Chapter 3
Penny walked fast through the hall with a basket filled with her friends' costumes. She didn't want to waste a minute, if she took too long her friends wouldn't come back to the party in time for the costume contest. She was lost in her thoughts and as soon as she turned right near the pool she bumped into someone, startling her.
"Argh!"
"Sowy, lady, or should I say pwincess?"
Penny stared at the familiar face, but couldn't figure out who he was.
"That's ok, I was distracted."
The stranger picked up the clothes that fell on the floor to help her. "Wow, this is a beautiful dwess!"
"Yeah, it belongs to a friend, I need to have it washed. Excuse me."
She quickly grabbed the dress from the stranger's hand and headed to the laundry room.
"What took you so long? I was dying here to know how you found them in the restroom!"
She rolled her eyes, trying to hide a smirk, while filling the washing machine with the clothes. "Do you have quarters with you?"
"Sure! Here, take them." Raj handed her the coins. "So, were they sharing the same restroom?"
"As a matter of fact, yes, they were sharing it!" She answered, excited about the gossip. "And do you believe that he handed me her dress AND her panties?"
"Ohhhh! That's huge!"
"I know!"
"Hey guys, how are Sheldon and Amy, everything all right?"
Raj grabbed Emily by her waist and started waltzing. "Everything is peeeeerfeeeect!"
She smiled at him. "Great! So, I guess I'll go upstairs to pick up your makeup case, they will need it."
Before he released her, he planted a peck on her lips. Penny just watched the couple interacting. She missed the good old days when Leonard and she were all handsy. Now they were engaged, things were moving forward, but she found herself missing the romance. 'I'm such a hippie!' She thought, mimicking Sheldon.
"Good thing I had this white pancake makeup in my purse!"
"Ouch, it's an aching nose you're pressing! It hurts!"
"It's to remind you not to be such an ass to your friends!" She yelled at him.
"Well, thanks for the reminder, ma... ma Bernadette!"
Leonard watched the couple, with a grin on his face. Howard and Bernadette seemed to love teasing each other. He wondered how Penny and him would deal with their married life. 'She's lucky that I'm a romance ninja.' He grinned, imagining Penny rolling her eyes at him.
Taking a hand full of soap from the dispenser, Sheldon started washing her slowly, as if he was memorizing every curve of her body. Amy placed her hands on his shoulders, letting him do his task, enjoying his slippery hands touch. She started rinsing the soap while he grabbed a bit of shampoo from the other dispenser, walked around her, facing her back, and started washing her hair. Amy held his hips and leaned against him, feeling him massage her scalp.
Amy's body touching his again was not helping his situation, and Penny would be back soon, so he decided to back off for now.
"Amy, as much as I definitely enjoy our experiments, we don't have time to start it over again."
"Oh, that's a shame... For me I'd give up coming back to that party to spend the night showering with you."
"I would too, but Penny is not going to allow it to happen anyway. Let's finish here and wait for her, she should be here anytime."
He gave her a quick peck and she started washing his chest and his arms, her eyes fixed on his. She just broke eye contact when she gave him a little spin to wash his back. After a few minutes he turned the shower off and Amy grabbed the towels, handing him one. Instead of drying himself, he started to dry her hair, and she caught the hint and started drying his chest. Even though intimacy was a new topic for them, their three previous encounters helped to make them used to each other's body. Sheldon knew where she was ticklish, and Amy knew how to make him relax with a good massage in the right spots.
"So, should we continue our little intimacy session after the party?"
"I agree, but only if we go to your place. We don't need interruptions again. The third rehearsal was so much better."
"Yeah, I wouldn't like to make Leonard even more uncomfortable than he was the last time."
"Oh, don't remind me of that! I still have to face him everyday, I live with him, you know."
She giggled at his cute embarrassed face.
"Oh, stop it!" He grinned, throwing a robe around her shoulders. "We'd better get dressed and wait for Penny."
"Oui, mon amour."
"Cara mia, you spoke French!" He grabbed her arm and started kissing her hand and up her arm. When he reached her shoulder, he glanced at her eyes and raised his eyebrows quickly, grabbing her by her waist and planting a fervent kiss on her lips, leaning over her. After a while they got dressed in the robes and cuddled on the bench, waiting for Penny to arrive.
Sheldon took a deep breath near her neck, feeling her scent. It reminded him of their first costume rehearsal.
"Leonard! Are you out of your mind?"
"What?"
"Were you trying to knock my door down with your fist?"
"Why, did I scare you? Sorry, buddy."
"No." Sheldon fidgeted a little with the beam of his shirt. "Leonard, I'm not hungry, why don't you take this pizzas over to Penny and have your way with her?"
"Whaaat?" Sheldon gave no time for him to protest, he grabbed the pizza boxes and handed them to Leonard, as he started pushing him out of the apartment.
"Have fun!" He waved and closed the door behind him, locking the deadbolt.
Sheldon ran back to his room, leaving a stunned Leonard outside.
*Knock Knock Knock* "Amy"
*Knock Knock Knock* "Amy"
*Knock Knock Knock* "Amy"
As he heard no response, he opened the door slowly, and found his girlfriend lying on her side under the sheets, with his back to him, grinning.
When he closed the door and turned to see her again, she threw the sheets to her side and revealed she was wearing the dress.
"Care to help me with the zipper again?" She pointed with her head to her back.
"But you have already zipped it."
"Well, that's not what I was asking for." And she blinked at him, cheerfully.
"Oh!" He took a deep breath and walked towards the bed, sitting by her side. He observed her shape even more evident with that amazing dress, and placed his hand on the top of her prominent hip, tracing her curve to her waist and up her shoulder. He moved his hand back and forth a few times, when he heard she speak again.
"Sheldon, the zipper."
"Sorry, I got distracted." He smirked, finding the zipper again and pulling it down, revealing the skin of her back. He lowered his head, kissing her shoulder blades, as he slowly removed her dress all over again.
"Why did you get dressed again, vixen?"
"I thought this was a costume rehearsal, so I should try on my dress, was I wrong?"
"No." He answered, kissing her neck and her earlobe. Then she heard him whisper in her ear. "But considering this is such a delicate dress, the removal must also be part of the rehearsal." He grabbed her waist, moving her to a sitting position, in order to take out the upper part of her dress. As her breasts got exposed again, he lay her down again, cupping them and kissing her nipple. She moaned when she felt his hand slip to her waist and tug her dress, to remove it completely. She helped him finish, then started working on his T-shirts. He quickly took them off, and Amy grabbed his pants, opening the button.
"Oh, you forgot to zip your fly!" She chuckled.
"I guess I was in a hurry to come back to you." He answered as he got rid of his pants, lying beside her. "Now, where were we?"
They were both lying on their underpants, staring at each other. Amy suddenly felt shy again, as she remembered what exactly she was doing when they were interrupted. She didn't know if she would find the courage to start again at that point.
He noticed his girlfriend blushing a little, and felt a bit self-conscious himself. It was all so new to them, and after the interruption they both felt aware of how far they had gone. Sheldon placed his hand over her waist and pulled her closer to him. He hugged her, and she let out a long breath.
"Amy, are you nervous about what we are about to do?"
"I am."
"Well, we can take things slow, maybe it will be better for us." He nuzzled on her neck, smelling the scent of her clean hair.
She was relieved, that was what she was expecting him to say, and she was glad that he really understood her and felt the same way.
"Sheldon, I..." He raised his head from her neck to face her. "I have a proposal."
"I'm all ears."
"Why don't we list all the things we would like to do, and start by the easier ones until we feel comfortable enough to advance?"
"Oh Amy, that's brilliant!" He smiled at her, giving her a passionate kiss. Amy wrapped her hands around his neck, deepening the kiss, feeling his tongue asking for access. She parted her lips, and soon she felt him on the top of her, kissing her neck and moving down to her breasts again. She could tell how aroused he was by the lump she felt rubbing against her thigh.
She felt his hands moving down to meet her panties, tugging it down. She lifted her pelvis to help him, and felt them slipping down to her knees. She reached his hips, attempting to remove his underpants as well, and in a quick motion he got rid of them, too. They were both lying on his bed naked, he was on top of her, but he suddenly felt too aware of the situation and started to panic.
"Oh, no Amy, we're going too fast! Too fast!" He sank his head on her neck, feeling his erection throbbing against her skin.
"Sheldon, relax, we don't have to do anything today. Why don't we try the list, huh?"
After a while she felt him relax a bit, he raised his head and planted a chaste kiss on her lips. He felt the urge to tell her he loved her, but he remembered how Leonard scared Penny saying that in bed. "Let's do that!" He moved to her side, reaching for a paper pad and a pen on his bedside table.
Knock Knock Knock "Amy and Sheldon!"
Knock Knock Knock "Amy and Sheldon!"
Knock Knock Knock "Amy and Sheldon!"
Amy stood up and opened the door, greeting her bestie.
"I brought your clothes, look, all clean and dry!"
"Thanks, Bestie!" Amy handed the clothes to Sheldon, who placed them on the bench, and quickly shooed Penny from the restroom.
"All right Penny, leave us now so we can get dressed and go back to the party."
"Wait a minute, mister! I'll leave you now but I'll be back soon with Raj's makeup case!"
"Is that really necessary?" Amy asked her.
"Of course it is! You'll be back the same way you were when you arrived! And it's not optional!" She blinked to Sheldon, turning to the door and leaving the couple alone.
After locking the door again, he grabbed Amy's hips and kissed her.
"Amy, I really need to tell you something."
"Ok." She stared at his blue eyes, feeling enamoured all over again.
"I love you."
She smiled. She knew that he tried to say that to her every time they were in bed together.
"I love you, too."
A/N: In this chapter there is a small flashback from the previous story, so, if you didn't read it, maybe you should to understand it better!
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