The theater was crowded, filled with hordes of science wannabes and posers who thought watching one documentary on the Higgs Boson particle would garner them a degree in Theoretical physics. Sheldon Cooper had long since picked out the best seat in the house and was awaiting his doting roommate who was retrieving the refreshments for the evening. He knew the acoustic sweet spot of that particular theater well and he had staked his claim early, before the hoi polloi arrived. He sent Leonard to fetch his much needed box of red vines and slushee while Sheldon guarded his seat to the right of him, like he was in charge of watching the Ark of the Covenant.
While Sheldon waited for Leonard's return, he spent the time vacillating between growling at would be seat stealers and playing on his phone. Becoming involved in his game, he did not notice the approach of another seat stealer till he heard a husky voice rising above the crowd, "Excuse me.... Pardon me... Excuse me..." He looked up to see a long haired brunette inching her way past seated patrons by facing the screen and shuffling past their feet. She was wearing a striped cardigan fitted tightly around her hips that themselves were showcased by a form fitting pair of jeans. As she inched closer to Sheldon, he couldn't take his eyes off her posterior that was popped up like a shelf as she crept toward the empty seat next to Sheldon which had been reserved for Leonard.
Sheldon was in a daze as she inched past him, whispering 'pardon me', in a low throaty voice that reverberated in his ears. He was transfixed on her hind quarters and her shiny brown hair that glided back and forth each time she took a step closer. Finally, the woman sat next to Sheldon and beamed a brilliant white toothed smile to him, "Is this seat taken?" She was already cozied into seat and had crossed her legs. She leaned on the arm rest and toward Sheldon and popped her eyes open wide to wait for a reply. He could smell the hint of mint off her breath as she spoke and he caught a whiff of some other fragrance wafted off her hair as she pulled it toward the right side of her face.
Sheldon noticed her green eyes immediately. They were beaming at him. They were dark green with speckles of gold flecks, like fire flies in a forest. She had on a pair of horned rimmed glasses with a hint of green in the fake tortoise shell frames that set off her eyes and high cheek bones perfectly. Sheldon's mouth dropped an inch as he stared at her. He barely heard her ask again, "Excuse me, is this seat taken?" She smiled again, and Sheldon drew in a quick breath to fuel his answer
"Um.. Yes.. by you, it seems." Sheldon's snarky answer was in striking contrast to his wide grin.
"Oh, wonderful. This is best spot in the theater. I'm surprised it was open!" The woman turned again and gave Sheldon a toothy grin. "Seems everyone wants to know about the supposed "God particle." What a joke! Where were all these folks when the Tau Neutrino was discovered, am I right?"
Sheldon finally found some words, "EXACTLY! I have been saying that since this whole hootenanny started. They put the word God on something, and suddenly everyone is all a twitter!"
"Uh... I bet they tweeted that!" The brunette snickered and pulled her hair around her ear. The woman cocked her head as she studied Sheldon, "Are you from the South?"
"Yes. Texas born and bred. I have heard my share of oh God's in East Texas. My mother used to make me attend church once a year."
"I have no problem with the concept of a deity, but the notion that it might take attendance is baffling." She cocked her head as she contemplated the idea. Sheldon smirked at her response and leaned closer to her.
Sheldon and the woman spoke of nothing and everything in the 15 short minutes before the film. He could deduce she was brilliant, as intelligent as he which was a phenomena in its own right. Their conversation morphed from particle physics to alternate history to early Greek philosophers. The brunette seemed fascinated at everything he said and moved closer to him each time he gave her another fact pulled from his eidetic memory. The entire time, Sheldon was so taken by the woman, he never had the chance to ask her name.
