Chapter 7
'Click'… 'Click'….
'Click'… 'Click'….
'Click' … Sheldon popped open his pocket watch to check the time. 'Click' Sheldon closed the pocket watch and set it on the table. Having had checked the time for what seemed to be the 100th time.
'Click'…. Howard slammed his hand down onto the cafeteria table, "Sheldon, if you do that one more time, I am going to take that pocket watch and strangle you with it!" Howard looked at Leonard for support. Leonard looked at Howard and then to Sheldon, "The flight is 11 hours long, Amy wont be here until later tonight. Besides, don't you think she will want to check into her hotel first and get settled in?" Sheldon looked back at Leonard in defeat, "I suppose your right."
After 11-hour flight and one cab ride later, Amy checked into her hotel room in Pasadena. At the airport Amy had texted Penny to let her know she arrived. Setting her luggage down Amy sat on the edge of the bed she couldn't help but be a bundle of emotions, she felt anxious, happy, excited and scared all at once. She couldn't help but wonder how Sheldon would react after not seeing her for two years. Amy's cell phone buzzed, breaking her train of thought. It was Penny asking if she would like to meet with everyone at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Amy responded to Pennys text to confirm and headed to the shower to freshen up.
Back at Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, Penny waited patiently on the couch and said, "My how the tables have turned, I'm ready before you guys." Leonard laughed knowingly when Sheldon ran into the living room holding up a shirt in each hand. "Penny, which should I wear, the Flash or Batman?" Penny rolling her eyes at Sheldon, "Neither, go back to your room and put on something nice!" Being in an exceptionally cheery mood, Sheldon decided not to argue. There was a knock at the door and Penny got up to answer it, "That must be Howard and Bernadette." Pulling the door open Penny froze at who she saw, "Rachel… what are you doing here?" Walking past Penny to let herself in, Rachel responded, "I was suppose to meet Sheldon tonight to talk about our research collaboration." Just then Sheldon walked into the living room looking down at his tie, "Penny can you help…" his voice trailing off as he noticed Rachel in the room. Penny walked over to Sheldon, "Rachel tells me that you two were suppose to meet tonight". Sheldon closed his eyes and silently cursed himself for forgetting. With all the last minute excitement of Amy coming to visit, it slipped his mind. "I must have forgot." Sheldon managed to say. Penny leaning closer to Sheldon, scolded him just loud enough so only he could hear, "Seriously Sheldon, you have an eidetic memory and the best you could come up with is that you forgot?"
Rachel smiled walking over to Sheldon and proceeded to help with his tie. "So what's the occasion?" Rachel asked. Sheldon responded, "Amy's in town visiting for a couple of days, we just found out early this morning that she was coming." Rachel trying to sound casual, "Amy, the girl published in Neuron?" Sheldon nodded. "Sheldon, you agreed to meet with me tonight to talk about our research collaboration. Although, seeing's how your friend is visiting from Sweden, I suppose I can tag along and we can discuss the collaboration over dinner." Penny fuming at the whole situation was about to say something to Rachel but was stopped by Leonard. "I'm going to wait in the car," Penny said as she walked out of the apartment.