Based on the Table Polarization promo…
The Termination Complexities: A BBT Fanfic
*a/n This fic doesn't follow the promo exactly, and clearly I don't own any of TBBT, although that's not to say I wouldn't like to.
In a world where Sheldon successfully terminated his relationship with Amy…
Sheldon stared down at the document in his hands, the one that was, as of now, pretty much defective. Despite all of his planning for his and Amy's weekend trip, he still managed to break one of his most important rules, no physical displays of affection. Now, not only was Sheldon afraid of what Amy would expect of him now, but he was also so very disgusted with himself for allowing to continue a kiss that was originally done to prove a point.
Instead of carrying out his plan to terminate his relationship with Amy, Sheldon continues to sit in his spot; his eyes glued to the stack of papers he held.
Eventually, Sheldon was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Leonard enter the apartment.
"Leonard," he mumbled, staring off in the distance. "Take me to Amy's."
"Does this have to do with you telling me earlier that Amy made you show your affections?" When Sheldon didn't reply, Leonard continues talking while slowly walking towards his roommate. "This is no reason to do something irrational."
Instead of scoffing at his words, Sheldon's eyes momentarily flickered up to Leonard's in a moment of weakness.
"Please just take me to Amy's." his voice was so quiet that Leonard could barely hear him. There was also a kind of tension in the room that made Leonard want to fidget as much as possible. As Sheldon's best friend, Leonard knew what Sheldon was capable of.
Deciding not to argue, Leonard slowly nodded before getting up to go bring Sheldon to Amy's.
The car ride to Amy's was extremely quiet. So quiet that Sheldon feared Leonard could hear his thoughts (if one could do such a thing). Leonard's eyes kept finding themselves observing Sheldon's face. Instead of being cool, calm, and collected, he saw Sheldon's expression was close to depressed, agitated and just plain distracted. Leonard desperately wanted to know what Sheldon planned to do. If he screwed this up, there was no going back.
"Sheldon," Leonard said softly, keeping his eyes on the road. Upon hearing his name, Sheldon glumly brought his gaze to his friend, remaining silent. "Did you think this through?" concern was dripping from his voice as the car sped forward to Amy's.
I hope so Sheldon thought, squeezing his hands into fists and gently closing his eyes. With his head facing forward, Sheldon slowly nodded, feeling like he was going to vomit any second.
Sighing, Leonard pulled up to Amy's apartment and stopped the car. Speaking quietly, he said "We're here."
Knock knock knock "Amy."
Knock knock knock "Amy."
Suddenly remembering that this was the last time he would ever know on Amy's door, Sheldon decided to save his last knock, despite how irritated it made him. He just really didn't want to use his last knock.
When Amy didn't answer the door within her usual timing, Sheldon decided to send her a text message, quite possibly the last one he would ever send her.
Amy, please let me into your apartment if you are home. I need to give you something.
Satisfied with his message, Sheldon read it and re-read it, fighting back a tear in his eye. While he waited, he heard Amy's phone go off inside her apartment, indicating that she was indeed home.
"Sorry about that, Sheldon." Amy apologized while swinging her door open. "Please, come in." nodding slightly, Sheldon slowly took a step inside her apartment and closed the door behind him.
"May I ask what took you so long to answer the door?" Sheldon questioned quietly, adjusting the shoulder strap of his messenger bag. Amy was in the kitchen preparing tea; her back to him.
"My apologies, Sheldon. For as long as I have known you, your knocking ritual has always been the same. I was merely waiting for you to finish, because I know how much it irritates you." She paused before continuing. "If there a reason that you didn't finish?"
Sheldon swallowed hard, feeling utterly helpless. The last thing Sheldon wanted was for Amy to find out his ridiculous reasoning.
"No reason." He said nervously. His eye gave a little twitch and he was thankful that Amy couldn't see him at that moment. "Anyway," he continues quickly after he cleared his throat. "I have something for you."
Sheldon's body felt like it was on fire. His brain started rapidly questioning him if he indeed thought his plan through. His heart beat felt so very close to ripping out of his chest. His mouth went dry and he felt his stomach clench in pain. The things she did to him.
Turning to her boyfriend, Amy watched as he blinked several times before realizing she was watching and bringing his gaze to the floor.
"What did you have for me?" Amy asked curiously, trying to keep the conversation going.
Sheldon felt droplets of sweat form on his forehead. Licking his lips, he shifted his weight from foot to foot, whether he was trying to stall, or the knocking thing really did get to him, he didn't know.
He reached into his messenger bag and light grazed his fingers over the surface of the document. His expression turned to one of pain before he shook his head and pulled out the stack of papers that Amy was all too familiar with.
The Relationship Agreement
Amy's breath quickened and it felt like someone had taken all of her insides and tied them into a knot. Why would he be giving her the document?
"Sheldon, what's this?" Amy asked quietly, causing another round of stomach clenching pain in him. Sheldon swallowed hard before bringing his gaze up to his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend, effectively convincing himself that this would be the last time he would be looking into her eyes. Those big, green eyes that he called home.
After Amy, Sheldon never wanted to date anyone ever again.
"Turn to the back." He told her roughly, disregarding her previous question. She did as she was told and Sheldon watched as Amy's eyes seemingly grew ten times larger.
She was quiet for quite some time, making Sheldon more nervous than he already was. Voices in his head kept yelling at her to sign it already and just get it over with. However, a bigger part of Sheldon's mind wanted her to stay quiet so he could remain in her presence a little while longer, and this confused him.
After what seemed like an eternity, Amy spoke and her words hit Sheldon like a giant freight train, because he never expected her to do anything or say anything but sign it.
"Why are you terminating the agreement?" was all she whispered.
If Sheldon believed in such nonsense, he could have said that his heart broke at that exact moment. He couldn't do this relationship anymore, more or less from fear of change and failure, but he never realized how much he was hurting Amy.
"I'd rather not state the specifics." Sheldon said with his eyes closed, attempting to regulate his breathing. The two were silent for a moment before Amy's voice sounded in the air again. Her perfect, flawless voice.
"No," the word was simple, yet powerful enough for Sheldon to want to breathe a sigh of relief. However, he refrained from such an activity, because he needed this. At least, that's what he thought, right?
"I'm sorry Amy, if there a reason why you're speaking instead of signing the termination?" he intended as his tone to sound smooth, but he could feel his voice shaking as the words slipped from his mouth.
"Yes, Sheldon, I cannot sign this termination."
Sheldon shot back with "What do you mean you can't sign it? Your hands are perfectly capable of-"
But then she cut him off.
"Sheldon, it's not that!" Amy snapped, perhaps too sharply. "Look, it's just, I'm too far into this….this…relationship." as she talked, her hands flailed in the air. "I don't want this relationship to end." Sheldon felt like a huge boulder was lifted off his chest and he could breathe again. However, logic dictated that he carry his plan through.
"But I do." Sheldon whined, sounding much like an immature child. "We seem to have reached an impass."
"No, you seem to have reached an impass," Amy said as she jabbed a finger at him. "You want to terminate this relationship because you can't see how in love I am with you so you don 't think ending this will affect anything." Huffing, Amy kept eye contact with Sheldon, not realizing what she had just said. When Sheldon remained quiet, Amy finally recalled her words and slowly shifted her gaze from him to anywhere else.
"On second thought, Amy continued quietly, blushing fiercely. "Hand me that pen." Sheldon just stared at her, wide-eyed. To be honest, he was kind of hoping that she wouldn't sign the termination. But this was what he needed, right?
Amy, on the other hand, truly thought that Sheldon would never speak to her again. Why had she told him she loved him? Was it out of anger? Lust? Denial? She couldn't tell.
Slowly and silently, Sheldon handed Amy the pen. As he did so, their fingertips gently made contact. The last time Sheldon would ever feel her soft, smooth skin…
To be continued…
*a/n hey guys, So I actually have a plan for this story, but let me know if you would like me to continue it in the reviews. I promise you it gets better, sooner or later. Sheldon always has to end up with Amy.