A/N: I literally have no excuse for being late, nor do I deserve one, but if you aren't angry with me, that's great. If you are, that means you must have some interest in the story and that's awesome. Anyway, enjoy this chapter. I really am not for long chapters. I just can't do it like that.

"Three of hearts!"

"Alright, so then the third period, I choose magnesium, atomic number twelve!"

The pair drew their cards and adjusted the numbers as they saw fit. They flipped their cards to show each other revealing Amy's total of eight to Sheldon's total of ten.

"Alright, ask your question." Amy said playfully, collecting the cards and putting them down in a separate pile.

"Why don't you have a bath thermometer?"

Amy gave Sheldon a skeptical look for a moment before answering.

I don't need a bath thermometer."

"But then how would you be able to determine the optimal temperature for the perfectly relaxing experience?"

"I live on the wild side."

Sheldon blinked a couple of times before nodding his head, motioning for Amy to deal out the next few cards. It was Sheldon's win.

"Why do you have two toothbrushes?"

"Uhm, I use it for extra cleaning…?"

"Oh. That's good."

"Have you ever had a crush before? Like in college, or at work?"

"No, of course not."

"Right, okay."

"Do you prefer Leonard Nimoy or Zachary Quinto as Spock?"

"Um, is he the one with the light-sword thing?"

"Nevermind you're a hopeless cause."

"Thank god."

The pair played round after round, question after question until they reached iron, number tweny-six. They quickly picked up cards shuffling through them before revealing their sums. Sheldon got a 21, Amy reached 25.

"Alright, ask your question."

Amy hesitated. She knew exactly what to ask, but she also knew he wouldn't be ready for this. She did trust him not to flee…right?

"Sheldon do you love m-" Amy stopped mid-word as Sheldon looked up at her curiously. "…aaaahh…" Amy mumbled on, suddenly embarrassed.

"Could you repeat that?"

She swallowed.

"Do you love m-Maglevs! Maglevs! The trains." She finally said. dammit.

Sheldon's eyes lit up at the question.

"Yes of course! I've never ridden one but they go up to speeds of 430 kilometers per hour and they-"

"Um, yes, alright, I understand Sheldon." The neurobiologist said quickly to stop him. She mentally kicked herself from changing topic so suddenly, and stupidly. Dammit Fowler!

"Well, I don't think there are enough cards to continue so I declare myself as the winner!" Sheldon said proudly.
"I suppose that's fair, you did ask the most questions." Amy said, getting up and clearing away the now empty tea cups. She looked back at her boyfriend who was now arranging the cards and patting it back into the little box from which it came. She took a deep breath.

"Hey Sheldon."

"Hmm?"

"I have another question."

Sheldon looked back at his girlfriend, slightly confused.

"But Amy, the game's over. Asking a question now would be mooching off the winner's loot."

The neurobiologist pouted, audibly sighing. She went back to cleaning the tea mugs and placing them back in her cupboard.

"Uh, Leonard?" Alex popped up at the door of the experimental physicist's lab. "I think Dr. Cooper left his keys in his office, do you think I should go down to his place to return them?" Leonard looked up for a moment before shrugging it off. "Nah, that's okay, he's with Amy, he'll be fine. I'll return them to him tonight." Leonard said as he walked over taking the keys from the young assistant. "But thanks anyway!" With a smile, Alex left the lab.

"Amyyy"

"…"

"Amyyy!"

"…"

"AMYYY!"

"What?!" The neurobiologist said with a huff as she spun on her seat to face Sheldon.

"Isn't it common courtesy that the guest in one's home must be attended to at all times?"

"Sheldon I have to work."

"Amy, I'm sure your work in Neurobiology is brilliant, but you have one of the greatest minds of the 21st century in your living room. Show some respect."

"You show some respect." Amy muttered under her breath as she got up to get a bottle of water from the fridge. Being under fire from UCLA as well as having to take care of a sexy toddler got frustrating sometimes.

"Here your high-mindedness." She grumbled, tossing the water bottle on his lap. He flinched as the cold bottle touched his legs and looked up at Amy.

"Are you…upset with me?" He asked, unsure of his crime.

"A little."

"Why?"

"You can't insult someone's work like that Sheldon, Neurobiology is hard work and I'd appreciate it if you didn't treat it like it was some indie Nebraskan science program!" Amy plopped down in the cushion beside her boyfriend, looking at the ground. Sheldon, who was visibly shaken, set down the bottle he was still holding and scooted closer to his girlfriend, even if that "closer" was still a forearm away from her.

"Amy, of course your work is important. I never said it wasn't, I'm just really bored." Sheldon's tone was gentle, as if he was talking to a baby bird. She looked up at her boyfriend, smiling then scooting a little closer.

"Fair enough, so what do you want to do then?"

"Well, I could answer that question you said you had for me…?" his voice was so innocent and his expression so meek that she almost felt guilty for snapping at him…almost.

"It's okay Sheldon, it's nothing."
"Oh good. I didn't want to give up my prize." He said, instantly reverting back to the obnoxious man that Amy knew… and loved. She's struggled with it quite enough, and maybe she thought that he would feel the same with a little patience. Maybe she was wrong, after all, Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper was full of surprises.

"Of course not." Amy replied, trying to hide her sadness. "Maybe Penny was right, I don't really have a boyfriend." She thought to herself as she walked back to her computer which had test results covering the screen.

"Oh and Amy?"

"Yes Sheldon?"

"Thanks for letting me spend the day here, it's been a lot of fun." Sheldon said, smiling, as he settled into the couch to watch some more television.

Then again, Sheldon is full of surprises...

"I'M NOT TAKING YOUR DOG TO DISNEYLAND."

"But Howard-"

"Listen, I'm working my ass off for a project, Bernie's in the middle of a breakthrough, I've FINALLY gotten to the boss level in Super Mario-"

"But Cinnamon needs her weekly trip-"

"Sorry buddy, but my hands are tied."

"You suck."

It was nearing 8 o' clock when Amy finally turned away from her work and saw Sheldon in a corner of the room. Glancing at the clock, she realized how much time had passed. "Eight already?" Amy thought to herself.

"You okay Sheldon?" She asked him. He looked up from the book he was reading and looked towards the clock. "Eight already?"

"Yup."

"What a shame, you have very interesting primate books."
"Thank you."

Sheldon got up, returning the book to its proper shelf and glancing at his phone.

Leonard Hofstader – Just finishing up some work. I'll be at Amy's soon.

He sighed slightly, mostly for the ambiguity in the exact fetching time. All the while, Amy had gotten up to retrieve a bottle of water from the fridge.

"Was that Leonard?"

"Yes, and yet again his record for vague concept of time is unbeaten."

"It's alright Sheldon, if you want, I can offer you dinner here?"

"No that's quite alright." Sheldon said rather reluctantly. He began preparing himself to leave the apartment as Amy fussed with some cold pizza when-

BZZZZT

The lights went out.

"Uh-oh."

A/N: Yup, I did it. I put in a plot twist with no prior lead-in. Whatever, it's 12AM, I should be asleep, and you should review. Thanks guys!