Carly's Sheldon

by VioletsDaisy

REVISED A librarian moves into the apartment building, two levels below Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny. After running into Sheldon and then Penny in the laundry room one night, she gets invited to meet the gang. She ends up getting close to Sheldon and soon romance blossoms in the only way Carly and Sheldon know. (Updates Mondays and Fridays)

32. Chapter 32: Clouds

A/N: Before you begin, I want you to know that tomorrow I will be posting the last chapter. It's almost sad it is ending. I have enjoyed rewriting it and posting it! I hope you have too. All right, so this chapter was everyone is waiting on ;) and it's a whopping 11k words! Hold on tight!

Chapter 32: Clouds

"Yeah, if he's in the room when they're making the baby, I'll give you 10." - Penny

"I'm telling you dude, the clouds in Super Mario brothers are just recolored bushes," Raj told Leonard one Friday night as they walked into 4A with Chinese.

"There's no way- I could have sworn they were different shapes," Leonard disagreed, yet sounded doubtful.

Raj spotted Sheldon sitting at his laptop as he followed Leonard to the kitchen. "Settle this for us Sheldon. In Super Mario brothers, aren't the clouds just the bushes recolored?"

Sheldon didn't even hesitate, or take his eyes off of his laptop. "Sorry, Leonard. Koothrapalli is correct. They're just white bushes floating up in the sky. Nintendo simply hoped we wouldn't notice."

Raj beamed at Leonard, proud that he was right. "See, Leonard?"

Leonard rolled his eyes. "Whatever," he stated grumpily. "Hey, Sheldon- when's Carly supposed to be here?"

"In fifteen minutes. She's running a little late because of the library. Someone called out and it's been rampant with university students," he told him distractedly and then sighed, closing his laptop and swirling in his chair to stand up. "Help me with something Leonard- Carly texted me a riddle this morning and I've hard a hard time figuring it out."

Leonard and Raj looked at him as he approached with interest. "What did it say?" Leonard asked him and Sheldon sighed.

"It said, 'You are copper and tellurium'," Sheldon told them, crossing his arms. "Now I've thought of everything I can think of and she has shut down every single one of my ideas."

"And what have you thought of?" Raj wondered.

"Well, copper is a soft, malleable metal with a very high thermal and electrical conductivity, while tellurium is a mildly toxic, brittle, and rare metalloid. My first guess was that she was telling me I was rare and electric- things I do agree with, but she told me I was incorrect."

Leonard furrowed his eyebrows, trying to think of what it could be. "Well, tellurium copper is commonly used for welding- maybe she's telling you you're a tool?"

Sheldon made a face. "Why would she call me that? I haven't done anything to emit an insult. My goodness, I thought you'd be insightful but it seems I was wrong." He threw his hands up in defeat and spun on his heel, going to his spot and sitting down.

Raj and Leonard exchanged looks. "I'll call him a tool, if you want," Raj offered and Leonard narrowed his eyes at the tempting suggestion.

"No, let's just let him stew on Carly's riddle. She may not be a scientist but she sure seems to know what she's doing," Leonard said with a sudden smirk.

Raj grinned and glanced over at the sulking Sheldon.

Penny suddenly entered the apartment, smiling over at her fiancé. "Hey guys! How's it going?"

Raj cleared his throat and promptly made his way to the fridge where he grabbed a beer. Leonard grinned and took Penny in his arms. "How was work?"

She shrugged, kissing his cheek before they released each other. "It was fine. I had this weird doctor though. I touched his hand once and he began to count in Mississippi's. Odd right?"

Leonard quirked an eyebrow. "Definitely." Their conversation was cut short when Sheldon suddenly stood up and grabbed his whiteboard from by the window.

"Whatcha doing?" Penny asked, watching him grab a marker and began a drawing what looked to be two boxes.

"What I'm doing, Penny, is discovering what Carly could have possibly meant by dubbing me copper and tellurium. She may only maintain a masters degree in library science, yet for some unspecified motive she's quizzing me like a preschooler who doesn't understand the Dewey decimal system."

Penny stared blankly at him as he continued to draw, his back to her as he did so. She looked over at Leonard for translation who gave her a grin.

"In other words, Carly stumped him with a riddle she sent him this morning and is proving her worth around here."

Penny's eyebrows rose with interest and turned a bright grin in his direction. "You mean a simple librarian pulled a fast one over the brilliant mind of Sheldon Cooper? Now this is what I signed up for!"

Sheldon glared at her over his shoulder and then placed the cap on his marker, turning to look at her grumpily. "She did not pull a fast one on me. She just knows that I enjoy riddles and wanted to see how smart I am when I solve it."

Penny took one glance at the whiteboard and rolled her eyes with a purse of her lips. "Oh, you're right. She wanted to see how smart you were," she said, her words dripping with sarcasm. "So smart that you didn't even realize that Cu for copper and Te for tellurium spells the word 'cute'."

Sheldon gasped and spun around, facing his white board in alarm. "What?"

Raj snickered, his opened beer in his hand. "She was calling you cute using the periodic table? Clever."

"That's not... no," Sheldon refused to concede. It couldn't have been that simple. Leonard walked over to him and clapped him on the back.

"One point for simple librarian," he wisecracked and threw himself down in the arm chair.

Sheldon glared at him and then at the whiteboard. He felt like an utter fool. Why hadn't he thought of putting the letters together? As usual, he overthought it, making it more complicated than it needed to be.

Penny grinned and pulled over her chair. "Oh come on, Sheldon. It was creative. She's obviously wanting to use what interests you in order to get closer to you."

Sheldon considered her words, his eyebrows knit together tightly. Carly was clever. More clever than he had realized. Not just anyone could outwit Sheldon Cooper.

Raj went over and sat on the far end of the couch with a grin. "Say, speaking of which. I just read in a magazine article today about how intimacy can be created between two people in an accelerated time frame."

Penny turned her eyes to Sheldon with a wide smirk. "How about it, Shelly? You're the expert on Acceleration."

Leonard grinned at his fiancé. "Tonight is Acceleration Night, " stating as if it needed to be reminded.

Sheldon glared at his friends as he felt uncomfortable heat on his ears. "Laugh it up now, but once Carly gets here I don't want a word about it."

"What about the fact that she outsmarted you? Can I tell her that?" Penny asked eagerly and Sheldon huffed, erasing his whiteboard and then slumping down in his spot.

"No, simply because it's not true," he told her stubbornly, refusing to believe it. He'd need to get her back somehow. He just didn't know what... he'd need to think.

"No guys, seriously," Raj called them back to the subject at hand. "Do you think it could be achieved?"

Sheldon was pleased with the distraction off of himself and Carly to shrug aimlessly. "Well, perhaps we could drag two random people off the street and lock them in a room to experiment on."

Raj sighed in irritation and Leonard leaned forward, looking at Sheldon in interest. "Well, I'd say it's possible. Sheldon's gone from being a robot, to a robot with feelings and sexual desires in a short amount of time so- anything's feasible."

Sheldon frowned at his roommate. "Just because I didn't express my feelings and desires, doesn't mean they weren't feasible. To be fair, it's Carly's doing- with her chocolate hair, tea colored eyes, and sugar cookie scent. Its enough to drive any man wild," he defended himself but then quickly retracted, glaring at the men in the room. "Except you two. Keep it in your pants- she's mine."

"Sounds more like a dessert than a woman," Leonard wisecracked and Raj snickered.

Penny had to confess she was moved by how much he was attracted to her friend and the fact he was now comfortable enough to admit it. "Well for the experiment to be effective, wouldn't it be crucial if the two people weren't attracted to each other?"

"I'll do it with you Penny!" Raj far too eagerly offered and both Penny and Leonard gave him a look that he shrank away from. "Or not."

"I was more thinking about me and Sheldon," Penny grinned, throwing a wink over to the man who was frowning in his spot.

At her proposal, he looked up at her and contemplated her words. "I suppose that would be the most logical if we were to experiment this theory. You and I do not harbor feelings for each other and I'm definitely not attracted to you."

Penny rolled her eyes, not offended jn the slightest, and looked to Leonard. "What do you think?"

Leonard glanced between Sheldon and Penny and then laughed lightly. "Go for it, but I'm telling you- if you fall in love with him, you get to tell Carly. I'm in no way gonna be the one to break her heart."

Penny grinned toothily at his joke while Sheldon narrowed his eyes, not appreciating the idea that his girlfriend's heart would be broken.

As if being called, Carly opened the door. At her arrival, Sheldon straightened in his spot and gave her what he hoped was a welcoming smile.

"Hey guys," she greeted warmly, taking in their faces, her eyes remaining on Sheldon a little too long, making his heart quicken. An accelerated experiment wasn't the only thing advancing that night.

"Hey! We were just talking about you!" Penny chirped. "Good job on the riddle you gave Sheldon by the way. Turns out- not only are you more clever than him, but I'm smarter! Can you believe that?" She snorted in laughter, turning Sheldon into a rage of disbelief. Carly widened her eyes.

"How am I supposed to love you if you keep saying outrageous things?" Sheldon demanded of Penny and she just smirked.

"Love?" Carly asked dumbly and gazed between them, then cut to Leonard for explanation.

"They've decided to conduct an experiment to see if intimacy between two people can be achieved in an accelerated time frame," Leonard explained, then at her startled expression, he quickly added- "intimacy meaning affection, not... sexual intimacy."

She relaxed slightly but worried her lip as she walked over to the couch and sat between Raj and Sheldon. "Is this true?"

Sheldon regarded her and nodded. "Yes, if that's all right with you. Truthfully, I already can tell you that the conclusions will be fruitless."

Penny rolled her eyes. "Oh, I'm already falling in love."

Sheldon then grabbed Carly's hand, surprising her. "And just to let you know, she didn't figure the riddle out. I spelled it out for her and she just put two and two together," he hastily defended himself, eyes intense.

Carly smiled gently at him and clutched his hand. Before she could say anything Penny interrupted. "Hey! Don't lie to her. You know good and well that you were lost before I told you what it said."

Sheldon narrowed his eyes at Penny, not appreciating that he was being made to look like a dupe in front of Carly.

Realizing that there was a lot of tension that she had just walked in on that she had inadvertently started, Carly put her hands up. "It's fine! You would have figured it out eventually, Sheldon. I know you would have," she told him with what she hoped was a comforting smile.

Sheldon softened slightly but he was still clearly uneasy. Leonard brought over their dinner and they ate, chatting about their day. Once finished, they cleaned up and Sheldon got ready to go over to Penny's for the experiment.

Before he left, he caught Carly by the door and got close to her ear, running a hand up her side to hold her near. "As soon as I'm done you're mine, little lady."

Carly gulped, her heart thumping in her chest as goosebumps littered her skin from the hot gust of his words. "I... okay."

Sheldon gave her a lingering stare, his eyes glittering before he left her hot and bothered by the shutting door.

Alone now with Raj and Leonard, she turned around and tried to look natural. Like she wasn't contemplating on rushing over to 4B and pouncing on her sexy boyfriend.

"I'm surprised you two are so calm about this," Raj told them honestly as he tossed out his beer. "They could possibly fall in love."

Leonard rolled his eyes as Carly approached the kitchen where he folded the dish towel and lay it over the sink. "Penny's not going to fall in love with Sheldon. They've known each other for years, if anything was going to happen, it would have already."

Carly bit her lip as Raj turned his eyes to her. "What about you, Carly?"

She shrugged. "I suppose I would have been worried a couple months ago, but honestly, Sheldon and I are in a really good place right now. My insecurities from before have pretty much disappeared."

Leonard smiled at her. "I'm glad to hear it. Sheldon's crazy about you, honestly. After everything you guys have been through, you deserve to be happy with one another. I, for one, am happy for you guys."

Raj nodded happily. "Me too."

Carly smiled appreciatively at them. "Thanks guys. It means a lot."

Leonard grabbed a stool and smiled. "Hey, how about if you and I do the experiment, Carly?"

Carly considered his offer thoughtfully then shrugged. "Sure! Why not? It'll pass the time." She pulled out the other stool and they sat across from each other as Raj brought up the questions from his phone.

He cleared his throat. "Question one, given the choice of anyone in the world, who would you like to have dinner with?"

Carly bit her lip, thinking hard about her answer. "Honestly? My mom. I think she'd have a lot of insightful things to tell me and I hope she'd be proud of everything I've accomplished."

Raj and Leonard gave her touched smiles. "I'm sure she would be," Leonard told her earnestly.

Raj tried not to show that he had teared up a little. "Leonard?" He choked out pitifully.

"Um, I'd have to honestly say Penny."

Raj rolled his eyes at that, the mood ruined. "Of course. We go from a sentimental and heartfelt answer to a boring and predictable one."

Leonard narrowed his eyes. "All right, I'm in love. Experiments over."

Carly stifled back a smile. "If you don't mind, I'm going to head on home."

"Is Acceleration Night still on, even with the experiment?" Leonard questioned curiously and Carly nodded, getting to her feet.

"From what I can tell, yes. He told me he'd catch up with me when he was done." It felt a little odd talking about her sexual exploits with their friends.

Carly caught sight of Sheldon's whiteboard and thought back to the riddle. "Say, did he really have that hard of a time with the riddle I gave him?"

Leonard snickered and Raj nodded. "Oh yes, it really threw him. Were you attempting to?"

She laughed lightly. "No, not at all. I honestly thought he'd get it immediately. He texted me all day with ideas of what it could be."

"That's hilarious," Raj told her. "You should do it more often. Put him in his place."

Carly rolled her eyes, amused. "Well I did look up something earlier," she told them and grabbed one of Sheldon's markers. She began writing an equation on the board.

Raj and Leonard exchanged glances, beaming at each other. Carly was proving to be a worthy accomplice.

oO0Oo

Carly was downstairs getting freshened up for Acceleration Night when she got an unexpected text from Penny. She quickly read the text, half worried that she was telling her she'd fallen in love with her boyfriend, and just about fell over from equally as surprising news.

"Get your butt back up to 4A! It's Sheldon's birthday today and we have to do something for him! Leonard's getting a cake and balloons!"

Carly's mouth dropped. "Today?! How did you find that out?" She sent it and got her shoes back on, before slipping out of her apartment with a racing heart.

"He told me during the experiment! I promised I wouldn't tell anyone but COME ON!"

Carly bit her lip as she read the text message while heading up the stairs. He wasn't gong to be happy and she didn't know if she wanted to be apart of his anger, especially on Acceleration Night. However, she had a feeling he would need moral support.

As soon as she got to the fourth floor, she had the privy to see Sheldon entering his apartment with Penny behind him, hear the "Surprise!" from Raj and Leonard, and then watch Sheldon scream in terror- turn around with a heated glare at Penny before he caught sight of her.

Carly met his gaze with wide eyes, frozen in her spot and grateful she wasn't in the apartment when it happened. She swallowed nervously.

Instead of going back into his makeshift birthday party, Sheldon grabbed her hand and dragged her back down the stairs.

"Where are you going?!" Penny complained down the stairs at them.

"Away!" He shouted childishly back up at her, "I trusted you!"

Carly's heart clenched and she let him hastily pull her all the way down to her apartment. Once inside, they released hands and she silently gazed at him as they caught their breaths.

"Are you okay?" She asked him softly, concerned he'd be really upset.

"Not really," he told her, his voice filled with dread as he looked away from her.

Carly took a step toward him and grabbed his hand again with both of hers. "I'm sorry. You know how Penny is..."

Sheldon nodded vaguely and then wandered his eyes back up to hers. "I do. Remind me to never conduct an experiment with her again."

Carly smiled softly. "I would but your memory is a lot better than mine."

Sheldon's lips curled upwards. "I suppose you're right," he murmured.

His eyes raked over her suddenly with a thought and she quivered slightly at the intensity of it. When his eyes came upon hers again, her heart leaped. "It's Acceleration Night."

Carly nodded, her mouth going dry. "Yes it is but, we don't have to do anything if you don't want- mph!"

Sheldon snatched her up in his arms and began carrying her to her bedroom in long strides. Heart beating wildly in her chest, she held onto him for dear life until he deposited her on the bed.

She inhaled greatly when he pulled his shirts off, leaving him bare, and then proceeded to remove her shoes and socks. Carly got on her elbows to watch him, intrigued by his sudden frantic actions. He was never like this usually. Just that one night in his apartment...

When he was finished, he grabbed her skirt, gliding it down her legs. When he saw the flash of yellow and red he froze. Carly gulped and watched carefully for his reaction.

"What... what's that, Carly?" He asked in a little over a whisper, his eye twitching at her new underwear.

Carly took his response as very promising and she sat up, giving him a sheepish smile, and then pulled her sweater off.

"Oh dear lord," he lamented in anguish. "When did you get that?"

Carly grinned and glanced down at herself, seeing the lightening bolts carefully hiding her nipples. "I've had it for awhile and was waiting for the right moment."

Sheldon drew in a ragged breath and slowly climbed on top of her, his eyes moving over her admiringly. "You sexy vixen..." he breathed and she brightened, her hands finding his back and sliding up to his shoulder blades.

"I'm glad you like it... consider it your birthday present," she kidded and his eyes flashed up to hers intently, making her smile fall from her face and the ability to breathe become difficult.

"You wore this for me... because you know how much I love The Flash?" He murmured to her, his pupils dilating. His tongue darted out to licks his lips and a jolt ran through her.

She wordlessly nodded. Sheldon's hands slid up her body, delicately caressing every curve she had. "You're so beautiful. So, very beautiful," he whispered, his face full of amazement.

She trembled as he leaned down and kissed her gently. Too quickly, he pulled back. She regarded him with heavy lidded eyes.

"Don't think I haven't forgotten the stunt you pulled on me today," he told her, skimming his lips down her jaw toward her neck.

She sighed and bit her lip. "Stunt?" She wondered, all she could think of was what he was doing with his mouth and his hands traveling down her body, creating heat in their wake.

Sheldon pulled away and looked down at her with a quirk of his eyebrow. "Playing ignorant, Carly? How naughty of you."

Carly's mouth dropped open at his choice of words. Her shy boyfriend had been replaced by a true scoundrel. Her heart jumped. "I..."

Sheldon's hand promptly found a breast, squeezing it under a warm palm and she moaned before she could finish speaking- all thoughts leaving her.

"What do you have to say for yourself, young lady?" He whispered to her, eyes firmly on hers as she tried to catch her breath. He was driving her mad.

"I... I'm sorry?" She rasped and he smiled, then startled her by pinching a nipple. "Ah! Sheldon!" She gasped and he just smirked.

"You're sorry? Just sorry?" He leaned down, brushing her lips with his, his eyes dark and making her head spin. "Do you know much of a fool you made me out to be in front of my friends? No one makes a fool out of Sheldon Cooper."

Carly's heart raced as he spoke over her lips, not kissing her but driving her just as crazy. "I- I didn't mean to."

"You didn't mean to?" He repeated in a breath over her mouth, his tongue darted out and licked delicately at her bottom lip.

Her hands clutched wildly at his back, unable to take anymore. "Please Sheldon... please," she begged pathetically.

Sheldon smiled slightly and dipped his tongue between her lips, just barely touching hers before withdrawing. "Please what?"

Carly squirmed under him, her center becoming extremely wet. She wouldn't last long if he touched her. "Please..."

Touch me. Kiss me. Take me.

She couldn't form the words. Sheldon slid his lips up to her cheek and ventured over to her ear, nipping the lobe lightly. "Do you know what you do to me?" He breathed hotly into her ear, giving her another round of goosebumps. She shifted in arousal under him, resulting in his solid erection pressing into her needily.

His breath hitched and she held hers. He nudged his rock hard manhood into her center, drawing a moan from both of them. "Do you feel that, Carly? Do you feel how crazy you've made me?" he groaned desperately against her skin, rocking softly into her repeatedly.

"Sh-Sheldon," she stammered out breathlessly, pressing her fingertips into his shoulder blades. It felt so good. "Sheldon, please-! I can't take anymore."

He nipped at the skin under her ear, making her jump and he pulled away, smirking down at her with a wicked victory, his eyes glittering. She moaned at the sight. He needed to do something or she was going to surely die.

"Have you learned your lesson?" He asked her, sitting up and straddling her hips. His hands reached down and grabbed two handfuls of her breasts, watching with fascination as she arched into him with a small whimper.

"Oh god yes, I did. I swear I did-"

"Good. I'm delighted to hear it," he told her huskily and then slid the material down from her breasts, exposing her nipples to him. Anticipated pants left her mouth as he softly pinched at her nipples.

"Sheldon, I'm gonna-" she broke off as his eyes lifted to hers from what he was doing. "Sheldon please. I need you... I need you to..."

"You need me to what?" He asked her with a quirk of his eyebrow. "Do you need me to do something? Like this...?" He rolled her nipples over with his fingers. "Or maybe this?" He whispered, leaning down and capturing one into his mouth.

She wildly bucked against him, surprising both of them with her intense reaction to his hot mouth on her sensitive flesh. He pulled back with a wet pop of his mouth and went to the other one, giving it the same attention.

"Mmm, so good," he moaned, and again, roll his hips into her, making her cry out pitifully. "I love this. I love how you taste. How you smell... how you sound. How you feel..."

Carly barely heard him over how hard her heart was pounding. Finally, he broke away, and his fingers slid down to where the material of the lacy underwear began. She throbbed, oh yes. Please...

He drifted down her, making her heart jump. What was he...?

She watched him hook his fingers over the waistband of her underwear and then slowly pulled them down, and off. She watched, on bated breath, his eyes take her in with serious eyes. He'd never seen her completely exposed before.

Self conscious suddenly, she reached down and covered herself nervously. What if it was too much for him to handle?

Sheldon shot his eyes to hers, taking in her anxiety and squinted, as if confused with her efforts. "You're... hiding from me?"

Carly turned her head, looking away from him with a flushed face. "I... I've never been naked in front of anyone."

Sheldon slid his hands over her thighs, making her shudder under them. "You... you're so beautiful. Don't hide from me. Never me," he told her passionately, and then carefully removed her hands from herself with gentle fingers.

Carly let him, trying to calm herself down. It was just Sheldon. He'd seen the rest of her. He loved her. He thought she was beautiful. This wouldn't be any different.

She dropped her hands to her sides, letting him see her fully. Her legs parted slightly to get more comfortable. He took in a ragged breath. "Oh dear," he murmured breathlessly.

Carly looked back over at him, watching his eyes drift from her womanhood to her face then back down. She bit her lip. He slid his hands down the inner sides of her thighs, grazing her wet center. She jolted when he touched her sensitive flesh.

When his finger dipped inside the perimeter, she cried out, arching slightly. "Oh you're so wet... so hot, for me. Just me."

His words broke her and she squeezed her eyes shut, unable to handle how he was making her feel. His words caressed her like his hands.

His finger found her clit easily and she moaned uncontrollably as he circled it. Her legs shook, her hips shifting with need under him. He ran his finger lower, finding her entrance and slid it inside. She nearly came off the bed.

Surprised by her fierce reaction, he watched mystified as he slid his finger in and out of her- watching her engulf his digit generously, coating it with her immense heat and womanly moisture. His mouth was open, gaping at how erotic this was and his heart hammered wildly in his chest as hot adrenaline pumped through him.

Was it possible for him to orgasm without even touching himself?

He slid another finger inside of her, recalling how she'd thoroughly enjoyed the extra pressure inside of her. She gasped, wriggling under him.

"Ah- Sheldon... I-"

His eyes lifted up to her face again, reveling in how amazing this was. How he, Sheldon Cooper, could do this to her was just... it was too much. "Yes? What do you need?" He murmured to her, watching how her eyes snapped open and she looked at him with wondrous desire.

It both unsettled him and made the fire in him worse. He was startled.

Startled, because he wanted more. So much more. It was both terrifying and exciting and he didn't know what to do or how to ask for it. Would she want it as well? Was she ready?

He was coming to the rapid realization that he was.

Carly had proven to be the single most important person in his life. He'd fallen in love with her before he'd even known it. She had removed all of his defenses. This so-called simple librarian had captured his heart, mind... everything. She'd demonstrated on multiple occasions just how much she loved him, cared for him- he shook at the actualization that he trusted her completely.

He slid his fingers out quickly and climbed back onto her, seeing her shocked, flushed face take him in as he settled along her lithe body.

"Carly I..." he couldn't get the words out. Suddenly, he was scared of rejection. What if she didn't want that of him? He licked his lips nervously, finding them dry from the gasping of breath he'd been administering previously.

Carly's hands found his hair, stroking the strands lovingly, obviously realizing that he was struggling all of a sudden. "What's the matter, sweetheart?" She whispered and his heart clenched tightly at the endearment. She'd used it one other time, when he'd been sick and it had touched him in ways he couldn't express.

It just further convinced him that he wanted nothing more than to finally consummate their relationship, to be one body and soul with her.

"I'm ready," he told her, low and quiet but with conviction. There were no second thoughts.

Carly's mouth dropped open, staring at him with wide, searching eyes. Like she was trying to figure out what he was meaning, if he meant them, and if he was sure.

Sheldon stared wordlessly at her, patiently letting her catch up with him.

"Ready for...?" she trailed off, her bottom lip pulled into her mouth anxiously.

"For coitus," he told her immediately, but then quickly realized it wasn't the correct term for what he wanted to do. Coitus sounded too clinical. No... "I mean, I want to make love to you," he corrected himself, rising a hand and capturing her jaw and neck in one palm. His fingers entangled in her hair at the base of her head.

She quivered, her eyes glittering and becoming glassy before him. Alarmed at the sudden tears, he panicked. "You're crying?! Why are you crying?" Rejection thoroughly strangled him.

Carly smiled through her tears, baffling him, and she put her hands over his cheeks as a stray tear fell. He gulped at the sudden love she had for him in her eyes. "They're happy tears, Sheldon. Are you sure? Have you thought about this?"

Sheldon visibly relaxed in her hands and he smiled softly at her, eyes adoring. "Extensively. I... I've been ready I think for awhile, but I know for sure, right now, in this moment with you, I'm ready."

Carly's smile lit up her face and he couldn't help but allow her to pull him down, kissing him in the most beautiful way. He felt everything they held for one another, knowing he'd love her forever. She was it for him.

"Okay," she breathed against his lips. "I... I'm ready too."

He pulled away from her and looked down at her with gleaming eyes. "I... I don't have a condom. Not with me. It's in my bedroom, I was prepared for when... I-"

Carly laughed lightly at his sudden nerves. "I'm on birth control, Sheldon. It's okay."

He was relieved to hear it. He didn't want to stop what they were doing and he also didn't want to go back up there to face their friends.

"Good," he mumbled and bit his own lip, heart beginning to race again. Was this it?

She stared at him silently for a long moment and he gazed back. She slid her hands back up to his hair. "I love you so much, Sheldon."

"I love you too." He shook heavily with emotion, feeling like he may also cry with how much he was feeling. He didn't though. It would ruin the mood. Speaking of the mood... "I... let me-" he stopped his embarrassing stammer and got up off of her, hands going to the button on his pants with apprehensive fingers.

She sat up, watching him and he looked away as he tugged them down along with his Batman briefs. Shakily, he stepped out of his shoes to remove his clothing completely. He suddenly understood her insecurity at being naked in front of him. It was horrendously exposing and made him feel rather vulnerable.

Sheldon warily looked up at her, in all his glory, seeing her with her hands behind her, unhooking her bra and peeling it from her body- completely naked for him now.

They met eyes and then she dropped them down his body, taking him in with awe. She shot her eyes back up to him, a loving smile glowing on her face - the smile she always gave him. It comforted him immensely.

"Come here," she beckoned a little over a whisper. Ever so willing, he climbed back onto her, startled with how sensitive his body was as it contacted softly with her silky one.

Once eye level with her, she ran her hands over his bare back, stroking him gently. "We can go slow," she told him, her own voice shaking. Was she just as nervous as he was? She hadn't done this either. It would make sense if she was.

He nodded gratefully. He didn't know what to do then. All of this was overwhelming. He suddenly realized he needed her to take the lead.

Sensing this, she leaned up and kissed him. He closed his eyes slowly, letting himself relax against her. This was Carly. His beautiful, kind, amazing Carly. She could make him do anything, he thought. Lead him anywhere and he'd go willing.

She tugged on his bottom lip with hers, sliding it inside her mouth and sucking softly, once again, rising the temperature in the room rapidly. One of his hands felt for her hair as he opened his mouth. They both sighed, finding each other's tongues eagerly. Their kiss turned heated once more and he moved gently on her, his erection hardening again as her hands slid up and down his back in soft caresses- giving him goosebumps. It felt so wonderful.

Carly trembled into the kiss, still just as turned on as she had been before, and slowly rose her legs up his, wrapping around his waist in welcome. She had been stunned by his sudden revelation, but was excited. She was ready as well, wanting him so intensely but too afraid to let him know. He had needed the extra time and she would always be patient with him.

Sheldon sucked in a breath at her movements, and a small whimper left him as his erection pressed eagerly at her entrance in preparation. She was so warm, so hot. So... inviting.

He broke off from her mouth, staring down at her breathlessly. Carly could tell that he was stalling, nervous, and unsure. She could sense it. She licked her lips and knew just as with all of their new experiences, she would need to help him.

He was a quick learner, she was positive he'd take over once he got the hang of it.

"Here, lay back," she told him softly, caressing his sides before dropping her hands. Sheldon took a deep breath and got off of her, laying down next to her. Carly sat up, trailing her eyes curiously down him. He was tall, lengthy, and lanky. Yet, he was muscular in places that surprised her. He was so very beautiful, especially in that moment.

He was giving himself completely to her and it made her want to cry all over again. She was deeply moved by his love for her. Even though their Acceleration Nights were leading up to this, she was still amazed that it was finally happening.

Finally her eyes dropped to his manhood that had softened quite a bit from the nerves he was experiencing. She'd need to help remedy that immediately if they were going to go further.

Biting her lip, she climbed over a long leg and got in between them, feeling his curious eyes on her. So close to him now, she felt her own nerves send shivers through her at the fact that he was so long, so big and she was so, inexperienced. She stifled her own nerves. If he realized how anxious she was, he may stop them.

She wanted him to feel comfortable, alive, loved- everything she had felt moments prior. She swallowed thickly as she swiftly made up her mind. "It's your birthday," she muttered to him as an excuse for her intended idea, confusing him and then took him in her hand.

"Oh god," he groaned, his hips rising in anticipation. Immediately she felt the blood swell in his manhood and she licked her lips again.

She pumped him a few times, listening to his ragged breathing, getting him as hard as she needed him to be before leaning down anxiously towards it. Surprisingly he had no scent and she chalked it up to his impeccable hygiene. He did take three showers a day.

"Do you trust me, Sheldon?" She murmured to him, eyes rising to meet his. He looked down at her with anxious anticipation. He nodded immediately.

"With my life," he told her honestly, and she smiled, her heart melting at his words. The words she had been waiting for months to hear. It was everything to keep her going.

A gush of new nerves left her at what she was going to do and she took a deep breath. Her hand still around him, toward the base, she took the necessary plunge and engulfed him into her mouth.

"Oh...!" Sheldon's cry fueled her confidence and she slid her mouth up and down him, taking as much of him inside as she could. What she couldn't fit, she used her hand for, meeting her lips over and over again. His hips bucked, unable to help it, as his whimpers and moans turned her on more.

She was doing this to him. She was making him feel this way.

Her tongue swirled around the head experimentally, drawing out a loud groan from him. His hands clutched at the bedspread, fisting the material helplessly. She looked up at him, moving her mouth over his hardness over and over again, quickly bringing him back to life under her ministrations.

"Carly! I-" he dropped his gaze down to hers, meeting it and he just about lost it. There she was, his sweet beautiful Carly, with her hot, wet mouth surrounding his erection. It was too much. He wouldn't last- "Carly stop! Please I - I'm going to-"

He wanted to make love to her and he wouldn't be able to if she continued. With a loud, wet pop, she reluctantly released his penis and sat up, licking her flushed lips. He tried to calm himself down, his thighs tingling and his stomach clenched.

That had been the single most erotic thing he'd ever experienced- and surprisingly the most invigorating. He had never been comfortable with the idea of oral sex- it was too much to even think about. He barely could handle using fingers but... good lord. That had been mind blowing.

Carly seemed to understand and she climbed up him, her hands falling to his chest lovingly as she straddled his waist. His rock hard erection pressed eagerly against her thigh and he groaned throwing his head back, his vision becoming blurry. He couldn't take much more.

"Don't worry, Sheldon... I'll make you feel good," she whispered to him and his heart practically left his body with how violently it jumped.

Helplessly, he watched her reach down between them to grasp his penis. He sucked in a breath, shaking horribly underneath her in suspense. As soon as the tip of him met her wet, naked lips he just about lost it. "Oh god," he choked. He shut his eyes tightly. How was he supposed to survive this?

One of her hands lifted to his cheek, caressing it softly and he opened his eyes, finding her reassuring eyes and smile. "Are you sure?" She whispered. "Do you want me to stop?"

Sheldon shook his head frantically. If she stopped he would die either way. "No, please don't- just... get it over with."

Carly's smile widened and he vaguely thought that no one in any dimension would look at him the way she did- with so much love and trust. His heart hammered wildly in his chest and then she did it. Slowly and carefully, she slid herself down him, consuming him bit by bit until he was completely sheathed inside of her soft, tight warmth. That was it, he was dead.

"Oh," she rasped, sounding almost pained. He looked up through his astounding force of pleasure and caught sight of her tightly shut eyes and grimace. Was he hurting her? Was it too much?

"Carly- are you... are you all right? Does it hurt?" He briefly knew that a woman's first time wasn't necessarily the most comfortable and even he knew the size of his genitals was more than average. She was a tiny woman- he didn't want to cause her any discomfort.

She opened her eyes, looking down at him through hardened and intense eyes. He gulped at the sight. "I... no. Not really. At first yes but now it's just... pressure. Good, pressure." He nodded idly, still unsure. She was really tense.

He lifted his hands, finding her hips and caressing her softly, despite the jarring, sudden primal need to flip them over and slam hard into her. "It's okay, just... relax," he told her gently.

Carly nodded and bit her lip. "It's okay... it's okay," she soothed both of them, then when she felt comfortable enough to do so, experimentally used her legs to shift over him.

Sheldon groaned lightly at the movement, the friction of them sliding together driving him with intense euphoria. He gripped her hips, holding her tightly as she did it again, except this time sliding him deeper into her.

"Oh yes," he gasped. How had he ever been able to wait for this? He should have taken her months ago. She was so tight. So perfect. So warm.

She moved up over him, clumsily at first, before riding him in a rhythm she could find pleasurable and easy for both of them. Sheldon threw his head back, her hands finding his chest and running the palms flat over his sensitive skin and nipples. It made him tingle all over.

"Oh, you feel so good," she moaned and he gritted his teeth, moving his hips wantonly up to meet hers. She looked like Aphrodite herself, alluring him into a black hole of pleasure, love, and pure madness.

It was too much and not enough all at the same time.

Carly looked down into his eyes, the fullness and pleasure he was enacting in her was enthralling. He had been looking up at her in awe, whimpers and pants leaving his mouth while he met her, thrusting up into her and making her absolutely crazy. His eyes were dark, and the most fierce she had ever seen them. It was enough to bring her closer to the edge already. His hands slid over her posterior and squeezed, drawing a moaned gasp from her mouth.

No soon had it left her mouth, something seemed to break in him and he grabbed her and flipped her over with one swift movement. Gasping for air, she looked up into his eyes, his pupils dilated.

He gripped her hips with long fingers, and drove into her, rapidly losing himself in the pleasure and the love he had for her. The selfish part of him needed to claim her as his and his only.

"Oh god yes," he threw his head down, watching her breasts move up and down with every thrust.

She cried out as he hit deeper and deeper, hitting places she didn't know existed. Carly wrapped her arms and legs around him, holding on for dear life. "Sheldon, oh please- oh yes," she moaned, letting him lead them both to rapture.

"Do you like that Carly?" He rasped out, his nose sliding up her throat and toward her ear. "Do you like when I claim you?"

Carly idly realized that the scoundrel side of her boyfriend had returned and she groaned, clutching wildly at him. "Oh yes," she moaned desperately, lost in how it felt for him to slide in and out of her in quickened speeds. Quick learner, indeed.

He lifted his lips to her mouth, brushing her lips. "I love you so much," he murmured upon her cheek, rocking into her, feeling as much like the animalistic primate he believed they'd come from.

"I love you too, Sheldon. Always," She moaned lovingly, her nails dragging down his back and making him see stars. He wasn't going to last much longer, but he refused to orgasm before she did.

He reached down and grabbed one of her legs, pushing it up toward her chest to effectively plunge a hand down between them and find her clitoris. She cried out, jolting under him as he circled it while simultaneously thrusting wildly into her.

"Ah! Oh my," she squeezed her eyes shut, writhing under him. She grabbed a hold of her leg with a hand and held it, helping him keep the pace and balance. He gaped at how sexy she was. How beautiful. Oh god-

She was practically glowing under him and he just didn't understand how someone so wonderful could be his.

"Does that feel good, baby?" He asked through a groan, not paying attention to his own slip of the tongue. He was more focused on his specific task, to get her to the edge so they could fall together. As it was, her face and sounds were driving him close.

Her moans and breaths got more urgent and he bit his lip hard, trying with all of his might not to orgasm and was relieved when she threw her head back suddenly, arching into him. He groaned loudly as he felt her walls clench tightly around him, startling him with how good it felt.

"Oh dear, oh yes- orgasm for me Carly, just for me-" he broke off, rubbing her as quickly as his thrusts got more frantic, and finally-finally he let himself go.

His eyes slammed shut, unable to take it and tumbled through the world without anything to hold him down, his body tensing up to a point so pleasurable he thought he'd pass out. Immense and intense love for her washed over him and he did his best to not lose his composure as his orgasm overtook him.

She held onto him, both of them riding out their orgasms, their mutual feelings of love and belonging in that moment making them realize that they'd become one. Mind, heart, body, soul.

Sheldon's hot breath raced into her ear as his thrusts slowed and their hearts pounded heavily against each other. With one, then another rock into her, he laid himself, spent, over the top of her body.

He slid out of her, the loss and emptiness overwhelming the both of them and they shuddered. He moved over to the side of her, not wanting to crush her small frame, but kept their legs entangled.

His hand found her hair, while he kept his face on the other side of her neck, holding her close to him and never willing to ever let her go.

Not that she wanted him to. Stunned and amazed at what they'd just done, she smiled and pressed her nose into his sweaty hair, holding him tightly to her. She rose a hand, caressing where she could reach on his back, giving him goosebumps on his tender, sensitive flesh.

She loved how sensitive he was after he orgasmed. It was endearing and she was glad that it was something only she would ever know.

Slowly, he lifted his head and looked over at her with mystified eyes. She bit her lip, unable to stop herself from smiling at him. "Hi there," she whispered shyly, running a hand through his hair.

Sheldon shuddered against her and leaned into the touch. "Hi," he breathed, just as timid, eyes searching hers for what felt like her soul. "I... I didn't hurt you did I?"

Carly shook her head, smiling wider. "Not even a little bit. That was... incredible."

Sheldon licked his suddenly dry lips. "It... it was extraordinary. I had no idea."

Carly leaned up and kissed his jaw. "Me neither," she admitted softy. "I love you Sheldon."

He took her cheek with his hand and turned her head to meet his, kissing her softly. He pressed their foreheads against each other as he regarded her with love and adoration. "And I you, Carly."

Carly broke out into a smile, her eyes filling up again with tears. He pulled back slightly in surprise. "Happy tears?" He questioned uneasily and she nodded.

"Very happy," she confirmed and he smiled, gathering her in his arms and holding her to him for as long as he could.

Carly convinced him to spend the night with her, promising him she'd personally defend him to Leonard and Penny if needed the next day. Sheldon then proposed that they share a shower, much to her shock, and she agreed wholeheartedly. They'd seen each other at their most intimate, showering wouldn't be a big deal- and would save time and water.

They took their time, letting the water run over their bodies and slowly washing every crevice. She washed his back and Sheldon washed her hair, greatly massaging her scalp and making her melt against him. He caught her with an arm, sliding over her slick stomach and drawing in a breath at the way her body connected with his. They cherished one another, speaking with their hands how they felt.

Surprisingly, no funny business occurred, and they dried off. She let him use one of the new toothbrushes she'd bought and they got themselves ready for bed. She loaned him the boxers and a baggy grey tee shirt that she knew would fit him to sleep in. It was a little after ten, which she knew was his bedtime.

He made sure her apartment was locked up and the lights were off for her while she swapped out the bedspread so Sheldon would be able to sleep peacefully.

He was doing wonderful, all things considered and she felt her heart soar at how much she loved him.

After Sheldon folded and sat their discarded clothing on her chair by the closet, they got into the bed and she turned the lamp off. As soon as her head hit the pillow, Sheldon grabbed her and settled her against him. Smiling to herself, she pulled his arm around her waist and held it firmly.

"Happy birthday, Sheldon," she told him softly, caressing his arm with fingertips.

He nuzzled against her hair. "I forgot it was my birthday," he admitted into her ear. "I suppose it was a happy birthday, all things considered."

Carly grinned in the darkened room, thinking about everything that day. "I'm glad you're not in love with Penny."

He snorted softly and she laughed lightly. "As if I'd lower my standards to the likes of her, not when I have you," he told her and she bit her lip. "Were you worried?"

Carly took a deep breath at his question. "A little, I'll admit. Just because I know how close you two are... and maybe a few months ago I'd be more concerned but... honestly? I know you wouldn't do that. You love me."

Sheldon tightened his arm around her and she felt him press a kiss to her damp hair. "Indeed," he mumbled.

She smiled but then remembered what she'd done. "Oh... Um, I know that I told you I wouldn't give you any more riddles but I sort of... left one on your whiteboard this evening."

Sheldon stilled and lifted his head, peering down at her, puzzled. "You wrote on my whiteboard?"

Carly bit her lip and turned slightly, meeting his gaze guiltily. "I foolishly allowed Raj and Leonard to influence me to do it. I... if it makes you feel any better, just erase it and forget it was there."

"How am I supposed to forget it's there? Now I know it's there because you told me."

Carly ducked her head slightly. "That's true, but you don't have to do it."

"But I love brain teasers. They're the best thing since quantum mechanics," he told her, almost whining that she was telling him not to do it. She was slightly confused. She was sure he'd be against another one after today.

"Well, it's more of an equation-"

"An equation?" He interrupted, sounding far too excited for her liking. "Well how am I supposed to ignore that? I'm a mathematical genius, Carly."

Carly sighed and turned back around, facing the other way, and nuzzling her backside into him. "Then go ahead and solve it. Tell me when you do."

Sheldon relaxed against her and pressed his nose against the top of her shoulder. "Very well." He was silent for a good couple of beats before adding, "Just don't be surprised when it's immediately after I walk through the door to 4A."

Carly grinned. "I won't be. You're a genius after all."

"Darned right I am," he murmured huskily into her ear and she shuddered, settling against him. "Goodnight Carly."

"Goodnight, Sheldon..." she closed her eyes, a content smile donning her lips. This was everything she'd ever wanted.

Both were exhausted from the days events and fell asleep rather quickly, holding each other.

At some point during the night, Carly was rapped on the shoulder much like her boyfriend did on doors, with her name on his lips. Her eyes fluttered, rousing her from her sleep, and she turned over to see him staring down at her expectantly- completely awake, and wearing his Friday pajamas instead of the clothes she loaned him.

"Oh good you're up," he said with a smile and she frowned, unsure as to what was happening.

"Sheldon? What are you doing awake?"

He shook his head dismissively at her question. "I couldn't sleep knowing that there was an equation with my name on it two flights above me."

Carly realized what this was about. She shouldn't have told him. She sat up slightly on her elbow and looked up at him, tiredly. "Sheldon, I didn't mean to keep you up."

"Never mind that, I solved it. It was simple really," he told her proudly, a boyish grin gracing his features. She smiled and put a hand to his cheek, loving how the smile made him look younger.

"Good. I knew it'd be easy for you, but wait- why did you change?"

"I was already up there so I decided to put my Friday pajamas on. I grabbed clothes for tomorrow as well," he told her distractedly, leaning into her touch but then grew puzzled. "I do have a question though, what does 'I less than three U' mean?"

Carly couldn't help it, she laughed at his adorable face. She leaned up and kissed him on the lips, showing her affection for him. He stared down at her when she pulled back, baffled by her response. "It means I love you. The less than sign and the number three together look like a sideways heart."

Sheldon gazed at her silently, processing her words with his beautiful mind. She smiled, waiting for him. Sheldon's eyes suddenly lit up and he grinned widely. "Oooh, good one! How clever, Carly."

His praise made her happy, despite how tired she was. She leaned forward and pressed her cheek against his chest. Previously he'd smelled like her body wash, but with him wearing his pajamas, he smelled heavenly like himself and his apartment. "I wanted to speak to you in your specific language."

Sheldon wrapped his arm around her and held her to him, settling back against the pillows with her. "I like it. Next time, try Klingon. It'd really get my motor running."

Carly giggled and wrapped her arms around his middle. "Noted."

"Oh, and next Acceleration Night- wear the flash lingerie again," his voice that had begun confident, ended quite shy.

Carly blushed in spite of herself. "You liked it that much?"

Sheldon nodded against her hair. "Very much... Now go to sleep, I'm tired," he grumbled.

Carly giggled against him and tightened her hold around his middle, never reminding him that he'd been the one to wake her up in the first place.

For the first time in her whole life- she was completely and utterly at peace, thanks to the man next to her who had shown her what true love, trust, and belonging was.

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Sheldon's eyes fluttered open, the morning light coming through the sheer curtains of his girlfriend's window momentarily blinding him. He was encased in a warmth that felt incredible and he took a deep breath, relishing in it.

It was then that it came back to him, clearing his foggy mind from sleep. I had sex with Carly.

His heart leapt at the fact. It had actually happened. Of course he'd known it would happen eventually, they had been working themselves up to it for months. He had mentally prepared himself for it, yet he hadn't expected just how ready he'd be. He saw her in his eidetic memory; naked, alluring, longing for him, just him, and loving him with such an intensity that he knew that he had no other hesitations. This woman... his woman- he never wanted to part from her. She had taken his heart willingly and had cared for it in the most cherished way.

Before her, he'd been content with how alone he'd been. All he needed was science, his comic books and trains, and his friends. He didn't need to be tethered to a woman who'd only take him from what was the most important to him. Down the line though, he realized he'd felt alone- even when he was surrounded by people who cared about him.

He hid behind his brain, claiming he was fine with being alone forever, but it wasn't until he met Carly that he realized how wrong he'd been. She'd proven that even someone such as he could have what everyone else had: Love. Trust. Care.

Over the months since he'd met her, he had realized just how much he could love her- something he didn't think he was capable of. She'd gone through so much in her life and had been just as lonely in this world. They had found each other unexpectedly and she made it so easy. No one else could make her laugh like he could. No one else could speak to her the way he could. No one else could make her feel the way he could. And no one else would. He now knew that no matter what, he wanted her for the rest of his life.

Suddenly what Leonard had told him all that time ago made sense.

Carefully to not wake Carly up, he delicately climbed out of the bed and slid his loafers back on. Grabbing his robe, he wrapped it around himself and left 2B to go up to his apartment where he hoped to find Leonard.

Thankfully he was standing in the kitchen at the coffee pot, wearing his red bathrobe. Sheldon could hear the shower running and he supposed Penny was in it.

Glad that he had the moment with his roommate, he clicked the door shut and made his way over. Leonard looked up and gave him a small smile.

"Hey Buddy," he greeted and Sheldon's heart clenched. Leonard was truly a wonderful friend.

"Leonard I need to speak with you about something," he said, approaching the counter.

Leonard sensed the seriousness in Sheldon's voice and composed his face into a frown. "Okay, what's up? Is everything okay?"

Sheldon shook his head slightly. "I've come to the realization and conclusion that it's been highly unfair of me to restrict you and Penny's relationship as I have. I'm the only reason why you're not living with your soon to be wife and I'm deeply sorry for that."

Leonard's eyes widened and he dropped his mug of coffee onto the counter between them in surprise. "What brought this on?"

Sheldon swallowed thickly. "Well, truth be told, I had an epiphany of my own that I've been selfish. It's true that the thought of you no longer living with me after all these years, causes me great discomfort, but I'm realizing that the idea of being the reason you can't achieve true happiness with the woman that you love is way more disconcerting. I don't want to be that for you. So, with that said," Sheldon took a deep breath, "I want you to move in with Penny-"

"Sheldon I-"

He threw a hand up to stop Leonard's protests. "No let me finish. I'm not comfortable with you just up and leaving so abruptly, even if it's just across the hall but... I'd be okay with you staying with Penny more often than not, progressively moving yourself in with her so that way it won't be such a contrast to how I live now."

Leonard took a deep breath, completely taken off guard by what Sheldon was telling him. "I've got to be honest... I'm a bit speechless. Are you sure, Sheldon? It's okay if it's too much for you."

Sheldon shook his head. "I'm sure. I've given it a lot of thought. I don't want to stand in your way any longer."

Leonards lips curbed up into a smile. "I appreciate that Sheldon. I promise we won't go too fast for you."

Sheldon nodded with appreciation. "Good," he answered, then thought of something- "Just, you have to promise that the next time you go to the container store that you'll bring me with you."

Leonard stifled a laugh, but was relieved enough to grin. "Of course, Sheldon."

Sheldon exhaled greatly in relief. "Okay good. Glad that's settled. Now if you'll excuse me I must return to Carly before she wakes up and finds me gone-" he spun around and headed for the door.

Leonard was surprised by the sudden departure after such a touching conversation between them. "Wait, did you spend the night with Carly?"

Sheldon pulled open the door and gave Leonard a baffled look over his shoulder. "Obviously Leonard, keep up."

Leonard watched Sheldon leave and shut the door, astounded by what had just happened. Perhaps he wouldn't be the only one moving in with his significant other soon.

When Sheldon returned to Carly, he was relieved to see her still sleeping. He smiled and crawled back into bed with her, throwing his arm around her middle and pulling her close to him.

He closed his eyes, inhaling her heavenly vanilla scented hair, and found his own peace within himself.

He slid his nose forward to find her skin, pressing a lingering kiss just below her ear. God how he loved her. The nights passion returned to him and he almost groaned, remembering just how intoxicating it had been to have her fully encased around him. It had been total bliss. Would it be wrong for him to want it again?

Once he found something he enjoyed he never did anything half way. No, instead he fully immersed in it, letting it take him over and enamor every molecule in his body. Just ask his star trek memorabilia. Or his comic book collection. Or his trains...

Carly shifted in his arms, her breathing changing and alerting him that she was awake. He tightened his arm around her and slid his lips up to her earlobe.

"Good morning," he murmured into her ear and was pleased to feel her shiver in his arms.

"Morning..." she breathed sleepily and nuzzled her body back into his. His hardening erection pressed firmly into her posterior and he shifted, letting her feel exactly how he was feeling.

"Do you feel what you do to me?" He murmured, unable to shake the impending arousal he was experiencing for his woman. His mate. His love. "You've turned me into some sort of sex animal. What do you have to say for yourself?"

Instead of answering right away, Carly moved in his arms and turned around to come face to face with him. Her hair was wild from sleeping with it damp but truthfully it just made her look even more surreal to him. Their eyes met and Sheldon's heart jumped. There she was. His beautiful, sexy, sweet woman.

She smiled and slid her hands under both his pajama shirt and undershirt to graze his bare skin of his waist, giving him goosebumps. She pushed herself up against him and pressed a kiss to his jaw. "Let's be sex animals together," she whispered and his heart lurched.

She pulled back and he caught the teasing twinkle in her eyes that she always got when she joked with him. He narrowed his eyes as smiles lit both of their faces.

"Why you little vixen," he said, rolling over on top of her and grabbing her hands, holding them at each side of her face. His long body draped over hers and she grinned up at him, flashing perfect white teeth.

"What are you gonna do to me?" She breathed and he quirked an eyebrow. Was she instigating?

"What should I do to you?" He countered playfully and then watched raptly as she bit her lip in thought.

Carly slid her legs up, latching around his waist with her short legs and he just about lost it. She clasped his hands with the fingers she had loose and gave him a come hither look- or at least that's how he was going to take it. "Whatever you want, Doctor Cooper. I'm forever bound."

Sheldon gasped and knew he was done for. He bent down and kissed her as if his life depended on it. Breathless from the intensity of it, he finally pulled away and rested his forehead against hers. "Forever is a long time," he murmured to her, his mind reverting back to what he'd realized when he'd woken.

Carly's eyes held his as their breaths mingled together between them. His hands loosened their hold from his hesitation and she took the initiative to run them up his back soothingly. "As long as I'm with you, I'd take whatever length of time you give me."

Sheldon swallowed, his eyes burning from some sort of emotion he couldn't quite place but the overwhelming love she had for him never ceased to amaze him. "Infinity. That's how many years I'll love you." The words tumbled out of his mouth before he could think.

Carly's hands stopped at the base of his neck and she reached down and cupped his cheeks. "I will love you infinity plus one."

Sheldon's eyes briefly shut, unable to bare the emotions residing inside of him. Instead, he dropped down and kissed her again, giving her everything he felt in it.

When they finally got out of bed, it was far later in the morning than what Sheldon was used to, but they shared bowls of cereal together at her kitchen counter, joking and teasing one another.

They got dressed and ready for the day after cleaning up from their breakfast. Not wanting to spend a moment apart, they spent the day together, watching a movie, playing a game Sheldon had invented, and even went for a walk around the neighborhood. They stopped off at a cafe, just relishing in each other's company, before reluctantly returning to normal life.

Something profound had taken place and neither of them were willing to drift back down from cloud nine any time soon.