Finally, upon reaching the second set of stairs, Bernadette spoke. "Sorry."
Amy considered briefly before looking at her. "Don't be. Morning sickness is a perfectly natural side effect of pregnancy." They stopped between 4A and 4B. "Do you have all you require?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, it's all here." Bernadette lay one hand atop her bag, the other cupping her slightly swollen abdomen.
"Good. You enjoy your evening."
"And you enjoy date night. See you at work."
While Bernadette knocked on Penny's door, Amy knocked on Sheldon's. "Coming," he called, echoing Penny's faintly audible call from 4B; except there seemed to be a blade of annoyance in his voice. Penny got to her door first, and with twin smiles at Amy, the pair disappeared into her apartment. Sheldon soon emerged, with a headset draped over his shoulders and a glazed look in his eyes. "Amy," he stated. "What brings you by?"
She raised her brows at him. "Did the great mind of Sheldon Lee Cooper forget our agreement that Thursday is date night?"
"Ugh, date night," he proclaimed, giving himself a little slap on the forehead. "How could the great mind of Sheldon Lee Cooper forget date night? Please," he added, "Come in."
She walked into the apartment, taking off her purse and setting it on the nearest chair before tottering up on her toes, expecting her greeting kiss. Instead, Sheldon brushed past her. "You came just in time," he said, in a calm happiness. "I've spent the past two hours adjusting the new surveillance cameras in my office, and now you're going to get the first nightly peek into the workplace of one of the greatest minds on all of the planets, including Pluto." He patted the seat next to his Spot.
"Two hours?" Amy commented, sitting next to him.
"Yes, well, there are several, one on each wall; and I wanted the angles to be just right." He looked at her with a charming smile on his face. "You ready?"
"Uh, sure," Amy said, looking at him as if he were crazy.
He draped an arm around her and she snuggled into him. Taking a quick, deep breath he pushed the button; and his screen suddenly lit up in various shades of blue, showing a clear quality image of his abandoned office. "There it is," Sheldon said proudly. "I can already feel all the neurons in my hippocampus kicking into action."
Amy looked up at him. "You're like a proud papa," she commented. "Maybe one day Bernadette's child will have the son of Sheldon Cooper as a good friend." She stared dreamily off into the live feed as Sheldon's smile faded. "There would be your beautiful eyes behind glasses like mine...He could use his towering intellect to outsmart bullies and rescue his deviant brother from the law." Her smile became toothy as she entertained the thought.
Sheldon's happy, ear-to-ear grin had turned into a scowl. "Boy, you can take anything and turn it into our future, can't you?" he asked, as he tore off the headset. Sensing the jerky movements of his muscles, Amy quickly sat up before he stood and made his way into the kitchen.
"I want a family with you, Sheldon."
"That ain't happening, missy," Sheldon said, as he opened the fridge.
"Why not?" Amy whined.
"Oh, dear Lord," was her response, "Missy." He looked at her in obvious regret. "I forgot she was at the airport!" And he ran out of the suite carrying the bag of bread.
Amy bit her lip before standing and making her way to the bowl beside the door, picking up his keys and extending them. Seconds later Sheldon reappeared, snatching his keys, thrusting the bread into her arms and kissing her quickly before running down the stairs. "I'll make it up to you," his voice floated up the stairs.
Amy leaned out to watch his shadow fade. "Oh, that's no problem, we can talk in the car," she said to herself.