Alright, I'm nearly, sadly, done with this story, just a few more chapters and it'll be complete. I'm gonna be sad that this story is almost over, but that doesn't mean I'm finish with my OC character and her life with the turtles and Splinter, plus, there will be a big surprise on my next story with her with new characters and the truth behind Chloe's twisted life.
The boys and Splinter were in the middle of the living room decorating the Christmas tree; Splinter had managed to grab a nice tree for Christmas tomorrow, but it wasn't easy. Usually Chloe would get the tree, but she was suddenly called in for work and she hasn't come back yet, so Splinter had to get the tree.
"Splinter, when is mom coming back home?" Leonardo asked.
"Yeah, she's missing out on the tree decoration" Donatello said.
"I'm sure she will be home soon" Splinter said, though he wasn't so sure.
Splinter's been noticing that Chloe's work has required her to come in for days and on some special occasions with the family.
"Will she be home for Christmas?" Michelangelo asked with sad puppy eyes.
Splinter wanted to tell his son what he wanted to hear, but it seemed that he couldn't give him a reassuring answer.
"Of course I'd be here for Christmas" everyone looked to see Chloe walk into the lair and she had a lot of bags in her arms, "Why would I miss spending time together on something as special as Christmas with my family?"
"Mom!" The turtles cheered happily as they rushed to give their mother a big group hug.
"Go put these presents under the tree and I'll come help finish decorating it" Chloe told as she held out the bags.
The boys took the bags and rushed back over to the tree and placed the bags under it while Splinter walked over to give Chloe a hug.
"I'm glad you're going to be here for Christmas" Splinter said.
"And every day after that" Chloe added; Splinter pulled back to look at Chloe in confusion, "I quit my job"
"You did?" Splinter asked in surprise, but he was happy that she wasn't going to be working at that company anymore, "Why is that?"
"They told me that I had to work on Christmas and I couldn't take it anymore, that was the last straw; I tolerated enough of their selfish behavior, I nearly quit all the other times when they called me in on days that were important for the family. You and the boys are so much more important to me than some job that makes me spend less time with the ones I love"
Splinter smiled happily and pulled Chloe into another hug, "I'm happy that you'll be here all the time now"
Chloe smiled and pulled out of the hug to search through her purse, "I also bought something that might make up for the time that was lost to that job"
Splinter laughed a little when Chloe held a mistletoe above their heads and they gave each other a loving kiss. The turtles saw and started to complain about the display of affection between their parents.
"Oh calm down" Chloe told the boys, but then smirked at an idea in her head, "Who wants a mistletoe kiss?"
The boys started to run away from their mother as she chased after them with the mistletoe, giving them a kiss on the cheek when she caught them or when Splinter helped catch them for her, all of them laughing in joy as they spent time together as a family.