A/N Donnie & Mizu have been dating for about a year & a half in this story.

"You are going Donatello Hamato, and that is fucking final. Do you hear me? Do you have ANY IDEA how long I had to save up to take this trip? Besides, I already put down a deposit, and Raph has already agreed to stay with Elric. You're fucking going, or I'm going without you. You know what they say… What happens on The Cape, stays on The Cape."

Mizu was livid. Donnie was going on this vacation if she had to knock him on the head, & stuff him in the back of the car. She would Weekend at Bernie's him around the beach if she had to. She had scrimped & saved and basically lived off of ramen for a year to save the money to take this trip. More than once she considered dipping into Elric's raw meaty bone stash. She's pretty sure he would have exacted revenge somehow though. Sometimes that dog was too smart for his own good. She even took extra hours at her accounting firm. God she hated that job.

"How many times do I have to tell you what a bad idea this is Mizu? I. Can't. Go. Out. In. the. Day. Remember?"

"And I told you I already thought about that. The cottage I've rented is on a secluded side of the bay. There are tons of sand dunes. We'll be fine. You can build sand castles, swim, dig for steamers, and chase fiddler crabs to your heart's content & nobody will see you. The cottage even has a little sunfish sailboat we can use. I haven't done that in ages! I CAN'T WAIT!" She was practically jumping out of her skin with excitement.

"And you want to go on vacation because why?"

"Because I use to go to Cape Cod with my grandfather all the time. Because it will be fun. Because it's as close to a tropical beach as we'll get until they invent boat-cars. Because we both deserve a little time away from our families & jobs. Because we deserve to act like a normal couple on a normal vacation for once."

"But what about the vacation we took back in November?"

"April & Casey's old farm house with ALL OF YOUR BROTHERS doesn't count as a romantic getaway. Actually, it especially stopped counting after Elric rolled in that horse poop & then got sprayed by a skunk not more than 12 hours later."

As if on cue Elric picked his head up off the couch and yawned. Donnie could almost imagine the smirk on his face, if dogs could smirk. He moved over to the couch where the dog was sitting.

"D'awwwww Poor Ricky Martin" Donnie cooed in a goofy latin accent while he rubbed the sides of the dog's neck "You had a lot of 'splainin' to do! Who's my handsome boy? Is it you? It's you."

Elric let out a sigh of appreciation for the attention and plunked his head down in the turtle's lap. Mizu had swung her gaze sharply up from her ipad screen and glared at Donatello.

"I told you not to call him that. What is it with you & Ricky Martin anyway?"

"I dunno. Guilty pleasure I guess. His songs are just so catchy."

"Well, call my dog that one more time & I'm telling Raph all about your 'guilty pleasure'. If you think I tease you about it imagine the hell you'll catch from him." She raised an eyebrow as she threatened her boyfriend.

"What?! You wouldn't!"

"In a heartbeat."

"What if I agreed to go on this vacation in exchange for you never telling Raph that little nugget of embarrassing information?"

"Muahahaha, Excellent. You've fallen right into my evil trap Dr. Hamato. Now tell me where your suitcase is or I'll tell my associates to release the information."

"You're Diabolical!"

Mizu grinned, getting ready to pounce on him. "I know."