Author's Note: 135 reviews. O_O You guys are awesome! Sorry for the delay. I know I said I'd have this up yesterday, but I got so frustrated with my writer's block that I just gave up and went to bed. Then I woke up and realized that I just didn't like any of it. So I deleted the entire 2 pages I had written. But believe me, this is much better than what I wrote initially. Enjoy!

Amy

Amy sat in her apartment in total confusion. She was waiting for Penny and Bernadette to show up. She had texted them as soon as she got home, asking them to come over. They had both texted back to say they were on their way. Until then Amy was left with her thoughts.

Sheldon had proposed. And yet, the thought didn't excite her. And, if she was honest with herself, she knew why. He wasn't proposing because he loved her and wanted to spend his life with her. He was proposing because she was the most convenient replacement for Leonard. The thought was not flattering.

And yet…Sheldon had proposed. There was a part of her that was just happy that he enjoyed her company enough to come to the conclusion that marrying her would be a good option. And really, hadn't most marriages throughout history been marriages of convenience? It had only been in the past hundred years or so that the idea of marrying for love had become the norm. And she hadn't ever expected to get married anyways, so the fact that the option was open to her was also something she had never expected.

There was a knock on her door. Wondering whether it was Penny or Bernadette at the door, Amy went to answer it. It turned out to be both of them. They were smiling when Amy opened the door, but when they saw her, their smiles died.

"Oh god. What did Sheldon do?" Penny asked.

"Please. Come in." Amy motioned for them to sit on the couch.

"Amy you don't look good. Are you alright?" asked Bernadette.

Amy sat down on the couch and stared at the coffee table. "Sheldon proposed."

Penny inhaled and then started choking. Bernadette went to get her a glass of water, while Amy repeatedly hit Penny on the back. After several minutes and an entire glass of water, Penny recovered enough to ask hoarsely, "Sheldon proposed?"

Amy nodded.

Bernadette looked at Amy, confused. "You don't look happy about it. What did he say?"

Amy recounted what Sheldon had told her. When she finished both Penny and Bernadette were staring with their eyes wide and their mouths hanging open.

Penny spoke first. "That…wackadoodle said he wanted to marry you because he wants you for a roommate?" She put her hands over her eyes. "SHELDON! I'm going to kill him!" She put her hand down and turned to Amy. "You didn't say yes to that did you?"

Amy shook her head. "I told him I'd have to think about it."

"What's to think about?" asked Bernadette. "You can't marry him because he wants to live with you. That's crazy! Take it from me. Marriage is hard. It's not something you want to enter into for such a silly reason."

Amy looked between her two friends. Maybe they were right. She hadn't really thought of that.

Penny frowned at Amy. "Amy, why would you even need to think about that? If Leonard had tried to pull something like that on me, you can bet your farm I wouldn't have needed to think about it."

Amy shrugged. "I don't know…I've never been proposed to before."

Penny scoffed. "That was not a proposal." Bernadette nodded in agreement.

Bernadette asked, "Did he even mention anything about his feelings for you?"

Amy thought for a moment. "He said he enjoyed spending time with me. Does that count?"

Penny and Bernadette both answered "No" at the same time.

"This is ridiculous. We're going over there." Penny stood up.

Amy was taken aback. "We are? Why?"

"Why? I'll tell you why. So I can slap that insane physicist on the head and you can give him the resounding no he deserves."

Amy hesitated. Penny frowned and sat back down. "Amy…why are you hesitating? Why aren't you angry? What Sheldon did was totally crazy."

Amy shrugged. Why was she hesitating? Penny was right…she should be angry. "I guess…I guess I just like the thought of living with Sheldon."

Penny and Bernadette gawked at her. "Wait…" said Penny. "You're telling me you are actually considering moving in with him?"

Amy shrugged again. Penny closed her eyes and shook her head. "Sweetie, I know you love Sheldon…" Amy looked at her in surprise. "…even if you haven't said it to each other, but this is not the way to start living with Sheldon. You can't marry him. Not yet."

Amy thought for a moment. Was Penny was right? Amy knew she had strong feelings for Sheldon, but, until Penny had said it, she hadn't thought that such feelings might constitute love. This was something to consider. A marriage of convenience was one thing, but unrequited love was quite another. She realized now why she hadn't gotten angry. Why she was hesitating. Why she wanted to live with Sheldon. She was in love. Yes. Of course. It made perfect sense.

But oh my. She was in love with Sheldon. This was serious. Penny was absolutely right. She couldn't marry Sheldon! Not if she loved him and he had yet to feel the same way! But what to do…she really did still like the idea of living with him. Oh why did he have to make such a mess of things? Amy felt herself getting irritated. If he had just asked her to move in with him then things wouldn't have gotten so complicated.

Amy looked at Penny and Bernadette, who had been watching Amy throughout her thought process. "Yes. Let's go to Sheldon's. I have something I want to say to him."

Penny perked up and smiled. "That a girl! Come on, you can ride with me. Bernadette, you're coming too right?"

Bernadette nodded vigorously. "I wouldn't miss it!"

Amy grabbed her purse and followed Penny to her car. As they were driving, they were both lost in their thoughts. Occasionally Penny would snort and say "I can't believe him".

Amy meanwhile was thinking about this new development. When had she fallen in love with Sheldon? And what did this mean? How could she fall in love and not realize it? It was all very confusing. And scary. What if Sheldon never loved her back? He was fond of her, she knew that, but what if he wasn't ever going to fall in love with her? And wasn't being in love supposed to make a person feel happy? Why did she feel the urge to vomit?

Again she grew irritated at Sheldon. Why did he have to be so rational? And why couldn't that rationality present itself in a normal way, like oh…say…not asking his girlfriend to marry him because his roommate was moving out? The longer she thought about it, the more irritated she became.

Oh this is just like Sheldon, she thought. Think only of what's most convenient for yourself. Never consider another's feelings. Oh she was so angry she could just…well, she couldn't think of the correct verb…that's how angry she was. She folded her arms across her chest and narrowed her eyes as she looked out the window.

By the time they arrived at the building, Amy was positively fuming. She, Penny, and Bernadette all walked up together, Amy still with her arms crossed and her eyes narrowed. As they were walking up the last flight of stairs, Amy said, "I would like to talk to Sheldon alone, if that's ok."

Penny nodded. "Of course! We'll wait in my apartment and you can come over after you've talked to him. I'll just go with you to grab Leonard."

Amy knocked on the door. When Sheldon opened the door Penny walked by him, punching him in the shoulder and saying "Ass."

"Ouch!" Sheldon rubbed his shoulder and glared back at Penny. "That was uncalled for. Why did you accost me?"

Penny scoffed. "Oh believe me, it was completely called for."

Leonard looked confused. "Am I missing something?"

"Come over with me to my apartment. Bernadette is over there. We can fill you in there while these two talk."

Leonard shrugged and followed Penny out the door.

After they left Sheldon looked at Amy. She still had her arms crossed and eyes narrowed.

Sheldon frowned at her in confusion. "You appear to be upset. Would you like some hot tea?"

"No, I would not like hot tea."

Sheldon cleared his throat. "Would you prefer to sit down?"

"No."

Sheldon looked around. "Well, I'm at a loss Amy. Why are you upset?"

Amy rolled her eyes. "Why am I upset?...Why am I upset? I'll tell you why I'm upset." She jabbed her finger at his chest. "You!"

Sheldon looked thoroughly perplexed. "Me? What did I do?"

"What did you do?...What did you do?"

"Amy why do you keep repeating every question I ask twice?"

Ugh, thought Amy. "I'll tell you why. Because you are an imbecile!"

Sheldon looked affronted. "Why am I an imbecile?"

"Because you proposed to me!"

Sheldon paused. "I apologize. I'm not following. You're upset with me because I proposed to you? But why would that upset you? Wouldn't that make you happy?"

Amy scoffed at him. "Oh yes. Nothing is so romantic as your boyfriend saying he wants to marry you so he can use you as a replacement roommate! Oh where do I sign the agreement! I have thought about it Sheldon Lee Cooper and my answer is a resounding NO!" She ended her last statement with another jab at his chest with her finger and then turned on her heel and left.

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