Shamy Baby - Chapter 1

Penny and Bernadette were sat on Penny's sofa. On the TV, the credits of a film they'd not really watched were rolling and they'd just finished the second bottle of Chardonnay. They were worried about Amy who had been due to join them, but was over two hours late and not answering her phone.

"It's not like Amy to be late." Penny said for the tenth time. "Usually she's here before me. And it's my apartment."

"Perhaps she's with the boys? I could go over and check." Bernadette offered.

"We'll both go." Penny got up and stretched.

But just at that moment, Amy entered the apartment, completely lost in thought and wearing odd, mismatching clothing that was strange, even for Amy.

"Oh, hey guys. Is it tonight we're watching the film?" Amy asked.

"Yeah." Penny approached Amy, took her arm and led her to the sofa. "Amy… are you ok?"

"Sure, yeah, yeah, I'm… Yeah. No, I'm fine. I think." Amy sat down heavily on the sofa and suddenly looked exhausted.

"I'll get you a herbal tea." Penny suggested, going over to the kitchen.

After a moment, Amy shut her eyes and a minute later she was fast asleep.

Bernadette joined Penny in the kitchen. "Poor thing; do you think she's being worked too hard on that project to see how Capuchin monkeys respond to constant repeats of the Big Bang Theory, shown in random series order with no recap concerning your fluctuating relationship with Leonard?" she asked.

"Maybe." Penny sighed. "Or… you don't suppose she's still, like, completely exhausted from her 'night' with Sheldon?"

"We never got a chance to ask her about it. In fact, I was hoping to get all the juicy details tonight; but now she's snoring so it doesn't look like that's going to happen." Bernadette replied.

"Well her chamomile, quince and wet flannel tea's ready; so let's wake her." Penny suggested. "I'll open another bottle of wine for us."