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The next morning, Amy was getting ready for work when Sheldon joined her in the kitchen.
"We may be in a pickle here." He said.
Amy frowned. "Why?"
"We had intercourse twice yesterday."
"Yeah, so?"
"So was I protected both times?"
"Yes, you told me to wait and grabbed the condom packet. I saw you put it on." Amy replied.
"I said both times." Sheldon replied, "That was only once. Are you okay? Do you feel nauseated? Do you feel puffy?"
Amy stared at him. "No, but I feel suffocated."
"Oh I knew it!" Sheldon cried. "I'm so sorry, maybe we should go to the doctor and…"
"I mean I feel suffocated by the questions. Sheldon, I'm not pregnant…It's almost totally unlikely." Amy interrupted.
"Almost!?"
Amy rolled her eyes and sighed. "Okay…It's not likely."
"How can you be sure? I wasn't protected the second time and I ejaculated inside you…"
Amy took off her work blazer, slightly annoyed.
"Please don't hit me." Sheldon ducked away.
"Why would I hit you?" Amy frowned.
"You took off your jacket. I've come to understand that that either means you're hot or you're removing restrictive clothing before giving someone a beating." Sheldon replied.
"I was going to show you something…"
"That's exactly what Missy used to say!"
"Sheldon, come here. I'm not going to hit you, I promise."
Sheldon inched closer to Amy, who had her arm outstretched.
"What am I looking at?" He asked.
"Feel there." Amy ran her hand along the top of her arm.
Sheldon followed her lead, and instantly recoiled, yelping. "What was that!? Are you hosting a parasite under your skin?"
Amy snorted with laughter. "It's the contraceptive implant, genius!"
Sheldon just blinked at her. "Oh…And when you say 'contraceptive', you definitely mean it?"
"Yep. My mother insisted that I got it as soon as they introduced it. I've been having it renewed every three years like it instructs. The best thing about it, is I don't have to risk forgetting to take it like I might with the pill, or forget my appointment like I might with the injection…It stays in my arm for three years until I get it changed." Amy responded.
"So I didn't really need to use condoms?" Sheldon asked.
"Well, technically no. But I'd prefer if you did. A one-off won't hurt." Amy replied.
"I prefer having coitus with a condom anyway. It feels safer…And cleaner...And just all-round better!" Sheldon agreed. "Although I'm not denying that unprotected shower sex with you was amazing!"
"Definitely!" Amy grinned, leaning in to kiss him. "So no more worrying, okay? We're safe. If it makes you feel better, I'll get the morning after pill on the way to work just to reassure you…Okay?"
"Okay, thank you." Sheldon nodded, as the two of them kissed goodbye.
"Have a good day at work." He called out.
"Thanks; have a good day at home-commute and wedding planning!" Amy replied. "I am meeting Penny at five to go shopping, so I will spend some more time with you tonight."
"I look forward to it!" Sheldon replied as Amy closed the door.
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Amy all but ran to reception to meet Penny after work.
She had had a brilliant day at work helping to use the dolphin neurobiological therapies and techniques on Soleil, and was walking on air.
As soon as she bumped into Penny in the hotel lobby, her best friend grinned.
"Hello bride to be!" Penny wrapped her in a hug.
Amy leaned back and frowned. "Your voice sounds funny."
"Oh yeah, I caught a little cold." Penny replied. "Nothing major. Just a bit nasal."
Amy jumped back and covered her mouth and nose.
"Oh no, Sheldon's rubbed off on you in non-sexual ways too." Penny commented.
"No, it's nothing like that. I just can't risk getting sick before my wedding." Amy replied in a muffled voice.
"Amy, I've had this cold for a couple days; it gets worse right before it gets better. It's practically almost gone. If you were going to catch it, you would have by now." Penny answered.
"Really?"
"Yeah, probably."
"Hmm okay… But I'm buying some of that First Defence stuff." Amy replied as she uncovered her face and walked out into the street with Penny. "So, what were your ideas?"
"Well, wouldn't it be really romantic if we bought a load of little tealight candles from Yankee Candle, and used those as the outline for the aisle for your beach wedding? Then you and Sheldon could be married as the sun is setting, and dimly lit by little candles." Penny suggested.
Amy's eyes flew wide. "That's an excellent idea! Oh, you're the perfect Maid of Honor, bestie! So what else?"
"I'd need to know your color scheme before I suggest anything else." Penny replied, as she popped a sore throat hard candy into her mouth. "But I wanna do your hair and makeup…Beach style!"
"I love the sound of beach style! Okay, so my color scheme is pink and lilac…Did you ever see the sequel to Meet the Parents?" Amy asked.
"Uh…The one where they got married or the one where they had two kids?"
"Where they got married, obviously."
"I loved that movie!" Penny grinned.
"Yeah, remember the suit that Robert De Niro was wearing? The light lilac-gray color?"
"You want Sheldon to wear that? That would look so nice!"
"Leonard has to wear it too. But yeah, I want that color, and pink and white." Amy answered as they entered the mall and wandered into the Yankee Candle store to browse through their choices.
"Does Sheldon mind?" Penny asked, "You know what he's like with this kind of thing."
"No, he wanted me to have the wedding exactly the way I want it! But of course, I'll make it so that everything meets his needs too." Amy replied. "Everything has to be exactly in place and clean and running smoothly...And Sheldon-approved."
"Aww, you guys are so made for each other!" Penny swooned, with a dreamy look on her face.
Amy smiled, as she picked up a sample of the Beach Walk candle and compared it to the Pink Sands candle. "I like both of these." She decided as dropped them in the basket.
"So…You never really told me how it is with Sheldon…You know." Penny lowered her voice.
Amy swallowed. "Um…You mean the s-e-x, right?"
"Of course I mean that." Penny whispered. "How is he? Fussy?... Efficient? Does he know where everything goes and what it does?"
"Of course he does! And honestly? He's amazing; we have a very healthy sex life now." Amy replied in a low voice.
Penny widened her eyes. "Whoa, wait…When you say 'healthy', does that mean you've had it every day since he arrived?"
"Pretty much." Amy admitted.
"Wow…And he's really that good?"
"Oh, he's better than good!"
"Oh…wow, go Sheldon!" Penny looked genuinely shocked. "So has he made you…You know?"
"Every… single… time!"
"Lucky you! It took Leonard a while, but…wow! Sheldon really does excel at everything!"
"Ohhh, he really does!" Amy nodded, as they selected a few sets of tealights in the scents that Amy had chosen and made their way to the checkout.
After they had paid and walked out of the door, Penny looked around the surrounding stores and took Amy's arm. "Right, now for my favorite part…Shoes!"