Finally the last chapter is up! Sorry it took me so long but here it is. Thank you so much for reviewing and following, it means so much!

Tears that had been welling started to roll down his face. He finally spoke.

"I just had no idea you were so unhappy"

Amy was heartbroken. Sheldon looked so small and terrified.

"No! Sheldon I'm not unhappy. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to shout at you. I just needed to get some things off my chest"

Sheldon sniffed and wiped his face from tears.

"I understand. I know that I haven't been the best boyfriend" Amy cautiously placed a hand on Sheldon's thigh as he spoke, expecting him to retract himself, he did not however and seemed to calm down. "I know that we've been going slowly but I want you to know that you are everything to me. I love you. Please don't leave" Sheldon look pleadingly into her eyes.

Amy retracted her hand "That doesn't bother me, we go at a pace that is comfortable for both of us. I know you love me. I just don't know if that's enough..."

"But you've made me a much better person and I know I can still improve. This relationship isn't a dead end, at least not for me!" Sheldon argued "Amy..." he took her hand "...you are in my future. And I can assure you I am happy. We both are. I want to move forward, I'm not scared anymore. There is no question that you are important to me and I plan on proving it to you. I will change for you"

"Sheldon I don't want you to change. I love you as you are. I just think that I need to be more of a priority in your life"

"I know but I want you to see that you already are the best thing that happened to me"

"You need to show it more. Say it more. I don't know where this relationship is going but wherever it is we're taking a long time to get there"

"I know. But you know how much of a struggle I have with stuff like this but with you it is so much easier. I think we're going further and faster than you think. You wanted to slow down just as I wanted to speed up... I just wanted it to be a surprise..." Sheldon became quiet and broke eye contact almost as if he was hiding something.

"Sheldon what is it?" Amy was curious.

Sheldon sighed and stood, he spoke on his way to the top drawer of his desk.

"I had it all planned out. On our fifth anniversary I had planned to take you out for meal, we would return and I kiss you goodnight, I would pull you down onto the couch and kiss more. When the time was right I then planned on retrieving this"

He placed a small black box on the coffee table in front of Amy. She gulped and looked up at him.

xxxxxx

The television cut out.

"No!"

There was a loud series of complaints as the whole room in apartment 4B jumped from their seats and ran to the screen and grabbing for the remote, pushing random buttons to try and make an image appear.

"Howard what happened? Turn it back on!" Bernadette shouted.

"I don't know! Penny? It's your TV" Howard turned the blame to her.

"Hey don't ask me. I have no idea how this works. Weren't you supposed to be the tech wizard? Fix it!" Penny, like the others had become transfixed with the scene across the hall and soon gave up on her protest and had been watching the scene intently.

Howard began pressing buttons and pushing at wires in an attempt to reconnect.

"Screw this! I'm going to listen at the door" Raj made his way to leave and Bernadette quickly jumped up after him followed by Leonard and Penny. Everyone quietly pressed their ears to the door. Not a sound could be heard from the other side. They looked at each other in confusion.

"I can't hear anything" Raj whispered.

"Shh! They'll hear you" Bernadette barked.

Howard yelled in triumph from Penny's apartment as the picture reappeared. Everyone raced back but neither Sheldon nor Amy were there.

"Where are they?" Penny asked.

"Howard quickly! Reroute to Sheldon's bedroom!" Leonard instructed.

xxxxxx

Amy had not yet taken her eyes off the box when a loud "No!" was heard from across the hall.

Sheldon cleared his throat, his eyes darted to the door as he heard whispers from behind it. "Perhaps we should go somewhere more private" he suggested and picked up the box.

Amy nodded and followed him down the corridor. Once the door was closed she sat on the edge of his bed and spoke, her voice barely audible.

"How long have you had this?" She asked

Sheldon's tongue darted out to moisten his lips "My mother brought it when she visited. It was Meemaw's"

Amy nodded slowly without taking her eyes off the box in his hand. She gulped again "I ruined your proposal?" She asked.

Sheldon shrugged "Yes and no. I don't think it would have been right for me to propose before we have talked these things through. But I didn't expect you to pull away and start talking. I was trying to plan my next move, sorry if it appeared I wasn't paying attention. I just didn't want to give it away. You know how bad I am at lying" he gave her a sheepish smile.

Amy smiled back, tears were welling in her eyes "I had no idea. Is this really what you want?" She looked hopeful. Sheldon took a step towards her and sat next to her on the bed.

"Amy this is where I saw our future going. I want this as much now as I did when I first asked Meemaw for the ring, maybe more, but I understand why you wanted time. If we weren't on a break I'd ask now..." Sheldon trailed off as he realised what he had said. There was a long pause.

"Well…why don't you?" Amy's voice was almost a whisper.

"What?" Sheldon's heart leapt.

"Sheldon. I officially declare the termination of our break, so long as you agree" She said boldly. "I believe that we have made progress this evening by voicing our opinions and making it clear where we both stand in the relationship. Communication is key to a healthy relationship and I believe any future problems between us will be easily resolved. I love you so much and I know you will make me more of a priority. But don't change too much!" She teased, "I fell in love with this guy"

She gestured to a selection of photographs Sheldon had, most of which were with Leonard, Howard and Raj in various cosplays and costumes but centre stage stood their prom photo.

Sheldon was overjoyed, he leaned in close and kissed Amy, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"I love you too" he said, pulling away "So much so that I have something to ask you"

He pulled away from her and picked up the ring box. He carefully prised it open and fell to one knee.

"Amy Farrah Fowler. Will you marry me?"

xxxxxx

"We're on!" Howard leapt back to join the others.

Everyone's excitement soon turned to gross awkwardness as the television turned on to Sheldon and Amy ravishing. Everyone shielded their eyes from the make out session.

"What's happening? Was it a ring? Did he propose? Did she say yes?" Raj asked whilst trying to avoid watching but couldn't help peeking through his fingers.

"I think we can infer from context" Leonard was attempting to look everywhere but the TV.

"Perhaps we should turn this off now" He moved towards the monitor.

"Wait. I can't see a ring" Bernadette was stood as close as possible trying to see Amy's hand.

"Ugh if they would just stop moving" Penny joined Bernadette to try and see "Howard can you pause it?"

"What? No! I don't want to watch those two sucking out each other's saliva" Howard had not removed his hands from over his eyes.

"Aww I think it's sweet" Bernadette watched as Sheldon and Amy pulled apart and stared lovingly into each other's eyes.

Everyone slowly revealed their eyes and froze, watching. Sheldon's thumb gently stroking a diamond ring on Amy's finger.

I didn't want to make it look like Amy only ended the break because Sheldon had a ring but I also wanted a happy ending! Thanks for reading everyone, hope you enjoyed it!