Sheldon opened his laptop, eager for news from his friend that was a girl and recently turned 'girlfriend'. Instead of the chatty email daily newsletter that he'd come to expect, he instead found a brief message:

'Sheldon, I think the link below expresses things far more eloquently than I ever could, yours Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler.'

Sheldon was intrigued, perhaps Amy had found some specific point of interest for him to visit on his train journey through the great states. Indeed, she had proved most supportive of his decision to take a few months sabbatical from Caltech, despite her initial outburst and had since provided many such emails with links to places to visit that would stimulate his mind and soothe his ever present need to expand his knowledge. However when he clicked on the link and found that it linked to a music video site; he groaned aloud. Looking around to see whether he was being closely observed, Sheldon angled the laptop closer to the window and popped his headphones on, before hovering over the 'play' button.

"Amy, you little she-devil; what romantic torment are you trying to put me through here?" Sheldon tutted under his breath; having an amorous girlfriend that was always trying to lead him down the path of temptation was playing havoc with his carefully structured lifestyle and he had taken this trip partly to get away from all of that once he realised that the Vulcan act of Kolinar was clearly not helping to calm his suddenly awakened libido. Kissing Amy on their once a week 'Date Night's had become a pleasure rather than a chore and he was beginning to realise that Amy no longer had to lead him down that wicked path any longer; he was finally starting to walk that path all by himself! Sheldon took another quick peek around the train cart before pulling the laptop closer and finally clicking the button to start the video…

"Aw gosh, you little vixen; trying to tempt this Texan with a little country music are you? Well, you know that I'm immune to all of that tomfoolery…" Sheldon muttered as he recognised the duo of Brooks and Dunn filling the screen (well you could take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy). He turned his attention away from the duo singing and looked out of the window at the scenery rolling by; suddenly he jerked back in his seat and ripped the headphones from his head, fingers scrambling on the keyboard to rewind the video.

"No…no…no…" He muttered repeatedly as the figures walked backwards off the stage in fast motion, he clicked play again and placed the headphones back over his ears to listen again…

'I know they say if you love somebody
You should set them free
But it sure is hard to do
It sure is hard to do
I know they say if you don't come back again
Then it's meant to be (so they say)
Those words don't pull me through
Cause I'm still in love with you
I spend each day here waiting for a miracle
But it's just you and me goin' through the mill
climbin' up a hill

This is the long goodbye
Somebody tell me why
Two lovers in love can't make it
Just what kind of love keeps breaking a heart
No matter how hard I try
I always make you cry
Come on, baby, it's over?-let's face it
All that's happening here is a long goodbye'

White faced and trembling, Sheldon paused the video link and sat back against his seat shaking. Surely she didn't mean it? What if she did? He scrolled back to his email hoping to see another from Amy but nothing, he pulled out his phone and dialled the only person he could think of.

"Penny?"

"Sheldon, sweetie! How are you? Where are you? Leonard – it's Sheldon on the phone!" Sheldon could hear Leonard moving around the apartment.

"Penny!" Sheldon interrupted her excited squeals and continued; something in his tone told her that he was worried about something.

"I'm here, Sheldon. What's the matter?"

"I'm forwarding an email to Leonard's laptop; could you please click on the link and call me straight back?" Sheldon sent the link and cut off the call. Sure enough within a few seconds his phone blared out the theme music to the latest Avengers movie and he picked it up.

"Leonard?"

"Yeah, Shel?" From the sadness in his friends tone, Sheldon knew that his assumptions were correct. Amy Farrah Fowler had just broken up with him via a music video – in direct contravention of the Relationship Agreement!

"Pick me up at the airport, I'm taking the next flight back." Sheldon didn't give two hoots about the Relationship Agreement any longer; if his girlfriend thought that a Texan man gave up without a fight – she was about to be proved very wrong!

"Sheldon, you don't like to fly!"

"Just pick me up at the Airport, I'll text you the details once I've booked my ticket. " Sheldon ignored Leonard's remark about his fear of flying and disconnected the call. He quickly went online and checked where the nearest airport was to the next stop on the line. Booking his ticket he closed his laptop and sat back in his seat; a faint smirk spreading across his face. "Well, little Missy; you better be prepared 'cause Shelly's finally got his man pants on today!" He quickly sent a text to Leonard giving him the flight information and then another to Penny informing her that she needed to keep Amy occupied and out of her apartment the next evening. He would let Amy think that she'd gotten the better of him for today; but tomorrow – watch out Amy Farrah Fowler, cause Doc Cooper's back in town!