Sorry this is late guys, it was my birthday on Sunday and I completely forgot to update.

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Slamming his tray against the table, the rest of the friends glaring and huffing.

"I thought we said you were going to attempt to forget it?" Leonard sighed.

Sheldon picked up his fork, stabbing at the pasta on his plate, "And that's what I intend to do!"

Raj exchanged glances with Howard, "So what's got your panties in such a tight wad?" Howard quipped.

Sheldon huffed, since this morning he had been unable to concentrate on his work, making the most mundane mistakes and struggling to process basic information. The biologist not far from his mind.

"The university has a long tradition of recruiting and accepting scientists from other organisations to carry out their experimentation here so to use their data in research here," he began.

"Yeah, so?" Raj asked.

"So, this morning I had an unpleasant encounter with one of these so-called fostered scientists, a biologist to be more exact," Sheldon sighed.

Leonard moaned, "Oh no, you didn't give them your typical lecture on why biology is so icky, did you?"

Sheldon nodded vigorously, "Except this wasn't a casual meet and greet, she ran straight into me!"

Leonard narrowed his eyes, "So? Why are you so worked up?"

Sheldon rolled his eyes as if everything was obvious, "She blamed me! She placed carefully thought out arguments I couldn't refute and I was forced to escort her to her lab!"

At this Raj and Howard leaned in closer, "She?"

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Amy had just finished visiting the head of neuroscience and had gotten briefed on Caltech and the work she will be doing for the next couple of months.

As she looked at her watch, she realised she had just ten minutes until lunch ended and the cafeteria closed so she decided to quickly get to the cafeteria, but her phone rang.

Dr Laurel

Mmph. It was unlike Dr Laurel to call her during working hours.

"Hello Dr Laurel," Amy greeted.

"Amy, I'm so glad you answered, I need you to come straight to my office," she sounded flustered.

Amy frowned, "I'm sorry, I can't today, I have to stay and receive some equipment until quite late, is something wrong?"

Dr Laurel took a long sigh, she'd been debating whether she would even tell Amy, the foreign doctor and the hospital director completely against it, but Amy was her friend and it was her duty as a doctor to not cover this up.

"Dr Laurel?" Amy asked.

She took a deep breath, "There's been a mistake,"

Amy's frown got deeper, "A mistake?"

"The Dr I sent to carry out your check up is foreign and he got his paperwork mixed up, he was supposed to conduct an insemination the same day you went for your check up,"

Amy's heart started beating faster, her hands now clammy.

Dr Laurel sighed, "I'm sorry Amy, you were artificially inseminated with semen from a sperm bank,"

Amy stopped breathing completely, the colour drained from her face and she felt like she would pass out any moment now.

"Amy? Hello?"

"I'm here," her voice quiet and croaky.

"Listen Amy, I know this was probably not in your plans but there's a good chance you're not pregnant, IVF doesn't usually work at first attempts," she took a breath, "If you want come into my office and we'll send some blood to the lab, if not you could wait some weeks until you do a home pregnancy test or try one now but it's only been a week,"

Amy remained silent, not really listening, her mind just focused on one thing. Baby.

"I, er, have to go Dr Laurel," Amy breathed.

Dr Laurel frowned, "I really am sorry Amy,"

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With their respective lunches finished, the four friends had retreated to their offices but Sheldon was debating whether he would even be able to do some work. Instead grabbing his messenger bag and locking the door to his office he made his was down to his hacky sack room.

He walked slowly, wanting to take as much time as possible so he could soon go home.

As he went down the first flight of stairs he heard peculiar noises. He wondered if they would be rats, they were underground now.

As he walked along the narrow corridor he realised the sounds were coming from his room! He quickly turned the handle and opened the door.

It was her!

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After the call Amy wanted to get as far away from people as possible so she took the first descending stairway she found and closed herself in a room, sitting on a wooden chair.

It was then that she started crying, this wasn't in her plans, not now anyway. She was supposed to get married and have a house and it was supposed to be mutually planned.

She wondered if there was even a baby in there. She quickly took out a tissue from her bag and blew her nose. The tears continued to run down her rosy red cheeks.

She then thought about her mother, she would probably not believe her when she tells them it was accidental insemination, she'd think otherwise even though Amy was still a virgin.

She chuckled bitterly, pregnant and a virgin.

Blowing her nose again, she tried to stop the tears from falling. But then her thoughts turned to him.

The man whose semen could have now possibly made a baby inside her. She wondered who it could be. She wondered if the semen was donated or sold.

It was then that the door to her room was thrown open and he entered.

"What are you doing here?!"

They both demanded simultaneously and stared angrily when neither replied.

"This is my room," Sheldon clarified.

Amy's eyebrows knitted together, "This is your office?"

Sheldon sighed, "Of course not, this is my other room,"

Amy looked down at her bag, taking out another tissue. "I didn't see your name on it, plus if it's your room then why wasn't it locked?"

Sheldon pursed his lips, "Clearly someone else forgot to lock it,"

Sheldon saw her flustered complexion and tear stained cheeks. Alarm bells started ringing in his head.

"Are you sick?!" he almost jumped out of the room.

Amy looked at him, annoyed, "No,"

"Oh," taking steps closer, "then why are you crying and blowing your nose?"

Amy sighed stuffing the tissues into her bag and quickly standing up. As she took a first step she began to feel light headed and she stopped placing a hand on the table next to her, taking deep breaths.

"Are you okay?" she heard from above.

She nodded softly, "Just a little lightheaded, probably because I didn't have lunch,"

Sheldon frowned, her blood sugar was probably low, maybe he should take her back to his office and give her some of his marshmallows. He frowned at himself, there you go again Cooper!

He saw Amy take a deep breath and look up at him. The eyes he had seen earlier seemed dimmer, nothing like this morning.

"Would you mind giving me directions to the nearest exit, I'm afraid I don't actually remember how I got down here," Amy said quietly, trying to maintain a brave face.

Sheldon's frown became deeper, "If you want I can give you some left over marshmallows I have in my office to bring your blood sugar levels up,"

Amy looked at him almost surprised, she had put him down as arrogant and selfish, this was not expected.

She also looked into his blue eyes, they were tinged with slight worry.

"No, thank you," she said moving towards the door, "Now if you could please direct me,"

Sheldon nodded almost hurt that she didn't accept.

They walked the rest of the way in silence, Amy lost in her own thoughts until she heard him sigh.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

Sheldon looked down at her, she was considerably shorter than him.

"I was just thinking that I'd prefer to go home too now, I haven't been able to do work all day but my roommate probably would be unwilling to drive me home," he said.

"You don't drive?"

Sheldon's eyes widened almost embarrassed, "Umm, too evolved," he wondered what it was that got him so confused when he was around her.

"What?" Amy exclaimed, "You think you're too evolved to learn how to drive?"

Sheldon nodded, now somewhat proud, "I believe I present a new line of genetically superior humans, Homo Novus if you will,"

Amy laughed, not necessarily at him.

Sheldon tightened his jaw, ego hurt.

"Why are you leaving early anyway? Leaving because you can't handle being around actual scientists,"

Amy stopped mid laugh and glared at him,"It's none of your business, but I can assure you it's not because of that,"

Sheldon smiled haughtily, biologists.

As they reached her car Amy wondered why he was still walking beside her. The sky was dark already even though it was only approaching 3pm.

"Well, thank you Dr Cooper," Amy said unlocking her car.

Sheldon nodded, "Goodbye,"

As Amy sat in the car and put her seatbelt on, she realised that it began to rain slightly and in the distance she saw Dr Cooper sat on the bench by the bus stop.

Sighing, she knew what she had to do.

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Sheldon watched as Dr Fowler pulled up in front of him, "Would you like me to drive you home?"

Sheldon stared at her, "How can I be sure you're not a crazed murderer looking for her next victim?"

Amy frowned, "I could say the same about you, I guess we're just going to have to trust each other,"

Sheldon thought for a moment before standing and walking towards the car, opening the door and sitting in the passenger seat.

"Thank you," he nodded at her, he was slightly wet from the rain that had now turned into a full blown thunderstorm.

Sheldon gave her his address and they drove through the rain battered streets of Pasadena in silence. That was until Amy's stomach began to gurgle.

She hadn't eaten much since breakfast this morning and her body was making her aware of this. As she turned a corner she saw a little cafe and decided to stop there.

"I'm going to buy something to eat here, would you like to come in?" She asked him.

Sheldon looked at the cafe,"Have you been here before?"

"No,"

"Then how can you be sure that is hygiene standards are satisfactory?"

Amy ignored him, quickly opening the door to the car and running into the cafe through the pouring rain. The door had a bell warning that someone was coming in. As she approached the counter she looked around. The walls were a mustard yellow colour most covered with shelves stacked with various goods.

She heard the bell ring and looked over, Dr Cooper had come in too.

He approached her and stood next to her in front of the counter.

"What are you going to drink?" Sheldon asked.

"Tepid water, I think,"

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