"I'm gonna leave you to settle down a little, don't forget to breathe…" Penny said to Amy as she sat staring at the little cards with a look of wonder on her face, Arnie had left a few minutes ago after blubbering like a baby and saying he had the best job in the world. "Ames?" Penny jostled her arm a little and Amy looked up with a start.

"Sorry, completely spaced out there for a minute."

"Completely understandable…I ended up with a guy that kind of fumbled his way through a non-proposal that ended with a statement like 'so I guess we're engaged'. It was only afterwards that he pulled the ring out of his wallet and dropped down on one knee; he said he'd been carrying it around in his wallet for a couple of years…" Penny started crying as she recalled the night of her own engagement and Amy rubbed her shoulder.

"You've been off and on for such a long time, I guess it was only natural for you both to feel a little hesitant at first."

"Yeah, but Sheldon really thought about this…if you had seen him yesterday, Ames…Word of warning, he looked smokin' H.O.T. in his snazzy outfit that he picked out especially for tonight, he even got a haircut; although we kinda tamed that down when Leonard said he looked like an older version of Zac Efron."

"Sex on a stick hot?" Amy questioned, feeling her pulse already starting to quicken at the thought of how Sheldon looked the last time Penny attempted to give him a new look. Penny leant over to whisper in her ear.

"Much better."

"Oh my…" Amy whispered breathily as her fingers fluttered up to cover her lips.

"I'm gonna go, I don't want to cross paths with your Romeo on my way out. Call me later and I want all of the details!" Penny brushed a whisper of a kiss over Amy's cheek, being careful not to smear her light dusting of powder.

"A lady never kisses and tells." Amy winked over at her friend as Penny chuckled before letting herself out of the apartment. Penny sent Leonard a quick text to let him know she was on her way back and Leonard replied saying Sheldon was still dithering over which shirt to wear.

Tell him to wear the blue one…Amy's in a plum dress so he can't wear the red or he will clash P xx

Sheldon said which blue one. He bought two L x

The darker blue, it will make his eyes pop P x

"Hey Sheldon, have you been making eyes at my girl?" Leonard read Penny's latest text and yelled down the hallway at Sheldon.

"I don't know what you mean, Leonard." Sheldon replied as he dithered between the electric blue and the paler blue shirts.

"She said to wear the darker one as it 'makes your eyes pop'." Leonard remarked as he leant against the doorway.

"Oh, she did say something about how it matched my eye colour. Okay, I'll wear the darker one. Tie or no tie?"

"Tie." Leonard stated as Sheldon shrugged on the darker shirt and tucked it into his waistband of his new suit trousers. Sheldon expertly tied a Windsor knot at his throat before putting on the waistcoat and suit jacket.

"Come on, Sheldon. It's half past six and we need to get to the florist before they close at seven!" Leonard urged Sheldon to step up the pace and after a final check in the mirror, Sheldon patted his hair in place and checked his pocket for the last essential item.

"I'm ready." He finally announced and turned to Leonard. "Are you sure you don't mind picking up the tab at the restaurant tonight?"

"No, it's fine – you can transfer the money over as soon as your new cards come through. Now, come on!" Leonard grabbed his keys and both men sprinted out of the apartment and flew down the stairs.

"Hi Penny, bye Penny!" They shouted out as they passed Penny arriving back at the building, she gave Sheldon a wolf whistle when she saw the completed ensemble and when he turned back to face her, gave him a thumbs up in approval.

Leonard dropped Sheldon off outside of Amy's apartment, having only just made it to the florist in time to collect the final arrangement. Sheldon walked slowly up the stairs to Amy's apartment taking the time to calm his nerves and Leonard drove back to Los Robles to wait for that all important phone call.

Amy sat nervously on her couch, unable to move and watching the hands of the clock move around as if in slow motion. Finally at precisely seven o'clock there was a series of knocks on her front door. She let him finish his repetition before wiping her slightly sweaty hands on the skirt of her dress and walking over to pull the door open.

"Hello, Amy. These are for you." Sheldon gently offered her a much larger version of the crystal vase, filled to the brim with dozens more pink roses.

"Sheldon! This is too much!" Amy buried her nose in the blooms and drank in their heady fragrance.

"I remembered that you were particularly fond of pink roses; I believe it was from a passage from one of your childhood books; Anne Shirley remarked to Diana Barry that the only true roses were pink ones." Amy looked up from the roses and took in Sheldon's appearance, taking in his slightly updated hairstyle all the way down to his shiny dress shoes.

"Penny was right…smokin' Doctor Cooper." Amy said a little breathlessly, admiring the way his new shirt accentuated his bright blue gaze.

"Why thank you, Doctor Fowler." Sheldon gave her a wink and a smile. "I can say the same for you. Now, are you gonna invite me in anytime soon, or shall we have this whole conversation out in the hallway?"

"Of course! Sorry, come on in and take a seat!" Amy flushed as she realised that she'd been eying up her boyfriend in full view of the neighbours and stood back to let him enter the apartment. She turned around to place the vase on the kitchen counter and when she turned back it was to find Sheldon standing immediately in front of her with a determined look in his eye.

"Amy, there was something that I've been meaning to say; but I didn't quite know how until the other day…I listened to that song over and over and well…here we are." Sheldon took her hand and pulled Amy into his arms as he started humming in her ear. He gently led her into a swaying dance, keeping their feet barely moving as he started to sing softly;

'So I bought you a rose on my way home from work

To open a door to a heart that I hurt

And I hope you notice this look in my eyes

Cause I'm gonna make things right

For the rest of your life

And I'm gonna hold you tonight

Do all those little things

For the rest of your life'

Sheldon stopped dancing and lowered his hand to reach into his pocket. He pulled out the little box and pressed it into Amy's hand.

"I wasn't planning on asking you this tonight; I was only going to ask you to think about it…but I realised that I didn't want to wait any longer. I had initially intended for this to be a 'promise' ring, but…"

"Yes." Amy whispered softly and Sheldon gave her a mock glare.

"I didn't ask you yet."

"I don't care, my answer to whatever question you may have is going to be 'yes'. I will wait if you want it to still be a promise ring, or I'll head on over to the courthouse tomorrow if that's what you want…but my answer will always be 'yes'."

"Oh, Amy!" Sheldon pulled her tighter against his lean frame and placed his head on top of hers. "I love you, I don't know whether I've ever told you out loud; because I've said it in my head a thousand times already."

"I know." Amy whispered against his neck and he leant back to stare into her sparkling emerald eyes.

"How? And did you know you've just quoted Han Solo perfectly?"

"I know." Amy repeated again as she pressed a light kiss against his cheek, breathing in the heady scent that was uniquely Sheldon.

"You vixen!" Sheldon murmured as he lowered his head to brush his lips across Amy's. "Mmm…someone didn't eat their brownie today." He murmured as he continued to move his lips softly over hers. He felt Amy's lips curve into a smile beneath his.

"I saved it for you. I know how much you like the taste."

"Mmm…only when I taste it on you." Sheldon replied softly as he deepened their kiss further by lapping his tongue over her bottom lip. "Did you mean it when you said your answer would be 'yes' to anything?" He murmured between kisses and Amy merely murmured her response against his lips. "Good." He replied as he swung her up into his arms and carried her through her apartment toward the bedroom; kicking the door shut behind them.

AN: I was debating whether to leave it here...but I think all of you that were kind enough to leave a review deserve a little bonus chapter...