The following week, Sheldon and the guys were in their perspective spots on the couch, surrounded by everyone as usual.

Raj was on his phone and his eyes widened. "Oh my god you guys ! "

Leonard looked up from his noodles. "Whats up?"

"Theres a classic scifi movie marathon at the Metroplex tommorow! The Day the Earth Stood Still, Them, Attack of the fifty foot woman, A new Hope, Scanners and … oh man original Total Recall! "

Sheldon and the guys perked up. "What time?"

"8 to 8!" Raj said excitledly. "We are so there!"

"Sweet! Lets go to the store for provisions." Leonard bounced up. "Weres my keys?"

Sheldon was on his phone. "If we leave here by 6, we can make there to get seats in the perfect amount of time, provided we don't get any delays like the time we missed Raiders because of those unmentioned." He shot Leonard a accusirtoy glance.

"Sheldon you almost got us hanged, tared and feathered in a public square!"

"A small price to pay for proper justice!"

Leonard shook his head. "Why do I continue to engage you in conversation when I regret it everytime."

"Because my conversation is engaging Leonard. Youre hooked the same way Amy is – I…" He stopped. "Oh no…." He grumbled.

"Whats the matter?"

"Its supposed to be our date night tommrow…" He sighed heavily. She always gets all huffy whenever I explain to her there a million other fun things to do than hang around her."

"Sorry dude." Raj said

"Oh – Im still going…" Sheldon said dismissivly "I just have to think of a clever ruse to tell Amy without her throwing one of her classic little hissy fits. Honestly, sometimes I think she's worst than Leonard. Its like she expects to get her way every time."

Leonard looked at him in annoyence. "I can see how that would be infruitating."

"You have no idea…" Sheldon said ferevently

"Oh I think we all have an idea."

Sheldon perked. "I know…Ill tell her I have to go out of town to hear your mothers lecture!"

"Wait – my mother's lecture?"

"Yes, your mother is giving a lecture on the behavioral disobiendt children and their long suffering parents, which is all stemmed from over indulgence in our society. Fasicinating topic, she references you several times."

"wait - Im the over indulgent child?!" Leonard blurted. "How do you even know about this?!"

"She sent me the paper to read over – I enjoyed it throually." Sheldon looked up at Leonard. "Your moms amazing Leonard. I cant believe you don't appricate her more… the sacrificies she made in order to be able to handle a difficult child such as yourself."

Leonard breathed out heavily. "Me?! Seriously?! What about your mom?!"

Sheldon looked quizzically at his friend. "What about her?"

"You don't think you made her life astoundingly diffuclut growing up?"

Sheldon couldn't be more calm. "Not at all, I was and still am to this day I might add, a delight. My mommy loves me." He said pleased with himself, sitting down to his laptop to video chat with Amy. Leonard just looked at the sky and shook his head.

"Hello Amy." He said fondly. "I have to cancel our date night tommorow, I have to go out of town to attend Beverly Hofstealer's lecture."

Amy looked at him in utter disbelief. "No you don't."

Sheldon looked sideways. "uh…Yes I do…Im leaving in the morning."

"Sheldon, I know for a fact that theres a thermocombusion reaction happening in your trousers as we speak."

Sheldon looked affronted. "Are you insinuating that my pants are on fire?!"

"Yes I am. In fact, I am positive youre lying to me, because Leonard is behind you mouthing that youre lying."

Sheldon wheeled around. "Jewdus!"

Leonard smirked at him. "Go on, Sheldon, tell Amy why you have to cancel datenight."

Defeated, Sheldon slowly wheeled his chair slowly around to face Amy sheepihly. "Well, um….theres a Scifi movie marathon at the Metroplex and …."

"Enough! Sheldon, I already got a confirmation from the Beirage! Its very diffuclut to get a table! Were going to dinner! "

"This isn't fair! We can go to dinner any time we want! Why cant I go?" Sheldon stamped his feet.

"Because you made a prior commintment to me! And you promised to take me out!"

Sheldon grunted. "But I wanna go to the movie marathon, we whined, Cant we go to dinner another day? "

"Don't you even care why its a special day?"

"No not particularly. I mean the anniversary of the Battle of Versailes, in 1254 would normally be cause for celebration, but I don't see why you'd want to make a big deal of it." Sheldon said bewildered

Howard looked at the other guys with an expression of complete disbelive as he looked down at his phone, and showed it to other guys. Leonard winced.

"Uh Sheldon…"

Sheldon waived his hand dismissivly. "Not now Leonard." He turned back to Amy. "Amy I think youre being very unreasonable."

"Sheldon…you might wanna look at this…"

"I said in a minute. Honestly… What a spoiled brat." Sheldon rolled his eyes, leaving Leonard grimacing and folding his arms.

"Fine - please proceed." Leonard said lending his arm out.

"Amy, I can waste time with you anytime, but I never get to go see classic Scifi movies presented on cinimeascope on the big screen with my friends."

"You hang around your friends all the time!"

"Not while watching classic scifi movies presented in original cinemascope."

Amy frowned deeply. "Fine, you want to go with your little friends and ruin my night then go. I don't care anymore." She signed off abruptly

"Oh good that was easy." Sheldon said happily, closing his laptop. "Shall we go to the store now?"

Leonard pinched his eyes. "Sheldon, tommrow is supposed to be kinda a big deal for you guys."

Sheldon looked at Leonard confused. "Why would the anniversily of the Battle of Versaile be a big deal?" He asked quizzicly. "I know Amy is fond of history, but…"

"Think hard. What about that date would cause Amy to think it's a big deal?"

Sheldon rolled his eyes. "For heaven sake, if youre refereing to the anniversily of the day she and I met youre sorely mistaken. Amy is a women of pure intellect, and she wouldn't be interested in such nonsense and sentiment."

"Really? Because Berny just texted me to tell you to make sure youre going to dinner tommrow and to not make any plans with you." Howard showed him his phone.

Sheldon couldn't believe it. "That's utter hogwash! Why would Bernadette have anything to do with Amy and I's anniversary?"

"That's what chicks do Sheldon, they plan crap like this together."

"Why?" Sheldon asked revolted at the idea of the three girls giggling away planning a tourtuours evening of romantic dinners and silly converstaions about things that wernt important. No one seemed to have any idea.

"We don't know…its one of the great mysteries of the universe.

"I think you should go with Amy Sheldon, she seemed pretty tee'd off"

"But what about the movie marathon?!" Sheldon whinned. "The perverable bros before hoes metaphor comes to mind here, although I have no idea what 19th century farm equipment has to do with Male bonding experiences over women…" He added thoughtfully.

Howard smiled. "At-a-boy Sheldon. Stand up to your woman!" He said proudly. "Show her who wears the pants!"

Sheldon, pleased with the social acceptance of his peers sat straighter in his desk chair. "That's right." He said sternly. "Im the man in the relationship, and I should be able to go and do whatever I want without her catterwaling about it every five seconds." He said getting to his feet.

"Good job Howard. This is going to end awesome." Leonard said annoyed.

Howard smirked. "I just love to watch him crash and burn."

Raj looked at his watch. "Hey are we going to the store or not, we have a marathon to prepare for."

"Shotgun!" Sheldon yelped and dashed out the door.

Leonard. "Why do I bother?"

In the car, Sheldon thought of Amy. There was a nagging sensation in the back of his head, that he couldn't shake. He wasn't even sure what it was. Why would Amy be upset that he blew her off again to go hang out with his friends, after all he did it all the time, and yeah she complained about it but she always got over it. Shed be fine.

Right?