"Careful." I say as she takes her
"Of course I'll be careful. I already had a baby, I know how to hold one."
"Ok." I say "but we do want her do-rag if you can manage it. Maybe it could be you gift to her." April gasps and hands the baby back to Mikey. She runs out of the room.
"Do you think the nursery is ready?" I ask Mikey. He smiles and says
"Me and Donnie stayed up a couple days ago and finished it for you. We painted it blue with clouds. Each cloud with a silver lining." his grin grows when he sees my smile.
"GAH!" Tessa squeeks.
"Looks like someone is excited for her nursery." I say looking back down at her.
"That's why I suggested silver as her color." Mikey says as we reach the newly added door. He opens it and I see the walls are indeed a light shade of blue and covered in puffy white clouds. The top of each lout out lined in a shiny silver. A brown crib sits in one corner and a rocking chair the same color placed next to it. In the opposite corner of the crib is a book shelf with only three shelves. The top one covered in books and the others on toys. Donnie told us that children born from eggs are at the brain state of a two year old. So Tessa could start talking in the first few days of her life. Donnie knew this from research combined with experience seeing that Raph and himself had children. Of course Donnie's was not in and egg but Leo's son was.
At that moment April walks in. holding a silver cloth in her hands.
"Here you go. I made it a few days ago. Silver seemed like a very gender neutral color and when I was almost dune Mikey informed me that silver was the color you chose." I send Mikey a look and he gives me a goofy smile
"Thank you April." I take the do-rag out of her hands and sit down in the rocking chair. Placing Tessa on my lap. I wrap the silver around her face being careful to line up the eye holes with the eye's. Then tying a knot at the back of her head. Mikey walks over and crouches to be eye level with Tessa.
"Hey Tessa, how are you? Can you say booyakasha? Say booyakasha. Say booyakasha." I let out a soft chuckle and then Donnie walks in.
"Mikey are you trying to get her to be like you?" Mikey stands
"You got a problem with the way I'm raising my kid?" Mikey quickly turns around and grabs Tessa holding her over his head and running around. Tessa spreads out her arms and squeals with delight.
"BOOYAKASHA!" Mikey shouts drawing Leo out of his room.
"What is happening out here? You're going to wake up the baby." Mikey runs over to Leo holding up Tessa right into his face.
"My baby is already awake, Leo." Tessa giggles and leo's eyes widen
"It hatched? Awesome what's it's name?" he walks toward the kitchen after finishing his sentence.
"HER, name is Tessa. Isn't that right Tessa? Yes it is, yes it is."
"Wow Mikey, I underestimated you being a father." Mikey puts Tessa under his arm like a football and she giggles, and his other hand on his hip. Then glares at leo.
"What?" Leo shrugs with a mouth full of pizza. "All I'm saying is that you're good at it." a shrill scream comes from one of the bed rooms and we see June running through the T.V. room being chased by Leo's son. A small version of Leo himself the only difference is the eye's. Greenish brown Like his mother's, Karai. He also had a older sister, only by one year though. The layer is getting crowded.
Mikey looks longingly into Tessa's eyes then lifts her up and throws her in the air repeatedly making her giggle.
"MIKEY! Put her down! You're gonna kill her!" I rush over and whisk her out of his arms.
"You're just jealous because I got her to laugh." he smirked as I set her down on the ground for the first time.
"Ya!" she squeals with delight.
"See I can make her happy." I say placing my hands on my hips Mikey gives me a smirk. He takes a deep breath.
"Life has moved on so fast." he says staring at a spot on the wall across from him. Leo and Donnie exchange glances. Mikey shrugs and walk away. I snicker and let out a short laugh.
"Mikey seems to have matured. Do you think it was Tessa? Or have we just never noticed?" Leo asks
"Honestly Leo?" I sigh "you're all a little immature." April walks in and comments;
"Yes, tis true. Boy's will never be mature."
"Oh and you are?" Raph says coming in behind her.
"Shots fired." Leo says before sipping from his coffee
"More than you." April says giving Raph a light shove.
"Shots returned!" Donnie says reaching out his hand for a high five from his wife. She gladly accepts. We all fall into a comfortable silence.
"Man, I doesn't seem the same without splinter. I wish he was still here." Raph says gruffly leaning against the wall.