Mikey and Donny were sleeping in Donny's bed snuggled up together. Mikey felt Donny change positions when he heard Chloe say, "Donny, I need you to open up. Keep it under your tongue."
Mikey heard a beeping sound a couple minutes later. Donny asked, "Chloe, am I still running a fever?"
"It's down to 100°F," Chloe confirmed and then asked. "Are you ok with Mikey sleeping in your bed with you?"
"It was my idea," Donny admitted, wrapping his arms around Mikey who returned the gesture but continued sleeping. "I didn't want to be alone."
"How's your head and throat?"
"Throat's still a little sore but my head isn't hurting as bad as it was earlier."
"Do you need some pain medication and cough syrup?"
"Not right now."
"Let Mikey or I know if you need anything."
"I will."
Chloe tucked Donny and Mikey in and left the room. Donny snuggled closer to Mikey and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the orange and green ninjas were sitting on the roof across from Foot Headquarters. They were drinking green tea and eating sushi.
"When will we let the turtles know who we are?" the green ninja asked with a Polish accent.
"When the time is right," the orange ninja replied with a Japanese accent.
Back in the cat area, Leo and Raph were playing with the cats. They sat down on the sofa when Chloe entered the room.
"Doing any better?" Chloe asked.
"I miss him," Leo replied, his voice breaking.
"We all do," Raph said, knowing that Leo was referring to Splinter.
"I thought if I tried to join him, it wouldn't be as painful for me."
"Just painful for the rest of us."
"The whole reason for the grief sessions is to deal with the pain of losing Splinter," Chloe explained.
"How long will it take for me for move on fully from his death?" Leo asked.
"There is no set time," Chloe replied. "Some move on faster than others and some can never move on."
"Do you miss your parents?" Raph asked, referring to when Chloe's parents were killed in a fire when she was eight.
"I do," Chloe admitted.
Mikey and Donny were in Donny's bed sleeping while snuggled up together. Mikey woke up and released Donny who woke up a few seconds later.
"You hungry?" Mikey asked.
"A little," Donny admitted.
"I'll go make you some soup."
"That would be great."
Mikey got out of Donny's bed and left the room. He decided to see if Leo, Raph, and Chloe wanted any soup so he made his way over to the cat area.
When he got there, he saw that Leo and Raph were holding each other and their faces were buried in each other's shoulders. Mikey entered the room and sat down next to Chloe who was sitting on the sofa.
"How are you holding up?" Chloe asked.
"Hanging in there," Mikey admitted. "By the way, I wanted to know if you, Leo, and Raph wanted some soup."
"That would be great. You can just leave the pot on the dining room table with some bowls and spoons."
"Did you want to check on Donny?"
"In a bit."
"I'll go make the soup now."
Mikey and Chloe wrapped their arms around each other. Then they released each other and Mikey left the room.
To be continued…