«I have to tell you something»
«Go ahead, buddy»
«As Gandalf the Great said "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us"»
«When did he say so?»
«That wasn't my point, but all right... It's when Frodo, in the first movie, says "I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened". Always whining that Frodo... I get why you like him so much» Sheldon gave a look of haughty derision to his friend, which Leonard tried to ignore. «Anyway, to that, Gandalf replied "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us"»
«A wise man that Gandalf the Grey, huh?»
«Still not my point, but ok. If I have to express my feelings, I like him better when he turns white, he's more clean»
«I feel I have to disagree... However, tell me: what's your point then?»
«My point is that I wish you weren't sick, I wish we were home watching Star Trek and eating hot dog spaghetti. But that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time we still have together»
Leonard's eyes were filled with tears: «Buddy... Becoming a father did make you wiser»
«I doubt it, but go on»
I assure you, Sheldon's right: it didn't make him wiser. It made him sleepier though.
«So we'll do whatever I want?»
«Yes, whatever makes you happy»
«Even if it is to ride a motorbike together?»
«If that is what you really want, I am willing to do that with you»
«Even if it's to go birdwatching?»
«If that is what you really want...»
«Oh! Oh! What about standing in a large crowd... say... the mall during sales?»
«Now, calm down! I said happy, not dead ahead of time!»
«I'm sorry, you're right...» Leonard lowered his eyes again and the corners of his eyebrows raised higher in regret.
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After the Bang: the Babies Theory
FanfictionAfter winning the Nobel Prize, Amy and Sheldon were offered a two year research job for CERN, in Switzerland. The two years are now almost over and Amy and Sheldon's daughter is just born. Penny, Leonard, and their son Elliot came all the way to Gen...
