Though Devina had thought about staying for nearly a week to sort things out with Don, they pretty much had them worked out the day after she arrived. Don would keep the baby most of the time. While she would be busy running her planet.
At one point, Devina was wanting to see if there was a nursery for the baby and she went exploring without anyone. And sure enough, she found the nursery. There were two cradles! Something was up.
Leo and Mikey had gone on patrol. Splinter was sleeping and so was Don. Raph was still there, making sure things would be okay. Raph was watching TV when Devina suddenly appeared in front of him. "Is there something you want to tell me?"
"What? Can't ask Don these things?" Raph retorted. "Now get out of my way!"
"Raphael! Donatello is asleep and I will not wake him! I was just looking around, and I saw two baby beds in the nursery! What does that mean?" Devina snapped.
Now Raph knew there would be trouble. "Two beds? Uh, Don made them for the baby. Incase we needed a spare. And also to take to our vacation spot." He knew he wasn't supposed to tell of the twin. That was going to be Don's job.
Devina knew Raph most of all didn't like or trust her. So she was finding it quite hard to believe his story. "Are you telling me the truth?"
"Yes." He lied again.
She knew the red masked turtle was too stubborn. Maybe she would have better luck with one of the others.
Raph didn't tire easily. He wasn't going to bed until the others were back. And when Don was sleeping, Devina was not to disturb him. So the others were all taking turns staying to make sure she did nothing else.
But she couldn't even use the couch right now to sleep on, since Raph was just watching TV. And she knew she couldn't get him to move. Don locked his door whenever she was around and he was trying to sleep, so she knew she couldn't sleep in there. She only would have slept on his floor if she would have been allowed in his room.
Leo and Mikey soon returned and there were no problems. Raph immediately talked to them. "Guys, Devina is getting suspicious that we are hiding something from her. Like the twin."
"Well, it was Don's idea to hide it from her." Mike whispered.
"But how do you know this Raph?" Leo asked.
"She interrupted my show by getting in the way and said she had discovered the two cradles in the nursery. I just told her one of them was a spare. Though I don't think she bought it." Raph said.
"She has to know sometime, but this time, unlike what I did for Don with Casey finding out about the pregnancy, I think Don should be the one to tell her." Leo said. "I hate lying."
"And Devina is almost family." Mike said.
"She and Don aren't married Mikey. We don't know her all that well. Aside from what she did to Don, and so far since she showed herself to us, she has made her intentions as good as possible." Leo said. "Except when she fought Raph."
"Raph challenged her first Leo." Mike said.
"I was just protecting my brother!" Raph said. "In the only way I know how!"
"Just drop it Raph. But we'll let Don know that he may have to let her know sooner rather than later." Leo said. "For now, let's just go to bed. We'll worry about it in the morning."
The trio went to bed and Leo told Devina the couch was all hers. "Wait Leonardo. Is it true one of the baby beds is a spare?"
Leo hated to lie, but he was only respecting Don's wishes. "Yes. Now the couch is free. Please go to bed Devina."
Devina had thought that she and Don had discussed everything, but maybe there was one more thing to talk about. What if there was really a second baby?
In the morning, just before morning training, Leo woke Don up and told him that the mother of his twins had found the nursery now and had seen the cradles. "She might have the suspicion of twins Don. You need to tell her."
"I don't want to tell her Leo. If anything is to be something for her to further find out, I want it to be this. I don't want both of the twins taken from me." Don said.
"She said you would have the baby most of the time. She is willing to share. But it's more of you sharing with her really." Leo said.
"Well, I don't really want to share, but I know I have to." Don said.
"Alright. We'll keep it a secret. But you know the lying can't go on much longer." Leo said as he left his room. He was headed to the dojo. Don was glad that he didn't have to be pushed to come to the dojo now.
Don began to formulate a plan. As he knew the birth was approaching, and he didn't want Devina attending the birth, they could head up to the farmhouse and it could be done up there. One of the twins could be kept up there while he brought back the one that looked like her. Now he just had to let the others know, but first, Devina had to leave.
Later that day, Leatherhead came over for his two week exam on Don and the twins. Devina was waiting for another sonogram so she could leave.
In the infirmary, with the door locked and closed, Don spoke to LH. "Leatherhead, I want you to perform a c-section when the time is right, but I want to have the birth take place at the farmhouse. Not here. Because I don't want Devina attending the birth."
"I don't trust her either Donatello, but, are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Alright." The croc said. "But you only have a few more weeks."
"I know. I said when the time was right." Don said.
"I will have to make sure to bring all my medical equipment." LH said. "But when are you wanting to go to the farmhouse? So I am ready."
"I may want to head up there in just a couple of weeks." Don replied.
Leatherhead then proceeded to do the ultrasound on Don's stomach. Don got to see how both the babies were doing. Boy, they were big now!
Don had now passed into his 33rd week. If the twins were born now, it was possible that they could stand a chance at survival outside his body. But he hoped he would have them inside for a little longer. They still weren't entirely ready for birth yet.
The croc divided the sonograms of the twins up once printed. Don would give the lizard one to Devina. But Don also kept a secret copy too.
Everyone waited outside the infirmary. They wanted to see the twins too, but Devina was handed it first. She held it up to the light. But the others all looked too. They were intrigued that it was so big now.
"Well, thanks for the hospitality again, and I'll be back for the birth in a few short weeks." Devina said, and she left the lair.
The family relaxed again.
And once Don was sure she was gone, he told the family what he had told Leatherhead.
They would go to the farmhouse in a couple of weeks, and just play the waiting game of labor. But Devina would not be attending the birth. Since everyone was disturbed by her presence. Raph and LH got real twitchy and grumpy when she was around.
Don got nervous. Mikey tried to reduce his talking or he knew he might accidentally blow the secret about the twin. And it was Leo's job to keep Don from getting too worked up, but he also watched her too. He didn't want anything to happen further.
But Leo just figured that as the big day was approaching when all their lives would be changed forever, Don was just getting over anxious. He just wasn't the same turtle anymore.
Sure, he was still the same genius in the same body, and still worked on his projects, but he didn't train right now, he thought more like a pregnant woman now, and he was more concerned on learning about how to raise children. But that was to be expected. Don was just a few weeks away from giving birth, and the whole family needed to get ready.
