A/N: Yay for another update! You are all reaping the benefits of my illness...but be forewarned, I'm feeling much better and must return to life. This week is going to be a very busy one. But you know, I'm giving you 2 updates in 2 days, so really you can't complain. lol :) Enjoy!

Amy

"I'm not allowed to shoot you in the event of a zombie apocalypse where you have been turned?"

Amy looked up from the document in front of her, giving Sheldon an incredulous look. "You realize that zombies don't exist."

Sheldon raised his chin. "We don't know that. They might exist."

Amy raised her eyebrows. "I can assure you it's biologically impossible. You are either living or dead. You cannot be both."

"If it's biologically impossible, then you won't mind signing the provision."

"It's ridiculous."

"That is your opinion."

Amy narrowed her eyes at Sheldon. He in turn narrowed his eyes at her.

"I'm not signing it."

Sheldon sighed. He looked over at Leonard. He and Penny had seated themselves on the couch with popcorn and had been snickering and talking in whispers ever since Amy and Sheldon had started their negotiations.

"Leonard, you see what you're doing?"

Leonard smiled a toothy grin. "Having fun watching you meet your match?"

Amy looked at Leonard in surprise as Sheldon again narrowed his eyes. "No. You're leaving me to live with a person who isn't willing to give me their assurance that they won't murder me if I am turned into a zombie."

Amy scoffed. "It would hardly be murder. You'd already be dead."

Sheldon turned around and pointed at her. "Aha! So you're saying that it IS a possibility?"

"No. I'm stating that in the hypothetical situation where you were in fact a zombie, it would not be murder, because you would already be dead. You would have already been murdered by the zombie that infected you, rendering any further killing on my part moot, and, given your now brainless undead state, it would be more likely viewed as an act of kindness." She raised her eyebrows. "Are you saying you really would prefer I leave you in a brainless state, never to have another rational thought again?"

Penny laughed. "I think she's got you there Sheldon."

He turned to glare at Penny, before turning back to Amy, sighing. "Fine. I concede."

Amy smiled in triumph.

"Will you at least sign the Skynet clause? You have to admit that is at least a possibility. Artificial intelligence, while still in its early stages at this time, has the potential to become a real threat."

Amy raised her eyebrows again. "Which clause is that again?"

"It states that one person will help the other person in the event that they have created an artificial intelligence that is taking over the world."

Amy thought for a moment. Perhaps she should let him have his way. After all, as he said, it was at least possible…unlike a zombie apocalypse. "Fine. I agree. In the event that either you or I have created an earth dominating artificial intelligence, we shall be obligated to help the other person destroy it."

Sheldon looked relieved and put a highlighted box around the clause. "Finally, we're getting somewhere."

"We'd be much further along if you hadn't spent twenty minutes negotiating the terms of my harp playing."

"Well excuse me for not wanting to feel like I'm walking around in a daydream all day every day."

"It's hardly all day every day if you'll only allow me to play once a week."

Sheldon put his hand over his eyes. "We've been through this. I conceded that you are allowed to play every day so long as it is between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 p.m."

Amy gave a small smile, looking at him through her eyelashes. Leonard and Penny snickered. Sheldon looked over at them and then back at Amy. "Are you mocking me?"

"Not mocking, no. Merely enjoying your discomfort."

Sheldon looked affronted. "So my discomfort amuses you?" He looked over at Leonard and Penny. "Well laugh away. See if I mention you in my autobiography. I was planning a lengthy paragraph on the various relationships during the time of my great discoveries, but you can kiss that notoriety good bye. No one will ever know that you were friends with, or the girlfriend of, the great Dr. Sheldon Cooper."

He replaced the cap on his pen, set it down, and crossed his arms. Amy choked down the urge to start laughing. She was so happy to have their relationship back to the happy state it had been in prior to Sheldon's proposal. And the thought of living with him was only becoming more exciting. She supposed that other people would find the negotiations of the amendments to their Relationship Agreement harrowing, but she found it oddly titillating. She enjoyed the challenge that the brilliant mind of her boyfriend provided…so long as it wasn't concocting ridiculous schemes involving marriage for the sake of convenience.

Leonard smiled at Amy. "I think you'd better go easy on him. He's never had to actually negotiate on his precious agreements before."

Sheldon glared at Leonard. "I'll have you know, that my agreements are always well thought out and strive to cover any and all possibilities. That is why I have never had to negotiate before."

Amy smiled to herself again. But perhaps she had best take Leonard's advice and go easy on him for a bit. "You're right of course, Sheldon. The agreement is very well thought out. However, it just happens that you and I have a different opinion on what 'any and all possibilities' includes."

She looked down at the sheets of paper in front of her again. "For example, I do not believe we need to have an amendment regarding what to do in the event that one of us is a pod person…or," she looked down again, "what to do if someone were to attempt to destroy Tokyo. But if it would make you feel more comfortable…I will agree to sign the clause stating that if either of us gains a super power, we shall name the other one as sidekick."

Sheldon looked at her warily and didn't answer for a moment. He looked over at Leonard and Penny, glaring when Penny threw a piece of popcorn in her mouth, smiled, and waved. He looked back at Amy. "I agree." He sighed, putting red X's through the paragraphs on pod people and Godzilla, and putting a highlighted box around the superhero clause.

Amy looked back down at her stack of papers, shuffling through them and glancing at various topics. She stopped when she found one that didn't make sense.

"Sheldon…what is this 'second week of the month' clause? 'During the second week of each month, the boyfriend and girlfriend shall strive to remain apart for at least 85 percent of normal communal time?'"

"Oh that refers to the week prior to the start of your menses."

Amy's mouth popped open in disbelief. "You have a clause relating to my menses?"

Leonard started simultaneously laughing and choking. Amy looked over at him and saw Penny punch his arm. "Leonard!" She grabbed some popcorn and threw it in the direction of Sheldon. "Sheldon! I can't believe you! What is wrong with you?"

Sheldon looked confused. "I don't understand. I concluded it to be a nice compromise in order to avoid the inevitable arguments that would arise when Amy is undergoing her monthly hormonal shifts."

Amy supposed she should be outraged as Penny was, but actually she saw the logic behind the clause. What she was feeling was more an equal mixture of mortification and amusement. She looked over at Penny. Penny would likely call Amy crazy if she agreed to the clause…still there was no denying the practicality of it. Perhaps she could make a few suggestions to level it out.

"I will agree to the clause…" Penny choked on her popcorn and Sheldon looked pleased, "but with a few changes."

Sheldon looked intrigued. "Alright. I'll hear these changes."

"The time spent apart shall be 60% instead of 85%..." Amy thought for a moment more. "And you shall be required to do one of the following, of your choice; you may choose to spend at least 10 minutes of every day during said week cuddling, giving me a hug both in the morning and in the evening, or…" she thought carefully about her third option. "spend one evening during the week watching a romantic comedy with me."

Sheldon scoffed. "You don't even like romantic comedies! You told me once that you thought they were nothing more than a sad commentary on the lives of women who have nothing better to do with their lives than spend their time pining for a proverbial prince charming."

"I said that nearly 2 years ago. I have since spent a fair amount of evenings with Penny and Bernadette watching them and have found them to be a pleasantly romantic distraction."

Sheldon didn't look happy. "It defies logic. If the point is to stay apart, why would you advocate for more physical contact? And that's not to mention that you will inevitably request cuddling while watching the movie. This seems balanced more in your favor than in anything resembling equality."

"Due to the hormonal shifts you mentioned, I can become…how shall I state this…more emotional. Surely you've noticed this, otherwise why would you have drafted the clause? You even knew which week of the month these hormonal shifts occur. You should realize the intrinsic benefit for you would be a happy girlfriend, thus fulfilling the purpose of the clause. You can take it or leave it. I find the clause to be a practical one, but those are the terms to which I will agree to it."

She looked over to Penny, who was looking at Amy like she was crazy. Amy shrugged and looked back at Sheldon, who was eyeing her warily again.

"I agree…but I am finding myself doing much more compromising than you are."

"That is because you came to the table with many more requests that I did. And if you'll recall, I conceded your toilet time and agreed to take 7:30 even though said time is not within the parameters of my normal toilet time routine. Surely you'll agree that I made a colossal sacrifice in agreeing to that."

Sheldon sighed. "You're right, on that account at least." He gestured to the rest of the papers. "Shall we continue? At the rate we're progressing we'll still be negotiating on the same day you are moving in."

"Of course. Continue." Amy smiled at him. He eyed Leonard and Penny and then returned her smile with a small one of his own.

Yes, in all, it was going to be quite the experience living with Sheldon Cooper. She couldn't wait.

A/N: Thanks again for reading! This was probably the most fun I've had thus far in my writing. Would you think me terribly vain if I admitted I made myself laugh? Let me know your thoughts and pretty please review. :)