Author note

I apologise for the late update of this fiction. My parental duties had been quite busy with our MMA, weight training and studies to gain a career into a business in functional weight training, sports training and massage recovery therapy. Hope everyone is doing well during this pandemic. 2020 had indeed been a struggling year. Stay strong and we will get through this

Back in the lair...

The newly found lovers remained in the safety of the surroundings underneath the city, unaware of the dangerous wave which had begun to take place silently and undetected. Warmly snuggled within his embracing arm, cradling her close as they rested.

Turned slightly, kissed her forehead tenderly. Miriam smiled as she closed her eyes. Caressed her warm cheek, with his clawed paw smiling happily. Sharing no words, thier eyes connected. Their glances exchanged the words of thier hearts for a few moments. Finally splinter whispered.

"Thankyou, my love." Miriam looked up and answered. "Thankyou for what?"

Caressingly cusped her cheek, glanced into her beautiful dark caramel eyes and replied. "For seeing me, loving me."

Returned the caressing cusp as she caressed his furred cheek. Nuzzled her nose with splinters and replied, whispery.

"No, my love. Thankyou and I love you more."

Splinter smiled, propped himself upon his elbow. Hovered over Miriam alittle and whispery said. "I love you with all my heart forever and ever more."

Miriam smiled happily and lovingly as their foreheads touched, he kissed her deeply. Their lips parted, taking a breathe. Snuggling his embrace and Miriam whispered. "I better get a shirt on, my love."

splinter chuckled and agreeably nodded. Reaching over for the shirt, his ears perched alittle and he glanced down to Miriam. "The children are coming."

Miriam chuckled, taking the shirt and slipping it on before the youngest terrapin child had walked in, rubbed his eyes. "Mummy, I hungry."

Miriam smiled and invited Mikey over. The little terrapin toddler smiled and skipped over then climbed on the futon, giving him a cuddle. Mikey shrugged his little shoulders, before Miriam could continue as she thought to make her mother's, well her foster mother's special recipe. Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael stood waiting patiently.

"Could we have food too, please?" they requested. Miriam understood the beautiful children have some communication difficulty and this gave her another idea to help them better. with the last she could, politely corrected but gently taught them.

"May we have something to eat, please."

Miriam released Mikey from her embrace, removed the covers of her legs and stood up. Taking Mikey's little hand in one of hers and Leonardo's happily taken liberty of her free hand. Raphael looked up to Miriam, she tilted her head alittle and smiled warmly. Raphael, returned the smile. Splinter smiled, watched as his heart fluttered more and more. It was only him and his son's. Never thought or dreamed, they'd find a woman like Miriam. It had to be fate. It was a dream, one he wish to never wake up from or never wish to end but he realised it was real and at all costs he'd do all he could to protect her as promised.

"Master splinter, coming to eat?" Donnie asked. The old rat nodded, answering. "Of course my son, right behind you."

Miriam stood with the terrapin toddlers, lovingly smiled. Walked to the little dining room and gently insisted the childten to sit down. Taking out the last of eggs and broke in the pan over the stove warmth. The children waited, admiringly watched. Mikey spoke, asking.

"Mummy, teach me cook." Miriam chuckled. "Yes love, I will teach you how to cook."

Splinter stood by, smiled and watched over them. Leonardo glanced back, stood up then approached the old rat and grabbed his finger as he said.

"Come dad, mummy is making special meal."

"Is she now? well, let's help her." Splinter smiled, encouraged. Leonardo happily skipped, while he continued to hold splinters finger as he followed and knelt down. Miriam smiled and splinter kissed her cheek tenderly.

Elsewhere, topside. St John's hospital

Two doctors assessed the patient as he was brought in with the assistance of paramedics. Taking notes, trying to figure what exactly the man had contracted. Explicit instructions to keep the infected man away from other patients. One, doctor requested for the documentation of submission when had returned to the patient. Handing the written document and said.

"The only woman who had found him at the time said, she didn't know who he was and found him as he grasped her arm which had frightened her."

The paramedics turned on his heel, the doctor approached the nurse station and gave instructions to request for a social worker to come in and insisted to find whether if the man was a immigrant or possibly had family to confirm who he was. Obediently nodded, reached for the phone and dialed the number pad. Waiting for connections when another nurse came running to the nurse station desk and reported about the John doe.

"Doctor, the patient is having some kind of seizure."

Unhesitatingly hurried to the patients room, looked into the window and saw he was experiencing a strange epileptic fit. Entering the room, with the assistance of another physician available and nurse to hold him down. Tried to stop him from swallowing his tongue as his seizure commenced while the medication was prepared and finally given to ceased the violent seizure but it only worked for a short four minutes until he stopped conjulsing and with the last exhale of his breathe. Blood seeped from his eyes, nose, mouth and ears.

All leaped back, and away from the deceased. Gawking, Godsmack when doctor Quinzel ordered. "Everyone out! To the washroom immediately, close this room off. No one in, no one out. Until we know exactly what we are dealing with. And bring back the paramedics that brought him in too. They need to be tested!"

Unaware the contigion have exposed himself to not only the paramedics but whoever else he may had came in contact with him apart from the two people who. had found him.

TBC...

looking over her shoulder, read the chapter end and commented. "Whoa, intense fir a cliffhanger."

Tealana squinted her exhausted eyes as she leaned back in her chair and replied. "Really? Don't you have better things to do, over shoulder reading?"

"Come on, I won't tell the others please let me read " Tealana signed and replied. "No DP, shoo off."

"How did you know it was me?" he asked.

"You're the only one that smells of chalk powder."

"Chalk powder? what do you mean? Oh baby powder right? But this is actually cocaine." DP grinned. sarcastically.

"Get out, drug boy." pointing the way out. dropping his head, sulking. "Just want to read."

"Nope, out. No drugs allowed DP."

"It's really ice sugar "

"Don't care, out DP." he continued to sulk and walked out.