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I believe, I would like to, alter the paradigm of our relationship- Sheldon Cooper, The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition
Sheldon sat at his desk, furiously clicking away at his laptop. Every so often he would stare intently at the screen, before he resumed typing. To most people that knew him, it would look like Sheldon was doing what he did best, working. His best friend and roommate Leonard Hofstadter, however, was not convinced. "Hey buddy,are you okay?" Sheldon made no indication that he had heard him, and continued typing. "Their showing a marathon of Star Trek the original series on the SyFy channel, do you want to watch it?" This time Sheldon turned his head to look at Leonard before replying " I can't tonight Leonard, I'm working". Leonard nodded and swiftly grabbed his keys from the bowl. "Well I'm going to talk to Penny, I'll be across the hall if you need anything" Sheldon didn't even acknowledge the door swinging shut.
He had been sat at his computer desk for four hours, thirty minutes and twenty three seconds and the document was nearly complete. Four hours, thirty minutes and twenty three seconds he had spent researching,debating and writing. Sheldon refreshed his Facebook page for the thirty-seventh time in the past half an hour. "Well Stuart, how does it feel to make my top ten arch-enemy list?" he muttered. Why Amy was gallivanting around with someone like Stuart, when she could be spending time with a fun and brilliant theoretical physicist baffled him. The very notion of Amy on a date with anyone made him feel nauseated, shaky, and there was a pain in his chest, that no amount of heartburn medication could eliminate. Amy belonged with him.
With a satisfied sigh Sheldon pressed print, and gathered up his satchel and windbreaker. He then collected his work from the printer, a small smile playing on his lips. The Relationship Agreement. He signed his name on the first dotted line of both copies, and stood back admiring his work. Anxiety began to build as he stared at the second dotted line. Her line. What if she didn't accept his offer? What if she was happy with Stuart? He shuddered at the thought. No that was absurd, he was Doctor Sheldon Lee Cooper, of course she would say yes. She had to say yes. Summoning up all his courage, he placed the new relationship agreements in his bag, collected his keys, and started making his way to the bus stop. Luckily he had just washed his bus pants.
Exactly fifteen minutes later a nervous, albeit slightly sticky Sheldon emerged through the doors of the movie theatre. He had sat in something indistinguishable on the bus, and the thought of all the germs was making him frantic. "Excuse me, have you seen this women?" he asked a bored looking employee. The man squinted at the photo of Amy. It had been taken a month prior, when they visited the science museum. She had been mocking the crudely drawn diagram of a plant's cell structure. She didn't know that he had taken the photo, but he wanted to capture her brilliance, and although he would never admit it to anyone, he liked having a small piece of her with him. That's why the photo occupied his wallet, alongside his honorary Justice League of America membership card. "I'm sorry Sir, but it's been fairly busy tonight, I don't think I can help you". Sheldon opened his wallet and hastily pulled out a twenty dollar bill, " This is all I have, her name is Amy Farrah Fowler and she arrived here at precisely 7:30pm, with a man named Stuart Bloom, it's crucial that I see her". The man plucked the twenty dollars from Sheldon's hand and plastered on a fake smile, "I'll be back in a moment Sir". Sheldon nodded and proceeded to squeeze a substantial amount of Purell onto his palm. After ten minutes the employee returned with the information, and Sheldon briskly made his way to screen three.
The room was fortunately not very busy, and he spotted Amy almost instantly. As he awkwardly manoeuvred around people to reach her, he noticed the corner of her lips curl up into a smirk. Vixen. When he reached his desired seat, he sat very still for a moment, trying to calm his heart, as it felt as if it might burst out of his ribcage. Taking a deep breath he spoke,his voice coming out shaky and almost inaudible. "The thought of you sitting in a darkened theatre, with a character like Stuart is repellent". He could feel her shoulder pressed up against his, and the contact made his arm feel hot and tingly. He stared at the screen in front of him without really seeing, trying to use Kolinahr to suppress the amalgamation of emotions he was feeling. With another deep breath he forced out the words, that he felt would either make him or break him. "I believe, I would like to, alter the paradigm of our relationship"
She tilted her head towards him and his heart seemed to thump even harder against his ribcage. "I'm listening" He tried to feign some interest in the film, when in reality all of his attention was focused on the woman next to him. "With the understanding that nothing changes whatsoever,psychical or otherwise, I would not object to us, no longer characterising you as not my girlfriend" He could see a faint smile playing on her lips. She had all the power now, and she knew it. "Interesting, now try it without the quadruple negative" He sighed and turned to face her. She stared back at him, her eyes glinting with mischief. Challenging him."You're been impossible". In a second the warmth on his shoulder was gone, replaced by goosebumps. She was leaning against Stuart, but her gaze remained focused on him. Seeing her with Stuart made the pain in his chest resurface. " Fine" the word came out of his mouth a little to vehemently, but it had the desired effect, as she shifted back to him. "Amy will you be my girlfriend". After the words left his mouth, the atmosphere grew very still. He could no longer hear the movie, and every second that passed was agonisingly long. "Yes". As she uttered the word he let out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding, and every muscle in his body relaxed. He hastily got up and began to make his way out of the theatre. As he passed Stuart he gave him a dollar for Sour Patch kids, as he knew they were Amy's favourite movie snack.
As the cold air hit Sheldon's face he breathed a sigh of relief, before once again catching a bus to his last stop of the night. Amy's Apartment.
To say Sheldon was tired, was an understatement. It was past his usual bedtime and a lot had changed in a short amount of time, he wanted nothing more than to make a calming cup of tea, change into his Thursday pyjamas and go to sleep. He was about to post the Relationship agreement through Amy's letterbox and phone Leonard to pick him up, when something made him pause. He wanted to see the look on Amy's face when he handed her the agreement. He wanted to see her sign it, signifying that they were pair bonded, meaning that no one except him could take her on a date. He smiled as he imagined her reaction. Although, he didn't really want to linger in the corridor until her return. He stood staring at her door for a moment. Her lock shouldn't be hard to pick, he had learned to pick a variety of locks at the age of five, with one of his sisters hair slides. He now always kept a hair slide on his person, as one never knows when one may need to open a lock. He should be in her apartment in one minute and twelve seconds. He clutched her copy of the Relationship agreement to his chest, smiling. Maybe she had Yoo-hoo.
Leonard returned to his apartment two hours later, after hanging out with Penny. Although they were no longer dating, Leonard was glad he could still call her his friend. Speaking of friends,were was Sheldon? and why was the door locked? When he entered the apartment the television was still on, but there was no sign of his crazy roommate. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion and he pulled his phone out of his pocket. 'Leonard if you return home from Penny's and I am not there, I have gone out to expand my mind by watching a fascinating documentary on primate behaviour'- Sheldon Cooper. Well that was odd. Sheldon had never shown an interest in primate behaviour before, in fact the only time Leonard had seen him watching a monkey documentary was with Amy. Wait, wasn't Amy's date with Stuart tonight? He was pretty sure Penny said they were going to the movies. Leonard grinned and pocketed his phone, sitting down, he turned his attention to the ongoing Star Trek marathon. Amy, the only person ever to distract Sheldon from Star Trek. He had a feeling Sheldon wouldn't be calling Amy ' His girl that's a friend' much longer.
I used 'Movie theatre' but I'm not sure if it's correct, because I'm from Britain and usually call it a cinema. I'm sorry if its not right:)