Disclaimer: I don't own BBT but like to take them out to play sometimes.

After a moment, the two realized where they were, so Amy reluctantly moved and unlocked the front door, which he entered gladly as he was asleep on his feet, but he fought it with determination.

Amy showed him to a bedroom where she presented him with a towel to dry himself off. She went into her room and did the same thing before changing into her CMU t-shirt and shorts that she had taken to sleeping in of late due to the heat. When she was all set, she walked and knocked on the door. "Sheldon, you're probably not decent, but give me your wet clothes and I'll throw them in the dryer.

To her surprise, Sheldon opened the door wearing only his bath robe. He handed her a wet bundle in a towel.

She was still in shock at seeing him and since she had no idea of what to say, she merely pointed towards the living room. "I-I'm going to put these in the dryer. You can wait in the living room" She turned around and walked away before he could respond.

A few minutes later, she put the bundle in the dryer, but she stayed in the laundry room, trying to get her courage up to be in the same room as her boyfriend. She was all gung ho to be there for him in Texas, but now that he was here in the flesh, she didn't know what to say to him.

'Sheldon, I'm so sorry about Mee Maw. I love you, but you really pissed me off'

'Sheldon, you were an asshole when you left, but I still love you'

'Sheldon, what do you need?'

'Sheldon, how was your trip? See anything interesting?'

Realizing she wasn't any closer to a perfect speech than she was five minutes earlier, she inhaled before leaving for the living room. When she got there, he was sitting on the couch in his bathrobe watching her every move. She sat down and turned to him.

"I apologize for being in my bath robe, but I can't get into clean clothes without a shower and I thought that was something that should wait"

"Okay"

The two continued to sit on the couch looking everywhere but at each other. He had sewing machine leg and her hands were clasped together on her knees. Both were unsure what to say to the other.

"Amy, I….I….."

Amy knew from experience that Sheldon needed time to say the right thing. The fact that he was here spoke volumes. She also knew the only way to get here was by bus and he wasn't wearing his bus pants when she found him. She would give him an inch.

"Would you like some tea, Sheldon?"

"Yes, please"

When she left the room, Sheldon put his face in his hands. He had so much to say to her, but when he looked at her, he froze like an idiot. 'You can't just send her songs forever, you troglodyte. Mee Maw said speak from the heart, but how do I do that?'

His exhaustion was catching up with him as he realized he was up for almost 28 hours. He fought it as he waited for Amy. 'I can't fall asleep….not now'

Amy went to make the tea in the kitchen as thoughts swirled in her mind. Yesterday, she was thinking of ending their relationship. After last night, she realized that life was precious and one had to fight for what they had. She had things to say to Sheldon, but him coming here was something she wouldn't have expected before he left Pasadena. She wasn't up for an emotional conversation, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to start a dialogue after the immediate crisis passed. For the first time in several hours, she was glad her flight to Houston was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Grabbing both mugs after filling them with hot water and tea bags to steep, she walked out to the living room and was greeted with a sleeping Sheldon half sitting up on the couch. Setting the mugs down, she grabbed a nearby afghan and covered him up. She sat at the opposite end of the couch and turned on the TV, but she was asleep a short time later.