The Girls' Night Intervention – Closure & Patience


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The night seemed to drag on for both Sheldon and Amy. Their heads filled with thoughts of what the other was doing or thinking. Amy was left wondering how Sheldon managed to accept so much in so little time and Sheldon was pondering Amy's reaction to buying a house and his testament to his desires towards her.

He couldn't stand it anymore and decided to send her a text.

- Amy, I can't sleep.

She didn't take long to respond.

- Neither can I.

He thought about what he should say but was coming up empty- handed. Then he heard his phone beep. It was another text from Amy.

- I read the papers Sheldon.

- I knew you would. I'm afraid to ask what you thought of them. He replied swiftly.

- You told me not to tell you tonight. You told me to inform you during lunch.

- I did. I'm sorry. I'll wait till then.

- Okay, goodnight Sheldon.

- Goodnight Amy.

But now knowing that she had read the papers and not knowing what she thought was killing him. His compulsion for closure was too much for him to handle. He sent another text.

- Amy, I don't think that I can sleep knowing that you have possibly made a decision.

He waited for a reply but he got nothing. Amy had already turned off her phone knowing that her boyfriend wouldn't be able to wait. She had waited years, now it was time for him to wait at least for a few more hours.

After waiting for several minutes for an answer, Sheldon realized he wasn't going to be getting one. He had to let this one go…until lunch time.


The morning found Amy in quite a chipper mood. She felt she was finally getting it all, well almost. She still wanted a proposal but Sheldon had already gone out of his way with everything else that she could afford to wait for that.

As usual, she got ready for work and left, ignoring the last text Sheldon sent the night before. 'He would know soon enough,' she thought. On her way to work though, she kept wondering why the sudden change and how long had he been feeling and wanting these things with her. Was it because she asked for a break? Was that the catalyst for everything? If she hadn't gone over for girls' night, would these miraculous things be happening? If she had just gone along with Sheldon on their anniversary, would any of these things ever happen? These thoughts scared the living daylights out of her but she decided to see just how far he would go without any intervention from her...yet.

Sheldon sat in his office watching the minutes go by until he could go to Amy's lab and hear what she had to say about this new arrangement. It was like sitting on hot coals, he couldn't stop fidgeting. Then when it was almost time to go, he heard a knock at the door.

"Dear Lord, who could it be now?" he said in an exasperated tone.

"Sheldon," he heard a soft familiar voice and dashed up to open the door.

"Amy, what are you doing here? I was supposed to come to your lab for lunch."

She didn't reply, instead she stood on her toes and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Amy, people could be watching!" he retorted.

"Oh let them watch! I'm sure they have seen people kissing before!" she exclaimed, a little annoyed by his action.

He pulled her inside, closed and locked the door then grabbed her by the hips pulling her close.

"Now, you may proceed Dr. Fowler," he said coyly.

"Now you've killed the mood," she said jokingly at him. But Sheldon wouldn't have any of that, he moved his hands confidently down her body, touching, feeling and experiencing things for the first time.

"Amy, I would like to kiss you," he whispered.

"What are you waiting for then?" she replied with a grin.

He leaned down to place his lips on hers and she slipped her arms around his neck. Her left hand slid down his back exploring his muscles flexing while with the other fixed on his neck, she ran her fingers through the short hair on his nape. Her hands sent shock waves through his system making him release a slight moan. He didn't know how much longer he would be able to keep kissing and touching her like this. He knew he had to stop before his hormones got the best of him. Once more, he pulled away. They pulled themselves together, adjusting their clothing, still looking deep in each others eyes.

"Amy…um… I…" Sheldon stammered.

"You don't have to say anything…" she answered. "That was magnificent," she said, her face glowing.

"It was," he spoke softly, giving her a bashful grin.

"Sheldon, are you sure you want this, I mean us buying a house and living together? You have been against the idea in the past and suddenly you present me with those papers. It's all so... rushed." she said sighing. She wanted all these things for the right reasons and not because his ego may have been hurt in the process making him act hastily.

"Yes, I'm sure. This is not something I decided on a whim. I have been doing a lot of thinking about where our relationship is heading Amy, and this was the next logical step. There is something else I need to tell you though," he added.

"What's that?"

"I'm thinking of also withdrawing our application to Mars."

"Why? I thought you wanted us to be the first people on Mars. I thought it was important to you," she said puzzled by his words.

"Well, yes it seemed important to me at the time but then I realized that if we were to go, our relationship might be short- lived seeing as how the conditions are not favourable. A myriad of things could go wrong and I'm not ready to…" he tried to continue but the thought saddened him.

"I'm not ready to lose us either," Amy let out with a quiver in her voice, understanding what Sheldon wanted to say. "The truth is that I never wanted you or us to go to Mars. It is far too risky and I believe that we could do more beneficial research for such an endeavor from Earth than we could ever do up there," she confessed.

"Well, I never really believed that we would be chosen to begin with but making that video was a hoot," he said with a distinguished smile. "We'll see about that when the time comes I suppose. That brings us to our next order of business, the envelope," he concluded.

"To say I was shocked would be an understatement. The fact that you took the time to find a place we could our own was truly unexpected."

"Like I said, I have given our relationship a lot of thought. So, what do you think?" he asked apprehensively.

"I liked the house," she beamed.

"I knew you would, it's perfect for now," he boasted.

"It is and I already have enough money saved up for a 25% deposit," she added brightly.

"That's my frugal vixen. Always prepared," he said with a radiant smile.

"So, we are buying a house?" she queried.

"We are buying a house," he confirmed.

"And in this house," she squinted at him as she tilted her head, "will we be roommates or…"

Sheldon didn't give her the chance to finish.

"Not roommates. I have a roommate, Leonard. You are not a roommate nor could ever be just a roommate," he stated firmly.

"What exactly am I, Sheldon?" she pried, hoping for more details.

"As of now, you are my girlfriend, the woman I love but I see that status changing soon as well," he conceded.

"How soon?" she asked as her heart fluttered rapidly.

"Not at this moment, not in this place," he spoke softly, "but I ask you to be patient just a bit longer. I promise it won't be five years from now," he added truthfully.

Amy gave him a heart-felt smile and hug with Sheldon gladly reciprocating.

"Amy, do you think we could keep this between us, just until we have closed escrow on the house?"

"You don't want to inform Leonard?" she questioned as she backed away from him a tad to look at him.

"I was going to tell him but I think he's busy dealing with the sticky situation he got himself into with Penny. They went out last night but he returned home depressed which can only mean that Penny is not ready to forgive him yet. Plus, we will definitely be renovating the bathrooms in order to get rid of other people's germs, so we have time. Hopefully by then, he and Penny will have patched things up."

"Yes, she's trying to forgive him but it's hard for her," Amy sighed.

"Anyway, shall we go to lunch or would you prefer to stay like this?" she said letting a slight chuckle escape her.

At the realization that he had been holding Amy in his arms for the last part of their conversation, his cheeks reddened and he looked down unpretentiously.

"You shouldn't be embarrassed Sheldon, I quite like being in your arms...even before we started dating and you came to comfort me, I enjoyed being held by you. I feel calm when you hold me," Amy admitted.

"Stop rubbing salt in the wound, Amy. You are just reminding me of the many errors I have made as your boyfriend,"

She held him tighter and whispered, " It's never too late to make amends Sheldon."

"I know, I'm trying," he said despondently.

"I know you are and I love you so much for it," Amy reassured him. "So how about that lunch? Are we still going?" she added.

"Yes. Enough of the hippy display for now," he said with a smile as he opened the door and motioned for her to go first.


So, they are buying a house...together. What's next? You'll have to wait and read :) This may take a few days though... please bear with me.