Amy lies on the couch, as Sheldon enters the apartment.
Sheldon: Amy, I have good news. Kripke made a fool of himself. He claimed black matter would not actually exist. Can you believe that?
Amy sighs: No, I cannot. I am too tired to believe anything right now. Stephen is sleeping and I thought I could join him. So, good night.
She closes her eyes, pulls a blanket up to her chin. Sheldon walks closer to her.
Sheldon: It is 4pm. Are you sick, Amy? Shall I make you a hot beverage?
Amy mumbles: I am pregnant and just tired, Sheldon.
Sheldon: Maybe I can cheer you up. I could talk about the coincidence in science.
Amy: Sheldon, please, stop talking. My feet hurts, I am hungry, I have to pee again and I need to sleep. How can I do that all at once? I am sharing my body with another person and as much as I look forward to hold her, I love thinking about just handing her to you right now and sleep.
Sheldon, slightly confused: What do you want me to do?
Amy: Just give me some alone time. I'm sleepy, hungry, thirsty, ...
Sheldon: Moody, cranky.
Amy looks at him, narrowing her eyes, giving him a look that made him anxious.
Sheldon: And most important lovely. I can sing you Soft Kitty.
Amy: Sheldon, please. Just be quiet for like an hour.
Sheldon: Do you want me to give you a massage?
Amy starts smiling.
Amy: You could massage my feet. They are hurting from all the walking and carrying our second child.
Sheldon: Okay, I will get some oil. You stay there.
He puts his bag aside, walks into the bathroom and comes back into the living room with a bottle of massage oil. He sits on one end of the couch, puts her feet in his lap. He opens the bottle, rubs some of the oil into his hands and starts massaging. Amy, eyes closed, starts moaning.
Amy: That is much better than just sleeping.
The door to the apartment opens, with Stephen hanging on the handle.
Stephen: Yay. I am back home. Now, what do we do?
Amy: Stephie, could you talk a bit more quietly please?
Sheldon: I thought you were sleeping. Why are you outside?
Amy: I let him sleep with Taylor.
Sheldon shocked: What? You sent him already sleeping with a girl?
Amy: Relax. They are kids. They were actually just sleeping.
Stephen smiles: We did not sleep. We are grown up now. We do no longer need naps.
Penny walks in.
Penny: Sorry, Amy, I did my best, but they were telling each other some sort of superhero stories. They were jumping on the bed, running around, giggling. I could not get them to rest. I think we should keep them separate for nap time.
Amy sighs: Okay, it was worth the try to get some me-time.
Penny leaves the apartment, Stephen closes the door.
Stephen: Let us play something.
Amy: Sheldon, please take him somewhere. I really need to rest a bit.
Sheldon: What should we do? Playing with our trains? Video games? Reading comic books?
Amy: Nothing here, Sheldon. Go somewhere with him.
Sheldon: I should go out? Where else would I go than the Comic Book Store? And where should I go without you driving me there?
Amy, slightly annoyed: Use anything from your list of "things you haven't done yet".
Sheldon: All right.
He puts out his phone and starts scrolling something. Stephen jumps excitingly up and down.
Stephen: Yay, phone time.
Amy: No, sweetie. Your daddy tries to find something fun for you two to do.
Stephen: I like trains.
Amy: Just take him to the train station.
Sheldon: How could this possibly be on my list of "things I haven't done yet"? Maybe on the list of 'things I haven't done today' or on my "do it at least once a week" list. Oh, here it is. Number one: Never have I ever had intercourse on the enterprise.
Amy sits up in a shock.
Amy: That is the first on your list?
Sheldon looks at her: I haven't done it yet.
Amy: No one has.
Stephen: What is intercourse?
Sheldon starts talking but Amy interrupts: We will talk about this later, honey.
Sheldon whispers to him: Wait a few more minutes.
Amy: By later, I mean in a few years. Sheldon, he just turned 4.
Sheldon looks irritated: I know. Why are you telling me his age now? He asked a question and in order to learn the meaning of a new word, he deserves an answer.
Amy: What is next on your list?
Stephen: I want to play mini golf.
Amy looks at him, smiling: That is a wonderful idea, honey. Then, you will do that.
Stephen: Won't you come with us, Mama?
Amy: No sweetie, I am tired right now. I want to take a nap. Go with your Daddy, okay? Have fun.
She kisses him on the cheek. Stephen smiles.
Sheldon: I don't play mini golf, and I prefer to stay inside.
Amy: Penny told me about black light mini golf a few days ago. It's not far away.
Sheldon: Since when does she and Leonard like mini golf?
Amy: Taylor likes it. She went with her friends for her birthday. Penny and Leonard, well, let's say they used the darkness for not being seen doing something.
Stephen excited: Like what? Telling each other secrets? Did they hide something there? We can try to find it, Daddy.
Sheldon: No, I don't want to look for... that. Um...
Amy: It is as close to Enterprise as you can get. Imagine all the lights, like lightsabers. It looks like out of this world. And you can wear 3D glasses. It's less sports and more Star Trek fun.
Amy winks. Stephen smiles.
Stephen: That sounds like you do not want to miss this. Let us go, Daddy. Now. I want to play black light mini golf.
He drags Sheldon up on his feet and leads him to the door.
Sheldon sighs: Fine. We are going.
Sheldon kisses Amy goodbye, and while she closes her eyes, the boys leave the apartment. When Sheldon and Stephen arrive at the black light mini golf building, someone else approaches him, saying "Hi Sheldon" in a familiar voice. Sheldon turns around.
Sheldon: Wheaton? What are you doing here?
Wil: My buddies and I are here for some black light mini golf.
Stuart, and two other guys appear behind him.
Wil: I love coming here for weeks. I didn't know that you like coming here as well. I had never seen you here before, but now that you are here, I have one more to beat. Let's go.
He waves his guys to follow him into the building. Stephen dances in front of the entrance. He runs to his Daddy, grabs his hands and drags him one more time. This time Sheldon is focused on Wil Wheaton, that he holds pace with his son entering the building. They buy tickets, and take their glowing golf clubs, balls and 3D glasses. Stephen puts on the glasses.
Stephen: Whoa. This is amazing. Daddy let's go. This will be so much fun.
Sheldon: Let's find Wheaton and show him how to do this.
In the first round, Stephen tries to hit the ball, but accidentally hits Sheldon instead.
Sheldon: Stephen, he careful with that thing.
Stephen holds the golf club like a dagger in front of his face and smiles.
Stephen: I will win.
He chuckles, and starts hitting the ball with his club. Wil walks close to Sheldon.
Wil: Only one hit. Try to be better than that, Sheldon.
Sheldon: I will show you how it's done.
He puts his phone out.
Wil: No cheating, Sheldon.
Sheldon: I am calculating. I have to know how hard and at which point I have to hit the ball to let it roll into the hole at once. I want to put it perfectly into its spot.
Stephen: If you are not playing, I will hit the ball for you.
Stephen takes Sheldon's club, but before he can use it, Sheldon puts his phone back into his pants' pocket, and grabs the golf club.
Sheldon: Let me do this, Stephen. You are right. I can do the calculations in my head. Let's see.
He walks around the course, tries to focus.
Stephen: Hit the ball, Daddy. This is not walk around the course, it's mini golf.
Wil: Listen to your son, Sheldon. If you keep playing like that, I have already won.
He turns to his friends.
Wil: Let's go guys. This snail will need some time.
He turns back to Sheldon: As you can see through your 3D glasses, you are under wanted right now. Don't waste too much time here.
He walks away with his friends. Stephen runs around the course. He stops next to Sheldon.
Stephen: Now I ran, too. Will I get additional points for that?
Sheldon smiles as he thinks about that addition to the game.
Sheldon: Yes. The more sports one can incorporate to this game, the more points you will get. We will win this.
Stephen: Yay. Can we go to the next course now? I want to hit another ball.
Sheldon: Yes. Let's do that.
Sheldon hits the ball four times until it rolls into the hole.
Stephen cheers.
Sheldon: Wil was better than me. I need to practice. Make better calculations. I don't get why you are cheering.
Stephen: You hit the ball. That's fun. Now I wan to do it again. Next course.
Stephen runs away, Sheldon follows him. They walk through the rest of the underwater world, up until the 3D glasses make everything look like a space station.
Stephen: Daddy, these glasses make this all look so real. It's like I am floating in space.
Sheldon: Everything is better in 3D. This is the best kind of golf I have ever played. It's like a realistic video game.
Wil walks by them.
Wil: You have just are arrived at this course? We played the whole thing already.
Stephen: We enjoy our time here. The longer, the better. Why do you want to rush this? Don't you like it?
Sheldon smiles.
Sheldon: Yes, we play slow, because that's how we extend our time here.
Wil: Are you saying you are playing so bad, that you can stay here longer? That's just stupid. You are bad at this, admit it. You lost against me.
Sheldon: I will still be here for a while and you are on your way out. I think I won.
Stephen: I am having the best day ever. Thank you, Daddy.
Stephen hugs his Dad. Sheldon lifts him up and kisses him on the cheek.
Sheldon: You are a smart boy.
Stephen giggles: Next time we bring Mama, too. She will love this.
Sheldon smiles: Yes, she will.
He puts Stephen back down and turns to Wil.
Sheldon: I definitely won.
He takes Stephen's hand and they walk to the next course, leaving Wil and his friends standing there.
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Thanks so much for reading. Have you ever played black light mini golf? Do you want to play it now? Please leave me a review, I love reading your thoughts. And please come back in two weeks for the next chapter: I'm just saying "Comic Con time". :)
XO Sanny