A/N: Hey everyone! I am sooo sorry it took me so long to update. I had writer's block! Then suddenly, I had this idea and had to write it down before I forgot. Thank you so much for the reviews! I hope you like this new chapter! :) x
A month and a half had passed, and now Amy was over 6 months pregnant.
Sheldon still saw to it that he kept her safe and comfortable. He was currently included in a big project at work, so he didn't have much time with Amy. Penny and Bernadette saw her every day, though, and made sure she was okay.
The girls finally had their baby shopping spree, and were wandering around the Glendale Galleria;
"Oh look!" Bernadette exclaimed, pointing to a tiny white, fluffy jacket. "That would be perfect!"
"Aww, Amy, you have to get it!" Penny agreed, her eyes wide.
Amy considered it. "Hmm…I'm not sure; I am carrying a baby genius here, and infant prodigies do not wear cute, fluffy…white coats…" Amy had a catch in her voice as she delivered the last three words.
She gazed longingly at the coat, biting her lip.
"Oh screw it. I want my baby to have nice things!" She darted in the store and fumbled for the price tag. "$30!?" She exclaimed.
"Ouch!" Penny agreed.
"Here, I'll buy it for you, Amy." Bernadette offered. "A present from Auntie Bernie!"
"Oh Bernadette, no, I couldn't possibly let you do that!" Amy protested.
"How about we go half?" Penny suggested, pulling some notes out of her wallet. "Present from both Aunties!"
Penny picked up the garment in a 0-3 months size and ran to the counter, ignoring Amy's protests.
As Penny and Bernadette paid for the coat, and handed Amy the bag, her eyes misted over.
She had never had such kind friends in her life. She immediately began to cry as they walked out of the store. "Damn hormones!"
"What's the matter, sweetie?" Penny asked, full of concern.
"Nothing. I'm just not used to having such kind friends. In fact I'm not used to having any friends. Oh bestie, Bernadette, thank you!" She swept them up into a hug.
"It's okay Amy, glad to do it!" Bernadette smiled, "Now dry up those tears, there's a chocolate fountain in the café upstairs that will really put a smile to your face!"
The three women linked arms.
"Baby clothes, besties and indulging in ridiculous amounts of calories! My day could not get better!" Amy grinned.
"My day could not get any worse." Sheldon complained, setting his cafeteria tray on the table and slumping in his seat.
Leonard, Raj and Howard all looked up.
"What's wrong, Sheldon?" Leonard frowned.
"Yet again, my work is going nowhere." Sheldon played with a straw in his hand.
"Maybe it's because you're under so much stress?" Raj offered, "What with a baby on the way."
"Still can't get my head around 'Sheldon has a baby on the way'" Leonard laughed.
Sheldon rolled his eyes. "Amusing" He replied, voice heavy with sarcasm, which he was beginning to grasp; "I'm starting to think that since I had coitus, my mind is slipping."
"You're not thinking about ending it with Amy are you?" Howard asked.
"Ending what?"
"Sex. The pregnancy. The relationship?"
"No, no and definitely no to all three." Sheldon answered. "I just need to focus. I've become like all of you; Controlled by my baser urges."
"How do you propose to become more focused?" Leonard asked, putting some Bolognese in his mouth.
"I was thinking of performing some focus exercises. You could all help me!"
Sheldon's friends groaned.
"Oh come on now, it will be fun." Sheldon protested.
"I think you and I have different takes on 'fun'." Howard quipped.
"That's because your mind is controlled by your penis!" Sheldon replied.
"He's not wrong." Raj nodded.
"Anyway, this focus exercise is…"
"Is nothing to do with actual exercise, right? Because I kinda…Failed gym…" Leonard looked down.
"No. It's…"
"It's to do with Star Trek?" Howard asked.
"No! Will you just let me exp…"
"The Flash?" Raj put in.
"NO!" Sheldon raised his voice, then cleared his throat. "No. We each pick an object. Any object we like, and just focus on it. Try to relax every muscle in your body and concentrate on the object. Start thinking about its shape, color, material etcetera, and try to memorize its form. For example; this apple." He plucked the apple from his tray, and moved it closer to him, looking directly at it.
Everyone else picked an object near them, and did the same.
"Now," Sheldon spoke, "Just release all thoughts you may already have, and focus on the object. So, for instance, my apple is green. It has a smooth surface, and it's round…and…and firm…" Sheldon paused, his mind racing.
Leonard, Raj and Howard looked up at him, expectantly.
Sheldon cleared his throat again, blinking. "Uh, yes where was I? Yes, the apple has a slight dip in the top, where the stem was. It's got very smooth skin, and…um…it's round…and firm…"
"He's already said that." Howard whispered to Leonard and Raj.
Sheldon didn't hear Wolowitz, instead he swallowed hard, and a bead of sweat ran down his forehead.
"…The apple is hard. Goodbye, gentlemen!" Sheldon grabbed his bag, placing it in front of him and ran from the cafeteria.
The other guys just smirked.
"Sex on the brain." Raj shook his head, amused.
Sheldon ran to his office and slammed the door behind him, locking it. His breathing was fast. He covered his face with a hand, trying to calm himself.
"So much for concentration exercises." He muttered to himself. He had associated the apple with Amy. He looked down, realising he was still hard.
"Great." He shook his head. He needed to get rid of it!
He grabbed his satchel again, covering his crotch with it and ran to the currently empty men's room, locking himself in a cubicle to take care of things.
Once he had finished, he hastily left the cubicle to wash his hands, and almost collided with the University President.
"Oh, sorry President Siebert!" He mumbled, flustered, running his hands under the warm water.
"Are you alright, Dr Cooper?" Siebert asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." Sheldon lied.
"You look very red in the face, Cooper…"
"It's hot, that's all." Sheldon replied.
"Yeah, middle of May!" Siebert nodded, "Speaking of which, your fiancée must be 6 months pregnant by now. How is she?"
"She's good. The baby's good." Sheldon replied, as he dried his hands on a paper towel.
"Glad to hear it. You know, I still find it hard to believe that you of all people are having a baby! No offense, Dr Cooper. You just never struck me as a family man." Siebert said.
Sheldon knew his boss meant nothing by it; "None taken sir, it's something I hear a lot from my friends."
"What about your family?"
"Uh…They don't know yet…" Sheldon admitted.
"What? You're kidding! She's only a few months away from giving birth, how could they not notice?"
"My family live in Texas, President Siebert." Sheldon explained, "If you recall, I originate from Texas. Also, it never came up in conversation."
Siebert frowned. "How could something as big as 'my fiancée is carrying my child' not come up in conversation?"
"My mother is a born-again Christian, and doesn't believe in children born out of wedlock...Yet she seemed overjoyed that I actually had sex. That, she knows about!"
"Ah, I see. Well it's the 21st century, Dr Cooper. People have babies out of wedlock all the time. Plus, she's in Texas, so it's unlikely she will just come over and kill you!" Siebert replied, rationally.
Sheldon relaxed. "You're right. She doesn't believe in abortion either, so she won't make us get rid of the child. I'll tell her tonight."
"Excellent. Do you know what you're having yet?"
"I'm sorry?"
"Boy or girl?"
"Girl." Sheldon smiled a small, but proud smile, and looked down.
Dr Siebert looked at Sheldon and cocked his head. He had never seen Sheldon act so human before! It was as if the old Dr Cooper had almost gone. Now, in front of him, stood a man in a happy relationship, with a baby on the way, and he looked genuinely happy.
"Cooper, what was the real reason you were in here?" Siebert leaned against the sink, folding his arms.
Sheldon swallowed. "I…I was doing some focus exercises with my friends in the cafeteria, and no matter how hard I tried not to, I kept associating the focus object with every curve on Amy's body. It got too much, and I had a…You know."
"Gotcha!" Siebert winked. "Women are minxes, aren't they?"
"Yes sir, even when they're not there! The thing is…I've always been a man of science, and no matter how long I've been having coitus, I'm still not used to these feelings. Amy fell pregnant on the first night we had sex." Sheldon explained.
Siebert raised his eyebrows. "Wow! You must've been holding it all in there! Poor guys couldn't take it." He chuckled, and then looked serious. "You're not ready for this, are you?"
"On the contrary," Sheldon frowned. "I actually think I am. While I'm not used to the feelings, I don't object to them. I…I happily invite them! Now there's a child involved. I didn't think I ever wanted one, but now…" He took out the last scan photo from Amy's check-up and showed it to his boss.
Siebert smiled. "Wow!"
"Wow indeed." Sheldon nodded, naturally grinning as he looked at the photo. "I can't wait!"
Amy, Penny and Bernadette had returned to Amy's apartment, and were bringing in bags of things from Penny's car.
"I can't believe how much stuff we bought!" Bernadette laughed, placing bags on the floor by the kitchen counter.
"Thank you both so much!" Amy smiled, "You're the best." She swept her friends into an awkward hug.
"No problem, sweetie." Penny replied, rubbing Amy's shoulder. "But now comes the best part…"
"UNPACKING!" The three of them chorused, opening up bags of shopping as they plonked themselves down on the couch.
Just as the girls began to unpack their shopping and compare purchases, Amy's phone bleeped.
"Amy, you have a text." Penny passed Amy her phone from the coffee table.
Amy opened the message. It was Sheldon;
"Amy, I can't stop thinking about you today. Literally! Had a helpful talk with President Siebert in the men's room earlier. I am telling my mother about the baby. I love you. Sheldon"
The neurobiologist read the message aloud.
"Aww! That is so cute!" Penny gasped.
"I know, the only scary part is telling his mother." Amy winced.
"How bad can it be?" Bernadette asked, "Won't she be happy?"
"Sheldon's mother is a strict born-again Christian who does not believe in childbearing out of wedlock." Amy bit her lip.
"Oh, Amy, you'll be fine. She'll be happy for you!" Bernadette reassured.
"Yeah, Bernadette's right," Penny agreed, "I've met and spoken to Sheldon's mom a few times, she's great!"