both blushed and joined them at the table for breakfast.

Raph put a hand on Leo's back, "I'm happy for you, man."

Leo made a discrete motion toward Becca, "As am I for you."

"I guess things are working out for us aren't they?" Raph said as they both stared captivated by the women that they love.

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