Just a little more girl time

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The girls were sitting around. Penny was so glad they came over. She had a lot to think about. How she should continue in college, should she continue to try to be an actress… how to reconnect with Leonard. She thought a little, then wanted to change the topic from herself. "OK Ames, we've talked about all of us… now it's your turn… Whacha got goin on with Moonpie"?

Penny brought over the glasses of wine she had poured earlier. Each of the girls picked one up except Alex. Alex opted for some water.

Amy just looked surprised. She had no idea that the events of the night would eventually find their way to her. She had actually fantasized about this kind of thing in the past. Generally, the nights went along with Penny and Bernadette talking about or complaining about Howard and Leonard. There were also those times when Priya was in the picture when she and Bernadette had to comfort Penny through particularly hard times. There were also times when she and Bernadette had to help Penny through her insecurities about Leonard and Alex, although those times had all been alleviated since Penny got pregnant.

The topic of Sheldon did come up from time to time but the girls usually didn't push the topic considering they knew how sensitive Amy had become because of the obvious advancements in the other girl's relationships. After Penny gave birth to the twins, there hadn't been very many Girls Nights.

Amy thought hard about how to answer Penny's question. Each of the girls had known something about her relationship with Sheldon and she knew that there would be very little chance for her to pull any wool over their eyes. "Well, we have been spending more time together, as a matter of fact, Sheldon asked me to come over recently and it was not even a scheduled event as delineated in the relationship agreement. And not only that he is not prorating date night time because he was the one who initiated the extra time spent together.

Alex was a little confused. "You have an agreement that determines how much time you can spend together?"

Bernadette looked over. "Yeah, it's not exhausting at all".

Penny defended Amy. "Hey, just because Sheldon has laid out how much time they spend together along with when they can have a date night, and how much time they can and when they can hold hands… it doesn't give us the right to pass judgment. Whatever works for them. And by them, I mean Amy, we should support her".

Bernadette and Alex replied in unison. "You're right Penny… Amy… we're sorry".

Penny took a sip of her wine. "Yeah… when it's time for the next revision of that thing, you need to let us look at it before you sign anything".

Alex and Bernadette giggled and then looked to Amy to see her response. Amy took a sip of her wine and held it up like she was giving a toast. "Amen to that sisters! But, seriously, Sheldon has been treating me a little differently since he moved into your old apartment. He seems to need companionship more that he used to".

"Penny was interested. "Are you saying that because Leonard doesn't live with him, he is relying more on you for companionship?"

Amy thought deeply. "Well, if you think about it, Leonard lived with Sheldon for ten years. Sheldon has publicly stated that he is not in the market for any new friends. I think that is because with the increased variables that would occur with more individuals, he would lose control to some degree. When Leonard moved out, his daily interaction with others was severely decreases to lunch with the guys in the cafeteria".

Alex was more confused but did have some understanding of Sheldon's quirks. "You mean, Dr. Cooper's social demeanor is not different out of work?"

Bernadette looked over. "Nope, he is the same soft endearing person twenty four, seven."

"Penny was a little defensive, and felt somewhat guilty. "But, we still have dinners at our place, and when he's there, he gets to sit in his spot. And... and… what about Sunday mornings… when he comes over to watch Dr. Who at six AM."

Amy smiled. "Calm down Bestie, Sheldon is coping quite well. It's just different. Even when he thought he was regulating his time to thought, there was always what he considered 'idle chit chat' with Leonard. And let's not pull any punches. You were not shy about not respecting a closed door either."

Penny wanted to justify not seeing Sheldon as much. "Well, with the babies it's hard. And he comes over if they are 'too loud', he's always complaining..."

Amy held Penny's hand before she started to cry. "Penny, there's a reason that Sheldon called me over to spend more time with him… He said that he looks forward to the time we spend together… he said he thinks I'm a stimulating addition to his life. What do you think he meant by that?"

Bernadette smiled widely, "OH my GOD!"

Alex stated "I can't figure just about ANYTHING with Dr. Cooper".

Penny put her hand to her mouth covering the surprise while her eyes went wide. "You're KIDDING ME! Sheldon admitted that some kind of outside force other than PHYSICS…. STIMULATED HIM?"

At that point, the commotion startled Max and Jenny. Bernadette and Penny jumped up to get them.

Penny took Max "There's my big boy, it's nothing, sweetie, Uncle Shelly just kinda admitted that he REALLY likes Aunt Amy".

Bernadette scooped up Jenny and held her close. Jenny was not fussing much and just smiled. "OH I just love these guys to pieces."

Amy was a little confused. "I realize that Sheldon has a problem admitting just about anything outside of his control, and he tries to contain as many variables as possible, but do you really think that this is movement forward?"

Penny turned Max on her lap and bounced him a little on her leg, which made him giggle and wave his arms. "Amy, this is HUGE…. Sheldon never admits things like that…. What did you do?"

Amy finally smiled, thinking back to when it happened. "I gave him a big hug. He kind of stiffened up some, but he didn't seem all that uncomfortable with it".

Bernadette turned Jenny so both she and Alex could play with her. "Amy, do you think that seeing him more will keep happening?"

Amy looked over, still smiling. "I don't know, I suppose if the conditions that precipitated this event continue, that being Leonard's lack of living up to the stipulations of the Neighbor Agreement, it very well may cause a repetition of this event".

Penny scowled a bit. "Well, Amy, if keeping Leonard away from Sheldon does anything to positively move your relationship forward, I can help in making sure that Sheldon has ALL the alone time he needs… You just need to hold up your end and be there for him". Penny looked down at Max and gave him a hug and a kiss.

Bernadette looked over at Alex. "Alex, if getting Sheldon lonely is the plan of attack, do you think you could do whatever it is he has you doing away from where he can find you?" Bernadette handed Jenny over to Alex. Jenny was trying to get off her lap.

Alex smiled as she took Jenny from Bernadette. "That's not really a problem. Dr. Cooper has been told to curtail my duties. The University is temporarily transferring me to the Stellar Lab until my Grant proposal is figured out.

Penny was absolutely giddy. "GREAT…. Operation Lonely Sheldon is set and ready to go! Once he's primed and ready, Amy... then you go for some answers. This calls for a toast".

Amy was beaming. She reached over and took Max from Penny who poured three glasses of wine and one of Cranberry Juice.