Chapter 4
[Flash Back 2 Years Ago]
"10:30am Tuesday morning? Ok…I understand… ok.. See you then." Amy finished as she hung up the phone. Sheldon stood next to Amy listening intently, "Who was that?" That was one of the Board Directors from the lab, apparently some big wigs from Sweden are flying in to meet with me about my research." Amy explained, trying hard not to overthink things. "That's great news, your finally getting recognition you deserve." smiling Sheldon continued, "we should celebrate, I'm going to head home and plan the evening. Ill pick you up at 7:00" Confused Amy asked, "don't you think it's a little too soon to celebrate, I haven't even met with them yet. I'm not even sure what its all about." Sounding confident Sheldon replied, "Nonsense, the last time I was called into a big meeting with Board of Directors, I was given hundreds of thousand of dollars to fund my research. I'm sure it will be a similar situation for you." Feeling comforted Amy agreed, "Ok then, ill see you at 7:00".
Later that evening Amy heard that all too familiar sound at her door.
Knock knock knock Amy
Knock knock knock Amy
Knock knock knock Amy
Straightening out her dress one last time, Amy grabbed her purse off the couch and headed for the door. "Hi Sheldon…" cutting herself off mid sentence as she took in the sight before her. Amy was expecting Sheldon to be dressed in another one of his comic book tee shirts, but instead there he stood before her wearing a dress shirt and tie. His hair carefully combed to the side. Sheldon's cheeks flushed as he took in the sight of Amy. "Shall we go?" Sheldon manage to say. Feeling slightly flustered Amy stepped out of her apartment and locked the door behind her.
"This is amazing. I've never see so many stars before," Amy said as she lay on the blanket next to Sheldon staring up at the night sky. Sheldon had taken her to the nearby park to have a late night picnic style dinner. Sheldon explained to her it was either a late night picnic at the park or a romantic meal at the local McDonalds. With everything being so spur of the moment, all the high-end restaurants requested advance reservations. Amy didn't care that they weren't in a fancy 5 star restaurant she was laying on a blanket, alone in the dark, next to her boyfriend.
Watching Sheldon out of the corner of her eye, Amy decided it was time to do more rule bending. Having purposely left her sweater in the car she wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. Sheldon looking over at Amy, "Are you cold?" Without waiting for an answer Sheldon scooted closer and wrapped his arms around Amy.
Amy closed her eyes and listened as Sheldon named off all the constellations in the sky. Letting her mind wander, she focused on how it felt to be in Sheldon's arms, feeling safe and happy. Realizing that Sheldon was no longer talking Amy slowly opened her eyes. Sheldon was quiet with an unfamiliar expression on his face. Being caught up in the moment Amy turned towards Sheldon, "Thank you for this special night" and planted a kiss on Sheldon's cheek. Amy lay back down and turned again towards Sheldon and gestured towards his cheek, "sorry about that, I have a bottle of Purel if you…" but before she could finish her sentence she felt Sheldon press his lips against hers.