Here's the 3rd chapter! This one is a bit shorter, but since it ended up having a natural stopping point, I decided to go with it. I own nothing, all the credit to Chuck Lorre and Bil Prady, those brilliant men.

Hope you enjoy it!

-Knock knock knock- Amy

-Knock knock knock- Amy

- Knock knock knock - Amy

Amy smiled at the unmistakable knock on her door and hurried over to open it.

"Hello, Sheldon. Please come in." She said in a happy voice stepping aside to allow Sheldon access to her apartment.

"Thank you." Sheldon said with a smile and stepped in. "Dinner will be ready soon, just make yourself comfortable." Amy said before returning to the kitchen to finish cooking. Sheldon pulled his bag over his head and removed his jacket, making his way to the couch.

"You'll be glad to know that I have prepared the addendum to our Relationship Agreement. All the papers are ready, and all we have to do is sign them." Sheldon said and began pulling out his notary stamp.

"Do we have to sign them now? Can't it wait till after dinner?" Amy asked from the kitchen as she stirred the food.

"We could, but I just thought it would be better protocol to begin the evening with the formal matters thus allowing us to enjoy the rest of our Date Night." Sheldon said turning to look at Amy.

She stopped stirring and looked over at him with a small smile. Walking over to the couch and taking a seat next to him she said. "You are right. Let us sign them now." Sheldon nodded and handed her the documents saying. "Just read them through before signing, I believe that you will find the additions satisfying and in accordance with what we agreed to the other night." Amy nodded and began reading.

"This all look good, exactly what we agreed to. Where do I sign?" Amy said when she finished reading. "Well of course, with an eidetic memory it wasn't hard to remember." Sheldon said and handed her a pen. "Now if you will please put your initials here…. And here… and your signature here." Sheldon said pointing at the different dashed lines as Amy simultaneously filled them. She handed the document back to Sheldon. He took it and placing his own signature next to Amy's, he reached in to his bag and pulled out a document identical to the one they just signed. "This is your copy." He said and handed Amy the document. "Thank you. Now, shall we eat dinner? The food is ready." Amy said and got up making her way to the dining table. Sheldon followed her saying. "That sound's good. I have worked up an immense appetite, since I didn't have lunch today. I overlooked someone from the cafeteria staff scratching their head while putting out the food. So naturally I couldn't eat it." Amy nodded and smiled. "Naturally." She said as they both sat down to eat.

The door to apartment 4A opened and a tired Penny walked in finding Leonard standing in the kitchen preparing his dinner.

"You're having pizza?" She asked and walked over to him. "Yeah. Surprise." Leonard answered and handed her a plate. Penny took it whit a smile and placed to slices on it. Licking her fingers to remove the cheese she said. "Where's Sheldon?"

Leonard looked at her with furrowed brows. "At Amy's. It's their date night, remember?" He said while making his way to the couch. "I thought you had memorized their schedule by heart at this point."

Penny squinted her eyes at him and sat next to him on the couch. "Ha. Ha. Very funny, Leonard. Speaking of those two… have you heard anything? Did Sheldon say something?" She said, her eyes wide. She suddenly felt less tired. Leonard took a large bite of his pizza and shook his head. Penny furrowed her brows. "Come on. He hasn't mentioned what they talked about? Where they are going from here? Nothing?" She said in a disbelieving tone. Leonard swallowed his pizza and said. "Penny, has Amy said anything?" Penny sighed deeply and said. "No! Nothing, I have tried texting her and calling her, but whenever I ask her about that talk she just says that I have to wait until Girl's Night. And that there really isn't much to say." Penny said in a desperate tone of voice throwing her hand in the air.

"Well, if Amy isn't going to talk then what on earth made you think that Sheldon would talk?" Leonard pointed out and took another bite of his pizza. "Oh please! Those two kissing on that train is the biggest thing that has happened in their relationship! And then they come home and act like nothing happened? That is just not right! They talked for two hours, Leonard. Two hours! No, I am telling you, something big is going on and they are not telling us!" Penny said in a frustrated tone, taking a huge bit of her pizza and chewing furiously. Leonard watched her with a surprised look on his face before saying.

"Look, if Amy says that there isn't much to be said, then maybe there really isn't anything groundbreaking going on. I mean, what sounds most possible to you? They kiss once on a train and then their relationship, that has moved along slower than a turtle on morphine, is suddenly changed into something completely new. Or they kissed once on a train, talked about it and went back to being… you know.. Sheldon and Amy."

Penny chewed her pizza lost in thought. After a while she slowly shook her head. "No. No way. There is no way in hell that they kiss and then just go back to normal. I mean, it was a kiss SHELDON initiated for crying out loud! Mark my words, Leonard. Something is going on. And believe me, I am going to get to the bottom of this." She said eagerly.

Leonard shook his head slowly and said. "Look, perhaps we should just let them be. They seem happy, I mean, maybe they really did work things out and that's that. Nothing new under the sun."

Penny eyed him for a moment. "No. I can sense it. I feel a disturbance in the Force, Leonard." She said while slowly taking another bite of her pizza, completely lost in thoughts. Leonard almost choked on his water at that last comment, but Penny seemed oblivious to the whole situation as she just sat there looking straight ahead with a thoughtful look on her face.

"That was a very enjoyable and delicious meal, Amy. Thank you." Sheldon said making his way to the kitchen with his plate. Amy took it from him and placed it in the dishwasher with a smile. "I am glad you liked it. It's my Aunt Flora's recipe. She would always cook it for me when I came to visit." She said as she closed the dishwasher and turned it on. "Well, I can understand why you like it so much." Sheldon said as he made his way to the sink to wash his hands.

"So. Do you want to watch a movie?" Amy asked slowly walking over to the cabinet where she kept her DVD's. Sheldon dried his hands and walked over to her. "I would like that." He said as he began browsing the different movies. "Provided that you have anything of my taste." He added as he quickly let his eyes skim the movie titles. He bowed down a little to see the DVD's placed further down, wincing as he did so. Amy furrowed her brows at him, but quickly returned her attention to the movies. "What about this one?" She said and pulled out Forest Gump. "It's a classic." She added as she saw Sheldon's furrowed brows. He took it from her, turned it over and read the resume. He huffed and said. "I hardly think so." Putting it back, Amy resumed her browsing.

"What about this one? It's about the life of the mathematician John Nash. I think you would enjoy it, as you probably know, he actually won a Nobel Prize." Amy said handing Sheldon the movie A Beautiful Mind. He looked at it for a while, turning it in hands before handing it back to her with a nod. "Very well." He said, but Amy pushed the movie back into his hand. "No, you put on the movie, I will go bring us snacks." She said and went back into the kitchen. When she returned with popcorn and to glasses of ice tea on a tray, Sheldon were sitting on the couch, the remote in his hand and ready to start the movie. He looked at her. "Ready?" She took a handful of popcorn and leaned back in her seat before nodding. Sheldon pressed play and the movie began.

After about ten minutes Sheldon reached out to grab his glass of ice tea, and Amy noticed the wincing again. After that he kept shifting in his seat, his face twitching in discomfort. Half way through the movie Amy finally took the remote that was placed on the seat between them and paused the movie. Sheldon looked over at her with a surprised look.

"Sheldon, is everything all right?" She asked with a concerned voice and furrowed brows. He nodded and said. "Yes, everything is quite well, why do you ask?"

"Well, you have been shifting in your seat throughout the movie and wincing whenever you move. Are you in any kind of pain?" Amy asked. Sheldon's eyes grew wider as he finally understood what she was referring to. "Oh that." He said. "Well, I have been experiencing some muscle pain in the lower end of my back."

"For how long has the pain been going on? And how did you incur it?" Amy asked turning to face him better. "It has been going on for two days now. I believe the reason is to be found in the eight hour long gaming marathon I had a couple of days ago." Sheldon said trying to sit up straight but ended up wincing again. Amy furrowed her brows further.

"Sheldon, that's really bad for your back. You can't sit hunched over a laptop in the same position for eight hours like that. And knowing you, I believe that this has resulted in a disturbance of your sleep pattern?" Amy said, knowing how easily Sheldon's sleep was disrupted. He nodded. "Well, have you tried to massage the area, like I showed you how to do with your shoulders?" Amy asked. Sheldon sighed and said. "Well, to be honest, I have. But unfortunately I can't reach the area."

"Well then, I could do it for you." Amy said, not realizing what she had just offered until she saw the nervous look on Sheldon's face. Clearing her throat, Amy said. "Don't worry, Sheldon. You wouldn't have to take your shirt off, I won't be touching you since there will be a layer of clothing between us. Just turn around and tell me where it hurts." She tried to calm him down so he would allow her to help him. Sheldon kept looking at her with wide eyes, not saying anything. After a couple of moments he swallowed and slowly nodded. He then slowly moved in his seat, turning his back to her. Amy moved a little closer so that she would be able to reach his back. "Now, tell me where the pain is located." Amy said. Sheldon bowed his elbow in an awkward angle and brought it back to his back, trying to point at the sore spot. Amy reached out and poked near the place he had tried to point at and said. "Here?"

At the touch of her hand she could feel the muscles of his back tighten and his posture straightening. "Sheldon, relax. If you are all tensed up chances are, I will do more harm than good." She said in a calming voice. After a moment she could feel him calm down. His shoulders slumped and the muscles in his back relaxed. He cleared his throat and said. "A little lower and to the right."

Amy moved her hand according to his directions. "Here?" She asked again. "A little more to the right." Sheldon said in low voice. "Here?" Amy asked for the third time, knowing that she had hit the right spot as Sheldon winced when she applied pressure to the area. He answered her question with a nod. Amy slowly began massaging the area, but she couldn't quite do it. The angle of her hand was uncomfortable since her elbow kept nudging against the couch, not allowing her to massage Sheldon's back. After a couple of moments she stopped. "He really should be lying down." She thought to herself, but knowing that Sheldon would freak out if she asked him to do so she had to come up with another way. Then it hit her.

"Sheldon, I can't quite reach the area sitting like this. You need to stand up." She said and got up from the couch. Sheldon looked back at her and slowly got up, still facing the opposite direction. "Turn around." She said with a patient voice. Sheldon did as he was told. Before he could say or do anything Amy had taken a few steps towards him, now standing very close to him, but not touching him. She reached her arms under his own and placed them on his back. He looked down on her with a shocked looked on his face as his whole body tightened again. Noticing this, Amy looked up at him. "You have to relax, Sheldon. From this angle I will be able to release the tension in your back much easier." She said, once again trying to calm him down. This time it took Sheldon a few more minutes to relax. When he did Amy looked down again and began looking for the sore spot on his back. He winced as her fingers reached the painful area and with a small nod, Amy began nudging the spot. It was very painful to begin with and Sheldon closed his eyes and pressed his lips tightly together. But after a while he had gotten used to it and he found himself enjoying feeling the tension slowly leaving his body. He opened his eyes and looked back down at Amy. She stood so close to him that he could smell her anti dandruff shampoo mixed with her perfume and that other scent that smelled like… Well, like Amy. He observed her as she furrowed her brows, a concentrated look on her face, as her fingers searched for and eliminated every tension. As she added pressure to a particularly sore spot, Sheldon winced and inhaled quickly. The pain caused him to take a tiny step towards Amy bringing him closer to her. Amy looked up at him with an apologetic look on her face but kept on nudging. She took a tiny step back eliminating the newly established closeness with which they were standing and looked back down, focusing on her hands. Sheldon kept observing her not quite able to think with her that close to him. He could see every detail of her face and hair from that angle. The way her eyebrows curved. The outline of her nose leading to the curve of her lips. The way her hair fell on her shoulders. The way one side of her hair was removed from her face with the aid of a black hairclip. Without noticing it he took another tiny step towards her, but this time Amy didn't seem to notice.

Standing this close to Sheldon was difficult. She could smell a hint of his aftershave in the air. Her face was so close to his chest. So close that she could feel the heat radiating from him. She could her him breathe. But she had to focus. She had promised him to help him with his back pain and she wouldn't be able to do that if she stood there lost in thoughts about Sheldon's eyes, his hair, his chest moving rhythmically with every breathe. So she concentrated on her hands searching for tensions on his back.

When she couldn't feel any tension left in his back she slowly turned her head and looked at him. She was surprised by how close he was standing to her. Had they been standing that close the entire time? Amy felt her mouth grow dry. Sheldon simply looked down at her, seemingly observing. Their eyes met. Neither one of them said a word. Amy could feel her cheeks get warm as she looked at Sheldon, trying to memorize every outline of his face. As her eyes wandered, Sheldon swallowed hard, broke her gaze and looked down at his feet. Amy suddenly became very aware of the position of her arms. They were still wrapped around him, her hands placed on his back. She looked down as well and took a small step backwards slowly retracting her arms from him.

"Do you feel better?" Amy asked in a small voice looking back up at him. After a couple of moments Sheldon cleared his throat. "Yes, I believe the tension is gone now. Thank you." He said with a small smile looking from his feet back at her. Amy returned his smile, unsure what to say. After another moment Sheldon said. "Shall we finish the movie?" Amy looked at the television in surprise. She had forgotten all about that. Returning her look to Sheldon she said. "Yes, of course." They both slowly made their way to each end of the couch. Taking their seats neither one of them said or did anything for what felt like an eternity. Finally Sheldon reached out and took the remote from the seat between them. Pointing it at the television he pressed play, resuming the movie from the scene they had left it at as the cold blue light from the television illuminated both their faces. They watched the second half of the movie the same way they had watched the first half. In comfortable silence.

Amy stretched her legs as the end credit rolled over the screen , she had been sitting in the same position, completely engulfed by the movie. It was one of her favorites. She looked over at Sheldon who had gotten up to remove the DVD from the player. He had a smile on his face, and Amy knew he was thinking about the last scene of the movie, the Nobel Prize ceremony.

"One day that might be you up there receiving a Nobel Prize, Sheldon." Amy said with a smile. Sheldon turned around and looked at her, the smile never leaving his smile.

"Might is the wrong wording, Amy. One day that will be me up there receiving a Nobel Prize." He said as his eyes wandered and a dreaming expression appeared on his face. Amy's smile grew wider as she said. "My apologies. Surely if anyone is to win the Nobel Prize, it is the brilliant mind of Dr. Sheldon Cooper."

Sheldon shot her a big smile as he placed the DVD back to its cover and put it back into the cabinet. "And who knows? You might even win a Nobel Prize to." He said as he returned to the couch.

"Do you really think so?" Amy asked. Sheldon looked at her in surprise before saying. "Well of course. You are an excellent neurobiologist fully capable of winning your own Nobel Prize."

"I might just get mine before you get yours." She teased. Sheldon gave her his classic look of haughty derision. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Amy." He said as he reached out to drink the last sip of ice tea. Amy just shook her head indulgently at his never ending ego. Putting the glass back down Sheldon looked at his watch. "Well, it is getting late. Leonard will be outside to pick me up any minute now." He said as he got up and put on his jacket.

"This has truly been an enjoyable evening, Sheldon." Amy said as she got up from the couch and made her way to the door. "Indeed it has." Sheldon said with a smile as he slowly pulled his bag over his shoulders, also making his way to the door. He stopped in front of her. They stood like that for a while, none of them saying anything. Amy was the first to break the silence. Clearing her throat she said. "Well. Goodnight Sheldon."

Sheldon didn't respond. His eyes darted from Amy to her coffee table. Looking back at her he took a step, bringing them closer. Without realizing it, Amy reciprocated his movement and took a step towards him as well. Sheldon took another step. They now stood as close to each other as they had earlier that evening. Sheldon felt his mind going blank again as he looked down at her, meeting her gaze. He swallowed hard and leaned in closer. They were now so close that he could feel her breath on his cheek. He held her gaze and raised his eyebrows in a questioning manner. Amy couldn't help but smile a little. Even after their verbal agreement he still felt the need to ask for permission. She nodded her head ever so slightly and with that Sheldon closed the space between them, placing his lips on hers.

The kiss didn't last as long as the kiss on the train, but it held the same sentiment. It was short and sweet. Sheldon slowly broke the kiss and stood up straight looking at Amy. She returned his look with a smile. He smiled back at her, before taking a small step back. Clearing his throat he said. "Goodnight, Amy."

Amy held his gaze as she reached behind her and opened the door. Sheldon stepped out and turned around. "I will see you tomorrow for dinner at my apartment?" He asked. "Of course, I'll be there." Amy answered. Sheldon nodded and began walking down the hall. And with that Amy closed the door to her apartment, sure that she would very soon burst with happiness.

"So. How was your date night?" Leonard asked expectantly, his eyes on the road as they drove home. Sheldon looked at him in surprise from the passenger seat. Normally he had to listen to Leonard's lament, going on and on about how it was ridiculous that he should drive Sheldon home from his date night's, how Sheldon was a grown man perfectly capable of taking the bus and how Leonard had better thing to do than acting Sheldon's chauffeur. Normally Sheldon would look out the window, doing calculations during Leonard's ramble.

"Why do you ask?" Sheldon said suspiciously. Leonard shifted a little in his seat, his eyes darted from the rear view mirror and back to the road.

"No reason in particular, just trying to make conversation. Things seem to be going really well with you and Amy, huh?" Leonard said, his voice squeaking a little at the last part. Sheldon squinted his eyes at him not responding. Something was going on. And suddenly it hit him.

"Penny asked you to find out how our date night went, didn't she?" Sheldon said with an accusing tone of voice. Leonard sighed heavily and pressing his lips tightly together he nodded.

Sheldon turned his head and looked straight ahead. Leonard looked at him and seeing the disappointed look on his face he felt the guilt take over.

"Look, I'm sorry, Sheldon. It took all I had to convince her to not come along and pick you up, so I promised her to get informations from you. You don't have to tell me anything. Really." Leonard said in an apologetic voice. Sheldon didn't answer and kept looking at the road ahead.

"Sheldon, say something." Leonard said after moments of silence.

Sheldon turned his head, now looking out the window. "I don't believe there is anything to say, Leonard. As my best friend you have disappointed me. And as I recall we are supposed to prioritize male comradeship higher than female pair bonding. You have made it clear that our friendship means nothing to you." Sheldon said in a flat tone. Leonard sighed heavily. Sheldon could be really melodramatic sometimes.

"Come on, Sheldon, don't be like this. Of course our friendship means a lot to me. I mean, if you think about it, I actually helped you out. Penny wanted to come along, hoping to catch both you and Amy and talk to both of you. I convinced her not to, so now you have the entire drive home to think about what you are going to say to Penny when we come home, as I am pretty sure she is going to ambush you. See? I was being your friend. I'm on your side. And by the way. Bro's before hoes is a stupid thing men like Howard say to feel cool." Leonard said, hoping to reduce the tension between them. Sheldon didn't respond.

"Hey, how about we play a car game? You love those!" Leonard said in an eager tone, trying to lift Sheldon's spirit. But Sheldon didn't say anything.

"Uhm… Okay, I'll start. Helium." Leonard said, leaving the ball on Sheldon's half. He knew how he hated to lose and how he never missed an opportunity to show of his intellectual dominance. A few moments went by in silence.

From the corner of his eyes, Leonard could see Sheldon move his look from the window to Leonard before looking straight ahead.

"Magnesium." Sheldon said after another few moments, causing Leonard to let out a silent breath of relieve.

Leonard's prediction turned out to be correct. As the two physicists stepped up the last steps to the fourth floor, the door across the hall flew open revealing a seemingly surprised Penny. "Leonard! Sheldon! You are back? I was just on my way to bring out the garbage." She said in an eager voice holding up a garbage bag that was clearly only half-full. Leonard sighed at his girlfriend's pathetic attempt to veil her true intentions and turned to unlock the apartment door. Penny stepped closer to Sheldon. "So Sheldon, how was your date with Amy?" She said in a high pitch voice that sounded very much like Leonard had sounded only minutes before in the car.

Sheldon squinted his eyes at her and taking a deep breath he opened up his mouth to deliver the speech he had been practicing in the car.

"Penny, normally I would gladly share the events of my everyday life with you since I regard you as one of my friends, and on any other given day it would be considered a friendly and caring gesture of you to ask me about my whereabouts. But recent events has made it clear that your seemingly harmless questions is nothing but an attempt to satisfy your own curiosity." He could see the shocked look on her face. Her mouth opened, but he knew that if she began talking she would disarm him, so before she could say anything he continued.

"I might be oblivious to most social interactions, but I do know when my so called friends are simply fainting an interest in me. Now, for the last time, you will surely get the information you so desperately want from Amy tomorrow during your Girl's Night, but until then please restrain yourself from asking me any more questions about my relationship with Amy, because quite frankly, it is none of your business. Goodnight, Penny." And with that Sheldon quickly walked pass Leonard and entered the apartment, leaving Leonard and Penny outside; Penny was shocked and Leonard was somewhat impressed. Penny finally managed to pull herself together and moved to enter the apartment as well to talk to Sheldon, but Leonard stepped in her way.

"Look, he is obviously upset. Talking to him now might not be the best idea." He said in a low voice. Penny looked at him with wide eyes.

"Did you hear him? He's acting like the only reason I ask about him and Amy is because I'm curious. He's my friend, Leonard, and I want him to be happy. He needs to understand that, and he won't until you let me get in there and talk to him." She said in a sad and at the same time commanding voice. Leonard nodded his head and furrowed his brows.

"I know you mean well, but believe me, knowing Sheldon nothing good will come out of talking to him tonight. Just let him cool down a little, give him until tomorrow, okay?" He said in a comforting tone. Penny sighed. "You are right, Leonard. It just frustrates me that he thinks I don't care about him. Or Amy. Hopefully I will be able to talk to him tomorrow and sort things out, and then I can talk to Amy. It will all be better tomorrow." She said before giving him a quick kiss. She turned around and walked across the hall, entering her apartment and closing the door softly behind her. Leonard stepped in to his apartment, preparing to have a talk with Sheldon. But he wasn't there, Sheldon had went straight to bed. Sighing heavily Leonard turned off the lights and made his way to his bedroom. There was nothing left but to wait and see what the next day would bring.

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