A/N: Hey, guys. This is the last chapter of this story. I really enjoyed writing this version of Sheldon and Amy. It was really fun playing with these characters in a different way. I hope you all enjoyed it too. Thanks for reading.

Sheldon opened his eyes and smiled that his girlfriend was still sleeping across his chest. It was his dream come true. He started stroking her hair softly and she curled into him even more. He couldn't believe how wonderful the night before had been, and he prayed that Amy had felt the same way.

Amy woke with Sheldon's arms around her and him stroking her hair. She looked at him shyly. She wasn't sure how she felt about what they had done. It was nice, but Amy was certain that she loved Sheldon more than ever. She knew that if he left her in that moment, it would kill her. It was hard to put that much trust in another human being. He looked down at her and smiled.

"Sheldon, thank you for last night. I mean, for all of it. The food, the flowers, the shirts, and the rest of it," Amy said quietly.

"You're welcome," Sheldon said. "You deserved all of it and more."

Amy moved so that her face was pressed against his neck. "I love you, Sheldon. Like, so much that it scares me." She was worried that she was coming on too strong.

Instead he wrapped his arms around her a little tighter. "I know what you mean. I loved you yesterday, but it doesn't compare to how I feel about you right now. I've never had sex with someone I loved, and I didn't understand the way that would change it."

"Can I stay here today? I really don't want to leave your side if I don't have to," Amy said. Then she kissed his neck again.

"That sounds perfect. Let's get some breakfast. Do you want me to make you something or should we go out?"

"Either way," Amy said. She really didn't care as long as he was by her side.

"I'll make you breakfast. That way, you don't have to change, and I can enjoy you in that t-shirt for a little while longer."

"You wanted me out of this shirt as soon as I put it on last night. I'm starting to think that you don't like it on me as much as you said," Amy said.

"I want you out of it now, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the aesthetic," Sheldon said.

"Shouldn't I change? I'm not sure that I would feel very comfortable if Leonard came home and saw me in only this shirt," Amy said.

Sheldon smiled. "He is going to text before he comes back. He and Penny actually told me that they might spend the entire weekend at her apartment if things... worked out between us. You can stay the night again. I mean, if you want."

"I'd like that," Amy said.

Sheldon got out of bed to start making breakfast. Amy decided to check her phone. There was a text from her mother wishing her a happy birthday. She texted her mother a simple thank you and a wish that her cruise was going well. Then she saw a text from Penny asking her how it went. Amy responded that everything went well, and that she would probably be staying the night again.

I'm glad everything went well. I'll let Leonard know that he is mine again for the night. Tell Sheldon that the food was great. - P

Amy went to the bathroom and then out to meet Sheldon. She could definitely feel some soreness between her legs now, but it was manageable.

"Penny said that she thought your food was great. Also, she is keeping Leonard there with her again tonight. I didn't give her any details, but I'm sure she inferred that we had intercourse," Amy said.

"I figured they would assume as much. How are you feeling this morning? Are you in any pain? Would you like to take anything?" Sheldon asked. He knew that she might be in some pain, but he didn't know how much.

"I'm a little sore, but I think I can tough it out," Amy told him. "Do you want any help with breakfast?"

"Of course not. Just sit on the couch, make yourself comfortable, keep looking beautiful, and I'll bring you a plate of food in a minute. Do you want to try any of that pecan pie with your breakfast?"

Amy giggled because it seemed absurd, but then she thought that it was still nearly her birthday, she was sitting on her boyfriend's couch in just one of his t-shirts, and she was no longer a virgin. All of those things seemed a little absurd too, so she changed her mind. "I'd love some, but can you put it on a separate plate? I'm not sure how well the flavors would go together."

"Of course, love," Sheldon said. Amy smiled at the pet name. Other than her father calling her "kiddo" every now and again, no one had ever called Amy by a nickname or a pet name.

"My mother texted me to wish my a happy birthday. I guess she is talking to me again," Amy told Sheldon as he handed her plates with bacon, eggs, and pie.

"I'm sorry about that. I wanted to make a good impression because I thought we might be family one day. It didn't work out as well as I hoped," Sheldon said.

Amy's mouth popped open and she just stared at him. "Too soon?" Sheldon asked. "I told you I'm no good at knowing when to slow things down. I've been relatively sure that I wanted to have sex with you from the moment you bumped into me at Ian's. Then I was pretty sure I wanted to marry and have children with you from our first real date. I don't know when or how I'm supposed to tell you these things, but they are true. Please don't take this as a proposal though. You deserve better than my springing this on you the morning after we had sex for the first time. I hope that I can manage to not mess this up, and that you'll say yes when I ask for real. I feel like telling you that I love you is not enough to explain how much I love you."

Amy set down her food and crawled into Sheldon's lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he put his arm around her. "I love you so, so much, but I want you to know that I feel so loved by you. I don't ever doubt it. You made last night so special, but it was your love that made me comfortable with it. It is the way you loved me that makes me want to be with you in every way possible every day."

Sheldon kissed her temple and then her cheek and then her lips. "Thank you. I need to hear that. I constantly feel like I am pushing you, and I don't want to do that. I feel so selfish when I think about how many times I thought about you naked under me. I feel like I pushed you too fast into having sex," Sheldon said.

"You didn't. If I recall correctly, you turned me down at least three times, and then avoided spending time alone with me for two weeks to make sure I had enough time to adjust. Trust me, I wanted it, and I enjoyed it. In fact, I'm pretty sure if I wasn't still sore, I would be straddling you in your seat right here," Amy told him.

"Eat your food before it gets cold," Sheldon said as he shifted her off of his lap. "You can't just say things like that. Now, it's all I'm going to think about for the whole day."

"Sorry," Amy said. Sheldon smiled and kissed her temple before picking up his food again. "What should we do today?" Amy asked.

"What do you want to do? It's your birthday," Sheldon said.

"It's not my birthday anymore, but I wouldn't mind a nap and maybe a movie and dinner later? Oh, wow. We should have just eaten this pie last night. No, wait, that chicken was excellent. You should really cook more," Amy said fawning over Sheldon's food. All of it was very good.

Sheldon laughed. "You are spectacularly adorable. It's still your birthday, and a nap and a movie and dinner sound brilliant to me."

Amy ate way too much breakfast and then helped him clean up. He told her to sit down, but she wouldn't let him do all the work. Then she took his hand they went back to his room. They had just sort of randomly picked sides the night before, but they seemed to be set in stone already. Amy got into Sheldon's bed and he climbed in next to her. She usually slept on her back, but had wanted to be close to him the night before. Now, she wasn't sure how she wanted to sleep. On her side to curl into him or on her back? She decided to just stay on her back, so Sheldon moved to be on his side facing her. He adjusted his pillows and then put his hand on her stomach. Amy put her hand over his and then closed her eyes.

She would have thought she would be more nervous about sharing a bed with Sheldon and falling asleep with him, but that was the thing about Sheldon; she loved him. A lot. She trusted him and he made her happy. She thought about their conversation earlier. If he asked her to marry him, she would. She could hear Sheldon's light snore and she knew he was asleep. She fell asleep soon after he did.

Amy woke up and Sheldon wasn't there. She patted the bed as if she could reassure herself that it wasn't a dream. The bed was cold, and Amy was worried. "Sheldon?" she called out.

"Yeah, babe?" Sheldon called back from the living room.

Amy got up and made her way to the living room. "You weren't there," she accused.

Sheldon heard the hurt in her voice and got up and put his arms around her. "I'm sorry. I woke about twenty minutes ago, and you just looked so peaceful sleeping that I wanted to let you keep sleeping," he told her. She noticed that his hair was wet and that he was wearing clothes instead of his pajamas.

"You took a shower without me too," she complained. He laughed and squeezed her tighter.

"You're right. That was very short sighted of me. I could have spent that time looking at you with no clothes on," Sheldon said.

"Yes. Your punishment is that you can't join me while I go take a shower," Amy said as she walked away from him. She pulled out her regular clothes and took them into the bathroom with her. It was nearly three in the afternoon when she got out of the shower. She couldn't believe that so much of the day had passed already.

She found Sheldon sitting at his computer and she crept up behind him and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. Sheldon didn't seem startled at all.

"Did you have a good shower?" he asked.

"I didn't scare you at all?" Amy asked.

"Sorry. I was beat up quite often when I was a child in Texas. I didn't start making friends until I started stealing my dad's liquor and taking it to parties. I had to develop a keen sense of hearing in order to help me survive," Sheldon said. "I heard you from the moment you walked out of the bathroom."

"That's too bad. Will you stop working and come sit with me on the couch?" Amy asked.

"Just give me one more second to finish this," Sheldon said. He kept typing for about five more minutes. "Sorry about that. I couldn't just leave that half done. Thanks for being patient." He put his arm around her and kissed the top of her head.

Amy knew that Sheldon often had trouble just leaving something undone, so she didn't complain. At least this time he was done relatively quickly. Once, they had spent an entire date night sitting in his apartment while she talked with Penny and Leonard and he worked on some project involving the development of a new version of chess.

"What movie do you want to see?" Sheldon asked as Amy placed her head on his chest.

"I'm not sure. There is a romantic comedy that I kind of want to see, but I don't think that's your kind of thing," Amy told him.

"It's your day. We'll go see whatever you want. I won't make you go see one of my science fiction films. We will see the romantic comedy," Sheldon told her.

"You're just trying to get in my pants. Or you've replaced my Sheldon with a duplicate," Amy accused.

"I'm still your Sheldon, and while I can't deny that your "pants" are very appealing, it's your birthday. I want to do what you want. Next week, I'll make you go to some movie that you hate. I promise."

Amy kissed him. "That's better. You had me worried there for a moment."

"C'mon. Let's go that movie before I start making out with you on this couch," Sheldon said. He stood up and grabbed Amy's hand. It reminded her of their first date, and like that day, he didn't let go of her hand after he helped her up.

They watched the movie that Amy wanted to see. Sheldon didn't enjoy it, but he didn't hate it either. Then they went out to dinner alone. Amy wanted to go back to that little cafe where they had had their first date, so they did. Then she dragged Sheldon into a bookstore where Sheldon found the graphic novels and spent the entire time looking them while Amy wandered the rest of the store. He was starting to act a bit more like the aloof scientist Amy knew rather than the doting boyfriend, but she was comfortable with that.

With her arms embarrassingly full of books, Amy found Sheldon and told him she was ready to go. She paid for her purchases, and Sheldon took the bag from her as they walked to the car. They stopped by Amy's apartment so that she could pick up an outfit for the next day. Then they were just going to go back to Sheldon's apartment for the rest of the night.

Amy was a little nervous as they got to his door. She didn't know what to expect from him. Would he want sex again? Did she want sex again? She hadn't noticed the soreness in a couple of hours, and she wasn't sure what she wanted. They went inside and sat down on the couch.

"So, good birthday, love?" Sheldon asked.

"The best. Thank you," Amy told him, and then had a question. He had called her both "love" and "babe" that day. "What's with the sudden pet names?" she asked.

"I don't know. I've never been this way, but they keep slipping out. As I'm sure you've noticed, Penny is quite fond of calling people 'sweetie,' and I always thought it was quite silly. Here I am, calling you 'love,'" Sheldon admitted. "If it bothers you, I will make an effort to stop."

"It doesn't bother me. It just seemed sudden," Amy said. She smiled at him and stretched to kiss him. She still didn't really know what she wanted, but kissing Sheldon always seemed like a good idea. He kissed her back forcefully.

Sheldon removed her sweater, and Amy pulled away from him. "Too soon?" Sheldon asked. Amy wasn't sure.

"I don't know. I want you, but I'm scared, but last night was so good," Amy admitted.

"Hey. We have the rest of our lives for this. If it's too much too fast, we can go in my room and we can go to sleep," Sheldon said.

"Are you sure?" Amy asked.

"Of course. If you are at all nervous about it or still feeling any discomfort, I want to wait. I love you."

"I'm sorry," Amy said.

"Don't you dare apologize. I hope you still want to spend the night, but you don't owe me anything other than your honesty. Come here," Sheldon said as he pat his legs.

Amy climbed onto his lap, and Sheldon put his arms around her and pulled her into his chest. They just sat there like that for nearly a half an hour before they eventually went to bed. Amy put one of her new t-shirts on before she got into bed with Sheldon. He looked adorable in his matching pajamas and robe set. For a moment, Amy regretted not choosing to have sex with Sheldon again, but he had a point. They had a lot of time for all that. Especially if Sheldon was serious about wanting to marry her.

Sheldon put his hand on Amy's thigh and sighed. He loved knowing that she was right there next to him. Amy put her hand over his and fell asleep soon after. Sheldon was pleased that she was so comfortable in his bed. He was having a little more trouble falling asleep because he couldn't help but think about how soft her skin was or how musical her voice sounded. Sheldon turned onto his side and put his arm around Amy. He was a little worried that she would wake up, but she didn't. That was how Sheldon finally found sleep.

Amy woke with Sheldon's arm around her and him snoring lightly in her ear. She could feel the tickle of his breath against her neck. She didn't know if he would wake if she slipped out of bed, but she tried anyway. Sheldon didn't wake, and she looked at him there still sleeping peacefully. It made her regret getting up. Still, she needed to shower and get to work.

Sheldon was standing outside of the bathroom door when she opened it. "You showered without me this time," Sheldon said teasingly.

"Sorry. I thought I should probably get ready for work," Amy said.

"You aren't going to take the day off to spend with me?" Sheldon asked.

"Um..," Amy started.

"I was joking. I have to go to work too," Sheldon said.

"Oh. It sounded tempting," Amy said.

Sheldon smiled in response. "I have a bunch of sick days I haven't used if you really want to, but we should probably go back to your place," he said.

Amy frowned. "I have an important meeting," Amy said grumpily.

"It's okay. I really shouldn't use my sick days when I'm not sick. It's lying. You just seemed excited by the idea," Sheldon told her.

"I was. That's why I'm upset that I have to go in," Amy told him.

Sheldon hugged her to his chest for a moment, but then stepped into the bathroom. "You can help yourself to whatever in the kitchen if you don't want to wait for me to make you something," Sheldon told her.

Amy made her way to the kitchen. She found the ingredients for pancakes and started making some. After she made a few, Leonard and Penny came into the apartment.

"Good morning, Amy. Sorry to barge in. I just forgot some of my work stuff," Leonard said.

"It's your apartment, Leonard," Amy said.

"Hey, Amy. It smells good," Penny said.

"Do you guys want some? It's the least I can do since you guys were so great this weekend," Amy said.

"All we did was stay away, but I'd love some," Leonard said.

Leonard went into his room and returned with a bag. Then he and Penny split the pile of pancakes that were already made and sat down to eat.

Sheldon came out and saw them on the couch eating breakfast. "Hey, guys. What are you doing here?"

"I, for one, live here," Leonard said.

"I know that, but I thought you would just leave from Penny's apartment," Sheldon said.

"I forgot some paperwork, and Amy started feeding us. Blame her. We'll probably have to stick around for seconds because these pancakes are pretty good," Leonard said.

"Don't let them make you late for work," Sheldon told Amy as he walked into the kitchen.

"I've got a little time still. You can have some too if you want," Amy said.

"Thanks," Sheldon said as he took some of the pancakes. Then he placed a kiss on Amy's cheek.

Amy took the last of the pancakes for herself and joined her friends before she had to leave for work. Sheldon offered to clean up, so that she could leave. She kissed him before she walked out the door. She felt like she was leaving something behind, but she knew she had all of her belongings. She realized that she wanted to take Sheldon with her. Who would have known when she accidentally bumped into the man all those months ago, that her life would have been so irreparably changed? Amy certainly hadn't, but she smiled because she wouldn't have it any other way.