Sheldon was taken back a bit when Amy suggested they have date night at her apartment. While he did not mind, he knew she usually enjoyed going some place "fancy". Her change in their ordinary night together could only mean that she was planning on continuing with her little experiment. Sheldon sighed because he knew he was correct. This had been going on for quite some time and he did not like it one bit. He could feel his Nobel prize slipping through his fingers as that vixen took over his every thought. When the bus stopped at Amy's apartment Sheldon got off and headed to apartment 314.


Knock knock knock

"Amy."

Knock knock knock

"Amy."

Knock knock knock

"Amy."

A smile plastered over Amy's face as she heard her boyfriend's signature knock, also because of what she had planed for them tonight. 'Here we go Fowler, keep your cool. You can do it. Tonight's the night' she thought as she opened the door.

"Hello, Amy." Sheldon said with a grin.

"Hello, Sheldon. Right on time as always." She replied

"Of course. I was curious as to why you wanted to spend our date night here. There's a new French restaurant in town that I thought you would have chosen. I even took it upon myself to make sure the food and staff were up to my expectations."

"That's very considerate of you, Sheldon, but I thought it would be nice to stay home for the evening again. I made dinner and rented a documentary on trains I thought you might enjoy."

"Very well. What have you prepared?"

"Well, I called your mother and she gave me the recipe for her fried chicken. And for dessert is her special cobbler."

This surprised Sheldon. She knew whenever she was doing her experiments she would make a meal he enjoyed but he didn't think she would call his mother. And what surprised him even more was that his mother gave out her secret cobbler recipe.

"Oh, delightful…" he replied

' Phase 1, in progress.' , she thought.


After a most enjoyable meal, they moved to the couch for the train documentary, which Sheldon was quite enjoying until Amy outstretched her arm with her palm facing up indicating she would like to engage in hand holding. Sheldon sighed but obliged, agents his better judgment. As usual when they held hands he felt his skin tingle as he held her small hand in his and he silently hoped she couldn't tell. This vixen will be the death of me… he thought.

But she could tell, because she felt it too.

Phase 2, Fowler. Keep going. You can do it…

She slowly leaned her head onto his shoulder. She could feel him stiffen at her touch but he didn't say anything, so she decided to continue. She let him relax a little more before she turned her head and began slowly planting light kisses along his neck. She again felt him tense up but she then realized it was just his usual reaction to out of the ordinary touching. She went upward with her kisses until she reached up her hand to his jaw and turned his head so she could kiss him on the lips…

She felt him relax again and felt a slight shudder run through him as well, which she took as a good sign. It lasted about 7 seconds before Sheldon realized what exactly he was doing and he pulled away and jumped off the couch.

"What on earth do you think you're doing?" Sheldon exclaimed

"What do you mean, Sheldon? This is normal behavior of couples in a relationship. I was just experimenting to see your reaction and it seemed like you were enjoying it. I don't understand why you can't just accept the fact that you are human and that you enjoy intimacy." She countered.

"Amy, you need to understand that I am a man of science and I have no time for romance and unnecessary touching. It only results in further distraction from my work. I thought you were aware that when I asked you to be my girlfriend that ours was a relationship of the mind. If I remember correctly, and of course I do, that you yourself said that you found the notion of romantic love to be a unnecessary cultural construct that adds no value to human relationships."

"Well things have changed, Sheldon. Whether you like it or not I have developed feelings for you. And by the results of some of my most recent experiments you have feelings for me as well. Now if you're done acting like an immature child, we can finish watching the documentary."

"No, I think it would be best if I left." Sheldon said.

He got his jacket and his bag and headed out the door.


Amy had had enough. She knew he would be a stubborn, but she hadn't expected him to get upset and storm out. As she sat on her couch alone, she found herself craving human intimacy and physical contact. Since her boyfriend was not an option and she was extremely pissed at him, she thought of the only single man she knew and hopped into her car.


She arrived at 2311 North Los Robles Ave. and got out of the car. She stomped up to 4A and knocked on the door ( courtesy was courtesy no matter how mad you are ). Leonard opened the door and greeted her.

"Hey, Amy. Sheldon isn't here. But I thought it was your guys' date night?" he said.

"It is. We had a fight and I didn't come here to see him. I came to see you." She replied.

"Oh… I'm sorry. But why did you come to see me?"

"Well, I found myself seeking comfort and seeing as you are the only single man I know, I figured you could help with my situation." She retorted.

"Ummm, okay. What happened between you two?", Leonard asked.

"I made us dinner and afterwards we moved to the couch to watch a train documentary, purely for his delight seeing as how I have no interest in trains and I started off with hand holding and when I did this he didn't say anything or so something, so I progressed. Then I started to kiss his neck and he still did nothing. So I kissed him on the lips and after a little bit he jumped up and we got into and argument about it and he just left."

She could feel the tears starting to pool in the corner of her eyes. She looked at Leonard and realized that he had been paying attention the whole time. He was looking at her eye to eye and she stopped. Whenever she would have a lengthy conversation with Sheldon he wouldn't listen exactly. His mind would normally be off somewhere else, most likely an equation he was trying to solve. It had never really bothered her until now.

"Amy, I'm sorry. You know how he can be. I know that you, like most other people, enjoy physical contact in your relationship, which is completely normal, but Sheldon is different. He's too distracted by his work to realize that he is the same way. I've known him for a while and I know he isn't open to such a change. And if that is what you desire, then perhaps you should be in a relationship with…. someone who is."

Amy paused, because she knew he was right. She looked down then back up at Leonard. They stared at each other for a moment. Amy opened her mouth to speak but words didn't come out. They were stopped by Leonard's lips. They melted into each other. Amy hadn't felt like that before. She and Leonard pulled apart and they were about to kiss again but they were stopped when they noticed a familiar figure standing in the door way. Sheldon had seen everything.

"Sheldon…." Amy began,

But Sheldon had slammed the door and stepped back into the hallway. And he did the first thing that came to his mind.