Leonard got off his cell phone and put down the Chinese menu.
"They said about half hour." He said, as he sat down. "So, tell us what happened."
"What is there to tell?" Sheldon shrugged. "Amy was unknowingly pregnant with my baby…Sorry, babies, and now she no longer is."
"Yeeeaah, but how does that make you feel?" Howard pressed.
"Well, sad." Sheldon said. "Distraught, for a better word… Torn apart, if I were to be totally honest."
"Good…This is good. You're getting your feelings out." Leonard said. "And you do need to talk to her about this so that it doesn't destroy your relationship."
Sheldon pursed his lips. "I know, I know…" He sighed. "I suspect she feels worse than I do."
"Probably," Raj nodded, "But you're both hurt now. What are you going to do?"
"Well, obviously I'll talk to her. But I don't know after that…The Gynaecologist said that it will be about four weeks before we can try again. I've tried to support Amy, but she needed space."
"She would do at first, Sheldon. It's a fresh wound, and needs time to heal. I guess it's better that you didn't know beforehand and get your hopes up."
"That's true." Sheldon nodded.
At that moment, the bedroom door opened, and Penny and Bernadette walked out with a freshly-dressed and made-up Amy.
Sheldon stood up. "Amy," he said softly, "I'm sorry…H-how are you feeling?"
"You have nothing to be sorry for." Amy smiled. "I'm a little better now, thank you."
"Would you like to go for a walk with me so that we can talk?" Sheldon offered.
Amy shook her head. "It's probably best we eat something. We can talk after if you want to?"
"I'll take the dog out," Raj offered.
"Scooby," Sheldon said, "And are you sure?"
"Of course. I have a dog of my own, and she can be a real bitch. Your dog looks harmless!"
"He is." Sheldon smiled fondly, "He's friendly and gentle unlike most dogs."
"That's sorted then." Raj replied, finding Scooby's lead hanging up on the coat hooks, and bending down to clip it onto the dog's collar.
Scooby sniffed Raj, and then licked him on the hand.
"Look, he likes me!" Raj grinned as he led the dog out of the room. "Leonard ordered us all a Chinese; I'll be back for dinner."
The door closed, leaving the rest of the gang in the front room.
"Uh…Amy can I show you something on the balcony?" Sheldon asked, taking her hand.
Knowing that this was a signal for wanting to talk, Amy nodded.
"We'll be right back," She said, as Sheldon closed the doors behind them, kicking aside the fresh newspaper that he had laid down earlier after Scooby had used the old sheets.
Sheldon leaned on the balcony safety wall, looking out over the hotel gardens, pool, the beach and the sea.
The sun was setting, leaving a pink-orange glow over Tampa.
"I really am sorry Amy." Sheldon began.
"I know; me too. But it's neither of our faults." Amy replied as she leaned on the wall beside him. "I don't blame you, you don't blame me. There's no argument." She smiled.
"I know, but…Will our relationship be okay?"
"Sheldon, you know it will; it always is. We'll just have to grieve a little and then we can try conceiving again."
He nodded. "I honestly didn't think you were pregnant."
"Honestly, neither did I." Amy responded.
"I mean…If you hadn't miscarried, how long would it have been until we found out?"
"Not much longer, I shouldn't think. Maybe a week or so."
"I suppose it's best that we didn't know before," Sheldon said, repeating what Raj had said earlier. "We weren't expecting anything, and we didn't get our hopes up, only to then lose the baby…Uh, babies, sorry."
"That's very true." Amy nodded. "I didn't feel pregnant, anyway."
"Maybe us trying so soon jinxed it." Sheldon shook his head.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, since we've been in Florida, which is three months, we have shared a room, initiated a physical relationship, we've had coitus, got engaged and married, bought our first pet, decided to move in together when we get home, and decided to have a baby. We're used to going slowly…Maybe slow works?"
"You mean…We get divorced already and start again?" Amy asked sadly.
"No! No way…All I meant was; maybe we should have waited until we got back to California to even consider not using condoms anymore!" Sheldon said, "We would have settled back home where we are comfortable, there'd be less stress, and we would have more time."
"Like I suggested before." Amy said.
"Well…Yes." Sheldon answered, "But then you got tested, and we both thought it would never happen."
"Yeah…" Amy bit her lip. "But anyway…I agree. I think we should try when we're settled back at home. It would take a lot of pressure off, and if anything goes wrong again, we are closer to our friends and family if we need comfort."
"Technically, I'm closer to my family here…" Sheldon replied. "But I get what you meant."
Amy smiled. "I'm glad we talked…Do you mind if we leave it for a little while to have sex again?" She whispered, "I'm not up to that yet."
"Of course." Sheldon replied. "But it depends if you can control yourself, you vixen!"
Grinning, Amy stood on tiptoes and pressed her lips against his.
They kissed passionately in the sunset for a few minutes, their arms round each other's waists.
..
"They're all good!" Penny whisper-shouted to the gang, from where she was watching the couple talking.
She moved the curtain aside so that they could see for themselves.
"Aww!" Bernadette smiled.
"Wow, I never thought I'd see the Shamy kiss!" Howard commented. "They look good together, though."
Raj had just returned with Scooby, who he let off the lead so he could lap up the water from his bowl.
As Raj greeted the others, he looked up at the sight of Sheldon and Amy kissing from Penny's spy-hole in the curtains.
"Aww, that's so romantic!" He said.
"Shh!" Penny smiled. "They'll hear you."
She turned back and almost jumped out of her skin, as she saw Sheldon and Amy had stopped kissing and were frowning at her.
Penny replaced the curtain, and rushed over to the kitchen, seating herself at a stool.
Amy and Sheldon came back inside.
"The Chinese is here." Leonard said.
"Thank you Leonard." Sheldon replied, "Oh and Penny, if you are going to spy on someone's private moment, next time, try to make it a little less obvious."
Penny bit her lip, embarrassed.
"Thank you all for coming here." Amy smiled at their friends, "Really, I don't know how we would have coped without you."
"No pressure then." Howard joked. "I'm just kidding; happy to help."
"Team Shamy!" Everyone chorused, holding their hands in the air.
Sheldon and Amy raised their eyebrows. "Normally, I would oppose to that nickname, but right now I don't care." Sheldon said, as Leonard handed him his food. "Thank you Leonard. How much do I owe you?"
"Ah, it's on me tonight." Leonard waved his hand. "Penny, honey, you owe me $14."
"What!?" Penny asked, with a mouthful of noodles.
"As seeing as we have paid for your food multiple times." Leonard grinned, impishly.
Penny shook her head at her boyfriend, smiling. "Here's $20. Keep the change…Go buy yourself something pretty, sweetie."
"Don't say that, he might go buy himself a new girlfriend." Sheldon piped up.
The entire room burst out laughing.
Penny gave him an amused look. "I'll let you have that one, given the circumstances." She said, "Next time, I'll kick your ass, Cooper!"
Sheldon didn't look upset for once; he just smiled. "It's good to have you all back!"