Author's Notes: Hello guys! Thanks for the reviews I received so far! They really encouraged me to continue with this story!
If you were happy with Sheldon's evolution so far, I hope this chapter won't let you down. He's not perfect, he's still Sheldon!
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Chapter 11
At the hall, outside Mary's room, Amy was checking the messages on Raj's phone. After redirecting a few messages to him, she found one from her bestie.
Need u here, Leonard driving me crazy. Need help plan wedding. Miss u. Come back soon - P x
She smiled. She loved her bestie and she enjoyed the fact that Penny missed her.
Miss u 2, talk u l8r - A x
By the time she sent the message, Sheldon sat beside her in the hall, hyperventilating. Amy quickly grabbed a paper bag from her purse and handed to him, and slowly patted his back.
"Breath, Sheldon, relax, everything is going to be ok."
All that conversation with his mother had been too much for him. He had never confronted her in that way, and it was really hard for him to keep a serious tone for such a long time and to find strength to convince her of his point of view. After a few minutes, he felt better.
"Oh, Amy! It was so hard!"
"I know Sheldon, you were very brave. I'm so proud of you!"
"Thank you!" And he smiled at her. She always made him feel better. She kept her hand stroking his back until she felt him relax, releasing a deep breath.
"Who were you texting?"
"My bestie. She sent me a message saying she needed my help on planning her wedding, and that she missed me." Amy grinned, it was so good to feel needed!
"Well, she can't live without us. Leonard has the same dependance problem. Maybe that's what they have in common, they are both needy."
Meemaw and Missy announced that they would be going home. It was past midday, George had already left 2 hour ago, Meemaw was tired of being at the hospital, and Missy needed to check on her baby. A few minutes after the two women left, Sheldon and Amy heard the door open again and Ron invited them to come inside. Mary seemed calmer, and she grinned at the visitors. Ron walked back to her side, sitting next to her on the bed.
"As I can see everything is fine now." Sheldon observed.
Mary smiled. "Yes, thanks to you, Shelly."
Amy looked at him with proud eyes and squeezed his hand. He looked back at her and grinned.
"We discussed for a while and now everything is back to normal." Ron announced, as he leaned towards her and kissed her on the lips.
"That's too much, I can't see this." Sheldon grabbed Amy's hand and left the room quickly. He ran with her to the elevator, until they stopped.
"What the heck was that Sheldon? Are you nuts?"
"I couldn't see my mother kissing a man, Amy! I'm not ready for witnessing all that public display of affection! And I'm not 'nuts', my mother had me tested." Amy rolled her eyes. The grip on her hand was so strong that it was almost painful.
"Sheldon, you're breaking my hand!"
"Oh!" He released her hand and rubbed its back softly. "I'm sorry for that."
"That's ok." She reassured him. "Listen, you'll have to get used to that. Besides it was not nice of you to run away like that after your mother and Ron gave us the good news. We should go back and apologize."
"I think you're right. Let's go back there."
They returned to the room, but before they entered, Sheldon performed his signature knock.
* Knock Knock Knock Mom and Ron *
* Knock Knock Knock Mom and Ron *
* Knock Knock Knock Mom and Ron *
Ron opened the door and the couple entered again.
"I came back to apologize. Amy observed that running away might have been rude."
"That's ok, Sheldon, I know you're not used to seeing us together."
"Well, I am not, but I'll do my best to accept that as a normal thing."
"Thank you Shelly. Now tell me, where are you and Amy sleeping?"
"MOM! That's none of your business!"
"Of course it is! You-"
Ron interrupted her. "Mary, leave these two alone, if they want to share a room it's their business."
Ron move closer to her, and gave her a little peck on her lips.
"Well, thank you, Ron. Mom, we need to leave, see you later." Sheldon grabbed Amy's hand again and left the room before Mary started over again.
Howard and Bernadette arrived at the 4A bringing a pizza takeout. Raj and Emily were already there, cuddling on the couch. Leonard was setting the laptop on the coffee table and Penny was in the kitchen pouring herself a cup of wine.
"Good evening, everyone! Is everything ready for the Skype session?" Howard asked.
"Yep, I'm just adjusting this camera here so then they will be able to see everybody."
Bernie walked to the kitchen to help Penny with the plates and cups, when she noticed that Penny was crying quietly.
"Is everythink ok?"
Penny shook her head and whispered "No it's not. Leonard is not talking to me, he ignored me the whole day."
"Oh, dear, let's go to the bathroom to clean up this mess in your face ok? Don't you want to look good to meet Amy and Sheldon?"
"Yeah, I think you're right."
As everybody was focused on a task they didn't notice the two girls leaving the room. Howard started arguing with Leonard about which was the best way to set the camera.
"Excuse me, I am the engineer here!"
"Are you telling me I'm not smart enough to set up a damn camera?"
"No, I'm saying I can do it better and faster!"
"I have a doctorate degree!"
When the girls returned from the bathroom, they couldn't believe the pathetic scene in the living room. Howard was upside down on the armchair, forcing Leonard's head up, while the other sat on the floor trying to strangle him with his arm. Raj and Emily were still cuddling on the couch watching the fight and laughing.
"Alright, you two stop it now!" Bernie yelled so loud that they both jumped and sat down, Howard on Sheldon's spot and Leonard in the armchair.
"What were you thinking, two grown-ups fighting like kindergarten infants?"
"Sorry, ma... Ma beautiful wife!"
Bernie and Penny moved back to the kitchen to pick up the kitchen ware, while the guys finished setting up the camera.
"Are you better now?"
"Yeah, thanks Bernie. And seeing those two fighting really helped me improve my mood!"
They smirked and moved back to the living room, distributing the plates and cups. They all started eating in silence, Penny and Leonard sat in opposite sides of the room, still not talking to each other and avoiding eye contact.
"Why is everybody so quiet?" Raj asked. Emily whispered something to his ear and Raj started laughing.
Penny gave them a death stare. "What's so funny?"
"I might be a bridesmaid, but I didn't know Leonard would be the bride!" And everybody started laughing, except for Penny and Leonard.
"Shut uuuup!" Penny yelled.
"Did you tell them I am being a bride?" Leonard asked Penny in a furious tone. "I can't believe it!" He stormed out to his room.
Penny followed him. She stopped by the hall and turned to the gang. "I can't believe you are making fun of us!" And moved to the bedroom.
After they left, Raj continued teasing. "The bride's mad!"
"Ok, that's enough! They don't need any more of your teasing! They need to fix their issues now or there will be no bridesmaids at all!" Bernie yelled at Raj. She left the room to look after the couple.
"Yes, Missy, of course it's a good idea, Amy thought of it."
"Ok, and Shelly, how many people should I invite?"
"Just the usual."
"Ok! Bye, then!"
Amy handed Sheldon the tea and sat by his side at the table. He started working on his laptop to set up the Skype session with the gang.
"So, did Missy like the idea?"
"Of course she did. Now we need to see if everyone else will like it too."
"I hope they will. Are you hungry?"
"I am, would you prepare something for us?"
"Hmmm... How about a chicken soup?"
"Yummy! I'd love that!" He clapped his hands like a happy toddler.
"If you help me we will have it ready faster."
They both stood up and started preparing the meal. Sheldon helped Amy to find the objects around the kitchen, while she positioned them all on the counter as a system.
"Amy, I love the way we think alike!" He wrapped his arms around her from behind, kissing her head. She turned and kissed him passionately.
"Well, we're together for a reason."
"No... We're together for many reasons. One of them is because you're so adorable. Another one is because you're brilliant. I could spend all night speaking and I wouldn't finish this list." And he kissed her again.
Bernie knocked softly on the door to Leonard's room. She knew that they were having a hard time to solve this situation, maybe they could use some help.
"It's open." Penny said. She gently turned the door handle and found Leonard propped at the window sill, looking at the sunset. Penny was sitting on the bed, staring at him, when she turned to see Bernie as she entered the room.
She looked at Penny, trying to figure out what to say. She had to be very cautious, she didn't want to damage the situation even more. She sat beside Penny, and grabbed her hand. Then she stood up, still holding her hand, and Penny followed her, a bit reluctant, she wasn't sure about what Bernie was up to. Then she led Penny to the window, and touched Leonard's shoulder softly. He turned to her for the first time, and he had tears in his eyes. She picked up his hand and placed it on top of Penny's.
"I know how stressful it could be to plan a wedding, and how much we want things to go right. But you guys need to trust each other. You can't be fighting like that."
Leonard looked at Penny's eyes for the first time in days. He saw the woman he fell in love with years ago, and he pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear. "Sorry I didn't trust you, Penny. You know I love you, don't you?"
"I love you too, I'm sorry, too." And they kissed tenderly. Bernie smiled and decided to leave them there.
As she returned to the living room, everybody was anxious to know what happened. "They are fine. Now I don't want to hear any more teasing today!"
Howard and Raj, and also Emily, nodded.
Bernie sat beside Howard on the couch, and finished her pizza. After a few minutes, Penny and Leonard returned from the room, holding each other. They didn't say anything, they just sat together on the armchair and finished their pizza. After a while, Howie broke the silence with a joke about Sheldon's spot, and soon the gang was talking again.
At 6 pm, just as expected, they saw the Skype call request on the laptop screen.
"Hello you guys!" Amy grinned in the other side of the screen.
Everybody greeted her back.
"Hello Amy! Where's Sheldon?" Leonard asked.
"He's coming, he just needed to... er... he's in the bathroom."
The gang exchanged a few confused glances, what was going on? Then in a few seconds Sheldon arrived.
"Amy! I can't believe you started without me! Hello everyone."
"Hello Sheldon!" They answered in unison.
"Amy, I can't believe you didn't tell us you were going to meet Sheldon in Texas!" Penny accused her, but in a cheerful way.
"Sorry, Bestie! I couldn't tell you about it before, could you forgive me? But we are going to explain everything to you now." Penny smiled and nodded.
"Well, Sheldon, as you asked me, I haven't said a thing about it, but, you know, Raj found it out, but..."
"Yeah, I'm aware of that. Anyway, I'd like to thank you Raj for helping Amy with her phone issue."
"Sure, dude! I was glad to help!"
"Yeah, thanks a lot, Raj!"
"Well, with no more delays, I'd like to start explaining what happened during the last few days, and I got something to ask y'all."
Everybody stopped and stared at Sheldon, expecting for the news.
"I decided to come to Texas a few days ago, when I found out in a phone call from Missy that my mom had been living together with her boyfriend for two months. But when I arrived here I found out that she was in hospital. She had a benign tumor in her stomach and she was submitted to an emergency surgery to remove it two days ago."
"Oh my God, sweetie! Is she ok?" Penny asked, grabbing Leonard's hand for support.
"Yes, right now she is almost recovered, even though she scared us after the surgery, she was in a coma."
"Wow, buddy, I had no idea! Why didn't you tell us before?"
"Leonard, it was too hard for me to deal with it, imagine to speak about it. I was so lucky to have Amy with me when I needed her the most!" He looked at her and gave her a little peck in her cheek, which made the whole gang drop their jaws. When he looked back to the screen he saw all the gang with their mouths open, staring at them. "What? Yes, I kissed Amy, she's my girlfriend, grow up." The gang woke up from their trance.
"Er... Well, do you know when you guys are coming back to Pasadena?"
"Not yet. We are staying here until my mother is fully recovered. Now there's something else I'd like to ask you."
After they finished the Skype session, as it was a very warm night, Sheldon invited Amy to sit outside. He grabbed a towel, checked for bugs and placed it on the grass. "It's nice to sit on the grass when it's hot, and the towel protects us from the bugs." They sat side by side, and Amy rested her head on his shoulder.
"This is nice." She put her arm around his waist to hold him closer. He enlaced her shoulders with his arm.
"Amy, as we're spending another night alone here, as Ron will be at the hospital again, I..." He was still shy to ask her to spend the night with him. It was so new to them, even though it felt so natural last night.
Amy stared at his eyes, and saw the same look of desire from last night. She knew what he meant, even though he was struggling to find the words.
"Sheldon, are you sure about that?"
"Yes. I'm sure." He nodded vigorously. He held her closer, and their lips met. After they broke the kiss, he added "Amy, you know that this is new for us. I want to make things slow, but... It's hard to control. I don't know what is happening to me."
She saw a hint of fear in his eyes. "Sheldon, we don't have to do this if you don't feel like it's right."
"But if feels right!"
"I know, it feels right for me too."
"Amy." He paused, trying to find the right words to express himself. "I have wanted this for a while. I was just too scared or too stubborn to admit. But I want you, Amy." He gently removed a strand of hair from her face, kissing her softly on the lips. "I think that when we return we'll have to make an amendment to the Relationship Agreement. But we can use this time while we're here to get comfortable with each other, getting used to this intimacy... Well, I don't know about you, but except for my drunk brother's episode, last night was the best of my life."
"Oh, Sheldon!" She couldn't speak anymore, she jumped on his lap and kissed him so hard they both fell on the towel. Amy was on top of him, and their kiss started to heat as their mouths parted and their tongues met in a passionate dance. Sheldon held her tight as he deepened the kiss, his hands pressing against the small of her back. They kissed for what seemed to be hours until they broke the kiss. They stared at each other, both smiling, both flushing, a unique spark reflecting in each other's eyes.
"I love you, Amy."
"I know." She teased. Grinning, he quickly turned her, getting on top, and he started to place little kisses on her neck. His hands now explored her curves, going up and down her sides, as she laughed with his tongue teasing a certain spot in her collarbone. When he stopped to look at her again, he noticed a small spider going up her shoulder.
"AMY! Spider! Spider!" And he jumped off from her, pointing to the bug.
"Sheldon, relax! It's just a small spider, it's harmless!" She flicked the spider off her shoulder and stood up. "Come on, nature is too much for you, let's get inside." She told him, giggling, as she grabbed the towel and wrapped an arm around him.
When they returned to the kitchen, Amy started preparing tea, while Sheldon sat by the table, and watched her.
"Which flavour would you like?"
"Chamomile, please."
Amy giggled. Her boyfriend was such a baby, how come he let a small spider scare him so much? But she didn't mind. She reminded him speaking 'I like you for who you are, quirks and all.' And that was exactly how she felt about him. He might not be perfect, but he was perfect for her.
She poured the water in his mug, and he picked up the bag from the box. Amy sat beside him with her own mug, and gave him a little peck on his lips.
"Feeling better now?"
"I am, thank you. I'm sorry for that, I really wished we would continue what we were doing..."
"Well, how about we take a shower and go to bed, so we can continue...?"
He sipped his tea, and thought about her proposal for a moment.
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I can't wait that long." And as he said that, he started kissing her neck again. He heard her moan, and pulled her closer to him, moving his mouth to her ear. "I have already waited for so long, Amy, we have no time to waste." He kissed her earlobe, while his hands started to unbutton her shirt. She helped him remove it, and she tugged the beams of his T-shirts, which he quickly took off.
"Sheldon, what if someone arrives? Isn't it better to go upstairs?
"Upstairs? Hmm... Good idea."
They grabbed their clothes, stood up and walked towards the stairs. As they reached the staircase, Sheldon grabbed her waist from behind, and pulled her close to his chest. She rested her head on his body, as he kissed her neck and shoulder. His hands started exploring her body, and after a while he removed her undershirt. Amy teased him and as he set her free, she started climbing the stairs, when she felt him grab her by the waist again, and he took advantage of the height difference to press her bottom against his bulge. Amy moaned with the sudden contact, and he kissed her bare back, as his hands worked to unclasp her bra. As he removed that garment, he moved his hands to squeeze her soft breasts, as he felt her whole body against him. She shifted her hands to her back, searching for his belt, and as she tried to unbuckle it he moved one hand away to help her in that task. He removed his shoes and his pants, as his hands started to work on the zipper of her skirt. She helped him remove it, and turned to face him. The height difference helped her kiss his mouth, as his hands traced a line from her hips to her breasts. She felt him move up the stairs, and when she realized they were lying on the steps, with him on top of her.
He started suckling her nipple with his mouth and tongue while his hands were moving down to her panties, and as he found it he started to remove it slowly, trailing little kisses on her belly and on her thigh. Amy panted with the sensation of him lowering his head, she wondered what would be his next move. He stood up and removed his briefs, and he knelt on the step, spreading her legs to the sides. He smirked at her, lowering his head to the apex between her legs, planting little kisses on her thigh. He caressed her legs and the inner part of her thighs, moving one hand to her folds. His mouth found her breasts again, as he slid a finger, finding her clit, and he moved it slowly as he pleasured her, feeling her hands grab his hair.
"Oh, Sheldon, don't stop!"
He kissed her collarbone and her neck as his fingers continued to perform their magic. He reached her mouth and kissed her, his tongue savouring hers, and when she felt his erection brushing her thigh it was all too much. He felt her body trembling and convulse in bliss. She grabbed his hand to stop his motions, and he smiled at her.
"Was that satisfactory?"
"More than you can possibly imagine." She kissed him deeply, as her hands searched down for his erection. She enveloped him in her fingers, as she started moving up and down. He moaned as he kissed her harder.
"You'd better stop, little vixen, or it won't last." He grabbed her hand, as he turned to reach for his pants. He took out a condom from a pocket and she smiled.
"Dr. Cooper, were you trying to have your way with me outside?"
"Well... I would, if it wasn't for that stupid spider." She chuckled, pulling him down for a kiss.
"Maybe another time we could give it a try again, after checking for bugs..."
"Yeah, maybe." And he kissed her deeply, as his hands removed the condom from the foil.
"Can I help you this time?"
"Of course." He sat beside her, as she prepared the condom and started rolling it down his shaft.
"Amy, could you please stand up?"
"Sure, would you like to go to your bedroom?"
"No." He turned her to face the wall, as he grabbed her hips and slowly entered her from behind.
"Oh my..." She giggled. As he started thrusting inside of her, she grabbed the handrail, feeling his hands explore her body. He touched her breasts, pinching her nipples, while he licked her earlobe. He dropped one hand to her folds, using a finger to increase her pleasure. He heard her claim his name again and again, it drove him off the edge, when he felt her walls clenching against him and he released his orgasm inside of her. He thrust a few more times, collapsing on her back, as he wrapped his hands around her waist. She turned her head to meet his lips in a long and warm kiss. He felt his legs weaken, as he brought her down to lie on the stairs with him.
A few minutes later, after their heart beats went back to normal, Amy asked. "Would you like to take a shower?"
"Hmmm... Together?"
"Oh my!"