It was midnight when three powerful knocks where heard at Amy's apartment. She crawled out of bed, put on her glasses and grabbed the steel bat she kept near the door.

"State your business, if you're looking for sick and immoral sexual advances you better try another apartment buddy because my boyfriend's got biceps on his biceps!

"Ames!It's me Penny! Let me in!" Amy quickly undid the door and let a sad disheveled Penny into the complex. She put her hands around her and looked around the living room.

"Richard's here?" Amy stood confused for a bit and then realized what she'd asked.

"What oh, no, no not yet we're not quite at that stage yet. Penny…what's wrong."

"You know when my mom told me Penelope, one day you'll meet your prince charming, a doctor preferably, and live in a big house, and have three kids, and you'll be a famous actress and oh how wonderful will life be." She looked up and sniffed loudly "I never thought only one part of it would come true. Amy I'm pregnant."

She broke down crying and Amy ran to her side and led her to the couch.

"Leonard's a doctor." Amy replied meekly breaking the silence.

Penny laughed crazily still shaking with sobs. "I love him, I do but me …a mom! Leonard would be a great father but me…I'm just a dead beat actress…whose only job I can hold is waitressing at the local Cheesecake Factory." She put her hands to her face and fresh tears fell.

"Penny listen to me, you are the best friend I've ever had, well the only, but trust me when I say that you will be a wonderful, beautiful, amazing mother." Amy replied looking straight in her bestie's eyes.

"How do you know?" Penny asked quietly.

"Because you're you."

Penny smiled and nodded. " You're right, I've got to go talk to Leonard. The way I broke the news to him wasn't right. He will be the perfect…nerdy dad."

Knock, knock, knock "Amy"

Knock, knock, knock "Amy"

Knock, knock, knock "Amy"

Amy walked over to the door and was greeted by the sight of Leonard and Sheldon.

Leonard walked right past her and straight to Penny who had stood up and both embraced, whispering to eachother.

Amy turned back to the door and noticed Sheldon's eyes were staring up at the ceiling and his cheeks were a deep shade of red. She cursed the Pasadena heat for only wearing a long Flash T shirt.

"is um…is that mine?" Sheldon asked. Amy nodded, quickly adding "Yeah." When she realized he wouldn't have seen her.

"Amy….I…miss you. I want to spend time with you. I lo-" He stopped and held her hand.

I-"

Amy put her fingertips to his mouth to stop him, her head bowed. " Don't. Please if you say it…I'll go back. Please. Sheldon I know how you feel. I feel it too. But sometimes …..sometimes lo- …..love isn't enough."

Sheldon and she stood there staring into eachothers eyes. He knew she was right. Even if they both loved eachother, the most he could stand was a peck, he quickly let go of her hands, even that …it was too much for him….it was giving too much of himself. He was scared. She was right.

"Can I still love you? " Sheldon asked.

"Yes."

He looked over at Penny and Leonard who were both tangled in eachothers arms.

"Will you always love me?"

"Always and forever."

"That sentence is redundant." Amy smiled and laughed.

"Hey guys thanks for everything." The couple approached them. Penny hugged Amy hard and Leonard patted Sheldon in the shoulder.

"Ow that still hurts. So is everything ok?"

Penny exchanged a look with Leonard and laughed. "Yeah, if it's a boy, we'll name him Ames and if it's a girl Shelly."

Amy crossed her arms and Sheldon smiled. "At least you know one thing for sure."

"What's that Sheldork?" Penny asked.

"They'll definitely be smart….and beautiful."