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Wedding Day

~Lilly's POV~

"Why are you pacing around?" I asked Ian, as I checked my make up in the tiny compact I had on me. "You're like a caged animal."

"I have to get it all out now." Ian said, chewing on his fingernails.

"Get what out?"

Ian stopped pacing. He was dressed in a nice suit and tie and his hair was slicked back very modernly. While I was dressed up in my lilac bridesmaid dress. "I haven't told anyone this and I don't know if Chris told you anything either but," I immediately began to pay attention at the mention of Chris's name. "I told Chris that I loved her."

I gasped, but before I could freak out Ian shushed me. "You did?"

"I just couldn't hold it in so I told her. And I'm acting like I didn't so that she doesn't feel like I'm pressuring her into anything because that is the last thing I want." Ian said in a rush.

"What did she say?"

"Um… She asked why which I thought was weird. When I explained to her that ever since we were children she's always meant so much to me, she told me I don't deserve someone like her. I don't know what she meant. Do you?"

I don't know why Ian is bringing this up literally minutes away from the wedding, shouldn't he be preparing the groom. Where is the groom anyways? "Ian, she hasn't been with someone since-"

"I know but I don't care about the stuff she's gone through." He sighed. "I mean…of course I do but it doesn't affect my feelings."

"Give her time Ian. That's all you can do." That was all I can say. Chris seems kinda like me. I wasn't quick to tell Raph that I loved him and he was very understanding as to why I couldn't say it back right away. "She's just thinking right now."

"You think?" Ian said.

"I'm positive. By the time we go back home she'll tell you how she feels. Maybe even sooner, all I can say is give her time." I said with a soft smile. That seemed to calm Ian down, because as soon as I said that he let out a deep sigh before nodding. "Now, go get Barry ready."

Ian grabbed my hand and kissed it, "Love you, babe. Check to see if your mom is ready." He said before taking off into the main hall.

I went over to where the entrance of the church was, where I saw Christine fixing my mother's dress while my mother bickered with Barry's mother. "Ready?" I asked, but wasn't heard.

"You couldn't get the one I picked. No instead you had to get the cheap off-white one." Barry's mother said.

"This dress was 1400 dollars." My mother said. She was wearing a nice tight mermaid style lace dress. Her hair was braided and those braids were pinned one bun sitting at the nape of her neck. Strands of loose hair fell and framed her slim face nicely. My mother looked like a princess. "This is anything but cheap."

"Too a commoner maybe." Barry's mother mumbled. "Might as well get your dress at some thrift store."

"If I would have gotten the one you suggested, you would've called me a gold digger." My mother snapped.

"Oh, you're that regardless."

"Can we not do this today?" Christine snapped at Barry's mother. "We have a lot to do so can we not do this?"

Barry's mother rolled her eyes, "Fine. I'm going to go find my seat."

"Fine." Chris said before turning back to my mother, fixing her hair before placing her vale on. "There. Now you look..." Chris backed away for a moment and smiled, "Gorgeous."

"Should I tell Ian to get ready?"

My mother turned and smiled at me before holding out her hand, "Come here," she said. At first I was confused, I walked over there only to have her hug me and kiss the top of my head. "You are the most important thing in my life. Remember that."

I was so confused as to what prompted this, "I love you too, mom."

"I just felt like telling you." She said before patting my behind. "Go get your cousin."

"Wait!" Chris shouted. "I don't want to be here when he comes. Let me leave." Chris quickly walked out of the area only to bump into Ian on the way out.

Ian smiled down at her, "You look beautiful, Chris." He said slyly.

Chris was silent for a moment before she cleared her throat. "You look..." she cleared her throat one more time. "...good."

"Thanks," he looked over at my mother before gasping. "Wow... Que bella..." he said before walking over to my mother. "Ready?"

My mother nodded, "More than ever."

Chris motioned me over to her, "Let's go ahead and walk down the isle."

Chris walked down the isle first before I did, when I got to where the priest was, Barry held out an arm and hugged me. He looked so handsome I must admit, his hair was just like Ian's slicked back perfectly only difference in his outfit was his bow tie. I returned the hug and kissed his cheek, if anyone was going to be my step-dad I'm glad it was him. I went over to stand next to Christine, but only after I kissed my grandmother who was sitting front row.

When my mother was finally seen, everyone except my grandma of course, stood up and stared in awe. I looked over at Barry who suddenly covered his face with both of his hands. Not soon after that he took out the pocket handkerchief and began to wipe his face. I asked Chris if he was crying and was shocked to fine Chris crying. "Yo, what? You can cry?"

"Shut up, brat." She said with a smile, her voice wavering.

I looked over at my grandmother, who was also patting away some tears. Why am I not crying?

When my mother got up to Barry, Ian removed her vail, gave her cheek a kiss, then went over to stand by Barry's side, giving his shoulder a pat when he noticed Barry crying.

The wedding vows went smoothly, Barry never stopped crying which made my mom chuckle and wipe away a tear or two. When they both turned to each other and passionately kissed, I was the first to yell and clap before an applause erupted throughout the church. At the same time it felt like something was lifted off of my body, like a weight of some sort. My mother came over to me after she had kissed Barry and gave me a tight hug. When Barry came over to do the same thing, I felt...at peace.

He pulled away, cupped my face and smiled, "You happy?"

"I am." I said.

"I am too." He kissed my forehead before grabbing a hold of my mother's hand and they both walked back down the isle.

I stayed behind to help my grandmother out of the church. She grabbed a hold of my arm and smiled, "Que bonito. I am so happy."

I looked behind me and see Ian and Chris behind me. Ian offered his arm and Chris wiped her eyes before she grabbed ahold of him.

I smiled, "Abuela," I said. "I'm really happy too."

The reception was awesome. Only thing I would change is the music. I mean, can we speed it up people we are not on a retirement curse we are at a wedding reception, let's shake some ass!

My mother and Barry both walked in hand in hand, she had a new tight dress on, her hair was taken out of the braids and was let down, beautifully cascading over her shoulders. Everyone clapped once again for the lovely couple.

Surprisingly, Chris never left Ian's side since the ceremony. All they did was talk and talk and talk to each other. It was almost like no one else was in the room besides them two. Cute.

I was finally able to get a hold of my phone only to find I had about 3 voicemails from Raph who called me about 7 times and texted me at least 10 times about answering the phone. Then I had 3 missed calls from Mikey and at least 4 from April. They all knew that I was going to be busy today so why are they bombarding my phone now? I sighed, deciding to text Raph back. 'Everything okay? I'm kinda busy at the moment. I'll call you when I get back to the hotel.'

"¿Todo bien?" My grandmother asked when she noticed my worried expression.

I looked over at my grandma, "Huh? Oh," I put my phone face down and smiled at her. "Oh yeah, Abuela. Everything is fine."

"Why don't you eat? Mira que flaca, you are too skinny." She said before she began to head towards the food.

I grabbed her wrist to stop her, "Déjame. Let me get some food, okay? You just sit down." I lead her over to a table to sit her down. "You've been standing for too long anyways."

"Okay mija." She gave my hand a tap before letting me go.

I took my phone with me. I just stared at the screen in hopes that I'd get a text right away. I decided to text Mikey and April all the same thing in hopes that maybe they'd answer back right away instead. But again I got nothing. Maybe I should listen to the voicemails Raph sent me.

I held the phone up to my ear, smiling a little when I heard Raph's voice.

"Babe...I know you're busy..." my smile quickly faded when he sounded out of breath. "I was hoping you'd..." suddenly it cut off. What the heck is that about?

I got two more.

Suddenly someone bumped into me as I was just about to listen to the next voicemail. "Oh excuse me."

I turned and saw Ian all smiles, "Ian, I was about to yell at someone." I joked.

"Getting food?"

I sighed, "Uh...yeah. Abuela wanted a plate." I wasn't really that hungry but I'm gonna force myself to eat.

"Were you on the phone?" Ian asked.

"Um...no I was listening to a voicemail Raph left me."

"Everything okay?"

I nodded, "I'm pretty sure everything's fine. What about you? You seem happy."

"I am." Ian was like a child, all giddy. "Chris has just told me that she has feelings for me. She's not in love, but the feelings are there."

My eyes widened before I threw my arms around Ian and laughed, "That's great! Does that mean..."

Ian sighed, "I don't know what we are. She wants to talk later today but I'm just glad she told me how she feels."

"Girls like her only say their feeling when they feel comfortable. You'll get used to it." I said before going over to the food and fixing my grandma and I a plate.

Ian grabbed one of the plates, "Here, let me help since you can't seem to put the phone down."

"Boy, where am I going to put it, in my pocket? I have a dress on for Pete's sake."

Ian smiled, walking with me to my Abuela's table. As soon as I set down the plate, my phone began to ring again, but this time it was Donnie who was calling. Why is everyone calling me? I sighed, when I was about to answer it stopped ringing.

"Who's calling?" My grandmother asked.

"No one." Maybe I should listen to the rest of the voicemails. I clicked on the second one and pressed my phone to my ear.

"Lillian!"

"Raph not the best time to call your girlfriend!"

Raph sighed, "Lillian, I-"

"Raph look ou-" It cut off.

I pulled my phone away, confused out of my mind. It sounded like Raph was fighting someone. But if he were fighting someone, why would he call me? Well, I have one more voicemail to check out.

"Lillian, if you don't put that phone away, I will." Ian said with a smile.

"I'm sorry. It's just...Raph called me, April called me, Mikey called...it seems like something urgent happened."

Ian sighed, "I'm sure nothing has happened. I'm sure everything is alright. Now eat."

I rolled my eyes and sighed. I wasn't hungry. I haven't really had an appetite in a long time. All I want to do is sleep to make the days go by faster. I grabbed my spoon and reluctantly shoved a ton of food into my mouth.

All of a sudden, someone covered my eyes with their hands. "Would someone care for a little dance with their new inclusion to the family?"

I smiled, turning my head to look up at Barry. Thank god! I wasn't hungry anyways. "Sure,"

When I took his hand, he lead me to the dance floor. Wasn't the bride and groom supposed to dance first? "Where's my mom?" I asked.

Barry nodded over to the main table where my mother sat like a queen, gracefully talking to the guests that went up to her and gave her envelopes I assume were filled with money. She was glowing... "I asked her if she wanted to dance, she said she felt nauseous so, she suggested I dance with you."

Before we started dancing, the band stopped playing. "Ladies and gentlemen, I see the groom and his new daughter headed for the dance floor. I have a beautiful song for the both of you." The singer of the band said.

I felt myself stiffened at the word 'daughter'. It's going to take me a while before I get used to people referring me as Barry's daughter. I'm definitely not going to start calling Barry dad anytime soon.

The music began and Barry smiled, "Hmm, I love this song." He gently took my hand began to lead me into the dance. "How are you feeling?"

"Fine. Happy. Excited." I said warmly and truthfully.

Barry nodded, "So am I. I have a wife who's pregnant with my child and you are…"

"Your step-child?"

"If you want to be addressed that way. I'll just call you Lillian for now."

I sighed a breath of relief before smiling, "Thanks. I understand why people are going to call me your step-daughter but…I just need time."

"Hey, you don't have to do anything you don't want to. There is no deadline to this, okay?" He chuckled.

I nodded. I honestly was really happy that Barry was now a part of my family. Couldn't have chose anyone better. "Now you can't get rid of us."

"Oh, I wouldn't even dream about that. You guys are my life now." Barry chuckled.

"Barry," I started. "I can tell that you love my mother and I trust that you won't hurt her or the child she's carrying. But I also want to ask you that you be honest with her now. No secrets."

Barry nodded, "Of course. I can assure you that your mother knows everything."

"Do your parents?"

Barry sighed, "Your mother told me not to tell them. She said it's none of their business. She has a point though. After this, I won't be in contact with my parents anymore."

I blinked, "What? Why?"

"It's not like I was talking to them everyday before. My mother is still just as horrible as she was when I was a young. My father is...well I appreciate him more than I used to. But I'm ready to start my own family. Leave this one behind." He said with a shrug.

"Well, you don't have to."

"I want to. Trust me, just because I'll leave them here doesn't mean they won't try to get to me in New York." He shook his head before chuckling. "And they have their way of getting to me."

"I think you should give them a chance." I said, surprising Barry and myself. I hate these people, especially his mom. But…his mother and father are the only ones he'll ever have.

"You do?"

"They're your parents. They'll always be your parents. But, if you don't want to talk to your mom, then at least give your dad a chance." I explained.

Barry's expression was stiff for a while before he nodded, "I guess you're right."

"But I'm not saying that they should move them in with us."

"Oh god no. Your mother would leave me faster than she married me." He joked.

The music ended and Barry and I exchanged a hug afterwards while the guests clapped. Barry gave my forehead a kiss before walking me over to the table. Before we could reach the table though, we notice a small commotion going on. I went up to my grandma and asked her what's wrong and where Ian went.

"No sé." My grandma said with a small shrug.

I turned to Barry, "Where's Ian?"

"I don't know." Barry looked up and over at the people who all seemed to be walking, pacing, moving all around. Men and women were on their phones and muttering to themselves or to whoever. Through the crowd, Ian emerged with a worried look on face. "There he is."

Ian came up to us, "Barry, go be with your wife."

"Did something happen?" Barry asked.

"Something is happening in New York. It looks like a terrorist attack or something, looks like all airports are shut down. Aniya doesn't know yet." Ian explained.

"Terrorist attack? Where in New York?"

"Manhattan." And with that Barry left. Ian placed a hand on my shoulder, "Call Raph."

"Do you think the airports will open by the time we-"

"I don't know. I gotta find Chris." Ian said before going.

"Que esta pasando mija?" My grandmother asked me.

"No sé. Where's my phone?" I asked, which she took out of her purse and handed it to me. I chose not to call Raph and instead listen to the voicemail he left me. I put the phone to my ear and listened.

"Um…babe…I love you."

I pulled the phone away and then pressed Raph's contact number to call him. I really hope nothing is serious and that I'm able to go back to New York when it comes time to leave. I got Raph's voicemail, "Um… Raph, could you call me. I got your messages and I'm worried because Ian said there was some sort of terrorist attack. Okay, bye." I hung up the phone.

The muttering around the room suddenly became a loud chatter. The band stopped playing and everyone seemed to go their separate ways. I looked over at the direction my mother was and saw Barry right next to her, whispering something into her ear. My mother went white before she covered her face with both her hands. "Esperame, abuela. I'm going to go talk to my mother."

I got up and went to her. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw three men come into the room and sprint towards the direction I was going in. They were all dressed in black, black suit, black tie and all of them had a ear pieces. The urgent expression on all of their face made me run over to my mother.

Barry noticed them immediately, standing protectively in next to my mother.

"Mom," I said, grabbing her hand when she reached out to me. "What's going on?"

"Something happened in New York."

"I know but…" I grabbed Barry's sleeve. "Barry?"

"Gentlemen," Barry said when they finally came face-to-face. "Things better be urgent if I.m seeing your faces at my wedding." Barry growled.

"Sir, operation EPF is a go. You are to come to headquarters right away."

My mother stood up, "Go? To New York? Over my dead body."

"What exactly is happening that the EPF has to be-"

"Sir, the Krang are invading, we need you down at headquarters."

I gasped, "No, I...you're lying!" I yelled. I felt my throat tighten with emotion.

The man didn't even take one look at me before he sighed, "You are to come with us right away."

Barry's jaw clenched, I could see him trying to keep his cool. He squeezed his fists before cursing, "Damnit..." he turned around and kneeled next to my mother. "Aniya...I..."

My mother cupped his face, "I know." She leaned in and gave him a kiss before resting her forehead on his. "Just come back to me, okay."

Barry let out a small sigh before kissing my mother once again, as if it were the last time. When he pulled away, I could feel the sadness in both their expressions. Barry turned to me, "Lillian,"

"Take me with you please." I said through my tears. "Please, take me with you."

Barry just shook his head and wrapped his arms around me. "Lillian," He said, from the tone of his voice I knew he wasn't going to listen to me. He kneeled down in front of me, "I need you to take care of your mother." He cupped my face, "I know why you want to go but…I'd be comfortable knowing that you two were as far away from this as possible."

"Hey, what's going on?" Chris said as her and Ian rushed over.

"Barry has to go back to New York." I said with tears rolling down my face. "He's working with the government and he has to go." I let out a sob before throwing my hands around his neck.

To be honest, I was more sad that I wasn't going to see Raph longer than what was intended. I know selfish, but don't get me wrong, I didn't want Barry to leave either. I really didn't.

Barry kissed the top of my head before, pulling my arms off of him. "I know sweetie, I know. But we're going to stop this." Barry went over to Ian to shake his hand. "I have to go." He went over to give Chris a hug, both were totally confused.

"Why are you going?" Ian asked.

"It's not a terrorist attack. It's another invasion." Barry said simply.

Chris's mouth fell open, "Another...?" She straighten, "I have to make a call." She said before speeding off.

My mother stood up, "Let me walk you out."

Barry smiled, his hand finding hers. "I have to at least tell my mother I'm leaving."

"Sir, we are in a hurry."

Barry glared at the man but sighed instead of lashing out, "Ian?"

Ian nodded, "I'll tell them. No worries. Go save the world." Ian held out his hand to shake Barry's with a strong hold. "You are in my prayers."

Barry nodded, he gave me one last look before turning and walking out with my mother. Ian came over to me to hug me while I cried against his chest. There was so much I wanted to do. Scream, kick… At this moment, all I really wanted to do was go home.

But as of right now, I'll just cry…

~Raph's POV~

Days later…

"Raph, take a break bro. You haven't slept in days." Donnie pleaded from behind me.

"What if he-"

"If he wakes up and you have no energy to help him, you won't really be of much use now, will you?" I felt his hand on my shoulder. "I will wake you if he wakes up, just take at least a power nap."

I looked over at Leo who was still out in the bathtub. He was healing slowly but I knew if I were to sleep even for a day, he wasn't going to wake up. I sighed, letting my head drop. I was exhausted. I was physically and mentally exhausted from everything that happened. All my energy was put into just staying awake for Leo's sake. I had to…

"Will you wake me in an hour?" I asked Don.

"I will."

I got up from the stool and headed downstairs to the living room where I threw myself onto the sofa. We lost…

We lost the city. We lost Leo. We lost sensei… The amount of loses made me want to rip this entire house up floorboard by floorboard. The last thing I wanted to think about was Lillian. I groaned, covering my head with my hands. Lillian… Fuck.

Because of us, I can't see Lillian. But I guess, knowing that she was across the country far away from here was comforting enough to relax me just a bit. I haven't talked to her since it all started... I can't. My fucking phone died when I was trying to get a hold of Leo before he...

Just then Mikey came into the house, humming to himself. He had this ridiculous hat on... "Mike..."

"Yeah bro? How's Leo?" He asked.

"He's...the same. Did you happen to grab a charger from your room when we left the lair?" I asked, my eyes suddenly becoming very heavy.

Mikey frowned, "No. I wish I did. I had to use Donnie's charger but he won't let me use it for more than 30 minutes 'cause he thinks I'll break it."

I sighed, thank god. "Are you using it now?"

"No. Donnie is. Do you need it?"

I yawned, as much as I loved Lillian and missed the sound of her voice, I was too exhausted to move. "Yeah, after a nap." I said before I passed out.

When I woke up, I was underneath a small blanket and the sun was just coming up. I threw the blanket off of me and groaned when I forced myself to sit up. I said an hour. Just an hour! I'm gonna kill Donnie.

I have to admit though...I feel better than I did before. I stood, stretching out my muscles before cracking my neck, knuckles, shoulders anything that was stiff and full of sleep. That couch was horrible. I smiled at the thought of Lillian cringing every time I would crack a bone.

I rushed over and up the stairs then over to the bathroom Leo was being kept in. I sighed when I found Donnie sitting on the same stool I was sitting on, his head in his hands while his elbows rested on his legs. I could hear a soft rhythmic snore coming from him. I gave his shell a tap, "Hey Don,"

He snorted awake, "Huh? I..." he blinked his eyes repeatedly before yawning. "Oh,"

"Go get some rest Don, I'll take it from here."

Donnie nodded, "I wouldn't have fallen asleep if we had some coffee in this place." He stood up and stretched, "What time is it?"

"I don't know. I just know the sun is coming in." I scooted behind him so I could sit on the stool.

Donnie went up to Leo, checking his pulse then his eyes then he sighed. "His wounds are healing but...I still don't know when he'll wake up."

I shrugged, "No one does. Let's just be here when he does."

Donnie nodded before handing me my phone, "Here. Mikey said you wanted to use a charger. I took it off of you when I gave you the blanket. I had to turn it off because it was ringing off the hook. When's the last time you called her?"

I took my phone and sighed, "Since April's apartment. I haven't had the time to-"

"I know. Just call her. Let her know you're okay. I can't imagine how much she's worried." Donnie said before patting my shoulder and leaving the room.

I turned on my phone and sighed at all the texts I had. Almost all were from Lillian. And there were a lot...

'Please tell me you're okay. Call me.'

'Answer me please!'

'Raph, you need to call me. I need to know you're okay.'

'Raphael, I'm not okay. Please!'

'Why aren't you answering your phone?'

They were all pretty much like that. She called me just as much as she texted me. According to the clock on my phone it was about 6 in the morning, meaning it was like 3 o'clock in California. Lillian would be asleep... I decided to give it a try.

As soon as I pressed on her number to call, she didn't waist any time to answer. "Raph? Raph? Are you okay? Please tell me you're okay..." I immediately became emotional at the sound of her voice. I haven't heard it in so long. "Hello?"

I pressed my fingers into my eyes, "Lillian, I'm-"

"Oh my god, Raph."

"I'm sorry I haven't-"

"Shut up. Don't apologize I just needed to hear your voice. I can't sleep, I can't eat. I thought I lost you. I thought...I mean no one answered me."

"I'm okay babe. We all are." I looked up at Leo before sighing again when I heard Ian's voice in my head to leave Lillian out of it. "We managed to get out of the city. It's...we couldn't..."

"Raph, all I care about is if you're okay. It's not your responsibility to stop an entire species from invading earth. Besides, the military and earth protection force contained the invasion in Manhattan."

"Really?" I shook my head, knowing that it wasn't going to last. Eventually we have to fight back. "Lilly, you know how much I love you right?"

"I love you too. But you know, you don't have to make me think you're dead to get me to say that." She said with a sad chuckle.

I smiled at her chuckle, "I'm just glad I don't have to worry about you or your family being in the city."

"Well…" She sighed. "Barry is actually over there. Apparently the E.P.F needed him at headquarters so he had to leave right after the wedding. My mother hasn't really said much since. Then again neither have I."

"She must be going crazy."

"If she is she's not showing it." Lillian sniffed. "Where are you?"

"Jersey… We're all here. The guys and April and Casey, everyone is…" Except splinter… Damnit, I don't think I can keep the fact that Sensei is gone from Lillian. I mean, he loved her and she loved him. "Lillian…" She was silent. "Lillian…while the invasion was going on, the shredder got to us…"

I heard her gasp, "What…? He…"

"Master Splinter…"

"No no no, don't tell me he's gone. Please don't tell me that."

"Lilly, I'm sorry… Trust me, I don't want to believe it either but…I saw it." I heard her whimper. Soon after it sounded like she was covering her mouth as she cried. "I know. I…" I had to stop talking before I got too emotional.

Listening to Lillian's sobs broke my heart into pieces.

"Mikey still thinks that he's alive but…"

Lilly took a deep breath, "Why would he think that?"

"He was thrown down a sewer drain."

"So there's…still a chance." She sniffed. "There's still a chance. Splinter is not someone who won't fight. He's the second strongest person I know."

"I… Second?"

"You're the strongest person I know, Raph."

I smiled, "I learned it from you."

"No you didn't. So," she sighed. "How often are we going to talk now?"

"I...I don't know. Whenever I can. But, right now, there are some things that were gonna have to focus on."

"I get it." She sniffed. "What time is it? Oh Jesus..."

"Since Barry is here are you still at that hotel?"

"No. Barry's parents are letting us stay at their house. Everyone gets their own room. Except Ian. He's bunking up with Chris."

"Good or bad?"

"Good. They're good." The was a moment of silent. But it was okay. Just knowing she was there was enough for me.

"Raph?"

"Hmm..."

"Stay safe. Don't do anything stupid."

I smiled, "I won't. Not without your permission at least."

After another moment of silence Lillian groaned, "I don't want to hang up. I don't know when I'm going to talk to you again."

"I will call you. I promise. I'll text you as much as I can."

"Don't you fucking die. I'll kill you if you even think about it." She joked.

I laughed softly before shaking my head, "Oh god... I really do miss you."

"I miss you too. I love you."

"Hey, you said it first now. I think we're crossing big bridges in this relationship."

She laughed softly, "All it took was an invasion."

I sighed, "Bye Lillian..."

"Please stay safe, Raphael." She begged.

"For you? Of course I will." I lied. If taking back the city is what I needed to do, then to hell with safety. But knowing Lillian, I'd do anything to keep her calm and safe. "I love you."

"I love you too. Call me as soon as you can."

"I will."

"Bye."

"Bye, babe."

Invasion #2, if you think this is sad wait until you see what I have in store for invasion #3...I've said too much lol