A/N: I came up with something for the mothers. I hope you all enjoy this. I think it works for my story. They are meddlesome but maybe not as bad as we all think. Penny is going to be a player in this chapter as well, along with Leonard. She plays a big part. Okay I don't hate her but she has a problem keeping her mouth shut. This issue will come out in the chapter. Sorry no Shamy in this chapter. They will be back in full force next chapter.
Okay I own don't own these charcters, I just take them out to play.
Sandy Fowler was not one to give up. She was concerned about her daughter. After she had talked to her on the phone and established she wasn't home, she wanted to find out why she really went away. She had mentioned that she and that Sheldon character were working on some issues. What were the issues? After Amy had introduced her to Sheldon, she became concerned. When Amy was in high school, she fell for many boys. She believed anything they told her. She remembered Amy's junior prom when that Jack boy had asked her to go with him. She had been so excited. She left school early and had her hair curled. She bought a beautiful dress to wear. When the time came for him to pick her up, he never showed. She waited over an hour and then went by herself. She didn't see why she couldn't. She had a ticket and was dressed for the occasion. So Sandy drove her there. When they arrived they both saw Jack, making out with another girl. Amy didn't end up going to the prom. She was devastated. The day she was introduced to Sheldon, he had spoken with her mother about having sexual relations with Amy. She was shocked. She thought she had taught her better than that. Later, her husband had told her it was a ruse so she would stay out of Amy's life.
So it had surprised her a year later when she said she was bringing someone to her Aunt Flora's 93rd birthday party. She was excited to see this new man. Then he didn't show. Amy explained that Sheldon had decided that playing some video game was more important than a commitment he had made to her. Again with this guy Sheldon. She didn't know what to believe anymore. She and her husband had invited Amy and Sheldon over on more than one occasion for dinner. It always ended up being just Amy. There was always some excuse. She started to question whether or not she really had a boyfriend. The next time they invited just Amy over and Sandy had also invited a family friend, Mark, over. Mark had just recently moved back to California after completing law school. He was going to work for the District Attorney's office in Los Angeles. He was perfect for Amy. He was smart, good looking, and made a good living. Amy was not happy about it. She was very nice to Mark but explained to him that she was sorry her mom had misled him, but she was already involved with someone else. He had no idea and apologized.
Her husband had told her to back off for a while. If Amy had wanted her to meet Sheldon, she would bring him around eventually. He for one believed Amy. He had never seen her happier. She also talked about him all the time. He had looked this Sheldon up online and found he was a very well-known physicist. He worked at Caltech in string theory. He was a published theoretical physicist with two doctorates. If this young man was dating his daughter, Jerry Fowler was impressed. So he had talked to his wife about leaving Amy alone for once. But she wasn't one to listen to that kind of advice. She continued to bring men over to meet Amy. Eventually she stopped coming around. He called her often to see how she was doing. She talked about Sheldon and all his accomplishments. She seemed smitten with him. He was happy for her.
She used her spare key that Amy had given her to get into the apartment. She looked around for proof she had a boyfriend. She found nothing of significance in her living room. In her room she found a picture of her and Sheldon. They were sitting on what appeared to be a couch. They were just sitting smiling. They weren't holding hands or anything that made them appears to be a couple. She continued to look around the apartment and found a directory from Caltech. She knew that was where she was working. She had mentioned at one point that was where Sheldon worked as well. She decided to see if he was in there. She found his name and address listed in the directory. She saw that he had a roommate who also worked at Caltech. She was wondering if he was home and knew what had happened. She decided she would go over to the apartment and find out for herself.
Sandy found her way to 4311 Los Robles Ave. and made her way in. She was standing in front of the elevator when a young blond woman walked in from outside.
"Oh no, the elevator's broken. The sign must have fallen off again."
"Well then I guess I have to walk up."
"What apartment are you looking for?" She asked her.
"4A. I guess that means 4 flights of stairs."
"Are you here to see Leonard?" She wasn't sure why this woman would be here to see her fiancé, but thought maybe she was from the university.
"I am here to see him so I can talk about his roommate, Dr. Sheldon Cooper."
"Oh Lord, what did Sheldon do now?" She asked her.
"You know Sheldon?"
"Yes, Leonard is my fiancé, so I know Sheldon pretty well. Can I ask who you are?"
"My name is Sandy Fowler."
"Are you Amy's mother?"
"You know my daughter?"
"She is my best friend. I know her very well. Did something happen to the two of them? I just spoke with them yesterday afternoon. You do know they aren't here right? Last time I checked they had made it to Colorado."
"Oh yes I know they are on some kind of month long vacation, but I don't know why. Amy told me their decision to go on this vacation was last minute. They left on Monday she said."
"They left on Monday. It was definitely last minute. I didn't even know they were going on this trip. Well I knew Sheldon was leaving but we found out Amy joined him after they left, when they called us."
"So he knew he was taking a trip and invited her last minute."
"Why don't we finish this discussion in the apartment? Sheldon's mother is here. She has been asking a lot of questions as well. Maybe you two can talk and see if they relayed any information to either of you that could be helpful. I am not sure I can help."
"Oh I think you can. Why don't you join me when we get there?"
"I was heading there anyway because we needed eggs. Mrs. Cooper sent me out to get them. I will walk up with you."
They walked up the last two flights of stairs and Penny let them both into 4A. Mary was busy making breakfast for them all and Leonard was sitting in his chair sipping his coffee.
"Good morning sweetie." Penny greeted her fiancé with a kiss. "I picked up some more eggs for you Mary."
"Oh thank you dear." She answered and took the bag from her. "And may I ask who your friend is here."
"Mary, Leonard, this is Sandy Fowler, Amy's mother. She was just coming over here to ask you some questions about this vacation that Sheldon and Amy took."
"Oh dear, I would hardly call it a vacation." Mary said to her.
Penny wasn't sure what Mary meant by that but she was certainly not going to argue. She wasn't even sure she wanted to get involved in this conversation.
"What do you mean by that?" Sandy asked Mary.
"Oh I mean, they are on a vacation, but it wasn't planned. My son, in his infinite wisdom, decided his life was in shambles and ran away from all his problems. Well I am not sure he ran away from them all, I think he took one with him."
"And may I ask what you mean by that?"
"I mean, I think he and Amy had some kind of fight but then he asked her to join him on his journey. He told me everything that happened but what went on with him and Amy. I tried to get her to talk about it but she wouldn't budge and then they hung up on me."
"They did the same to me today. Amy told me they had issues to work out. She didn't go into any details. I thought I would come here and try to get some answers."
Leonard and Penny tried to leave the apartment while the two women were talking but they were at the door when Mary called them back in.
"Leonard, Penny where are you two going?"
"Oh well, I thought maybe you guys would like to have your discussion alone so we were heading over to Penny's apartment." Leonard told her.
"Sit down." Mary said to them. "Now what do you know? What happened between Amy and Sheldon that they have to work out? I thought everything was going smoothly with them. What I witnessed yesterday looked awfully cozy."
"What? I knew it! Sheldon seduced my daughter while having problems. It was probably his way of making things right."
"Now hold on just a moment." Mary said to her. "My Shelly is not that kind of a man. I raised him better than that."
"Okay ladies, let's not argue about this." Leonard interrupted.
"That's right. Neither one of them is seducing the other. As far as we know, the two of them have gone no further than kissing. They have been dating a long time and do not have the kind of relationship other couples have. Their relationship started as a relationship of the mind. They only recently introduced a more physical aspect to the relationship. I don't think they are sleeping together yet." Penny stated. "Hell, they probably have a time table in that relationship agreement Sheldon wrote about when certain physical things will take place."
"A relationship agreement, what is that?" Sandy asked.
"Yeah, I am kind of curious too." Mary agreed.
"Um, I don't think that is for me to say." She had already said too much.
"No dear. I think you said plenty. I would like to know what a relationship agreement is. If my son has done something stupid I would like to know."
"Mary, you know how Sheldon likes everything ordered right?" Leonard asked her.
"Yes."
"Well we have what we call a roommate agreement. It is a series of arrangements that I agreed to when I moved in here. Ours is about 100 pages long. It is very thorough. It specifies the kind of food we eat, what the temperature of our thermostat should be set at and much more."
"My son made an agreement that you signed so that you could live here? What possessed you to do that?"
"It was the best apartment at the time and it wasn't really that horrible of a notion. We have set nights to do things. I mean he had gotten a lot more lax with it recently but it still is a sore spot sometimes."
"So my Amy signed an agreement like this to be in a relationship with him?"
"I think so" Leonard answered her.
"Unbelievable. I knew this relationship was a farce! He isn't good enough for her. She signed a contract to be able to have a boyfriend."
"Mrs. Fowler" Penny injected. "They have a very real relationship. They deeply care about one another. It is extremely obvious to everyone who hangs out with them. I don't think the agreement is as restrictive as the one Leonard signed. It is used as a guide post for them. Sheldon needs his order and Amy recognized that. She signed it without argument. But I know she has been fighting for changes in it."
"It doesn't change the fact she signed it to begin with."
"Sandy, may I call you Sandy?" Mary said. Sandy nodded. "These kids are right; my son is very ordered in his life. Everything has to be just right to him. I am sure the agreement these two signed were just to keep him on track in his mind. My son has some special characteristics."
"If you don't think it is too restrictive on her then I guess I can understand. Amy has her quirks too."
"I have met her. She is a very unique individual." Mary agreed.
"I only met Sheldon once and that was before they were officially dating. Amy presented him as her boyfriend because I insisted she go out on at least one date a year. I think she wanted to get me off of her back. He didn't make a good impression. They implied sex well before it happened, if it did yet. My husband had something to do with that. He told me later it was a joke. He has never met me in person. It seems he is avoiding us."
"I have seen Amy since they started dating but only got to talk to her that one time when Sheldon and she had an argument early in the relationship and they broke it off. My son replaced her with 25 cats. His friends were worried. I have never seen my son pining over a woman so I knew your daughter was special. Sheldon doesn't show his emotions very well. But I can tell you he is in love, even if he hasn't admitted it yet. Every time he calls me or his meemaw, he talks and talks about her. If he isn't in love I would be surprised."
"But it doesn't explain what happened this week to make them take off like this."
"Sheldon has been through a bunch of things in these last few weeks." Leonard said to them. "First he wanted to change his field and Caltech wouldn't allow it. It took him weeks to decide what field he wanted to study. He drove us all crazy. He was hired at Caltech and the grants pay for him to study string theory. He was told he couldn't change his field of study. It angered him. He almost quit. Penny and I got engaged and we want to live together. I suggested he may like living in 4B. I realize this was his apartment first but it is bigger for two people. He didn't like the suggestion."
"I would think not." Mary said to him. "But what happened with Amy? I know all this other stuff including his comic book store burning down."
"It really isn't our business to say." He answered her.
"But they had a problem and now they are on a journey of discovery together. It makes no sense unless she did something that made him feel uncomfortable as well. Did she suggest they have sex?" Mary asked.
"I don't think that is what she did." Penny said. She was trying to avoid telling them what happened as well.
"Please just tell us what they fought about." Sandy said. "It may ease our minds as to why they are away."
"They have a right to know." Penny said to Leonard.
"If Sheldon and Amy wanted them to know they would tell them. I refuse to be a part of another one of your doing what is for the best. It backfired on us the last time."
"That's not fair. Amy was being unfair."
"No you heard our friends, we were unfair to her. That is part of the reason she didn't tell us she went. We messed up. I am not going to again. Let them tell their mothers if they want them to know."
"Now Leonard, Penny is right. We have the right to know why our children went away together. If they fought maybe we can help them."
"See what did I tell you?" Penny said.
"Penny, you said it yourself when we saw Sheldon, they are grown adults. They can make their own decisions. We know that they have not told these two what happened and we are not going to tell them either."
"Maybe you aren't, but I think they need to know."
"Well what happened then?" Mary asked her.
"I'm going for a walk." Leonard told her. "I need to think about some things."
Leonard left the apartment and took out his phone. He saw there was a message from Sheldon. He listened to it and heard his friend telling them that maybe Mrs. Fowler may try to come and find out what was going on. He didn't want them to say anything for fear she may try and find them. Leonard went back in to the apartment to tell Penny about the message but he was too late. Both Mary and Sandy looked shocked as she explained that Amy wanted to move in with Sheldon and he ran away and insulted her. She explained that after she talked to Amy that Sheldon had realized he was wrong. He called to apologize and then asked her to join him on the trip. They took off together with nothing but the clothes on their backs. She then showed them the pictures from the Grand Canyon.
"Well they sure look cozy." Sandy said to the room.
Leonard knew they would be in trouble if these two moms had any ideas about conspiring to bring them back so he interrupted the conversation.
"Hey I got a message from Sheldon warning us you may come here Mrs. Fowler. I want to let you know they did not want you to know what you were just told. They are afraid you may try and come after them. Look, I know you may be upset about this turn of events but you must believe us when we say you need to stay out of their relationship. I know they are your children but they are both over 30 and have every right to some alone time. We here have been way too involved in what they do and it has almost destroyed them sometimes. I am telling you, let them be please."
"I think these kids may be right." Mary said to Sandy. "They obviously have some issues to work out on their own. Sheldon would be upset if I called and tried to meddle some more."
"Amy will be also. I at least know why now." She wasn't convinced it was a good reason but what else could she do.
"Okay so now that this is settled would anyone like some breakfast?" Mary asked them.
The 4 of them shared breakfast together. They all got to know each other a little bit better. After they finished, Leonard excused himself. He made a quick phone call out of earshot. He got voicemail.
"Hey guys its Leonard. I got your message too late. Amy's mom was here this morning. Your mom's talked to us this morning and asked about your fight. Just so you guys are aware…..they know."
A/N: I hope you enjoyed the interactions between Mary and Sandy. Let me know. I can take it if you didn't like it, I promise.