Sheldon crawled out of bed uncomfortably as his pajama pants clung to his groin and thighs. Waddling towards his closet, trying to walk with the least amount of sticky material touching his legs, Sheldon grabbed his robe and headed towards the bathroom for a shower. Closing the door behind him, he peeled off his clothes and tossed them into the middle of the floor in a pile. Turning on the shower, he could hear Leonard's bedroom door open, preceded by quiet thuds heading towards the kitchen. Stepping into the shower, the warm water felt amazing gliding down his skin; watching the water beads splash down his body, taking away the aftermath from his dream from the night before. The thought of the dream made him panic as he recollected its contents. However, the thought of seeing Amy tonight after the previous night's events terrified him even further.

"Well, I'm definitely cancelling" he thought to himself.

He hadn't gone to work that day. After finishing his shower, he returned to his room to lie down for a few minutes which ended up lasting 2 hours. Sheldon jumped up in panic at the realization he was late for work, glancing at his night table to see a note placed on it with Leonard's writing,

You were asleep and looked really pale so I went to work without you, "thank you for pointing out the obvious Dr. Hofstadter", Sheldon said to himself. Don't panic about missing work. President Siebert wants you to take more vacation time anyways. See you later after your date with Amy – Leonard

He read and reread the note from Leonard, "See you later after your date with Amy", See you later after your date with Amy", See you later after your date with Amy".

"No, actually you will see me right when you get home from work", he thought, "..because I'm not going on a date with her tonight!

Sheldon sat in his spot, listening to the low drone of the fridge, the passing cars on the street 4 floors below, and the ticks of the clock on the kitchen wall, taunting him as the seconds passed, constantly reminding him that his impending date with Amy was approaching. Sometime in the afternoon, his phone buzzed on the coffee table. He looked down at it with a cautious eye, knowing that it would be from Amy. Instead of looking to see what had been sent, Sheldon walked down the hallway to his bedroom, determined that he was not going on his date, therefore, barricading himself in his room.

It was almost time to go home when Amy glanced at her phone; no responses from Sheldon. She had sent him 2 texts and called him once, but still, nothing. She had even called Leonard to make sure that everything was alright. Leonard had told her that he left Sheldon at home because he didn't look well. Amy was disappointed that her boyfriend hadn't texted her all day, but nothing could really get her down because she was too excited for her evening's date.

She rushed home as fast as she could, still however driving within California code street speed limit regulations. Amy set everything out that she had planned for the evening's events; she had the spaghetti and hotdogs boiling with the sauce in a separate pot on the stove, the Yoohoo cooling in the fridge, snickerdoodles in the oven, and her assortment of hot beverages set on the counter. She also had her lotions and Lego kit close by in case she needed them throughout the evening. She also popped The Avengers into the DVD player so it would ready for later. Amy glanced at her watch, 6:07 it read. Amy hopped in the shower, washed and dried her hair, brushed her teeth, applied makeup and put on a dress that Penny had lent her. The little black dress just went past Amy's knees and had 3-quater length sleeves. She looked at herself in the mirror, almost baffled that, for Penny, had a rather conservative dress. She took a photo of herself in the mirror with her phone and sent it to her Bestie,

OH MY GOD! AMY YOU LOOK HAWT! If Sheldon doesn't pounce on you, I might ;) – Penny's message read

Thank you Bestie! And I hope your comment is strictly to get your point across at how good I look. Penny, you must know that I sexually fond of men- she responded

Amy jeez! I was joking and yes i said it to get my point across! ME TOO! Its 6:45. Will Leonard be driving Sheldon soon? –Penny asked

No, Sheldon told me that he would be taking the bus as he had a few errands to run and that Leonard would be too busy to drive him and therefore won't be home until later tonight- texted Amy

Oh. I could have driven him. Ohwell. Text me if you need anything :) good luck sweetie! – texted Penny

I will. And again, thank you so much Penny. I couldn't have done any this without you- Amysent

Amy turned off the screen of her phone and stared at the clock. 6:57 it read. She was so nervous yet excited for her boyfriend's arrival. As she stared at the clock with anticipation, she was hoping that a new chapter in her relationship with Sheldon was about to begin.

It was now 7:22. Amy stared at the clock like it was her enemy; each passing second ridiculed her, pointing out that her boyfriend was yet another second late for their date. She looked at her phone, still nothing from Sheldon. She was at a loss at what to do, "Well I can't call him again. Obviously he doesn't want to be here so that's a waste," she thought to herself. Amy headed towards the kitchen, opened the fridge and grabbed the chilled red wine she was saving to drink later during dessert.

7:51 the clock now read after downing 2 glasses of wine. She picked up the phone and texted Penny.

He isn't here- she texted

Within seconds, Amy's phone began ringing.

"What? Where is he?" asked Penny without even saying hello.

"I dunno. But he is not here!" Amy slurred.

"Amy, are you drinking?"

"Come on Bestie. That's what you taught me to do when your sad..rememmmber?" Amy said, definitely exhibiting the effects from the alcohol.

"Amy, let me call you back. I'll go check in his apartment".

And with that, Penny hung up the phone, grabbed the spare key to 4A and made a beeline for the other side of the hall. She opened the door, but the place was in darkness. She looked in the bowl to see that Sheldon's keys were lying there, but not Leonard's. Penny was livid, "He's a goddamn coward and an ass", she thought to herself as she marched toward his bedroom. "How dare he just stand Amy up? He really doesn't desire her" she thought. She could see the light coming through from underneath his door so she tip-toed closer and closer until stood right in front of his room. She wanted to barge in immediately and yell at him, however was stopped by sounds faintly coming from the other side. Penny was unsure what the sound was though because they were muffled. Slowly, she turned the doorknob, inching the door further and further from the doorjamb. When the door was just wide enough to fit her head through, Penny poked her head past the threshold to see Sheldon sitting on his bed. Now that the door was opened, Sheldon's sounds and actions were quite apparent.

HOLY COW! Sorry for the really F %king long wait. I had a crazy case of writer's block and couldn't get myself to write anymore. But here I am now, back with more. Hopefully some of you are still with me...? Of course you are you Shamy shippers!

The ending of this chapter is pretty suspenseful here eh? What is Sheldon doing? DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNN! Anyways, this is a little taste of what is to come. I'll be writing more consistently now that I know exactly where to take this little adventure. Guten Tag!