Disclaimers: The big bang theory is a TV show created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for Warner Brothers and CBS. I just own my imagination and my love for the Pasadena's favorite power couple: Shamy.
CHAPTER 2: From prizes and interruptions
"Seriously girls, last week on movie night, Sheldon talked about love with me." said Amy, handing Bernadette a glass of champagne.
"Well Amy, the chemistry that you guys have is almost palpable, actually the fact that Sheldon is in love with you doesn't surprise me at all," Bernadette swooned.
"Perhaps, it's just the fact that he initiated the word all by himself," Amy said quietly, sitting on Penny's couch.
"Aww, that Sheldon and his initiations, he was the one who started hand holding, and now he's the one who's talking about love. Keep going like that Ames, and soon he'd be starting something else," said Penny, serving her sixth glass of wine of the night.
"Do you really think that, bestie? I mean, having coitus with Sheldon is something that I certainly would like to do, but knowing him, I doubt it could happen, and definitely not anytime soon."
"Amy, what you don't remember is that at the end of the day our little Sheldon is a man, with needs, and you, well you're his girlfriend," Bernadette giggled, taking some chips from the table.
"I don't know, but if I have learned anything about being with him, it's that you have to be patient. Almost too patient. It's better like that, he being the one to initiate any contact or conversation of that kind, I wouldn't want him to feel uncomfortable with me, or worse, to end the relationship."
"That wouldn't happen, sweetie. I can tell you that much," Penny said, letting out a laugh.
Amy's cell phone buzzed, it was a text message from Sheldon.
"7:02 p.m. little lady. Why aren't you here?"
Amy smiled while she read the message from an impatient Sheldon. She didn't bother answering it and just took her bag, ready to cross the hallway.
"Girls, it was nice chatting with you, but my boyfriend and I have dinner tonight, apparently he has something important to tell me, "she said, opening the door.
"Go Shamy! Oh, and if Sheldon tries to initiate 'something' don't forget to use protection, we probably won't know what to do with a tiny Shamy." Penny said, it was clear that alcohol did its thing on the blonde. Bernadette was also taking leave on the grounds that Mrs. Wolowitz was waiting for her to go shopping. Even Amy knew it was to avoid dealing with a drunken Penny.
Amy crossed the hallway, knocking twice and Sheldon opened the door.
"Really, Amy? Hanging out with Penny is affecting your punctuality."
"Oh, I missed you too, Sheldon." said Amy, putting her purse down on a chair.
"Well, since I can't make Penny stay away from you, do you mind if we eat dinner here? Leonard bought the salad you like," said Sheldon, sitting on his spot.
"Very kind of him. By the way, where is he?" she asked, sitting next to him on the couch.
"He just left to San Diego, him and Raj were invited to represent the Caltech Physics Department at a conference over the weekend. It's preposterous, Raj has selective mutism and Leonard is an experimental physicist," Sheldon said, giving a famous snort of derision.
"Hmm, I see. We have the apartment to ourselves then?" Amy said, her voice dripping with implication.
"Of course. Amy… why are you smiling like that?"
"No reason, Sheldon. You had something to tell me?" Amy said, taking her salad.
Sheldon couldn't help putting his dinner on the table and adapting a serious position.
"Ok, dinner can wait. Remember that time when I told you that something big was happening in my office?"
"Ah, yes. Then I asked you if Alex finally accepted her feelings for you, and I said something about training Ricky to make her disappear." Amy said, putting her salad on the table.
"Great, you remember. Well, the thing is that "String theory and its Relativity in Respect to Black Holes and their Unexpected Development" is having great results. This morning I explained the progress of my work in front of the Physics Federation of California and they decided it was brilliant." Sheldon couldn't stop smiling and the joy in his eyes was evident. Amy was enjoying the excitement of her boyfriend, smiling and listening carefully to every single word he was telling her, no matter how inferior it was to her field.
"Amy, I can assure you that this is the work of my life, I almost can smell the sweet scent of the Nobel Prize!" he said, excited. His blue eyes were shining, waiting for her response.
"Sheldon, that's amazing! Congratulations!, That is quite a remarkable job, my boyfriend is about to win a Nobel Prize!" Amy smiled and gave a little cry of joy, moving closer to Sheldon and hugging him with all her might. Now Sheldon was lying back on the couch and was thrust further back from the force of the hug. He hugged her back, burying his face in his girlfriend's hair and just nodded, hmm, curiouser and curiouser, Amy's dandruff shampoo smells better this close. Strawberries. After a couple of minutes Amy backed off, leaving Sheldon in an unfamiliar sensation of emptiness.
Love, Sheldon thought.
For days the word and its meaning were swimming in his head. What was love? Does it exists? And why does Amy bring him that thought? What if he kissed her? Just to clear some things up, obviously.
There was a little pause, the both of them kept smiling to each other but the air was not the same. That sensation of sharing his accomplishments with Amy was something indescribable, it was like if he just wanted to make her smile, that smile, he wanted to make her proud of him. What if I kissed her? What would she think about me later? No, I better wait, Sheldon thought.
"I'm sorry, Sheldon, I'm just…"
"Please, don't apologize, I wouldn't have expected something else, you are my girlfriend. I'm happy to share my professional accomplishments with you. You're a good listener." Sheldon babbled slightly with a warm smile on his face, one that he only showed on special occasions.
Amy felt flushed, and lowered her gaze. Sheldon grabbed her salad and then gave it to her, he took his plate and kept eating, calmly, like nothing ever happened.
When they finished their food, Sheldon proposed to watch some TV before go to sleep. Amy accepted and folded her legs under her, getting comfortable but further away from Sheldon. she couldn't repose her head on his shoulders in that position. Sheldon felt that emptiness again, even when she was so close to him, just a few inches away. This was too much, he had to do something about it, and this vixen from Glendale was driving him crazy. Sometimes at work, he couldn't even finish a simple algebraic equation because she was invading his head, or he was imagining her dandruff, cascading so gently down her pale shoulders. All of that was driving him crazy, and what was that nonsense about thinking of kissing? That movie they saw together last week had clearly affected him. Obviously you can't fall in love with someone just because you kissed her…
But then where was the scientific curiosity? He had to try, kiss her lips, perhaps it was the only way of get those thoughts out. Perhaps the answer about the meaning of love was on those pink lips.
"Sheldon, why are you looking me like that?"
"Amy, there's something I need to tell you, well no, I will just do it, but before, could you take a sit like the lady you are? Please?" Sheldon said. Amy curious about what her boyfriend was about to do simply obey and sit well. Sheldon moved closer to her, closing the space between the two.
What was love? His subconscious reminded.
Amy just watched Sheldon's eyes approached her, the noise of the TV automatically erased and all that she could hear was the breathing of both. Sheldon put his hand on Amy's nape, like trying to impede her movements and make his experiment fail. Amy closed her eyes afraid about what was coming. Sheldon also closed his eyes, waiting for some heavenly sign that tells him what to do now. His lips became closer to hers, he wet his lips. He stayed like that for a couple of seconds, breathing on her. Amy felt torturing, she wanted to kiss him now, she couldn't believe that the one and only Doctor Cooper was about to kiss her. She reminded herself that she had to wait for him to do it first, he had to 'initiate'. Sheldon moved his free hand to her waist, moving her to do a better performance in what he was about to do, Amy took his arms around Sheldon, so delicate to not scare him, this was incredibly fascinating.
Sheldon was as if he were in the midst of a very difficult equation, where the slightest mistake could ruin everything. His eyes were still closed, feeling Amy's warm breath on his face, savoring her scent, every moment.
"Guys! I'm out of schnapps and… holy cookie dough!" said Penny, opening the door, interrupting them. Sheldon jumped out of the couch and Amy sat straight up, as if a ghost had passed through her.
"I'm so sorry, you guys! I didn't mean to interrupt, oooh… you were having fun, right?" Penny said, stumbling upon entering the apartment.
"I was just about to leave, right Sheldon?" He just nodded his head quickly, bringing her sweater and bag to her.
"Yes, good night Amy Farrah Fowler, Penny," Sheldon said flushed, avoiding eye contact with the women in front of him.
"Good night, Sheldon," Amy said, holding Penny by the wrist and dragging her into her apartment.
Sheldon closed the door after them and let out the breath he was holding. Drats!
Amy took Penny to her bedroom and sat her down on the mattress. Penny, just recently, realized that she interrupted something special between her friends.
"I'm soooorry, Ames! I swear it wasn't on purpose. I just wanted some booze, that's all!" drunken Penny said, crying.
"Don't worry, bestie, have some rest. We can talk tomorrow. Now the levels of alcohol on your system are too high and I might not keep a coherent conversation with you."
"Okay," Penny said, closing her eyes.
It took only a couple of minutes for the blonde to fall asleep, and Amy started to leave the apartment.
She couldn't believe that her boyfriend was about to kiss her, how frustrating! She loved her bestie but this time she was really, really untimely.
"I'll have to have a very unpleasant conversation with the blonde goddess in the morning."
A/N: Yaay chapter two! Thank you so much to my beta WildCityGirl, she's great! Tonight is a Shamy night, episode 10 I can't wait for you! LLTS! ;)