"I think I'm going to terminate my relationship with Amy," Sheldon said while sitting in the cafeteria with his friends. They gave each other looks of dread. They all knew how crazy Sheldon became without Amy.
"I don't think that's such a good idea, Sheldon," Leonard said. Being Sheldon's best friend he was the first to try and change his mind. "You and Amy get along so well and…you aren't really yourself without her."
"I disagree. Amy is the newest addition to my circle of friends and she can be easily dismissed. She serves no real purpose in my life and I don't want her around anymore" Sheldon tried to sound as indifferent as possible but his friends noticed that he seemed really upset. "Besides," he continued, "Amy is a nuisance. She's caused me to change my weekly schedule more than once."
"Wait, what do you mean? How did she get you to change your schedule?" Howard was puzzled; Sheldon was devoted to his schedule and no one had ever successfully changed it.
"I've had to make time for her visits which are far too frequent" Sheldon said sounding more upset than annoyed. All three noticed the change in tone and became concerned.
"Are you okay, dude?" Raj said, "What did she do to make you so mad?"
"Nothing, I assure you. I am just finished with her." Sheldon said, "And besides I've wanted to start looming again or maybe get a pet. Maybe I'll do both."
There it was what his friends all feared. "Sheldon, please don't do this again." Leonard said desparate to avoid Sheldon's crazy behavior. "You know you're going to miss her so why don't you skip the looming and the cats and just forgive her already."
"Speak of the devil," Howard said noticing Amy entering the cafeteria. She was accompanied by a tall, blonde man. He was surprised to find Amy keeping company with someone so handsome and normal looking.
Leonard noticed Sheldon looking away angry, "Do you know the guy she's with Sheldon?" he asked. Sheldon muttered "Egan" under his breath and Leonard understood what had made him so angry.
Amy and her friend approached the table. "Hello everyone, this is Dr. Egan. Dr. Egan this is Dr. Leonard Hofstader, Dr. Rajesh Koothrapali, Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Mr. Wolowitz." They all greeted Dr. Egan and Amy, except Sheldon who pretended not to notice them.
"Amy tells me that you are all physicists." Dr. Egan said amiably, "I've always been fascinated by the work that physicists do. Dr. Koothrapali, I believe you discovered a hidden star. I read a feature on you in People magazine." Raj smiled and nodded. He was very flattered by Dr. Egan's compliment and liked him instantly.
"What kind of work do you do Dr. Egan?" Leonard asked, trying to be friendly yet noticing how angry Sheldon was getting.
"Please, call me Patrick." he said, making Sheldon rolls his eyes. "I work in medical research. My lab is currently working on curing neurological diseases. Amy has been a great help for my research. Brilliant scientists like Amy make my work possible." Amy blushed and Sheldon gave her a dirty look that she pretended not to notice.
"Dr. Cooper," Patrick said, "I believe I read some of your work on string theory, it was really intriguing."
Sheldon finally looked up, "Thank you, though I doubt you'd really understand it, being that you're a medical doctor and all." The comment was riddled with disdain and caused an awkward silence. Sheldon caught a smile on Amy's lips that made his stomached churn.
"Well, it was nice meeting you all." Patrick said and with that he and Amy left the table.
"So, that's Amy's new friend. " Howard said giving Leonard a knowing look. By now Sheldon's look of haughty annoyance made his jealousy obvious to the whole table. "He seems nice enough."
"Really, you thought he was nice?" Sheldon asked. "Was it his pandering or his affected manner that you liked so much?"
"I think it was his eyes," Raj said. "I got lost in their ocean deep blueness." Sheldon gave Raj a look that quieted him instantly.
"Sheldon, I can't believe I'm saying this but, are you jealous?" Leonard asked, saying what everyone was thinking. Though Sheldon was no stranger to jealousy, he often coveted his friend's collections of comic books and figurines, he had never been jealous of anything else. Now watching him become jealous of a romantic rival they were shocked and amused.
"I am not jealous. You know that question is preposterous. What do I have to be jealous of; Egan is merely a medical doctor with good teeth. There is nothing that he has that I covet." Sheldon protested.
"What about Amy?" Howard asked. "Don't tell me that you're not jealous of the possibility of Amy dating Dr. Egan."
"Don't be absurd, of course I'm not jealous." Sheldon said continuing to protest. "Besides Amy and Egan are merely friends. I could never be jealous of Amy having friends, she's friends with Penny and I have no problem with that."
"How do you know Amy doesn't like the doctor?" Leonard said baiting Sheldon further; he knew Sheldon would never admit to being jealous unless it was spelled out for him.
Sheldon sat, silenced by Leonard's comment. Could Amy really have a romantic attachment to Dr. Egan? Was she capable of betraying him in such a way? Why did he feel betrayed? Sheldon's thought pattern vexed him. "I guess there is no way of my knowing." he said after a while.
"You could ask her." Leonard said.
"I guess I should." Sheldon responded.