Chapter 3

Amy and Sheldon were still watching the TV when Leonard walked back into the living room. He stopped in front of Sheldon and Amy; Amy could tell that he was upset.

"What's wrong Leonard?" Amy asked turning off the TV, she noticed he was playing with something small in his right hand.

"Penny and I have decided to break off the engagement, it just wasn't working neither one of us were happy with the way things were going." Leonard said.

"Was it the disappointing coitis?" Sheldon asked.

"SHELDON that was rude, your friend is upset." Amy yelled at him.

"It's OK Amy and no Sheldon it was not the coitis." Leonard said.

"So you're OK with this." Sheldon asked, Leonard didn't seem that upset certainly not like the last time he had Penny had broken up.

"I'm fine, I just wanted to let you guys know there's not going to be a wedding." Leonard replied sitting on the other side of Amy.

"Good then let us get back to our show." Sheldon said turning the TV back on.

"Sheldon, he is obviously upset aren't you going to offer him a hot beverage?" Amy asked.

"Amy, I'm fine really." Leonard replied.

"Fine, Amy make him a hot beverage while we watch the rest of this."

Amy rolled her eyes at him as she got up off the couch, she couldn't believe how much of a jerk her boyfriend could be sometimes. "You know I do everything you ask, you could give me something in return." She said wiggling her eyebrows at him.

Sheldon stared at her, why did it always come down to coitis with her, he felt like he was being pressured into something he wasn't ready for, he could barely kiss her and hold her hand without thinking about all the germs how he supposed to get naked with her. Maybe the time had come to tell her that he had no intentions of taking their relationship to the next level; he didn't want to hurt her he loved her but maybe that's why he needed to say it. "When you're done making his tea we should go for a walk." He said.

"A romantic midnight stroll sounds great Sheldon." Amy said as the teapot started whistling. Amy smiled at Leonard and handed him the tea and then grabbed her jacket and hand Sheldon his.

They had just stepped outside the building when a giant dog came barreling down the side walk. Sheldon screamed and said running back into the building "I changed my mind let's go up to the roof." Once they were on the roof Sheldon put his hand on Amy's shoulder.

"This is romantic too let's sit down." Amy said looking up at the stars.

"We need to talk."

"How are we supposed to kiss when we're talking." She asked attempting to sneak a kiss from him, but he pulled away before their lips touched.

"Where do you see us going?" Sheldon asked walking to the edge of the roof.

"Well, getting married and starting a family of course." She said staring at him.

"I don't see any of that, it's not something I have ever been interested in." Sheldon replied.

"That will change once we take the next step. We can take it here if you want or we can go back down to your bedroom." She said hopefully. They had been together a few years now, how much longer was he going to make her wait. She loved him but this was getting ridiculous.

"What I'm trying to say is I'm not interested in that kind of relationship." Sheldon, he had been trying to say it without hurting her feelings but she was making it hard.

"Well I am and I'm tired of waiting." Amy said crossing her arms glaring at him.

"You shouldn't have to wait anymore." He said walking closer to her again and patting her on the back.

She smiled at him. "I never thought this day would come, I love you lets go down to your room." She said grabbing his hand attempting to pull him back into the building.

"I meant I think you should have the type of relationship with someone else." He said tearing his hand away from her.

"Sheldon I love you I want it with you and I'm willing to wait." She said disappointed.

"Are you willing to wait forever? We started going out because your smart and I'm a genius but this isn't working for me anymore and you have to admit it's not working for you either I think our relationship needs to be terminated. I hope we can still be friends." He said turning away from her, he didn't want to see her cry.

"You're breaking up with me?" Amy said with tears running down her face.

"I think it's for the best." Sheldon said walking back into the building with her right behind him.

"What if I stop mentioning coitis?" Amy said pulling on his arm.

"I don't want to change who you are and I'm tired of you trying to manipulate me into doing something I'm not ready for." Sheldon said as they reached his apartment again. He could tell the conversation was over she turned away from him at first he thought she was going to walk down the stairs but instead she went and knocked on Penny's door. Sheldon went into his apartment before Penny opened the door.

Penny heard the arguing and knew what was coming next she opened the door a few seconds after Amy knocked. "Amy do you have any idea what time it is?" Penny said irritably.

Amy walked into the apartment whaling and flinging herself into Penny's arms, "he broke up with me."

"I know I heard, it looks like you need this more than me." She said handing Amy the glass of wine in her hand. As Amy drank the wine Penny listened as she talked about how patient she had been with Sheldon and she had nothing to show for it. Finally after about an hour Amy passed out on her couch and Penny went to bed.

"Hey how was your walk?" Leonard said when Sheldon entered the apartment.

"We broke up." Sheldon said as he started making himself a cup of tea.

"What? Where is she?" Leonard said.

"Over at Penny's." Sheldon said.

"I thought you two were cute together."

"Cute maybe but she wanted something I couldn't give her."

"Are you sure about this no other woman is going to want that from you." Leonard said.

"Fine with me." Sheldon replied taking his tea to his board so he could finish his work. He attempted to sleep for a little while but gave up, and started working again, he was still working when Penny came into the apartment at 8:00am.

"I need coffee." Penny said as she stumbled through the door in her pink pajama shorts and skin tight tank top.

"Here's a thought, are you ever going to buy your own coffee?" Sheldon said to her without looking away from his board.

"Hey just because your cranky because you broke up with your girlfriend does not mean you can act like an ass." Penny said turning on the coffee machine.

"I'm cranky because I've been up all night." Sheldon said putting down his marker. He walked to the kitchen and grabbed two bowls down and started pouring the cereal he poured Big Bran in one bowl and Honey Puffs in another, he put a spoon in each bowl and handed the bowl of Honey Puffs to Penny.

"Admit it your upset and so is Amy. Sweetie I'm sure if you apologize she'll take you back." Penny said sitting on the couch next to Sheldon.

"No, for me and Amy it's over." Sheldon said eating his cereal.

"For me and Leonard too." Penny said.

"I'm sure you'll find another man willing to put up with your annoying personal habits for more than a day eventually." Sheldon said.

"My annoying personal habits? What about you and the no sex like you're going to find someone to put up with that." Penny said glaring at him.

"I guess until us dreamers find people that want to put up with us we'll just be alone, and that's fine with me." Sheldon replied as he took both empty bowls to the kitchen and washed them.

"Well it's not fine with me, let's do something do you want to go shopping?" Penny asked.

"Are you high? No I don't want to go shopping I have work to do." Sheldon said walking back to his board.

"Come on we can stop by the comic book store." Penny said.

Sheldon looked at her and then said excitedly" and the train store too?"

"Fine and the train store, let me go get changed." She said hurrying out of the apartment.

"Where have you been?" Amy asked as Penny entered her apartment.

"Talking to Sheldon." Penny replied as she hoped in the shower.

"Why are you talking to that jerk?" Amy asked as she came into the bathroom.

"We're friends of course I'm still going to talk to him." Penny replied.

"Maybe you can try and talk some sense into him, he listens to you Penny I'm sure if you told him to take me back he would."

"I already did, I think it's time to face the fact that it's over Amy move on." Penny replied as she got out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her. Amy and Penny left the once Penny was dressed and walked over to Sheldon's apartment together. "Are you ready to go Sheldon?"

"Yes." He said walking past Amy without saying anything to her.

Once they left Leonard came out of his room and found Amy sitting on the couch by herself. "Are you OK?" He asked sitting next to her.

"I guess I'll just go home and be alone for the rest of my life." Amy said heading for the door.

"Don't be silly we can hang out together lets go to a movie or something it will take your mind off of Sheldon." Leonard said, Amy nodded and they left the apartment together.