A/N: Here it is, as promised. I'm sorry I'm such as a perfectionist, but to channel my inner Sheldon, if you're going to do something, do it right. LOL

Remember to review if you can. I have to know if I suck and Mama needs her brain candy! LOL

Disclaimer: I don't own BBT, but like to take the Shamy and others out to play sometimes.

Sheldon finished brushing his teeth and gargled with water. He put on his plaid robe over his pajamas before heading into the kitchen for a glass of water before bed. He leaned against the sink and smiled as he remembered the events of the evening.

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Sheldon shaved his face, being more meticulous as usual since he wanted to look his best. The fact that no one wanted to join him as an alien still annoyed him, but one of his goals that he decided on when he came back was to let go of control once in a while and just enjoy the moment...or attempt to participate without comments on its stupidity.

From his research, he knew there would be high jinks abode. He bought a flask the day before for spiking the punch with pomegranate juice. He promised his mother he wouldn't do drugs and he didn't want his Amy to be inebriated tonight. Everyone would still be high from all the antioxidants his hooch contained.

Of course, he would get prom king and Amy would be queen, since they were the smartest. Monarchy weren't elected, but his research showed that this king and queen were, which made no sense whatsoever, but if he was going to do prom, he would do it right.

There would be dancing, but thanks to his cotillion training, he could master that. His girlfriend wasn't so bad herself on the dance floor. Of course, they would take over and show their group how it was done.

Penny's words about mating after prom made him think of what he and Amy could do after Prom was over. Since no one wanted to be an alien, she wouldn't be able to shoot her eggs into space. As there was always an 'after prom' party and breakfast, maybe they would hang out at the apartment afterwards before finding a place for dining. However, it had to a place with cereal as Saturday was cereal day while watching Doctor Who, which he programmed with DVR in case he overslept. All of this was past his usual bed time, but he knew to do this prom thing properly, he needed to do all of it, hence the nap he took earlier in the afternoon.

He maintained confidence to his friends, but inside he was nervous because he didn't want to mess this up for Amy. He wanted to make up for leaving her this summer and for all the dumb stuff he did to her over the years.

Secretly, he couldn't wait to see her in her new prom dress. He always complimented her when she "dolled up a bit" for special occasion as a good boyfriend would. How other men missed out on the prize that was Amy Farrah Fowler was beyond him, but it worked out in his favor. For that, he was more grateful than he would ever let on.

"Sheldon! Are you almost done! I have to shave and shower, too you know"

The physicist came back to reality and noticed he was almost done. "Yeah, yeah I hear you. Remember Leonard, if you are going to do something, do it right. Do you want me with marks on my face? Is that how one looks to go to their Prom?"

Outside, Leonard rolled his eyes. "No, but a smart one is not late to pick up his date to Prom, either."

Sheldon perked up. Tardiness short of a zombie apocalypse or natural disaster was not acceptable. Quickly finishing up, he dried his face. Making sure his body was dry he quickly slipped on clean underwear and his robe before running out of the bathroom and to his bedroom.

When he got in, he pulled out his tux again and admired it before taking it out of the bag. "A Southern gentleman never keeps a lady waiting"

Across the hall in 4B, Penny was helping Amy with her makeup.

"Ames, your dress is so pretty. Sheldon is going to die when he sees you"

"Yeah, I do look pretty" Amy said but became quiet again.

Penny had an idea why and moved to banish those thoughts. "Amy, Bernadette said a very crappy thing, but she didn't mean it. You know that, right?"

"Yes, we're past that" Amy said, but a part of her still felt hurt because she still wondered if it was true. Why else would Sheldon only until several months ago introduce kissing into the Relationship Agreement?

"Ames, what others think doesn't matter. Only what you think….maybe Doctor Wackadoodle to a degree"

Amy laughed. "As a scientist, I agree. But as a woman, well….."

Penny took her hands to her friend's face to make her look towards her. "Ames, I've known him for seven years. You are the only woman I've even seen him make anything even close to goo goo eyes, or whatever Sheldon does. He's come a long way since Valentine's Day. The two of you have made out on date nights and he's more open about his feelings. You've even said you and Sheldon have gotten closer since he got back"

Penny smiled when she saw she was getting through to her best friend. "Sweetie, he knows you're a woman, believe me. Also believe me that when he sees you, the boy will be struck stupid. No matter what dumb thing he says, he will feel the same about you."

"Well, I've noticed since I have stopped pressuring him about coitus, he's more affectionate with me. Maybe I just needed to let him go at his own pace"

Penny suddenly remembered the conversation she had earlier with him. 'Uh oh'

"What's the matter, Penny?"

The blonde came back to reality. "N-nothing. Just remembering that I have to wear my flats tonight for Leonard"

"Is he going to wear his lifts?"

"He said he was"

Amy smiled. "I know you had reservations about this, Bestie, but this is going to be a better prom for both of us"

Penny smiled as she realized Amy was right. "Yeah, it will, won't it?"

The girls came together in a hug. Penny's face changed to one of nervousness. 'Please say I didn't mess up Amy's chances with Sheldon'

She then realized he didn't seem freaked out when he left earlier. 'I'm just reading something into nothing. If I'm wrong, I'm so going junior rodeo on him for being a dumbass.'

As his roommate went into the kitchen, Sheldon snapped out of his funk and finished going through his wallet, making sure his identification was present along with credit cards and money to take Amy to breakfast. Leonard's words reverberated through his mind again.

'Just because all your friends are having sex doesn't mean you have to'

'A lot of people lose their virginity on prom night'

'You don't have hormones'

Leonard was wrong. He did have hormones, ones that have been harder to fight off in the last three years. He thought about the trigger for his emotional downfall the last four years…..his neuroscientist vixen.

Tonight, it was prom. One of the rituals is to have coitus after the dance.

"Oh dear Lord" He said to himself.

"Sheldon, come on. The girls are waiting"

Taking a deep breath, the physicist joined his shorter roommate out the door and across the hall. 'I will be fine. I will be fine. It will be just like date night'

Those thoughts ended when he saw Amy come out right after Penny. She was absolutely beautiful in her blue dress. His resolve crumbled more when she complimented him on how handsome she thought he was in his tux.

He heard Penny and Leonard speak, but all he could see was his Amy, the beautiful creature that was haunting his dreams more and more. He gulped as his mind was suddenly blank as he continued to stare as his girlfriend. 'I'll be okay...it's just a dance...just a dance'

He was almost back to his normal, but then Leonard told everyone about his alien sexual organs. The tentative grip he had on himself broke. "Excuse me"

He walked quickly back to the apartment. After he lectured his friends, he shut the door and ran into his room. His breathing was more labored but he didn't feel the urge to pass out. Quickly he typed in his symptoms into Google.

"Panic attack?" Eliminating the other options, he went into the message board and scrolled until he saw the message from SoccerMom09.

"Lay down and elevate your feet while taking deep cleaning breaths"

He did as he read, but it was difficult as he kept thinking about his girlfriend.

His Amy was beautiful in her regular wardrobe with shiny hair, but when she dressed up for special occasions, including wearing the pumps that made her a couple inches taller, it did something to him. It made him….normal…..with normal urges, but he always went back to his Kohlinar and it brought him back.

'Darn that vixen and brownies' he lamented before he went back for a moment to February and their kiss on the train. He meant to make a point, but his body betrayed him as he took her in his arms with his hands on her hips dangerously close to his kryptonite, her posterior.

Since then, he hadn't been able to look at a brownie the same. The smell alone took him back. The taste…..her beautiful, sensual lips….the ones that always burned onto his skin in his dreams like a brand.

However, if his trip away taught him anything, it was that he couldn't run away from his problems. While he still hated change, he realized that it was necessary for life to move and develop.

He was enjoying his move into Dark Matter, but he still had moments of fear. After his confession to Raj in the steam tunnel, it was like a visible form of water lifted from his shoulders. His fear was slowly being diminished as he immersed himself into his new study.

It was while out East this summer he finally realized that he was deeply in love with her and had been almost since the beginning. It was this fear that their connection would dissolve into bitterness and ambivalence like his parents' marriage led him to resist any chance of a full relationship with Amy, sometimes to the point of unintentional cruelty on his part.

Despite his intentions, slowly, but surely, each had let their guards down for the other. Amy had opened herself more quickly to progressing in their relationship than Sheldon was comfortable with, but he was working on it. He wanted to be the boyfriend she deserved. Being without her for those forty-five days were the loneliest of his life. He desperately wanted to tell her how he felt, but was scared. Those three words were something that had the power to change everything. It was not something you tell your significant other over tea or Counterfactuals.

No, he had to be honest with himself. 'What if he told her and she didn't feel the same way?' He knew she had feelings for him and he was almost sure she felt the same as he, but what if she didn't? He couldn't take that chance.

He had wanted nothing to do with his friends' attempt to relieve their adolescent years, but it seemed to matter to Amy. He tempted Penny with the idea of being aliens, but he knew she would turn it down. As unlikely as it was, he knew how much she loved his best friend and that she would do almost anything for him, even help him make new memories of the past.

Besides, only for his bespectacled vixen would he even consider something as pathetic as dressing up and being a teenager again.

His mind drifted back to Amy and his mind wandered further.

They were holding hands as they walked into the apartment. They stood in front of each other for a minute to give the other a final chance to back out. When each knew what the other wanted, he continued to hold her hand as he walked her into his bedroom.

He shut the door and locked it. The two stood in front of each other with their eyes telling the other what their voice could not.

Sheldon walked up to his girlfriend and kissed her gently. After a moment, his tongue gently probed Amy's mouth and his hormones exploded as she allowed entry.

He removed her short jacket, revealing spaghetti straps. As she placed her hands on his chest, he bent down and showered gentle kisses on her shoulders that trailed to her earlobe. Hearing her moans only fueled his desire as he nibbled.

"Sheldon…oh Sheldon"

"Amy…you feel so good" He muttered against her neck as one hand moved down to her breast. He cupped it gently which made Amy arch against him more.

Amy's hand quickly removed his tuxedo jacket and threw it on the bed. She held him in her arms as her hands caressed his back.

Sheldon felt her ample breasts pressed against his chest and it made his little physicist bulge to the point of pain. It was then he heard the words that should have brought him dread, but only excited him more.

"Make love to me, Sheldon, please"

The thoughts of fear he had were suddenly gone as he backed her to the bed before they gently tumbled onto it. Sheldon quickly climbed on top of her and slowly removed her glasses. When done, he rolled them to their sides before he began pulling down the zipper to her dress.

The knock at the door knocked Sheldon out of his thoughts. He looked down to his lower half and hoped that it wasn't Amy at the door.

"Sheldon, can I come in?"

'Uh Oh' He couldn't let Amy see him like this.