Sheldon sat at his desk at work, rapidly typing on his computer.
"Honestly, these grad students are tedious and clueless." He muttered to himself. "Can't even work out a simple equation, and manage to mess up an entire experiment!"
His cell phone rang. Sheldon sighed as he realised it was Penny's caller ID on the screen.
"Please don't tell me she's gotten obsessed with Age of Conan again" He groaned.
He answered the call.
"Hello, Penny. I am extremely busy at the moment, can we converse later?"
"No, Sheldon this is important!" Penny started.
"Really, Penny? Your version of important is hardly…"
"SHELDON, SHUT UP AND LISTEN!"
"Well that was rude." Sheldon mumbled.
"Sheldon…Look, please just listen to me. Amy is in the hospital. Me and Bernadette are in the waiting room." Penny blurted out, desperately.
Sheldon jumped to his feet on impulse, eyes wide, and heart beating double time. He felt a lump of panic rise in his throat.
"Oh Lord, what happened?" Sheldon demanded.
"We don't know anything," Penny cried, "They won't let us in because we aren't family. She had a fall and her stomach started hurting. They're worried both her and the baby are hurt."
Sheldon's breathing quickened, his heart was now hammering nineteen to the dozen, sweat ran down his head, and he felt truly scared.
"Sheldon, are you there? Speak to me!"
"I'll be right there." He responded, in what sounded like a sob.
He threw his coat and satchel on, pocketing his phone, and saving his work. He paged through to Alex, his assistant, trying to compose himself.
"Alex? It's Doctor Cooper. Amy had a fall, she's in hospital. She and the baby might be hurt, I need to leave immediately, please can you cover for me?" He choked out, feeling his eyes sting with tears.
"Of course, Doctor Cooper, right away." Alex switched off the intercom.
Sheldon didn't wait for her, as he literally sprinted through the University building, dodging wandering students and staff.
He raced to the car, and turned the key in the ignition, barely hesitating as pure adrenaline took over him, and he almost sped out of the parking lot, and all the way to the hospital.
He made it in record time, and wound his way to the waiting room, where he met Penny and Bernadette. He could just feel his lungs burning, but wasn't about to stop now.
"Where is she?" He asked.
"Room 115. But Sheldon, sweetie, they won't let you…" Penny barely had time to finish her sentence, because Sheldon had sprinted off again, ignoring the fire in his lungs.
He stopped as he reached room 115, and gulped for air. He pushed down the feeling of fear, and swung open the door. Amy looked up, dazed.
"S-Sheldon?" She stammered.
The doctor in charge turned around. "Sorry sir, you're not allowed in here."
"I am her fiancé! This is my child too; I have every right to be here." Sheldon argued furiously, rushing to Amy's side. He took her hand, still shaking from his running, nobody argued with him.
"You ran here?" Amy asked, exhausted.
"Yes." Sheldon replied, "Well, partly. I drove too. I suspect I'll have a speeding ticket…"
"I'm sorry." Amy sobbed.
"Don't be, I needed to be here for you both. Who cares about a speeding fine?" He kissed her hand.
"Okay, Amy, we are just going to do an ultrasound to check. Do you mind?" The head doctor asked, as the others left the room.
Amy shook her head. "I've already seen my baby once this week. I had my 20 week scan yesterday…" She replied, groggily.
"Doctor?" Sheldon spoke up, "The baby…Will she be okay?"
"She? You're expecting a girl?" The doctor asked, applying the gel.
Amy and Sheldon nodded. Sheldon still had hold of Amy's hand, and noticed she was shaking in fear.
He also felt scared, but he needed to be strong for her. He squeezed her hand.
"We're about to find out." The doctor said, moving the stick along Amy's stomach.
Almost immediately, an image filled the screen.
Their baby girl was really active, moving around as normal. The doctor fiddled with some settings, and suddenly, out of the monitor speakers, came a healthy heartbeat.
The male doctor smiled at Amy and Sheldon, who were astounded by the picture, and by the noise erupting from the speakers.
"She had a lucky escape." The doctor grinned. "She's doing just fine."
The two scientists breathed sighs of relief, and exchanged ecstatic glances. Amy leaned up to kiss Sheldon lovingly.
"Thank God." Amy whispered.
Sheldon raised an eyebrow. "I'm not sure we should be thanking a non-existent religious entity. We should be thanking science…After all, there was a 50/50 chance, and also…"
"Sheldon. Just this once, let me say it. After all, we could have lost our child today, and by some miracle, we didn't."
"Alright," Sheldon agreed. "Who would have known that engaging in coitus with you could have caused all of this pandemonium? I tried to warn you." He joked, grinning.
Amy playfully slapped him on the arm. "You wouldn't have it any other way!" She smirked.
As Sheldon took one last glance at his active daughter on the monitor, he smiled and shook his head. "No. I would not."