His sons were out visiting with April and Casey. Despite several times a day praying for silence, the lair had become too quiet with their absence. His mind began to wander back to a dream he had had the previous night. Though it was not something he would like to admit, he thought about Miss T a lot more then he probably should. So it had come as no surprise to him when she began appearing in his dreams. This one in particular had been- well, most gratifying to say the least. They had been walking on a beach together, side by side. She had allowed him to hold her hand as they walked. The ocean swished over their bare feet and the wind whipped her silky sundress so that it clung to her. They finally stopped to rest under a umbrella planted in the sand. He laid back on the towel beneath them as he enjoyed the warm day and ocean breeze. "Enjoying yourself?"
He peeked one eye open curiously. She smiled down at him the wind gently blowing her hair back.
"Yes, but I would enjoy it much more if you would join me."
The girl chuckled. She put her hand on his chest as she bent closer to his face. "Aww is it lonely down there?"
He nodded, reaching out to brush back some of her hair. She smiled softly. "Well I can fix that."
Slowly she leaned in and kissed him. Then with a sigh she laid down with her head on his chest.
The dream had ended when the sound of his sons had woken him up. The thought of it still made him flush like a young man.
He shook off the daydream. He did not wish to think what he might do if he continued to let himself daydream in this silence. Thinking of Miss T, he remembered that it had been a while since she had come over. He pondered calling her- but no, that would be "weird" as his sons would say. But it would be rude to drop in unannounced. After several back and forth conversations with himself, he decided it would be best to call. The phone seemed to ring forever before she picked up.
"Hello?"
"Miss T? This is Splinter."
"Oh, hello Master Splinter. Is everything ok?"
"Oh yes, but I was-I was-"
His brain could not form a possible excuse for him wanting to see her, without explicitly saying it.
"... Master Splinter, would you like to come over and join me for tea?"
It took him a moment to recollect his thoughts. SHE was asking him over?
"Yes, o-of course. I would be delighted to."
"Ok, I'll put on the kettle so it will be ready when you get here."
"Alright, I will be over shortly."
His throat was dry, he was not sure if he should hang up, or really what was happening.
"Ok see you then bye!"
He barely had time to put together a response when she hung up.
A sense of shock still hung over him. But that was quickly replaced by an overwhelming feeling of joy. Quickly he prepared himself and set out across the city.