Amy stares at the window looking at that sky, she was stuck between the conference hall and her hotel room for that unstoppable rain. She spend her time reading books or review her lessons, bored because all alone any minute seems infinite. The only enjoyable time was skyping with her boyfriend. Sheldon had planned everything before her leaving, in order to avoid any time zone. When they arrive at the airport Leonard winked at Amy and Sheldon: "Do you two need sometime alone?" Amy shake her head and Sheldon replied: "It's not necessary, we are going to keep in touch on regular basis, following a communication plan, we don't need to say goodbye". Indeed they weren't sad and their behavior wasn't any different from other days, Leonard teasing seemed having none effects on them but when they heard the speaker voice calling, Leonard saw Sheldon take her hand and circled her palm with his thumb "Be careful, Amy" "I will". They waved their hand to Amy directed to the gate and they heading back to Leonard's car "It's all right, buddy?" "A bit hungry, but I'm fine" rolling his eyes: "I'm speaking about Amy" "I'm going to heard about her in about fifteen minutes, then I could give you a specific answer on Amy's wellness" "Congratulations!"Everyday you seems more and more pointless" Sheldon didn't get the hint of sarcasm in Leonard's voice but after a dramatically pause he added: "Fine, I understand your worries about a friend of yours" picking up the phone "Hello, it's Sheldon… no everything is fine but, Leonard asks me about you" looking at Leonard: "she's doing well, don't worry" Leonard shake his head in disbelief. Arriving home Penny cheered them and asked: "Amy's ok? At what time does the plane take off?" "At 9,46 am, I had a scheduled call ten minutes ago with Amy" "Good, I'm going to text her later" she was by the door when she heard Sheldon: "Hello, it's Sheldon… no everything its fine… I would like to inform you that Penny is going to text you later", Penny and Leonard understood that Sheldon use any kind of excuse to hear Amy's voice and those two days their friends teased him, especially Howard was awful brilliant being able to lead all their conversation to brief awkward call on every topic in their mind to understand how far he will going to bother her girlfriend on the phone.
…This was funny until Sheldon get a cold…
Amy didn't want to jeopardize their relationship recently rebuilt and she was unsure between coming back and manage a petulant and selfish sick Sheldon or stay safe three more days in Detroit.
The first day:
Open a skype call: "Hi girls, what's up?" "Hi Ames, lucky girl!" an exhausted Penny cheers her "Lucky? Why?" "Because you have five long hours of fly between you and your boyfriend" Bernadette says in a sarcastic way showing a plastic bag with a lot of medicine inside, "I had a scheduled call with him this afternoon but he wasn't so whiny, except for Leonard's soup, of course" "He is a pain in the ass!" Amy doesn't like when they insult her boyfriend "That does not seem the most suitable definition for Sheldon" "Have they dissect your brain at the conference?" she yells: "Bernadette!""Amy we know that you love him but we are really pissed off" feeling bad for leave her friends bearing with a sick Sheldon she cuts: "I'm sorry girls, now I have to go, bye!"
"Hi, Sheldon" "Hello" "Are you feeling any better?" "Physically, yes, but I'm upset because everyone's mad at me for no good reason" Why don't you tell me what happened, and in a gentle, loving way, I'll explain to you why you're wrong" "You know how, when you're sick, you're allowed to be cranky and say whatever you want and other people's feelings don't matter?" "Ooh. Gentle and loving, this is gonna be tricky"
The second day:
Open a skype call: "Hi girls!" "Amy, your boyfriend is a jerk" "I hate him" "It's a dumb dermatologist racist" "I'm going to throw him out the window" Amy sighs deeply, every time the same story: Penny and Bernadette complain and now even Emily joins the chorus.
Amy annoyed by her friends says: "Girls, Sheldon is not that bad, please be kind with him" "Be kind?" "Amy having sex with him let you lose your mind?" "Hey!" No one cares at her trying to defend her boyfriend and they continue: "I take some medicine from my lab and he laugh at me!" "He said that I'm not a real medical doctor because I'm a dermatologist" "okay, okay I understand, but the guys can help you, right?" she heard Raj crying "Amy, he says that I'm an irritating patch of brown skin!" "I had to spend the evening at the lab to avoid his lesson about how to prepare the right chicken noodle" Leonard says and Howard adds exasperated: "but we all receive his update about his bowel movement!".
Checking her watch suddenly she says: "You all right, bye guys have a nice evening" They stare at the black screen while Raj continue his crying.
"Hi, Sheldon. What's new?" "Our friends are jerks, and I'm mad at all of them" "I said, "What's new?" but sure" "Can you believe they planned a trip to Las Vegas and didn't invite me?" "Did you refuse to apologize and act like they were stupid for being mad?" "You know, I liked it better when there was still a little mystery left in our relationship"
She confesses her plan to stay three more days in Detroit to avoid his sickness, she apologizes but Sheldon wasn't done with her: "Amy I'm mad at you, due to your silly decision we can't spend this time in person but over a skype call" "I know, and, as I already said, I'm sorry for lying you" "And now you feel more bad for lying me or for staying longer in Detroit?" "I think for lying to you but also for staying here" "I asked what make you feel worst" "definitely lying to you" seeing her truly hurt for her behavior Sheldon suddenly understand the power of empathy "Yes I'm angry but I understand you, sometime I'm unbearable". Amy looking up at the screen with wide eyes for his admission "Now I regret not being there with you" "Oh you have to! Because of this nonsense yesterday I spend the night alone!" "I was alone too!" "You are the only one to blame" "I'm really sorry, what can I do to show you that I'm sorry?" "in this moment nothing because you are not here, but I'm more that sure that when you come back you will find a way" .