Author's Note: Don't worry, there is no cliff hanger on this one. ;)

Amy

Amy had been feeling sad ever since Sheldon had left earlier in the evening. She knew she had crossed a line as soon as she sat back after the kiss. The look on his face. He wouldn't even talk. He had just kept staring at her. With every minute that passed Amy's heart had sunk lower and lower until there was nothing left to do but give him an out. She had apologized and told him it was time for him to go. She had faintly hoped that breaking the silence would have induced him to say something, but all he had done was thank her for dinner and leave.

As soon as he had left, Amy had whipped out her phone and started frantically texting Penny. She was really worried that she might have compromised the relationship entirely. She hadn't meant to kiss him, but had let her emotions get the better of her. Penny had texted her to calm down and give her the details. She had tried to put as much into the texts as she could. She would have called, but she didn't feel like crying over the telephone. After half an hour of texting Penny told her to wait, because Sheldon had just knocked on the door.

Amy waited anxiously and replayed the events of the evening in her mind. She supposed it was only natural, given that she had spent so much time thinking about kissing Sheldon, that she would have let her emotions get the better of her when he was being a particularly good boyfriend. She thought about the fact that Sheldon had grabbed her hand and couldn't help but feel better at the memory.

Just then Penny texted "Spoke with Sheldon. Things aren't as bad as you think. Just calm down. I told him to talk to you about it."

Amy started to feel better and wondered what he had said to Penny. Could she have over reacted? Now she really felt silly. She thought about texting Penny some more, but she was getting tired and thought perhaps bed was the best thing at the moment.

She started to clean up from the dinner, putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and putting the leftover food away. She decided to take a quick shower before bed. Crying had made her face feel sticky. After the shower she put on her pajamas and got into bed.

Not too long after turning out her light, she heard Sheldon's signature knock at her door. She looked at her clock and saw that it was 11:37. What on earth is he doing here at this hour? she wondered. She got up to answer the door.

"Sheldon, what are you doing here?"

Sheldon looked at her and took a deep breath. "I have another proposed amendment to the Relationship Agreement." He handed her the sheet of paper. She took it and started to read the title. "Second Amendment to Relationship Agreement: Cuddling."

She looked up at him in confusion. "What brought this on?"

Sheldon cleared his throat. "Well…I gave the events of this evening some thought. I concluded that this was the best compromise for the situation."

Amy looked again at the document. "It shall be within the rights of either the boyfriend or the girlfriend to request cuddling. Cuddling shall be defined as the girlfriend leaning against the boyfriend while in a seated position. During such a session the boyfriend shall wrap one or both arms around the girlfriend and the girlfriend shall have the right to lean her head against either the boyfriend's shoulder or chest. Hugging shall be considered a subset of cuddling and may also be requested by one or both parties. A verbal request shall be made should either party wish to initiate cuddling or a hug but no other form of advance notice shall be needed."

Amy was nearly overwhelmed as she read the amendment. The thought that Sheldon had put so much thought into her feelings almost made her want to cry tears of joy. But she managed to contain herself. She looked up and smiled. "I agree. Where do I sign?" She invited Sheldon inside and motioned for him to sit down on the couch.

He pulled out his notary stamp and they both signed the new amendment. After both signatures were obtained, Sheldon told Amy he would get an updated copy of the Agreement to her by tomorrow afternoon. He then looked at his pocket watch and told her he had best get going, as Leonard was still waiting in the car.

Amy walked Sheldon to the door. "Sheldon?" He turned around and looked at her in askance. "I would like to request a goodbye hug."

Sheldon looked as if he was going to refuse at first, but then nodded and said "Of course." She walked over to him so that they stood about a foot apart. He held out his hands and she immediately stepped forward and wrapped both her arms around him. He paused for a second and then put both arms around her as well, slightly patting her on the back. She held on for a little longer than she intended, but found it hard to let go. Eventually she did let go and took a step back. She looked at Sheldon, who was standing a little awkwardly, and smiled.

"Thank you," she beamed at him.

Sheldon cleared his throat and gave her a little smile back. "You're welcome. Now if you'll excuse me, I really must go home and go to sleep or I won't be able to get any work done tomorrow." And with that he turned around and walked out.

Amy had a difficult time getting to sleep that night. She kept thinking about the events of the evening. She wasn't quite sure what had happened. After kissing Sheldon she felt sure that he had been repulsed. And perhaps he had. After all, the new amendment didn't address kissing. Penny had texted her that she had told Sheldon to talk with Amy, and yet there hadn't been much discussion.

Amy wondered if she should broach the subject with Sheldon, to see how he felt. She knew he didn't like discussing his feelings, and to a large extent neither did she. Their relationship thus far had worked best when they only spoke of feelings when a problem arose. Sheldon had said that this amendment was a good compromise. Perhaps that was his round about way of telling Amy how he felt. Yes. The more she thought about it, the less she wanted to discuss it with him, and the more likely it seemed that the amendment was his way of stating he was willing to move forward, but not in the realm of kissing.

Once she reached that conclusion, Amy felt her eyelids starting to droop. She was asleep almost immediately after that.

Amy walked around in a cloud of happiness the next few days. When she had awoken the next day, she had texted Penny and Bernadette right away to share the news. They both shared her excitement.

She tried not to make the request of Sheldon too often as she knew it wasn't something he particularly enjoyed, but she hoped that over time he would grow to enjoy cuddling as much as she did. She also decided to keep it to when it was just the two of them. Since it was such a new development she felt a little shy about it, although she continued to request hand holding, and would sometimes lean against his side while holding his hand.

Penny and Bernadette kept encouraging her to be more bold, but she wasn't sure. They argued that the best way to keep the relationship moving forward was to stretch Sheldon beyond his comfort level. Neither one seemed to understand that Amy was perfectly happy with the relationship at the moment. Did she still yearn to kiss Sheldon? Of course. But she was so happy at further physical contact that she didn't mind waiting…for now.

One evening, a few days before Howard and Bernadette's wedding, Amy decided to press her luck. She had grown more comfortable with asking Sheldon for hugs and cuddling and had noticed that he wasn't as stiff in his demeanor either. Perhaps now as the time to take the next small step.

Everyone was sitting around eating and talking. She wasn't holding Sheldon's hand because they both agreed it was difficult to eat and hold hands at the same time. After the meal was done, they all agreed to watch a movie together. After much quibbling it was decided that they would watch Serenity as the guys argued that there was some romance in there and thus would fulfill the girls requirement that the movie not be entirely about aliens and/or blowing stuff up.

As Leonard was putting the movie in, Amy decided this would be her best opportunity. She turned towards Sheldon.

"I would like to request cuddling while watching the movie."

Leonard dropped the DVD on the floor and Raj started choking on his beer. Howard was looking at Sheldon and Amy with his mouth open and Penny and Bernadette were exchanging knowing smiles.

Sheldon glared at them all and then turned to Amy and cleared his throat. "Yes of course."

Amy smiled happily, tucked her legs underneath her and leaned against Sheldon's shoulder. He put his arm around her and they both faced the television. Out of the corner of her eye Amy could see that Howard was still staring open mouthed at the two of them, although Bernadette was hitting him on the arm to get him to look away. Leonard had cleared his throat and picked up the DVD off the floor, putting it in the player and walking back over to sit next to Penny.

Penny was smiling broadly at Amy and winked at her when Amy looked over. Amy smiled back and then turned her head up to smile at Sheldon. He didn't turn his head, but his eyes looked down towards her and he gave her faint smile before returning his eyes to the television and the beginning of the movie.

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