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Things for Sheldon and Amy were going pretty well. By this point his fears of germs were out the window and her insecurities almost gone, but one issue remained.

Timing.

Despite Sheldon's scheduling of any and all intimate activities for the past three weeks, somehow they always ended up getting interrupted. For example, last weekend Amy was over at the apartment to borrow one of Sheldon's comic books, though she hadn't told him before. Out of surprise and excitement Sheldon had turned their night into one of passionate and eager kissing as well as a little bit of cuddling.

...And Leonard and Penny had walked in on them. Sheldon would have been more embarrassed but all the other couple saw was him reading the new batman edition to a sleepy Amy while they cuddled.

He couldn't forget the expression on his best friend's face. His grin was bigger than usual, and Penny. She was a completely different story.

His neighbor actually jostled Amy's half asleep form awake and alert with her squealing and hitting Leonard on the arm. Afterward Sheldon had to give his two friends a lecture on the importance of privacy, with Amy finally sound asleep in his bed.

That night was a late one, and to Sheldon's delight they finally ended up sharing a bed. Thanks to Leonard and Penny's interference he hadn't gotten his good night kiss, but thought it peaceful nonetheless to watch his sleeping beauty dream about things unknown to him until he, too, fell fast asleep.

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Morning came quicker than Sheldon had anticipated and he was surprised to find Leonard in the kitchen with the absence of Penny. He froze the minute his former roommate opened his mouth.

"Hey, Sheldon. How was sleeping on the couch last night?"

Did he lie and fake that he did, or come out and admit that he hadn't? He was enjoying his and Amy's little secret of becoming more intimate, but he supposed since his friend had already walked in on it several times, that cat was out of the bag.

His hesitation, however, was what confirmed it. Leonard's cheeky grin was back and bigger than ever.

"You dog you!"

Sheldon knew that saying by now. It was no doubt Leonard knew. He blushed and silently grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, dreading having left his room in the first place. His friend grabbed whatever it was he needed and left the apartment, and Sheldon sighed in relief.

That was four weeks ago to the day. Tonight was date night, and this time they were spending it at Amy's. Those nights he spent at Amy's he planned strategically, never should they go beyond planned. Their supplies, of course, ran limited and only ever stayed at Sheldon's apartment. It was almost as if it were an unspoken rule.

Amy never seemed to mind this, however. She was always just as excited for date nights at her apartment as his, her smile told him so. Even on nights that weren't date nights, any time she spent with him she was always smiling.

Thinking about Amy being happy made Sheldon's stomach flip. She would be there any minute to pick him up and he nervously clutched the strap of his laptop bag.

Tonight was the night he was officially going to bring up the topic of finally using the condoms.

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Amy happily held her boyfriend's hand as they attempted to clean up after dinner. She argued it would be difficult to do so while holding hands, but because Sheldon had insisted, she had agreed, and here they were.

Her hand was shaky as she reached to put the two plates back in the cupboard. Sheldon noticed her struggling and stood behind her, wrapping one hand around her waist and the other went to support her hand holding the plates. With her back to him she smiled lightly and turned around in his arms.

She was pleasantly surprised when he kissed her gently, and a number of other things along those lines occurred until finally they were sat next to each other on her couch, and he nervously grabbed her hand. His eyes were on hers as his thumb gently stroked her fingers.

"Amy, I wanted to ask you something..."

She nodded slowly and encouragingly, inching closer to him.

"So... about those condoms..."