I'm not sure what the TBBT writers have in mind for season 12 but this is my take on it. Also, no worries if Sheldon isn't displaying the best behavior at first. This is a SHAMY love story. Disclaimer: I own nothing. The TBBT characters are not mine.

Amy stared out the kitchen window as she finished washing the dinner dishes. There were not very many dishes to wash when her late dinner was only for one. Again.

She stared at the city lights surrounding her 4th story apartment on Los Robles Avenue and reflected upon the day. It wasn't just any old day for Amy. It was, in fact, her birthday. And she was unexpectedly alone.

Oh, she had plans for that weekend to go out with Penny and Bernadette for a girls' night birthday celebration. Her friends were always very thoughtful in planning something for her birthday almost every year. However, they knew not to plan something on her actual birthday. That day was reserved for someone special.

Last year, Amy had shared a birthday party with Bernadette's little girl Halley. The afternoon party was full of cake, decorations and even a bounce house. It was a lot of fun for Amy as she never experienced such extravagant parties as a child (her mother thought it sinful to celebrate oneself) but as Halley was only one, the party didn't last very long.

Amy was used to her birthday fun, at least in recent years anyway, going on for hours and hours and well into the night. This year; however, Amy's birthday was not turning out as expected. In fact, she was not having any birthday fun at all.

The day started out like any other typical workday. Amy woke up as she normally did hitting the snooze button on her alarm. She wasn't really a morning person and half the time she didn't hear her alarm at first. She knew; however, choosing to snooze instead of getting up right when the alarm went off bothered Sheldon so she forced herself to open her eyes.

She sat up yawning and stretching, turned off her alarm and put on her glasses. She looked over at Sheldon but…he wasn't there. The bed was empty; however, she could tell the sheets and blanket had been slept in at some point. He must have worked late and left early, she thought.

Amy shouldn't have been surprised as Sheldon had been doing that more and more lately; however, it did surprise her. And it hurt a little too. I mean this was her birthday! One year, Sheldon had been so excited for the day that he woke her up at midnight just to start her birthday celebration. I guess, now that they are married, it must not mean as much to him, she surmised sadly.

Amy's birthday had always been a special day to them because it was on her birthday years ago when they made love for the first time. It had become an annual tradition for them to do so every year. Amy wasn't generally the kind of person that was comfortable being the center of attention but being the center of Sheldon's attention, now that was something she cherished.

Now Amy wondered if he even realized her birthday was today. She took a deep breath. Stop, she scolded herself internally. Honestly with how hard he has been working it is possible he may not even know what the date is today, she thought. Amy decided not to say anything and just wait it out.

Eventually, he'll figure it out and maybe they'll have a nice quiet night in celebrating the way they used to. Sheldon would put on his "come hither" plaid PJs. He would coyly ask Amy if she wanted to "you know". She would reply in the affirmative. Sheldon would begin slowly trailing kisses down her body until his mouth reached her…

"Oh!" she yelled suddenly coming out of her zone. Amy's sleeve was soaked. She turned off the water and moved away from the sink. Shaking her head, she took off her sweater and shirt to go change into something dry. Maybe I'll just take a nice long relaxing bath, she thought. "I'm wet anyway," she sighed. Amy went into the bathroom to run her bath and try to soak her cares away. She decided to light some candles and play some soft music to relax.

It was close to 10:00 when Amy finished with her bath. Sheldon had not returned yet from the University even though he was never very comfortable working that late on campus. She hadn't talked with him all day barring a quick text this morning to make sure he was okay. He eventually sent a one word replay. "Yes". No sorry, or I love you or even a simple "Happy Birthday" like the texts from her friends.

Don't take it personally, she told herself. He was just in the zone. She knew he was close to finishing his work on his super asymmetry paper. Who knows? He could be ready to publish by Christmas if all goes well. That would mean the world to Sheldon. While not guaranteed, of course, a published paper before the January 31 Nobel Prize Nominee Committee deadline could mean his name might be thrown in the hat for consideration for next year.

Of course no one knows for sure because the names of the nominees are not release for decades, but given Sheldon's reputation and work over the years, Amy just knew his name had to be on the minds of the committee members for a while now. Oh, Sheldon, Amy thought. She would be the proudest wife ever if her husband won the Nobel Prize for Physics with this breakthrough. Even without a prize this year, Sheldon's theory was an amazing accomplishment and she wanted to be a supportive wife. She was sure once his paper was published, his life, their lives, would never be the same.

But tonight, Amy couldn't help but feel a little selfishly disappointed that Sheldon had apparently forgotten her birthday. She closed her eyes and blew out the last candle in the bathroom making a silent birthday wish before she removed her glasses and tucked herself into bed. "Goodnight Sheldon" Amy said to the empty room turning out the light. She tossed and tuned for a while and tried to fall asleep as the tears rolled silently down her cheeks.