Thanks for all the reviews last chapter! I hope you like this.

DISCLAIMER: Oh, yeah, I still don't own.

When Amy woke up in the morning, she was alone in bed. There was a slight pain in her back and a bit of throbbing between her legs as she sat up – she wasn't quite used to this yet - but honestly she didn't care. After putting her robe back on, Amy padded out of her room, where she found Sheldon, also in a robe, sitting on her couch with a bowl of cereal watching Doctor Who, like he did any other Saturday morning.

"Good morning," She said.

"Good morning," Sheldon replied, not looking away from the TV screen.

"Did you sleep well?" Amy asked, walking into the kitchen to fix herself some coffee.

Sheldon shrugged. "Alright, I'm not used to your mattress. Also, you don't have two percent milk for my cereal."

"We can do this at your apartment next time."

"Fine – remind me to alert Leonard twelve hours notice beforehand."

Amy nodded, and neither one of them said anything for a few moments as she fixed her coffee and Sheldon watched his show.

"You have an interesting glow this morning," Sheldon said, breaking the silence as Doctor Who went to commercial. He looked at Amy as he addressed her. "Is that a side effect of the coitus?"

Amy smiled, even though it was meant as more of a statement than a compliment. "Thank you," She replied, picking up her coffee mug and joining Sheldon on the couch. "I guess you could say that."

"Should you see a doctor about that?"

Amy smirked, shook her head no, and turned towards the TV, evening though she had very limited (if any) interest in Doctor Who. The Shamy watched for a few minutes without saying anything, and they were only interrupted when a shrill ring sounded out.

"Sorry," Amy said, standing up from the couch. "That's my text tone." She disappeared into her bedroom and reappeared with her cell phone, sitting back down and reading what was on the screen. "It's Leonard." She explained.

"Did I ask?" Sheldon replied, turning the volume up on the TV.

Amy ignored this comment and looked back to her phone. "He sent me an SOS text and needs me to meet him somewhere right away." She continued. "God, I hope everything's okay…"

"If everything was okay, he wouldn't have sent you a SOS – that would defeat the whole purpose." He paused. "I wonder why he didn't send me an SOS text…"

"Maybe because you're not helpful in an emergency?" Amy suggested. "Or perhaps because of your lack of, how do I put this…empathy?"

Sheldon pondered this. "No, that's not it, Leonard would be lost without me…"

Amy shoved her phone into the pocket of her robe and stood up. "I'm going to go get dressed and see what he needs."

"You're leaving?" Sheldon asked.

"Yup," Amy nodded. "But don't worry, you can stay to finish your show."

"No, I'll go home too." Sheldon said, getting up to put his empty bowl of cereal in the sink. "If I stay at your apartment while you're not here that will completely mess up my schedule's paradigm. And that's a stepping stone for descending into anarchy and chaos – we'd do laundry on Monday, have pizza on Wednesdays, etc."

"Fine then Sheldon," Amy said. "I'm going to go get changed." She hesitated before adding: "I had an enjoyable evening last night."

Sheldon didn't look at Amy as he replied: "Oddly, my evening was not completely objectionable as well." He didn't see it, but Amy smiled.

Danielle was caught off guard when she heard a knock at her door. For a moment, she wondered if perhaps it was Raj, coming to get back together. Danielle shook her head. She shouldn't get her hopes up. It wasn't Raj.

And she was right – it wasn't Raj.

"Hi," Bernadette said, after an awkward moment of silence. "Can I come in?"

Danielle didn't say anything, she just stepped to the side to grant her access. Bernadette looked around the small apartment as she took her sweater off, dropping it and her purse on a chair. "Cute house," She said.

Danielle wondered if she was lying – her place was a mess at the moment. "Thanks," She responded simply. "Do you…do you wanna sit? Can I get you anything?"

"No thanks," Bernadette said, sitting down in the chair where she'd deposited her sweater and purse. Danielle sat back down on the couch, leaning back and crossing her legs.

"So…" Danielle began awkwardly. "How'd you umm…find my house, exactly?"

"Howard," Bernadette replied. "He had your address from…from before."

"Oh," Danielle said, almost flushing. Stupid question. She tried to change the subject, hoping the point of this trip wasn't to guilt her into something. "So...how are you?"

"Good. Though, I don't know if I can say the same thing about Raj."

Crap, this was a guilt trip. "Oh." Danielle simply said in response.

"Look, Danielle," Bernadette began, leaning forward in her seat. "Yeah, you made a mistake, but we all do. You're still family, and Howard and I both agree that it's time we all make up. It's time we move past this, like adults."

Danielle looked down at the floor. "He really thinks so?" She finally asked.

Bernadette nodded. "Yes,"

"Then why isn't he here?"

"We both thought you'd be more likely to hear us out if I talked to you. You know, sister to sister?"

Danielle smiled to herself. She had always wanted a sister…

"I'm not saying you have to get back together with Raj," Bernadette continued. "I really care about Raj and I want him to be happy, and I think that if you aren't serious about him a reunion isn't what's best for either of you. But I also care about you, and I don't want your mistake to effect you for the rest of your life."

Danielle nodded. Before she could agree, she was cut off by the shrill sound of Bernadette's text tone.

Bernadette pulled out her phone and read the text on her screen. "Huh,"

"Who is it?" Danielle questioned. "Howard?"

"No," Bernadette replied, looking at the screen for a moment longer before putting her phone back in her purse. "It's Leonard. Something's wrong."

"What?" Danielle said. "Is…is he okay?"

"I don't know," Bernadette answered. She grabbed her purse, which she slipped onto her arm, and then grabbed her sweater. "I have to go meet him somewhere. We'll meet up later okay? Maybe for lunch or something, just the three of us?"

"Sure," Danielle said, getting up to see her sister-in-law to the door. "Howard has my number right?"

"Right," Bernadette affirmed. "I'll see you later, Danielle."

"See you," Danielle said. She closed the door behind Bernadette and slowly made her way back to the couch. She plopped down, putting her feet up. She was glad she seemed to finally be getting the brother-sister relationship with Howard she always wanted, but a large, large part of her was still stuck on Raj. Bernadette had told her it might be best to give him some space for a while, and yeah, maybe Raj did deserve someone better than Danielle.

But that was the thing. She didn't want to stay away from him.

What is Leonard's SOS is about? Hmm, I don't know, I guess we'll have to wait for the next chapter and see!

Oh, and just an FYI, I'm thinking about changing my penname. So, if all of a sudden it doesn't say 'by notthatgirlnextdoor' anymore, it's still me.