Amy tiptoed around the kitchen collecting her bag, shoes and keys as quietly as she could. It was six o’clock in the morning, and Amy was close to successfully sneaking out of the apartment without waking her still-sleeping husband.
She felt conflicted. Should she have told Sheldon where she was going? Would he be hurt when he found out she was doing this without him? What will he say if he wakes up and she’s not in the apartment? Brushing these thought to the side, Amy marched on with her plan. The doctor’s surgery was only a ten minute walk away, but if she drove it would be even quicker. She lunged towards the front door with too much enthusiasm and accidentally kicked the bookshelf standing by the door, causing books and ornaments to crash, clatter and fall onto the floor. She inwardly cursed, but before she could escape Sheldon was standing in the bedroom doorway, dazed and confused.
“Amy, what are you doing?” asked a sleepy Sheldon as he rubbed his eyes and tried to flatten his bed hair.
“It’s early, go back to sleep” Amy soothed as she tried to collect and reorganise the scattered literature, but Sheldon’s persistence didn’t disappoint.
“It’s six AM, why are you dressed already?”
“I just needed to go out” was the best excuse Amy’s wavering brain could muster in that moment.
“I bought the granola bars you like yesterday”
“I’m not going shopping, Sheldon!” Amy snapped.
“I never said you were!” Sheldon replied in a slightly raised voice; what had he said now? Amy sighed, defeated. She knew the only way out of this was to tell the truth.
“I’m going to see my doctor” Amy admitted.
Sheldon glanced at his watch.
“At six in the morning?! Dr. Weinstein meant it when she said she spends her whole life at work”
“That’s not the point here Sheldon” she said simultaneously rolling her eyes.
“I’m sorry…are you sick, what’s wrong?” He asked sincerely
“Nothing I hope, that what I’m going to make sure of” concerned, Sheldon stepped out of the doorway and closer to Amy. “I’m going to get a fertility test” Sheldon blinked, clearly affected by his wife’s revelation.
“Why?”
“Well, we’ve been married for a while now and we’re not getting any younger. It’s also no secret that you want children” Sheldon paused, and gave a small nod.
“Do you?” He asked suddenly.
“Do I what?”
“Do you want children?” Amy’s face softened at the genuine selfless concern Sheldon displayed.
“Of course I do, that’s why I haven’t been getting our hopes up. You know how hard it was for Leonard and Penny, and she’s much younger than I am. I just wanted to make sure it was definitely a possibility before I brought the subject up” Amy admitted. Sheldon held his stare and took a shallow breath, his emotions concealed by his expressionless face.
“You are not going without me”
“What?” Amy asked in confusion.
“I don’t want you to go on your own” he expressed firmly.
“Sheldon it’s probably all fine, it’s just a precaution” Amy tried to reason with Sheldon, but to no avail.
“I don’t care, this is a big deal and I want to be there…as long as you want me there of course” Sheldon added sheepishly, suddenly realising how forceful his words could sound.
“Of course I do, this affects both of us. I just didn’t want you to panic about it.” Sheldon gave Amy a small smile and wrapped her in a heartfelt embrace.
“Whatever happens, we’ll deal with it” Sheldon assured; “together”.
