After Mary's death, her children read the will, where it said that she decided to leave all her money to Georgie and Missy, while the house was in Sheldon's name.
Sheldon and Amy got job offers in Medford, and they decided to move there. After all, they had family, good jobs and a house with garden and a barbecue.
In that house, they built a family formed by them and their 3 kids, named Iain L., Rachel M., and James G. Cooper.
After getting the divorce, Larry moved near to his daughter's family, to help them.
It was a normal evening in the Cooper house. Iain is 14 years old and he's hanging out with his friends, while Rachel and James, 9-year-old-twins are in the kitchen. James is playing with his Nintendo Switch while Rachel reads "Brief History of Time" in silence. Amy saw that Sheldon was taking a nap and he wasn't feeling good the entire day, so she decided to cook while he slept.
Suddenly, she heard him calling her:
- Amy! Can you come here?
- I'm cooking.
- I really need you. Come in here.
- Fine…
When she arrived at the living room, she saw her husband different. His face was red, and he was sweating a lot. His breathing was heavy and irregular, and his right hand was pressing his left arm.
- Something's wrong. – he whispered with a weak voice.
- Relax. – she said while she took his temperature. No fever. She decided to take his pulse. It was high. Dangerously high.
- Why are you holding your arm?
- It's been bothering me for a while.
- Alright, wait here for a minute. We are going to the hospital.
In the kitchen:
- Kids, Grandpa is coming to watch you. I have to go.
- Where?
- Your Dad's not feeling good…We're going to go see a doctor.
- Is he okay?
- He is going to be fine. Just stay right there. Don't move. Sheldon let's go!
In the kitchen, 15 minutes later:
- I hope daddy's gonna be okay.
- I'm sure he will, Jim. Don't worry.
- Hey. What's going on? – Iain said when he saw his grandfather there instead of his parents.
- Dad's in the hospital.
- What?! Why is Dad in the hospital?!
- He has chest pains.
- He's gonna be fine. We're going to stay here, have dinner and wait for your Mom to tell us what's what.
- I'm not hungry…
In the hospital:
- Nurse! My husband has all the symptoms of a heart attack. Can we, please, see a doctor?
- Sorry, ma' am. We have a lot of work today. If you'll follow me.
- Thank you. Come on, honey. Can you walk? Lean on me, lean on me.
In the twins' room:
- I can't sleep. How about you?
- Same. Every time the phone rings, I shudder.
- Me too.
(Someone knocked the door)
- Hey, I'm going to the hospital to see Dad. Do you guys want to come?
- How? Mom and Pops said we must stay here.
- Are you coming or not? Guys is not like we're stealing his car. I called an Uber.
- Fine. We're in.
In the hospital:
- We've been looking for Dad for almost half an hour. Why don't we ask?
- Because we are children without any adult around, bro. It would raise suspicions.
- Hey, where's Jim?- Rachel asked, after a while of silence.
- He was right… there he is. Hey, Jimmy!
But seeing that their brother looked hypnotized, they got closer. When they got next to him and looked into the room, they saw their parents. Their father was in the hospital bed, his eyes were half closed and his face had a painful look while a bunch of doctors run tests on him. Meanwhile, their Mom was holding his hand tightly. She looked like a woman on the edge. Did she cried? Oh, God. Mom doesn't cry.