The Birthday conundrum
Doctor Sheldon Cooper walked out of his Bedroom to see his wife, Penny, finishing fixing something. He walked closer and he saw the unthinkable Pancakes? It's French toast day. Sheldon cleared his throat. Penny turned around to see her husband smiling at her
"Penny… Honey…" Sheldon started, but Penny cut him off.
"Sheldon.. Sweetie" Penny said sweetly to him and smiled, as she turned off the burner on the stove
"Penny… it's not Pancake day" Sheldon said as he walked over to the Breakfast schedule "as stated in the breakfast schedule of our Marital Agreement, it clearly says here and I quote 'mondays are Pancake day, Pancakes are only to be made on Monday'" Sheldon explained to her "and Since it's a Wednesday and not a Monday, French toast should be made" Sheldon said smiling
"UNLESS," Penny said walking over to him and reading the agreement "Pancakes should be made on Mondays, unless there is a special event"
"What special event? I don't remember a special event on this day" Sheldon said looking at the calendar hanging on the wall
"It's a day we waited 9 months for" Penny said giving a subtle Hint
Sheldon looked at her oblivious to what the special day was. Then the thought hit him "Comic Con" Sheldon said to his wife, Penny shook her head " oh yes it was, Penny. I remember that day very clearly, I went to comic con, while you stayed home due to stomach cramps, I went as Spock, of course. I was about to get an autograph, when you called telling me you were in…" Sheldon explained, Penny nodded when he got to the end .
"oh dear. Oh dear. How could I forget my own offspring's birthday?" Sheldon asked Penny "how old is she now? Eleven?"
"Sixteen" Penny said
"Sixteen? Last time I checked she was Thirteen" Sheldon said to his Wife "and don't even get me started on when she started her menstrual-"
"Sheldon!" Penny shouted, trying to get him to stop talking about Periods "last time I checked on you, you were playing with your little board thing. Time flies when your having fun" Penny said to him, he looked at her dumbfounded.
"no it doesn't. when I'm busy working on my thesis, I think I worked 5 hours, when in turn-" Sheldon started but Penny cut him off
"Sheldon, it's just a metaphor." Penny explained, she didn't have time for Sheldon's science-y talk today. Or any day for that matter.
"oh." Sheldon said giving one of his chuckles. Penny rolled her eyes, there was a cry in one of the rooms. "Baby's up" Sheldon said to her, she nodded and went to go check on the baby.
Knock, knock, knock
"Mom, dad" Said the voice of Penny and Sheldon's nineteen year old son, Tyler Isaiah Cooper, through the door, Sheldon looked at the door and walked over
"Who is it?" Sheldon asked, Tyler rolled his eyes at the other end of the door.
"who do you think it is, Dad? It's your son" Tyler answered I swear, dad thinks he's a physicist. Tyler thought to himself
"you have to be more specific, I have more then one son" Sheldon said through the door, Tyler rolled his eyes.
"it's Tyler Cooper, Dad! Open the damn door" Tyler shouted at his father.
" what's the secret knock?" Sheldon asked. Tyler stood at the other side of the door getting madder by the second. This is one of the reasons Tyler had moved out the moment he turned eighteen. He didn't want to deal with his father and his stupid Games.
Knock, knock.
Knock
Knock, knock
Tyler stood back as his dad finally opened the door. "Tyler!" Sheldon said to his son " Please be a dear and put your shoes-" Sheldon started but was cut off
"yes, Dad I know the Routine" Tyler said as he put his shoes by the door and proceeded to the Kitchen to wash his hands. Another reason why he had left. His dad was obsessed with having everything clean. " I still don't understand why you're so obsessed with germs" Tyler said as he exited the kitchen and sat in his dad's spot. Sheldon looked at his son, very annoyed. Tyler just sat there smiling.
" Sheldon, sweetie who was at the- Tyler!" Penny said coming out with their Two year old son, Conner. Penny smiled and gave her son, Tyler, a kiss on the cheek " sorry you had to deal with your fathers nonsense at the door" Penny apologized. "you know how much of a whack-a-doodle your father can be" Penny said. She looked at her husband, who was looking at Tyler, Trying to blow his head off.
"What's the matter, moon pie? Can't function without your little spot?" Penny asked, Sheldon looked up at his wife, Sheldon wanted to go in his room and cry, his meemaw had been dead for years. He restrained himself.
"would you please tell your devil of a son to get out of my spot?" Sheldon asked Penny. Penny looked at Tyler.
"Tyler, quit Tormenting your father, you know how he gets when he can't have his spot" Penny said to her son. Tyler then got up and sat on the couch. His father then claimed his spot again
"Penny, I need you to drive me to the store" Sheldon told his wife. Penny looked at him.
"why?" she asked him.
"because number one, I can't drive. Number two I need to pick up something for our offspring's birthday and three, we need to pick up snicker doodles and iced tea" Sheldon explained, his wife looked dumbfounded.
"why can't you have Tyler take you to the store? Or Leonard?" Penny asked trying to Search for Conner's special sippy cup that he always has to have.
"Penny" Sheldon said staring at her "do you know how Far Leonard lives?"
Penny looked up at him " he lives next door" Penny said to him, she heard Tyler giggling a little, which caused Sheldon to look at his son with another 'I'm going to blow your head off' stare
Sheldon turned back to his wife " Precisely, it would be a very long walk" Sheldon explained "besides, a good wife would take me to the store"
" I want a divorce" Penny said to him, it was one of their little games they played, Sheldon wanted something, Penny gave him another option, Sheldon gave another option, it could go on for hours. but in the end, Sheldon always won.
"on the way to the lawyer pick up our Offspring's present" Sheldon said to Penny.
Penny didn't have time for this game again, "okay, I'll take you to the store" Penny said giving in.
Sheldon hopped out of his spot "thank you, Penny" he said, Penny smiled as she got her purse "Tyler watch your sister, okay?"
"She's sixteen, I think she can take care of herself." Tyler said.
"Not true, I've seen those teen movies, Girls always invite a person of the opposite sex over and end up having…. Any way I know how this story ends and if I leave her alone just imagine what would happen."
"Okay… Can I at least watch Conner?" Tyler asked.
" No. Remember when you were 3 and wanted a fish? The next day I woke up with a fish in the bathtub. If you can't even take care of a simple fish, imagine how bad you'd be with your brother" His father explained to him. Tyler sighed. typical dad Tyler thought
When Tyler's parents shut the door ,he could here them outside.
"Penny… no one calls me moonpie but meemaw" Tyler heard his father say. Tyler rolled his eyes.