Sequel to The Nobel sharing disagreement. Sheldon has his weekly visit with his psychiatrist. Everything belongs to Lorre and Prady.

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Amy led Sheldon into Dr. Rebecca Newton's office for his weekly talk. Amy kissed Sheldon and said "see you later cuddles" and then left the office.

Dr. Newton "Welcome Professor Cooper, how are you today?"

Sheldon "That's what I have come to find out."

N. "Touché."

S. "Bazinga!"

N. "It has now been a year since Beverly Hofstadter contacted me. You were in quite a state then."

S. "As I have said many times thank you for all your help since then."

N. "Let us review what you have gone through over the last year. How did you find your time in Stockholm?"

S. "I had been looking forward to the Nobel for 35 years but it was terrifying, all those strange people in a strange place. The Nobel Lecture was quite an ordeal. As soon as the Nobel Prize ceremony was over I was on the first plane home to California from Stockholm."

N. "I remember I had to come and visit you in your apartment for a few weeks."

S. "I felt safe there, I didn't want to leave. Amy would make sure only my friends could get to see me. I don't know what I would have done this last year without Amy."

N. "But now she gets you out of the apartment."

S. "Yes, once a week she brings me here, she also takes me into Caltech once a week and if the weather is nice we sometimes go for a walk in the park. Apart from that I stay at home."

N. "So how has work been the last year."

S. "Well Caltech are hardly likely to fire a Nobel Prize winner. They let me work from home as long as I meet up with the head of the Physics department once a month. I have had a few scientific ideas but I am still finding it difficult to concentrate enough to work properly to follow things through."

N. "I imagine you have had lots of requests for Nobel Prize winners lectures."

S. "I leave those to Leonard. He is having a wonderful time as a Physics superstar. Do you know he is writing a book?"

N. "Yes, Beverly told me about it."

S. "One good thing that has come out of this mess is that it has given Beverly a chance to repair her relationship with Leonard. Oh you would earn your money if you had to listen to Leonard talk about his mother. After hearing all of my crazy insinuations that Leonard stole my Nobel Prize Beverly's latent maternal instinct kicked in. In spite of her rather strange relationship with her son she wasn't going to stand by and listen to Leonard being falsely accused."

N. "Do you feel any bitterness towards your old friend Leonard?"

S. "Not any more. It is hardly his fault that our winning the Nobel Prize drove me crazy."

N. "How about the rest of your friends?"

S. "I am nicer to them and they are nicer to me. We all get together at our apartment on Saturday night, it is the highlight of the week. I especially like meeting up with Howard and Bernadette's daughter Halley. She is a cute little 8 year old girl and she loves trying to make her Uncle Sheldon laugh."

N. "So what else have you been doing?"

S. "I watch a lot of Star Trek. Last week I watched (again) an old Original Series episode "The Enemy Within." Captain Kirk gets split into good and evil twins, the good Kirk needs the evil Kirk's strength but the evil Kirk needs the good Kirk's compassion to properly act as an effective Captain. It made me think of my situation, I used to be the evil Kirk but since the Nobel I am now the good Kirk. I'm a lot nicer to my friends than I was before but I am less effective as a scientist and I am terrified to go anywhere strange. It would good to combine the good and evil Kirks, be a nice person and still a great scientist.

N. "Maybe I should watch that episode."

S. "You should do, it is one of the better Kirk episodes."

N. "So what is next for you?"

S. "At long last my friend Raj is getting married to an Indian chemist who also works at Caltech. They are both going home for a lavish Indian wedding. Before they go they will get married next week at Pasadena City Hall and then they will have a party here for all their friends."

N. "Ah yes, you have told me about Raj and his past problems with women, good to see he got over his problem."

S. "There is hope for me yet. Amy and I plan to attend the wedding ceremony and then go to the Pasadena party. Obviously going to India isn't practical at the moment but hopefully a party with our closest friends shouldn't be too much of a strain."

N. "Do you have anything else exciting on the horizon?"

S. "If I survive Raj's wedding I would like to go on the train to Texas to visit my family."

N. "Ah yes, you love your trains. It seems like you are making some progress at last."

S. "So how am I doing Doctor?"

N. "Well Professor I think that you are doing a lot better than a year ago."

S. "Good to know."

N: (On the intercom to her secretary) "Sara, could you tell Dr. Fowler that she can come and join her husband in here."

A: "So how is he Dr. Newton?"

N. "He is making progress Dr. Fowler. Look after him at the wedding party, you know my cellphone if you need some help. Apart from that I will see you next week."

S. "Thank you again Doctor."

A. "Let's go home cuddles."