YES! Finally, last chapter, I hate for it to end, but I'm excited for the next story involving Chloe and some new characters. I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to read my story and I loved the reviews; so I hope you guys like the last chapter because I had fun writing it.

Splinter's POV

I couldn't tell where in the movie that I stopped watching, but I did to gaze down at Chloe as she fell asleep somewhere in the middle of the movie. She was sleeping in the crook of my arm, her head on my shoulder, her mouth slightly open as she snored lightly; I thought it was cute how she snored so softly. Looking at Chloe, I thought she was so beautiful, so wonderful, she was a fun and considerate friend, a tough and compassionate mother; with each passing day, I was falling more and more in love with her, no matter how many times I thought I couldn't fall more in love with her, she takes me completely by surprise.

Chloe was everything to me and she was the boys whole world, but somehow, something was missing, though it seemed so small, it was the biggest thing in the world right now and it would mean everything to Chloe, even the boys now that they were older and they, somewhat, gotten used to us being loving towards each other. I continued to gaze down at Chloe, not all that interested in the movie anymore; I reached over to brush Chloe's soft hair behind her ear, giving me more view of her beautiful face. I'm possibly the luckiest man right now, despite all my tragedies; I regained a loving family and home with sons that I'm very proud of and I have a wonderful friend who was now the love of my life, which I thought I could never have again.

"I love you so much Chloe" I whispered, placing a gentle kiss on her head so I wouldn't wake her from her slumber, "You mean so much to all of us and it would make such a difference if you became so much more to me than you are now"

Chloe stirred a bit in her sleep before she moved one of her arms to wrap around my waist, holding me closer to her; I did the same and wrapped my other arm around her to hold her close to me, resting my head on top of hers and closed my eyes to enjoy the peaceful comfort that I knew would never end as long as I had her in my arms.

Chloe's POV

For the last couple of days, I noticed that something strange has been happening around the lair. Splinter seems to be a bit distant ever since we had that movie night, maybe he was upset that I fell asleep in the middle of it; and the boys looked excited whenever they looked at me, like they wanted to tell me something, but something prevented them from talking to me about it. It was all very strange how it seemed like everyone had some big secret that no one would tell me about, it was all suspicious. It was even more suspicious when I overheard the boys talking in the kitchen.

"I'm so excited I can't stand it!" Michelangelo exclaimed, laughing excitedly. "Don't blow it Mikey, I swear I'll beat the green off of you if you spill it!" Raphael threatened.

"Leave him alone Raph, we're all excited about it" Donatello said.

"Mom is getting pretty suspicious about it, I don't know if we'll be able to keep it from her if she asks us" Leonardo said.

"When is Splinter going to ask her?!" Michelangelo practically screamed.

"MIKEY!" The others shouted louder than their younger brother.

"What is going on in here?" I questioned as I stepped in, making sure that they didn't get in a fight again and wondering what they were talking about.

"Mom!" The turtles exclaimed in surprise, already midway in starting their fight.

"What are you fighting about now?" I asked, giving them the chance to tell me directly.

"Uhh" Leonardo started, looking conflicted.

"We were" Raphael added, looking around the room other than at me.

"I have to tell her!" Michelangelo exclaimed as he tossed his brothers off of him and made his way towards me, his brothers looking like they would attack him at that moment, but I made sure that they wouldn't; everyone was acting so secretive that I need to know what it was because it was beginning to concern me.

"What do you have to tell me?" I asked.

"Master Splinter wants to take us somewhere in the sewers for advance training and we might be gone for a couple of days, but we didn't know how to tell you because he just wants it to be us and we didn't want to worry you"

I wasn't so sure if I should believe him because his brothers were giving him a shocking look, like they were surprised that he could make something up so quickly and perfectly, but apparently, they had some secret that they didn't want to tell me just yet. I knew what it was like keeping a secret from my parents when I was younger, but it was mainly a surprise for them; was that what the boys and Splinter were doing, planning some kind of surprise for me?

"Ok" I said, still suspicious of them when they sighed in relief and made my way out of the kitchen, wondering what my boys could be planning with their father.

After Splinter had taken the turtles out for their advanced training for the next few days, Chloe felt lonely, missing her boys and Splinter greatly. But after the few days passed and they finally came home, she greeted them lovingly, expressing how much she missed them.

"Chloe, follow me to the dojo, there is something that I wish to speak to you about" Splinter requested, taking Chloe's hand and began to lead her towards the dojo.

Chloe was slightly confused at what Splinter would want to talk to her about, but followed his lead. When there was some distance between the adults and the turtles, the boys snuck over towards the other end of the entrance to the dojo to peek through the screen wall to spy on what was about to happen, trying their best to contain their excitement and not interrupt their parents most important moment in their lives.

"Chloe" Splinter spoke as he faced Chloe as they stood in the middle of the dojo, "I wish to express my love for you"

Chloe blushed in shyness as she glanced to the side with an embarrassed smile, "Why do you need to express it, I know you already love me"

"Yes, I know you do, but there is something I want to ask you and it requires this"

"Ok, but nothing to mushy, I don't know if I'll be able to make it through"

Splinter chuckled lightly, "You'll have to bare with it"

Chloe took in a deep breath and released it in a huff, trying to calm her blushing face and continued to smile,"Ok, I'll try"

"Chloe, you've been my friend for so long, you were helpful, understanding and compassionate through the years since we met and you became someone I come to care for so much that I fell in love with you. I never thought I could love again after I lost my wife, but there was something so incredible about you that I couldn't help but fall and I continued to fall deeper and deeper in love with you with each passing day. Even when I thought I couldn't fall more in love with you, you so something that does and I don't think that it'll every stop, no matter how much time has passed between us. It's to a point where I can barely breath and all of thoughts are of you and how much you mean to me, more than you can possibly think Chloe"

Chloe sniffed a little as she wiped away the joyful tears from her face, "I never knew I meant that much to you Splinter, thank you"

"Chloe-"

"Wait a minute" Chloe interrupted, "I know you wanted to ask me something and it seems very important with what you just said, but I feel like I should also tell you how much I love you, it's only fair"

Splinter smiled happily at her gesture, "I would love nothing more"

Chloe took in a deep breath to calm herself so she wouldn't start crying again, releasing it slowly, "Yoshi, for all my life, before I met you and the boys, I could never have such a relationship like this - or any kind of relationship for that matter - because so much was going on in my life that I felt like I could never have the kind of love like we have. I was afriad to love anyone because I knew it would only endanger them, I barely have a stable friendship with the women who let me stay with her when my farm got repossessed. We kind of only became friends because our parents knew each other, we still stay in touch from time to time, but it's so unsteady between us because of these strange secrets we feel like we can't tell each other.

"You're the first person who I told everything to, who knows me more than I know about myself, who can make me feel safe, make me feel like I don't have to worry myself to death about what could happen if those men found you or me, knowing that you'll always protect me and that you'll come back to me as I will for you. You're the first person whose stayed in my life long enough for me to actually feel love and I feel a little guilty for not knowing how I can repay you for giving me something that I thought I could never have, even loving you feels like its not enough"

Splinter reached over, placing one hand on Chloe's shoulder and using his other hand to brush through her hair and rested it on the back of her neck, bringing her closer to him as he leaned halfway in to give the most loving kiss that Chloe has ever had with him that made her go weak in her knees.

"There is something that you can do to repay me" Splinter said when he pulled out of the kiss; Chloe looked confused before she looked shocked when Splinter got down on one knee and pulled out a small box from his robe and opened it to reveal a gold band ring, "Chloe, will you marry me?"

The turtles tried their best to contain their excitement; Chloe was taken completely by surprise by the whole situation, it came together for her why Splinter took the boys out to the sewers and why they seemed so excited and kept being so secretive, they were helping Splinter plan this surprise for her.

Chloe couldn't prevent her tears from falling, she never felt so happy and loved by so many people, her family, "Yes"

Chloe and Splinter, who stood up, hugged each other tightly before Splinter placed the ring on Chloe's finger.

"You can't imagine how long it took to find a ring that would fit for you" Splinter said as he held Chloe's hands.

"I guess that's another reason you involed the boys in this surprise, so they could help you find one"

"Can we come in now!" Michelangelo's voiced called out impatiently.

Chloe chuckled lightly at knowing that the boys were listening in on them, "Yes boys, you can come in"

The turtles came barreling in and hugged their parent excitedly, talking all at once at how excited they were about them getting married and how hard it was for them to keep it a secret.

"I don't think we can have an actually wedding" Chloe spoke as the boys talked to each other, "But not having a wedding doesn't mean we don't love each other any less, plus I never was a wedding-planner kind of girl, as long as I knew that you loved me enough, that's fine with me"

"I do love you Chloe, I always will"

"I love you too Splinter, more than you know"

Splinter and Chloe hugged each other again, knowing that their family felt complete now thay Chloe was becoming Splinter wife, with or without a wedding to make it offical, knowing that they only needed to know that they loved each other deeply and not matter what kind of battles they may face, it won't break what was built solidly together.