Leonard took a hit of his inhaler and tried his best to smile and signal to Amy that he was okay. His naked chest heaved with the effort until the medicine relaxed his airway muscles and he was able to gain control of his breathing.

"Allow me to go fetch a glass of water for you."

"Thank you, love." He said breathlessly and enjoyed the way Amy blushed at his words.

Amy put on her robe and left his bedroom. Thankfully Sheldon was spending the night at 4B which meant Leonard and Amy had the apartment to themselves. Leonard relaxed against the headboard and enjoyed the sounds of Amy moving through the empty apartment, the sound of the cupboard opening and closing…it felt nice.

Being fully honest with himself, he had to admit that he hadn't seen his relationship with Amy develop the way it had.

She was as smart as Sheldon but didn't have the same hang-ups that he did about physical contact and sex. Pursing his lips he sucks on his teeth in annoyance. 'Although it seems he doesn't have those same hang-ups when it comes to Penny.'

Leonard shakes his head and tries to move away from those thoughts. Sheldon and Penny were happy and he was honestly happy for them as well. But it was a work in progress to try and stop the negative thoughts.

'Focus on Amy.' He reminded himself and it works. Amy had a very dry sense of humor that matched perfectly with his, she was actually very sweet but had trouble expressing those feelings, honestly their childhoods had been somewhat similar which also helped them bond.

Amy was also a very sexual being…and he could barely keep up with her. He thought he had wanted a girl that liked sex, but Amy was challenging that idea. In short, she was insatiable.

"Here you go Leonard." Amy's voice startled him out of his musings.

"Thank you." He accepted the glass of water she was offering, took a couple of sips and once his throat was feeling better he took a big gulp. The water was cool and it helped to calm him down even more.

"So…ready for round two my sexy Hobbit?" Amy was also very direct.

Leonard almost choked as he drank, not due to shock, no. He was used to Amy's somewhat inappropriate comments when she was feeling horny. No, he almost choked in laughter.

"Yeah." Leonard pounced on his sexy girlfriend, they had the apartment to themselves for once and he was not going to waste this chance.

Later, as he laid between Amy's arms, Leonard had to wonder if this position would have embarrassed the 'Leonard from before'.

If anyone would have barged in on his room at that moment, they would have found Amy on her back and Leonard laying on top of her, his head nestled right underneath her breasts and her arms resting protectively against his back, surrounding him lovingly.

Leonard had always wanted to be the one that protected his girlfriend, to be a manly man. But therapy had helped him see how it also led him to see women as things without autonomy. He had been afraid that someone could come along and 'take' girls away from him, like they were toys. He'd been scared of that when introducing Amy to Sheldon…He's glad that she's sleeping because he can't face her at the moment, he nestles his head closer to her chest.

A part of him, a part he hadn't wanted to face had been afraid that Amy would have dropped him as soon as she met Sheldon, but he had been a fool. Amy hadn't left his side all night and even kissed and openly showed her affection towards him. A bubble of laughter almost threatens to burst out of him. 'If anything, I should have been wary of Penny.' Amy almost instantly latched onto their neighbor, the trademark kindness of the blonde was a bonfire that Amy couldn't ignore, even going so far as to declaring Penny 'her bestie'.

It felt good to be in a relationship and not having to feel like he was competing against some invisible contender. Amy wanted to be with him and that was all there was to it.

And yes, he's certain that if Howard knew about their sleeping positions there would be much teasing about Leonard being the girl in the relationship, but he honestly couldn't care less what Howard, or anyone else for that matter thought. Amy loved to cuddle with him and the way she held him was loving and made him feel safe.

Leonard is sure that he loves Amy.

But he's still in therapy and doesn't want to scare her off, it's only been 6 months since they've been dating which yeah, before, he would have been ready to move in with her, but Amy had her own circumstances with her mother and these weekends that they would spend at the apartment felt like a nice practice run for the future. There was no need to rush, they'll get there when they get there.

His eyes felt heavy with sleep but he refused to go to sleep yet. He wanted to enjoy more of this time with her, the apartment was quiet and the only noises were coming from beyond the window.

For this moment in space and time, only Leonard and Amy existed in his consciousness. And then sleep took him and he dreamed of brunette children with square rimmed glasses. Although by morning he would not remember his dream, only the feelings of longing it left in him.

"Sheldon, stop fidgeting." Leonard whispered to the man on his left.

"I do not fidget, Leonard." Sheldon lied.

"Then what do you call this…" Leonard tried to discreetly show that Sheldon kept moving in place.

"It's my first time being a 'Best Man' and I'm simply nervous. I want to perform my role correctly." Sheldon avoided admitting he was fidgeting.

"I'm the one getting married, Sheldon. As long as you don't lose the rings you'll be fine." Leonard saw Sheldon freeze in place and a pit of dread opened in his stomach. "Sheldon…the rings…" He trailed off not knowing how to even ask Sheldon if he still had them.

A breathy laugh "Bazinga. Honestly Leonard, I have an eidetic memory, I would never-"

Ignoring the rest of what Sheldon said Leonard took a deep breath and closed his eyes in consternation, he would tell Penny later about this inappropriately timed Bazinga so she could take care of her Wackadoodle husband.

At least this had calmed down his own nerves significantly.

Hearing the music swell and start to play, Leonard opened his eyes and like magic his eyes found Amy's eyes across the church. She looked breathtaking in her white dress, the glasses he loved were absent which meant her eyes were shown fully to the world and he couldn't help but smile at her.

Leonard Hofstadter was one lucky SOB. And he was ready to marry the love of his life.

fin.

Notes:

All I can say is that listening to Steven Universe music made want to be more empathetic towards these two characters that I dislike. Also, I checked and there doesn't seem an actual Lamy fic on AO3, they're always in the background of other pairings, so I wanted to add my 2 cents and who knows, maybe give Lamy shippers a couple of drabbles about these guys with Shenny as background for once.