Sheldon straightened his tie and took a deep breath as he pocketed his card key, wallet and phone. He stashed his emergency hand sanitizer bottle in one of his pockets too, and waited for Amy.
Moments later, she stepped out of the bathroom in a stunning teal coloured dress with diamante studs around the bodice. She wore low nude heels on her feet, and had piled her hair up and applied some makeup.
"I had a Facetime conversation with Bernadette while I was getting ready. Is this too much?" She asked, giving a twirl.
Sheldon swallowed, widening his eyes. "Wow…"
"Well, is it or isn't it?" Amy prompted.
"No it's…It's perfect!" Sheldon replied.
Amy grinned. "Thanks…Is that a suit?"
"Yes." Sheldon looked down at what he was wearing.
The suit was a dark gray, all except for the black shirt and shoes he was wearing.
"Okay, you're scaring me now." Amy laughed. "What's going on?"
"All in good time." Was Sheldon's reply, as Amy gathered her purse and jacket.
The two of them left the room and locked their door, before walking down the hallway and to the elevator.
..
Once outside, Sheldon was striding slightly ahead, like an excited dog on a leash.
Amy did a little run to catch up with him and slipped her hand into his.
Lacing his fingers through hers, Sheldon suddenly spoke up. "There it is!"
Amy frowned. "Where is what?"
Sheldon led them across the road to a restaurant.
Glancing at the sign, Amy realized that they were heading into a Ruby Tuesday's restaurant.
"Wow! This place is pretty nice!" She breathed as they stepped inside, waiting at the podium for a waiter.
Amy noticed that the restaurant was empty apart from them and the staff.
The waiter approached. "Ah, Dr Cooper isn't it?" He smiled.
Sheldon nodded.
"Right this way, sir."
Sheldon and Amy followed the waiter to a two-seater table and handed them the menus.
"They'll be out in a sec; I'll tell them you've arrived!" The waiter winked at Sheldon.
"What? Who? Sheldon, what's going on?" Amy asked.
Sheldon opened his mouth to speak, but he averted his gaze to the staff door, and closed his mouth, smiling slightly.
A group of four men approached the table.
Amy turned to face them, and they began to sing;
'Congratulations Amy; first day at your new career,
I'm happy that it went so well, and that you like it here,
Let me tell you that I'm proud of what you have achieved,
I love you Amy and well done, from Sheldon Cooper, PhD!'
Amy squealed excitedly, and threw her hands to her mouth. "Oh my God…Sheldon! That was brilliant!" She turned to give him a hug and then faced the barbershop quartet again. "You were brilliant, thank you so much!"
Sheldon paid them, and they walked away, wishing the couple a good night.
"Sheldon…I can't believe that you did that for me." Amy smiled. "Thank you." She leaned forward to kiss him. "That was the best surprise ever…Well, apart from you coming to Florida after me!"
"Uh, actually…That wasn't it." Sheldon replied.
Amy frowned.
"Amy, I came to Florida to tell you that I love you…I told you at your hotel room door, and I think I can do better than that." He continued. "So…Amy Farrah Fowler; I won't use some line from a movie, no matter how much I love that movie. I love you more than any of them to know you deserve something real. I was a fool to wait so long to tell you how I feel, but honestly, I didn't know what I felt because it was so alien to me… But being apart from you made me realise. You are so smart and beautiful and perfect for me, and…I love you."
Amy stared at Sheldon for what felt like ages when he had stopped speaking.
He shifted uncomfortably and bit his lip, his eyes nervously darting round the room, and then staring right back at Amy.
Amy's mouth opened and closed, unable to speak. Eventually, she managed; "Y…You think I'm beautiful and perfect?" She whispered.
"Extremely." Sheldon replied.
Amy grinned. "I love you too." She leaned in to kiss him, hearing him sigh with relief just before he kissed her back.
At that moment, the waitress near them sniffed, and they turned to face her.
Her eyes were filling with tears. "That was beautiful. You make all other men look like hopeless cases compared to you."
Sheldon smiled shyly.
"Anyway, can I take your orders?" The waitress asked.
..
As Sheldon and Amy walked back to the hotel and into the bar, Amy was grinning from ear to ear.
They bought their drinks and found Penny and Leonard sitting at a raised table, with two vacant seats.
"There you are! We wondered when you'd show up! How was dinner?" Penny smiled, pulling out the seat beside her for Amy.
"Wonderful. Sheldon told me he loves me!" Amy grinned.
Penny frowned. "Um…Sweetie, he already told you on Friday night."
"No, no…He hired a barbershop quartet to sing out a message from him. Like…Well done on my first day, he's proud of me and that he loves me…" Amy explained.
"Wow! He…He hired a barbershop quartet to serenade you? That's so romantic!" Penny replied.
"I know! Then, he re-told me that he loves me because he said that telling me at my hotel door wasn't very romantic, so he had this entire speech. Oh he is so getting lucky tonight!" Amy said, grinning.
Penny laughed. "Aww, I'm so happy for you! Anyway, well done on your first day at your job, Ames!" She clinked glasses with Amy.
"Yeah, well done Amy!" Leonard joined the conversation, clinking his glass with hers.
"What you got there?" Leonard asked Sheldon, peering into his friend's glass.
"Coke." Sheldon replied.
"Very adventurous!" Leonard replied, sarcastically.
Of course, Sheldon didn't grasp the sarcasm. "I know! Usually, I order Diet!"
Leonard and Penny soon got lost in a conversation, so Amy turned to Sheldon.
"Guess which theoretical physicist is getting himself so laid tonight?" Amy said, seductively.
Sheldon frowned. "Uh…Me?"
"Oh yes!" Amy winked.
"But Amy, we have had coitus four times already…Shouldn't we have a break from it?" Sheldon replied.
Amy looked confused until she saw a grin spread across her boyfriend's face.
"Bazinga! Come on, we have just under an hour before bedtime!" He said, taking Amy's hand as they slipped out of the bar, unnoticed.