I am so sorry about the long wait for this update! I really am, I wasn't quite sure where I wanted this story to go. I was constantly thinking about what I wanted to do with chapter six, but I couldn't think of an idea that would fit with the beginning (I had several ideas that weren't about Sheldon and Amy in a hotel) Anyway, Please enjoy the story! If you would like to review, that would be awesome =D
Also, the reason that Sheldon and Amy's room number is 323 is because of "The Lunar Excitation" (episode 3x23) =D
Warning: This is a very, very short chapter. I apologize.
Chapter Six: Tickled Pink
The rest of the day had been fairly uneventful. After Sheldon and Amy started a nice lunch at the restaurant down the street from their hotel, the couple had to split up and attend other events. Amy's event schedule was much lighter than Sheldon's, so she arrived back in room 323 around 3:30 P.M. Sheldon, on the other hand had an even that started at 4:15, so he would not be back for a while.
Amy was still exhausted, although she had no idea why she was tired. If Sheldon was out of the room, she thought that it would be nice to lie down for a little bit to relax. She took off her shoes and sweater, but left on the rest of her clothes and got under the bedspread. It didn't take too long for her to fall asleep.
Sheldon appeared back around 5:30 P.M. He wanted to be polite and make sure that there wasn't another incident like last night's in which he appeared unexpectedly and found his girlfriend partially (or fully) undressed. He knocked on the door.
"Knock knock knock…Amy?"
"Knock knock knock…Amy?"
"Knock knock knock…Amy?"
There was no answer. Sheldon's mind began to race. He had hoped that Amy wasn't still thinking about leaving. He thought he had convinced her to stay and had assured her that her presence in the hotel room was not bothering him.
Then again, he also thought about the possibility that Amy had gone out to see the city, or perhaps check on her car. Sheldon opened the door slowly.
Sheldon was relieved when he saw that Amy was there. She was curled up on the bed. She wasn't snoring, but she was making some little noises that Sheldon found kind of cute. He smiled, but then decided that he needed to wake her up and see what their plans were going to be for dinner. He was quite hungry.
"Amy" he tried saying her name softly. She didn't move. He then walked over to the right side of the bed and got closer and said he name again, slightly louder than before. She still didn't move at all. He then tapped on her right shoulder lightly. She started to smile and then giggled a tiny bit.
"Amy, are you awake?" Sheldon asked again, as she had technically not responded to his first attempt to tap her on her shoulder. He tapped her again, but lower on her arm this time. She responded this time by tapping his left leg a couple times. He started laughing.
"Amy, stop! That tickles!" Sheldon said as he laughed
He then started to tickle her left arm because she was clearly awake now. Her eyes opened and with one hand, she reached for her glasses on the nightstand and put them on. She tickled him on his right arm this time. They were both laughing uncontrollably. Amy had rolled over a little bit when she had grabbed her glasses and now Sheldon decided to get her left side and stomach.
"All right Sheldon, I can't breathe!" Amy said as she was laughing so hard that she was getting tears in her eyes. They both had bright red faces from their laughter.
Sheldon then moved back as Amy sat up on the bed.
Amy had never expected a tickle fight with Sheldon. She had enjoyed it a lot, but was very surprised that Sheldon had been such a willing participant. She decided to ask him.
"Sheldon, you do know that you were just touching me and I was touching you, correct?" Amy asked
Sheldon had gone over to the small desk in the room and and had been checking his e-mail on his laptop. When Amy began to speak, he had closed his computer and walked over to the bed.
"Yes, Amy, I am quite aware of what we just did" Sheldon replied.
The tone in his voice had made Amy nervous now. She was now afraid that she had upset him and made his angry.
"Are you…" Amy paused "Are you okay with it?" Amy asked him. She braced herself to hear him say that he didn't enjoy it and that it would never happen again.
"Yes, Amy. It was okay. I must say, I definitely am not as opposed to physical contact as I was previously. Tickle fights, also are something I experienced as a child. My sister would tickle me all the time, but I hated it. When it was you, however, I didn't mind it as much. I actually found it to be an experience that was somewhat enjoyable"
Amy sat on the bed in silence. Sheldon had just told her that he both enjoyed their tickle fight and that he was beginning to tolerate physical contact. This was somewhat shocking to her. She began to smile. Right now, she really just wanted to run over to Sheldon and hug him and give him a kiss, much like she had when he gave her the tiara. However, she didn't do any of that, because she decided it would be best to take things slow and not push Sheldon too fast.
Once again, I am really sorry about the wait between chapters and the lack of length in this chapter. I'm not feeling too well right now, and it has affected my confidence in my writing and everything else. I'll start working on Chapter seven soon and hopefully it will not be a disappointment. I love you all 3