Sheldon woke up the following morning empty armed. A feeling in the pit of his stomach made him wonder if Lily had left, but this quickly disappeared when he heard laughter from the kitchen. He ran out and discovered his grandmother showing her pictures of when he was young. They were currently on his first bath.

"And there's Shelly's cute little tushy."

"He doesn't look very happy."

"Oh, he's always been like that. He don't like bein' touched."

She nodded in understanding, seeming to take note of that. He decided to swoop in before he was embarrassed further. Smiling, he hugged Lily gently from behind.

"Good morning. I trust you slept well."

"Morning. Meemaw was just showing me your baby pictures. You were so cute!"

He chuckled softly, pecking her cheek before pouring himself a bowl of cereal. They discussed their plans for the day while he ate.

"I was thinking about giving Lily a tour of the town today. She requested it last night."

"Okay Moonpie. When you're done, bring her back over here. Your brother and sister are comin' over for dinner."

He grimaced and Meemaw patted his back sympathetically. His girlfriend stood, announced that she was going to get dressed, and headed down the hall. Once he was done eating, Sheldon heard the bathroom door close and went to his room to get dressed as well. Immediately he was met with a pair of large, perfectly symmetrical, breasts. Lily didn't seem to notice his intrusion and reached down to pick up a sports bra from her bag. As she was pulling it on, she saw him and squeaked in surprise.

"Sheldon?! What the heck are you doing?"

"I-I-I…."

Unable to speak, he slammed the door and sank down against the wall beside it. His hands covered his face in embarrassment. A couple minutes later, she emerged from the room in a yellow tank top that contrasted greatly with her beet red face. He peeked up at her through his fingers, mortified at what he had just seen. Not regretful though; not one bit. The sight had confirmed exactly what he expected- she was perfect. She smiled feebly and knelt so they were eye-to-eye.

"I am so sorry, Lily. A gentleman should never gaze upon a lady in such a state of undress."

"It's really okay, Sheldon. You were bound to see something eventually."

"Are you sure?"

"Well, yeah. I mean, we're going to be together for a while, right?"

His heart sped up a little at this. Grinning like a fool, he hugged her tightly. She wrapped her arms around him in confusion.

"You make me so happy."

"You make me happy too. Now go get dressed so we can go!"

Sheldon kissed her forehead before going into his room to change. After pulling on a Green Arrow t-shirt and khakis, he grabbed Lily and went outside.

"It's such a nice day, I thought we could walk around town."

"Okay. That sounds great!"

She held his hand tight, swinging their arms as they walked. He pointed out spot from his childhood and places he used to hang out with Violet at when they were kids. A fat man with red hair was sitting on his porch and he ducked his head down, hurrying past. Lily ran to keep up. Once they were around a corner, she pulled away.

"What the heck?!"

"Sorry, that man used to bully me when we were children and I didn't want him to recognize me."

"Why? What is he gonna do? You're adults now, so it's not like he can beat you up!"

He felt a flush creep up his neck at this. She had a point, he wasn't a kid anymore.

"If anything, you should be proud! You're a highly accomplished physicist with a girl who's under 200 pounds."

Another good point. Grinning, he picked her up and twirled her around. She giggled sweetly, holding his face as they kissed. He set her back down and they kept walking. Their first stop was a comic book shop. The owner and patrons stared, something they were very used to by now. He looked at comics while she inspected a few cute hats.

"What do you think?" He heard her ask from behind his back.

He turned around and she made his heart stall for a moment. She was holding a Harley Quinn-esque oversized pistol and wearing a pink cat-eared hat.

"Bang."

A little flag came out and he smirked, stepping forward. She put her hands up in surrender.

"You little fool. The Joker doesn't love anything except himself. Wake up, Harleen. He had you pegged for hired help the minute you walked into Arkham."

"That's not - no. NO! He told me things, secret things that he never told anyone!"

Sheldon backed her into a corner before kissing her deeply. She kissed back, hands in his hair, leg on his thigh. They were like this for what seemed like an eternity until they had to breathe. When he turned around, all eyes in the shop were on them. Lily blushed in embarrassment, but he put an arm around her and walked to the counter. He paid for his comics and her cosplay stuff with a look that dared the bystanders to say anything. Then he grabbed their bag and left with his arm still around her. A look of wonder filled her eyes.

"That was amazing."

"What was?"

"How cool you acted!"

"It was nothing, honestly."

Rolling her eyes, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him chastely. Then she took his hand once again so they could continue their tour. Their next stop was an ice cream shop that his Meemaw used to take him to when he was younger. The interior was decked out like a 50's diner, with checked floors and a jukebox. Elvis memorabilia hung all over the place. He led her to a booth by the window and they each took a seat. A young lady with a tall beehive took their order, a hot fudge sundae to share, and teetered away. Lily looked around with a huge grin on her face. This made him smile too and soon they were laughing like idiots.

"W-What's so funny?"

"I don't know…"

The waitress returned with their ice cream and two spoons, nose crinkled in distaste. Sheldon let Lily take the first bite, then dug in. They finished in no time at all. While he was cleaning up, she pointed at him.

"What?"

"You missed a spot."

"Where?"

Smirking, she dotted his cheek with whipped cream. He was taken aback by her boldness, but recovered quickly and prepared for vengeance. She grinned and licked it off, stunning him once more. While he sat completely frozen, she paid for lunch. This quickly shook him from his stasis. Sighing sharply, he led her outside by the hand. They walked for several minutes in complete silence. Every time she tried to speak, he would shush her. Eventually they reached an old park with a see-saw and swings. He sat down on a swing and let it move by itself. Lily sat beside him with a worried frown.

"Sheldon, what's wrong?"

"Why do you insist on emasculating me?"

"Huh?"

"You flustered me so you could pay for our ice cream. Why?"

"Because you wouldn't have let me pay otherwise."

"This is supposed to be a date. A gentleman never lets a lady pay on a date."

"This is a date?"

"Yes! I had an entire day planned," He put his head in his hands, trying to piece everything back together. "Lily, I run on a very strict schedule. Everything I do is planned. And, when you do something like that, it destroys everything.

Smiling halfheartedly, she hugged him from behind. He looked up at her, head resting on her chest. She stroked his cheek with one thumb.

"Give me five dollars."

"What?"

"If you told me we were on a date, I would've let you pay. This will balance out everything."

"That's…actually quite logical."

He quickly took his wallet out and handed her a five. She took it gently, placing it in her shirt. Snorting softly in amusement, he led her to their final activity for the day. A group of men hung out outside of a local bar; All of which used to bully Sheldon. The physicist walked right up to them with a smirk on his face. Lily hid behind him, peeking over his shoulder timidly. The men looked hard at him before breaking into sneers.

"If isn't little Shelly Cooper."

"Your sister told me you became a rocket scientist."

"What? Too good to work here like the rest of us?"

"Frankly, yes, I believe so," He replied smugly. "And I'm a physicist, not a rocket scientist. You simian."

"What did you just call me?!"

"A simian. You should be happy, you're one step up from Neanderthal."

"Oh, you're gonna get it nerd…"

"Sorry I couldn't stay and chat, but my girlfriend and I must be leaving now."

At the word "girlfriend', the men looked around frantically. She stepped out from behind him, taking his arm and glaring at the men. They stared in disbelief.

"Are you done now? I think Meemaw is expecting us."

"Yes, we may go. Later gentlemen.

She nodded to them and started down the sidewalk, confidence radiating from every inch of her tall frame. Throwing the men one last smirk, Sheldon took off after her. He decided then that he would follow her to the end of the Earth if need be, for she was the only woman that he could ever want. Fortunately, it was only to the end of the block. They smiled at each other brightly and headed back to his house for dinner. Upon arrival, they were met by an odd set of words.

"There's lil' Shelly! An' who's the pretty young thing on yer' arm?"