Spring had come to an end, summer now fully blooming all around. Raphael and Leonardo, normally after their first date, would go on a date once a week, but since Raphael managed to get the idea of building them outdoor sauna… He didn’t even have time for a date – and it was fine by Leo. He enjoyed watching Raphael sweat under hot sun while he was building the sauna. Even now Leonardo’s heart was racing as he gazed his mate who stood tall, wiping sweat from his forehead.
“Need help?!” Leonardo shouted from the chair which was placed on the porch.
“No! I got this!” Was Raphael’s casual reply before he took long gulp of his water from the bottle, going back to work. Leonardo sighed deep with a smile. Raphael had spent so much time on searching tutorials how to build sauna, watching videos about it and getting instructions as well. He, however, was fully aware he would need professional help so when he had done one part fully ready, he used to call professional builder to check it. So far everything had been good.
Placing book out of his hands Leonardo stood up walking bare footed next to Raphael, lifted his arm and squirmed between Raphael’s arm and naked side.
“Ew, you stink.” Leonardo chuckled turning his head away.
“Don’t blame me. There would had been dryer places to be than my armpit.”
Leonardo chuckled again turning to look the small outdoor building. “So, when it’s ready?”
“Hopefully by the end of the week. In next the latest.”
“You’ve been working so hard on it. You should take a break.”
Raphael was silent a long moment, finally nodding slowly.
“Yeah. You’re right. Break would do good.” Looking at his mate Raphael smiled. “I’m gonna go take a shower and then hit the city. I feel like going to see city life after being in wood’s dust for so long.”
“Can I come too or would you prefer to go alone?”
“You know I love you, but I would appreciate it if you would let me go alone.”
“Of course. Just call me or Alfred if something happens.”
“Always, baby.” Raphael placed a kiss on Leo’s smiling mouth before withdrawing inside the house from the sun’s heat. Damn he REALLY needed a shower. Showering quick Raphael put on some of his fave deodorant, perfume just a little bit – because he didn’t want to cause anyone asthma attack or headache for using too much strong perfume. He hated when people did that without thinking others around them. Raphael himself could stand strong scents but still he had his limits. Wearing long dark blue jeans and white t-shirt Raphael took his sunglasses.
Outside on the front yard Leonardo couldn’t help but to gasp as he eyed his partner. Damn, now HE was sweating. Walking to Leo’s side Raphael kissed him once more, stating he would go wait by the gate since he had ordered a taxi. He didn’t feel like driving today. His arms were slightly numb from all the hammering. Sure, he could had used nail gun, but he liked traditional work over machines.
After some waiting yellow taxi picked him up, taking him to the city. Opening the window Raphael closed his eyes behind the sunglasses, enjoying the summer breeze. It felt so nice to be able to just sit and enjoy the ride instead of driving.
At the city Raphael paid a good extra to the driver, heading to busy main street. Man, he loved this place. So many different shops but then one shop, which hadn’t been there before, caught his eye. Oh fuck…
**
Hours had gone by and there had been no sight of Raphael. He hadn’t called either. Leonardo was holding his phone, looking at the black screen, waiting while sitting on the porch. Alfred served them tea and snacks, taking a seat across Leonardo.
“Do not worry, master. I’m sure he’s okay. He goes out so rarely, after all, that I think he looses a track of time whenever he goes out.”
“I know, but it would be nice to hear from him.”
“Why won’t you call him then?”
“I don’t want to make him think and see me as a partner who would be obsessed about him, having a huge need to always know where he is or what he’s doing. He is grown up and he has all the rights for his own time and space. I don’t force myself in it.”
When Alfred was opening his mouth to reply, sound of rumble was growing stronger while heading their way. Standing up Leonardo came down from the porch, stopping at the yard while Alfred sat still calm, still having his trustworthy broom beside him.
Soon someone drove on their yard wearing boots, pants and jacket; All made of black leather. This person was also wearing black helmet. Beneath him was big and brand new motorcycle. Not shutting down the engine this person turned to look Leonardo when he stepped closer, demanding to know who this driver was and what he wanted.
Taking his helmet off Raphael smirked at Leonardo.
“Well, hello there, handsome. I know we have never met before, but would you like to go for a ride?”
Leonardo caught up quickly what Raphael was doing so he started to play along.
“Oh, I don’t know… My father has told me not to talk to strangers, yet alone go with them.”
“That’s your papa then? Why not ask him?” Raphael smiled, nodding towards Alfred who sighed out loud while rolling his eyes, taking a sip from his tea.
“My answer is no.” Alfred said, playing along.
“Oh, come on, grandpa. Your precious is safe with me.”
Eyeing Raphael suspiciously Alfred turned to look Leonardo who, now, had moved right next to Raphael, resting his head on his hands which were on Raphael’s right shoulder. Leonardo was looking at him with big pleading blue eyes.
“Please? Pretty please?”
Alfred sighed. “You would go even if I would say no again.”
Leonardo chuckled slightly. “Yeah. I mean look at him. He’s so handsome, sexy, matured and… nice. He can’t be bad.”
Alfred watched how Leonardo now nuzzled against Raphael’s cheek while Raphael kept his playful and sparky eye turned towards the butler, waiting.
Taking his moment to consider every possible options and situations Alfred finally stood up, taking a broom in his hands, approaching the turtles.
“Fine. You may go but you, mystery man, will bring my boy back home unharmed before midnight. If he walks funny when you bring him back, I will let you taste my broom.”
“He’s very good at using it.” Leonardo instantly whispered in Raphael’s ear.
Raphael laughed shortly as Leonardo remembered to thank Alfred before climbing to sit behind Raphael, placing second helmet on his head when it was handed to him by bigger turtle.
“So, grandpa, as long as I don’t make your son walk funny I’m free to do whatever I want with him?”
Alfred said nothing as he lifted the broom in the air, giving that specific glare which was a sign it was time to go. “Hold on, sugar.” Raphael said as he gave their ride some gas, driving away from the yard, leaving amused Alfred roll his eyes on the yard.
“Youngsters.”
**
Raphael drove far away from the city and town, coming to an area where was small field with old hay barn. Slowly taking the bike lean against the barn’s side both turtles took their helmets off. Leonardo looked around as Raphael placed helmets in their own leather bags.
“We are on a country side?”
“Yep.”
Looking around there was this small road to the field what they had used and behind it was small side road for cars. Around the small field was thick forest, smell of water coming somewhere near by. There must have been a lake.
“Why we stopped here?”
Turning to look Leonardo Raphael’s eye sparked as he nodded towards the barn. “I thought we could have a new adventure.”
Leonardo blushed with small laugh. “I should had known.” Stepping in Raphael’s personal space Leonardo took a hold of bigger turtle’s zipper, slowly opening and closing it from short part. “But I must admit – You look so darn hot.”
“And things will get even hotter. Go inside. Find a nice spot.”
As Leonardo went to open the small doors he was glad to see there was some haystacks and lots of loose hay. Spreading and arranging them Leonardo made them both nice place to lay down while Raphael stepped in, closing the doors behind him.
Leonardo only needed to turn around and give one specific look to bigger turtle – and Raphael hurried to his mate, pulling him in his arms kissing him with passion, falling in the hays with him.
**
Nuzzling against Raphael’s neck Leonardo sighed deep as he was waking up. Sex with Raphael in the barn had been one of the most erotic experiences what Leonardo had experienced. Feeling a kiss on his forehead Leonardo smiled, opening his eyes.
“Hey.”
“Hmmm.”
Raphael chuckled as Leo his his face deeper in his neck. “That tired?”
“Hmm.”
Stroking Leo’s arm with his thumb Raphael remained quiet, listening Leo’s slightly breathing and the rumbling of thunder at the distance. Leonardo heard it too.
“Thunder?”
“Yep.”
“We should go so that we can drive home before it comes on us.”
“You hear it, right? It’s close. We wouldn’t be able to get back home before it would reach us. I say lets stay here until it passes. I don’t want to drive when it rains.”
“What about your bike?”
“I covered the bike with its own ‘rain coat’ before I followed you in here.”
Resting more relaxed in Raphael’s armpit Leonardo was silent a moment, listening the rumbling which was turning louder as the heavy clouds approached them.
“What time is it?”
“About 10pm.”
Now Leonardo lifted his head to look down on Raphael’s eye. “You remember what Alfred said? You need to bring me back home before midnight and I better not walk funny.”
Raphael laughed. “I know, but you are walking funny now for sure and we can’t get home before midnight.”
“Alfred will punish you with the broom.”
“Njah, he won’t. It was all just playing and acting.”
Leo smirked softly, laying back down against Raphael’s warm body. Faint sound of drops hitting the metal roof started to fill the quiet barn, rain soon escalating more stronger, lightning flashing above them – followed by instant rumbling.
Leo closed his eyes. Thunder. Such strong natural thing, so beautiful, so deadly… So calming.
“Raph?”
“Yeah?”
Nuzzling Leonardo mumbled softly against Raphael’s neck. “I want hot chocolate.”
“What? Are you pregnant now or something?”
Leonardo laughed softly. “No. Would you want me to be?”
“No. I’m too old for kids. I mean I like them, but no. You are enough for me to handle.”
Leonardo smiled, kissing Raphael’s cheek softly as thunder once again rumbled above them loud.
“Tell me about your past.”
“Why?”
“Because you still haven’t done that.”
“There’s nothing to tell.”
Lifting his head Leonardo looked at Raphael for a moment in silence, then laying back down. “Liar. There is something. What are you afraid of to tell me?”
“… I don’t want you to stop loving me. I’ve done some shit in the past, but that isn’t me anymore. I changed.”
“Then you can tell me since it’s the past.”
Raphael tensed with deep inhale. “Okay. I… besides fighting I delivered drugs when I was young. I never used them. I only delivered them. I did that during those times when there was no fights for any reason. And I learned, in a hard way, not to lose my boss’s or clients’ drugs. I once did and, well, some of the scars on my body remind me of that mistake daily.”
Leonardo’s silence made Raphael’s heart beat harder in pain, but he continued. “There was a time when a gang was after me because they thought I had stole money – which I hadn’t. Those bastards managed to ambush me so I got injured, but managed to escape. I ran to an alley, it was a dead end. I tried a door but it was locked. I had lost blood so I was weak, collapsing against the door. The sound of the gang was coming closer.”
“Go on.” Leonardo whispered.
“Then the door opened and I saw Mrs. Morrison for the first time. I asked her to help me since I was injured. She pulled me in and closed the door. While she was doing amazingly good job about cleaning my wounds despite the fact she was blind. She laughed and said she had study of becoming a nurse in her younger days, but when she became blind, she had to stop studying.”
Licking his lips Raphael kept a moment without a word. “She was asking me questions and I told her honestly what I was doing, what I had done and so on. She lectured me, ahah… But she also helped me. She saved my life in so many levels that day. Without her who knows what I would had become, where I would be or would I even be alive anymore.”
Now there was long and heavy silence, drops viciously hitting the roof.
“I… Understand you. You were young, you did what you had to to survive. But I feel so bad I didn’t know you back then. I would had done my everything to help you and her.”
“Hey, no need to feel bad or guilty because of that. She was there for me in my younger days when I needed someone to save my miserable ass – and now, in my older age, there’s you. Like I have said before, many times, I don’t know where I would be if you wouldn’t had given me a job and home.”
Leonardo was smiling slightly and it was a good sign.
“Can I ask something, Leo?”
“Of course.”
“Please, don’t tell Alfred. I don’t want him to know. I don’t want him to start to fear me and think I’m a bad person, bad influence to you and that I still would be doing illegal things like that – since I’m not.”
“Raphael, calm down. Alfred would never think like that about you. You’ve been living with us so long already and he’s seen what kind of turtle you really are. But since this is a big thing for you, I promise I will not say a word. Anything what has been said and done in this barn today by us will stay between us only.”
Raphael shared most grateful, warm and soft smile to his mate, kissing him. Rest of the night they had soft and warm conversations about everything, listening the rain and thunder rampage above them.
**
In the morning boys arrived home, Alfred cleaning the porch from the dust what hard wind last night had blown there. When his old eyes spotted happily greeting turtles Alfred smiled, approaching them. He hugged Leonardo wishing him good morning, but when Raphael opened his arms for a hug Alfred poked him once hard in the middle of his body.
Raphael gasped and then cursed, looking angrily the old man. “What the fuck?!” A hit on his head. “Shi..!”
“You didn’t bring Leonardo back home before midnight.”
“Wha--? Come on, Alf, it was just a play! Some fooling around! You were in it too!”
“Yes, I was –“ Alfred said as he landed the broom down, walking back towards the porch. “– Not that part included, however.”
“Oh, you little cheater...” Raphael growled as he stood up straight, still rubbing the sore spot on his body’s middle area. He could hear Alfred laugh to himself, Leonardo looking quite amused by his side.
“I told you he would punish you with the broom.”
“Shut up.”
