Greetings, fellow earthlings!

Time for another one shot. This happened sometime in after The Solder Excursion Diversion. Enjoy!

Sheldon Cooper loves Amy Farrah Fowler. He loves her mind, her kindness, even her body—something that has nothing to do with having the same blood type and harvesting an organ at all. It may be one of the perks, but Sheldon will never jeopardize the life of Amy even if he is on the verge of death himself. In other words, he adores her.

There are times when he can not stand her. She makes him change, and he hates changes. Their friends say that changes are good sometimes, Sheldon says changes cause disruption and chaos—that is why he makes rules and schedules. Their relationship is progressing slowly because he spends most of the times trying not to change and Amy has been very kindly waiting for him. She has given him the necessary push here and there, but never really forced him. She waits for him to walk to her instead of drags him along the way. Their friends say Amy must be a saint to be able to tame him.

However, Amy changes too. Their friends say that Amy was like him at first—obnoxious and weird. But they accepted her quickly because they see that she is actually a good person. And most importantly, she can make Sheldon do things he does not want to do. Sure, he would complain while he does it; but he does it anyway. Often times, the gang ask Amy's help when they want Sheldon to do something or behave in a certain way. Although Amy does not always agree, she would only do it if it also benefits Sheldon. As much as Sheldon loves Amy, she loves him as well, and she wants the best for him. After all, she is not the kind of person who would take advantage of other people like that. The gang is right; Amy is a saint—metaphorically speaking of course. There is no such thing as saints in Sheldon's opinion.

Alas, Sheldon does not always see this. Or he does, but he chooses not to believe it.

"I tell you, Leonard, she was tricking me! Why else would she spend times discussing atomic spectroscopy with me? She is a biologist. She is supposed to talk about icky squishy stuff which would disgust me. She is not supposed to know about electromagnetic radiation," Sheldon complains to Leonard. They are not having dinner with the guys that evening, and the girls are having girls' night, so it is just the two of them.

"Amy is very smart. As far as I know, she reads a lot of science journal even outside her field," Leonard replies.

"But she chose one specific physics article about a subject that I currently have an interest in."

"And that upsets you?" Leonard does not understand what Sheldon is complaining about or why he complains in the first place. He would be glad if Penny shows any interest in physics.

"Don't you see it? She clearly tried to seduce me! That Vixen," Sheldon says as he wanders around the room. "I had to run from her lab before I lost control of myself. Thanks to my quick wit, I managed to send her a text immediately telling her that I needed to go to the bathroom and she believed it. It's not even her birthday yet, but I was ready to jump on her right then and take her on a manly fashion."

Leonard knows about Sheldon and Amy's arrangement about having sex once a year on her birthday. "Let me get this clear, you are angry that your girlfriend read a physics article and discussed it with you the next day because it turned you on?"

"You know physics gets my motor running, Leonard," Sheldon says bashfully.

"First, I don't know that and I actually do not want to know. Second, I don't even know that you have a motor somewhere inside you or if it can run, and again, I do not want to know. And third, ew! Just, ew!" Leonard shuddered. He does not need to see the image of a sexually aroused Sheldon Cooper. He has been under the assumption that Sheldon does not have a deal. Even though he knows that Sheldon and Amy have finally consummated their relationship, it still makes him feel weird and uncomfortable to talk about Sheldon's sex drive.

Sheldon only gives him a derision look but he still looks distressed, Leonard feels bad for him.

"You said physics gets your motor running, but we talk about it all the time." Leonard somehow regrets his choice of words. He does not mean to imply that Sheldon gets turn on when they have discussions about physics. He quickly erases the image from his mind.

Before Leonard has the chance to rephrase what he has said, Sheldon replied, "Yes, but it only stimulates my brain when I do that with you or other people. When Amy does it, it stimulates my brain and genitals. It's a torture."

"Does it happen all the time?" Leonard asks.

"Most of the times, yes," Sheldon answers.

"Do you think she did that on purpose?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean Amy is smart and she's a neurobiologist. Maybe she knows that physics excites you so she keeps herself informed on the subject you like so that she can show it off to you?" Leonard then mentally kicks himself. Penny would kick him for real if she knows he suggests that Amy is manipulating Sheldon into sex. As Penny often says, Amy deserves all the fun she can get from her boyfriend and they should not get in the way. By expressing the idea that Amy is manipulating him, Sheldon would possibly freak out and refrain himself from her.

"To be honest, I'm not sure. Sometimes it feels like she does. But sometimes, it happened at completely random times."

"Maybe it's really nothing and you're just overthinking the situation," Leonard tries to fix his mistake.

"There is no such thing as overthinking on my dictionary. All the thinking I do is precisely necessary," Sheldon scoffed. "But you have raised an interesting point, maybe she did that on purpose."

"Come on, Sheldon. That's a little too much, don't you think?"

"Just a week ago, she told me about the experiment to turn ordinary skin cells into functioning brain cells and we ended up discussing the probability of doing the experiment ourselves," Sheldon said. "And it took so much of my self-control to not rip her clothes right then and there and have my way with her the whole time she explained about the experiment."

Leonard resents Sheldon's tendency to overshare things at that moment. "Hold on, I thought you said physics turns you on?"

"Yes."

"But Amy was talking about biology and it still turned you on."

"Oh. Oh! You're right."

"Maybe it is science?" Leonard tries to give an explanation. "I mean, does it always happened when she is talking about science?"

Sheldon thinks for a moment. "Well… not science per se. Sometimes it happened when we were playing counterfactuals and she gave clever answers. Or, when she said something funny and made me laugh. And, and, there was this one time when we were eating ice cream and she got some on her upper lip—she looked so cute it made me want to kiss her even though it wasn't a date night," Sheldon said, feeling a little sentimental. "What has that Vixen done to me, Leonard?"

Leonard's heart softens. For him, it is clear that his roommate is smitten with his girlfriend. "It's called being in love, Sheldon."

"I know I love Amy, Leonard. She knows it too—I've told her. I just didn't expect that I feel this strong attraction to her. Physical attraction," Sheldon said, looking at his lap, his fingers playing at the hem of his shirt. "Not that I think she's not pretty, she really is." Sheldon's voice trails off.

"It's normal to feel that way, Sheldon," Leonard says softly.

"But I am homo novus, Leonard. I should be above all these baser urges."

"Think of yourself as evolving. You are now capable to feel things you never felt before. It's like an upgrade to your heart."

Sheldon looks at him in derision but does not dismiss his words. After all, Leonard is right.

"I'm telling you, Penny, he was torturing me!" Amy says in frustration.

"How a discussion about science stuff turns you on is beyond me. If Leonard does that, I'd ended up falling asleep instead of tearing his clothes off," Penny replies, as she takes a sip from her glass. The girls are having a girls' night in a new bar Penny recommends. They have agreed that they like the place so far.

"Well, Sheldon turns me on most of the time, but his brain is so amazing it is hard not to get turned on. Besides, we are both scientists who are interested in science," Amy says. "I was so relieved when he quickly left my lab because he needed to use the bathroom. Otherwise, I would have broken the once a year coitus schedule."

"Sheldon and his schedules," Bernadette comments, a little too focused on her glass instead of the conversation.

"I have to make excuses for not seeing him in person too often and opt on Skyping until I can make sure to control my urges, which worked for a while. But then his laptop broke, and I have to go to his place to give him the new one I bought for him," Amy adds.

"You bought him a laptop?" Penny shouts. She then remembers her surrounding and lowers her voice. "Don't you think it's too much? It must have cost you a fortune."

"Well, yeah, kind of. But he bought me a tiara," Amy defends.

"Wow, so much for a big gesture! You guys are really meant for each other," Penny replies.

"Shamy; go big or go home," Bernadette giggles, finishing her glass. It is her fifth glass of wine that evening and although she can handle her liquor, she still cannot beat Penny.

"Okay, that's enough drink for you tonight," Penny says as she quickly orders Bernadette a glass of water from the waiter. "So, you bought him a laptop. How did he react?" Penny asks Amy.

"At first, he was not annoyed, but when he found out that I had already consulted with the guy on the store, he was fine with it. In fact, he looked pretty happy," Amy replies.

"Of course, he was. You bought him a laptop," Penny scoffs.

"That is not the point of my story though," says Amy.

"I'm sorry. Please, continue. And you, Bernie, drink the water!"

"After he satisfied with the specification of the laptop, he said that we still had time before bedtime. I thought we were going to, you know, do something…"

"Like, have sex?" Penny cuts her.

"No! Not like have sex. Well, maybe making out a little," Amy admits sheepishly. "Instead, he told me to go home and Skyped him so that he could try the new laptop."

"What? That is unbelievable!" Penny says.

"I know. He kept saying how remarkable the resolution was the whole time. But then, when I wanted to sign off because it was getting late, he asked if I can bring my computer to the bed and continue the Skype call. He said he wanted to test the durability of the battery of the new computer. So, we kind of Skyping until I fell asleep, with him watching me. My computer must has run out of battery sometime in the night," Amy explains. "It almost felt like we were sleeping together, which excites me and frustrates me at the same time."

"I think it's pretty sweet," Bernadette says. "It looks like he wanted to spend more times with you."

"We could have spent more times together if he did not tell me to go home." Amy sighs.

"Maybe he was afraid things would be out of control," Bernadette states. She feels a little better and can think clearly after the water Penny insists her to drink the water. "You guys agreed to have sex once a year on your birthday, right? Maybe he was scared of losing control since you just gave him a wonderful gift which made him very happy."

"You really think so?" Amy asks.

"It's Sheldon, it can be anything. But, what Bernadette said actually makes sense," Penny agrees. "Hey, maybe you can do things that make him happy to test it," Penny suggests.

"I don't want to trick him into doing things he doesn't want to do," Amy replies.

"And that's why you are perfect for him, Amy. You're a good person," Penny responds.

Sheldon and Leonard are watching a movie when the front door opens.

"Hey, handsome," Penny greets Leonard as she sits on his lap and gives him a peck which is happily returned by Leonard.

"Hey, you! How's the girls' night? Did you girls were talking about me?" Leonard asks.

"Even if we did, I would never tell you. For now," Penny replies.

Sheldon pauses the movie and shakes his head at his friends' blatant public display of affection. "Please, Penny. Must you do it now? We're trying to watch a movie here," Sheldon says.

Penny rolls her eyes. "I'll wait in the room. Join me later?" she says as she gets off of Leonard's lap.

"Of course," Leonard replies.

"Night, Sheldon," Penny says as she goes to Leonard's room.

However, Sheldon is too busy texting on his phone to reply to her.

Penny's home so I assume the girls' night is over. Are you home yet? – Sheldon.

I just arrived safely at home, Sheldon. Thank you for asking :) – Amy.

Sheldon shakes his head at Amy's reply. Her needs of using emoji still often confuse him. Still, he quickly types his response.

Good. Are you going to sleep now? – Sheldon.

Yes. I'm about to get ready for bed. – Amy.

Do you think we can Skype again before bed like the last time? – Sheldon.

After a moment, Sheldon sends another text.

I mean the durability of the new computer amazed me. I need to check if it was a fluke. – Sheldon.

If only Sheldon can see Amy now, he would see the wide grin on Amy's face when she reads his texts.

Sure :) – Amy.

This time, Sheldon also grins widely upon reading her reply he does not care that Amy has used an emoji again in her text.

Great. I will get ready for bed first then I will call you on Skype. Let me know when you're ready. – Sheldon.

"You know, Leonard, it's almost my bedtime. I'm going to get ready for bed and go to my room," Sheldon says as he rises and puts his phone on his pocket.

"But we haven't finished the movie," Leonard replies in disbelief. Sheldon loves closure. Not finishing what he has started will irritate him.

"We'll do it some other time. It's not like we haven't watched it before."

"Oookay." To be honest, Leonard wants to immediately join Penny in the room but he is afraid that Sheldon will throw a tantrum for not finishing a movie they are watching, even though they have watched it before.

Sheldon goes to his desk and grabs his laptop.

"I thought you're going to sleep, why are you bringing your laptop?" Leonard asks curiously.

"I'm going to Skype Amy before bed," he replies.

"Okay. Don't stay up too late, we have to work in the morning," he says jokingly. Leonard is just turning off the television when he notices something. "Hey, is that a new computer?"

"Yes. Amy bought it for me when my old one is broken."

"Wow. That's very nice of her," Leonard says, surprised.

"Yes, she is great," Sheldon replies fondly. "Goodnight, Leonard."

Leonard watches Sheldon disappear to his room. "Oh, Sheldon, you lucky dog," he mutters to the empty room.

Thank you for reading. Reviews are encouraged.

Be kind to one another. Or, at least to yourself :)