"I got you a turkey club wrap. Don't worry I remembered to ask for one without avocado." Sheldon said sitting across the table from Amy.
"Thanks."
"You cut your hair. I like it, it looks different."
She ran a hand through her hair, "Oh yeah. Before I moved I just decided to change my style. But you haven't changed a bit."
Sheldon smiled, "I changed a little. I drive now." He said puffing out his chest a little
"Really? How did that happen? I thought driving was for the lesser minded." She teased
"I know, but when Leonard was my roommate and he used to drive me, but then he and Penny got married and moved, and the bus doesn't run all night, so I learned to drive."
She laughed, "Well I'm glad. How long have you known Leonard and everyone else?"
"I met Leonard at med school. Penny was a fellow classmate and also our neighbor. I met everyone else when I started my internship here." From the corner of his eye he saw a group of people coming towards them "Oh God" he groaned. Amy lifted her head to see the group of people she met before pull chairs around their table. She offered a shy wave.
"Soo Dr. Fowler tell us a little about yourself." Penny said, "Where did you meet our moonpie" she said ruffling Sheldon's hair causing Amy to laugh. He huffed and tried to neaten back his hair, "I told you not to call me that Penny. Only meemaw calls me that."
"Well I'm from Glendale. I meet Sheldon at Harvard for our undergrad. We were the youngest ones there so we just gravitated towards each other, I guess."
Howard snorted, "Was there no one else to be friends with?"
"He was a nice friend to have. At the beginning he may have been a bit arrogant and condescending, but it got better."
"Hey! I wasn't arrogant"
Bernadette turned to look at him, "Really? Mr. I know it all."
Sheldon huffed again and sank into his seat, "It's Doctor know it all."
"So tell us how you met Sheldon" Raj said
"Only one student got 100% on this sectional exam" their genetics teacher said, handing back test papers, "I'm slightly disappointed I thought this test was easy enough to get extremely high on."
Sheldon puffed out his chest. He knew it was him, he always got full marks. "So congrats Amy Fowler on being the only one to ace my test." The teacher said handing a paper to the girl next to him. 'Amy? How is that even possible?'
"You did good as well Sheldon" she said handing him back his paper. "In what world is 92% good?" Sheldon asked aloud. "I think its pretty good" said the girl with a smile, who he now knew was Amy. Sheldon scoffed, "yeah, says the girl who got 100." Her smile quickly faded, "I'm sorry?" She moved to gather her things, "Wait" Sheldon said stopping her, "How did you get so High?"
She shrugged, "I just studied. I can help tutor you if you want."
"Tutor me? Sheldon Cooper does not need tutoring from someone."
"Alright, well suit yourself." She said gathering her things and leaving. Sheldon sat still for a few seconds before running out to catch her which was fairly easy because of his long legs. "Wait, Amy!" he yelled, "I don't need help to study, but I will not be opposed to us sitting next to each other in the library while studying."
She smiled again, "I usually go to the library after school. I guess you can meet me there for our not tutoring study session." She said before walking away
"And you though you were not arrogant" Leonard said chuckling
"So Amy, do you have a boyfriend or anything?" Howard asked
"I was married, but we're not together anymore." She said looking down at her forgotten lunch.
"Oh really?" Raj said scooting closer to her
"Raj stop being creepy" Penny said causing him to move away, "Don't worry Ames we could take you out to meet a nice guy. Maybe we could go to the bar down the street."
"No!" Amy shouted scaring everybody, "sorry. But I don't think I'm ready to look for someone, especially at a bar." The last guy she met in a bar was him, and that did not end well. She shuddered just thinking about it.
Sheldon sensed that her mood had changed, one thing she had taught him all those years ago. "Come on Amy, let me show you where you can get some scrubs." He said taking her from the table.
"That was weird right?" Bernadette said when the duo left the table
"Maybe she doesn't like bars" Penny shrugged
"Or maybe Dr. Creepy over there scared her" Howard said pointing to Raj
"So these should fit you." Sheldon said handing her a pair of scrubs, "You can change in the bathroom over there. Just don't push in the door. It kinda gets stuck, and I'm sure you don't want to be trapped."
She took the scrubs and went to the bathroom. She took off her clothes and looked at herself in the mirror and could have cried. There were still some bruises around her stomach that she hoped would have gone away by now. Scars littered her abdomen from her various surgeries. She knew the bruises on her ribs would permanently be there, a painful reminder of her past marriage. She didn't even turn to see how her back was looking, she knew it wasn't any different from the front. At least the ones on her neck cleared up before the move, so she could avoid the awkward questions. She then remembered Sheldon outside, and tried to quickly put on the clothes before he came in to check.
'What's taking her so long?" Sheldon wondered. He went to poke his head to see what she was doing. Just as he stuck in his head, he saw her struggling to pull down her top. His eyes widened as he saw bruises across her pale back. He quickly step back before she realized he was there, 'What the hell happened to her?' Sheldon thought.
Amy sat at the bar and played with the condensation on her glass, she really wished Sheldon was here but he had gone home for Thanksgiving break. 'I should have taken his invitation to come with him' she thought. She always had Sheldon to talk to if she and her mother ever got in a fight, but now she had to make do with this glass of alcohol.
"What's a pretty girl like you doing in a bar like this?" a voice said next to her. She turned to see a man standing next to her with a lopsided smile, 'Just like Sheldon's' she thought
"Just trying to clear my head." She responded
"With that?" he said gesturing towards her glass, "That would never work. Let me buy something." He said flagging down the bartender
"Oh that's not necessary. You don't have to do that, I'm a complete stranger to you."
"You don't have to be. I'm Mike. Mike Stevens." He said extending his hand to her
"Amy Fowler" she responded shaking his hand. Hands that will go on to hurt her in ways she could not have imagined in that moment.