A/N: You guys are so wonderful to follow, favorite and review this story. The response has been overwhelming to me. I am so glad I can give you guys something to keep you occupied during the hiatus. So the break is officially over.
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"Sheldon." She said.
"Yes?" He asked.
"I think the break is officially over." She said.
He pulled her into him. "As much as I wanted to hear that I thought we had already established it was over when you showed up here last night." He said confused.
"Not really. We talked last night. We went to bed last night better but I never said it was over."
"You came over and said you may have acted rashly. I assumed that meant it was over."
"It was basically, but now I am officially ending it. You told me to take the time I needed and apparently I only needed a night to decide."
"Well I guess I am glad." He said.
"You guess you are glad?" She said.
"What I mean is…" He started but she cut him off.
"I'm kidding Sheldon." She said.
"Oh good. So what do you want to do today?" He asked.
"How about we do something we haven't done in a while?" She asked.
"So the zoo?" He said.
"That sounds fabulous. I don't have any clothes to wear. I guess we will have to go back to my apartment so I can change." She said.
"Can you get something for tomorrow too?" He asked.
"Why?"
"So you can stay here tonight of course." Sheldon said to her.
"I guess I could do that. Or we could stay at my place. This way we won't have to worry about your roommate." She said.
"Amy, I don't have a roommate anymore. Leonard and Penny are in Vegas probably celebrating their recent nuptials."
Amy then realized that Sheldon had no idea that Penny and Leonard had cancelled the wedding. She figured she had to tell him.
"I need to run to the bathroom. I have to take a shower. Why don't you get dressed and then we can head to your place."
"Um, I have something I need to tell you." She said.
"It can wait." He said. He gave her a kiss then headed out of the bedroom.
Amy didn't stop him. She was surprised he didn't bolt out of the room as soon as they had finished so he could clean himself. She realized she needed to clean up as well. She actually was disappointed in herself that she had not thought to bring a change of clothes over at some point after their first sleepover. She knew she would have to rectify the situation. She wondered if he was thinking about her living with him now that he thought Leonard was moving out. She knew better than to ask him. If he wanted to live together, he would have to ask her.
Sheldon went into the bathroom smiling. He was so happy that Amy had ended the nonsense of the break. He knew the best part about their relationship had always been the communication. That was how it all began. For four months, all they did was text, tweet, call on the phone and even Skype sometimes. It was the most unique part of his relationship with her. He loved every minute of it. Then Penny had to butt in and tell him to actually date Amy because they had been thinking about having a child. But for some reason that had worked out also. They still mostly just communicated with electronics but every once in a while they would go out together. Then one day they stopped seeing each other because they were both so stubborn and wouldn't concede to the other. Sheldon had lost his mind when he lost this woman and not because he was in love with her but because he missed the intellectual conversations they would have.
Sheldon thought about it. He really did fall in love with her mind before anything else. He loved the conversations they would have and he loved spending time with her. So after his mother threw them back together with her obvious ploys, they started to see each other often even if it was just for a cup of tea. Even if they just spent the night on Skype talking. Then she wanted him to meet her mother and he thought it all changed. He was so afraid Amy had fallen in love with him, he tried to end it again. But she was so clever. She wanted to present him as her boyfriend and then she wouldn't have to date again. That had been a fun night. He knew her mother hated him but he didn't care. He figured he would never have to see her again since it was a ruse.
He knew things were changing when she fell for that moron Zack. He started to think about what it would be like to be in an actual boy/girl relationship with her. But when she took his hand after not going with Zack, she said she felt nothing. He didn't understand how she couldn't have. Their hands fit perfectly together. For some reason, he didn't want to rush home and wash his hands. It felt right to have her hand in his. He had no idea what that meant. When they spread the rumor about their sex life with their friends he hadn't been lying when he told her that pretending to have intercourse gave him a great deal of satisfaction. That was when he began to see her in a different light. He started writing the Relationship Agreement right after she kissed him and finished it soon after that wedding she attended with Leonard. He never really expected to use it but had it just in case. When she accepted the date with Stuart, he had to act. He interrupted their date to ask her to be his girlfriend. And she accepted without hesitation. Even after he told her nothing was going to change.
But somewhere along the line, things changed. She wanted more than just the relationship of the mind. She wanted affection. She wanted a normal boyfriend. He had heard her snide remarks. He had seen her disappointment at times. When Howard went to space, he took her hand. He said it was because he was caught up in the moment but he once again realized how perfect it fit in his. He fought her every step of the way when she added it to the RA, but he never took it out. He let it stand. He argued every time she grabbed his hand in the movies, but he loved it. When she got sick, he saw her naked for the first time and then he knew. He knew he had hormones like every other man in the world. He still fought it and even lied about a nonexistent sex life to his rival. He told Penny that he was working on it and it could possibly happen. She never found out and he hoped she never would.
He fought celebrating holidays with her but never really backed out using the RA as a reason why. She had put that they must celebrate Valentine's Day and buy gifts. She said they would go out on their birthdays. He only agreed with her about that if she promised not to tell anyone when his birthday was. When he told Penny, he never confessed that Amy already knew. It was one of the first things they spoke about when they met. When the surprise party happened, Amy played along and acted as if she never knew. She even seemed to get angry at him for telling Penny but not her. Penny talked to her and told her that even though he had shared that important detail with her and not Amy, she still knew that he loved her very much from some of the other answers he gave to the questions.
He finished up in the shower and headed back into the bedroom. Amy was still sitting on the bed.
"What are you doing? I thought you were getting ready." He said.
"I will. I just need to use the bathroom too. Do you think maybe I could keep some stuff here?"
"Of course. I asked last night because I thought you already had stuff here. I will clear out a drawer for you. That way you don't have to hide anything and we can have unscheduled sleepovers like last night."
"Do you want to have scheduled sleepovers?" She asked.
"Well as far as I'm concerned we can have them on weekends. Leonard will be moving out now that he is married."
"They didn't get married." Amy told him.
"What? Wait, how do you know?" Sheldon asked her.
"Well I called Penny right after you left. She told me they were in Vegas. I asked why and she told me that they went to get married but changed their minds."
"Oh I wonder what happened." He said.
"I don't know but she didn't seem upset so I would say they didn't break up."
"I guess that changes things then."
"What things?" She asked.
"Oh um, nothing." He answered.
"Sheldon! No more secrets. What are you thinking?" She asked.
"Well I was thinking maybe we could see what it was like living together. Maybe start you off on weekends and….." But she cut him off.
"Yes." She said.
"But if Leonard isn't moving out…"
"Why does he have to move out in order for me to live here? Hasn't Penny stayed here with you in the apartment?"
"You know what you are right. She does stay here. And if they haven't split up then maybe he can move into her place on weekends. They have been talking about staying together more than one night a week anyway. They can stay together Friday to Monday. And you can stay here."
"Deal. Now I'm going to put my clothes back on and then we can go to my apartment then the zoo."
Sheldon left the room so she could change. He walked into the living room just as the door was opening. Leonard walked in the apartment. Penny was following close behind.
"Good morning." Leonard said to Sheldon.
"Good morning. You are back early." He answered them.
"Well we have something to tell you." Leonard started but Amy came out at that exact moment still wearing Sheldon's pajama shirt.
"Hey Sheldon, I need my purse can you hand it to me?" Amy said. She hadn't seen Penny and Leonard standing in the living room. She looked up when Penny cleared her throat. "Oh good morning you two." She said. She was a bit embarrassed but she couldn't hide at this point.
"Good morning." Penny said smiling.
Sheldon grabbed Amy's purse and handed it to her. "Here you go." He said smiling.
"Thanks." She took the purse and headed back into the bedroom.
"So something you want to tell us moonpie?" Penny asked.
"Stop calling me that. And there is nothing to tell. Amy spent the night, end of story." Sheldon said.
"She is wearing your pajamas." Penny pointed out.
"Yeah she didn't have any of her own. She apparently only had the one bag hidden from our first sleepover." He clarified. "I gave her a set of mine but the pants were too long."
"Where did she sleep?" Penny asked.
"I slept with Sheldon in his room." Amy answered coming back out of the room.
Penny's eyes grew wide. "So did you guys?" She asked.
"Not that it is any of your business but no." Amy answered. It was easier to tell her the truth then avoid the question.
"Yes so now that you know, if you will excuse us, we are going to the zoo. We still have to stop at Amy's apartment to get her clothes. Oh and Leonard, I know you guys aren't married but if you aren't broken up, do you mind staying with your fiancé tonight? Amy is staying again tonight."
"Um, yeah sure." Leonard said.
"Okay then you can tell us later what happened. We can have dinner when we get back." Sheldon said.
Sheldon took Amy's hand and they walked out of the apartment, leaving Leonard and Penny staring in disbelief.
A trip to the zoo and what happened after Penny found out about Leonard's kiss. Find out in the next chapter...reviews will help me write this faster.
