„If you need anything you can come over but I need to set nap times for Amy so… in those times; no disturbance!" Sheldon slammed the door shut and turned around.

His injured girlfriend was adjusting herself on the sofa. It was evening and they had to eat something. Today was Thai food day and Sheldon hated nothing more than having to throw his plans into disarray.

„Amy, as it is your left leg that's broken… do you think we could drive to the Thai food place to get…"

„Sheldon!" Amy could hardly turn around to face him.

„Okay… okay… then no Thai food, I guess"

„We can order some over the phone"

Sheldon almost gasped for air. „O… order? Amy, do you really think those people can get the orders right over the phone? They are hardly able to when I am standing in front of them!"

Amy sighed. As much as she enjoyed being around Sheldon… but she sensed this could become very exhausting. Most of all because she couldn't just get up and leave.

Sheldon stood there and thought for a moment, then he made his way to the kitchen and checked the inventory of the fridge. With a pleased smile he grabbed something from it and started looking for pots and pans.

Amy sat on the sofa and watched him. It was amazing, she hadn't known that he could cook. But all his hand grips looked so sure and so field-tested that this surely wasn't the first time. He turned around to the oven and handled around, then took a step back, threw some scrutinizing looks around, nodded to himself and went back over to Amy.

„This will take a while", he said, while realizing Amy's legs were placed on his spot.

He firmly bit his lower lip, while he let himself sink into the big chair. Just the sound as he sat down gave him goosebumps and not some of the good kind.

Amy realized that and attempted to move back a little but it was hard. It was amazing how heavy her leg had gotten since this huge cast had been placed around it.

„Wait" Sheldon hurried to get up, put his hands around Amy's waist and helped her to slip back a few inches.

Amy didn't dare to breathe. She liked the firm grasp around her middle. And Sheldon had raised her so easily, as if she was nothing but a bag of feathers. She hadn't known he was that strong.

„Is it more comfortable like that?" He asked, very concentrated on adjusting her so she wouldn't fall down on the side.

„Yes, I just made some space for you" Amy replied.

Sheldon looked at his spot and then smiled, before he let go of Amy instantly and sat back down onto his spot, all happy.

Amy sighed… there goes the body contact.

She leaned back a little to get more comfortable, then she looked at her boyfriend. „What are you cooking?"

„Pasta with hotdogs. If that is okay for you."

„Yes, sounds great"

„Too late anyway, the pasta is already in the pot" He did his sniffy little laugh. „Bazinga!"

Amy couldn't help but grinning.

They could hear some sizzling noise from the kitchen and Sheldon jumped up immediately, before he hurried to the oven and pulled the pot aside. The water had been overboiling.

He tested if the spagettis were aldente enough, then put them in a plate and placed the cut, cooked hotdogs over them, along with the sauce.

He grabbed two forks and balanced the plates over to the table. Then he put them onto it, went back to the kitchen and got a little tray that was usually used for breakfasts in bed.

He handed it to Amy and then placed her plate with the spagettis onto it.

„Thank you Sheldon, that's very nice of you"

„It's what the agreement says" Sheldon sat back down onto his spot and started twisting a few spagettis onto his fork.

Amy stared at him puzzling. „So… you only do that because the agreement says so?"

„Well…" He looked back at her for a second, obviously confused about that question. „Yeah"

Amy's look hardened. Then she stretched and placed the plate on the table, pushing the tray away from her.

Sheldon swallowed half of his spagettis unchewed as he realized Amy tried to get up from the sofa, which was not only almost impossible but also dangerous without crutches. „Amy! What are you doing?"

„I'm going home!" Amy answered, hissing the words almost.

„What's wrong?" Once again she made Sheldon's whole worldview crush. What had he done now? He had cooked for her.

„I don't wanna be cared for just because some stupid agreement says so. I wanna be cared for because someone wants to care for me! UGH!" Amy had huge troubles standing up.

Instead of helping her, Sheldon pulled his eyebrows down and pulled her back onto the sofa.

„Hey!" She protested.

„Amy" He said calmly. „I do care for you because I care about you."

„You just said you do it because of the agreement"

„Yes, a relationship agreement. Do you really think I would be in a relationship with you if I didn't care about you?"

Amy opened her mouth but she couldn't answer as fast and devastating as she had planned to. She realized what Sheldon had just said. He cared about her. Sometimes it was really hard to tell what Sheldon's feelings were, he was perfect at explaining scientific mysteries but as soon as it came to social stuff or even feelings he seemed to become dyslexic usually.

„I… guess not" Amy stuttered.

„Well, of course not" Sheldon gave back in this high pitched voice that always came out of his mouth whenever he agreed to something obvious. „And now lay back down and eat your food before it gets too cold!"

„I have Star Trek, Star Wars, Batman, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Spiderman 3, The amazing Spiderman…"

„Yeah, let's go with this one" Amy answered, glad that Sheldon seemed to agree.

„Good choice, Amy Farrah Fowler", he commended. „It's a remake of the movie with Tobey Maguire. You're gonna love it."

„Yeah, I'm absolutely sure about that" Amy sighed as Sheldon put the DVD into the player and sat back down onto his spot.

While he babbled about the plot and how great this remake was, Amy tried to ignore the pain in her leg. The painkillers she had been given in the hospital stopped working obviously. She tried not to let Sheldon feel the pain, because right now he looked so happy and Amy thought it was already a big gesture to let her live here and kick his best friend out for that.

But even if they weren't a normal couple – it was like Sheldon could sense something was wrong.

„Amy, are you okay?"

„My… leg just hurts a little, it's okay"

Sheldon immediately jumped up and rushed to the bathroom, coming back out with a big glass of water and a pill in his hand.

„Take this but be sure to be in a comfortable position, these may knock you out within minutes!"

„Sheldon, I am okay" Amy said and tried a smile. But it apparently was so full of pain, that even Sheldon realized she was lying.

„Take that!" He pushed the pill into her hand and the water into her other.

Amy sighed, took the pill and flushed it down with a mouthful of water.

Sheldon smiled, took the glass, put it on the couchtable and sat back into his spot, before he absentmindedly grabbed Amy's healthy leg, put it onto his lab and started massaging her foot.

Amy almost let go a moan. It was amazing what his thumbs could do.

„Does this help to relax you a little before the effect of the pill kicks in?" Sheldon asked.

„Oh yeah", was the mumbled answer.

It wasn't relaxing at all. It was… exciting. Amy felt her muscles tense. She had been craving Sheldon's touch for so long, their last physical contact had been ages ago, and now there he was. With her foot on his thigh, massaging it with his thumbs.

To others this would have been nothing to speak of, but for Amy it was magic. She leaned back and closed her eyes and in a minute of complete loss of self-control a throaty moan bursted out of her.

Sheldon's eyes widened and he stopped for a second, but as he heard Amy grumble, he continued. He looked at her. Her eyes were close, probably it was the pill that was about to knock her out. He decided he would continue the massage till she was fully asleep and then bring her to bed.