As usual I own none of TBBT characters

There is a number of people I would like to thank for the encouragement in this story, you know who you are and to Chiany for the title suggestion

It was three weeks after Sheldon had left and Amy was in her office lab cutting through some brains, or at least trying to, her mind was mixed with thoughts of Sheldon and whether he would call her, he had called her every day for the first week he was away, he wouldn't say much other than he was fine, despite her trying to engage in conversation, then the calls became less and less, her friends were not helping by telling her to get on with things, giving up on the brains she went to her lap top to check her emails and found one from her Saudi friend Faisal, they usually emailed at least once a month to share news and as usual he had included an invitation and a place to stay at his palace and a summer of working at the local university which his family owned

Amy thought about it for the rest of the day and then made a decision, she received permission from Siebert who said yes on the condition that she would share any research findings with Caltech, then emailed Faisal and made plans to go to Saudi, she wasn't going to sit at home and mope for Sheldon when he was off doing who knows what

Amy went home to pack as she was leaving in two days time, she hadn't told anybody apart from her mother that she would be gone for 3 months and was happily getting on with things when there was a sharp rapping at the door, she went to answer it and found Penny there

"Amy, Leonard just told me you are going to Saudi?

"Yes, how did he know? Amy went back to her bedroom and continued packing while Penny followed and sat on the bed watching

"Siebert told him apparently, why are you going?

"I need to get away, I am constantly thinking of Sheldon and I would rather be somewhere else working right now, he has stopped calling and answering my calls, there isn't anything here for me at the moment"

"You are running away like Sheldon is then"

"No not running away, Sheldon is doing whatever it is he wants to do and I am going there to work, its not all a vacation"

"When are you going?

"Day after tomorrow for three months, I need to be back for September for lectures"

"But you don't know if Sheldon will be away for that long"

"That's right I don't know because he's not communicating, I am not going to sit around waiting for him Penny, I have my own life to lead"

"Don't you have some sort of condition in your agreement where you need to give notice to each other?

"Oh like Sheldon gave me notice when he upped and left?

"Amy come on, that's not fair, Sheldon needed to get away"

"Don't Amy come on, you and Leonard encouraged Sheldon to go and nobody thought about even letting me know, I am supposed to be Sheldon's partner yet I am left out of something important like that, I am doing something for me for once, you supported Sheldon when he wanted to go so either support me or not"

"I support you, I will miss you though"

"I'm sure you will, are you staying or what? Amy was getting fed up with the conversation

"No its ok Leonard is in the car, we are going to the movies, do you want to come with us?

"No thanks"

"Come out with us tomorrow night as a goodbye then?

"Sorry my flight is leaving at 8am the next day and I am staying at the hotel by the airport overnight, so no"

"How long will it take to get there?

"16 hours but that's with changing planes and a break in between"

"Skype me when you get there then" Penny got off the bed and hovered awkwardly next to Amy who hadn't stopped packing since Penny arrived

"Sure" Amy folded another top in to her case the followed Penny to the door

"Have a good time but keep in touch with us, I am sure Sheldon will get in contact soon"

"I haven't heard from him for four days, so I doubt it"

"Bye Amy" Penny gave her a hug and left the apartment

Amy thought about what Penny said regarding telling Sheldon, she knew he had his laptop, so sent him an email explaining what she was doing, she would at least give him the courtesy of that despite his current silence

The next day Amy went to Caltech to collect some of her work equipment that she wanted to take with her and went back to see Siebert to thank him, then just as she was leaving, she bumped in Leonard who was leaving at the same time, he gave her a hug and wished her luck, even he hadn't heard from Sheldon and Sheldon's phone was no longer traceable

Amy drove home, packed her luggage into her car, then drove her car to her mothers house to leave there for the summer and called a taxi from there, she arrived at the hotel having already checked in her luggage at the airport and after a meal and a drink in the hotel bar, spoke to Faisal on the phone briefly and then went to bed

Thanks to checking in her luggage the night before, she went to check in at the Saudi Airlines desk and was surprised to find that she had been upgraded to first class and that she was given directions to the first class lounge to wait for the plane

While she was waiting she checked her emails, she was half expecting to see one from Sheldon but there was nothing, although there was one from Faisal telling her that his personal driver would pick her up from the airport once she arrived in Riyadh, her flight was called and once the plane took off she started to relax and think about what she could achieve

A/N, this wont be updated every day but it will be as close as

Thanks for reading!