Kind of a filler chapter, but the next chapter is ready so as soon as this story gets at least ten reviews I will put up the next one and be warned, this story which began as a one shot is getting very twisty in my head. :)
For theophilusrex a loyal reviewer, :P
Disclaimer from previous chapters applies.
"Dinner's ready, guys." Penny said to Leonard, Sheldon and the twins who were showing them every single toy they had.
"Alright." Sheldon said getting up from the couch.
"Great, I'm starving." Leonard said rubbing his hands together and making his way to the table that just happened to sit 6 people.
"Leonard, you sit here, as always." Penny said pointing to the head of the table. She had a cunning plan up her sleeve, she knew the Shamy still felt something for each other and she was going to make them realise it.
"Ames, you sit here," Penny said pointing to one of the side chairs, "The twins will sit here across from you," she continued, "and Moonpie, you have to sit here, next to Amy." Penny finished with a beaming smile.
Amy and Sheldon looked briefly at each other before taking a seat in their designated spots; they stayed in silence until Penny brought the food.
"Spaghetti with little hot dogs!" Sheldon exclaimed at the same time as the twins said, "Spaghetti with little hot dogs!"
"Just like my mom used to make!"
"Just like mommy makes!"
The twins and Sheldon both said at the same time. Sheldon looked at Amy, surprised that she made this for the twins seeing as it was his favourite meal, Amy just avoided eye contact with him and continued eating.
"So Sheldon, now that you have proved string theory, what's your next step?" Leonard said putting a mouthful of spaghetti into his mouth.
"Well, being the man of schedule and routine that I am, I have carefully planned out my life from now on, step by step." Sheldon said proudly.
Leonard rolled his eyes, "And the first step would be?"
"Firstly, I plan on calling Leslie Winkle and giving her a hearty 'I told you so' about all the times when she thought that the universe was loopy, can you believe it? Loopy!"
The twins giggled suddenly making all of the adults' eyes fall on them, "What's so funny?" Penny asked.
Tyler giggled his hand over his mouth, "Mommy also said that daddy was loopy!"
Penny and Leonard erupted into laughter along with the twins, whereas Sheldon frowned at a reddening Amy Farrah Fowler and said, "I'm not 'loopy', my mother had me tested!"
Amy turned to him and replied, "Although, I personally would have gone through with the follow-up.", she quickly swivelled in her chair to face the front and stuffed a forkful of food into her mouth.
"I'm sorry Sheldon but I beg to differ, having lived you for some time I can safely say you are crazy, Mr Bongos-Embrace-the-Chaos!"
Penny erupted in laughter and even Amy giggled.
"Returning to the topic at hand, now that I have effectively won my Nobel Prize, I do plan to dabble some in Black Hole Thermodynamics or I might even be more adventurous and solve the early Earth matter versus anti matter mass conundrum." Sheldon said picking up his fork full of spaghetti.
"Ahh how adventurous!" Leonard concluded.
"Is it the one where matter won over antimatter in the Big Bang, although equal parts were said to have been created?" Marie asked, Sheldon nodded.
"I believe the earth is headed for the Big Yawn seeing how the red shift from distant galaxies has shown that their speed is increasing." Tyler informed the group, Penny was amazed at how much the kids knew compared to how little she knew, although she had heard about a TV sitcom called the The Big Bang Theory, mmph I wonder if that counts, she thought.
When her attention came back to the group she heard Amy mention something about curing Raj from his selective mutism by shutting down the inhibitor in his prefrontal cortex through a placebo pill.
"Yes I remember the placebo pill meant that the neurons carrying the muting electrical message did not reach his vocal chords thus allowing vocal communication with females." Marie said, causing Sheldon to look at her then at Amy.
"Why is it that they seem to know so much about neurobiology and so little about physics, I remember telling you that nothing would exist if it wasn't for physics." Sheldon said reaching over to pick up his glass of water and briefly feeling Amy's elbow rub against his arm causing his tachycardia to return after not having it for so many years; he was starting to think that Amy could have something to do with it.
Amy just shrugged and said, "I was always more able to teach them about neurobiology in a far more complex way than I could physics, but they are starting to show an interest in it although I have only told them about the Big Bang Theory seeing as I thought they should start from the beginning."
Silence descended the group, until Penny spoke up, "So Sheldon how was Switzerland?"
Sheldon looked at her blankly, "As normal as a country with central European weather, that ranges from 18 to 28 degrees and -2 to 7 degrees in winter, which also inhabits part of the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator could be." He returned to his plate.
"Okaaaaay." Penny said, suddenly she realised that obviously Sheldon didn't do any sight-seeing or anything of the sorts, if anything he probably never left the large atom thingy.
"Sheldon, what was the Large Hadron Collider like? Plans are being made at Caltech to go with a group of scientists for a few days." Leonard asked, hoping that this would develop into a conversation that would make the tension more bearable.
"Leonard I really don't understand what you expect, as I said to Penny it is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator and expanding on said statement it is made of a variety of materials, such as metals and common polymers." Sheldon said confusion and frustration invading his facial features.
"Daddy what are you talking about?" Marie asked.
"As I said Sheldon, they've only dabbled in physics." Amy stated after looking at Sheldon's shocked face.
"Well when I was four years old, I already knew what the Large Hadron Collider was and its various uses." Sheldon said back.
"Indeed, but question them about the location of the falx celebri, you only learnt that when I taught it to you during a visit to my lab…" Amy stopped as memories she had tried to forget and block out came pouring back in.
"Mommy, the falx celebri descends vertically in the long…itudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres." Tyler chimed at his mother, who winked and smiled at him.
"It is also made of dura mater and is known to calcify with age." Marie continued, this time looking at their father.
Leonard was grinning at a stunned Sheldon and Penny had her mouth hanging open amusedly.
"Yes, well as I mentioned when we first met, I find it unnecessary to familiarise myself with yucky, icky stuff." Sheldon said barely turning his head in Amy's direction, she just continued eating, completely disregarding his statement.
Just then the crying of an infant child was heard and Penny and Leonard stood immediately, "We'll be back." Penny said to them.
As they left, Marie had a puzzled look on her face, "What's the matter Marie?" Amy asked.
"Mommy, why wasn't daddy here before, when we were little?" she asked completely confused.
Amy and Sheldon shared panicked looks; they had no idea what to say.
"Daddy was working in Switzerland." Amy said causing Sheldon to glare at her.
"Oh." Marie said sadly. Sheldon didn't know what to say, so he decided to stick with the truth, "But I won't be leaving again." He said softly.
Amy's mouth popped open at the statement and she looked at Sheldon very closely, examining his face for any hints of hesitation; there were none.
After dinner, Sheldon informed the group that he had already bought an apartment near their old Los Robles apartment after graciously declining Penny's invitation that he stay over.
Amy and the twins were also getting to leave, before Penny said, "Guys, why don't we go out together next week?"
"Where do you propose we go?" Amy asked, placing her fork on her now empty plate.
"The zoo!" the twins exclaimed.