The next morning Amy and Sheldon went downstairs early for breakfast, but didn't bump into Penny, so they assumed she must still be asleep.
After they had gone back to their room and got ready to go down the beach, they were walking down the hallways, with Amy holding Sheldon's hand and leaning against him as they talked, when they suddenly bumped into Penny…And Leonard!
"Hey guys!" Penny beamed, "Look who came to see me in the early hours of this morning!"
"Hello Leonard." Sheldon and Amy greeted. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, you guys had each other, and Penny was basically here on her own and we missed each other, so I flew out last night to surprise her! We're staying an extra week together." Leonard replied. "So, beach today huh?"
"Yep. As a reward for being so damn sweet, you may get lucky in the ocean again!" Penny winked.
"Awesome! Well, I brought my aqua socks just in case!" Leonard replied, kissing Penny.
He turned his attention back to Sheldon and Amy. "You two look very cosy! I'm glad you're back together. Is there any progress on the physical relationship front?" He asked.
Sheldon paled a little and swallowed hard.
"Oh, just kisses and cuddles really." Amy replied.
"They've been sharing a bed, Leonard!" Penny grinned. "They're sleeping together!"
Sheldon and Amy widened their eyes in shock.
Penny caught their expression and misread it. "Oh no…Guys, I didn't mean sexually! I meant actually sleeping." She corrected.
"Ah…Yes. We've been going to sleep in the same bed." Sheldon nodded, feeling guilty for being dishonest.
"Wow! Our Shellybear is finally growing up!" Leonard teased. "Next thing you know, he'll be actually having sex with Amy!"
Sheldon cleared his throat and looked away.
Again, the action was misinterpreted.
"Oh Leonard, stop! You know Sheldon's not comfortable with that yet!" Penny said, defensively. "I'm sorry Sheldon."
"It's okay." Sheldon replied. "So…Beach, yes or no?"
"Yes!" Amy said, quickly.
As the couples walked hand in hand through the hotel, Amy and Sheldon hung back whilst Penny and Leonard chatted excitedly.
"Thank you again for not saying anything." Sheldon whispered.
"You're welcome." Amy replied, "I rather like keeping our sex life quiet! It makes it all the more special to us."
"Agreed." Sheldon nodded.
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"Sheldon, catch!"
Sheldon looked up from his chair and was almost instantly hit by an inflatable beach ball.
Amy leaned over from her chair next to him, concerned. "Are you okay?"
"I may have lost a few brain cells, so if I suddenly lose any IQ points, that will be why!" Sheldon replied, getting up.
He picked up the beach ball and threw it as hard as he could back at Leonard.
"I did say 'catch'!" Leonard laughed, returning to his game with Penny.
Sheldon rolled his eyes, sitting back down.
"I'm going in the sea in a minute; are you coming?" Amy asked.
"Thank you, but I don't fancy getting stung by jellyfish or walking through dirty water." Sheldon declined.
"Sheldon! Live a little; you're in Florida with the woman you love and our two best friends!" Amy argued.
"But…"
"No buts, you're coming in!" Amy dragged Sheldon to his feet and pulled him towards the water with her.
Amy waded through the water until she was waist-deep. "Come on!" She called over to Sheldon, who was still standing on the sand, letting the water just touch his feet.
Sighing, Sheldon muttered: "The things I do for love!" before cautiously wading in to join Amy.
Where the water came up to Amy's waist, it came up to Sheldon's thighs.
"Hmm. I never realised how short you were compared to me, until now." He commented.
"Then bend down."
"Oh I really don't think…"
Amy had all but leapt on to Sheldon and pulled him lower into the water so that they were both the same height, or near enough.
Amy planted a kiss on Sheldon's lips, and he kissed back.
They both looked for Leonard and Penny, who were further along in the ocean, making out.
Sheldon grimaced. "Are they doing what I think they're doing?"
"Most likely." Amy replied.
"That's very unsanitary!"
"Aww, are you jealous, Sheldon?"
"No! It's not clean in here anyway, and they're…Well, they're contaminating it even more with their sex germs!" Sheldon made a face.
"Would you rather contaminate it with ours?" Amy asked, flirtatiously.
Sheldon looked down at her. "Ohhh no! I am not taking my penis out in a place where it could get stung by a jellyfish!"
"It wouldn't really be out…" Amy pointed out.
Sheldon frowned a little, and looked up at Leonard and Penny again, who were still going.
"What if they see us?" Sheldon whispered.
"I think they're a little too preoccupied with each other!" Amy answered.
"We don't have a condom, and the box says you can't use them in water!" Sheldon said.
"I'm on the pill, Sheldon." Amy hissed.
"Are you?!"
"Yes."
"So…You knew we were going to have…?"
"Oh no. It was to stop my menses for a while." Amy replied. "They were painful."
"Ah…So are you currently taking it or are you on your week off?"
"I took it this morning."
Sheldon nodded and stared into the middle distance for a while, considering. "Alright…Sex in the ocean it is. Seeing as I'm becoming some sort of hippie lately, why not?" He said, eventually.
"Oh shut up!" Amy grinned, silencing him with a kiss.
Sheldon hoisted Amy up onto his lap, and held her up as he cleverly managed to move aside their swimming bottoms and inserted himself.
The two of them managed to maintain a rhythm, even with the waves gently lapping.
Sheldon and Amy were so into what they were doing, and so into their kissing at the same time, that they didn't notice Leonard and Penny sneaking up on them until they were met with a huge splash, making them both jump.
Sheldon almost instantly dropped Amy and stumbled forward, pulling his swimming shorts back into place as he helped Amy up.
Luckily, Penny and Leonard hadn't noticed exactly what they were doing, and were laughing madly.
"Oh God, we're sorry guys. But we had to!" Penny laughed.
"Nice to see you two sucking face at last though!" Leonard added, chuckling.
"There was no sucking of anything!" Sheldon replied. "We were…We were kissing."
"That's what 'sucking face' means; you know…Making out." Penny clarified. "Very intense though guys; good for you! You know, if we had seen any other couple making out like that, we know they'd totally be having sex!"
"Oh?" Amy replied, innocently.
"Yeah Sheldon. When are you going to finally give poor Amy some sweet lovin'?" Leonard asked.
"Uh…"
"Leonard! You were the one who told me we can't ask that!" Penny scolded. "But yeah, when?"
Sheldon gulped. "I don't feel comfortable talking about this." He replied, making his way back through the water, and onto the sand.
"I'd better go after him." Leonard said, as he thrashed through the water to catch up with his roommate.
Penny and Amy stayed in the water, and changed the subject, with Amy silently hoping that her boyfriend was okay.
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"Sheldon, I'm sorry for asking you that." Leonard said, as he sat down on the chair beside his best friend.
Sheldon sighed, his hand still covering his eyes.
"I know you're not comfortable talking about it, and I should have known better than to ask. I'm sorry." Leonard continued.
"Oh Leonard…You really don't get it do you?" Sheldon shook his head.
Leonard frowned. "Get what? I don't understand."
Sighing again, Sheldon uncovered his eyes. "We've managed to fool Penny for two days, but I don't know how much longer I can do this."
"Fool her how? What's wrong? Are you and Amy not really back together?"
"We were kissing, Leonard. What did it look like?"
"Good point. So if you guys are okay, then how have you been fooling Penny?"
"Because we're lying…"
"About what, Sheldon?"
"Please…Please, don't tell anyone." Sheldon pleaded. "And that includes Penny; she'll blab to Bernadette, who will blab to Wolowtiz, who will blab to Raj and so on."
"Blab what!?" Leonard was becoming exasperated.
Sheldon took a deep breath. "Amy and I are having coitus."
Leonard's eyes widened in shock. "No! Are you serious?"
Sheldon nodded, as he looked out to the sea, where Amy and Penny were splashing each other and squealing. "We were actually kind of doing it when you and Penny snuck up on us in the ocean."
"Oh good God." Leonard muttered, "I'm sorry…But wow, I can't believe it! We made all those jokes and it was actually true? Don't I feel stupid."
Sheldon just shrugged.
"So, when you say you're having coitus, does that mean you've done it once or twice?" Leonard asked.
"Three times including just now." Sheldon answered.
"Holy crap! Really?"
"Yes. Apparently I'm a natural, and so is she. Also I'm pretty good at talking dirty."
"Wow! Get you, you dog!" Leonard grinned, clapping Sheldon on the shoulder, and being shrugged off for his trouble.
"Please don't tell Penny or the others…Or anyone, whatever you do!" Sheldon asked again.
"Of course not. Thank you for telling me; I know this is a huge thing for you." Leonard replied, sipping his bottle of water. "So, is it love? Do you love Amy?"
Sheldon looked up at the ocean again.
More specifically; he looked up at his girlfriend in her brand new jade green bikini, grinning widely as Penny did a handstand under the water, and then turning and smiling at Sheldon.
Sheldon smiled back. "Yes Leonard, I do. I never thought I'd say this, but I really do. Coming after her was the best decision I ever made."