Amy was confused, Sheldon was behaving very un Sheldon like and had just arranged a spontaneous date for the following day, she decided to Skype Penny and ask her
"Hi bestie, I need some advice and I think you might know on what"
"If this is about today then I can't help you, Leonard said he wanted to talk to Sheldon about what happened in the bedroom and then locked me out of the apartment so I don't know what's going on" said Penny frustratedly
"Leonard is talking to Sheldon about it? Asked Amy surprised
"Yes"
"Interesting"
"Amy what are you not telling me?
"Well Sheldon just Skyped me and asked me on a date for tomorrow night for starters"
"Wow, you really are a vixen, you obviously worked Sheldon up in the bedroom"
"Penny whilst you are being very helpful, I don't think I can discuss what happened without seeing what happens tomorrow" said Amy
"Look Leonard is coming back here tonight, I will see if I can get him to tell me what was said and I will call you tomorrow" said Penny wondering about the previous conversation where Sheldon admitted coitus was a possibility with Amy in the future
"Sure, anyway bestie I am in work early tomorrow, better go"
"Yes bye Amy"
Monday passed quickly for Amy, she received a text from Penny saying she had got no information from Leonard, so she was busying herself with some brain dissections that she had to do and also had to give a lecture and presentation to the neurobiology grad students, she was able to leave by 4 and remembering what Sheldon's favourite meal was, picked up some groceries for dinner, she arranged the dinner and put it in the oven and went to have a bath and spruce herself up, Amy put some music on and Sheldon arrived at exactly 530 with his customary knock at the door
"Hi Sheldon, please come in" said Amy standing aside
"Thank you Amy" replied Sheldon taking off his jacket for Amy to hang up
"Can I get you a glass of Yoo hoo or Strrawberry quik?
"Yoo hoo please" said Sheldon sitting down on the sofa and taking his laptop out of his bag while Amy made his drink, she brought he drink over and noticed the relationship agreement on the coffee table
"Here you go, Sheldon what's going on? Asked Amy indicating the relationship agreement
"I would prefer that we talk over dinner, I would just like to relax for a few minutes first" said Sheldon putting his laptop on the coffee table and sitting rigidly back into the sofa
Amy watched him curiously, wondering what was going on, shrugging her shoulders at his reluctance to talk she went back to the kitchen to check on the food
"Dinner will be ready shortly" said Amy as she started to lay the table
"I will just go wash up" said Sheldon
"Sure, you know where the bathroom is" replied Amy
Once they were eating dinner, Amy saw Sheldon visibly relax and soon they were chatting about each others respective work, once they had finished and returned to the sofa, Sheldon finally brought up why he wanted to come tonight
"I want to make some changes to the relationship agreement and also to the physical side of our relationship" said Sheldon
"What brought that on?
"As you know, what I told you yesterday was true, that I have not ruled out a more intimate relationship with you and I have been working on it, there are some things that we need to discuss"
"Which are?
"Ok, date nights I would like to change to one night a week rather than what we have now, if us progressing in our relationship is going to work then we need more time alone to do that" Sheldon hadn't looked at Amy and was staring straight at the TV
"When you say progress, what exactly do you mean?
"I mean all the usual coupley things people do, like kissing, cuddling and eventually coitus" replied Sheldon looking at Amy this time
"I see" said Amy in an apparently calm voice, inside she was jumping for joy "How would you like to proceed?
"I don't know but this will be something that has to go at my pace, otherwise it wont work" replied Sheldon
"Ok, I can work with that, I don't want you to feel uncomfortable touching me"
"Thank you, for starters when we are at the movies, you always always hold my hand"
"Yes I know and you made it very clear that you don't like that, so I will stop doing it"
"No!
"No?
"Look I need to be honest with you, at first I really didn't like it, it felt like an invasion of privacy but now I find I don't actually mind it" said Sheldon
"Ok so hand holding at all times is ok?
"Well I wouldn't say at all times, there needs to be boundaries after all"
"What do you suggest then?
"Amy this is hard for me, I don't think i can ever be somebody who is all touchy feeley over their partner in front of other people, so I suggest that we do it when we are alone, that way we can't get teased over it which you know will happen"
"Fine so in the relationship agreement we can update the hand holding section to anytime we are alone and at the movies but not around our friends"
"Yes, for now anyway" replied Sheldon taking a gulp of his drink
"You don't seem so sure, maybe we should have a practice and see how you feel" suggested Amy
"Practice holding hands? Amy, Really?"
"Trust me" said Amy she took his hand and linked her fingers through his and caressed his palm with her thumb, Sheldon didn't remove his hand so she took the other and did the same thing
"How is that? Asked Amy a few minutes later still holding onto his hands
"Well it wasn't unenjoyable" replied Sheldon gazing into Amy's eyes
"Ok so you like it" replied Amy scribbling something on the relationship agreement
"You ok for date night every Thursday? Asked Sheldon
"Yes of course, what's next on the progress list?
"That's it for now, this is already a lot for me to do" replied Sheldon
"Ok and presumably you wish to keep this to ourselves?
"Of course, I don't need outside pressure, only Leonard knows and he said he wouldn't tell Penny and I trust him" replied Sheldon finishing his drink
"Would you like another or do you have to go?
"No I can stay for another, I will text Leonard to come and collect me"
"I can drive you back, I don't mind"
"No its ok, Leonard offered to pick me up and thank you for agreeing to the new agreement details, I will present the printed contract to you on Thursday" said Sheldon taking his phone out and sending a text
"That's two dates in a week then, you ok with that?
"Yes, this was just a spontaneous one, I think I will allow for that in the agreement as well if you agree?
"Oh I agree and thank you for trusting me, I wont push you unless you want to be pushed" replied Amy as Sheldon's phone beeped back at him
"Thank you, Leonard will be here shortly" said Sheldon
"So where would you like to go on Thursday? Asked Amy
"I am not quite sure, can I think about it and let you know on Wednesday at our regularly scheduled Skype session?
"Of course" replied Amy feeling brave, she took his hand and caressed it again
Sheldon decided to give into the hand holding and they sat together on the sofa holding hands and chatting until Leonard knocked at the door
"Amy I will see you Thursday" said Sheldon taking his jacket from her
"Sure, goodnight Dr Cooper" replied Amy smiling at him
Next chapter up soon
Hope that was ok