Amy: Sheldon, we have to talk about this. It's serious.
Sheldon: I don't want to talk about it, Amy. Come Stephen, let's go.
He takes Stephen's hand and they enter the indoor playground. Amy follows them.
Amy: I know that you don't want to talk about it, but we have to. It's a big decision and we have to make it as soon as possible. You have been avoiding this talk since the call.
Sheldon: Amy, this... it just cannot happen.
Amy: It will happen, no matter if you want it or not.
Sheldon: I cannot let that happen. I am smart enough to do...
He sighs. Amy hugs him. Stephen joins the family hug.
Stephen: Why are you sad, daddy?
Sheldon sobs.
Amy: We will tell you later. Daddy will feel better soon. Let's go and play with your friends. I see Taylor and Halley in the ball pit. Michael must be there somewhere as well. Have fun, sweetie.
Sheldon: Remember what I told you.
Stephen smiles: Bazinga.
Sheldon smiles too. Amy kisses Stephen on the forehead and he runs towards the ball pit.
Taylor: Stephen, come over here.
Stephen jumps into the pit.
Stephen: Bazinga.
He giggles. The other kids look at him confused.
Michael: What does that mean?
Stephen: How can you not know bazinga? It means fun. It's the word you say after you make a joke.
Michael: Then people usually laugh, or it wasn't funny.
Stephen: My dad told me the word. "If it's funny, it's a bazinga." He saw it first in his hometown in Texas at a Comic Book store, when he wanted to buy stuff to prank people.
Taylor: Why don't we do something actually fun? My Dad told me about paintball.
Halley: Yes, my dad told me about it, too. How much fun they had playing it. So I brought my water colors.
Taylor: Yes, let's paint these balls in the pit. The guys will look so colorful after bathing in it.
The girls giggle.
Halley: That will be so much fun.
Halley puts out her water colors. Taylor puts out her plastic water bottle. She pours the water onto the colors and they start applying it with their fingers on the balls.
Michael to Stephen: Why are girls so stupid? Do they actually believe this is paintball? We need guns to play that.
Stephen: Guns are dangerous. I am not allowed to play with them and I cannot imagine they are fun. My dad gave me my first comic book, and that's fun.
Michael excited: Oh wow that is so cool. What's it about?
Stephen: It's about the Flash.
Michael: My dad likes the Flash, too.
They look together at the book, page by page.
Michael: My dad gave me this photograph of space once.
Stephen: Oh this is so cool.
Michael: I want to go to space as well. My dad is soo awesome.
Stephen: We could build our own enterprise with Legos and pretend to be in space until we are old enough to actually go.
Michael: Yes, let's do this. Let's make the design and calculate how many Legos we need.
Michael: Yes, that's actual fun. The girls have no idea how to do it.
Halley and Taylor giggle: Bazinga.
A kid with colored pants and shirt crawls out of the ball pit and starts crying as soon as it realizes the colors.
Amy joins Sheldon on the bench. Penny and Bernadette join them as well.
Amy: I had no idea you were here, too. I thought the guys will bring the kids today.
Penny: Well, they do a comic book reading circle today, and discuss their books.
Sheldon shocked: How can they not invite me to this? How rude.
He takes out his phone.
Bernadette: They told you in a group WhatsApp, but as you didn't react to it, they got super excited and "could not cancel this time".
Sheldon: You distracted me, Amy. I got the message and wanted to reply and then I forgot.
Penny acts shocked: You can forget something? Welcome to us normal people.
She smiles. Sheldon looks at her slightly irritated.
Penny: I'm proud of you, Amy. You are a great wife.
Amy smiles: I know. But we were just talking.
Penny puts her arm around her and winks.
Penny: Yeah, Leonard and I are talking too, especially when he actually wants to talk.
Bernadette: I love talking to Howard as well. He cannot get enough as soon as the kids are in bed.
Sheldon: We were literally talking. It's very confusing to say "talking" when meaning "having intercourse". Why can you not simply say what you mean? If everyone would use different words for one thing, we would not understand each other.
He starts thinking: Which would take me back to the idea of creating my own language. That way I will be immortal.
Penny: Why would anyone love to speak Sheldish?
Sheldon: Why not? It's clever. It's fun. The words will look outstandingly and the speaker will immediately indicate being savvy.
Penny: Savvy?
Amy: Let's stop this weird nonsense. We have to discuss this call, Sheldon. Ouch...
She holds her belly and sits down.
Penny worried: Are you okay, Amy?
Amy: The baby just kicked. I hope she doesn't want to become a soccer player.
Penny and Bernadette sit next to her and put their hands on Amy's belly.
Bernadette giggles: Oh I feel her.
Penny: Me too. Oh sometimes I miss being pregnant. I never wanted to be, I was so anxious to ruin my body and retch all day, but somehow I enjoyed it. Not the retching and vomiting part.
Bernadette: Yes, but staying in bed was annoying. I could not do much. My first pregnancy was easier.
Amy: I love this, but somehow I am happy when I will lose all that extra weight.
Penny: You will never lose more at once.
Amy: And I want my body back. It's kind of weird imagining I am sharing it right now. But it's even more a miracle.
Penny: It is. Who knew Sheldon knew how to do it.
Sheldon: I know more than you do, Penny. I could explain you things...
Penny: No, I don't want to hear it, Sheldon. I am not in the mood for a lecture.
Sheldon: Others would pay lots of money for my wisdom.
Penny: Then write a book.
Sheldon: That's a great idea. I will follow the footsteps of Stephen Hawking.
Amy: But before you start with your "Brief history of time", let us finally talk about the call from your mother and what we will do.
An angry mother approaches Penny and Bernadette.
Mother: Are these your kids who color the balls in the ball pit? That ruins the other kids' clothes. Look, how my son looks right now?
She shows them her boy who is sobbing.
Bernadette: They do what? Halley!
Penny: Taylor! Stop this right now.
They run towards the ball pit. Amy turns to Sheldon.
Amy: How could you be reading right now?
Sheldon: What else am I supposed to do? Watch the kids? I rather stick to physics. And besides, I taught Stephen what to do when he is in danger: scream and run.
Amy sarcastically: Wow. What a smart move.
Sheldon: He will survive. Shall he rather fight and hit other kids?
Amy: No, of course not. Let's not talk about this right now. The call, Sheldon.
Sheldon: How often do I have to tell you that I don't want to talk about it?
Amy: This is important. We are talking about your family. You cannot walk away from this. It will happen. Period. You cannot change anything about it. I know this is hard. I'm here for you, and Stephen as well. He deserves to know her. Don't take this from him.
Sheldon: I am not taking her away. I would never do that. This cannot happen.
Amy: Do you know what body part I love the most of you?
Sheldon looks at her and smiles.
Sheldon: Of course I know.
Amy: I wish I could look right inside your brain right now and know what you think. I want to ease your pain, Sheldon. Take the worries away from you. I feel so helpless.
Sheldon: You are a smart woman, Amy. My brain is definitely the most satisfying part.
Amy: Speaking of satisfying...
She puts her hand on his chest, moves closer to him, and rests her head on his shoulder.
Amy: Tell me what the genius thinks.
Sheldon: I am reading about string theory, so obviously I am thinking of...
She kisses him.
Sheldon: Amy.
Amy smiles: You mastered the test. Why don't we get somewhere private and do some "talking"? I am in the mood and cannot get more pregnant.
Sheldon: Here? Who will watch the kids?
Amy: You told Stephen what to do when he's in danger. And Penny and Bernadette are with the kids, so... let's go.
Amy gets up, takes Sheldon's hand and tries to drag him from the bench.
Sheldon: But everything is full of germs here. We cannot get physical here, we should go home first.
Amy: Do you want Stephen to watch us?
Sheldon: It's natural and better he will learn this from us than watching porn one day.
Amy: Oh... I don't want to think of my innocent little angel watching filthy films.
Sheldon: He will one day.
Amy kisses him.
Amy: But not today, honey. You don't want to talk about your meemaw and I don't want to talk about this. Both will happen, if we want it or not. Let's talk about whether we will go to Texas or not tomorrow, okay?
Sheldon: You are right, okay.
Amy: I am sure my genius wants to pass another test, doesn't he?
Sheldon: Oh I love passing tests.
Amy: Follow me. I can even grade you if you do a satisfying performance. Let's see if you can beat your own high score.
Sheldon: Challenge accepted.
They kiss and leave hand in hand the indoor playground.
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What do you think was the phone call about? Will Shamy go to Texas?
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I will take a little break during August, so I will publish the next Daddy Sheldon chapter September 4, 2020. I hope you won't have forgotten about my little sequel series until then and will come back for more chapters. Then I will post again biweekly. Thanks again and have a great summer!
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