An hour later Penny was sitting on a gurney in the back of an ambulance. While an EMT who was less than cute cleaned the glass out of a gash on her head. She refused to be taken to the hospital for x-rays and a CT until Amy was freed from the car. They were working on prying her door open, but they had to be careful of her leg. Amy had passed out again from pain and Penny was worried sick about her. A policewoman came into Penny's line of vision.
"Ma'am is there someone we should call to meet you at the hospital?" She asked. Penny nodded.
"Leonard Hofstader." Penny answered. The woman nodded.
"For both of you?" She asked. Penny nodded. She knew all of the guys were still at Sheldon and Leonard's apartment playing Halo. Finally a loud screeching noise caused Penny's heart to soar. They had finally got Amy's door off and the noise seemed to have woken Amy up again. When the gurney rolled by to be loaded in the other ambulance Amy's eyes were half open and Penny could see her chest rise and fall in a ragged breathing pattern.
"Miss we need to take you for scans now." The EMT told her. Penny sighed and nodded.
"Fine." She murmured.
"Lay back please." He instructed gently. Penny obliged and let her tensed muscles relax a little as they loaded her own gurney. The ride to the hospital was relatively short and soon Penny was being loaded into a highly uncomfortable CT scan.
Across the hospital Amy slipped in and out of consciousness. Each time she came to she was bombarded with another set of questions and a ton of people telling her to stay with them. Amy tried, she really tried, but everything hurt and she was so tired. She vaguely registered an uncomfortable brace being removed from her neck before she passed out for what felt like the hundredth time. Finally Amy fully came to in a room covered in white. Everything was horribly white. From the sheets down to the door. Amy blinked several times before she registered anything but white. She felt an odd sort of pressure in her left hand and realized that someone was holding it tightly. Slowly she turned her head and noticed that the hand belonged to a fast asleep Sheldon Cooper. Amy smiled and turned away to access her injuries. Her right foot hurt and she glanced down at to find it strapped into a bulky black boot. Amy groaned softly. That was just great. Her neck was incredibly sore but not braced, so she knew it thankfully wasn't broken. Her side vaguely hurt and her right arm was horribly sore. But she was beyond relieved to have feeling in all her extremities. Amy decided it was time to wake Sheldon, so she slowly moved her left hand and then squeezed his hand gently. Sheldon slowly opened his eyes and say up. He broke into a huge dorky grin when he saw Amy.
"Amy! I'm so glad you're awake. You scared me." Sheldon told her happily. Amy smiled and cleared her throat roughly.
"How is Penny?" Amy asked. Sheldon smiled.
"Penny is okay. She has lots of stitches in her head and her finger. She cracked three ribs, but is okay otherwise. Leonard is with her at home." Sheldon explained. Amy furrowed her brow in confusion.
"She's home already?" Amy asked. Sheldon nodded.
"You were asleep three days." Sheldon answered.
"Oh I'm sorry." Amy told him. Sheldon looked confused.
"Why would you be sorry about that?" He asked.
"I made you worry." Amy answered.
"Of course but that is no reason to be sorry. It's nothing you could control. Why be sorry for the uncontrollable?" Sheldon asked. Amy smiled.
"So what are all of my injuries?" Amy dared to ask.
"You've got two breaks to your Talus bone, one to your Calcaneus and one to the tibia. You had to have surgery to repair some damage to your spleen, but they fixed it without having to take it out, and you have a small hairline fracture in your lower radius." Sheldon rambled. Amy nodded slowly taking in the long list of things that would be slowing her down. Suddenly all Amy wanted was to go home, but she knew she'd probably have to wait awhile since she'd had surgery. "I've got to call Leonard and tell him you're awake." Sheldon declared and started to fish his phone out of his pocket. He pulled it out and dialed Leonard's number. Amy sighed and leaned back into the pillows. She was still so tired. Sheldon squeezed her left encouragingly, as if to tell her it was okay to fall back to sleep. Amy smiled and let her eyes slipped closed.
When she woke up again Sheldon was in the same spot as before and he seemed more awake. He smiled when her fluttering eyes fell on his face. "Leonard and Penny said they'd come by with the gang in a couple hours." Sheldon informed her. Amy nodded.
"How long was I out that time?" She asked.
"At least thirteen hours." Sheldon answered.
"Did you get any sleep?" Amy asked. Sheldon nodded.
"Oh yes, I got a shower too." Sheldon answered. Amy smiled and nodded. She was worried about how Sheldon was going to react to all of this, and she was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. A tall doctor who looked to be in his early forties walked into the room and smiled pleasantly at Amy.
"Good morning Miss Fowler. How are you feeling?" He asked and started to scribble things down on a piece of paper. Amy shrugged.
"Sore." Amy answered. He nodded and finished filling out the chart.
"Well everything looks great. I'd say if nothing changes you should be able to leave tomorrow." The doctor told her. Sheldon smiled and squeezed her hand comfortingly. "Do you have someone to look after you while your incisions and fractures heal?" He asked. Amy glanced at Sheldon, who nodded and smiled encouragingly.
"Yes." She answered. The doctor smiled and nodded.
"Well then it's settled. Get some rest and I will check on you in a while." He told her. Amy nodded and watched him slip out of her room just as quickly as he had come. She turned back to look at Sheldon and found him smiling widely.
"Are you sure you want to take care of me again?" Amy asked. Sheldon nodded fervently.
"Amy remember what this ring on your finger means?" Sheldon asked. Amy nodded. "This ring means I want to be there for you and take care of you all the time, no matter the circumstances. I love you Amy Farrah Fowler." Sheldon told her honestly. Amy smiled.
"I love you too." Amy replied. Sheldon grinned.
