Don't worry about Charlotte's patient in the last chapter. It was just used to distract Charlotte from Cooper. It has nothing to do with the story. :)


Charlotte was standing in the kitchen, sipping a water martini, as she liked to call them, when there was a knock on the door. She yawned and walked over to the door. She wanted it to be Cooper, but she knew it wasn't. Charlotte opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see Sheldon standing there and with a loaf of bread no doubt. "Sourdough." He handed her the bread. "I've been to San Francisco today on a plane with a patient who was afraid to fly. She did great. So that's my way of trying to cheer you up."

"Congratulations, you did it."

"So take the sourdough and take this." Sheldon engulfed Charlotte in a hug which took her by surprise. She smiled a little. "I know you're not a huggy type person, but I really needed to do that."

"Didn't kill me."

"Well I should, uh, go." He turned around and started to walk out the door.

Charlotte stopped him. "Sheldon," he flipped around, "do you like martinis?" He smiled and followed her into the house.

She made him a real martini and when he wasn't looking, she made herself another water martini. Before they both knew it, they were naked and on the couch. She was pregnant which meant her libido was through the roof. She wasn't getting any from Cooper, obviously, and Sheldon was saying all the right things. She didn't have to convince herself to have sex with him when he dropped his pants. She straddled him on the couch and pushed her lips into his and slid her tongue into his mouth. Her ass was in the air and the air conditioner blew drafts of cool air across her naked body, making her shiver.

Cooper jiggled his key in the lock and called out her name, but she was too preoccupied with Sheldon to notice. "Charlotte." He opened the door and looked around. "Charlotte if you're here, I tried calling. I gotta send Violet her mail." He walked farther into the foyer area.

"Cooper?" Her head popped up from the couch. "What the hell are you doin' here?"

He had a giant smirk displayed across his face. "I'll be gone in a minute. I just c…"

Sheldon lifted up his head and looked at Cooper. "Charlotte, made martinis." Cooper nodded in shock and slammed the door shut behind him. "I think he's lost his Zen." Charlotte smiled a little and turned back to Sheldon. She continued what they were doing before they were so rudely interrupted by Cooper.


The next morning, Cooper walked into the kitchen and Sheldon was pouring a bowl of cereal. He "accidentally" nudged Sheldon's arm, causing him to spill some cereal. Soon enough, the two men were rolling on the floor punching each other. Cooper jabbed him in the chin. "You do know Charlotte's pregnant, don't you?" He snarled.

Sheldon gave Cooper his best right cross. "What?"

"She didn't tell you? She didn't tell me either."

Sheldon pulled at Cooper's hair. "You're lying."

"Nope." Cooper pulled at Sheldon's shirt.

"You're just jealous that Charlotte's moved on." He punched Cooper in the nose.

"She's only with you to make me jealous. She's just yanking your chain." They rolled over again.

"We're having no problems in the chain yanking department." He laughed and gave Cooper another punch in the face.

They were silent for a while. Sheldon punched Cooper and he punched Sheldon back. The cycle went on for a long time until Charlotte noticed the crowd of nurses by the kitchen. She walked up to the window and saw Cooper and Sheldon fighting like five year olds. "Enough!" She screamed and walked away. The two men stood up and dusted themselves off. They went in opposite directions when they left the kitchen, a little bloodier than when they arrived.


Sheldon stormed right into Charlotte's office. She glared at him. "What do you want, Sheldon?"

"Are you pregnant?" He deadpanned.

Charlotte's eyes widened. "No. Who told you that?"

"Cooper."

"Course he did."

"So it's not true?"

"No!"

"Good." He paused. "Did you sleep with me to spite him? That is a physiologically valid question." He explained.

"I slept with you because you're a nice guy and you made me laugh and I was in the mood. Now I realize you're just as childish as he is."

"Are you in the mood for an office quickie?"

"No, I'm not in the mood for an office quickie. You just got into a fist fight with my ex-boyfriend. Now get out!" She yelled and he quickly retreated into the hallway.


An hour later, he knocked on Charlotte's office door. The blinds were closed so she rolled her eyes. She stood up and walked to the door. She opened it and glared at Sheldon. He looked at her and smiled. "I wanted to apologize for earlier. It was juvenile…I was juvenile. I could lie and blame it on the endorphins from the fight, but it was just me being stupid and insecure. I mean a beautiful woman like you, I wasn't sure…"

"Sheldon."

"Yeah?"

"Shut up." Charlotte grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him into her office. Cooper watched as she shut and locked the door. Charlotte pushed Sheldon on her couch and kissed him over and over again. She was in the mood. He could have said that he liked hippopotamuses and she'd still jump him. Pregnancy does funny things to people.


Cooper stood outside Charlotte's office, trying to peer into the window. Addison walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "Hey Coop, what are you staring at?"

"Charlotte."

"Um?"

"She's in there with Sheldon."

"She's talking to Sheldon?" Addison was surprised. Charlotte wasn't the talking kind.

"Not talking." He didn't try to explain it any further. He just scowled at the windows.

Addison slapped him on the arm. "Leave her alone, Cooper."

"I can't."

"Well maybe you shouldn't have been such an ass."

"Excuse me?"

"You hurt her. She's trying to get over you. Let her be happy."

"Since when are you the expert on Charlotte?" He paused. "Wait, you knew she was pregnant, didn't you?"

"I'm her doctor."

"And you didn't tell me?"

"Doctor patient confidentiality."

"That's crap. I had a right to know."

"Not unless she wanted you to know."

Cooper glared at Addison. "I thought we were friends."

"We are. You know as well as I do that I couldn't tell you she was pregnant."

"Whatever." He rolled his eyes and took off down the hallway. They were starting to gain attention.


Cooper walked straight into Violet's office. He knew she wasn't there, but he needed to think and her office always seemed to help him sort things out in the past. He plopped down on the couch and backed into the cushions. He put his head in his hands and tears dripped from his eyes. "How could I be such an idiot?" He thought out loud. "You had her and you lost her. Now she has your kid and you'll be lucky if she doesn't run away with it. He or she will be calling Sheldon daddy one day." He bit his bottom lip and took a breath. "No. I'm over her. I can't trust her." He remembered why he was mad at Charlotte in the first place. Cooper covered his face with a pillow and screamed into it. He threw it across the room and stood up. He walked out of Violet's office and into his. Violet once told him, 'There's a Worldwide Web out there waiting for you.' If Charlotte wanted to sleep with Sheldon, he would find someone too.


What do you think?

I don't like Sheldon for her, but I'm just following the show. :)