Sheldon felt highly uncomfortable touching Jody's bare back with his hand but that was something that was involved in dancing – which was the reason why he probably hated it. Jody was talking and talking but it wasn't about physics anymore so Sheldon had stopped caring. The only reason he had even gone to the dance floor with her was that he had spotted Amy dancing with this rock juggling blithering moron out there and he didn't know why but it gave him a miserable feeling.
Jody's hand sliding down the back of his neck ripped him out of his thoughts. "Sheldon, are you okay?"
"I'd be more okay if you'd stay in the original dancing position." He swallowed because he felt like his throat corded up. Too much body contact, definitely.
"Come on. Why are you so stiffened up? Your girlfriend seems occupied anyway so you should concentrate on something else, too…" Her voice was just a whisper and Sheldon didn't know how to process that at all.
But she had realized that this thing with Amy and Bert bothered him. And yes, it did. It bothered him to a point that got something deep inside him boiling. A weird stinging yet angry feeling. Pain and anger in the same time. It was incredibly hard to explain but something Sheldon was sure of was that it would have gone away if Amy would have stopped dancing with this jerk.
Again, he had been so busy thinking, that he hadn't realized Jody's face had come closer and closer. But before he could back off, it seemed like Jody got drawn back by an incredible force – and that force was Penny.
"Wasn't Bernadette's warning already enough?" Penny growled.
"You didn't just pull me back by my hair, did you?" Jody blurted at her. "Are you looking for a fight?"
"I'm from Nebraska, bitch, I've had a black eye more than once and from what I see in you, the worst you could do is tickle me."
"Oh, I might not be able to physically hurt you. But I could still get your boyfriend and this cutie right here to sleep with me all night. And trust me…" She got closer to Penny. "I'd fuck them stupid."
That was too much. In the timespan of just a few milliseconds Penny had raised her fist and punched it right into Jody's face.
Jody screamed in pain and stumbled back. Sheldon just stood there with an open mouth, Bernadette, Howard, Raj and Leonard rushed through the crowd to get over there and Amy still tried to figure out why there were people gathering in a circle.
"I'm sorry, Bert, I have to see what's going on there…" Amy apologized and hurried over. She made her way through all the people just to see her best friend standing there, rubbing her right fist, and Jody… with a bloody nose.
The security guards roughly pushed through the crowd and nailed Penny's wrists together behind her back, while some ambulance men took Jody with them.
"We're gonna take you with us, lady" One of the security guards told the crowd to split up again and they led Penny through it, followed by a hysterical Leonard, a little less hysterical Raj, a grinning Howard and a sighing Bernadette.
"Did she punch Jody in the face?" Amy turned to look at Sheldon.
He just looked back at her and nodded, still in shock.
A huge smile appeared on Amy's face, before she turned around and ran after the security guards. "OH MY GOD, BESTIE, WAIT FOR ME!"
After a few formalities, a few hours and some money, Penny got out of the jail cell again. The first thing she received was a hug from Amy, the next thing a kiss from Leonard and the third thing a short lecture from Bernadette which ended with a smile and a 'But that was pretty cool' though.
They all were worn out and tired and they all wanted to go to bed and just kind of forget about this evening.
"I guess we're going home now" Howard put an arm around Bernadette's shoulder and pulled her close.
"Yes, I'm going with you guys" Raj agreed.
"I think we all need some sleep. Sheldon, you come with us?" Leonard rubbed his neck and looked over to his best friend.
But he shook his head. "I wanna drive with Amy"
"It would be really easier if you'd go with Leonard since you're living in the same apartment…" Usually Amy didn't turn the advantage of driving Sheldon down but she just wanted to go home, get out of the dress, shower and sleep.
Sheldon didn't make any effort to step away from her side so she sighed and surrendered. Penny and Leonard smiled at her apologizing but she was used to it. Sheldon was a stubborn person and she was too tired to find any other logical arguments to make him drive home with Leonard. So she just grabbed her coat, got her car keys out of her purse, hugged everyone goodbye and stepped into the cool night air with Sheldon by her side.
They didn't say a word when they got into the car, also when Amy started driving. Just on the highway, when Amy was about to get off of it, Sheldon broke the silence. "I don't wanna go home, I want to go to your apartment."
"What? Why?" She usually didn't question this at all but she wanted her peace for the rest of the evening and she wasn't in peace with Sheldon right now. Not after him dancing with this skank.
"You still owe me a dance"
Amy sighed but smiled when she was sure Sheldon didn't look. The rest of the car ride remained quiet again.
Amy tossed her purse and her keys aside and bent her neck a little to the left and the right. She was really tired but in the same time she wanted that dance. To her surprise, Sheldon took the coat off her shoulders and put it onto the coat rack. Amy went over to the kitchen and got herself a glass of water. While drinking she nodded towards the fridge. Sheldon opened it and found a fresh bottle of Strawberry Yoohoo. He took it out with a happy smile, opened it, took a glass and filled it with the pink liquid. Then he put the bottle back inside the fridge and took a sip, before releasing a loud "Mmmmh".
Amy grinned. She didn't really like Yoohoo herself but she always had some in stock, in case Sheldon came over.
"So" Sheldon mumbled when he had finished the pink beverage.
"So" Amy echoed and bit her lower lip.
"Where is your iPod?"
"Uhm, in the station"
"Good" Sheldon went over to it and started to tab around on it. Amy went to the living room and eyed him from a distance. His back view was tempting. What she would have given to just smack her hand onto this nice bottom of his. But it would have disturbed him and she knew that.
It took a few minutes, then Sheldon let go a loud "HA!" and tabbed around even more furiously on the iPod.
Amy raised an eyebrow when Sheldon turned around.
"I knew you have that music on your iPod, too!"
Amy smiled when she realized the song 'Hungry Eyes' had started playing. Sheldon's steps were slow. He reminded her of a tiger, slowly walking towards his prey.
When he stood in front of her, he pulled down one of her curls, let go of it and it snapped back into shape. He shook his head with a slight smile. She looked at him insecurely.
"I like them. They fit you." He slowly put his right hand on her waist and held the left hand up.
Amy smiled, put her left hand on his back and her right hand into his. They slowly and kind of clumsily started dancing along to the song.
It was awkward but after a few seconds of silence, Amy felt like she needed to say something. "It was awesome how Penny punched Jody in the face. I wish I would have seen it."
"Why" Sheldon laid his head a bit side and eyed her quizzically.
"It would have been satisfactory."
"I bet that is some women nonsense I don't understand, right?"
"Probably"
Sheldon rolled his eyes and nodded. Then he looked back to Amy and all of a sudden he got lost in her eye color. This had happened before, but never that intensely. The green of her eyes was amazing and breathtaking. He had never realized that she had such a deep look. It felt like it pierced right through his soul, but it wasn't bad.
He looked down at her lips, when she started smiling and somehow – he couldn't help it – he smiled back.
He let his hand slide from her waist to her back and pulled her closer. She held her breath and looked back up into his eyes. His look was warm and welcoming and she suddenly felt at home. She felt save in his arms and like nothing in this world could ever destroy what they had.
It almost happened automatically that their hands slipped apart and Amy's arms slowly rested on Sheldon's shoulders, while he embraced her, arms around her waist.
"You are… very pretty" Sheldon mumbled, while staring at Amy's lips.
He clearly wasn't used to saying things like that because he sounded insecure about his choice of words and that was something you usually didn't experience when talking to Sheldon Lee Cooper.
"Thank you" Amy smiled.
His look was still caught on her lips and he moved his head a tiny bit closer. Amy's smile fell off. Was this about to get serious right now? She had to take a chance.
She moved her head closer, too and realized that he closed his eyes and swallowed for a second. Then he looked back at her lips. It was almost torture; he drove closer and closer to her but in the tempo of the continental drift.
As if this cascade of nervous feelings inside of her wouldn't have been enough already, she felt one of his hands drive up her back and landing where the dress ended. It felt like his hand burned his imprints right into her naked skin.
The body contact had distracted her from his head movement though. He was so close now, that his face appeared blurry. She closed her eyes and opened her lips a little. She could feel his breath on them. And then she felt it. The incredible softness of his lips, taking her lower lip in possession for a second before letting go again. Amy held her breath and remained in her position. His lips collided with hers again. This time her upper lip was the center of attention. She moved the tingling fingers of her right hand up to his neck and slightly caressed it, running her fingers through the first few inches of his hair, while enjoying his slight sucking on her lip. She was sure now to be a big fan of Strawberry Yoohoo.
After a few delicious moments he slowly backed off and opened his eyes. They were shiny and the deepest and darkest blue Amy had ever seen. She smiled and laid her head against his chest. He embraced her a little tighter and they kept dancing.