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Chapter #52
*Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Last day of family vacation*
All throughout the week the women had been swimming/boogie boarding/jet skiing in the ocean, jumping on trampolines, climbing rock walls, working out in the gym, sliding down water slides, playing various sports, having dance parties, playing video games (some of which were very interactive) and so much more throughout the week. After spending a week completing multiple physical activities, the ladies in the group wanted one night where they could all just kick back and relax by themselves.
They were outnumbered after all. There were 4 women and there were 9 guys (not including the children) so they had been keeping up with all the active men in the group, so they needed a break. Even Sam agreed that a nice relaxing girls night was needed, so the women decided to get comfortable in their bathing suits and hangout in one of the vacant rooms.
It was the last night that everyone was on vacation, so the ladies wanted to hang out in one of the hot tubs in one of the vacant rooms where they could all be alone. All the guys had had their boy's night the previous night, and there were multiple times where it had happened to just be groups of guys all throughout the trip, so the men agreed to babysit and hangout where they wouldn't interfere with the women's night off.
Of course, new mother Brenda was constantly worrying about her children.
"Should I call and see how they're doing?" she asked as she eyed her phone from afar.
"Honey, your husband is amazing, and he is surrounded by men who are also amazing. The kids are perfectly fine. I just know it" Irma reassured.
"Still-"
"Oh my god mom sit back and relax!" Sam teased her sister in law.
"I thought I was your mom" April teased.
"You're both my mom. You're secret lesbian lovers and you both raise me behind Jay's back. Although, Casey has been playing an older brother role. Never mind, April you're my older sister and Casey's my brother in law, which means Brenda's my step mom" Sam said through a wide smile.
"Guess that still makes me grammy" Irma said.
Each woman had a mixed drink in their hand (though they weren't going to tell the guys that Sam was drinking underage) and they were having a hell of a good time joking and holding conversations they could never have when the guys were around.
"So grammy" Brenda teased, "how are things between you and lover boy?" she asked as she took a sip of her drink.
"Stopppppp" she said as she gently nudged her daughter. "He's sweet, but he has no idea how I feel."
"Then tell him" Sam said bluntly.
"Pshh, you're one to talk" Irma said with her hand on her hip.
Sam shot the woman a funny yet confused look while she was drinking her own mixed drink.
"I'm sorry, but what the hell are you talking about?" Sam said, sassily moving her body as she asked her question.
"Well you haven't told Kris how you feel, so how do you have any right telling me how to handle my love life?" Irma asked with a laugh.
"Oh Sam doesn't like Kris" April cut in.
Irma and Brenda both turned towards each other and shot each other evil grins.
"Oh really?" Brenda asked. "And why not?"
"Really? We're gonna dip into the dark past that we all already know about?" Sam asked.
"Man, I shipped the hell out of you two" Irma said, playfully pouting in the corner of the hot tub.
"Are you sure that's the only reason why you don't like Kris anymore?" Brenda asked.
"Okay what's happening? And ew stop looking at me like that" Sam said as she saw the weirdly wicked smiles on the two Asian women's faces. She then turned and saw that April had the same smile on her face.
"Okay you people need to start talking! I'm utterly confused."
"You like one of the turtle boys" Brenda said bluntly.
Sam leaned forward awkwardly as if asking 'what the fuck.'
"I'm sorry, but I think I misheard you. You did not just state that I like one of MY BROTHERS" she emphasized.
"Oh come on! The way you are with each of them, you have to have a crush on one of them. There's no way you don't at least like one of them!" Irma stated.
"Wow Irma, tell us how you really feel" Sam said, resting her chin on her hand as her elbow rested on her knee.
"She's not the only one who thinks that" April said, looking off in the distance as she stirred her straw in her drink.
"You've gotta be kidding me. Not you to! Come on April you know me and the guys are like family!"
"Hey I'm not the one you need to convince" April said, biting her lip, knowing that her comment was going to get the teen riled up.
"Okay. I need reasons. Key details here people. What the hell has happened that I MUST be in love with ONE. OF. MY. BROTHERS" Sam emphasized, throwing her hands out in front of her (in a 'what are those type stance) as she stated each word at the end of her sentence.
"Well ladies, who would like to go first?" April asked.
"Meeeee!" Brenda stated as she raised her hand up. "So I think you and Donnie have a connection."
"How? Just, how?" Sam groaned, sliding down some and leaning her back along the side of the hot tub.
"Because you two were literally cuddling the other night."
"What?" Sam asked as she sat up some.
"He was laying in the hammock and you were literally cuddled up with him. His arm was around you and everything! And you looked very comfortable snuggled up next to him as well. Explain yourself" Irma stated sternly, although it was obvious that she was teasing the younger woman.
Sam just sat there for a few seconds, speechless.
"Is…is that not normal?" she asked honestly.
"NO!" Irma stated.
"I second that no" Brenda said.
"But, that's just like, what I do with all of them."
Now all three women were staring at Sam with wide eyes.
"What? They're like brothers but they're also just guy friends. Like every once in a while that just happens. They're literally my best friends, I feel comfortable with all of them. They wouldn't do anything inappropriate" Sam said with a genuine and innocent smile.
"Girl that's not the point! You can't just cuddle with all the guys you know!" Brenda announced.
"But I only do that with the four of them. It's usually only when I have nightmares, and that's usually because the nightmares are about them."
"Really? What happens?" Irma asked.
"Ummmmm I've followed through with killing Raph, I have-"
Irma then literally spit her drink. "WHAT?! Followed through?! When did you try to kill him?"
"Remember? When I went all depressed once the turtles learned I was in the Foot? And then Raph when berserk and that made me go hulk times ten on his ass?"
"Ahhhh right. Continue" Irma waved on.
"Um, I have nightmares that Raph fights back and hurts me, I have nightmares where the others get revenge because I hurt Raph, I have nightmares where I hurt all of them, things like that. But they're all really understanding whenever they happen. All four of them are just really great supportive guys."
"Yet you like none of them" Brenda sneered.
"Nope" Sam said with the click of her tongue. "So that's really the only reason you think I like Donnie?"
"You tease him a lot" Brenda added.
"I tease them all a lot."
"She does" April nodded.
"What about Raph?" Irma asked. "I'm tied between whether or not you like him or Leo."
"What the hell how?!" Sam laughed as she slumped back once again.
"Because he's like, calmer around you. Like obviously now we all know that he's really a good guy, but he's scary when you first meet him. Granted he also knows that and once he gets to know people and once people get to know him in return, he is a sweet and fun guy. But he's like, different with you."
"Because I'm a cold bitch who will put him in his place. April does the same thing and he respected her way before I came around."
"That's true to" April said, tilting and nodding her head. "Which is something I'm now just realizing."
"What?" Sam asked.
"He treats women respectfully regardless, but he's tougher on women with strength of some sort who aren't afraid of him. Then when those women prove how tough they really are, he changes and respects them quickly. He was kind of nasty with me when I first met the guys on that roof top and snapped their picture. I displayed myself as a woman who wasn't afraid to go snooping to get information for my news reports and he made it clear he didn't like that. If they had saved me from a robber then knowing him he would have reacted to me in a way that was the opposite of how he actually reacted. Like he just wanted to get the heck out of there and leave me there by myself, but once I proved that I cared about them and would fight to help them out, he completely changed."
"Buttttt that doesn't mean you're in love with him!" Sam said, taking a huge gulp of her drink and placing the empty cup to the side.
"Dang slow down. Youngest one of us to" Brenda teased.
"Oh I'm gonna need more than that to get through this conversation. And we're only two brothers in."
"Leo's turn!" Brenda announced.
"Go for it. Enlighten me."
"He's nice to you" Irma said.
"You say that a lot when you're tipsy" Sam said, the sass emanating from the way she blinked her eyes.
"But you have to know what I mean! Like he's soft with you."
"Yeah, like at their birthday dinner last year. He got upset over something and of course after talking with you for a while, he returned, good as new. As if he was never upset in the first place" Brenda added.
"Gee, sounds like something, I dunno, a sister might do" Sam replied with wide and annoyed eyes.
"But it happens so often. Oh but that happens with you and Raph to!" Brenda added, her tipsiness adding to her random bursts of excitement.
"Because they know they can trust me! They each have literally told me that they can confide in each other when they're really upset about something, but minor things they talk to me about. You know, the whole stereotypical thing about guys not talking to guys about their problems unless they're THAT upset about something and it's literally mentally killing them."
"See it's tough to narrow it down!" Irma exclaimed. "They all talk to you like you're 'one of the guys' and tease you and wrestle and stuff like you're a guy. But then I've heard them be kind and gentle with you as well. They help you when you need it, but they prank you as well. Ughhhh maybe you're just dating all of them" Brenda sighed.
"Yup. I just love mutants so much that I can't keep my hands off of them" Sam said, throwing her head back and taking another long sip of a wine cooler.
"Alright, who's gonna tell me why I like Mikey?" Sam asked, beginning to feel tipsy herself. "Oh let me guess, because he's my partner in crime, right? Because he's my best friend and the reason I'm still alive? Literally, since he knew the word to trigger the mutagen to enter my body. Oh! Or because he was the only one that defended me when everyone else turned on me, although that wasn't their fault. I did almost destroy Raph's face. Oh and there's the fact that-"
"You were holding hands with him when you came back to life" April softly cut in.
Sam froze, staring down at the water in front of her. In the corner of her eye she could see Brenda and Irma pursing their lips as they heard the new information.
"Well. That one was unexpected" Sam stated bluntly. "I didn't realize anyone had even noticed that" Sam said as she slowly turned her head towards April. "Guess you've been holding onto that information for a while now, huh?" Sam asked.
April nodded her head. "I was the only one who didn't join the group hug, so I happened to see it from afar. I never said anything because I didn't want to make things awkward…and I was interested to see what resulted afterwards" April said, taking a small sip of her drink.
"EXPLAIN NOW!" Brenda said with a wide smile.
"What's to explain? My best friend had saved me for what felt like the millionth time that night! I was happy to be alive and I was grateful for what he had done for me."
"What were the other ways that he had saved you?" Irma asked, genuinely interested in the details that she did not fully know about.
"Well…" Sam paused, recollecting everything from what now would have been just under 2 years ago. "He put his trust in me and I was able to prevent Karai from hurting them and then myself as I launched a whip at him but then froze it in time and OH that's also a nightmare! That that tactic failed. Uh, he jumped in front of me when a bunch of purple dragons started shooting at me. He helped me walk to safety when I was standing on a tiny little rail. And then he was the only one who knew how to bring me back to life, and then he had the guts to try and calm me down when the mutagen first entered my body…why are you all looking at me like that?" Sam asked in an annoyed tone.
"He likes you" Brenda said with menacing eyes.
"He's my best friend! He cares about me the same way that the others do! They all treat me the same way. I can list examples where I've had emotional talks with all four of them, when I've teased all four of them, when I've argued with all four of them. You all are fighting for details that are not there! Like I could literally ask all four of them to marry me and they would all say no" Sam said, smiling in frustration as she shook her head.
The other three women were smiling as a tempting idea swirled inside their minds.
"Why don't we put this to the test then?" April asked.
"Hm?" Sam asked, raising her brows at the woman.
"Let's call each of them up here, one at a time, and ask them to marry you. Right here on the spot" April asked.
"Oh they're never going to let us have a girl's night ever again" Sam groaned.
"That's a yes!" Brenda cheered as she grabbed her phone from a side table and texted Leo to come to their room.
A couple minutes later, the leader in blue appeared.
"Everything okay?"
"Nope" Sam groaned.
Leo looked confused, and then looked very worried when he saw the look on Brenda's and Irma's faces.
"Ask the question Samantha" Brenda said in a coy tone.
"*sigh* Hey Leo let's get married. Like tomorrow. What do you say?" Sam asked.
Leo narrowed his eyes at the women. "Are you all drunk?"
"Answer the question" Brenda stated.
"That's a yes" Sam stated.
"Okay. So why are exactly are we getting married?"
"Because I just love you so much. Can't you see that?" Sam said with a very blank, emotionless expression.
Leo smiled and shook his head.
"In all due respect, I'd rather not get married. You're not quite my type" Leo stated, a bit of amusement in his voice since he was not expecting to have this conversation ever.
"Dually noted and youuuu have a type?" Sam asked, her tone changing from annoyed to curious very quickly as she went from avoiding the turtles gaze to looking him straight in the eye and crossing her arms on the side of the hot tub.
"Have a nice night ladies" Leo said as he smiled and began to walk away.
"We're having this conversation later!" Sam called after her friend.
"SEND RAPH!" Irma shouted after him.
"Oh I will" Leo said. He was very interested to hear from his younger brother after he had his turn dealing with the tipsy bunch.
A couple minutes later, Raph entered the room.
"Why am I here?" he groaned.
"Hey Raph!" Sam announced, an annoyed smile displayed on her face. "Wanna get married?"
"Why?" he asked sourly.
"Because we're meant to be" Sam said, blinking her eyes.
"No" he groaned. "Jay know you've been drinking?"
"They made me do it!" Sam pointed to the women sitting across from her.
"Cool. Can I go now?"
"Man! No one wants to marry you Sam. My heart hurts" Brenda said as she pouted and slumped back some.
"Ahh, so that explains Leo's smirking face. Jerk" Raph mumbled with a frown, annoyed that his brother knew what was in store for him and decided not to tell him a damn thing.
"So why don't you want to marry Sam, Raph" Brenda asked with a coy smile.
"Oh here we go" Sam said as she rolled her eyes.
Raph shrugged. "She's cool, but she's not my type."
"What the hell?! You have a type to?!" Sam announced, splashing her hands in the water.
"Heh, we can't tell you everything. Anyway, I'm out. I'll send Donnie" Raph said as he left the room.
"Dude, this sucks! I didn't know they had types! The only one I know has a type is Mikey and that's because he's made his type extremely clear!"
"So what's his type then?" April asked curiously.
"Obviously curvy women that are outgoing and wear little to nothing" Sam said with a chuckle.
"And how do you know this?" April asked, crossing her arms in front of her.
"Because he's a total flirt. He flirts with you every time he sees you. That's why…" Sam trailed off, realizing she just started a conversation she did not want to have.
"FINISH. THE. STATEMENT" Brenda demanded.
Sam pursed her lips. "Do I have to?"
Brenda calmed herself when she saw how truly uneasy this made Sam feel.
"No. Of course not. I'm sorry Sam."
Sam sighed. "Can I trust that you guys will act normal if I tell you?"
"Of course" Irma said. "What's bothering you."
"Well…there was this time when I entered the lair and Mikey was flirting it up with April and he was telling you something" she said as she turned towards April "and I could just sense the change in his expression when he saw me and knew that he had to end the conversation so that he could spend time with me, since knowing him, he would have thought it was rude to ignore me and continue to flirt. So, because of that, I purposefully kinda leave the room when I sense he's getting flirty with you so that I don't get in his way. Like he's literally told me that he knows you're like a sister and he would never go overboard and be rude, but he's also teased that it's just in his nature."
"Why have you never told me this?" April asked, truly upset that Sam had hid this information from her for so long.
Sam shrugged. "It just wasn't important. I mean I know it's just who he is-"
"But he did something that upset you. Does he even know?" April asked.
"No!" Sam responded within a second of the question being asked. "You can't tell ANY OF THEM that I just told you all that! That stays between the four of us. Please don't tell anyone" Sam said.
This was the first time the women could sense that Sam was really upset with something that had been discussed that night, and they knew that this was something that truly bothered her.
"We won't tell a soul sweetie. We'll take it to the grave" Brenda said soothingly.
"But, don't you think he would want to know?" April asked. "I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt you."
Sam sent her a sad smile. "I know he would never mean to hurt me, and knowing him he didn't realize what he did or how I felt when it happened. But I feel like it would make things weird between the two of us, and I don't want him getting any wrong ideas. And I mean he's allowed to be flirty and playful. Who am I to say something that would make him change who he is? That's not fair-"
Sam stopped talking once the door opened. Donnie entered the room very awkwardly.
"I've been informed this will be an awkward encounter" he stated as he slowly swung his arms back and forth.
"Yup! We're getting married. That cool with you?" Sam asked bluntly.
Donnie shook his head in confusion. "I'm sorry, what?"
"I love you, so love me back!" Sam stated.
"How drunk are you?" he asked with a laugh.
"Geez, I ask men to marry me and they all accuse me of being drunk. Such compliments" she said as she stuck her tongue out at him.
"This isn't a real proposal…right?" he asked.
"Of course not! These drunk ditz's made me ask" Sam said as she rolled her eyes. "And I swear if you say you have a 'type' that you haven't told me about then I'm going to kick your ass along with your older brothers."
"Well, I'll sleep with one eye open then" Donnie said with a smile.
"Motherfucker" Sam mumbled.
"Is that all the random for the day?" Donnie asked.
"Yup! Send the baby brother in!" Brenda said.
Donnie sighed and left the room, feeling more comfortable now that that question was out of the way.
"So back to what you were saying" Brenda stated. "Do you really think it would be that bad if you told him of something that happened once?" she asked.
"Well, he made that face once…but that's because I've prevented myself from being put in a situation like that again, hehe."
"Sam…" April started, "is there anything I can do to help?"
Sam tilted her head to the side. "Help with what?"
"You know, your crush on Mikey" April stated.
"No, no-no. There is no crush. Just not wanting to get in a guy friends way. That's all" Sam stated quickly.
"Sam-"
"Look, it's not a romantic thing, it's just one of those odd situations that come up when having guy friends. It's happened to me back in the day as kids as well. There's obviously times where the guys are going to talk about how much they like the pretty girls that are the opposite of me, and usually I talk to the guys about it as well because I'm cool like that. I don't mind hearing guys share their feelings about women, and usually I add my input and advice to give to them as well. It's just odd when you're in the way of them flirting. Like, it's one of those things where as the female friend you have to know when to respect the guys needs and feelings and stuff, you know?"
"Are you sure? You can be honest here sweetie. You have our support" April reassured, with Brenda and Irma nodding in unison to these claims.
Sam smiled.
"Thank you. But I swear it's just one of those situations. I know that's who he is and as his best friend I respect those boundaries. Hell, I'd bet money that the first thing he does when he gets here is compliment everyone in some way and he'll come in here all energetic unlike the other three. That's just who he is."
And right on cue, Mikey entered.
"Wassup ladies? I must say you all look lovely tonight" he said, strutting into the room and sitting on the edge of the tub so that he could place his feet in (he made sure to inform them that his feet were clean before doing so).
"4th times a charm" Sam mumbled to herself, "Michelangelo, will you marry me?" she asked with literally no emotion as she continued to face the women in the hot tub rather than turn and face the man in the room.
Mikey sensed this and was confused as to what was happening, but shrugged and answered honestly with an "okay."
Sam paused. "What?" she asked. She squinted her eyes in confusion, but she was sitting at an angle where as she faced the rest of the women in the hot tub, Mikey couldn't see her expression, so he continued to answer honestly.
"I mean hey if you're asking, I'm not gonna say no."
"Explain!" Brenda stated, crossing her arms.
'Heh, women are interesting when they're tipsy in packs' Mikey thought to himself.
"Well" he began, "Sam and I have a lot of similar interests. She actually listens to me unlike my brothers" he said as he rolled his eyes. "Sam trusts me, she knows I'm not actually a ditz…yeah I'd pull a Phoebe and Joey and marry her in the future. But I'm confused as to why I'm being asked this when Sam can date literally anyone."
"Okay first, what does Phoebe and Joey mean?" April asked.
"Okay so there's this episode of Friends where they talk about how if they reach a certain age and they're not married then Phoebe and Joey would get married…oh right she said she would marry Ross to" he said, looking upwards as he tried to remember how the episode played out.
"What do you mean I can date literally anyone?" Sam cut in rather harshly, now turning towards Mikey as she spoke.
"Ugh, we have to have this conversation again?" he groaned. "You're obviously pretty Sam. Tomboy's have attractive qualities to. Have some confidence in yourself" he said as he turned to leave the room.
"Well, I hope you all continue to have a fun night ladies" he said with a wink, "I'm gonna head back down to the dance party we were holding downstairs."
He then shut the door behind him and the room grew silent.
"We have a winner" Brenda whispered into her glass.
"You okay?" April asked in concern.
Sam chuckled. "I'd also bet money that he thinks all his brothers answered that question in a similar way that he just did. If he knew his brothers answered differently, then he wouldn't have said what he just did.
"But he spoke honestly and he said yes" Irma said softly. "Are you okay with that?"
"He's a flirt, so that literally meant nothing. Am I allowed to explain to them later why we asked them that question?" Sam asked.
The women nodded. It was only fair that the boys knew why they had just been teased the way they had been.
"SO let's talk about Casey Jones" Sam said, hoping that the conversation would leave her and that the spotlight would move onto anyone else. Especially since she wasn't sure what she would say if she was to continue on with the interrogation.
'Why the hell did he say yes?' Sam thought to herself. 'He doesn't like women like me! I don't wear booty shorts, I don't have big boobs, I don't wear make-up. He's never been attracted to me and he only said that to be nice. He's never complimented my looks before. The guys probably told him what we were going to ask him. That has to be it! This was his way of getting back at me for allowing us to get at him! Well, in that case his surprise answer was definitely a shock and I deserved it. I'll have to make sure I apologize to him later today' she thought.
And that's exactly what she did. Later that night/into the early morning, the turtles were enjoying the sauna on the second floor for the last time since later that evening they would be heading home. This was when Sam joined the guys and informed them of the tipsy women that insisted she must be in love with one of them, hence having to ask each of them about marriage.
"Well, twas an interesting experience" Donnie teased. "Hopefully none of us offended or upset you" he said, a look of guilt on his face.
Sam clapped her hands together. "What?" she asked.
"Well I'm sure we all answered the same way" Raph stated. "You know we all care about you, but I can't imagine any of us saying yes. No offense or anything" he said, also now feeling a little guilty because of how he responded earlier.
Sam could sense Mikey looking away in a panic, now realizing he was the only idiot that said yes.
Sam smiled. "Guys, I knew each of you was going to say no. In all due respect, I would have responded the same way if I was randomly asked the same question. I've told you all before that you have attractive qualities, but that doesn't mean I want to marry any of you."
"So you're sure you're not upset about anything?" Leo asked.
"Swear on my life I'm fine" she said.
The three older brothers sighed in relief.
"Well if that's all settled then, I'm gonna head up" Leo said as he stood up and got out of the water.
"Same" Raph said rolling his shoulders.
"You staying?" Donnie asked.
Sam nodded. "I don't relax like this often, so I'm gonna stay a little bit longer."
"Same" Mikey stated smoothly. "Besides, two people means the other can't fall asleep."
"Good call" Sam said with a nod.
"Alright, see you both in the morning then" Leo said, and the three brothers exited the room, leaving Sam and Mikey alone in the sauna together.
"Uh, hehe, thanks for lying for me back there" Mikey said, rubbing the back of his head as he looked down at the water.
Sam smiled. "Of course, you know I always have your back. Plus, I know it was random and on the spot which I'm sure played into your answer" she said as she nudged his arm.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well if you knew what your brothers had said then I know you wouldn't have responded the way you did. You were just being nice because that's the kind of guy you are. I know you would never intentionally do anything to hurt me, so I know you said yes because you would have felt bad to turn me down so suddenly. If you had time to think about what was asked then I know you would have responded in a different way" she said with a genuine and reassuring smile.
"Yeah of course" he stated, "I just didn't want to offend you or anything. I wasn't lying about the pretty part though, you do need to be more self-confident" he stated, trying to make the girl laugh and help her maintain this comfortable aura between the two of them.
"Thanks, and I know. Ugh this got hotter way faster than I thought" Sam groaned.
"Wait, what?" Mikey asked nervously.
"The sauna. I know it's supposed to hot, but this is getting unbearable. Wanna head over to the indoor pool instead? The water is nice and warm since it's indoors" she stated. "Race you to the slide" she said with a wicked grin.
"It's ON!" Mikey shouted as he leapt up from his seat and dashed towards the door.
The two then spent the rest of the early morning swimming in the pool, teasing each other and talking as if the awkward situation had never happened.
And that's how it would stay for a while, since this situation made it clear that neither of the two was interested in the other.
The other three women, however, weren't so sure that nothing was there, but they promised to keep everything witnessed and heard in that room that night a secret, and decided that they too would 'play ninja' and observe what would unfold from the shadows.