Amy decided to ask Faisal. But it felt wrong to ask him by email. It felt better to do it by person. So she decided to go to Saudi Arabia and meet him. It would be good for her to get away as well and have some time to think trough the things that happened lately. She really wanted to continue with this research so the long flight was worth it if Faisal agreed to give her a grant. This was her only hope. There was no way she could find someone else that would give her money to her research.
She met the rest of the gang at the cheesecake factory that night.
"So how was work today Sheldon?" Amy asked when she sat down at the table next to Sheldon and Penny.
"It was good. But I got tired very fast, so I had so take a nap now and then to rest. How was your day Amy?"
"Terrible. A student in my research team had given false data so they had to cancel everything."
"But it wasn't your fault. Can they just cancel it like that?"Penny asked.
"There is no money left for me to continue. The only way is for me to get a new grant."
"So can't you just get a new grant?" Penny asked.
"It's not that simple. I have to get it within a week."
"A week. That's almost impossible." Bernadette said.
"I know. I think my only solution is to go to Saudi Arabia again and ask Faisal. I don't know how else I can get the money."
"You have to go all the way to Saudi Arabia? Can't you just ask him by email?" Penny asked.
"I could, but I feels better to ask him face to face. It feels rude to ask him for money just like that. If he will give me any money at all. He's not my fiancé anymore, so he might not give me the money."
"Then why do you go all the way to Saudi Arabia? Isn't it a little risky to fly all the way there and maybe not even get the money?" Bernadette asked.
"I know it is a long shot and very risky but it's my only chance. I really want to continue with this research. Other wise it has just been a waste of time."
"Alright. So when will you leave?" Penny asked.
"On thursday."
"So soon?" Bernadette asked.
"I have to. They only gave me a week."
"How long will you stay?" Penny asked.
"Just a couple of days. I have to be back in one week with a answer to President Siebert."
"Sheldon! How can you not say anything about Amy going away?" Penny suddenly asked Sheldon, who discussed Star wars with the other boys.
"What? I understand why she has to go away. It all matters about money during a research. I support her to go to Saudi Arabia." Sheldon answered, turning around to continue the discussion about Star wars.
Both Penny and Bernadette looked at Amy for her reaction. They could see how held back the tears. She was really the strongest and most patience woman they knew. How she could hold back all the feelings, they had no idea.
"Well, he only makes it easier to go to Saudi Arabia. The goodbye wont be so hard" Amy said when she saw the look on her friends face's.
"Do you want to have ha girl's night tomorrow before you leave? It has a been long time since we had one." Penny said.
"Sure. But I have to be at the airport early on thursday. The flight leave 7:45 am and I have to be there two hours before."
"Why don't you sleep at my place and I will drive you to the airport in the morning so you don't have to take a cab?" Penny suggested.
"Sure. That would be great. I hate to take a cab."
"Great. Do you want to go shopping tomorrow after I left work. Saudi Arabia is hot right? You will be cooked if you go around there with all those layers." Penny said and poked on Amy's outfit.
"I guess your right" Amy said and looked down at her clothes.
"Great, maybe we can even get you something so your boyfriend over there give you attention again" Penny said and poked at Sheldon.
Amy looked over at him. There he was and looked happy discussing movies with the guys. She was sure he would barely miss her when she would leave. It felt like someone was chopping her with a knife in her heart when she thought about how he had changed from old Sheldon to the Sheldon who showed her how much he loved her and then back to old Sheldon again. Not even she herself understood how she could stand to be patient with him. He kept being selfish and disappoint her over and over again. She didn't want to do this anymore.
"We can try, but I don't think it will change anything. He is Sheldon. Same old Sheldon." Amy said and looked down, fidgeting with the napkin.
"Don't give up on him Amy. You know he will get his memory back soon." Bernadette said.
Amy didn't answer. She just sat silent looking at Sheldon.
They ended the conversation about her work and Sheldon. And enjoyed the dinner and company. Everyone was gathered again for dinner for the first time in two weeks. Penny had told everyone about Bert before Amy arrived and suggested that they shouldn't mention it. She knew it was hard for Amy to think and talk about it.
Amy spend the next day packing for her trip to Saudi Arabia. She packed some of her regular clothes even if she knew that Penny and Bernadette would make her buy some other clothes later that day. And if she knew her friends right, it would be clothes she was not completely comfortable with.
Sheldon had texted her in the morning like he always did. But it wasn't something special. Just the usual good morning text he sent every day. He didn't seem to bother that she would be away for a couple of days. Even the progress they had made since new years eve seemed to be away to. He acted like he didn't have any feelings for her at all anymore. She was just one of the members in his social group. Nothing different than anyone else. She had decided that if he still acted like this when she came back from Saudi Arabia she would terminate the relationship-agreement. It didn't seem to mean anything to him after all. It was just a paper they both signed so she would do whatever he wanted. She was his toy that he played with.
She left her apartment at the afternoon to meet Penny, Bernadette and Emily at the mall.
They convinced her to buy three new dresses. They reasoned that if she would convince a prince to give her money she needed to look appealing. They also convinced her to buy two skater skirts and some matching tank tops and blouses.
When they had been shopping for two hours they went to Penny's apartment for a girls night.
"So what happens if you don't get any money to your research?" Penny asked.
"I will have to start on a new research that doesn't need much money. And then hopefully that will lead to some money if it is successful. Or join another research team."
"But why don't you just do that and get money that way, instead of going to Saudi Arabia?"
"Because I really want to continue with this one. I thought I was really on to something and it has been really funny to work with this. I don't want to just give it up like that. If I start on a another research it will take a very long time before I have the money to this research. It goes faster his way. Hopefully. "
"Okay. Do you know what you would like to work on if this doesn't go all way?" Bernadette asked.
"No, I have really no idea. I would continue with this research for a couple of more months so I haven't thought about what I would do after that. I didn't think it would be canceled like this."
"You know. My research will end in three weeks. And I don't know what I will do after that either. Maybe we could work on something together. That would be fun." Bernadette said.
"That would be very much fun. What do you suggest?" Amy asked, feeling a little happier again.
"Maybe we could try to come up with something to cure Alzheimer's. That would give us a big breakthrough with our careers. And also improve many people's life." Bernadette said.
"It would be amazing to find a cure to that. And it would be really easy to get a foundation to that. I tell you what. If Faisal don't want to give me a new grant, we will apply for a foundation to a Alzheimer's research." Amy said.
"Great. I actually hope that you wont get new money from Facial now." Bernadette joked.
Amy smiled back and laughed at her comment.
"Have Sheldon made any signs from getting his memory back?" Emily asked.
"No. And I actually don't think it will happen soon. I miss him" Amy said and felt sad again.
"It will happen soon Amy. The doctor said it would probably be back within a month. Just wait for him." Penny said, trying to convince her to be positive and patient.
"But what if he doesn't? Do I have to wait for him the rest of my life? I don't want that. I'm tired of waiting. He said 'probably' a month. But that means it could be much longer. I don't feel like I am his girlfriend anymore. I know I have been patience but a have a line too. And the line has been crossed now. It's just too much. If he hasn't change when I come back again, I will terminate the relationship-agreement. I don't want to live like this for the rest of my life. I have to move on."
"I feel really sorry for you. You don't deserve this." Bernadette said and stroke her on her arm.
"I'm sorry too, sweetie. If anyone deserve romance it's you" Penny said and stroke her on her back.
"Thank you guys. You really are true friends." Amy said and smiled at the three girls around her. "I think I will go over right now and say goodbye to him before I leave tomorrow." Amy said and stood up.
She walked over the hallway knocked on the door to 4A.
"Good evening Amy" Sheldon greeted when he opened the door. "What a pleasant surprise."
"Good evening Sheldon. I just wanted to come over and say goodbye before I leave tomorrow morning."
"Oh, so nice of you. Would you like a cup of tea? I was just going to make some for myself before I go to bed." Sheldon asked and closed the door after Amy.
"Sure, that would be nice" Amy said and sat down on the chair next to the kitchen island. "How are your head?"
"It's better now. I don't get tired so easily anymore. And I didn't get a headache today." Sheldon said as he filled the teapot with water.
"That's great. Do you remember anything from last week?" Amy asked.
"No, sadly not. But as long as I didn't forgot anything about physics or science I don't really care." Sheldon said as he opened the box with teabags. "Which taste would you like?"
Amy looked at him. Had he really just said that. She knew that he didn't knew what he talked about since he lost the memories from last week, but the words still hurt her like a knife in her heart.
"Amy? Why are you crying?" Sheldon asked. "I just asked what taste you would like."
"I'm sorry Sheldon. I can't do this. I know you don't understand what's happening because you lost the memories from last week. But you don't know how much it hurts for me when you say you don't care what memories you lost if it didn't had anything to do with physics or science. It just show me that those are your true love. Not me." Amy said as she stood up and was on her way to go. "Goodnight Sheldon" And Amy left the apartment, leaving Sheldon with a bag of lemon tea in his hand and a confused look on his face.
"Oh dear, they really do be crazy" he said as he pored water in his cup.
Amy stood in the hallway before she entered Penny's apartment again. She dried the tears from her eyes and tried to calm down. She took a few deep breaths and then walked in to the apartment.
"What happened?" Penny asked when she saw that Amy had cried on threw her arms around her for a hug.
"He told me that he didn't care what memories he lost if it didn't have anything to do with physics or science."
"He did what? Do you want me to go over there right now and kick his ass?" Penny asked, furious about what she just heard.
"No, don't. I don't want to talk to him. I don't want anything to do with him. Lets just go to bed." Amy said picked up her toiletries and went to the bathroom.
Sheldon woke up in his bed, sweaty and breathing heavily. What had he done? He remembered everything. How she was kidnapped. How he was worried to death about her. How she escaped and came back to him. Everything they said and promised each other. How could he say those things to her last night. And the way he treated her since he woke up. He was a monster. He needed to go get her before she went to Saudi Arabia. The plane left 7:45 am. It was now 5:45 am. He still had time to get her before she boarded the plain.
He dressed, walked out in the hall and knocked on Leonard's door.
"What is it Sheldon?" Leonard asked irritated.
"Get dressed right away. We need to get to the airport." Sheldon said when he opened the door.
"Why?" Leonard asked, still not making any movement from Sheldon's order.
"I remember everything. I need to talk to Amy, she can't leave."
Leonard looked up at his annoying roommate. He was on his way to say no, but then he remembered how he had let him down earlier and he didn't want to do that again and be un supporting. He saw the anxious in Sheldon's eyes.
"Alright, I'm on my way." Leonard said and began to dress.
"Hurry up." Sheldon yelled to him and left to wait in the living room.
When he arrived to the living room, he saw a bunch of paper on his desk. He walked over to look at it.
When he saw what it was he started to cry.
It was a termination of the relationship-agreement, signed by Amy Farrah Fowler.
A/N: Let me know what you thought. And if you want me to continue this story. Your reviews are the things that makes me want to continue this story. And my love for Shamy of course.