I was thinking about splitting this into two chapters, but this chapter is adorable to handle. So anyways, please leave positive reviews and I'll continue.
It took only five minutes before an ambulance arrived, Amy couldn't breathe and has now passed out when she is now carried on a gurney, Leonard went with her while Penny paid for their dinner and took Sheldon to the hospital waiting room seeing Leonard sitting there.
"Leonard!"
Hearing, Penny's call, he stood up from the chair in the waiting room and they both kiss.
She asked worried, "How is she?"
"I haven't gotten any word yet! I can't believe I forgot she's allergic to avocado!" Leonard says upset and worried.
Penny sat down with Sheldon sitting on her lap who looks scared.
She puts her hand on Leonard's shoulder affectionately. "It will be alright."
"This is all my fault. I should've known by now," he says continuing to blame himself.
"Honey, I promise you she'll be alright, now don't beat yourself up about it."
Leonard nodded.
"Amy Fowler?" The doctor calls.
Immediately, Leonard stands up and went to the doctor.
"Is she alright? I'm Leonard Hofstadter!"
"Are you her father?" She questions.
Looking over to Penny for help, she gestures him to lie.
"Yeah, I'm her adopted dad," Leonard answers nodding quickly.
Looking down at the checkerboard, she then answers, "She's responding very well to the treatment. The swelling has gone down but she needs to be kept overnight. But by tomorrow morning we'll give her a quick checkup and maybe by the afternoon, she'll be ready to go home. I'll let you know when it's alright to see her."
He breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh thank goodness! Thank you!"
"Will Amy be ok?" Sheldon asked genuinely worried. The two have bonded for the past few weeks like true best friends. Having Amy with
"She'll be alright sweetie. She's getting treatment," Penny says softly.
Leonard nodded. "Yeah, but she needs to spend the night here."
Sheldon looked really scared and tears start to pour down. "I hope she doesn't die! I don't want her to die! She's my best friend! She's my only friend! Like a sister I always wanted besides Missy. She's the only person who understands how I feel…"
Their hearts broke as Sheldon starts to cry and Penny pulls him closer and wraps her arms around him. She rocks him gently to calm him down. She kissed him on the head.
"Everything will be ok sweetie. Everything will be ok…"
Minutes turned into hours as they wait for any more news. Leonard started pacing back and forth while Penny continues holding a sleeping Sheldon on her lap. He was very worn out from all the crying and he leans into Penny.
"What the hell is taking them so long?" Leonard says. "It's after midnight."
Penny whispers so the boy won't wake up. "Calm down Leonard, this shouldn't take too long."
Taking a deep breath, Leonard then said, "You're right. You're right." He then sat down next to her and looked at Sheldon. He asked, "How is he?"
"He's fine… I guess we'll have to tell them later."
"Huh?" Leonard looked at her confused. But suddenly knows what she's talking about. "Oh. The adoption… Well, let's just wait till Amy's better, then we'll tell them. Also… I gotta be honest, I'm worried about Sheldon."
"Why?" Penny asked.
He questions back, "What if he won't like the idea about adoption? I mean, you know how he gets?"
Looking down at Sheldon, Penny then said, "Well yeah, he would have a hard time accepting change. But we'll convince him and tell him that Mary agrees to the idea. Besides, we've been handling Sheldon for a long time."
"I know… But if we do raise him, we might make him a much better person than ever before."
Penny smiled. "I think we can do it."
Just then the doctor came back into the room and says, "She's now awake. And she's desperate to see you."
"Lead the way," Leonard replied starting to follow the doctor as Penny slowly stands up with Sheldon still in her arms, careful not to jostle him.
The pair followed the doctor to the hospital room where Amy sat up awake. Her face lit up when she saw them.
"Hey honey," Leonard says with a smile. He went over to her and she gave him a hug.
"You ok? How you feeling?" Penny asked coming over with a still sleeping Sheldon.
"Better," Amy replies tiredly. "What happened to me?"
Leonard answered, "Turns out you're allergic to avocados. And your burger has some in it."
"Oh… Can I go home now?"
"No honey, you have to stay overnight. They're giving you a check up tomorrow morning."
That made Amy frown. "Oh…"
"But there's someone here who really wants to see you," Penny says and gently woke little Sheldon up.
"Huh?" Sheldon yawns lifting his head from Penny's shoulder. Penny looks over to Amy smiling and he looks over as well and his face immediately lightens up with joy.
"Amy!"
"Shelly!"
The couple giggled as the kids are very excited to see each other once again. Penny then said putting him down on the bed. "Be very careful honey."
"You're ok!" Sheldon then hugged Amy who hugs back like they haven't seen each other in a long long time.
Tears went into Penny's eyes as she sees the two who were formally a married couple and now kids who are very close. It makes her heart melt inside.
"That's so sweet of you Sheldon," Leonard said then looked at Penny knowingly about the adoption and are going to tell them.
Penny whispers, "I'd say we tell them first thing tomorrow morning."
"I would agree," her husband whispered back. Then he announces, "Now listen kiddos, Penny and I were going to tell you something… But it will have to wait till tomorrow morning. Right now, you two need to go to sleep. It's way past your bedtime."
Sheldon then complained, "But I don't want to go home! I wanna be with Amy."
"We know sweetheart. We know," Penny says. "But Amy will not be going anywhere once we get back. We wouldn't leave her in the hospital. Would we?"
Thinking for a moment, Sheldon shook his head.
"I want Shelly to stay. I always sleep with him next to me," Amy cries too. "Please don't have him leave."
Penny then had an idea. "Hey, how about Sheldon can stay till you fall asleep. Morning will come fast and he'll be here."
The girl shrugs. "I guess."
"Sheldon, think you can sing 'Soft Kitty' to her?"
"But she's not sick," Sheldon said.
"Well sweetie, she had an allergic reaction. She could use a little 'Soft Kitty' right now. Ok?"
Looking back at Amy who now is tired again. He nodded and cleared his throat before singing, "Soft Kitty. Warm Kitty. Little ball of fur… Happy Kitty. Sleepy Kitty. Purr purr purr."
Amy closed her eyes and slowly drifted off back to dreamland… But Sheldon accidentally joined her as he was still sleepy. Both arms are wrapped around each other like siblings would do.
"Such cute and adorable little angels," Penny gushes over the sight and takes another pic on her phone.
"Well like it or not," Leonard said slightly deadpanned, "They're pretty inseparable now."
"Guess we're staying here tonight?"
He sighed. "Afraid so."
Penny went to sit next to Leonard in the chairs to watch the sleeping children.
