Lani sat in deep thought over what to do about her predicament. She was thinking so hard, she didn't realise that Sheldon had walked into the apartment with all his friends. When the door closed, she blinked and came back to reality. She smiled at the group with her pearly white teeth and waved. She didn't really care much for his friends, but if she and Sheldon were going to be together she would probably need to get on with them.

'Hi guys how are you?' she asked. She was greeted by a few murmurs but not much else.

'Everyone's come to help me pack, would you care to join?' Sheldon smiled and she returned the smile and nodded.

'Sure, it'll give me a chance to get to know your friends more,' she said, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear. She looked at the girls that were accompanying Sheldon and decided they were nothing special, however they looked smart. The one with the brown hair was looking at her really suspiciously and the blonde one began to speak to her in her annoying squeaky voice.

'So Lani, it's nice to finally meet you, Sheldon's told us a lot about you,' she said and Lani grinned, looking at Sheldon and blushing.

'Really?'

Amy narrowed her eyes. This Lani girl just didn't sit right with her… Penny had told her of her worries over Lani and she had agreed to be Penny's eyes and ears until Sheldon was in New York with her. Amy looked at the gorgeous chef as she talked to Sheldon and there was no doubt about it, Lani did have her eyes on him; she could almost see Lani's medial prefrontal cortex swelling up as she watching him. Amy watched as Lani tried to get as close to Sheldon as possible and she couldn't help but be baffled at how clueless Sheldon was to her advances.

'Sheldon, may I have a word?' she said firmly and Sheldon looked at her, nodding.

'Of course, how may I help you today Amy,' he asked, following her to the kitchenette. Amy lowered her voice and spoke to him in a firm voice.

'Are you aware of the sexual advances that your roommate is making towards you?'

'What? Lani knows that I am in a committed relationship with Penny.'

'You obviously didn't see the crazed, cunning and lustful glint in her eyes when she watches you.'

'She always looks like that… she's a chef. Have you not seen Kitchen Nightmares? Or Hell's Kitchen? Chefs are crazy!' Sheldon laughed and Amy sighed angrily, raising a hand to her forehead.

'Sheldon, it's as plain as day that she finds you attractive, how are you not seeing this?!'

'Because you have no supporting evidence to back your hypothesis. I find it extremely rude that you walk into my apartment and start accusing Lani of having romantic feelings for me. And the way you speak about her, it's like you imply she worships the devil or something.'

'She doesn't have to, he most likely worships her!'

'Amy, look… whilst I find your theories almost amusing. I can tell you for sure that my relationship with Lani is purely plutonic and I'm sure she feels the same way.' Sheldon smiled and Amy sighed.

'I have a suggestion, one which might intrigue you,' Amy said. She obviously wasn't going to get the truth through Sheldon's thick skull so she decided to try a different tact. She remembered when she and Sheldon had had an understanding of one another and they used to concoct schemes and experiments to find out information. If she could apply this method to reveal Lani's attraction to Sheldon, he might actually see it.

'Do tell.'

'What if we did an experiment to test my hypothesis?'

'Intriguing, what do you propose,' Sheldon asked and Amy smirked.

'I shall attain the groups opinions of Lani with regards to her relationship with you and you will try to find a way to make Lani reveal that she finds you handsome. And to raise the stakes, if I am correct you will give me the month off from co-presenting "Fun With Flags".'

'Awww but the viewer's love you!' Sheldon sighed with dismay, 'And if I'm correct?'

'And if you are correct, I will buy you a first edition mint comic book of your choice,' Amy smirked and Sheldon's jaw dropped.

'Darn, that is a good wager…' Sheldon paused to think on it before nodding. Amy stuck her hand out to shake his and he screwed his nose up.

'You know it is customary to close a deal with a handshake,' Amy said, raising her eyebrow and Sheldon nodded.

'I know but I don't particularly like holding anyone's hand unless it's Penny's.' Sheldon grimaced and Amy laughed.

'Just show some decency and do it.'

'Amy, we had a three year relationship. You should know that decency is not at the top of my list of traits. In fact I have little sense of decency because that way, my other senses are enhanced.'

'Sheldon! Shake my hand!' she cried and grabbing a napkin, he placed it between their hands before shaking, 'there, that wasn't too bad. Now… let's go and see if my hypothesis is correct.'

Sheldon sighed and together he and Amy walked back to the others.

'You guys alright?' Howard asked and Sheldon smiled.

'We're fine thank you Howard, now… back to the reason as to why we are all gathered here today. To help me pack. Now, I don't need everything therefore I have drawn up a list of what I require and I have placed these in each room. I suggest we each take a room thus working more quickly and efficiently,' Sheldon said, 'Wolowitz, Raj, Amy and Bernadette will do the living room followed by the kitchen, Priya and Leonard the bathroom and Lani and I will do my bedroom. I also want to say thank you.' Sheldon smiled and he watched a smile form on Lani's face. Amy also saw the smirk and just prayed that Sheldon would realise that she was right.

Sheldon then walked towards his bedroom with Lani close behind, 'Do you really have to go Sheldon?' she asked softly, sitting on his bed. She finally had him alone in his bedroom, they had never done this before. Perhaps she could use this time to "bond" more with him.

'Yes…' he started before he suddenly realised that he was supposed to be finding out whether or not Amy's ludicrous hypothesis was valid. He had to win in order to get that comic book and also he couldn't let Amy have a month off of "Fun with Flags", that was simply unheard of! 'I mean, well… yes… You were right when you said that it would be silly for Penny to leave now so I said I'd go out there. I'll be back in a couple of months anyway. You're more than welcome to stay here until we return.' Sheldon smiled, grabbing a box and beginning to pack some of his stuff in there. Lani sat down on his bed and took the picture of him and Penny cuddling in her hands. She looked at how happy he was with her and took note of how his eyes just lit up with joy as she was laughing with her arms wrapped around his neck. She just wished it was her in that picture as opposed to that blonde.

'Penny means a lot to you?' she asked and Sheldon smiled.

'Yes, she's very special to me.'

'But you guys argue so much. And when you marry her… you'll never have privacy again and well as a Nobel Winning Scientist, you need that privacy so you can concentrate on your work. You'll be constantly judged and when she goes out to film in some random location for 6 months, you'll hardly see her and then she'll get jealous again and she'll try to control you just like she is now. I don't think your relationship is healthy and I'm not sure if it'll last long term.'

'Hmmm…. you make a valid point. Penny and I will always live separated lives and I'm not sure if that's possible. And if Penny isn't a suitable match for me, what sort of woman would you recommend I go for?' Sheldon asked. Perhaps Amy was right; Lani was dead set on not having him marry Penny, or even just moving away from the apartment. Lani smiled and slowly and seductively took more steps closer to him, chucking the photo on the floor. Sheldon began to walk backwards until he felt his back hit the wall and his breath hitch in his throat as he watched Lani get extremely close to him.

'I'd like to apply for the job,' she whispered, her body now just grazing his and Sheldon's eyes widened in shock. Dammit! He was going to lose Amy as his co-host on "Fun with Flags" AND he was going to miss out on a mint edition comic book! She laced her fingers with his and Sheldon gulped, not liking the feeling at all. He had to keep reminding himself that this was an experiment, that it wasn't real! If it were anyone else I'm sure they would have jumped at the chance of having two beautiful women fight over him but his heart remained with Penny.

'Er…I…er...I have to go.' Sheldon said, bolting for the door and running straight to Amy. Upon finding her, he dragged her away from the box she was packing and towards the kitchenette before he began to hyperventilate.

'Woah, Sheldon! Calm down! Are you ok?' Amy asked, quickly handing him a paper bag and he began to breathe in and out of it.

'You were right! My worst fear has come true. I'm a chick magnet and have two very beautiful women wanting me!'

'Yeah, every man's worst nightmare,' Amy scoffed, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

'I know right!' Sheldon gasped, 'I knew changing my hair style would have massive repercussions… I'm like the ultimate catnip for all feline creatures. Even for Lions.'

'Lions?'

'They did a study on the catnip, or rather the Nepeta Cataria plant, which showed that there were specific behavioural effects on the cat family, not only on domestic cats but also other species like tigers, leopards and lynxes. They all reacted strongly to catnip in a manner similar to domestic cats, however the lion's reactions weren't as strong. Now do you see how I've used this information as an analogy?'

Amy blinked at her former boyfriend before blinking again, 'Riiiiight, I guess I get the month off then.'

'Amy, this is not the time to be thinking about our wager. What do I do about Lani?!' Sheldon cried, breathing into the paper bag again.

'Well the way I see it is this: you have two choices. Leave Penny. Or drop Lani.'

'You know, it's funny. As much as I care for this woman, there's something about our relationship that leaves me vaguely unsettled.'

'Which woman are you on about?' Amy frowned and Sheldon sighed.

'Lani.' He answered and a smiled crossed her face.

'Good answer. Now, might I venture a theory at which you're sure to hoot?'

'Go for it.'

'Right, what may be making you uncomfortable is that for the first time you've realised that you are actually attractive and that you are trapped in the middle of a love triangle. You've realised that all Lani's behaviourisms have been due to the fact that she likes you. At the moment you are like a scrap of meat between two famished lionesses. Whilst you are sedentary and you just live your life as normal, Penny and Lani were, well more are now, fighting over you. You feel unsettled because you've just realised the severity of it and you and I both know its Penny you love. Lani is extremely good looking, I shall give her that and that makes Penny feel insecure and after Leonard, she's bound to want you near even if you are engaged. I've always had a negative vibe from Lani, I find her body language to be extremely cold and manipulative,' Amy said and she looked Sheldon square in the eye, 'But remember this Sheldon, it may be an unwise man who doesn't learn from his mistakes, but it's an absolute idiot that doesn't learn from other peoples. Leonard never learnt from his mistakes and as a result he lost Penny. Don't be the absolute idiot and lose her as well because trust me Sheldon. She is the best thing to have ever happened to you.'

Sorry for the long weight guys, I had major writers block and I've been a bit busy, since it was Easter and all haha. So happy easter everyone, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, let me know what you think! xxx