CHAPTER FOUR
" Have you found a new place to live?" Mike asked Naomi a little while later. Naomi was drinking a mug of tea and was looking better.
" Sure. It's smaller than my old apartment, but it's okay. It's on the Upper West side." Naomi answered.
" Cool. We'll have to see it sometime." Mike said, " I'm hungry, how about if I order in some pizza?"
" Mikey, its mid afternoon. Do you really want to spoil your appetite for dinner?" Leo asked him gently.
" It won't hurt this once." Mike said, " We have a guest Leo and she might be hungry too."
" Actually I'm starving," Naomi admitted, " Pizza would be great."
" Pizza it is then." Mike said cheerfully and made a beeline for the phone.
That was when Naomi noticed someone was missing, " Where's Splinter?" she asked the two remaining turtles.
" Oh, he's gone for a little R&R this week." Leo explained, " Our friends Casey and April have a farm upstate and he's staying with them."
" Oh, okay." Naomi nodded, " Wish I could some R&R," she frowned, " I'm actually meant to be at work today, but I called in sick."
" Why?" Don asked curiously, " Apart from looking a little pale, you look okay to me." You look more than okay, he thought to himself.
" I just needed a break I guess." Naomi shrugged, " I really couldn't drag myself out of bed-especially after having bad dreams all night long."
" You experienced a traumatic situation. It's understandable if you're having bad dreams," Leo told her.
" I hope they'll stop. It's affecting my life. I'm afraid if I take too much time off work, I'll get fired."
" That red-head librarian is your best friend as well as your boss right?" Don recalled and Naomi nodded.
" Then as your best friend, she'll understand. You're on sick leave, so she can't fire you."
" I guess so." Naomi tried to smile, but it came out as a grimace. There was an awkward silence between them until Mikey bounced back into the room, " Pizza will be here soon, so I'll go topside to get it."
" Cool. I'll be in the dojo," Leo told them before leaving the living room.
Don remained where he was; he wasn't about to miss this opportunity to be alone with Naomi.
Not that anything will happen between them because it was obvious she still has feelings for Raph…but it couldn't hurt to hope.
Raph was sulking in his room, trying to read when there was a knock on the door. He looked up and scowled; it was Naomi.
" What do you want?" he demanded.
" I want to talk," she answered.
" We have nothing to talk about." Raph retorted, " Go away-can't you see I'm busy?"
Naomi ignored this, " Raph, what I said that night didn't mean anything…I wasn't really my normal self."
" Really? I couldn't tell." Raph said sarcastically.
" All I want is a second chance…your brothers have forgiven me. Why can't you?"
Raph stared at her for a long moment she felt uncomfortable by his hard gaze.
" Why should I?" he asked coldly. He then stood up and slammed the door shut in her face.
" That went well." Naomi muttered under her breath as she went back into the living room. Mike had returned with the pizza and began serving it out. " How many slices?" Mike asked Naomi.
" It looks so good…two please." Naomi said and Mike cut two slices and put them on a plate.
" Thanks." she sat down at the kitchen table and the other turtles joined her-minus Raph of course.
" He'll just to go hungry." Leo decided, " he's not eating it in his room, I don't want crumbs everywhere."
" He shouldn't have to starve on account of me," Naomi protested.
" He's a big boy, he can look after himself." Leo told her as he bit into a gooey slice of pizza.
" We'll save him a couple." Mike assured Naomi, " Eat up before it gets cold."
Naomi began eating and it wasn't long before there were always two slices remaining in the pizza box.
" I'll put these away." Don said grabbing the box before Mike is tempted to eat them, " Raph can heat them up later."
" Leave 'em out Donnie," a voice ordered Don, " I'll have 'em now." Raph glared at Naomi hatefully before taking the box from Don.
" I should be going." Naomi stood up hastily, " Thanks for lunch guys."
" It was nice seeing you again. Visit us soon." Leo said.
" I will." Naomi nodded, " Well…thanks again." She massaged her bruised cheek gently.
" The swelling of the cheek will go down. If it gets painful, just put some ice on it." Mike instructed.
Naomi left the room and heard a voice call out to her: " Good riddance to bad rubbish!"
" Have you found a new place to live?" Mike asked Naomi a little while later. Naomi was drinking a mug of tea and was looking better.
" Sure. It's smaller than my old apartment, but it's okay. It's on the Upper West side." Naomi answered.
" Cool. We'll have to see it sometime." Mike said, " I'm hungry, how about if I order in some pizza?"
" Mikey, its mid afternoon. Do you really want to spoil your appetite for dinner?" Leo asked him gently.
" It won't hurt this once." Mike said, " We have a guest Leo and she might be hungry too."
" Actually I'm starving," Naomi admitted, " Pizza would be great."
" Pizza it is then." Mike said cheerfully and made a beeline for the phone.
That was when Naomi noticed someone was missing, " Where's Splinter?" she asked the two remaining turtles.
" Oh, he's gone for a little R&R this week." Leo explained, " Our friends Casey and April have a farm upstate and he's staying with them."
" Oh, okay." Naomi nodded, " Wish I could some R&R," she frowned, " I'm actually meant to be at work today, but I called in sick."
" Why?" Don asked curiously, " Apart from looking a little pale, you look okay to me." You look more than okay, he thought to himself.
" I just needed a break I guess." Naomi shrugged, " I really couldn't drag myself out of bed-especially after having bad dreams all night long."
" You experienced a traumatic situation. It's understandable if you're having bad dreams," Leo told her.
" I hope they'll stop. It's affecting my life. I'm afraid if I take too much time off work, I'll get fired."
" That red-head librarian is your best friend as well as your boss right?" Don recalled and Naomi nodded.
" Then as your best friend, she'll understand. You're on sick leave, so she can't fire you."
" I guess so." Naomi tried to smile, but it came out as a grimace. There was an awkward silence between them until Mikey bounced back into the room, " Pizza will be here soon, so I'll go topside to get it."
" Cool. I'll be in the dojo," Leo told them before leaving the living room.
Don remained where he was; he wasn't about to miss this opportunity to be alone with Naomi.
Not that anything will happen between them because it was obvious she still has feelings for Raph…but it couldn't hurt to hope.
Raph was sulking in his room, trying to read when there was a knock on the door. He looked up and scowled; it was Naomi.
" What do you want?" he demanded.
" I want to talk," she answered.
" We have nothing to talk about." Raph retorted, " Go away-can't you see I'm busy?"
Naomi ignored this, " Raph, what I said that night didn't mean anything…I wasn't really my normal self."
" Really? I couldn't tell." Raph said sarcastically.
" All I want is a second chance…your brothers have forgiven me. Why can't you?"
Raph stared at her for a long moment she felt uncomfortable by his hard gaze.
" Why should I?" he asked coldly. He then stood up and slammed the door shut in her face.
" That went well." Naomi muttered under her breath as she went back into the living room. Mike had returned with the pizza and began serving it out. " How many slices?" Mike asked Naomi.
" It looks so good…two please." Naomi said and Mike cut two slices and put them on a plate.
" Thanks." she sat down at the kitchen table and the other turtles joined her-minus Raph of course.
" He'll just to go hungry." Leo decided, " he's not eating it in his room, I don't want crumbs everywhere."
" He shouldn't have to starve on account of me," Naomi protested.
" He's a big boy, he can look after himself." Leo told her as he bit into a gooey slice of pizza.
" We'll save him a couple." Mike assured Naomi, " Eat up before it gets cold."
Naomi began eating and it wasn't long before there were always two slices remaining in the pizza box.
" I'll put these away." Don said grabbing the box before Mike is tempted to eat them, " Raph can heat them up later."
" Leave 'em out Donnie," a voice ordered Don, " I'll have 'em now." Raph glared at Naomi hatefully before taking the box from Don.
" I should be going." Naomi stood up hastily, " Thanks for lunch guys."
" It was nice seeing you again. Visit us soon." Leo said.
" I will." Naomi nodded, " Well…thanks again." She massaged her bruised cheek gently.
" The swelling of the cheek will go down. If it gets painful, just put some ice on it." Mike instructed.
Naomi left the room and heard a voice call out to her: " Good riddance to bad rubbish!"