His One True Love

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Chapter Six – Take A Break

RAPHAEL:

  After my talk with Sara I went to fill Leo in on what I had learned.

" Every time I think that Red Dago can't get any lower, he manages to find a way to sink to newer levels of disgrace" Leo murmured giving a sad slow shake of his head.

" You realize Leo we are going have to keep an eye on Sara most the time to insure that Red's friends don't find out she is still alive and try to silence her once and for all?" I said though I was pretty sure Leo was well aware of that fact and that I was only stating the obvious.

" Yes. She is also going have to let the police know that she was attacked. Hopefully she can do so while keeping us out of it" Leo declared.

I grinned " That is just it Leo I don't think she is all that concerned about us. I'd say she is damned near indifferent to us, and what we do okay? Her priorities seem to be her schooling and keeping herself out of debt for the next five years or so after she finishes her schooling to be a nurse."

Leo sighed " Strange who would think that a lady of the night would be interested in becoming a nurse? Or that a future nurse would put themselves at the sort of risks and dangers that come with being a lady of the night" he spoke in a reflective manner.

" Oh I don't know being a nurse you can open yourself to almost as many risks if you're not careful. You can still catch Aids or hepatitis from patients as easily as from clients. Besides I kinda get the feeling from her that she wouldn't endanger her own life to too much of an extent if you get my meanin'." I shrugged " I got the feeling the only reason she started hooking was because she didn't like being in debt and was finding it far too difficult to pay for all the necessities and school funds on top of it. I think if she had the choice of having a regular job that would see her through her training without causing her too many difficulties or problems along the way she would have gone for it." I defended Sara's choice.

Leo glanced at me " Who are we to judge people and the choices that they make in their life. I can't say that I am all that proud of some of the choices I have been forced to make in my own life. However they were choices that needed to be made and seemed to be the best ones to use at that time" Leo commented almost wistfully.

For once he was acting more like just like regular Leo instead of his great leader role or second in command role to Splinter, which I couldn't handle much of. When Leo acted just like the rest of us he was almost easy to get along with.

Leo gave me a little smile " She does seem to have her heart in the right place at any rate if she doesn't see it as a continued lifestyle for herself. Though I have to admit that I'm not looking forward to watching her during her night's work."

I gave Leo a wicked grin " I don't know Leo maybe she could give you a few pointers to try with Karena in the bedroom ya know?" I drawled in a teasing fashion.

Leo just shot me one of his icy glared stares that said clearly he wasn't amused.

" Sides Leo it isn't like we have to be peeping toms and watch all the action we just have to be nearby in case the wrong kind of action decides to happen around her. I doubt her clients would appreciate the fact they are being watched but you know as well as I do that we can watch over her without being seen."

Leo snorted a bit contemptuously, I thought, at my casual remark " Are you kidding some of those girls aren't fussy where they do their clients. Somewhere in the park or back alley any place where some one isn't likely to disturb them works well enough." Leo reminded me.

" Sara is different Leo, you'd know that if you talked to her. She isn't in the business for her pimp or as a way of obtaining her next fix. She is too smart for that. I think I'm right when I say that she has more class then your average prostitute does." I insisted, " Look she is freelance Leo and I get the impression that she is fussy about who she takes on as a client."

" She does use protection I hope?" Leo's tone was slightly skeptical as if he figured that was expecting a bit too much even from a freelancer.

" She told me she has had her hepatitis B vaccine, and that her clients have to use latex condoms and she uses a top spermicide as well with every client she takes.

I'd say that she has taken all the precautions she can to protect herself from Aids and other forms of STD's."

Leo nodded silently " Maybe Karena and I ought to put off our trip to the farm there is just too much going on."

I scowled at his words.

Before we had moved Leo had promised Karena that the two of them would take off for a week alone to the farm and they would go sometime after we had become a little more settled in our new home.

We had been here for a couple of weeks now Don just doing the last minute organizing and preparations to get our new and larger home under proper working conditions. Unfortunately for Don he was the only one in the family capable of doing such things.

Now it seemed as if Leo would rather stay here then take the much needed break he had promised his wife.

" Don't tell me the perfect son is going back on his word to his wife" I mocked Leo.

" Raph there is too much going on now with Sara here for Karena and I to just up and leave like that."

" Damn it Leo!" I snapped angrily at him, then heaved a frustrated sigh " Just go all ready why donchya? If you don't go now you will forever be making some baka excuse to your wife about why you can't spend any time with her alone. Not only that but Karena will probably put you in the doghouse if you do that to her. That is no way to treat your wife."

Leo rolled his eyes giving me a disgusted look " You don't even have a wife but you are going give me advice on how I treat my wife? And what difference does it make to you Raphael?"

" Easy Karena is the only person who can make you almost bearable to live with. You're not half as much of an ass as you used to be Leo. You don't lecture half as much; you don't get on my back about every little thing. Even more important then that is she is the only human I know who would be willing to commit her life to you, to marry you and bear your children. Face it Leo you owe her big time." I reminded my brother " Let's not forget the problems you forced her to endure by putting her with Melody for the day while we rescued her son."

Leo didn't reply to any of that he just opted for another excuse, problem with Leo was he felt the family would all fall apart if he wasn't there to oversee every little detail of our lives.

" Ramiela needs to get back to her lessons." Leo argued.

" Fine I can teach her ninjitsu. I'm teaching her sai use anyways what is the difference? Don can start teaching her a bit more of her regular schoolwork or Splinter could handle it since Don is busy" I pointed out. " Aiden and Kali will be watched, cared for and loved until your return." I ticked off my points.

I felt Leo really needed to take this break for everybody's sanity and good health.

" The Foot are still…."

" Leo keep it up and I am going give you a major ninja kicking" I threatened, " The Foot might be active because of recent events but we know about them and we know how to avoid them too. All of your meditating doesn't do piss all for you Leo because you still end up stressing out over every little thing." I pointed out.

I knew a lot of Leo's problem was he took on far more then he ought to. He could be right anal about it at times too. He felt for some odd reason that he was the only one capable of handling all the minor and major problems of clan life as well as that of the family as a unit and who knows what all else he put on his plate.

He took the whole leader bit to all new heights.

" Do us all a favour Leo and get your head out of your butt hole and get your ass in gear and take your nice wife for a much needed break. We'll all thank you for it later. Though you might appreciate Karena's thanks more then ours."

Leo scowled at my words I could tell he was trying to weight his options on staying here or just taking off for a week with his wife.

Knowing Leo he would probably still worry about all of us still back here but I had a feeling once Karena had him to herself that she could come up with a few remedies that could keep him from being too leader like around her.

Personally if anyone ever told me to take a week off for R&R I would be long gone before they finished saying it, hell I wouldn't want to give them a chance to say aw forget it you don't need it.

" Let me put it this way Leo either you and your wife get out of here soon or Mike and I are going kidnap the two of you drive you out to the farm and drop kick you off. If you wait for that to happen you run the risk of Mike and I just staying out on the farm to relax for a bit ourselves. I mean since we will be out there any ways." I warned.

" You wouldn't!" Leo snapped.

I just gave him one of my really evil grins and arched my eye ridges at him.

" Right! I'm talking about you. You would do it," He groaned almost wearily.

I'm glad he realized that fact as a possibility. I smirked in reply, " You bet I would. Mikey would probably jump at the chance too."

" I don't think so he is a father now himself," Leo said smugly.

" Yeah but he doesn't have a wife so what does he really care?"

Leo groaned again " All right I will go" he gave in.

" Gee, I never knew a guy so reluctant to spend time with his wife before" I grinned, rejoicing inwardly at my small victory in getting him out of house and home for awhile, " Don't worry what is the worst thing that could happen?"

" Don't ask Raph I might end up staying if I had to stop and think about that to any extent."

" Trust me the world won't fall apart while you are gone" I assured him.

I could tell that Leo wasn't so sure about that but I knew he would finally make good on his promise to his wife if only because he was afraid that I would see my threat through. As far as he was concerned he didn't have much choice in the matter left to him.

Course I was only doing this for the entire family's good and well being. And to think that Leo figured I never did any thing for the family.

TBC