Disclaimer: I do not own any portion of The Big Bang Theory or its characters. Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre do, and hopefully will give us some delightful innuendos and outuendos from our dear Shamy in the near future.
A/N: Remember, this is just a little series of disconnected snippets that have been running around in my head. They all occur sometime after Leonard has moved out and Sheldon and Amy have consummated their relationship. Sheldon said in S9 E1 "We make everyone feel awkward, that's our thing!" That got me thinking about how much more awkward "their thing" could become for everyone else if they approach their intimate relationship in the same straightforward manner they approach so much else. Hope you enjoy!
"Hey guys, sorry we started on the pizza and movie without you!" Penny called as the door to 4A opened and Amy and Sheldon walked in.
"That's ok, we're the ones who are late," she replied. True, it was Sheldon's apartment, but the group had agreed to hang out here tonight and the two of them would have been home a half hour ago if not for the incident.
"How was the mall?" Bernadette asked at the same time that Leonard questioned "What's wrong with Sheldon?"
The heads of all their other friends turned to look at the physicist, who stood behind Amy, pale and slightly sweaty, appearing a bit unsteady on his feet.
"He's ok, just a minor panic attack," Amy responded, removing both her outer cardigan and Sheldon's windbreaker and hanging them by the door.
"What? Why?" Leonard asked, concerned, rising to his feet. It had been quite a while since he had seen his best friend in this state.
"Oh, Amy, you didn't..." Penny said, noticing the large, telltale bag Amy clutched in her right hand.
"Well, there was a big sale, and I really did need a few things..." the neurobiologist replied with a guilty shrug.
"Wait, you took Sheldon into Victoria's Secret?!" Howard asked, aghast.
Sheldon looked blankly between his friends as they discussed him.
"Just for a few minutes..." Amy defended herself. "Everything was fine until a salesgirl came over and tried to be helpful." She crossed over to the kitchen, pulling Sheldon behind her by the hand. She set her bag down on the counter and pulled out water bottles for both of them, urging him to drink.
"What did she do?" Raj asked, confused.
Sheldon shuddered slightly as Amy replied. "Nothing really, she was just pulling items out to show me and, um, asking Sheldon which ones he liked." At this, Sheldon dropped his head into his hands, trying to banish the memory of the overly-made-up redhead shoving skimpy lingerie at him, then holding it up against Amy's body.
Howard and Raj snickered, imagining how uncomfortable that would have made Sheldon.
"Aw, I'm sorry, buddy," Leonard smiled sympathetically, shooting his grinning wife a slight glare. Sheldon nodded at his small friend, finally finding his voice.
"Thank you Leonard. I think a strongly worded letter to the company is in order," he croaked out.
"Maybe tomorrow," Amy grinned at him, patting his hand.
"Why don't you guys go ahead and turn the movie back on?" Amy suggested to the gang before turning to Sheldon.
"You've had a rough night," she said, taking his hand to pull him off the stool. "How about we just get you into bed?"
"Okay," he agreed, looking and sounding more like himself now. He started toward the hall, Amy following him. Halfway to the bathroom he glanced back at her and stopped. "What are you doing?" he asked, looking at her quizzically.
"I..was just following you to your room..." she answered, confused. She had intended to make sure he was really all right and tuck him in for the night. Maybe he didn't want her in there?
"I know THAT," he said rolling his eyes. The he looked intently at her. "Don't forget the bag," he directed, emphasizing the last word and raising his eyebrows at her.
Amy's eyes widened in surprise and she blushed furiously before darting back to the kitchen to grab it. She practically skipped back down the hall, calling over her shoulder "Goodnight guys! Let yourselves out after the movie, please, and remember to lock up!"