Asking Amy's hand

I tried to imagine the request for Amy's hand: a dialogue between Sheldon and Mr. Fowler.

Caltech parking lot

"Hello?"

"Mr. Fowler, Sheldon speaking"

Larry had never received a direct call from Sheldon and now that Amy was in New Jersey he feared something had happened to her daughter:

"Sheldon? Everything is fine? Is Amy, okay? "

"Yes sir, I am asking for 5 minutes of your time because I have to update you on recent developments in my situation with Amy"

Larry was surprised: "Ah ... I am all ears"

"I anticipate that I have already talked about it with Stephen Hawking"

"Okay ..."

"And he said yes"

"Okay ..."

"Mr. Fowler, I would like your permission and your blessing for her hand"

"Wow ... Sheldon, I am sure Amy will be delighted ... Of course ..."

"Hold on ... before giving me an answer you must know that a colleague kissed me"

"What?" Larry was shocked to hear this statement.

"I was having lunch with Dr. Nowitzki, and she kissed me ..."

"I don't know if I want to know the details, Sheldon"

"But they matter"

Larry sighs, men are all the same, even Sheldon. Why ask for his daughter's hand then?

"Why do you want to ask Amy to marry you if another woman kissed you?"

"No ... My point is: I realized that Amy was the only woman I ever wanted to kiss for the rest of my life"

Larry was speechless, he did not expect it, he did not know what to answer to such sincerity:

"Sheldon I'm moved"

A phone keys sound disturbs the call.

"Sheldon? What is this background noise?"

Other key sounds.

"I'm using the phone to book airline tickets to New Jersey"

"So, you go to Princeton and ask her to marry you, so she'll never know about this kiss?"

"Quite the opposite"

"Will you tell her?"

"I'll go to Princeton anyway because I have to explain Dr. Nowitzki's issue in person, not via Skype"

"That's the right thing to do, Sheldon, but aren't you afraid she might leave you?"

"Sure, but I could never keep a secret from Amy; so, in any case, I'm going to see her, but if you give me the blessing, I'll go home to retrieve the ring "

"Sheldon this is not a decision to be made so lightly ..."

Larry heard again the sound of the phone keys.

"Okay, Uber is coming to Caltech"

"Sheldon are you sure?"

"Mr. Fowler, I asked my great-great-great-grandmother's ring to my mother 3 years ago ..."

"But then why now? Amy's research at Princeton is important, don't you want to get her back to California and miss this opportunity?"

"Absolutely not, sir"

Sheldon was looking insistently at the watch.

"Mr. Fowler, not to rush, but Uber is five minutes from my position"

"Sheldon, you know how work is important to Amy"

"I will ask her to marry me, but she will return to Pasadena at the end of her scholarship or, in any case, when the research is over"

"I haven't given you the blessing yet"

By now Larry was enjoying teasing Sheldon, he had not had a chance to talk like this with his almost future son-in-law.

"Mr. Fowler, hold on a second"

Onboard the Uber car

Sheldon gets into the car and turns to the driver: "Take me to 2311 North Los Robles Avenue"

Upon hearing the address, Larry remarks: "It's not the airport address"

"I know, but I have almost another 9 minutes to get a yes, and I'm not a savage, I have to retrieve my travel pants"

Amy's mother returning home hears her husband talking on the phone and yells: "Larry, I'm home!"

Her husband, strangely smiling, beckons her with his hand to be on the phone and to approach slowly.

Larry was beaming: "Sheldon, why do you want to marry Amy?"

"The question is why shouldn't I? Amy makes me happy, we are intellectually compatible, cohabitation works, coitus is magical..."

Larry looks at his wife's eyes widening, he was hoping for a romantic statement like the previous one:

"Sheldon, this is not exactly what I wanted to hear" trying to stop his wife from trying to take the receiver from his hands.

Sheldon reflected on what he had just said, as the driver turned to give him a thumbs-up of approval:

"Mr. Fowler, could you please omit the coitus detail to your wife? Amy explained to me how important it is to her mom that she wait until her wedding day, and she will not want to let her down, but just in case, you can tell her that we only did it once a year, so that we can indulge in passion without moral constraints"

"Yes sure, I'll try not to let her know"

Larry was staring at his wife who was mouthing to him: "No, no, no"

"Sheldon, why should Amy marry you?"

"No idea, I'm a brilliant physicist but I know that I'm a challenging person. I have thought about it, I have repeatedly warned Amy of my shortcomings, but I really want to spend the rest of my life with her "

Amy's mother kept shaking her head: "It's the worst idea I've ever heard, no, this marriage doesn't have to be done"

Larry nods to his wife, smiles triumphantly: "Sheldon, you have our blessing, welcome to our family!"