A little Howardette this chapter because I love them! Also a little insight into how Sheldon might have beefed up as of late.
Things have been taking off for Leonard lately personally and professionally. After his paper with Sheldon took off he got floods of offers to go speak at other campus about the ideas in the paper. Sure most wanted Sheldon too and he was very selective about where he was willing to speak and was not a fun travel companion.
Offers were flooding in from all over the country and he could not possibly go to all of the campuses to speak. However Penny's trick with the commencement speech gave him an idea, he could Skype with some of the farther away campus's and have a video prepared to show some of the experiment in action with super fluid's. He could even pre tape a little segment with Sheldon saying how he worked out the math without having him have to be there and hog all the limelight.
Leonard would need a better video camera however, the only one he had was on his phone and he wanted the quality to be better. It had to look professionally taped, if campus's liked him and took him seriously he could make speaking engagements a second career.
He wanted to get started right away so he went to Sheldon's place during lunch to ask about the camera. He was going to ask him at work but he could not find him, and he had not answered any of his texts. Leonard wanted to get going on it while the idea was still fresh in his mind, he felt like if he waited to long all these idea would fall away.
So after knocking on the door several times he lets himself in with his key. It feels weird being in the apartment and not living there anymore, he feels like he does not belongs anymore. Leonard looks for the camera where Sheldon normally keeps it and finds it missing. He looks around the apartment and finally finds it set up in Sheldon's bedroom. Odd, but he does not think much of it he was probably taping himself sleep again or something weird like that. Leonard takes off the camera and breaks down the tripod. Then he exits his room and leaves a note on his desk explaining the camera's absence that he will bring it back and inviting him to tape a segment for the video. Then he leaves and heads back to his lab to start taping the segment texting Raj and Howard to come by and help him. Howard is much better with AV equipment then he is and he needs someone to man the camera while he performs the experiment..
"So how are we going to do this thing? Do you want the Spielberg or the Cameron approach to directing?" Howard asks as he sets up the camera.
"We could go down to Amy's lab and borrow on of the doves she is working with and do it Woo style." Raj says
"This is not an effects driven popcorn flick guys I just need someone to tape me doing the experiment."
"Fine you want, boring and plain you will get boring and plain." Howard says fiddling with the camera controls then he gasps when he hits a button and something begins to play "Speaking of boring and plain which would be the words I would assume one would describe Sheldon's sex life." He pauses still watching whatever is playing intently.
"Yeah, go on." Raj says.
"Turns out those are the wrong words, check this out." He says hooking the camera up to his laptop and on the screen the image of Amy kneeling on the bed appears
"So he watches porn." Leonard say squinting at the screen from far away, just wanting to get on with his experiment.
"Dude, he does more then watch it from the looks of it. From this it appears he also directs and produces it." Raj says pointing at the screen again.
"Are you saying that is Amy? That that cant be Amy that girl is…"
"Hot! I know! " Howard says hitting play and they hear Sheldon on the video say shake out your hair and Amy comply. They watch transfixed until Sheldon crawls on the bed with her and she pulls of his shirts.
"Maybe we should not be watching this." Leonard says uncomfortably as Amy removes the rest of his clothes.
"Speak for yourself this is fascinating." Howard says it "It is like watching the discovery channel how nerds mate."
"Howard you are a nerd." Raj tells him still looking at the screen but when Amy climbs on top of him they all agree it is too much and turn it off.
"That was intense." Raj says
"Yeah, I don't think I am going to be able to look him the eye after this." Leonard says.
"Does my back look like that from behind when my shirt is off?" Howard asks "Can you see my muscles shift when I move?" Howard asks lifting up his shirt and flexing his back.
"It is very nice Howard" Raj tells him.
"You are just saying that." Howard says pulling his shirts down. "Oooh look, look like they made a part two." Howard says clicking on the next video.
"Howard I don't think we should watch it. I mean we could not even get through the first one." Leonard chides but Howard has already clicked on it In this one Amy is standing by the bedroom door wearing a oversized white mens dress shirt.
"Is someone in danger?" she asks her voice as monotone as in their fun with flags videos. Then she pulls the shirt apart to reveal the Supergirl logo on her chest.
"Maybe this is some weird fun with flags segment." Leonard says hopefully not wanting to watch anymore of Sheldon's sexual escapades. Then Sheldon comes into frame not wearing a stitch of clothing. "Nope that's not it." Leonard sighs.
"Why aren't you wearing clothes?" Amy asks him.
"They were stolen, by a criminal." Sheldon tells her.
"I think they are really hitting their cinematic stride here." Howard comments. " the first one was all about sex, this one has a plot." He laughs as they continue to act on screen but he stops laughing when Sheldon picks Amy up and pins her against the door thrusting into her.
"Can any of you guys do that?" Raj asks curiously
"Are you kidding even if I was tall enough I wouldn't have the strength to hold Penny up that long." Leonard says tilting his head to the side.
" I tried it with Bernie after watching The Notebook, it was a disaster I ended up dropping her. I didn't quite have the, ahem, reach required." Howard says. "What gives I have seen the man almost throw out his back picking up a book. How in the hell does he have the required strength to hold her up against that door like that."
"We shouldn't feel inadequate I mean he is almost six foot two and weighs about 165 pounds. Amy is five foot two and weighs maybe 130? It is simple physics he is distributing her weight between his body and the door making it easier to lift her up. Its not like he is carrying her around or anything." Leonard rationalizes just as in the video Sheldon turns around and adjusts the camera to focus on the bed the they see him walk still holding on to Amy to the bed.
"Okay that theory is blown." Raj says puffing out his cheeks.
"I think I have seen enough of this." Howard says clicking out of the video. "You ready to film this thing or what?"
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Howard gets home late after helping Leonard film his segment for the video. It was harder then they thought and took several takes to get just right. When he gets home he finds Bernadette dressed in a frilly nightie lounging on the couch.
"Bernie!" Howard says rushing inside and covering her with a blanket. "What if I had been Stuart?"
"Stuart is out for the night, he had some sort of card tournament he was doing or something like that."
"Still it is risky, I don't want him seeing you like that. He has already had a thing for Penny an Amy I don't need to add you to his spank bank. What are you doing anyways dressed in that out here."
"Waiting for you. I want my Howie time it has been a while." Bernadette pouts.
"It may be a while longer I am not in the mood." Howard confesses sitting down next to her.
"What is wrong?" Bernadette ask scooting over to him.
"Without going into too much detail I saw something today that made me feel… less of a man." Howard says hanging his head.
"Howie you are all man, what did you see that has got you down. Did you watch Boogie Nights again? I told you that is a fake penis."
"No the penis I saw was very real." Howard says shaking his head.
"Do I even want to ask?" Bernadette sighs.
"If I show you something ,do you promise that it never leaves this room?" Howard asks her.
"Of course." Bernadette says concerned, so Howard pulls sets his laptop up on the coffee table loads the video and its play. "Is that Amy?"
"Yep."
"What is she doing? Is this one of their flag videos?"
"Keep watching." Howard says and Bernadette watches as Amy reveals her Supergirl outfit and Sheldon walks into frame.
"Howie is this what I think it is?" Bernadette gasps as Sheldon picks Amy up and holds her against the door. "Howie we should not be watching this, how did you even find it."
"Leonard had to borrow his camera to film some stuff for video lecture circuit he is doing and it was on the camera. At first I thought it was funny now I just feel bad about myself." Howard admits running his hands through his hair.
"Howie, why do you feel bad about yourself." Bernadette asks.
"Look at them, I could never lift you up and take you against the door like that. I mean it is one thing to watch it in a movie and you think well those people have personal trainers. This is real life though and something I have teased him about for years he is doing better then me. It was like the one area I was better at him at and now I don't even have that anymore."
"You are much better then him." Bernadette tells him.
"Oh yeah? Then why did you fall asleep the last time we did it?"
"It was late and I had just taken some cold medicine and I already apologized for it." Bernadette barks at him. Then he voice turns sweet again. "You can't compare us to them Howie, it isn't fair to anyone. We have been at it a lot longer then they have, its all new and fresh to them and they are in their honeymoon phase. You remember how it was when we first got engaged we were like rabbits. Now we have been at it a while and things may not be as crazy passionate as they were but they are still good."
"Just good…"
"Better then good, great, amazing, you rock my world."
"You're just saying that…"
"It is true, now come up stairs and I will show you just how you rock my world." Bernadette says getting up and heading to the stairs.
"Will you wear your catholic school girl outfit?"
"Anything for my Howie Zowie." She purrs.
"Can we tape it?" Howard asks.
"Don't push your luck." She barks at him.
"Can't blame a guy for trying." Howard mumbles to himself as he closes his laptop and heads up the stairs.
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Earlier in the day.
Sheldon is in his basement room at the university, he spread a large beach towel on the floor and laid down on it then picked up his ten pound weight crossed his arms and began his routine. Moving the weight up and down working his arm and shoulder muscles. He counted the repetitions until ten then got on all fours and balancing himself on one arm began the rep of then with the other and then switched arms
The workouts had started achieved his goal of one hundred on the hackey sack almost two years ago. He had found himself in need of a new mind relieving technique. So after much consideration and research he started lifting the weights .Leonard had purchased and abandoned his dumbbells after one of his break ups with Penny. They had been in the closet of the living room ever since . Sheldon had appropriated them and snuck them down to his basement room. When he first started he could barely lift the five pound weight up and down more then a few times. Yet he had found something about the action was soothing to his brain. The repetitiveness of the action combined with the soreness of his muscle afterwards was very rewarding. Soon he found himself working up to heavier weights and watching youtube videos on the correct way to lift.
The action relived his need for physical release as well , easing the tension inside is body his body practically hummed with need. When he first started when the physical part of him wanted to give into Amy. Yet was not ready mentally to give her everything that she wanted. All the kohlinar in the world had not helped him relieve the physical ache he felt around her.. Even now after finding his release with Amy he still enjoyed his routine. It kept him from chasing her down in her lab and having his way with her.
After a year the changes it had wrought in his physique were visible, his forearms had developed a ropey muscle, and so had his back and shoulders. He was stronger now, had more stamina and felt better then he had in his whole life. He used his hour block of basement time today think about Amy moving in with him next week.
On one hand he was excited about Amy moving in with him. He loved her, they were going to be married, he was going to spend the rest of his life with her. On the other it was a huge leap forward her moving in would mean her being there all the time. It would mean becoming aquatinted with all of her toilet activities. Sheldon had not lived in close quarters with a woman since his twin sister had moved out of his room at age two.
When he finishes his set of last reps he puts down the weights rolls up he towel and then wipes his face off with the small towel in his gym bag. Then he heads back up to his office to resume his work. When he gets back inside his office he switches his phone back on and sees he has three missed texts from Leonard.
Missed you at lunch…are you with Amy?
Can I borrow your video camera? It is important and I will explain later.
Can not get a hold of you so I am just going to head to your place and borrow it.
Sheldon quickly texts back to Leonard.
No, my video camera is broken you can not use it.
And waits but no response from Leonard comes and he starts to sweat. The last text was sent out at 1:00 and it is nearly 2:30 now. Is that enough time for Leonard to have gone all the way to his apartment and retrieved the camera? There is only one way to find out so he practically runs to Leonards lab and he peeks through the door and sees them gathered around a laptop watching something.
"Can any of you guys do that?" he hears Raj asks and when he hears the others responses he knows what they have just found and watched. Torn between pride, embarrassment and remorse he heads back to his office and hopes that the fact their tape has been viewed never gets back to Amy.
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