Leonard had become certain that Sheldon was never going to talk to him again. Sheldon never left the apartment, only leaving his room in order to use the washroom or occasionally to get something to eat. He didn't go to work. When Leonard asked him why, he just replied that he was 'busy'. Perhaps most concerning of all, Sheldon hadn't attended Halo night, Vintage Game Night, or went to the comic bookstore. He'd ate all his meals in his room, not even bothering to ask Leonard if the food was to his specifications.
Then, a week after the incident, Sheldon came out of his room, a giant stack of papers in his hand. Leonard was absentmindedly watching Doctor Who on the couch. At first he assumed Sheldon required food, but then he realized Sheldon was looking directly at him.
"Leonard, I need to talk to you about something," Sheldon said. "You're in my spot."
Leonard moved over significantly so that when Sheldon sat down they weren't close. "What do you want to talk about?"
"It has come to my recent attention that you want to upgrade our relationship status," Sheldon said.
"Yeah, can we just forget I ever said that and move on with our lives?" Leonard asked without much hope.
"Forget about it?" Sheldon asked. "Forget about it? I spent an entire week working out a new agreement!"
Leonard rubbed his temples. He should have known Sheldon would have to make sure that no more would ever be spoke of it again. "All right let me see it." Sheldon passed him the stack of papers and immediately Leonard was taken aback. It read The Boyfriend Agreement.
"The Boyfriend Agreement?" Leonard asked, unable to believe his eyes.
"Yes, if we are to upgrade our relationship status from Boy/Friend, Boy/Friend to Boyfriend/Boyfriend status, we have to have rules. We aren't cavemen Leonard," Sheldon said.
"So let me get this straight," Leonard said. "I said I wanted to be more than friends, and instead of agreeing to it, you spent all week avoiding me resulting in me thinking you hated me, so you could work on the paperwork?"
"Yes," Sheldon said, not registering that there was anything odd about the situation at all.
"Okay," Leonard said, with a shrug. He started to read. The first several pages were a modified version of the roommate agreement, except the word 'friend' was substituted with 'boyfriend' and a few minor changes. Then there was an additional Section 89, entitled "Romantic Rights and Responsibilities."
Subsection A: Cheating
Cheating will be punishable by relationship termination. This includes any of the following acts committed with a third party: hand-holding, cuddling, kissing, fellatio, coitus, or touching between the waist and knees.
"Okay, this sounds reasonable so far," Leonard said. Then he directed his attention to Subsection B: Intimacy.
"Public Acceptable forms of intimacy include: hand-holding, touching of the arms or above the waist, or in special circumstances, kissing. All other forms are not permitted."
Leonard was surprised at this. Even knowing that Sheldon was willing to be his boyfriend, it was hard to believe that Sheldon would allow any form of intimacy. Then he read the next paragraph...
"Unacceptable forms of private intimacy include but are not limited to: coitus, fellatio, and heavy petting."
"Sheldon," Leonard said with a devious smile. "I think we have to edit this agreement..."
Three days later, they had finally arrived at what could reasonably be called an agreement. Both parties were fairly satisfied. But Sheldon had made some concessions he was very nervous about.
There was one particular part of the agreement that made him panic just thinking about it. The Intimacy Corollary stated that before ruling it out entirely, boyfriends must at least once partake in coitus.
Nothing had ever seemed so terrifying to Sheldon as the idea that he would partake in coitus. Leonard had reasonably stated that Sheldon could not know if he liked it had he never experienced it. But Sheldon wasn't really happy with it.
Sheldon knew he wasn't going to be able to sleep thinking about it. He went to Leonard's door and knocked six times. "Leonard." Knock-knock. "Leonard." Knock-knock. "Leonard." Knock-knock.
"You can come in, Sheldon," Leonard said.
"Leonard, I'm worried about The Intimacy Corollary."
"Sheldon, I was just joking around. I'm not going to make you have sex," Leonard said.
"Oh, thank God," Sheldon said.
"Just because it's on the table, doesn't mean it's necessary," Leonard said. "Now, get some sleep. We're going to tell everyone about our relationship upgrade tomorrow."
"Okay," Sheldon agreed, about to walk away.
"Hey," Leonard said. "Kiss good night?"
Sheldon walked over and gave Leonard a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Goodnight, honey," Leonard said, getting comfortable.
"Goodnight, Leonard."
A/N: Well, I hope you liked this. I'm thinking it's probably going to end up being several chapters. Next chapter will be up tomorrow! Leonard and Sheldon will reveal their relationship! Review, please?