Eventually, Sheldon's feet began to move towards the door only to stop when he stepped on something in the floor. It was a large bright red bow. He picked it up curious as to its origins. He looked around but did not see any presents that were missing a bow. Based on its very large size it would have to be a big gift. Maybe one that was 5' 4'' with glasses and an adorable smile, he guessed.
Sheldon thought he caught a glimpse of what appeared to be some kind of Christmas lingerie underneath Amy's robe. Something red with white fur perhaps? It seems Amy wanted to be intimate as her Christmas gift. That was understandable. It had been far too long since their last encounter, especially for newlyweds. He sighed. Now Sheldon was even more trouble.
Amy had not given him a chance to explain why he answered her question the way he did when she asked if he thought them spending time together was just as important, if not more than, him publishing the paper. She probably had assumed that he thought science was more important to him than she was when, in fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
What Sheldon was going to explain to Amy, had she let him, was that their love transcended even the need to spend time together. That even if for some horrible reason they were separated from each other for the rest of their lives, the way he felt about her would never change. She was the love of his life and he would love forever.
Maybe the best thing to do was let her cool off for a while, he decided, as he turned and went towards the bathroom to shower. When he had finished showering, he put on his robe to go eat some cereal when he discovered something on his side of the bed. A box wrapped in paper with a gold bow. There was a tag on the gift. "To Sheldon, Love Amy. Happy First Christmas!"
Sheldon sat on the bed and opened the box. Inside was a blanket, no a quilt. He lifted it out of the box and held it out to look at it. What is this? he thought. He looked closer moving top to bottom, left to right.
The first quilt panel was a decorative coffee cup. The second a cute cuddly cat. The third was a silhouette of a couple dancing. The fourth some movie tickets. And then a tiara, a flag, a glass filled with what appeared to be strawberry Quik, a box of tissues, a D & D die, a train car covered in grapes, a blue silk panel from what looked like Amy's prom dress, a picture of a fort made of blankets, a heart, a toothbrush holder, an engagement ring and a piece of white lace.
Sheldon was stunned by what he held in his hands. It was a tangible record of their relationship. All of their wonderful memories, which he clung to in his mind like air to breath, where now right here in his very hands. He looked back at the first panel.
The coffee cup. Their first meeting in the coffee shop thanks to Howard and Raj tricking Sheldon into going on an online date. He could never repay them for that life changing gift.
The cat to symbolize the time they gave away the Clowder of cats he adopted after they had argued. Sheldon had tried to fill the void he did not even realize was missing from his life before he met Amy.
The time they went dancing with Penny and Bernadette and Amy kissed him before they were officially even a couple. Sheldon recalled how her face looked then as her eyes fluttered closed and she moved in to kiss him. Her lips were so soft and just a hint of cranberries lingered on them. He recalled the lightning bolt that flashed to his groan area when he felt her lips on his that first time. Truly fascinating.
The time when they did officially become a couple when he crashed her movie date with Stuart. Sheldon was never more frightened (and that is saying something) than when he asked her that infamous question "Amy, will you be my girlfriend?" Well, he may have been a little more frightened when she eventually answered "yes".
The tiara he bought his Princess Amy when he was in the "dog house" years ago. Would he ever learn?
A flag for their "Fun with Flags" baby they created together. He missed that old internet show.
The glass of Sheldon's favorite pink liquid to represent Amy's plan one date night years ago to accelerate Sheldon's feelings for her. If she had only known back then that his feelings were already cemented to her forever.
The box of tissues stumped Sheldon for a moment and then he remembered Amy's "sickness" when he stayed and took care of her. He remembered rubbing vapor-rub on her chest, helping her with a bath and eventually spanking her for lying. Hmmm, between recalling those memories and then then memory of their Dungeons and Dragons love spell, Sheldon had an uncomfortable situation "come up" and needed to adjust his sitting position on the bed and gather his robe around his lap.
The next panels on the quilt brought a huge goofy grin to Sheldon's face. The spontaneous kiss he gave her on their Valentine's Day train trip. Her soft lips tasted like brownies that time. The gang's do-over prom where he and Amy danced and laughed and he told her he loved her for the first time. Their first G–rated boy/girl sleepover under the blanket fort they crafted in his living room. Their next boy/girl sleepover on her birthday that was most definitely rated R.
He laughed out loud at the site of a toothbrush holder with two toothbrushes snuggled up next to each other to signify the giant step they took in the relationship by cohabitating together. What other quilt in the world would have a toothbrush on it? Sheldon wondered. Only his Amy could be so creative.
He began to cry when he saw the remaining panels. A representation of Mee-Maw's ring and a piece of white lace signifying their engagement and marriage. And then there were two panels that were blank. One was blue and one was pink. He could only assume they represented their future children.
"Oh Amy" he said with emotion to the empty room.
He was just so overwhelmed…and so tired. Amy was his life. His whole world.
Please Amy, Sheldon thought to himself and he laid down on the bed and wrapped up in the quilt. Please do not give up on me, he wished as he quietly and unintentionally drifted off to sleep.