Thank you everyone for the kind reviews. I'm enjoying writing my first multi-chapter story.

Amy left her lab early to be on time to pick Sheldon up for the dentist. He appeared at precisely 3 o'clock. They waved at each other shyly before Sheldon let himself in the car.

"Hi Sheldon."

"Hello Amy."

"How was your day?" She asked as she backed out of her parking space.

"It was good to be back at work after being away for a week. If it hadn't been my Meemaw's 80th birthday, I wouldn't have even taken time off."

"Why not?"

"I rarely take vacation because I'd much rather be working. I can't let this mind go to waste. President Siebert forced me to take a vacation a couple of times. It was torture," he explained.

"I normally don't take vacation either, but that's mostly due to the fact that I have no one to visit and no one to go with."

"Well if you ever do go anywhere, I recommend avoiding East Texas. It's full of creationists who think science is voodoo."

"Noted."

As they neared the dental office, Sheldon warned Amy, "Just to let you know, they have to sedate me because I'm a biter, so don't be alarmed if I look groggy afterwards."

"I'd better wait for you inside then," she offered.

In the waiting room, Amy flipped through magazine after magazine, nothing catching her attention. She had no interest in fashion or celebrities. She looked up to see the receptionist filing her nearly-perfect manicured nails. That didn't look sanitary or professional.

The only time she had a manicure was when her mother had gotten her one for her 16th birthday. She told her she needed to start acting like a lady. If she didn't care about her looks, she would never land a man. Amy had been enraged and nearly stormed out of the nail salon. She didn't need a man. She was an independent young woman who was going to make something of herself. The only thing that stopped her was the fact that only one hand had been worked on, and she valued symmetry. When they returned home, her mother had ushered her to the sin closet where she spent the next four hours.

She shook her head to rid herself of the memory, took in a deep breath, then pulled out her phone to check her email.

Sheldon emerged from the exam room 25 minutes later. "My hygiene is impeccable. No cavities!" He exclaimed proudly.

"That's great Sheldon. Are you okay to walk to the car, or do you need to lean on me?"

I'm okay. Thanks for asking."

They walked out to the car. Sheldon appeared a little unsteady, so Amy held his arm and guided him in before getting into the driver's seat.

"Leonard always takes me out for ice cream after the dentist. Oh, and I told him not to pick up dinner tonight since you'll be doing it."

"Sheldon! I didn't agree to all of this."

"You still owe me."

"Fine, but next time you need to give me some notice," Amy agreed reluctantly.

"I didn't have any notice when you took my luggage," he whined.

"Sheldon!"

"Fine. I'll give you more notice in the future. In fact, I'll write up a contract detailing everything you'll need to do to make it up to me."

Amy wondered how much more she would have to do before her debt was paid. After all, she only had his suitcase for a few hours, and it was an honest mistake. She supposed she would continue chauffeuring him around as she enjoyed spending time with him and had nothing better to do anyway.

"Where would you like to get dinner?"

"Today's Monday; Monday I eat Thai food. I always order mee krob and chicken satay with extra peanut sauce from Siam Palace. I also have everyone else's orders memorized. I have an eidetic memory."

"Who's everyone else? Sheldon, I'm not buying food for a group of people."

"You'll just be picking it up; everyone pays their share. Well except Penny before she married Leonard. I don't think that woman ever paid for a meal in her life." Amy half listened as Sheldon went on and on about how Penny used his Wi-Fi and drank his milk, among other things.

After stopping at Bengees Ice Cream Crafters on Del Mar Boulevard, they headed to Siam Palace. Sheldon recited the orders to the cashier. Amy was delighted by his memory. The mee krob looked delicious, so she decided to order some for herself too so she wouldn't have to worry about cooking. As they carried the bags of food-filled Styrofoam containers to the car, Sheldon caught Amy off guard with a question.

"Do you have any plans tonight?" He asked.

"Just going home to eat and unwind with a book."

"Since it's Thai food night and you will be eating Thai, you should join me and my friends."

"I don't know, Sheldon. I'm not used to socializing in groups. I'd probably feel uncomfortable."

"You already met Leonard and Penny. Leonard's a physicist too, but he's an experimental physicist, and I'm much more intelligent. Penny is a community college dropout who moved here from Nebraska to be an actress. She was terrible at it, so she waitressed at the Cheesecake Factory. She wasn't very good at that either. She works as a pharmaceutical sales rep now and makes more money than Leonard.

"Then there's Rajesh, an astrophysicist. Wolowitz is just an engineer, but his wife is a microbiologist. You have that in common with her. I hope that puts you more at ease now that you have some background."

Amy hesitated then reluctantly gave in. "Okay, but I probably won't stay long."

He gave her a dazzling smile that reached his beautiful blue eyes. She smiled back.

"Now let's get a move on before my food gets cold."