TBBT 4A Apartment.
"Yeah~"
Hearing Adam say that, Leonard quipped, "We were already considering how many kids to have on our first official date."
"That just shows Leslie is serious about this."
Adam smiled. "Your attitude is the problem."
"I don't know."
Seeing this, Leonard said awkwardly, "Leslie really is great, but I've never thought about officially dating her, then getting married and having children. I like doing experiments too, but finding a wife like my mother, who calculates the progress of experiments every moment of every day? Forget it."
The reason he had gotten involved with Leslie again was simply because Leslie wanted to find a man who would take things slowly and experience traditional romance.
And after being hurt by the failure of his second date with Penny, then seeing Penny immediately get a new boyfriend, he just refused to be outdone.
As for how much he actually liked Leslie, that was hard to say.
"Don't underestimate your bottom line."
Adam teased, "You seem to really hate your mother's ways, but maybe deep down, you actually like them. Wouldn't someone like Leslie be the best match for you then? Once you miss this chance, there won't be another."
"Are you kidding me?"
Leonard said incredulously, "I would like that?"
"Think about it carefully."
Adam looked at him meaningfully.
Leonard desperately craved the approval and affection of his mother Beverly. It was rooted deep in his subconscious.
If he truly hated and firmly rejected a wife who was the same type as his mother, just as he claimed, then why had he first gotten a roommate—no, a son—molded from the exact same template as his mother: Sheldon?
Sheldon saving his life and Beverly giving birth to him were really just excuses he used to convince himself to endure the