Author's note: I was able to put together another chapter, for a sort of closure for this story. Although this chapter is a lot longer than usual, I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.
Chapter 80
"Come on sweetie, throw the ball to mommy!" Penny said as William picked up the rubber bail and tried to toss it to his mother.
"I know you can do it son..." Leonard said as he sat on the floor, making sure the baby wouldn't fall on his butt. William took a deep breath and threw the ball, sending it bouncing on the coffee table as the couple cheered him on, happy with his success.
William was equally happy, clapping his hands and laughing in delight. "Mama! Mama!" he said.
"Good job sweetheart! I'm so proud of you!" Penny said as she reached for the ball when they heard a knock on their door. She stood up and quickly went to open the door, finding Amy standing outside with a glum expression on her face. Penny sighed as she looked at Amy. "What did Sheldon do this time?" asked Penny.
"How do you know it's about Sheldon?" Amy asked.
"Come on Amy...what else could get you upset?" Penny said before pulling her into the living room.
"He's just so impossible to deal with." Amy said.
"Well don't say we didn't warn you." said Penny when William saw Amy and immediately got excited.
"Mimi! Mimi!" William yelled, surprising the couple.
"Huh? Did you just say my name?" Amy asked the baby.
"Mimi!" the baby said again as he walked towards her aunt.
"Aww...come here baby!" Amy said while scooping the baby into her arms. "You just made aunt Amy so happy!" she said, kissing William on the cheek, "When did he learn to say other people's names anyway?" she asked the couple.
"I don't know...we're as surprised as you are." said Penny, proud of how smart her son is.
Amy then sat on the couch, putting William on her lap. "Come on...I have something for you." she said while reaching into her purse and bringing out a Twinkies bar, making William scream and laugh.
"Mimi! Mimi!" William said, reaching out for the sweet treat.
"Okay okay...don't get too excited." Amy said as she unwrapped the plastic before giving the pastry to the baby.
William quickly grabbed the treat and started munching away, savoring the sweet flavor while giving Amy a big smile. "Mimi!" William said before going back to eating.
"You're welcome baby." Amy said.
"What did you and Sheldon fight about this time Amy?" asked Leonard as he sat on the chair while Penny did the same, sitting beside Amy and her son.
Amy sighed. "It was just one crazy thing after another..." she said. "I'm seriously thinking of breaking up with him." she said as Sarah joined them, coming from upstairs.
"Hi aunt Amy!" said Sarah as she sat beside her, seeing her baby brother silently eating his pastry. "Did aunt Amy give that to you?" she asked her baby brother.
"Yaya!" Yaya!" William exclaimed before going back to his food.
"Are you alright aunt Amy?" Sarah asked.
"Not really..." Amy said.
"It's about uncle Sheldon huh?" said the young lady.
"Sadly yes..." said Amy.
"Why do you even put up with him anyway?" asked the young lady.
"I was hoping he'd change for the better...you know, be a better boyfriend and all." said Amy. "But now I'm starting to think of breaking up with him." he said, slightly surprising Leonard and Penny.
"Well you should do what makes you happy. If it's not working out for the two of you then maybe it's not meant to be." Penny said when they heard a knock on the door.
Leonard stood up to get the door. "I'm pretty sure I know who's on the other side of this door." he said as he opened the door, seeing Sheldon standing outside. "Hey Sheldon...what are you doing here?" he said.
"I came to get my girlfriend back." Sheldon said.
"And what makes you think that Amy's here?" Leonard asked.
"I saw her car parked a couple of houses from here..." said Sheldon.
"Oh okay...come in...but please try not to make a scene...I don't want you weirding out my kids." Leonard said as he let Sheldon inside the house and into the living room where the girls are sitting.
"I'm not talking to you Sheldon!" Amy said, slightly facing away from him.
"But I came here to apologize." said Sheldon as Leonard took the baby from Amy.
"And then what? I accept your apology and you'll do it again once we go back to 'normal'?" asked Amy while doing quotation marks with her hands.
Sheldon took a deep breath, knowing that Amy was telling the truth with his obsessive-compulsive behavior. "Amy, I know I can be difficult to deal with sometimes...and believe me, I'm trying hard to make changes and I'm sorry if I'm causing you this much distress..." said Sheldon, surprising not only Amy but the Hofstadter family as well.
"Wow...now that is something you don't hear every day." Penny said.
"You know what your problem is?" Amy asked Sheldon.
"That I'm overly fixated on things?" Sheldon said.
"Not only that..." said Amy as she pulled out her copy of the Relationship Agreement from her purse. "This is your problem Sheldon." she said, putting the document on the coffee table. "That right there is the reason you're having difficulty in dealing with life...you let yourself be controlled by this stupid piece of paper and it just drives people away from you!" Amy said. "Do you know how difficult it is for me to decide on everything without reading this silly piece of paper?" she asked as Sheldon kept quiet, not wanting to worsen the situation.
"She has a point Sheldon." said Leonard as he sat down on the couch, letting his son walk on the floor. "Life doesn't have to be controlled by a contract...that's the only way for you to grow as a person." he added.
"He's right uncle Sheldon...look at him and mom...they never had a contract but we're happy with what we have..." said Sarah.
"Do you want to say something Sheldon?" asked Penny, hoping he'd understand their point.
Sheldon was about to speak when they heard the sound of ripping paper, seeing William happily tearing the pages of the Relationship Agreement while trying to mumble some words.
"No!" Sheldon exclaimed, surprised in seeing the young man destroying his work.
William looked up and grunted at him. "Hrrrggnn! Mama! Dada! Mimi! Mimi!" said the young boy, making Penny laugh at how feisty her son can be.
"Good job sweetheart!" Penny said to her son.
William turned around and smiled at his mother. "Mama! Mama!" he said before turning back to continue ripping the contract to pieces.
"Leonard please do something!" Sheldon said, afraid to take the paper away from the baby and make him cry.
"Come on Sheldon...do you really want to upset my son...or worse, my wife?" Leonard asked, making Penny and Sarah smile.
"Maybe this is a good sign uncle Sheldon." Sarah said.
"She's right...William is just a baby but he already knows what to do with that piece of crap." said Amy.
"So...what do you say Sheldon?" asked Leonard.
Sheldon took a deep breath. "I guess you're right..." he said.
"Really?" Amy said.
"Yes. I've been talking to Beverly for the past couple of weeks to ask her about these emotions that I'm going through." said Sheldon, surprising them all.
"What!? You've been talking to my mother?" asked Leonard.
"She's a professional Leonard. Who else am I going to talk to?" Sheldon said.
"Okay fine...but can you at least tell us what she told you?" Leonard said as Penny held Sarah, anticipating what Sheldon would say.
"Well, she pointed out that what I'm feeling is totally understandable since Amy has become part of my life now." Sheldon said, making Amy a little emotional. "She said that scientists have long studied the emotional and psychological dynamics of relationships and there's only one simple explanation for what I'm going through right now." he added.
"And that is?" Penny asked.
"That my feelings for Amy has reached a level that most people would commonly called love." he said, surprising the girls.
"Oh my god!" Penny exclaimed. "Are you saying that you love Amy?" she asked.
"I do." said Sheldon.
"You do?" Amy asked as she stood up to face her boyfriend while trying to keep her hands from trembling.
"I've been trying to find a reasonable explanation but no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to find it...so I guess that's it..." said Sheldon, making Amy shed a tear.
"Oh Sheldon!" Amy exclaimed before hugging him tight while Penny and Sarah hugged each other, touched by the tender moment.
"I promise I'll be a better boyfriend from now on..." Sheldon said, hugging Amy back.
"Mimi! Mimi!" William yelled as he pulled on Amy's leg, wanting to get in the middle of everything again.
Amy and Sheldon looked at the baby. "What do you want?" Amy asked the young man, knowing what the baby wants.
"Mimi! Mimi!" William said, still pulling on Amy's leg.
"Aww...you want to get in on the action?" Amy said, finding William adorable. "Come here baby...ugh, you're so cute!" she said as she lifted the baby up into her arms, showering him with hugs and kisses.
"Mimi! Mimi!" William said while pushing his face on her neck.
"Your son really knows how to make a scene huh?" Leonard told his wife.
"He's becoming more of a jackass, just like his father." said Penny, making them all laugh.
William then faced Sheldon and grunted at him. "Hrrggg!" he said, surprising Amy.
"Good job baby...we'll show your uncle Sheldon who's the boss." Amy said.
Sheldon turned to Leonard. "Leonard what have you done?" he asked.
"What do you mean Sheldon?" asked Leonard.
"You just made a miniature Penny...he's like a baby-Hulk or something." said Sheldon, making Leonard laugh.
"Do you wanna see the real Hulk?" Penny asked, raising her eyebrows at them.
Sheldon looked at Leonard. "She's joking right?" he asked.
"Don't worry Sheldon, if she turns into the Hulk, then I'll let you leave the house first with me close behind." Leonard said.
"Thank you Leonard." said Sheldon. "And I'm sorry for bringing this mess into your home." he added.
Leonard smiled and tapped Sheldon on his shoulder. "It's alright Sheldon...and we're really happy for you and Amy." he said.
"Do you guys wanna stay over for dinner?" Penny asked as she took her son in her arms.
"I don't know...I feel like we've spent too much of your time already." said Sheldon.
"No...what makes you think that?" said Penny, with a bit of sarcasm.
Sheldon turned to Leonard. "Is that sarcasm?" he asked.
"Nooo..." said Leonard, making Sarah laugh a little.
"Is that sarcasm?" Sheldon asked Amy.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Yes Sheldon...now let's get going...they need a little peace and quiet." she said, putting her hand around his arm. "Bye guys..." she said while waving at the young family.
"Bye aunt Amy!" said Sarah, waving back at them.
"Mimi! Mimi!" William yelled, laughing at Amy and Sheldon.
Amy walked back to say goodbye to the baby. "Bye baby...I wish all guys are as sweet as you." she said while kissing William, making him squeal with laughter.
After seeing Amy and Sheldon out, Leonard went back and sat beside his wife and son. "God I wish those two would come here for reasons other than fighting and breaking up." he jokingly said, making the girls laugh.
"Good thing this young man rescued the day huh!?" Penny said, referring to her son. "You're a smart boy huh?" she added while cuddling the baby on her lap.
"Mama! Dada!" William said, tickled by his mother's affection.
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Later that night, the couple was breathing heavily after being intimate with each other.
"That was fun." said Leonard as he faced his wife who was catching her breath as well.
"Yeah...so much fun." Penny said while pulling her husband close. "You just kept going and going..." she added.
"Well you kept letting me..." he said, making Penny laugh when they heard their son call them out from his crib.
"Mama! Dada! Mama! Dada!" William yelled while standing in his crib looking at them, surprising the couple who was barely covered by the bed sheets.
"Oh my god!" Penny exclaimed, quickly pulling the sheet to cover herself. "I thought you put him to sleep?" she asked Leonard.
"I did." said Leonard. "What are you doing up?" he asked the baby.
"Were you watching us?" Penny asked her son.
William kept staring at his parents before laughing. "Mama! Dada! Mamal Dada!" he said.
Leonard quickly got off the bed and put his robe on, going to the crib to take his son. "Why aren't you sleeping?" he asked the young man, making him laugh and giggle.
"Dada! Dada!" said William before imitating some kissing sounds. "Mmm...Mmm!" said the baby, surprising the couple.
"Oh my god!" Penny said, covering her face with the blanket.
"Mama! Mama! Mmm...Mmm!" William said, seemingly teasing his parents.
Leonard sighed, knowing that his son would probably do that for a long time. "Okay buddy, time to go to bed." he said as he lifted his son off the crib to get him to sleep. "Let's warm up some milk for you in the kitchen." he added as he left the bedroom, carrying the baby in his arms.
After a few minutes, Leonard came back into the bedroom carrying William who was holding his milk bottle to his mouth. He saw his mother and wiggled himself to be with her. "Mama! Mama!" he said, reaching out to Penny.
Penny sighed and let the young man have his way. "Come here sweetheart...you're one naughty boy huh?" she said while letting William lie on her chest.
"Mama." William said as he closed his eyes while putting the bottle back in his mouth.
"Okay sweetie...just get some sleep...mommy and daddy loves you so much." Penny said, kissing her son on his forehead while Leonard joined them on the bed.
"I think it's time we put him in his own room from now on." Leonard said.
"Yeah...I think you're right." she said. "I'll get Sarah to help me decorate his room tomorrow." she added. "Now go to sleep...I'll put him in the crib in a few minutes." she said, kissing her husband goodnight.
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"I think that's a great idea!" said Leonard.
"Really? So it's okay if I have my friends for a sleepover?" asked Sarah, trying to hide her excitement.
"Sure honey! We'll play games...I'll borrow Howard's karaoke machine..." said Leonard, making Sarah and Penny roll their eyes in disbelief.
"Okay dad, before you get ahead of yourself...this is for girls only and we don't need you there to weird everybody out." said Sarah, making Penny laugh.
"She's right honey." Penny chimed in. "And now that we're on the subject...I was thinking of inviting Amy and Bernadette over so we could have our own girl's night here in the house." she added.
"And what do you expect me to do while you girls have fun huh?" asked Leonard.
"That's easy dad...you're gonna take William and bring him over to uncle Howard's place...or uncle Sheldon's...and have boy's night there!" Sarah said, quickly hitting two birds with one stone.
"I can't believe this...you get to have fun while I babysit the baby and three man-kids." Leonard said.
"It's not babysitting Leonard! It's called parenting!" Penny said.
"Fine...I'm gonna be parenting William and babysitting three man-kids!" he said while putting William on his lap. "What do you say buddy...we're gonna teach you everything about Star Wars and Dungeons Dragons!" he said to the baby.
"Dada!" William said while playing with his toy.
"That's my boy! We're gonna have more fun than them!" Leonard said, giving a sly look at the girls who were giggling with each other.
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"Okay, we're going now!" Leonard said as he carried William in his arms after putting a duffel bag over his shoulders, containing William's baby stuff and food.
"Have fun sweetie!" Penny said while kissing her son. "And make sure your dad and uncles behave okay?" she added.
"Mama! Mama!" William said, tickled by his mother's affection.
"Bye honey!" Penny said while quickly kissing Leonard before the baby could react.
"Okay, I'm gonna distract this handsome young man while you two hide, I don't want him creating a racket in the car." said Leonard. "Come on buddy, we're gonna check something out in the car." he said, thankful that William didn't throw a tantrum and cry while being carried away from the house. He carefully put his son in his baby seat at the back, making sure the seat belt is snug. "Okay buddy, ready to wreak havoc in your uncle Sheldon's apartment?" he asked, making the baby laugh.
"Dada! Dada!" William said while playing with his toy dinosaur.
"Good...now you sit tight and we'll be on our way." he said before going over the driver side and starting the car, glancing back at his son one last time before putting the car in gear and driving out into the road.
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After driving for almost an hour, Leonard arrived at Sheldon and Amy's apartment, carrying William in one arm and a duffel bag in the other. Sheldon opened the door and let them in.
"Come in Leonard." said Sheldon. "Amy and I set up one of the chairs for William to sleep on...you'll find that it has ample side support and firmness so your son can sleep soundly." he said.
Leonard smiled, putting the bag on the floor. "Thank you Sheldon...that's very nice of you to do that." he said as he sat on the couch, letting William sit beside him.
Howard sat beside the baby and put him on his lap. "Come here William...are you excited to learn everything about Star Wars and the Avengers?" he asked, making the baby laugh.
"Dada!" William exclaimed.
"Oh no...I'm not your dad. I'm uncle Howard." said Howard. "Can you say Howard...Howard." he said, mouthing his name so the baby can imitate him.
William looked at him and tried to say his name. "Dada." said the baby.
"You're making it hard on him...let him say Howie." said Raj.
"You're right...okay buddy...can you say Howie? Ho-wie." said Howard.
"Wiwi!" William said, surprising Leonard and the guys.
"Wow...that's amazing!" said Howard. "You're as smart as your uncle Howie huh?" he added.
"Wiwi! Wiwi!" William said, laughing at his new vocabulary.
"My turn." Raj said, taking the baby from Howard. "Okay William...can you say Rajesh...Ra...jesh."
William looked at Raj and tried to copy his words. "Ja...Ja." the baby said.
Raj smiled and tickled William's side. "That's good enough for me." he said, making the baby explode with laughter. "Come on, let's see what food they have in the fridge." he added, taking the baby in his arms.
"So, what are we gonna do tonight? Play DnD or the online Star Wars game?" asked Leonard as he put the duffel bag near the couch.
"Or we could watch the Clone Wars marathon?" Howard suggested.
"That's fine with me." Sheldon said.
"Okay...Clone Wars marathon it is!" said Leonard as Raj returned with William busy in munching down an Oreo bar. "What do you have there young man?" he asked his son.
"An Oreo bar...l hope Amy won't mind." said Raj.
"Now it'll be hard putting him to bed." said Leonard, putting his son on his lap. "Let's get some napkins so you won't look like a hobo when you're done." he added while the baby quietly ate the sweet treat.
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Meanwhile in the Hofstadter household...
"Okay girls here's the deal...Sarah and her friends will camp out in her room while we take the living room...sounds good?" said Penny.
"Mom?" Sarah said.
"Yes sweetheart?" Penny said.
"Are you gonna get drunk and crazy again?" asked the young lady, making her friends laugh and giggle.
"No...of course not! Me and your aunts are just gonna have a little wine...have a little girl talk... maybe do same karaoke..." said Penny.
"But women who breastfeed shouldn't drink alcohol right?" said Sarah, teasing her mother,
"And since when did you become my mother?" Penny asked Sarah, returning her fire.
"Okay fine...come on guys..." Sarah said as she and her friends walk up the stairs.
"Have fun sweetie...and call us if you need anything okay!" Penny said.
"We got it mom." Sarah yelled back as they run up, laughing and giggling with each other.
"How long has it been since we did this?" Amy asked as they sat around the coffee table with Bernadette bringing out the bottle of wine.
"It's been a while...ever since Penny got pregnant and had William, we only hung out to basically eat and talk and not have any sort of fun." said Bernadette as she opened the bottle of wine.
"I'm sorry guys...as much as I wanted to do this more often...I just can't...with William always clinging to me like a koala bear, it's so hard getting anything done here." said Penny.
"Yeah...we can kinda see that you always look tired..." said Amy.
"Don't get me wrong...I mean, I love my family but sometimes I just want to have some time for myself, even if only for a whole day without my kids hustling me or something." Penny said. "Am I a bad mother?" she asked.
"Of course not Penny...you're a great mother...I mean look at William, he's so healthy and active...that's something to be proud of." said Bernadette.
"Thanks Bernie...I appreciate it." said Penny. "What about you Amy...anything new with you and Sheldon?" she said.
Amy took a sip of her wine and gave them a sly smile. "Well...I mean...I don't know how to really say this..." she said.
"Did you two fight again?" Bernadette asked.
"What did Sheldon do now?" Penny asked.
"Well...Sheldon and I did something...you know..." Amy said, hesitating for a bit before giving them a big smile.
"Huh!? No!" Penny said, quickly realizing what Amy meant. "You and Sheldon did it!?" she asked.
"Yeah." Amy said, making Bernadette and Penny scream with delight.
"Eeeee! This is so exciting!" Bernadette exclaimed while hugging Penny.
"Oh my god! I can't believe this would happen!" Penny said, trembling with excitement when Sarah and her friends came running down the stairs, curious why they were screaming.
"Mom? What's happening?" asked Sarah.
Penny smiled at her daughter. "It's nothing sweetheart..." she said.
"Then why are you all yelling and screaming...like crazy people?" asked Tammy, one of Sarah's friends.
"We're just telling some stories sweetie...you guys can go back up now." said Penny.
"Okay...fine..." Sarah said as she went back upstairs with her friends. "That was weird right?" she asked one of her friends.
"You should see my mom and her friends...they're pretty out there too..." said Maddy, making them all laugh.
Back at the living room...
"You should tell us everything." Penny said, pouring more wine in Amy's glass.
"Penny...I don't think this is a good idea." said Amy.
"No Amy...this is bigger news than me getting pregnant...so come on and spill it." said Penny as she and Bernadette moved closer to hear some spicy details from their friend.
"Yeah...we're all adults here...tell us how it happened..." Bernadette added.
Amy drank a bit of wine and took a deep breath. "Okay...it was just a spur of the moment...I was done taking a shower when I ran into Sheldon when he was going to the bathroom..." she said.
Penny and Bernadette giggled. "Oh...sounds spicy...then what happened?" asked Penny.
"I had a towel wrapped around me when we looked into each other's eyes..." said Amy, making the girls giggle more.
"Come on Amy...don't make us wait..." Bernadette said.
"'Well...he told me that I smelled nice and the next thing I felt was his lips pressing onto mine...I stood there frozen and didn't know what to do." Amy said.
"Oh my god...that's so exciting." Penny said who cannot contain herself.
"Then the next thing I know, he was pulling me into his bedroom and yanking the towel off my body." said Amy, making Penny and Bernadette gasp, unable to believe what they were hearing.
"What did you do after that?" asked Penny, excited to hear the rest of the story.
"What do you think? I didn't do anything...I just let him pull me onto the bed..." said Amy, making Penny and Bernadette scream.
"Tell us more...please..." said Bernadette.
"What do you want to know? I mean...we got on the bed...we were kissing...and you know..." said Amy, trying to hide her blushing cheeks.
"How did you feel after?" Penny asked, while drinking from her wine glass.
"It was kinda weird actually...but in a good way..." Amy said.
"Did he do something weird...or kinky?" asked Bernadette.
"No...he didn't do anything weird." Amy said. "But I guess it felt so much better the second time we did it." she added, making the girls scream louder.
"Oh my god Amy!" Penny exclaimed while trying to keep her hands from shaking when Sarah yelled from the top of the stairs.
"Mom you're acting crazy again!" yelled the young lady.
"No I'm not!" Penny yelled back. "Do you want to get grounded?" she added.
"Fine...but if the neighbors call the cops on you...don't say I didn't warn you." Sarah said, making Amy and Bernadette laugh.
Penny sighed and saw her friends laughing at her. "Why are you two laughing?"
"Because she sounds just like you Penny." Bernadette said.
"Fine...now can we please get back to Amy and Sheldon?" Penny asked.
"I already told you everything...what more do you want?" said Amy, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"Was Sheldon good to you?" Bernadette asked, teasing Amy.
"Well I wouldn't really know...I mean, it was both our first time doing this so I really wouldn't have any data to compare it with." Amy said.
"But were you satisfied sexually?" asked Penny.
"If you mean did I feel a sudden rush and spasm all around my body coupled with an immense flood of endorphins...then I guess I was sexually satisfied."Amy said.
"That sounds hot!" Penny said, slightly weirded out by Amy's nerd talk but happy for her nonetheless.
"We're so happy for you Amy." said Bernadette.
"Thank you Bernadette." Amy said before drinking her wine.
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Meanwhile in Sheldon and Amy's apartment...
"Grrhhhnn!" William exclaimed as he watched television with his dad and uncles while chomping on some cookies.
"That's right buddy...that right there is Darth Maul...he's the bad guy...and that is his big brother Savage...the other bad guy." said Leonard as he cuddled the baby on his lap.
"Dada!" William exclaimed while pointing at the screen.
"Good job buddy...that is Obi Wan...he's the good guy." said Leonard, amused by how expressive his son is.
William looked at his father and smiled. "Dada!" he said.
"I know buddy...he'll get the bad guy soon enough..." said Leonard when he heard his phone beep. He reached into his pocket and took out his phone, surprised to see the text message from his wife. "You and Amy slept together!?" he exclaimed while looking at Sheldon.
Raj and Howard was equally surprised and can't believe what they were hearing. "Uh what was that?" Howard asked.
William was caught off guard by Leonard's outburst and started crying. "Oh I'm sorry buddy...I didn't mean to scare you..." he said while consoling his son. "Is this true Sheldon?" he asked his best friend.
"I don't see a reason for you to make a big deal out of it!" Sheldon said. "Amy and I are in a relationship...one thing led to another...she's a girl, I'm a guy...it's simple biology Leonard." Sheldon said.
"No dude...what you are is a boy trapped in a man's body." said Raj, making Howard laugh
"Tell us everything Sheldon." Howard said, hoping to know more.
"Yeah Sheldon, how did you manage to trick Amy into getting into bed with you?" Leonard asked, laughing a little.
"Well for your information I didn't trick her...it was consensual...secondly, I believe educated gentlemen like us have a code of not babbling about our intimate relations with women...i.e. never kiss and tell?" Sheldon said, giving them a somewhat stern look.
Leonard looked at Howard and Raj. "Fine Sheldon...we're really happy for you and Amy."
"I suppose she would be expecting more in your relationship huh?" said Howard.
"What do you mean expecting more?" Sheldon asked.
"Well now that you and Amy have slept together..." said Leonard, pausing for a bit, knowing not to freak Sheldon out. "You know what Sheldon, let's just watch some TV." he said.
"Fine...and no more questions about me and Amy..." said Sheldon.
"Sure Sheldon...no problem." said Raj, tapping him on the shoulder.
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Back at the Hofstadter household...
"Mom what is happening!?" asked Sarah, followed by her friends.
"We're doing karaoke sweetheart!" Penny said. "Come on...let's hear that Taylor Swift song that you've been humming for the past week!" she said as she returned to singing the song on the TV. "...baby you're a fire...work...come on let you colors burst..." sang Penny, somewhat amusing the girls.
"Looks fun...come on Sarah, let's sing with them!" said Sheryl as Bernadette pulled her close to dance along the song.
"She's right...the boys are away so the girls will play!" Amy exclaimed.
"Woo!" Penny said while continuing with her song as the young girls joined them around the coffee table. "Okay but first things first...no word about this to Leonard, okay?" she added.
"You got it auntie Penny!" said Tammy, giving her a high five.
"Good girl...now let's party!" said Penny, pulling her daughter close to dance.
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The next day, around seven-thirty in the morning, Leonard walked up to his house carrying William and the duffel bag with all the baby stuff in it.
"Honey we're home!" he said as he opened the door only to be shocked at what he saw in the living room - Penny was fast asleep on the floor, Amy and Bernadette was also asleep on the couch, leaning onto one another. He looked around and saw a couple bottles of wine, tons of empty junk food wrappers and the overall mess they did the night before.
William saw his mother on the floor, unable to understand why she was sleeping there. "Mama! Mama!" he said, calling out to his mother to no avail.
"Don't worry buddy...I'm sure your mom is okay." he said, trying to reassure the baby. He then walked up to his wife and gently shook her using his foot against her leg. "Wake up honey...we're home!" said Leonard.
"Mama! Mama!" William said, looking down at his mother.
Penny slowly opened her eyes and stretched her arms, unaware of where she was. "Ugh.." Penny muttered. "What happened?" she asked.
"You tell me...it looks like you girls had too much fun last night." said Leonard, smiling at his wife.
"Mama! Mama!" said William, trying to get down to his mother.
Penny slowly sat up, nursing her headache. "What time is it anyway?" she asked.
"Time for you to get up and clean yourself." Leonard said as he put the baby down to join his wife.
"Mama!" William said as he reached for his mother. He then got a closer look at Penny's haggard look and got wind of her funny smell, making him back away and reach for his father, slightly scared of his mother. "Dada! Dada!" said the baby.
"Don't worry buddy...your mom just had a little too much fun last night." Leonard said, lifting the baby into his arms.
Penny then looked at her friends and shook them up. "Amy...Bernie...wake up...I think we're in trouble now!" she said, not letting up.
"Huh!?" Amy exclaimed, startled by Penny's endless shaking. "What happened?"
"Get up! It's morning already." Penny said as Leonard helped his wife stand up when Sarah and her friends came down from the stairs.
"Hey honey...did you girls have fun last night?" asked Leonard.
"It was so much fun uncle Leonard!" said Tammy. "We sang karaoke, we danced with aunt Penny and aunt Bernie...and aunt Amy had a blast tool!" she added.
"You joined your mom and aunts?" Leonard asked his daughter.
"Yes dad." answered Sarah.
"Well I'm glad you girls had fun." he said as he put William on the floor to walk toward his sister. "But do you know what would be more fun?" he said, giving them a smug smile.
"What?" asked Sarah.
"Cleaning up all this mess because I sure as hell am not gonna clean up for you." he said, giving Penny a blank expression.
Penny sat on the couch and took a deep break while composing herself. "Fine...at least Amy and Bernie's here to help out...and also the girls." she said.
"Uh...you know what...I think I'm gonna be late for my work..." said Amy, clearly wanting to dodge the upcoming chore. "Bernie, isn't Howard gonna be looking for you?" she added.
Bernadette quickly stood up and grabbed her purse. "You're right Amy...we can drop you off at your house..." she told Sarah's friends.
"Thank you aunt Bernie...we'll just get our stuff..." said Tammy as she ran upstairs along with the other girls.
"Okay...we'll wait for you outside by the car..." said Bernadette as she took Amy by the hand and pulled her towards the door.
"Really? You're gonna ditch us?" Penny asked.
"Sorry Penny...I promise we'll make it up to you!" Amy said as they went out the door when Sarah's friends came running after them with their stuff.
"Wait for us!" yelled Sheryl.
"Some friends you turn out to be!" Sarah yelled.
Tammy stopped and went back to hug her friend. "We'll make it up to you Sarah...you can bet on that." she said before turning around and joining the others, making Leonard laugh.
"Come on buddy...let's give you a bath so you can play with your rubber duckies in the tub." said Leonard as he walked toward the bathroom. "Have fun you two!" he added, teasing his wife and daughter.
"Dada! Dada!" William exclaimed.
Penny sighed, unable to react at how everything happened so fast. "Come on sweetheart...why don't you grab a trash bag under the sink so we could throw these away." she said, looking at the mess they did.
"Okay mom." Sarah said as she ran to the kitchen, coming right back with the thrash bag. "At least dad was right about one thing." she said, handing the plastic bag to her mother.
"And what's that sweetie?" asked Penny as she started putting stuff in the bag.
"Last night was so much fun." said Sarah while helping out her mother clean-up.
Penny gave her daughter a high five. "I know right?" she said. "But you know what would be more fun?"
"What?" asked the young lady.
"Getting back at the girls for abandoning us!" Penny said, giving Sarah a sly look.
"Count me in mom...and with both our 'talents', I'm sure we'll come up with something clever to exact our vengeance." said the young woman.
"Amen to that!" said Penny, giving her daughter another high-five before continuing in cleaning up the remnants of their wild and fun party the night before.
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"We're home!" Penny said as she stepped into the house before putting William on the floor to walk towards Leonard.
"Dada! Dada!" William said as he walked to his father on the couch.
"Where have you been?" asked Leonard as he put his son on his lap, giving him his dinosaur stuffed toy to play with.
Penny sat beside her husband and kissed him before taking William and putting him on the floor. "I took this young man to an audition." she said, surprising Sarah and Leonard.
"What was that?" asked Sarah.
"Well...you remember one of our guests at William's birthday party? Nate?" Penny asked Leonard.
"No...but go on..." he said.
"It turns out that he liked one of William's videos in my Facebook page and his friend saw it, who turns out to be a talent scout looking for new kids for a baby commercial." said Penny before continuing. "Long story short, I brought him there and he just charmed his way into a baby commercial!" Penny said, proud of her son.
"Oh my god that's so amazing!" Leonard said. "Honey did you hear that? Your baby brother is gonna be a star!" he said to the young lady who was doing her homework on the coffee table.
"Mom." said Sarah, not taking her eyes off her homework.
"Yeah?" Penny said.
"You should probably warn the producers that my baby brother would surely make short work of the catered food on set." said the young lady, making her parents laugh.
"You're right...it would be a disaster if he gets hungry and makes a scene on set." said Penny. "Anyway, I'm gonna go upstairs to wash up." she said before walking to the stairs.
"I'm gonna go and heat up the dinner in the kitchen." Leonard said. "Sarah honey, look after your brother please." he added.
"Yeah...I got it." Sarah said absently, looking to the side where William was playing with his toys.
"Mama! Dada!" William called.
"Mom's washing up...and dad's getting dinner ready..." she told her baby brother.
William looked at his big sister and stood up, walking to join her on the coffee table. "Yaya." said William.
"I'm doing my homework...you just go ahead and play with your toys." Sarah told the baby.
William smiled and took one of Sarah's pencils on the table. "Yaya! Yaya!" he exclaimed, happy for the prize in his hand.
"Give it back William...you might hurt yourself with that." said Sarah, trying to get the pointy object from her brother.
"Yaya! Yaya! Yayal" William said, quickly turning around to keep the pencil away from his big sister. "Yaya!"
Sarah took a deep breath. "Okay fine...you can help me with my homework if you want." she said.
William laughed, happy in 'helping' his big sister. "Yaya! Yaya!" he exclaimed.
"Okay...here...you can write stuff on that." Sarah said, putting a pad of paper in front of the baby.
"Yaya..." William said, seemingly asking for his sister to teach him.
"Fine I'll teach you..." she said, taking the pencil and putting in correctly in his hand. "Hold it like this and just push it across the paper...like this." she said, gently pushing his hand across the paper, making a continuous line. "See? It's easy right?" she added.
"Yaya!" William said, happy for his 'success'.
"Good...now keep doing that and I'll check on your work later." said Sarah.
"Yaya! Yaya!" the baby said before pushing the pencil on the pad of paper.
After almost fifteen minutes, the couple came into the living room, finding their kids on the coffee table.
"What are you guys doing?" asked Penny, curious as to what William was doing.
William turned around and held up the pencil in his hand. "Mama! Dada! Mama!" he said.
"He's helping me with my homework." Sarah said as the couple went near, seeing the scribbles the baby made on the paper.
Penny sat beside her son. "Is that true sweetheart...you're helping your sister with her homework?" she asked.
"Mama! Mama!" William said while looking at his 'work'.
Penny looked at his scribbles. "Oh my god...I'm so proud of you sweetheart!" she said, kissing her son's cheek. "You're gonna be a genius like your sister!" she said, proud of her son.
"Mama! Dada! Mama! Dada!" said William, going back to his 'homework'.
"Good job buddy...your mom and I love you so much!" he said, kissing his cheek before doing the same with Sarah. "Now come on before the food gets cold." he added as Penny and Sarah stood up, going to the kitchen.
"Aren't you coming with us?" Penny asked her son who returned to his pen and paper.
"Mama! Mama!" William said to Penny.
"Aren't you hungry?" asked Penny.
William looked at his mother and thought for a while before putting the pencil on the coffee table and walking to his mother. "Mama! Mama!" he said as Penny lifted him onto her arms.
"Works every time huh?" Sarah said, laughing at how her baby brother loves eating.
"As sure as the sun sets in the west." Leonard said, laughing at his daughter's remark.
Penny hugged her son close and nibbled on his neck, making him explode with giggles. "Well he can eat all he wants as long as he grows up as sweet and as smart as his big sister!" she said while touching Sarah's cheek.
"And as sassy as his mother!" said Sarah, making her parent's laugh.
"Amen to that!" Leonard said as they enter the kitchen to have a quiet dinner. He looked at his family and never felt as happy as he is now. He smiled, knowing that their life would be great as long as they are together with their son being in the center of everything.
"Honey, is everything alright?" asked Penny.
Leonard leaned over and kissed her on the lips. "Nothing honey...everything's great!" he said, earning vocal protests from their children.
"Mama! Dada!" said William, grunting at his parents.
"I just lost my appetite." Sarah said, giving the couple a disgusted look.