Sheldon and Amy had ended up having sex three times that night, with Sheldon totally pounding Amy by the final round, causing her to climax an impressive four times before losing control himself and pumping everything he had left into her, before collapsing next to Amy on the bed.
They were both gasping for breath, boiling hot and sweating.
"May…Maybe we…we should…shower." Sheldon suggested.
"Good plan." Amy agreed, throwing back the covers to air them, and getting to her feet.
Her legs felt like jelly, and she could barely walk.
Amy stumbled and fell, with Sheldon just catching her.
"Sea legs?" He asked.
"Like you wouldn't believe." Amy replied.
"Well…We did do it three times, and the last time I may have been a little rough."
"You totally annihilated me!" Amy laughed.
They slowly made their way into the bathroom and switched on the shower.
Stepping in together, they let the water wash over them as they stood naked together under the warm stream.
A now-flaccid Sheldon took Amy by the waist and held her close, resting his cheek on top of her hair with Amy wrapping her own arms around him and snuggling into his chest.
"Mmm," she sighed, contentedly as Sheldon smiled.
So far, married life was perfect!
..
Sheldon took a deep breath as he and Amy sat at the table, waiting for the laptop to start up so they could Skype their other friends and tell them the next morning.
They had woken up late that Sunday, after staying up late consummating their marriage!
They accessed Skype and found that Howard was online.
Clicking on his icon, Sheldon and Amy waited as the dial tone sounded.
Moments later, he answered.
"Hey Sheldon! You found Amy then? We haven't heard anything all week, and we were worried!"
"You were?" Sheldon frowned.
"Well yeah…As much of a crazy, annoying b…Uh, person as you are, you're still our friend." Howard said.
"Hi Sheldon!" Said Bernadette's voice as she came into view. "Amy hi! How are you?" She grinned.
"I'm great thanks, how are you?" Amy replied.
"We're great too. Raj is here having lunch with us! Where are Penny and Leonard?"
"They're in their own room I guess." Amy replied.
"Yes, and if you two hens are done clucking, Amy and I have some news." Sheldon interrupted.
"Oh sure, go ahead…" Howard smiled as he and Bernadette waited, with Raj quietly joining them and appearing on the screen.
"Amy and I are married." Sheldon confessed.
Their three friends stared at the screen, blinking in disbelief.
"What?" Howard asked. "Since when? You've only been there over a week…"
"Yesterday…Well, yesterday evening to be exact."
"What!? Why didn't you tell us? Why weren't we invited?!" Raj asked as he sipped his light beer.
"It was last minute, and we wanted to get married as soon as possible." Sheldon replied. "We're having a proper celebration when we return to California. Of course you will all be invited. It was no big deal; just us, Leonard, Penny and the minister."
"We had a ukulele player and photographer though. So the photos will be on Facebook as soon as he sends them to me." Amy added. "We're sorry, it's just…we had to marry as soon as possible. It felt right."
"As long as you guys are happy, it's fine by us. That, and as long as we're invited to the big celebration!" Howard grinned.
"Congratulations!" He, Bernadette and Raj chorused.
The friends conversed for a while longer, before ending the Skype call.
Sheldon and Amy exhaled, and looked at each other.
"Well that went better than expected!" Amy said.
"Thank God." Sheldon added. "Now…We have other matters to attend to!" He cast a seductive glance at Amy, who stared wide-eyed.
"I don't think I can go again!" She protested.
"Oh, that's a shame…" Sheldon replied, pressing up against her, and lowering his hand to pleasure Amy.
Seeing that his plan was working, which was made evident by Amy's erratic breaths, he looked at her, hinting.
"Oh screw it!" Amy decided, taking her husband's face in her hands, and kissing him as she led him to the bed.
..
Amy's cell phone rang, and frowning, she pulled it out of her lab coat pocket.
"Hello?"
"Happy one month anniversary!" Sheldon said down the phone. "How's work going?"
"Uh…It's okay." Amy replied, uncertainly. "You?"
"It's going good thank you; I have just fired off an email containing my latest theories. I really think I'm that much closer to proving string theory!"
Amy could hear the excitement in his voice, and smiled. "Great."
"Amy, is everything alright?" Sheldon asked. "You sound…Unhappy?"
"No, no…I'm fine. Just stressed that's all." Amy reassured.
"Oh I'm sorry." Sheldon replied, "How about I take you for dinner tonight? To celebrate a month of marriage…And maybe afterwards, we can retire to our room and make love."
Amy smiled. "I'd love that, thank you Sheldon." She replied.
"Excellent; I'll wear a suit, and you can wear one of your beautiful dresses, and I will buy you dinner." Sheldon said, excitedly. "Shall we say seven O'clock?"
"Sure, and thank you. I love you Sheldon."
"I love you too Amy. See you later." Sheldon ended the call, smiling.
Back in the marine biology facility, Amy sighed.
At least dinner was something to look forward to, now that Penny and Leonard had returned home to Pasadena!
..
Sheldon sat at the table in their favourite Ruby Tuesday restaurant, glancing at his watch.
He was expecting Amy at seven; it was now 6:58 and he was worried.
At that moment, Amy hurried into the hotel, flustered.
She seated herself at the table. "I'm sorry." She mumbled, but was silenced by Sheldon kissing her.
"It's okay; you're here now with two minutes to spare." Sheldon smiled. "Are you still stressed?"
"Um…Yeah." Amy replied, noncommittally.
Sheldon leaned forward, frowning as he took her hand. "Amy…?"
"I…" Amy tried, but couldn't finish.
"Is it me?" Sheldon asked. "I'm sorry if I've upset you in any way."
"No, you haven't. Oh God, I just…I have a problem."
"Amy, you're my wife. Your problems are my problems…Please tell me." He looked so concerned, and a little hurt, that it tore Amy a little.
"I'm late." She blurted.
"Oh Amy, you weren't late, you had two minutes to go until you would have been just on time! Don't worry…"
"No, no…I'm late…"
"Amy, I don't know what you mean. If you don't mean that you were late tonight, then what are you referring to?" Sheldon asked.
Amy sighed, looking uncomfortable. "My period…Is late."
Sheldon blinked, his mouth falling open. "W-What?" He stammered. "But…How? You have a contraceptive implant. Y-you said you'd get the morning after pill…"
"And I did." Amy nodded, "But that was one time. I thought the implant would work."
"But…We use condoms." Sheldon shook his head.
Amy bit her lip. "Not on our wedding night." She whispered.
Sheldon's eyes widened. "How could I have forgotten that? Oh God…Three times!" He put his head in his hands, his breathing quickening.
"Sheldon…If it is what I think it is, then I will deal with it." Amy promised.
"Deal with it? What are you talking about?
"I'll have a termination."
"What? No!" Sheldon replied, without thinking.
Amy frowned. "What? You want a child?"
Sheldon's mouth opened and closed like a goldfish before he spoke. "No…I don't know…Maybe." He looked down at the floor, closing his eyes.
Amy's heart sank. "Sheldon, I'm not ready for this. Marriage is one thing, but children…? I'm not there yet. I have this amazing job, and I have only four months left. You're so close to proving string theory, and we're great where we are…I can't…I don't want to ruin this so soon."
Sheldon nodded. "You're right. I just…"
He took Amy's hand again. "If it is…And terminating it is what you want, then I'll…I'm coming with you."
"Thank you." Amy sighed with relief.
"But…You need to take a test, just to be sure." Sheldon said.
Amy nodded. "We can do it together. I'll get one on the way home tonight."
"Okay…Let's uh, try to have a good evening here." Sheldon said, in a slightly choked voice.
They chose their meals and ordered from the waiter, trying to act as if everything was okay.
..
Back in the suite later that night, Sheldon sat on the bed, terrified.
Amy was currently taking the test in the bathroom, and he heard her flush the toilet and then heard running water in the sink where Amy was washing her hands.
As she emerged, she looked pale.
She sat on the bed next to Sheldon, and he took her hand whilst she held the test in her other hand.
They waited in silence for three minutes, until Amy took a deep, ragged breath as she flipped the test over.
Their eyes both widened.
"Negative." Amy breathed. "Thank God." She turned to hug Sheldon, and he closed his arms around her, closing his eyes.
"Yeah…Thank God." Sheldon replied, feeling oddly disheartened.
He pushed it aside.
"From now on, we use precautions, no matter what." He added.
"Agreed!" Amy nodded. "Thank you for being so great about this." She kissed him lovingly, and stood up to dispose of the stick.
Sheldon still felt strangely disheartened, and he frowned.
What is happening to me?!