The love language

The scooter

I was apprehensive about Amy and Sheldon. Their discovery was being threatened by two guys who didn't know much about the experiment they did. Being lost in thought I didn't notice what Wheaton was saying.

"Is everything all right?" He asked with a worried expression.

"Yes, it is." I smiled at him "Is just Amy. I'm worried about her."

"Why?" He didn't have a pleasant expression on his face.

"I know you don't like her, and I'm not close with her either. But she is Raj's friend, and Raj told her about how they might lose their Nobel to a couple of incompetent dudes."

He nods.

"Well, if it's important to you then it is to me." He continues with his beverage "But you shouldn't worry about that. Nobel prizes aren't given by popularity and yes to ability. Which for them is good, after all, they lack in the first aspect."

Well, he is right.

"Anyway," I sigh, "I asked to see you to thank you for the dungeons and dragons sessions." He looks at me with a puzzled expression "But I think I will not be able to come anymore."

"Why not? All the guys like you there, you are an important part of the team now."

"I thank you for the invite and the words, but I won't be able to keep the secret if this continues any longer. I don't like keeping secrets, especially from my boyfriend."

"Boyfriend." he whispers "I really can't comprehend why a girl like you is with a guy like him."

"Because I like him, that's it." I smile "Besides, while I do understand that you dislike him, Raj has a lot of incredible features that make him my ideal man."

I somehow feel that this makes Wheaton sad and I know this is a further reason why I shouldn't go to the game sessions anymore. Something in me was telling me that this man was interested romantically in me. 

And I didn't want to lead him on.

"Are you sure you want to quit?"

"Yes, I'm."

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Walking through the parking lot, Raj sees a scooter and smiles, looking at his best friend.

"You used to have one of these, right?"

"Yes, I did" Howard smiles, looking at the scooter with the sale sign. "Do you remember when we would get in the scooter and then look at the girls?"

"Yes." Raj smiled fondly "We would look, look, and look some more."

"Remember the girl who said hi to us?" 

"Yes. I remember how fast we ran that night." Raj then looks at his friend "You love that thing, but I never saw the scooter again."

"Well, I didn't need it anymore" Howard shrugs "I got my girl. And then she made me sell it."

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The next day Howard excitedly takes Raj to the parking lot and shows proudly the previous object to his friend.

"You bought me a scooter?"

"No, I bought me a scooter!"

"Then why did you make me close my eyes?"

"I wanted to see the expression you would make when you saw how happy I was."

"Wait, one second" Raj says, after remembering yesterday's conversation " Won't Bernadette be mad when she finds out?"

"She's not gonna. I'm keeping it here, at the university."

"My dad kept a secret at work too, but it was a receptionist." Raj says, a little bit sad "Did you mind if I ride it sometimes? I think Felicity would like to take a ride on it."

"Sure, whatever you want."

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"So, what happened to the scooter?" I ask looking at Raj in front of me. "Bernadette was pretty mad because of it, I could sense her hate in her voice." I shudder "I was scared for Howard."

"He sold it to Bert." Raj bites his sandwich "He didn't want to be killed because of a scooter."

"So" I started "Do you think that Bert would lend it  to us?"

"No." Raj shakes his head sadly "Unfortunately he crash it in a car. Thankfully the car was not moving, so only the scooter was damaged."

"He crashed in an unmoving car?"

"Yes." He smiles at me "But he could meet a girl because of that. He is now going out with a nurse."

A/N: This short chapter because lately, I've been lacking inspiration because of a health problem I'm having. Nothing serious, but I'm treating it so it won't cause me any more pain. Thanks for reading it!