The Only Exception || The Big Bang Theory

twenty-four

Two months later...

It was 12:24 p.m. Lunch had passed and Sheldon and Angela had to skip because they were running behind again. It was obvious now. They were distracted. Too distracted. People were getting curious about the two. Now, that wasn't good. The curiosity began when they were both arrested two months ago. The sad thing is that even their friends were getting curious. They never told them because they wanted to be very secretive. The only people that knew was Leonard and Penny.

Sheldon was stressed, Angela was stressed, and everything around them was just tumbling about on the both of them. It was complicated.

Angela's smoking had gotten worse. Everyday was a new pack. The only good part about this, was that she had a lot of things to say at girls' night. Which got Penny, Bernadette, and Emily worried about her since she always comes home looking tired.

Time was not on their side.

"Sheldon, you should take a break." Angela told him, working on Sheldon's whiteboard.

"Breaks don't do us any good." He stated, typing up reports on their theory. Those were like diaries.

"You need it. Go."

"And who are you to boss me around?" Sheldon harshly said.

Angela huffed and rolled her eyes, "I'm not "bossing" you around. I'm caring for you."

"You sound like my mother."

"And you sound like a disobedient child." Angela shot back.

"I am not a child."

"And I am not your mother."

Sheldon looked up from his laptop, "Why is it hard to understand that I don't need a break?"

Angela kept working on the whiteboard, "Because you given me too many breaks and I need to return the favor."

Sheldon groaned, "I'm staying here."

"Sheldon, Leonard told me you stay up at night to work on this pain in the behind. You need this break."

"I don't need anything."

"Why are you being so stubborn?!" Angela raised her voice.

"Because I don't need it!" Sheldon raised his voice back.

They were lucky Sheldon's office door was closed.

Angela stopped working on the whiteboard and turned to look at Sheldon,"Yes, you do! Why is it so hard to just go outside and get fresh air or be with Leonard or Raj or Howard?!"

"We are way behind on schedule and if I do take one break, it will decrease our chances on being done with all of this early!"

"Why are you acting like this project cannot be done without you?! We are working together, Sheldon! I'm here, and I am helping you and doing what's best for the both of us." Angela told him.

"You think you know what's best for the both of us?" Sheldon asked.

She hesitantly answered, "Yes."

Sheldon stood up from his office chair, "Well, if you do...we wouldn't be in this gigantic mess! If you knew exactly, we wouldn't be arguing about me taking a stupid break!"

"I am just trying to take care of you! You're going to get sick!"

"I am not going to get sick. Sickness won't do anything to me."

"Yes, it will! If you cared so much about this, you would be trying to not get sick because if you did, we're going to fall behind!" Angela yelled, making massive hand gestures.