My Love; My Life: Slipping Through My Fingers

Baby Boom I: S. Coopers

Setting: Hospital, waiting room; 2045-Sheldon is pacing the floor...

"Relax dad," Zin tells him, "the tarot cards say Paige's gonna be fine."

"Zinnia Curie Cooper," he scolds, "you know I don't want you practicing that poppy cocky in public."

"That's why I read them before we left," she mutters

"At least she doesn't play with Ouija boards," B2 buts in

"Of course not! " she snaps back, "they're dangerous if ya don't use em right n they ain't toys neither."

"She's gotta point," their dead aunt's voice comes, "usin one can be dangerous, if ya don't burn it after usin it, then yer leavin a portal fer all sorts of thing ta get out."

"Why would ya go announce that ta everyone," Elvira groans out, "now yer brother's gonna ave nightmares."

"Where's the Wolowitzs, Hofstetters n Koothrapalis?" Bay asks ignoring her friend as she becomes tangible, "why ain't Theys ere?"

"Ace, Holly n the twins went to New Jersey or Nebraska or where ever with Holly's parents to visit family," Zin tells her

"Cali n Neil went with Lib, Chali n their parents back to India for Mr. Koothrapali's mother's funeral," B2 adds in

"N Halley n Carl went with her family to visit her grandfather n his family," Georgie finishes off

"N the others?"

"Lets see..." Elvira starts with a heavy sigh, "Halley n Carl took Charlie with em," she says to her, "Barry took Berry fer a dentist appointment, Houie couldn't get off work-"

"Dallas's trainin fer the super bowl, GG's sleepin cause she just home from deployment, Louie just got deployed again," Georgie goes on, "Tina couldn't get off work, Tilly's mindin the main store for us n it's Saturday-Shey's busiest day of the week."

"I see...how're you ere B2?"

"I ask for time off a head of time."

"N what's Zin doin?" She asks as she sees the teen with a young pregnant mother

"Determining what the woman's baby's gonna be," he tells her as if it's nothing, "dad doesn't want her practicing her abilities in public, but most people see stuff like she's doing now as harmless nonsense."

"Mullet head, E," Bay starts quietly as she takes a seat next to them, "I got somethin ta tell ya, n I need ya ta listen carefully n all the way through without flippin yer lids," she tells them, "it has ta do with Hyla."

"..." Elvira starts to sink into a dark place at the mention of her first born who (as far as her family knows) was murdered three years ago

"I don't think-" Georgie starts

"Please," Bay cuts him off in a serious voice, "y'all need ta lemme tell ya this; it ain't gonna make any sense ta either of ya, n it's gonna sound crazy, but it's the truth n ya need ta hear it."

"Bay-"

"Fine," E sighs out heavily as she cuts her husband off, "go ahead."

"Hyla ain't dead yet-"

"What?!"

"Okay, now that just ain't funny Bay."

"We all saw or heard it on the radio-"

"I mean, she is technically dead," she tries again, "but she ain't dead yet."

"..." They stare at her like she's crazy