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The following day Amy went back to work at the University, Faisal had agreed to take Sheldon to watch her lecture in the afternoon but decided to have a talk with Sheldon before so and had taken him to the large lounge area
"What are you intentions towards Amy? Asked Faisal starting off
"I am fond of her and want to keep dating her, why are you asking me this?
"Because of how you have been towards her, she may not admit it to you but she is very much in love with you and you hurt her a lot when you stormed off without a word"
"I know she loves me" replied Sheldon quietly
"You do? Asked Faisal surprised at this turn
"Yes, it's obvious and I am trying hard to give her what she wants"
"But do you want the same things as her because otherwise there is no point to being in the relationship"
"Yes of course, Amy is just going quicker than I am, we will get there eventually, she understands that we have to go at my pace though"
"I hope so, I have known Amy for a long time and in the past she has told me all about you and it was clear how much she had fallen for you back then"
"I don't want to hurt Amy, she is important to me" replied Sheldon
"Amy deserves happiness Sheldon, I trust that you can give it to her but never run away from your problems again, I don't think Amy would forgive you again"
"I don't intend to, Amy mentioned coming here next summer again? Asked Sheldon trying to change the subject
"Yes, she has turned down all my invitations previously and I think it will be good for her to work abroad and learn different things from the neuroscientists over here" replied Faisal
"I agree" replied Sheldon as Abdul appeared in the room
"Your car is here ready to take you to the University" said Abdul
"Thank you, come Sheldon lets see Amy at her best" said Faisal leading Sheldon out of the palace and into the air conditioned Rolls Royce
Amy was pleased that Sheldon and Faisal turned up for her lecture, she began her lecture by introducing Sheldon to the group, some of who knew who he was and began her lecture and presentation
"So how was that? Asked Amy once they were done
"Very impressive Amy" replied Sheldon smiling at her
"Thank you, I enjoy lecturing and presenting, I may ask Siebert if I can do more of it when I return, I have a flexible contract that allows me to do that if I wish and not just at Caltech either" replied Amy
"Spread your wings and go for it" Urged Faisal
"Oh I intend to" replied Amy
They walked to her office where she collected her bag and they left the building, Sheldon went back to the palace with Faisal in the Rolls Royce as Abdul was not with them and he joined Amy on the balcony once they returned where they enjoyed a refreshing fruit punch before dinner
"Are you not going to get bored while you are here? Asked Amy
"Not really, like you said there is a games room and I can explore the area while you are at work, I needed a change of scenery and to be here with you" replied Sheldon
"It should also give you time to think about a different career path if you can't continue with String Theory" commented Amy
"Yes I know, I have been thinking about changing to Inflationary Cosmology, I don't think I can do that at Caltech though, not without continuing String Theory"
"Then suggest to Siebert that you want to do both, you can work equally on them both and even if there is no end to String Theory, you will still achieve something with the Cosmology" replied Amy
"You know, that's actually not a bad idea" replied Sheldon
"Well I have my uses" replied Amy smiling at him
The smile did something to Sheldon and made his tummy flip over, he cleared his throat noisily and gulped his drink down quickly and indicated to Abdul for more which he brought over, Amy noticed the nervousness and waited for Abdul to go out of earshot before talking
"You want to kiss me again don't you?
"Yes but we can't do it now" replied Sheldon
"You could always change the relationship agreement and add a spontaneous date night to it, after all it's not like some of us haven't broken the rules recently from it"
"Amy that's not fair, you know why I had to go away" complained Sheldon
"I was joking about that Sheldon, but if you don't want a spontaneous date night then we will just have to wait until next week" replied Amy pausing to let it sink in
"Perhaps we can do something on Saturday when we return from the Kings palace" suggested Sheldon
"There is a dinner party here for the local trades that Faisal supports, perhaps you could move it to Sunday, you will both be expected to attend the party" said Abdul from the other end of the balcony
"Thank you Abdul, Sheldon shall we do that then? Have a date afternoon on Sunday? Asked Amy
"Yes why not, we can go out for lunch and whoever wants to join us" replied Sheldon
The next few days dragged for Sheldon, although he discovered that the games room was also wired up to the internet and he was able to play his usual games with Leonard, Howard and Raj that way and on Sunday, Sheldon, Amy, Faisal and Maya went out to lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, by now thanks to the local media reports, Sheldon and Amy were very much aware that the general public of Riyadh knew they were there together and did everything they could not to be seen getting too close to each other, after lunch they went back to Amy's apartment and Faisal joined them for a few moments and went to the kitchen again to give them space
"I don't want to take advantage of the situation we are being given" said Amy reaching up and placing a quick kiss on Sheldon's lips
"We are being given the advantage, we are very discreet remember" replied Sheldon
Amy looked at him for a moment and Sheldon stepped forward into Amy's body and grabbed her waist and gave her a deep kiss, Amy's hands started to roam over Sheldon's back then they quickly broke away remembering where they were
"I look forward to date night next Thursday" said Sheldon as they gazed into each others eyes after the kiss
"Me too" replied Amy smiling at him
"Sheldon I know you have no work and if you are going to be here for the monthly sports day, why don't you go to the camel station tomorrow to practice? I can get Abdul to drive you over there" suggested Faisal as he joined them in the lounge
"Thank you, I might just do that" replied Sheldon
"Good for you Sheldon" said Amy smiling at him again
"We are going to have a family evening with the children tonight if you would like to join us? Asked Faisal
"Yes we would like that" replied Amy speaking for the both of them
"Excellent, come by the lounge at 630pm" replied Faisal leaving Sheldon and Amy in the apartment and Abdul joined them
"I do need to speak with my mother on Skype, I promised I would do that today, let me just get my laptop" said Sheldon disappearing out of the apartment and down the corridor to his own
Over the next few weeks Sheldon joined Amy on all of her lectures at the University and they enjoyed date nights and their kisses afterwards got longer and more passionate and on the monthly sports day, Sheldon entered only one competition which was camel racing, he had practised a lot and was racing against Faisal and Amy in the final round, surprisingly for all three of them, they had a tie to the end, Sheldon enjoyed himself thoroughly and the next day a dinner party was held for him as he was going back to LA the following day
Amy had chosen not to go to the airport with him, she was pretty sure she wouldn't be able to contain herself if she did so and they an embrace and long hug in her apartment before he left
"I will Skype you when I arrive home and on any stopovers I will let you know how I am doing, thank you for asking me to come here Amy, I think it was a good suggestion and Faisal you have been a very generous host" said Sheldon shaking his hand
"Your welcome Sheldon and we would be delighted to have you here again" replied Faisal nodding at him
"Come on you had better go, I will walk you down to the car" said Amy trying not to betray her sadness that he was going
"Things won't be like they were once we are back together at home Amy, I am going to work on living on my own and we can talk every day until you return" replied Sheldon
Amy didn't say anything and leaned up to give Sheldon a quick kiss and then guided him out of the room with Abdul and Faisal following and helping Sheldon with his luggage down to the car
Amy stood watching as the car drove away and then went back to her apartment, she had a lecture to give in the afternoon and needed to concentrate on that, she heard from Sheldon around lunchtime, he had arrived in Jeddah for the connecting flight to LA, Amy went to bed that night feeling excited about the progress she and Sheldon had made while he was in Saudi and hoped that Sheldon could resolve his other problems in her absence
Next chapter up in a few days