Sheldon was looking down at the bottom of the door when it suddenly opened. He spotted a pair of strappy black heels attached to a pair of silky smooth legs. His eyes traveled up those legs to a small black dress being worn by his wife. Or at least he thought that was his wife. As his eyes moved to her face, he saw her hair was long and full of waves, her face was painted and she was not wearing her glasses.

"Amy?" he said with a question. "Is that you?"

"Yes, Sheldon. It's me." Amy huffed. "Do I really look that bad?"

Amy's face had a look on it that Sheldon couldn't place. Concern perhaps? Hesitation? Allergies? He wasn't sure but based on her question, he thought it best to answer in a positive manner.

"Amy you look beautiful as always," he said with a smile. "Just" he hesitated, "different".

Amy smiled at his statement. Whew, thought Sheldon. Nailed it.

"Shall we go?" Sheldon said heading towards the living room. "I think Penny and Leonard are ready."

"Ok" said Amy "but I have to say Sheldon, I am not very comfortable with this outfit. It is quite exposing."

Sheldon stopped and looked back at Amy and frowned. After getting over the initial shock of how different Amy looked, Sheldon had neglected to notice her entire outfit. He stopped to take a better look and was quite concerned. There was not a lot of material covering Amy. Her legs were exposed, her arms and her oh my goodness, why were her breasts up and out like that? He did not want her going out like that at all. She would most assuredly catch cold and could not be very comfortable at all stuffed into that little dress. However, Amy had that same look on her face as before so he was going to try and be supportive.

"Amy" he began, "I agree the dress does not have a lot of material but you look very nice. Perhaps you should bring a long coat if it will make you more comfortable." And warm he thought.

"Perhaps you're right" she said "I'll go see if I can find my trench coat. I'm not really sure where it is."

Amy turned to walk back to the bedroom. Sheldon smiled but then frowned again as he got a look at her dress from the back. Her ample bottom was really noticeable in that dress. "Wowza," he softly. Now Sheldon really was burning up in his jacket. He went to the kitchen to get a quick glass of water. "Stupid jacket" he mumbled.


After finishing his water, Sheldon heard a knock at the door. Ah, Leonard and Penny must be ready, he thought. Wait, he didn't just hear one knock he heard three consecutive knocks each one followed by his name.

Knock, knock, knock "Sheldon", knock, knock, knock "Sheldon", knock, knock, knock "Sheldon".

It was Leonard. Sheldon opened the door and glared.

"Leonard" he said.

"Sheldon" Leonard said.

"Well, what do you think?" Leonard asked as he stood in the hallway.

Sheldon looked at him. Leonard's hair was shorter and combed straight to the side. He wore brown pants with brown lace up shoes, a long sleeve shirt with a red Flash T-shirt over it and a wrist watch. He also wasn't wearing his glasses.

"You look" Sheldon hesitated "acceptable."

Leonard smiled at Sheldon's assessment.

Boy, Sheldon was on a roll today. What he really thought was that a man of Leonard's statute should not be trying to pull off that look but he was trying to be positive and supportive this evening.

"And how do I look?" he asked Leonard.

Sheldon was wearing dark pants with sneakers, a t-shirt and a bright colored hoodie underneath a brown jacket. He was wearing black glasses frames on his face and his hair was messy in a wavy style on top of his head.

"Okay, I guess" said Leonard. "It's weird to see you looking like…well, like me."

"Indeed" was all Sheldon could say.


Sheldon still could not believe he got himself into this predicament for the Halloween party. As of last week, he and Amy had still not decided on a couple' costume they could both agree on. As it turns out, Penny and Leonard hadn't decided on one either and both couples were quickly running out of time. Sheldon thought back to last week when the gang was discussing the dilemma one evening over dinner at Penny and Leonard's apartment.

Although typically a good sport when it came to Halloween costumes, Penny complained about having to dress up again. She never wanted to go as anything other than something very traditional – sexy kitten, sexy cop, sexy nurse etc. Leonard never wanted to dress in anything traditional if he could help it. He was all about Harry Potter, superheroes or his favorite scientist, Albert Einstein.

As usual, Amy wanted to go as a part of a romantic couple. Romeo and Juliet or Elizabeth and Darcy. Sheldon, as usual, wanted to go as part of, well, any other couple other than a romantic one.

Howard and Bernadette had already decided on their costume weeks ago. They were actually very excited for a night out. Their kids were spending the night at her parent's house and they planned on having a good time. Raj had decided since the theme of the party was "come as part of a couple" he did not necessarily have to have a date. He had lots of costume possibilities.

The costume discussions for the others; however, continued long after everyone had finished eating to no avail until finally Howard quipped "well, why don't you just go as each other. Amy and Sheldon can go as Penny and Leonard and Penny and Leonard can go as Amy and Sheldon."

"Oh my god," squealed Raj "that is so adorable".

"Yes" Bernadette joined in "you guys should totally do that!"

Both couples were hesitate but did agree that if they hadn't come up with something better by the week of the party, they would concede and dress up as the other couple. Well that time came and went and now Sheldon and Leonard were standing in a face off in the hallway dressed as each other.


"Where's Amy?" Leonard finally spoke

"Oh, she is just getting her coat" Sheldon replied. "Where is Penny?"

"I don't know" Leonard said "she was right behind me. Both he and Sheldon looked at Apartment 4A's open door.

"I don't think this was a good idea" they hear Penny's voice from inside the apartment.

"Come on, you look fine" Leonard said.

"I look like Waldo" she said as she exited the apartment into the hallway. "I don't know how Amy doesn't burn up in all these layers".

Sheldon did a double-take upon seeing Penny. He notices her hair is straight as a board and she has a little barrette pulling it back on one side. There are small glasses framing her make-up free face. She is dressed in a plain dark knee length skirt with dark colored tights and sensible orthopedic shoes. She has a flowered blouse on and a horizontal striped cardigan. Sheldon thought Penny had never looked nicer. In fact, she looked fantastic.

"Wow Penny, you look great" exclaimed Sheldon.

"Thank you Sheldon" Penny says with a smile. "I don't think you've ever complimented my appearance before."

"Yes, well…be that as it may, it does not change the fact that you do." Sheldon stammered as he continued to look at her. Sheldon shook his head slightly as an errant thought crossed his mind. He wondered how things may have been different between them if she had always dressed so nicely. He looked away before it became obvious to Leonard he was staring at his wife.

Too late. Leonard apparently had noticed Sheldon staring at Penny because he walked over to her and held her hand and glared at Sheldon. Sheldon immediately felt remorseful.

If Penny noticed Sheldon and Leonard's silent exchange she didn't act like it. "Where's Amy?" Penny asked "Is she ready to go?

"She is just getting her coat" Sheldon said. "Listen" Sheldon whispered coming closer to them. "Amy is a little sensitive about her costume so I would appreciate it if you could both be supportive. She does not look her best, so to speak."

"What's wrong" asked Penny. "Did the dress not fit? It should have fit."

"Sheldon, I've changed my mind" they hear Amy say from inside Apartment 4B.

"Changed your mind about your coat?" Sheldon yelled.

"No. I'm not going to the party" she yelled back.

"Excuse me a moment" Sheldon said as went back inside the apartment and closed the door.

Amy was just sitting on the coach with her coat in hand. She looked at Sheldon when he came in the apartment. "Everyone will make fun of me" she whined as her resolve from earlier faded away.

Sheldon looked at his wife. He knew what it felt like to be the brunt of jokes even if he may not have always understood them. But Amy, no she is perfect. No one will make fun of her.

"Amy" Sheldon said. "I promise no one will make fun of you. Now let's go join our friends and head to the party."

Sheldon looked so hopeful and calm. Amy remembered the fun she had at the last party and now with her husband by her side, she knew she could do anything for one night.

"Ok" she said finally.

Sheldon took her coat and let her to the door.


Amy walked into the hallway to join Penny and Leonard to go to the costume party.

"Oh my god, Amy!" Leonard exclaimed loudly.

"Leonard" Sheldon chastised. "Please supportive" he reminded him.

"Sorry" Leonard stammered. "Amy, you look very nice" he said.

"Nice? She looks HOT!" said Penny. "Are you really supposed to be me?"

"Well, yes" Amy said. "But I look ridiculous".

"Nope. You look great" said Penny. "Now let's go get this Halloween Party started" she said as she headed toward the stairs.

"Okay, but you're going to have to help me" Amy said as she walked slowly to Penny and reached out for her arm. Penny took her arm and they began to slowly make their way down the stairs.

"You might want to give us a head start" Penny smirked back at the guys.


As the girls slowly made their way down, Sheldon took the opportunity to thank Leonard for not making fun of Amy in her costume.

"Thank you Leonard" he said. "For being so supportive of Amy."

"Um, Sheldon?" Leonard questioned. "You really didn't think that Amy looked good dressed like that?"

Sheldon thought for a moment. "Well, I am always attracted to Amy as my wife, and if I put aside the grave danger she is in right this very moment going down the stairs in those hideous shoes, sure I guess."

Leonard just shook his head. "Listen, Buddy. Just keep an eye on her tonight okay."

"Why?" Sheldon asked as he carried her coat over his arm.

"Just trust me" Leonard said and he put his hand on Sheldon's shoulder and they started down the stairs. "I've had years and years of experience."