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Amy's return
The last month of Amy's trip to Saudi passed quickly, she sought the advice of Faisal on some personal matters and made plans to move forward in her life and also a tentative plan to work more often in Saudi, providing Siebert was ok with Amy gone so often, the family held a dinner party for her the night before she left which she enjoyed thoroughly
Amy had spoken to Sheldon most days and he enthused about how his work was going but always stayed clear of the subject of living alone, she had chosen not to interrogate him while she was away and wait until she returned, she also didn't tell him the exact date she was coming home and after arriving home late on Thursday evening, she went to bed exhausted having only spoken to her mother, on Friday she had a busy day with meetings and cleaning and noticed on Sheldon's Facebook status that he was having the gang over for vintage video game night and Chinese food, Amy decided to go over and see them all
Amy arrived at Los Robles as the same time as the Chinese food, she paid for the food and took it upstairs to 4A, she was pretty sure the group would be surprised at her arrival, once she got to the top of the stairs, she braced herself for a moment before knocking, she heard Sheldon say that would be the Chinese food and footsteps walking to the door
"Amy!" Gasped Sheldon in surprise at seeing his girlfriend with several bags of Chinese food
"Hello Sheldon, good to see you" replied Amy nodding at him
Amy smiled at him and was then engulfed in hugs and kisses from the rest of the group while Sheldon stood there astonished still holding on to the door handle
"What are you doing back so early, we were not expecting you until tomorrow" asked Bernadette
"I came back yesterday and have had a busy day of meetings, planning and laundry" replied Amy taking the food through to the kitchen and placing it on the bench
"What sort of meetings? Asked Sheldon finally speaking and closing the door
"Just this and that" replied Amy evasively
"Ames do you want a glass of wine? Asked Penny opening another bottle
"No thanks, I am off that for now, three months in the hot sun in an alcohol free country generally takes the urge to drink away" Amy went to the fridge and took a bottle of water out instead
"I must say you are looking great as well" added Raj eyeing up Amy appreciatively
"Well swimming and walking every night certainly helps" replied Amy
"So are you definitely going again? Asked Penny
"Sure, it's in the plans to go, anyway enough about me, tell me how you are all getting on? Replied Amy
"Well my mom's leg has finally healed and she has a new lodger in Stuart" commented Howard
"That's great, how was the opening of the Comic Book Store, is it still busy? Asked Amy
"Yes, Raj has also helped financially and Stuart now has a hot drinks machine for the customers as well" replied Howard
"How about Penny and Leonard, I hope you are not going into business of giving unhelpful advice again" chuckled Amy to the astonishment of Leonard and Penny
"What does that mean? Asked Penny
"Just that you encouraging Sheldon to go away didn't exactly help him did it, he just wandered aimlessly around the country and wasn't happy until he came to Saudi"
"We thought we were doing the right thing" protested Penny
"I'm sure you did, but never mind, how go the wedding plans? Asked Amy changing the subject
"Oh fine, we are going to get married in Nebraska and we hope you can come" replied Penny
"Of course, Sheldon you never said how living alone was going? Asked Amy to Sheldon who had hardly spoken
"Its fine" replied Sheldon shortly
"Just fine? Come on talk to me, I am supposed to be your girlfriend after all" replied Amy trying not to lose patience with him
"I'd rather we do this when everyone has gone" said Sheldon quietly
"Why?
"Because I'm still learning to live on my own, Leonard stays over on Friday and Saturday nights as I miss his presence a lot in the apartment but I am getting there, I want to do this Amy, not just for me but I want you to see that I can live on my own and eventually we can live together" replied Sheldon
"Good I am glad" replied Amy
"You're glad? Queried Sheldon confused
"Oh yes, like I said before you take your time" replied Amy going to the kitchen to sort out her own food that she had brought with her
"Amy I know you want more and I am trying" added Sheldon
"I know and your comment about living on your own has only made my decision the right decision"
"What decision? Asked Penny
"Oh I have bought a house" replied Amy
"You bought a house? Asked Sheldon surprised
"Yes, its something I have been thinking about doing for a while, I can't spend my life waiting for you to decide whether or when I am worth moving forward for, so I am moving forwards for myself and doing something for myself, I have plenty of savings and while I was in Saudi I bought a house and arranged for decorators to go in" replied Amy
"How did you do that in Saudi? Asked Sheldon
"Everything was done over the internet and with help from my mom and today I went to the house to see progress and I also had lunch with President Siebert which leads me on to our next conversation"
"Hold on you can't just move on without properly explaining" complained Sheldon
"I think its perfectly self explanatory, I am just buying a house and one that eventually will be for our future Sheldon, when you are ready you can move in, but I am ready now to move on to the next step of my life and I have renegotiated my contract with Caltech, I will be spending two months every year in Saudi and I have been asked to talk and lecture at various universities which I wanted to talk to you about before I say yes completely" replied Amy
"So you remember you have a boyfriend then, we got on so great in Saudi, why the sudden change? Asked Sheldon
"Sheldon I never said I didn't want to be with you, I have to do something for me for once, you are an important part of my life which is why I am giving you the time you need to adjust to more intimacy and the our future" replied Amy
"Do you guys want us to leave? Asked Penny feeling uncomfortable
"No please stay and also I will be holding a house warming party next weekend, the house will be finished by the middle of next week and I want all of you there to celebrate with me" replied Amy
"Leonard wanted to have a surprise welcome home party for you" said Sheldon
"That would have been nice, thank you Leonard" replied Amy giving him a kiss on the cheek
"Your welcome but your plan sounds better, where is the house anyway?
"Oh its on Fair Oaks avenue, it was empty on buying and needed a complete redecoration, it's all on one floor and has 3 bedrooms and a large garden" replied Amy
"Well I am pleased for you then" said Sheldon clearing his throat uncomfortably
"We all are" said penny
"Let's raise a glass to Amy and congratulations" said Bernadette
The group clinked glasses and went back to their regular chatting and video games, they had a break a little while later and Sheldon took the opportunity for a private moment with Amy and took her through to his bedroom
"Your unexpected arrival and news flummoxed me Amy and I can't say I am totally happy but I have missed you, when I was in Saudi I felt calm with you around"
"I know you did and that was because I went easy on you, you were vulnerable and I didn't want you dashing off again, that has to stop Sheldon"
"Oh it won't happen again, things are going well at work, I am adjusting to living on my own and now you are back" replied Sheldon taking a step forward to Amy and led her to sitting down on the bed
"Maybe when I move in to my new place, you can stay overnight? Not in my room of course, there will be other rooms you can stay in" added Amy quickly
"I would like that Amy" replied Sheldon as they held hands
"Oh come here you" said Amy giving him a hug
Sheldon couldn't resist the hug and that turned into a kiss and the kiss turned into something deep and meaningful, they were interrupted by Leonard knocking on the door and saying the guys wanted to continue with the games
"When everybody has gone, we can talk properly" said Amy smiling at him
"Sure and I don't think Leonard will be staying here tonight, by the way I took the liberty of taking a change of clothing and nightgown from your apartment and leaving them in my cupboard if you wanted to stay the night" said Sheldon
"Dr Cooper, that is forward planning, I hope you don't mind about my plans and that you understand why I am doing this, it is not to put pressure on you, I will be closer to the University as well and I can drive you to work some days" Amy by now was stroking Sheldon's arm and chest, making Sheldon shiver at her touch
"I would like that" replied Sheldon taking her hand and leading her to the lounge before things got too carried away
Much later after everybody had gone and also made plans for lunch at the Cheesecake factory the following day, Amy and Sheldon had got changed into their night clothes and were sipping hot chocolate on the sofa and cuddling
"I would like to talk to you about date nights and increasing them but we can talk about that when we are both fresh and alert" commented Amy
"I agree, we do need to talk about the relationship agreement at some point, come on its late, we should go to bed" commented Sheldon noticing it was after midnight
"Sure, let me just wash up these cups" replied Amy
"No need, they can wait until morning" replied Sheldon taking Amy's hand and leading her to Leonard's old room
"You know there is nothing I would like more than to just sleep with you Amy but I am scared of where it could lead"
"Its ok, you know I will be in the room anyway and we can make this a permanent thing if you like, me staying over on Fridays and you stay at mine on Saturdays, or vice versa" replied Amy
"I would like that" said Sheldon as they reached the bedroom
Amy opened the door and went to go in when Sheldon took her hand and pulled her close, they had a hug and another kiss which became very passionate with hands going everywhere over each others bodies, Sheldon stopped himself before he got out of control, he was already experiencing an erection that he wouldn't be able to get rid of for a while
"Well goodnight Sheldon, see you in the morning" said Amy giving him a kiss on the cheek and disappearing into the room
"Vixen" muttered Sheldon doing the same thing and going to his room
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