Chapter 2
[Flash Back – 2 Years Ago]
"Admit it Sheldon, you got the answer wrong and therefore I win" Amy said with a grin on her face. "I disagree, you wrote the answer wrong on the card. I should not be faulted for your mistakes." Sheldon responded finding any excuse that would result in him being right. Getting up off the couch in Amy's apartment he headed over to the trash can, "We should dispose of this card immediately as it is a disgrace to the game of Counterfactuals." Amy quickly followed and grabbed the card out of his hand, "Not a chance, I'm keeping this card as a reminder that Sheldon Lee Cooper can be wrong sometimes." Sheldon paused for a moment before raising his hands signaling his surrender, "Very well, my mother warned me to never argue with a woman when she is on her menses." Before Amy could get in a response, Sheldon's cell phone buzzed. Checking his message Sheldon said, "Its Leonard, he's confirming that everyone will meet at the Cheesecake Factory in an hour."
"Do you need me to take you home so you an change?" Amy asked. Sheldon looking down at his Flash t-shirt, "Why would I want to change? Amy smiled, "this isn't an ordinary dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, we are celebrating your recent accomplishment. Just because you're not going to get a little dressed up doesn't mean that I can't." Amy disappeared to the bedroom leaving Sheldon alone to watch TV while she got ready.
Amy knew that Sheldon wouldn't care if she got dressed up or not, but she didn't want tonight to feel like any ordinary night. Tonight was Sheldon's night and she wanted to somehow make it feel special. She put on her blue dress that Penny had helped her pick out a few weeks back. She hadn't had a reason to wear it until now. She curled the ends of her long brown hair and added a touch of tinted lip-gloss to her lips.
Amy emerged from the bedroom, "Sheldon, can you help zip me up?" Amy was fully aware that she could zip up the dress on her own but she took every opportunity to bend the rules of the relationship agreement and find ways to get Sheldon to touch her. Instinctively Sheldon got up and headed towards Amy's voice but froze once he laid eyes on her. Amy walked towards Sheldon and turned her back to him and repeated her request, "can you help zip me up? I can't reach." Sheldon swallowed hard, and reached for the zipper. As he pulled the zipper up he allowed his eyes to trail over the exposed part of Amy's back. His eyes lingered at the clasp of Amy's black lace bra. Feeling the zipper reach the top Amy turned around and smiled, "Thank you Sheldon." Blushing and unable to speak, Sheldon shook away the thoughts that ran through his mind and gave Amy a half smile.
At the Cheesecake Factory, Sheldon was relieved that everyone showed up on time. They each sat around the table enjoying their meal when Leonard stood up, "Just wanted to offer up a toast, to Sheldon, for securing the biggest research grant the University has ever see, to Sheldon rock star of the physics department. Everyone lifted their glass in unison, mirroring everyone's actions, Sheldon lifted up his glass of milk. Sheldon turned towards Amy, "Thanks for putting this together, it means a lot." Sheldon closed his eyes and took a deep breath, leaning closer to Amy he whispered, " and may I add that you look very beautiful tonight." Amy couldn't help but beam with happiness upon hearing his words. Something that did not go unnoticed by Penny and Bernadette.