Amy made her way up the last flight of stairs to apartment 4A. She was feeling angry and hurt after spending the morning listening to Penny make fun of her relationship with Sheldon all the while bragging about her own pie in the sky wedding. All Amy wanted now was to see Sheldon and hope he could shake her out of this mood. Amy took a deep breath and knocked on Sheldon's door with a forced smile. As soon as she saw Sheldon though she could feel her emotions start to break through and felt the sting of tears beginning to form.
"Hello Amy, I wasn't expecting you this afternoon, I thought you were having a girls day with Penny" Sheldon opened the door wider to allow Amy to enter the apartment. Amy walked in and placed her bag down on the couch.
"I'm sorry to just turn up unannounced but …" Sheldon suddenly noticed Amy's hunched posture and the slight swelling around her eyes indicating she had recently been crying. He may not be good at reading others facial cues but he was beginning to master Amy's.
"Amy" Sheldon gently placed his hand on her forearm "What's the matter, you look like you are upset"
Amy looked up at Sheldon, biting her lip as she debated whether or not to tell him what had transpired this morning. Her body apparently had other ideas as tears began to spill down her cheeks. Sheldon took hold of amy's hand and led her to the couch to sit down.
"Here, sit down and relax and I will make you a hot beverage" Sheldon smiled down at Amy, noticing her slight smile at his attentiveness.
As Sheldon made their tea he was running through all the possibilities of what could have upset Amy and ranking them in order of likelihood. Everything seemed to be pointing towards Penny though as Amy was fine this morning when they conducted their good morning phone call. Sheldon picked up both their teas and walked back to the couch where he noticed the odd tear was still falling down Amy's cheek.
"Here you are Amy, a nice soothing cup of camomile tea" Sheldon placed their teas on the coffee table and sat in his spot next to Amy. "Amy I find myself in unfamiliar territory here, do you want to talk about it or would you prefer we watch a movie?" Sheldon was feeling out of his depth at the moment and it was not a feeling he was overly comfortable with. He handed Amy her tea and took a tentative sip of his own, waiting for her decision. Amy took a sip of her tea and sighed. This was exactly what she needed, Sheldon taking care of her in a way only he knew how. Amy placed her tea back on the coffee table and turned to Sheldon. "Thank you for the tea Sheldon, it is perfect as always." Still unsure if she was ready to talk about the events of the morning, Amy opted for the safer option "Do you mind if we just watch a movie for now? I think a distraction would help clear my mind after the morning I have had to endure."
"Of course Amy, do you have any preference on movie? For this one time only I will give you free rein in the choice of movie."
"Sheldon that is very sweet of you and I can't believe I am going to pass up this opportunity but right now I want you to pick something for us to watch" Amy shyly smiled toward Sheldon, feeling more content then she had all day.
"Very well" Sheldon was shocked and was now determined to pick a movie that he knew Amy would enjoy. He quickly scanned over his dvd collection, and found he still had Amy's The Little House on the Prarie DVD's. Sheldon put the first disc in and sat back down next to Amy. "I think you will find this one is to your liking" Sheldon smirked at Amy.
As the opening credits started to roll Amy looked up at Sheldon in astonishment, this man really did know how to comfort her when she needed it the most. Amy's breath hitched as she looked over to Sheldon. "Thank you Sheldon" she smiled, "this is exactly what I needed."
"Would you maybe like to cuddle as well?" Sheldon quietly enquired as he glanced down at Amy. "More than anything" Amy quietly replied as she began to cuddle into Sheldon's side. In that moment Amy had never felt more loved and fell in love with Sheldon just a little more. She tightened her grip around his waist as she whispered "I love you."
"I love you too, Amy" Sheldon gently kissed the top of Amy's head. "Do you want to talk about it now?" Sheldon was really starting to worry now, he had never seem Amy in such a distressed state and he desperately wanted his Amy back.
Amy sighed and gripped Sheldon's waist as she worked up the courage to ask Sheldon a question which she was sure was going to make him freak out. "Sheldon …" Sheldon tried to look down into Amy's eyes but she was buried too far into his chest for him to be able to see her face. His panic was quickly escalating.
Amy took another deep breath. "Do you think that we will ever … someday … possibly …" this was too hard. Amy really did not want to freak Sheldon out, she could not handle him running away from her again.
"Amy" Sheldon nudged her a little trying to gently coax her into finishing her sentence. Amy took another deep breath. This was proving to be much more difficult then she first envisioned.
"Amy look at me" Sheldon put his fingers under Amy's chin and gently tilted her face up so he could look into her eyes. "I'm getting worried Amy, please tell me what's upsetting you."
Amy bit her lip "Sheldon, are we ever going to get married?"
Sheldon's mouth dropped open in shock. In all the scenarios he came up with as to why Amy would be upset, this had never even crossed his mind.
"Uhhh" …
