[EDITED] Sorry about the wait. School started and that's always first! But littler break in life at the moment but I refuse to keep you waiting like last year. So here you go, another long chapter...

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WARNING: A little explicit sexual content toward the end, nothing too smutty just a mention of sex.

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~Raph's POV~

"So where were you last night?" Leo asked as he stood in front of me with his hands crossed over his chest.

I scoffed, "Not here."

I woke up today at around 4 in the morning, gave Lilly a kiss before leaving to come here where for some reason, everyone but Leonardo was sleeping. I knew he woke up early but for him to be up that early made me think he waited for me to come home. Jokes on you, I slept amazingly.

"I know that. Why didn't you come back from Lillian's?" He growled.

"Why do you need to know?" I growled right back.

"You just don't care about Lilly's safety do you?"

I went u to him and pushed his shoulders back. "I care about her more than you or anyone here." I walked around him, heading to my room. "Don't lecture me about Lilly. Don't even talk about her like you know her."

"And you do?"

I laughed, "Better than anyone here."

Leo scoffed, "You know, you're real stupid if you think anyone is going to believe you now when you say you two aren't together."

I am real sick and tired of pretending. I know Lillian is too, and this may not be the right way to come out and tell my family but Leo is really starting to piss me off. I turned around. "Alright Leo," I began to walk towards him. "What do you want me to say? You got me! Please, stop! I can't take this pressure! I confess!" I shouted sarcastically. "Yeah, I am with Lillian and what are you going to do about it?"

"Are you fucking insane?!" Leo screamed. "Do you have any idea what danger you are putting her in?!"

"Yeah, I do."

"And does she know she could get seriously hurt because she's with you?"

"Yeah, she does."

"And you're still with her?"

"Jealous?"

Leo scoffed, "Of what!"

"You tell me." I shrugged. "Jealous that I have a girlfriend and you don't? Jealous that you don't have anyone that's not horrified to look at you? Or I'll just go out on a limb and say, maybe you're jealous of the fact I'm with Lilly and you're not?"

Leo took one look into my eyes and I watched as his went wide. He took a step back before shaking his head, "What are you trying to say?"

"You know what I'm trying to say." I pushed him again. "All this bullshit has to be for a reason. Lilly knows the consequences of being with me and I would do anything to protect her, and not you or anyone is going to take her away from me. So if you know that, why the hell are you still bugging me?"

"Because unlike you I care about what happens to our friends! It is selfish and irresponsible to be with someone when she could be taken by the Krangg or killed by the Shredder!" He pushed me back. "You have to end this relationship with her."

"Or what?" When he didn't answer, I could assume he was going to be the sneakiest piece of shit ever. "What? You-" I chuckled. "You gonna tell? What, you're gonna crawl to daddy and tell on me? Oh please! Spare me!"

"You are crossing a line you aren't supposed to cross, Raphael." Leo growled, placing one foot back as if he was going to lunge towards me.

"Careful, Leonardo. Be real fucking careful."

From behind I heard two doors open practically at the same time. Both Donnie and Mikey stumbled out of their room.

"Do you guys have any idea what time it is?" Donnie moaned, rubbing his eyes. "You couldn't wait till later to fight."

"Yeah, it's like..." Mikey, who was wrapped in a blanket, raised his wrist to his face then placed it back down. "I don't have a watch...hehehe."

I threw my hands in the air, walking back again to my room. "Fine! I'm going to bed anyways."

"Yeah, you need the sleep after doing God knows what with Lillian." Leo said again, causing me to stop in my tracks and smile. I can never have the last word with this guy.

I turned around. "You're damn right I do! And you know something," I walked over to him. "I'll go to her place tonight. And I'll go there tomorrow. And I'll keep going, because I know it'll piss you off but more importantly because I can and you know why? Because she's mine." I growled in his face, making sure all the words I had just said sunk into his mind, both of us never broke eye contact.

Soon after that, I walked back to my room but before I could enter Donnie grabbed my shoulder.

"If that means what I think it means, you, Lilly and I have to have a little chat." He whispered softly. "There some things I want to say that I haven't said before because I never thought you guys would...well..."

I shrugged his hand off, "Fine. I'll text her later." When I walked into my room, I threw myself on my bed and almost immediately passed out. I was tired. But I was also trying to avoid any fights but everyone know I can't last long. I'll fight him when I'm not tired. In a couple hours, I mean...

~Lilly's POV~

I got a text from Raph saying that Donnie wanted to speak to us both, and since he didn't tell me why I knew that it was serious. Took me a while to convince Ian that I was going to a friends house and I'd be back later. He was like a fucking mom.

He asked me who was my friend, where did my friend live, what was their address, what was their phone number in case something happened, blah blah blah. Like Jesus Christ! I didn't expect a set of rules to suddenly appear with him when he came back. But if I'm being honest, it kind of makes me happy to have rules. I've never had any. So it was nice...

Anyways, I have to go back home at 4 and if I'm not there by then, Ian will lock the doors.

It's almost 2 so I think I have enough time.

I walked into the place and immediately felt a strong tension in the air. It made me uncomfortable but I knew I was the cause of it. Fuck, I hate confrontation.

Raph seemed to pop out of no where, grabbing me by the hand and dragging me over to Donnie's lab. I looked around but didn't see Leo or Mikey or Donnie. It was empty. Hopefully they're not all waiting for me in one spot.

When I entered the lab, they weren't. Thank goodness, I would have had a heart attack right then and there.

Donnie was sitting at his computer station when he turned around and smiled at me, "Lillian, hey."

"Hi..." I asked apprehensively.

Raph pointed at me, "Tell her what you told me."

"Is it bad?" I asked, looking between the brothers.

"Well, that depends." Donnie stood up. "Do you want kids?"

My eyes widened in horror, I felt all the blood in my body go completely cold, my heart was so far in my stomach that I already felt myself beginning to gag. "Oh god..." I was always so careful when it came to pregnancy. If I did anything, I was always going to be careful. Always! This time I was careless because I thought Raph couldn't get me pregnant. I mean it was a valid thought. He's a mutant for Christ sakes! "Oh my god... I'm gonna end up like my mother!"

Donnie blinked at my reaction, and so did Raph. Once he finally realized why I was freaking out, Donnie quickly came to my side, "Oh, no! No no no... I'm sorry." He moved his seat over to me so I could sit down. "Sit, calm down..."

"Don't worry babe, you're not gonna be a mom." Raph chuckled calmly, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Oh yeah, laugh it up. It's not your body that's gonna blow up like a fucking balloon!" I yelled, slapping his hand away from me.

Donnie snorted, kneeling down in front of me when I sat, "Lilly, you're fine. What I'm trying to say is, we can't reproduce."

"What?" I asked.

"We can't reproduce. Our DNA's are not compatible together. Therefore, Raph can't have children with you." He explained further.

"We..." I took a deep breath. "Why didn't you say that in the first place!?"

Donnie shrugged, "I'm sorry, I didn't think you would freak out like that."

"You almost gave me a heart attack." I chuckled, placing a hand on my heart. "Are you absolutely positive?"

"Yes." He said with a nodded before making an unsure face and shrugging. "Well, 95.9% positive."

"So there's still a chance Raph can get me pregnant?"

"Very unlikely, but I guess sure. In order to be 100% sure I have to run some more tests but I need some of Raph's DNA and some of yours."

Oh man, I hope it has nothing to do with needles. "Now?" I hate fucking needles.

"Not now, but soon. But just to be sure, I suggest you guys play it safe." He went over to his desk and took out a giant needle... Okay maybe I was overreacting, but I hate fucking needles. "Whenever you want, let me know."

"Other than that, I don't think we can have children." Raph said with a small smile.

"Good, I don't ever want children."

He blinked, "Really?"

"No! Why would I want children?" I asked.

"I don't know... It's just most girls usually-"

Most girls? I laughed, "Raph, you of all people must know I am not like most girls."

Raph smiled, "Okay, fair point."

Donnie smiled at the both of us before nodding, "Alright, we're all good here." He set his big ass needle down before frowning. "Is she staying here?" He asked Raph.

"If she wants to. Why?" Raph asked, but something told me that he knew why Donnie was asking that.

"You know why. I don't think-"

"Leo is gonna have to suck it up because she's allowed to do whatever she wants. And she wants to stay with me." He snapped, pulling me up and close to him.

I blinked at his sudden anger, "What's wrong with Leo and what does it have to do with me?"

Donnie sighed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Well, long story short, when Raph came from your house, Leo was not happy and they fought which led Raph to come completely clean and admit that you two are together. Leo's not happy and Mikey...doesn't believe him."

I couldn't help but chuckle, my hand grabbed onto Raph's in happiness. "Completely?"

Raph looked at our hands than at my reaction, raising an eye ridge in almost amusement. "Yeah..."

"Leo doesn't approve and doesn't want you two together." Donnie explained further. "Now, I've talked to Leo-"

"Which I told you not to." Raph growled, squeezing my hand in anger, apparently forgetting that he's stronger than me and I'm a delicate flower and that fucking hurt. "It's none of your bus-"

I placed my hand on his shoulder, giving his a tight squeeze to shut him up. "It's not his business what we do, but he's helping..." I turned to Donnie, giving him a nod. "Thank you."

"Oh it's no problem." Donnie smiled. "If anybody is going to give us hope in finding a partner...it's you Lillian."

I felt my cheeks grow warm, "Well..." I giggled.

Raph grunted, glaring at Donnie who was completely unfazed.

"Leo is not going to accept this anytime soon I can tell you that." Donnie sighed.

I huffed, "Then what? What do we do?"

"Nothing!" Raph yelled suddenly. "We don't have to do anything. Why do we have to do anything to make Leo happy?"

"He's your brother..." I said with a calm smile. Raph may love me, but I really don't want to get in the way of his relationship between his brothers. I'm not going to be that person. Family is way more important than...girlfriends.

"Yeah but-"

I cupped his cheek, attempting to silence him as best as I could. When he continued to ramble, I shushed him. "Listen, I know you're frustrated but we have to compromise."

He rolled his eyes, "No. No. No we don't."

I sighed... There's no way I'm getting through him. His eyes had just as much intensity as they did last night. He wasn't changing his mind. I turned to Donnie, "Any suggestions?"

"Well, seeing each other less is one thing." Donnie suggested.

"No I'm not-"

"Anything else?" I interrupted Raph before he continued his protest.

"Act like nothing ever happened. Like Raph didn't say anything, like you guys were...how you were before." Donnie rubbed the back of his head.

"No!" Raph yelled, pulling away from my grip. "No!" He walked out of the lab, his hands in the air.

"Raph." I called after him. "Where are you-" I turned to Donnie, scoffing in disbelief. "They were just suggestions."

"It's Raph..." Donnie sighed again.

"Leo!" We both heard Raph yell.

I ran my hand in my hair in frustration before taking off after Raphael, Donnie right behind me. I saw him almost darting into the dojo, my heart began to pound. "D-Donnie..."

"Don't worry," Donnie said, running right after Raph.

I'm not good with confrontation...

I peaked into the dojo, finding Master Splinter standing calmly in-between Raph and Leonardo who looked just as angry as Raph did. My heart began to race with fear, this was never what I wanted. Am I really going to tear these two brothers apart?

"You're putting ideas into her head!" Raph yelled. "You need to get over whatever jealousy you have and let me live my life."

"Jealousy? Why don't you think about this family first before yourself!?" Leonardo yelled back.

"She is my family!"

"You don't treat her like she is!" Leo yelled, going around Splinter to push Raph's shoulder back so hard I was almost positive they were going to fight. "When people are your family you don't act selfish and put them in danger! You and all of us are going to be the death of her if you don't put an end to this!"

"Why are you so sure I can't keep her safe?!" Raph said pushing back. "I'd give my life for her." He growled through his teeth.

Master Splinter stared at Raph in shock for a moment before relaxing. "The both of you are acting foolish." He said sternly. "I will not have you two argue over a girl."

Leo huffed, "I'm out of here." He stormed off, passing right by me without so much of a single look. I reached out and touched his arm, but he slapped my hand away. "Don't."

I gasped at the sudden move, my eyes widening at an anger I saw in his once soft blue eyes. I pulled my hand back and held it to my lips.

Leo looked away, "You've done enough." He muttered softly, before walking away and out of the lair. Okay...he hates me.

Master Splinter sighed heavily, catching my attention. "Lillian, Raphael... I wish to speak to the both of you."

Shit.

When no one moved, he looked straight at me and motioned for me to come inside the dojo. "Lillian, please..."

I entered the dojo quietly, my head down staring at the ground. I couldn't look anyone in the eyes. I felt Raph come up to me and I wondered why I couldn't look at him. I felt ashamed... I don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm the cause of all this mess.

"Is it true? Are you two together?"

I felt Raph's eyes on me when he said, "Yes." Why couldn't I look up?

"And what is the reason for you and Leonardo to-"

"Because he's an asshole." Raphael spat.

I held a hand to my mouth, just in case I let out a small whimper. I felt tears overflow threatening to fall, so I quickly wiped them away. I know I'm going to fail but I want to hide the fact that I'm terrified. Maybe I do need to see Raph less. Or just hide like we've been doing.

"Raphael, you know I do not approve of that kind of language in our home especially in front of me." Master Splinter said quickly and angrily. My heart began to race- now he's getting in trouble with his dad. Great... I wiped more tears. "How long has this been going on?"

I still didn't look up when Raph sighed, "Almost six months now."

"I see..."

"Wait, you're serious?" Mikey suddenly yelped behind us. "You have a girlfriend? And it's Lilly? My best friend Lilly?"

Raph turned around, "Yeah, and what, you going to act like Leo too and tell me to leave her?"

Not Mikey. Don't fight with him.

"Well... No, I don't care. But Lilly, you should have gotten someone less...Raph. I mean, he's so u-"

"Uh, come on Mikey. Let's let these three talk. You and your mouth are going to get you butt kicked." Donnie chuckled nervously before shuffling out of the dojo. No... Don't leave me alone. I feel weak...

Splinter sighed again, "I'm happy you two have each other. But I am very disappointed that you did not trust me enough to tell your brothers and I immediately. Now you have cause some...unnecessary problems."

More tears came down, I let one slip then prayed no one saw. My legs kept shaking beneath me, my knees barely being able to hold my upper body up.

"Sensei, we didn't tell you because...this is new to everyone. We were scared..." Raph admitted, his voice softer than I've ever heard it.

"Scared that I would not approve? Do your brothers and I seem that shallow? Shallow enough that we would not approve of your first love?" Splinter asked, his voice getting too loud for me to handle.

"And now look, Leo wants me to leave her because we're dangerous." Raph, you told me not to date you because you thought you were dangerous.

"We are."

"I know that but I can keep her safe!"

"How? You are not with her at all times. You are also not invincible as much as you think you are, Raphael."

"I can keep her safe."

"That is not a guarantee. We can keep April safe but she still got captured."

"That's different."

"Why? Because she's not Lilly?"

"Yes and because the krangg don't want anything to do with Lilly."

"And what about the foot?"

"They don't know she exists."

"But now that you have been seeing her more often there is a higher chance that they will find out about her. There is a bigger risk on this family and on hers."

"I can keep her safe!"

I felt a sudden cold breeze push my knees when I heard Raphael yell at his own father like that. I fell to my knees, finally unable to hold my cries in. My whole body was freezing but I was sweating, I felt light headed, I felt sick, I was weak-all my muscles felt like they had weights on them. "Please..." I was barely able to make out that word.

"Lilly," Raph said, kneeling down to me and placing his hand against my back.

"Please." I managed to mutter out loud enough for both to hear. "I'm not worth this fight. Don't fight because of me." I finally looked up at Splinter. "I'll do anything you tell me to do. I'll leave for a while, I won't come back, I'll leave this family alone. I don't want to be the cause of a family becoming broken. Please, stop fighting." I begged tears running down my face.

Master Splinter looked at Raphael in shock before kneeling down to me. His face was just as soft as his voice, "Lillian," He grabbed my hands. "Please calm yourself. We are all fighting because we are all worried for your safety."

Jesus Christ, "I'm fine. I understood the consequences when I first met you all. I understand now that they've doubled since I decided to be with Raph. I'll be fine."

Splinter smiled, wiping my tears before lifting my chin. "You sadly have no power in deciding on whether or not you will be fine. That is not up to you."

"I am willing to go through hell for you all. Especially Raph," I finally was able to look at him through teary eyes. My hand desperately grabbed onto his arm. "I trust him with my life. I trust you all with my life. You will all keep me safe, he will keep me safe. I know it." I feel it. I know he will... I... I trust him. "I will accept any consequence for keeping this a secret and whatever else."

After a while, Splinter nodded. "Very well," he stood up leaving me and Raph still on the floor. "There will be minimal interaction for the next four weeks. If you wish to see Lillian, you must come to me for permission, Raphael. You will wake up before anyone else for morning training and then training until everyone here goes to sleep as well. For sneaking out, which you think I don't notice, I am placing a curfew that not only affects you but your brothers as well for the next two weeks. If I catch any of you sneaking past this time, another two weeks. From now on, you come to me for permission to see Lillian."

Just accept it and shut up Raph...please...

"Curfew? But what about patrol?"

"Ah, you are right. You are forbidden to go out on patrol for the next week. After, I will see to it that Leonardo will keep any eye on you at all times. You are not to see Lillian without my permission, if this rule is broken Leo will tell me at once and the punishment will increase up to two more weeks. Understood?"

"Leo? Babysitting me? I don't-"

I squeezed his hand, "Raph. Please just say 'okay'."

Raph looked at my sad eyes, and in his I saw just how upset he was. "But..." he stopped himself before shutting his eyes. "Hai, Sensei..."

"I suggest you take Lillian home Raphael. It may be a while until you see her next." Splinter is not mean. He's the kindest man I've ever met. So when he says things like that I know he means well, it's punishment and I understand why he's giving it out. But damn...a whole month? How is Raph going to survive?

Raph helped me off the ground and I couldn't help but wrap my arms around Splinter's waist. With one hand he patted my head, and the other rubbed my back. "Thank you." I muttered.

"For what?" He chuckled.

"For understanding. For being so accepting."

He lifted my chin, "That is, as a father, my job. Accept and...when it comes to Raphael, who has to be the most difficult to understand out of all my sons, try to understand as best as you can."

I smiled, "You got that right."

Raph cleared his throat, "Okay, I'm right here."

I pulled away from him and turned to hug Raph, who reluctantly wrapped one arm around my waist. When I kissed his cheek, he rolled his eyes. "Let's go." And we both walked out in silence.

"Why'd you make me agree to that? I've argued my way out of punishments, you know?" Raph grunted.

I giggled, grabbing his arm and hanging on to it. "I know but I just...felt like the walls were closing in on me and I was just trying to get out of there quicker."

"So...it was all an act?"

"No, I really was scared..." I said quietly. "I don't want to be the end of your relationship with Leo."

"You're not. We'll always be brothers. As annoying as he is..." He rubbed the back of his head in what seemed like to me, embarrassment. Raphael really does love his family.

"Family first in this relationship, Raph. Always..." I rested my head on his shoulder as we continued to walk through the sewers. I'm never going to get used to this smell.

Raph stopped in his tracks, he pushed me off his arm. "Lilly," he said, grabbing my face and shaking it just a bit, looking straight into my eyes. "You are my family."

I opened my mouth to say something, but he cut me off by smashing his mouth onto mine. My hands rested on his shoulders, applying a bit of pressure to push him back, but when he removed one hand and placed it on my lower back, I sighed happily and let him kiss me as hard as he wanted to. I couldn't help but smile against his lips, man I was lucky. I was loved and just when I think he can't be more in love with me I feel him fall harder. Is that cocky to say?

My smile disappeared when Raph began to grow more and more intense by the second. His reassuring kiss became a slow, passionate one, his hand went from my face to my hair while the other went a little bit more south. Oh...I see where this is going. I felt my tummy begin to boil, then felt a slight pain coming from beneath my clothes. A need, a tension... When I felt Raph's tongue touch mine, I couldn't help but moan when I felt the tension increase and I was in dire need of some type of friction, of touch...

Raph nipped on my lower lip, and as much as I wanted him to keep kissing me, I had to force myself to pull away from his lips. I need to take a breather. "Ian... Ian said he was going to lock me out if I don't make it home in time." I whispered breathlessly.

Raph smirked, resting his forehead on mine, "Really? What time?"

"Um..." I had to shut my eyes to actually remember. I don't even know my name right now. "At 4... That's when he's going to lock the doors."

"Damn, he's pretty strict." Raph chuckled. "Hmm, I think we have time to get there. Maybe like 15 minutes... Come on." He grabbed my hand and we continued to walk.

By the time we got to my house, it was exactly four o'clock. I went into my room, out in the hallway to yell at Ian, but stopped when I heard snoring coming from the living room. I went to check to see and found Ian passed out on the couch. I wonder how long he's been out? An hour? Poor guy is probably exhausted.

I went into my mom's room and found her passed out as well. Damn, everyone is sleeping. I guess it was a long couple of days for all of us... Good...

I go back into my room and close the door, "Everyone is knocked out."

"Well, it's been a long couple of days." Raph read my mind.

"Yeah..." I moved my body to cover the door knob so I could lock it without Raph knowing. "4 o'clock. What time did you have to be home?"

He shrugged, sitting on my bed. "Well, what I heard is to take you home. He didn't say I should be home at a certain time."

I smiled, "True."

"Why? Do you want me to go now?"

"Do you want to go?"

He rolled his eyes, "No. Why do you always do that? Answer my question with the same question instead of an actual answer."

I walked over to him, placing one leg beside his then did the same with the other leg so that I was straddling him. "You kissed me like that and honestly expect me to just let you walk away?"

He rested his hands on my hips, "That's exactly what I was expecting. I was going to leave you wanting more."

I smirked down at him, my hands grabbing his shoulders only to push him down. "Job well done," I growled. He's such a tease. I hate it. "Since we're not going to see each other for a while,"

"Ugh, don't remind me." He groaned, palming his face.

"Why don't we practice a little now so when we see each other again, we'll be perfect." Well, I'm already perfect at it. He's the one who needs to practice. But I'm the one who has to show him how to be perfect.

"I like that plan."

~4 hours later~

I rolled Raph off of me, then wiped the sweat off my brow and smiled lazily. "Okay..." I swallowed hard, attempting to rid of the cottonmouth I had at the moment. "That was good."

Raph chuckled, kissing my neck. "Better than last time?"

The last time was about thirty minutes ago, and although that wasn't as bad as the first time, it wasn't as good as this time. "Definitely."

"Really? Did you finally...?" He asked, continuing to kiss my neck.

I frowned, "Raph...I told you-"

He pulled away and groaned in embarrassment.

"I mean, I was close. So that's good."

He rubbed his head, "Fuck..."

I turned on my side, resting my hand on his chest. "Why does it mean so much to you that I finished? I told you I really don't care. Nobody else made such a big deal."

"Well, I'm different." He sighed. "You make me feel good, it's only fair that I return the favor. I mean, Jesus. It's like a thank you for putting up with my shit." He looked at me with such a disappointed look I could help but giggle.

"It's not a big deal. We'll try again in a couple of minutes." I said before turning around to grab my phone from my pillow. I looked at the time and moaned. "Actually, it's getting late... Maybe you should go."

"What time is it?" He asked.

"8:14. Splinter is going to kill you." I sighed.

He smiled at me, grabbing my hand and placing a kiss on my palm. "It'll be worth it." I had to lean in and give him a kiss, little fucking sweetheart. Raph was so smooth sometimes it made me count my blessings. "Is everyone still sleeping?"

I shrugged, staring at him with dreamy eyes. "I don't know." My door was locked, and we both were being really quiet. It was fine. I'm sure we were safe. I just have to air out the room for a while. "We're fine. We're both really quiet anyways."

"Well, I am. You weren't."

"Really? I thought I was."

He shook his head, "No you were quiet at first but then by the end, you were getting loud. That's why I kissed you. Figured you don't want my hands in your face." He sighed peacefully. "I love it when you're trying to be quiet but can't."

"Shut up." I chuckled.

"Have I ever told you how beautiful you look after sex?" He said with a soft smile.

"No, but thank you." I shifted myself so that I was hovering over him. "Have I ever told you that I've never been able to be completely comfortable with my naked self around anyone?"

"Really? Why? That's ridiculous." His hands gripped my hips.

"I gained weight ever since the other guy but...he would make fun of my stretch marks then immediately compliment them. Plus, I always compare myself to other girls and how they look." I explained with a shrug.

Raph eyes my body then shook his head. "I don't see any stretch marks on you."

"I have them on my inner thighs and hips." My arms came around his head, my head rested on his chest. His arms felt so good around my waist...

"So? They don't bother me. They're cute." He playfully bit my shoulder. "You're fine."

What did I ever do to deserve this buttwipe? My fingers lazily traced the marks embedded in his plastron. "Raph..." my heart began to pound in my chest, my mind was telling me to stop.

"Hmm?"

I shut my eyes... I can't do it. I just can't do it. "Thank you."

Raph is right, Lillian will tell Raph those words when she actually falls in love with him. Don't worry! It will happen soon. Ignore the mistakes. See you soon!