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Leonard knocked on Sheldon's door. "Sheldon."
"It's open."
Leonard opened the door and entered his roommate's room. A big brown suitcase lay open on Sheldon's bed; everything in it was neatly folded and placed. Sheldon was standing at his bed folding a pair of Batman underwear.
"You ready?"
"Almost." Sheldon placed his neatly folded underwearin the suitcase. Sheldon closed his suitcase and zipped it up. He turned toward Leonard. "I just need to get my laptop."
"You can grab it on the way out. We gotta go now if you want to make it on time."
"Affirmative." Sheldon lifted his suitcase off the bed and approached Leonard. "Remember, don't enter my room while I'm gone."
"I won't."
The two men walked out of the room and Sheldon shut the door. They walked out into the living room. Sheldon unplugged his laptop and picked it up. He followed Leonard out of their apartment. Leonard closed and locked the door behind them.
Just as they were getting ready to head downstairs, Penny came out of her apartment and saw the two guys. She was wearing her Cheesecake Factory uniform. "Hey guys."
Leonard looked at his girlfriend. "Hey, Penny. Going to work?"
"Yeah." She noticed Sheldon carrying a suitcase and laptop. "You guys going on a trip."
"Actually, Penny." Sheldon walked up to Penny. "Leonard is taking me to the train station. I am going to Texas to spend a week with my Meemaw."
Penny smiled. "Awww, Moonpie's going to go see Meemaw."
Sheldon gave Penny an annoyed look. "Only Meemaw calls me Moonpie."
"So why are you taking the train? Wouldn't it be faster to fly?"
"I love trains."
Leonard started toward the two. "And you're going to miss yours if you don't come on."
"Well, I have to go. Have fun at your menial job while I spend the week with my Meemaw." With that, Sheldon followed Leoard down the 3 flights of stairs.
Penny stared after them. Sheldon has always put her job down. At first, it kinda upset her. But she had grown used to her quirky neighbor. Plus, she was dating his not-quirky roommate. So she put up with him.
"So are you excited?" Leonard asked Sheldon once they were in the car driving to the train station.
Sheldon gave his roommate an incredulous look. "Of course I am. It's Meemaw."
"Sorry, dumb question." Leonard continued driving.
A few minutes later, Sheldon spoke up. "Let's play a game: I'll say an element from the periodic table, and you have to name another element beginning with the last letter of the element I named. I'll start: Astatine."
"Um...Erbium."
"Magnesium."
"Manganese."
"Einsteinium"
"Okay, Sheldon. We're here." Leonard parked the car.
"Oh boy!" Sheldon grabbed his laptop and got out of the car. He went to the back of the car and retreived his suitcase from the truck"
"I'll walk you to the train."
"Alright. Then here." Sheldon handed Leonard his suitcase and laptop. "I must buy a ticket." The two men walked up to the ticket booth. The person sitting behind the booth gave Sheldon a bored look. "Excuse me, I need 1 train ticket to Galveston, Texas." Sheldon turned to Leonard. "Did you know that Galveston is named after Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez?"
"That's fascinating." Leonard replied, faking interest.
The person behind the ticket booth gave Sheldon his ticket. Sheldon payed, then he and Leonard headed toward the waiting trains.
When they got to the train, Leonard handed Sheldon his stuff. "Guess I'll see you in a week."
"Yeah. Good-bye, Leonard."
"Bye." Leonard watched Sheldon board the train. He watched through the window Sheldon find his seat. Leonard was looking forward to a week without Sheldon. He might even sit in Sheldon's spot, just because he can. After he saw Sheldon sit down, Leonard left.
Sheldon arrived in Texas as few hours later. He was so excited! He spent the entire train ride gazing out the window, anticipating his week with his meemaw. After the train stopped, Sheldon gathered his things and exited the train. He stopped and looked around. His meemaw was supposed to picked him up from the train station. He spotted several people holding up signs with different names on them. He walked toward them to get a better look. He read the signs: "Peter". "Mike". "Jill". "Sheldon".
"Meemaw!" Sheldon approached his meemaw.
"Moon Pie!" She embraced Sheldon. She gave him a big kiss on the cheek. She was one of the very few people who were allowed to kiss Sheldon. She pulled away & held her grandson at arms length. "Well, let me look at you." She looked Sheldon up and down. "My, my, you're so skinny. Doesn't that roommate of yours feed you?"
"Yes, Meemaw, Leonard feeds me."
Well, you tell him to feed you more. In the mean time, Meemaw's gonna make sure you get enough , let's go. Meemaw's got a nice little suprise for you."
"Okay, Meemaw."
10 minutes later, they arrived at Meemaw's house. It was just a small one-story house with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Meemaw and Sheldon entered the house.
Sheldon sniffed. "I smell cookies."
"Shh! Don't spoil your suprise. Now, you get settled while I go get it." Meemaw went into the kitchen.
Sheldon went into the guest bedroom. Meemaw had put Batman bedspread & a pillow case on the bed just for her little moon pie. Sheldon sat his stuff down on the bed.
"Shelly, come to the dining room."
Oh well, he could unpack later. Right now, his suprise must be ready! Sheldon exited his room and went into the dining room. He sat down in his favorite chair at the table.
Meemaw entered carrying a plate of cookies. "Alright, here we go. I made these special just for you." She sat the plate down right in front of Sheldon.
"Sheldon could hardly contain his excitement. "You made my favorite cookie." He held one up and examnined it. "Shaped like Spock's head!". Sheldon took a big bite.
Meemaw sat down. "Well, you know nothing makes me happier than seeing her Moon Pie happy."
"Thanks, Meemaw."
"You're welcome. I told you I was gonna feed you while you were here." She watched as Sheldon ate his cookies. She loved seeing Sheldon enjoy her food. "Did you get a haircut? It looks a little different?"
"Yes. My usualy barber is currently in a coma, so my neighbor, Penny, cut it."
"I like it."
"It's a bit Hollywood, but I seem to be pulling it off."
"So, what been going on in your life?"
"Well, I recently got to meet the great Stephen Hawking."
"Yes, I remember you mentioning that in your letters."
"And my friend, Howard Wolowitz, is currently in outer space."
"I watched his launch on television."
Sheldon continued eating his cookies.
"So how are those cookies?"
"Delicious." Sheldon had almost eaten them all.
"Well good."
That night, Meemaw was tucking Sheldon into bed. "Get some sleep, Moon Pie. You've had a big day."
"Hey, Meemaw."
"Yes?"
"Will you read me a bed time story?"
Meemaw smiled. "Of course. What would you like me to read?"
"Surprise me."
"Okay." Meemaw walked over to a bookshelf and looked. After a minute, she pulled something out. She took it back to Sheldon and sat down beside his head. "How about this?" She showed Sheldon the cover of the comic book." It was Batman.
Sheldon nodded his approval.
Meemaw read the comic as Sheldon drifted off to sleep. When she finished, he was sound asleep. Meemaw watched him for a minute or two. He looked so peaceful. She quietly leaned down and kissed his forehead.
The next morning, Sheldon woke up to the smell of breakfast. Today was usually oatmeal day, but at Meemaw's he allowed himself to go off the schedule. He didn't smell oatmeal. Sheldon got out of bed and went into the kitchen.
Meemaw was at the stove, cooking. She turned at the sound of footstep. She smiled. "Good morning, Sleepy Head. I didn't think you'd be up in time for breakfast." She carried a plate over to the table.
"Morning, Meemaw." Sheldon sat down at the table and observed the big buffet in front of him: bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, french toast, and orange juice.
Meemaw satr down as Sheldon started scooping food onto his plate. She smiled, then bowed her head.
"She looked at her. He let out an annoyed groan and rolled his eyes. He sat his plate down and grabbed his meemaw's hand. He knew the routine.
Meemaw looked at her grandon. "Oh no, Sweetie. You don't have to pray if you don't want to."
Sheldon quickly released Meemaw's hand. "Thanks."
Meemaw smiled. "Forcing you to pray won't get you to accept the Lord. I try to tell your mother that, but does she listen? No." Meemaw siently prayed while Sheldon began to eat. When she was finished, she served herself some food. "So how did you sleep?"
"Oh, delightfully."
"Good. Now eat up. After breakfast, I'll run your bath water."
After breakfast, Sheldon went into the bathroom to take a bath and get ready for the day. He was going with his meemaw to the senior center. She entered the bathroom. Sure enough, Meemaw had ran his bath water. She even put bubbles in it. Sheldon usually took showers, but Meemaw had a big bathtub. Sheldon always liked to bathe in it. She took his pajammas off. He peed, then got into the tub. The water was hot, just as he liked it. Meemaw laid out soap, shampoo, towels, a washclothe, and a lufa.
After Sheldon bathed, he called for his meemaw. "Meemaw! Meemaw! Meemaw!"
Meemaw came into the bathroom. She knew what he wanted. She approached the tub and got down on her knees. She took the lufa, soaped it up, and scrubbed Sheldon's back.
Sheldon moaned.
When Meemaw was finished, she looked Sheldon over. "Are you finished?"
"Yes."
"Did you get behind your ears?"
"Yes."
"Okay, then. Get ready and we'll go." She left the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
Sheldon drained the water and got out.
The week went by quickly. Before Sheldon knew it, it was time to go home. Meemaw drove him to the train station. They didn't say much during the drive. Once they reached the train station & got Sheldon's ticket, they said their good-byes.
"Take care, Moon Pie." Meemaw said, hugging Sheldon close.
"You too, Meemaw."
She pulled back and held Sheldon at arm's length. "And tell that roommate of yours to feed you every once in a while."
"Okay."
Meemaw gave Sheldon on last kiss. "I love you."
"Love you too." Sheldon kissed his meemaw back.
"Bye, Shelly. Write me."
"I will. Bye."
Sheldon turned and started heading for the train. At the entrance he turned and gave his meemaw on last smile and wave.
Meemaw smiled and waved back. She watched Sheldon board the train.
Once settled in his seat, Sheldon looked out the window at his meemaw. The train started moving. He watched her until her figure disappeared.