The Big Bang Theory is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady
Chapter 4
Two cars, seven carbon-based organisms inside, two lovers, one was out and the other concealed. While driving to Monterey County, California, Leonard reflected. He smiled as he looked in the rearview mirror and met his girlfriend's emerald eyes.
They were invited as speakers for the Annual Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies' Symposium in Big Sur. Sheldon and Amy were asked to give a presentation on Quantum Cognition Theory. Bernadette for "Super Bacteria: Global Apocalypse or exciting research opportunity". Rajesh, Howard, and him were included in "The Bigger Sustainability Gets, the Greater its Risk of Falling Apart." And Penny was invited by Amy for an all-expense-paid spa weekend at a four-star resort.
He was lost in thought and remembered the outcome of their date experiment from 6 weeks ago.
"Before anything else, I would like to inform you that between the two of us, there will be no resentment whatever the result of this assessment. " Amy explained. "We can still continue to be friends if both parties agree."
"Ladies first." were only the words that came out of his mouth. She gave him a set of questions to ask each other randomly.
"How do you describe our first date?"
"Perfect." He saw her jaw drop at his answer. "My turn, the same question."
"I felt that you spend some time in my Facebook page and grab all the information you could get." Smiling at him, she said, "I found preparedness a good quality for my future companion. The French film you chose is great. I never thought I would be on a date watching a film in that category. Now, ask me a different question. "
"What is the most uncomfortable part?" It's on the list.
"It's the time when you hold my hands in the theater." She spoke shyly, blushing. "My turn, the same question."
"The same answer. I know you are not comfortable with other people invading your personal space, but thank you for agreeing to my request. Your turn." He wanted to say the time she kissed him, but he didn't want Amy to misinterpret that. He just didn't expect her to initiate that level of intimacy.
They asked all the questions on the list, but Amy inquired about one that's not included in the paper.
"What would make a potential partner most attractive to you?"
She asked in the third person, and he smiled, saying that if this was the game she wanted to play, he would gladly oblige."The most attractive characteristic of the person I want to be my girlfriend is her brain." He saw that she wanted to hide her reaction. "Mind that, she is attractive, physically. Although she is hiding that part from the world, I see her as the most beautiful woman. Brain and beauty."
"Do you have any other questions?" She said, nervously.
"As a matter of fact, yes. Would you like to be my girlfriend, Amy? " He wanted her to say yes. He promised to himself that he would protect, treasure, and precious her the way she deserved.
"Why are you smiling?" Sheldon shouted inside the car.
"Don't mind me. I'm the one driving this car. Concentration is a necessity. " Leonard explained, almost losing the grin he had.
"But we are about to play a car game I've invented."
"Safety will be compromised for your activity, Sheldon." He explained. He looked in the mirror again, winking at his girlfriend.
He continues daydreaming about how Amy handled and responded to their relationship. Last two weeks, they happened to have their first date as a real boyfriend-girlfriend. They discussed the date night schedule, physical contact, and the privacy of their relationship.
"Amy, it is not acceptable that date night is scheduled for once a month. We are not working at the same university, our apartments are not even remote, and most of all, I want to see you more. "
"Okay. What do you propose? " She said with a smirk. Once a week was the schedule they agreed upon. Honestly, for him, it's not enough, but since both of them have full-time jobs, he didn't want Amy to feel restricted.
On the next topic, physical contact, he agreed to give Amy the time she needed and assure her that there was no pressure. Holding hands, hugging, cuddling, and kissing on the cheek is acceptable in Amy's terms. His record for this type of intimacy is 24 years. What more to lose? It's enough for him.
"And every time physical intimacy outside of the list is initiated, permission must always be asked first." She informed him.
The last topic is the most difficult to discuss. He isn't ashamed of their relationship, but the main reason they keep it hidden is to protect themselves from Sheldon Cooper's Wrath. He assured her that he had formulated a plan for Sheldon and that he was the one informing the theoretical physicist. For Amy, it's not a big deal as she knows Sheldon had a girlfriend.
During tea time, they sat on the couch, held hands, and had a marathon of Jane Austen movies. He didn't enjoy watching those kinds of movies, but if Amy is happy, he will endure those movies to spend time with her. And before he left her apartment, he pressed his lips to Amy's cheeks.
"So, Amy, I've been wondering, are you and Sheldon going to be sharing a room?" Penny inquired. What a mood dropper, he thought.
"Why would Amy and Sheldon share a room?!" He shouted, and couldn't keep to himself. "I am supposed to share the room with Sheldon."
"No, we discussed it. We decided we didn't want to jeopardize our relationship by getting to know each other too well. " Sheldon explained to the group.
"We don't have a relationship, Sheldon. We have a paper, that's all. And I have a boyfriend." Amy dropped the bomb. Everyone, except Leonard, looked at her.
"Amy, you little vixen!" Penny held her arm and said with no sound, "You're going to tell me everything later."
Sheldon was out of his mind while waiting for the hotel bellboy and didn't notice the time he was wasting outside the room. He replayed everything that happened and was said in the car, including Amy's declaration that she was in a relationship, and it never left his memory.
He regrets not telling her the truth about Maggie Mcgreary, which he should have done. He had gone to her laboratory every Monday for the last month to discuss and write their paper. Amy remained silent as he told his stories about his personal life, his own work, and his forge stories dating Maggie. Amy only talked to him for their paper. He reasoned that Amy was just jealous and would soon beg him, but reality slapped him hard today. She no longer wants and needs him. She belongs to someone, and it is not him. He was too late.
She needed to stay a little longer in the hotel bathroom to devise a plausible plan to divert Penny's attention away from the impending questions about her boyfriend. To buy herself more time, she pretends to have constipated bowel movements.
"Do you subscribe to the Freudian theory of penis envy?" She's hoping it works as she sat on the bed beside her blonde bestie.
"Um, I never really thought about it. Why?" Penny is reading the menu for hotel service.
"Sometimes I think it might be nice to have one."
"Really?"
"Not for sex, but for convenience. You can't deny that, by comparison, our internal plumbing is extremely high-maintenance. "
"Cut the jibber jabber, Amy! Spill the tea! ", dropping the menu.
"Did you know that jibber jabber was derived from the words gypts and gypsies as the words they spoke were termed 'gibberish', which mutated through time to also include 'jibber' and 'jabber.'?"
"Oh my God! Did you just jibber jabber about jibber jabber? "
"And by the way, Penny, tomorrow while we are at the symposium, you can use this pass to get the freebies such as spa, manicure, massage, and buffet. I will use mine after my lecture with Sheldon. Please enjoy your vacation. "
Penny knocked on Leonard's door to share a room. She informed him that Howard's a complete and total ass, Bernadette's in her bed, and no matter how much she strokes Amy's hair, she bites. Amy told him about those night terrors, and whenever she had an episode, she would call him and they would spend the night talking on Skype until she was asleep. But now, it is a different situation. He can't just call her or visit her.
"Do you want me to check on Amy? I could help her calm down. " Leonard sincerely suggests going to see Amy.
Penny insisted, "I need to stay here tonight. Check her. Your mother might teach you some crappy mental hacks." She took the keycard from her pocket and placed it in Leonard's robe, then quietly opened the door and went inside.
He dashed to the hallway as quickly as he could, planning how to handle things between them because Bernadette would be a witness and might suspect them.
He went inside with caution, leaving his slippers outside the room to reduce noise, but Bernadette was not there. "Problem solved," he reasoned.
Amy must have been crying and sleeping on the bed, clutching the pillow tightly as her hand turned white. He took her hands off the pillow and intertwined their palms while lifting her body to hold her.
"Amy. Amy." He spoke in her ears. "Amy. I'm here. You're safe. " stroking her hair away from her face.
"Leonard!" She shouted but regained her composure, "What are you doing here?"
He pulled her close again, hugging her on the bed. "Penny informed me that you are having nightmares. If they find out, I don't care anymore. You needed me, so I came here. "
"Wait, how about Bernadette?" She turned her head to another bed. "Where's she?"
"I don't know. Maybe Howard picked her up to talk and apologize." He smiled smugly. They were alone, holding each other on a hotel bed for the first time."Your hair smells so good."
"Oh, don't think anything dirty. You know the rules. "
Leonard stayed until Amy fell asleep again. He sang songs to her, recited Shakespearean lines, and talked about Ironman. He went back to his room, where he discovered Dracula Sheldon sleeping in his own bed and Penny invading his. He arranged the couch and retrieved some extra pillows from the closet.
Because they all had their own lectures and schedules, the day flew by. Amy and Leonard hide themselves from the others and plan to meet at the couple's spa. It's a relief that the hotel has a separate section for singles. They will spend their time together there, where they don't have to pretend that they are not committed to each other.
They got some manicures and pedicures and had a full body massage in the same room. It was a little out of Amy's comfort zone, but she was glad to experience it with Leonard. He was so protective of her, always checking her clothes and robes for any exposed skin.
"I enjoyed that more than I thought I would." holding Amy's hands while walking to the exit of the spa.
"Me too."
It was around 12 m.n, and they were heading to the buffet on the rooftop. They specifically included this time in the accommodation for the fountain show. They check others' passes so they know no one will be around.
"I wish I could tell 13-year-old Amy that everything gets better." different colors of light shining in her eyes.
Last night, Rajesh watched Bridget Jones's Diary. Tonight's HBO schedule is Princess Bride, his all-time favorite. After watching a back-to-back movie, emotionally exhausted, he felt hungry but was unable to find a meal that suited his stomach in the room service menu. He found a flier for the rooftop's midnight buffet and bar. Perfect, he thought.
From afar, he saw the two being chummy than usual. They were closer, alone, and the most disturbing part was that their hands were interlocked.
He follows them to the fountain show, like a spy, closing his distance behind them but undetected by the people involved. He told himself that no Sandra Bullock film could ever compete with the live scene he is witnessing. As he waited for their next move, he wanted to confirm his theory. Then, all of a sudden, Leonard kissed Amy's hand and turned to her cheeks.
He couldn't control himself. "Busted!"
Author: Please leave comments and suggestions. Also, check my Call me Kat fanfic.
I know. I told you from the beginning, this isn't a shamy fanfic.