"𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙜𝙪𝙮, 𝙛𝙞𝙭 𝙢𝙚"

Paige

I went up the stairs and walked into Sheldon and Missy's room. But I soon realised that it was only Sheldon's room now. I checked the other rooms and found one which I assumed was Missy's. It had Cyndi Lauper posters hanging on the wall and teddy bears lying on the bed. I opened the closet, picked out some relaxing sweatpants and a loose shirt and took a shower. It's been a long time since I've visited the Coopers, I thought. The last time I'd been here, Missy and Sheldon were still sharing rooms. I wondered where Georgie might be.

I turned on the hot water and let it pour down onto me. It felt nice to get rid of the smell of beer and puke. I finished the shower, dried myself, changed my clothes and wrapped the towel around my hair.

"Are you done yet?" Sheldon said from the other side of the door.

I unlocked and opened the door. "Bathroom's all your's," I said.

I walked into the living room, bellyflopped onto the couch and turned on MTV.

Some time passed and I suddenly heard Sheldon say "Can we watch Professor Proton" behind me. I rolled my eyes.

"Fine" I replied and tapped on the cushion next to me for him to sit. Sheldon ordered for me to move as I was sitting in his spot. I moved and he sat down next to me, wearing clothes I'd never seen him wear before.

"The hell are you wearing?" I asked. Sheldon looked at me, offended. He was wearing a white shirt with a print of the periodic table on it, matched with black pants.

"Clothes?" He said annoyed. "Is there anything wrong with it?" He added.

I shook my head, wondering where the collared shirts and bow ties were. Sheldon kept quiet and continued watching Professor Proton.

Sheldon's hair was different. It wasn't being suffocated with hair gel for once. And if I'm being honest, it looked good. I couldn't help but look at him. His pale skin, broad shoulders, dark hair and blue eyes. His side profile close to perfect. He had an adam's apple now. He looked so mature in a way, a way that I hadn't noticed until now.

I felt my face get hotter. Surely it was just because the room was a bit warmer than it normally is, right? Sheldon of course, didn't notice me staring him down. He was too fixated on Professor Proton that even if a black hole appeared in the backyard, he wouldn't even notice.

He suddenly moved and looked up at the clock. "Aha, time for a bowel movement!" he said and marched into the bathroom with his head held high.

I could feel the tint in my cheeks slowly fade and the butterflies in my stomach die.