"Amy, I'm going to need you to remove your sweater," Sheldon said matter of factly.

"What?" Amy asked. Sheldon never asked her to remove any of her clothing.

"Actually, if you are wearing a t-shirt, I would like you to remove your blouse as well. These measurements need to be as close as possible. None of the costumes are formfitting, but I would still like to make sure they will fit well," Sheldon said as he pulled a measuring tape from his desk.

"O-kay," Amy said with a slight break in the middle of the word. Sheldon asked her to remove her clothes so that he could touch her. Not all of her clothes and he wasn't going to touch her skin, but it was still a little exciting.

"This is mostly for Hermione's wizard's robes. You already have the Star Trek dress and Penny's clothes don't really require any alterations. Would you like to do this yourself?" Sheldon asked.

"Um. I don't exactly know how to sew, so you'll have to teach me if you want me to do any of this."

"Maybe I'll teach you how to use a sewing machine for next year, but I'll actually do the alterations this year," Sheldon said. Then he just waited for Amy to remove her sweater and blouse. He didn't seem to notice Amy's reluctance to do so.

Amy remembered that it was all clinical to him. He probably didn't even think about the fact that he was asking to touch her. Maybe he even measured people enough that he could manage it without actually coming into contact with her. She unbuttoned her sweater and slipped it off before placing it on his office chair. Then she unbuttoned her blouse. Amy knew that she had a t-shirt under it, but it still felt weird taking off her clothes in Sheldon's living room.

"Sheldon, can we do this in your room?" Amy asked before she pulled off her blouse.

"Why? There is more space out here and the lighting is better," Sheldon said.

"I'm worried that Leonard will come home while you are measuring me. I know that I'm still wearing a t-shirt, but I'm not exactly comfortable with him seeing me in this state of undress," Amy admitted.

Sheldon thought about what she was saying. He honestly hadn't thought about the fact that he had asked his girlfriend to remove her clothes in his living room. There were times that he definitely thought about her clothes and even times that he thought about her without them, but the costume planning had gotten in the way this time. She was making him aware of something he hadn't thought about, so he led her to his bedroom.

"You make a valid point. Would you like me to get Penny to help with this?" Sheldon asked.

"Why would you get Penny to help with this?"

"You were just expressing discomfort with removing clothing for your measurements. I thought you might be more comfortable to have another female help you instead of me," Sheldon explained.

"No. I expressed discomfort in your roommate seeing me without my normal layers. You are my boyfriend. I'm fine with you seeing me like this. In fact, I wouldn't mind if you wanted more layers off," Amy said as she finally pulled off her blouse and laid it on Sheldon's bed.

Sheldon swallowed hard and said, "Yes. Well, that won't be necessary."

Sheldon had been fine with the idea of touching Amy as much as he would need to to measure her for her costume. That was until she brought up the fact that she was now standing in front of him in a t-shirt that hugged her body more than what he was used to. He was wishing that he could bring Penny in to help him after all.

I'll just pretend that she is Leonard, Sheldon thought. He closed his eyes took a deep breath and asked Amy to hold out her arm. Measuring Amy's height and arm span had been relatively easy, but Sheldon felt his hands shake slightly as he measured Amy's hips. His attention was suddenly on a part of her body that he generally worked to ignore.

For her part, Amy was standing very still. She wasn't quite sure how she was managing it because in her head she was almost screaming. SHELDON IS TOUCHING ME! Amy still wasn't used to Sheldon touching her of his own accord. Every time he did it, it sent a thrill through her. It didn't matter if he was returning a hug or just gently touching her arm to stop her from walking past him. It all sent her heart racing. In fact, Amy was worried that Sheldon would feel how fast her heart was beating when he started measuring her chest.

Sheldon did notice how fast Amy's heart was beating as he placed the tape on her, but he didn't say anything because his heart was beating fast too. Amy had always been a strange exception to his phobias, but that presented other challenges. He wasn't comfortable touching Amy, but it didn't cause the same anxiety that touching others did. Sheldon finished up measuring and marking them down.

"Okay. Thank you for your patience," Sheldon said quickly. "You can put your shirt back on now."

Sheldon left his room and Amy pulled her shirt on to follow him out. She was still buttoning up her shirt when they arrived in the living room. Leonard and Penny were sitting on the couch.

"I guess you were right. Thanks for suggesting that we move that to my bedroom, Amy," Sheldon said upon noticing their friends' arrival.

Penny starting giggling until she noticed that Amy was buttoning up her shirt. "You guys didn't?"

"We didn't what?" Sheldon asked at the same time that Amy started saying, "No, we didn't."

Sheldon looked at Amy since she clearly understood what Penny was implying. Amy leaned closer to Sheldon without touching him and quietly said, "She thinks we had sex or were at least making out."

Sheldon just shook his head at Penny, but Amy started explaining. "Sheldon was measuring me for our costumes for ComicCon. I had to strip down to my t-shirt, so I felt more comfortable being in the privacy of Sheldon's room for that."

Penny wanted to make a joke about Amy stripping down for Sheldon, but she decided against it in the last moment. Instead, she said, "So, you guys are going to dress up?"

"We're dressing up too," Leonard said before Sheldon or Amy could answer. That started a fight between Leonard and Penny. Sheldon did something he very rarely did, he told Amy how much her appreciated her.

"Thank you for not fighting me on the costumes and for understanding how important this is to me. You are a a good girlfriend."

For the second time that day Sheldon made Amy blush. They watched Leonard and Penny fight about dressing up. Penny threatened to not go to ComicCon at least twice before Sheldon got fed up and left. He didn't like to see his friends fighting. He didn't like to see anyone fighting. Amy offered to take him out to dinner. They hoped that the fighting would be over by the time they got back.

"It's pizza day, right? Where are we headed?" Amy asked when they reached her car. Sheldon was visibly upset by his friends fighting, so Amy kept her tone light and comforting.

Sheldon gave Amy directions to his favorite pizza place. Amy let him choose the pizza toppings and she chattered at Sheldon about her new project at work. Then she asked Sheldon about his favorite things about going to ComicCon. He finally brightened as he spoke about seeing his favorite celebrities and about learning the behind the scenes aspects of his favorite shows and how he doesn't feel so out of place because everyone there reads comics and watches Doctor Who and Star Trek.

Amy thought Sheldon's obsession with comic books was kind of childish, but she could see the appeal through his widened eyes and through his stories. For a moment, Amy allowed herself to get wrapped up in it and excited herself.

They finished their meal and went back to Sheldon's apartment. Leonard and Penny were having dinner and seemed to be finished with their argument. Amy decided to stay for a little while just in case they decided to start arguing again, but they didn't.