A couple weeks later Amy and Sheldon found out that they were one of the finalists for the Nobel Prize in Physics. They were camped out at Leonard and Penny's apartment waiting for word if they were winners or not. There was a nine hour time difference between Sweden and Pasadena.
Sheldon was falling asleep and gave Leonard the okay to slap him if he fell asleep. Both Penny and Leonard were praying for him to do so and they even fought about who would get the honor to slap him.
Leonard won out, giving the reasoning that over the past twelve years, nobody earned it more. He reached back to slap him and suddenly his phone began buzzing.
Sheldon jumped up, Leonard missed his opportunity to slap him. Sheldon answered the phone, putting it on speaker so they all could hear, "Hello?"
On the other end came a voice, "Hello, this is Sweden calling. Is this Dr. Cooper and Dr. Fowler?"
They both answered, Yeah."
"Congratulations, it is my pleasure to inform you that you've won the Nobel Prize, in being suckers!" It was Kripke and they hung up.
All of a sudden the phone went off again, but it was Howard calling to see if they got word yet.
They all slumped down and Penny groaned out, "Okay, now what?"
All of a sudden Amy's phone went off and she answered it, "Hello? Yes, this is Dr. Fowler." She stayed straight face, "I see...Okay, thank you." she hung up and looked to Sheldon and in a mellow voice said, "We won!"
They all hopped up and Penny screamed out, "Congratulations!"
"Leonard started crying, "Oh, my God!"
Sheldon stood and looked to Amy, "We did it."
She nodded, "I know! Can you believe it?"
He turned to Leonard, "That's a good point. What if I'm dreaming?"
Leonard saw his opening, he reared back and slapped him across the face. Penny shrieked and Sheldon fell to the sofa. He stood up holding his face and screamed out, "We won the Nobel Prize!"
They all came together jumping up and down, screaming their lungs out.
The next morning they headed out and they both got texts from everyone, even his brother and her mother and father. When they got to the front door there was a group of reporters out there to interview them. Sheldon was petrified and ran back into the apartment complex.
Later they made it to the university and as they entered the cafeteria, they got a round of applause and once again, Sheldon left the room, running away to hide. He even refused to answer his office door when a scheduled interview came to see him.
Howard and Bernadette took it upon themselves to do interviews . They passed themselves off as their best friends, putting a spin on their relationships that baffled the rest of the group.
As always, Raj was like one of the girls and after he found Amy crying in the ladies room he stepped in to help her.
"Come on Amy, you just won the Nobel, why are you crying?" She dried her tears, "My picture is all over the Internet, and I look terrible."
He took her phone, "No that can't be, let me see?" He stared at it, "Well, that is an unfortunate angle. Who cares, you just won, you should be proud of this moment."
She threw up her hands, "I know I shouldn't care about how I look, and I never thought I did. It's stupid and shallow, but I just can't help it. Last week I was visiting Janine Davis in H.R. And she commented that I have a very lovely figure and I should stop hiding it in these frumpy clothes. Penny and Bernadette have mentioned it over and over again."
Raj nodded, "Ms. Davis is correct, you are a beautiful woman. By the way, if you're not happy with those pictures, then make some changes. You've been told that over and over again. When are you gonna believe all of them and do something about it. Get a haircut, new clothes, new glasses, big glasses...No glasses, then you won't be able to see those pictures, even contacts."
She frowned, "Sounds expensive."
He scratched his head, "Excuse me, if I'm not mistaken, the Nobel comes with a substantial cash prize. What were you gonna spend it on?"
She stopped and turned towards him, "Hadn't really thought about it. Sheldon's got his eyes on some new Dockers."
He challenged her, "Come on, do something for yourself."
She turned and looked back into the mirror, "Well, I suppose I could get a haircut."
He added, "And some makeup, and a new wardrobe, a gym membership to tone that body of your. You're gonna get a small fortune, maybe even a little nip or tuck here and there." He didn't wanna push it all at once, but throw it out there to see if it stuck for later. "Come on, let's go."
She turned, "Where are we going?"
He blurted out, "Beverly Hills, where the things you'll like are."
Back at the apartment, Sheldon was already hating all of the changes happening because of the Nobel. He looked to Leonard, "You know, this is something I've wanted my whole life. But I guess I never considered how everything would be different."
Leonard leaned over the counter, "Buddy, I know it all feels overwhelming right now, but I promise you, things will settle down."
Just then there was a knock on the door and Raj poked his head in, "Hey, is Penny here?"
Leonard shook his head, "No, why?"
"I wanted to show her my latest creation. I give you..." He threw open the door, "Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler!"
She came strolling in and she was a complete knockout. She was wearing a form fitting navy blue wrap around dress. It was a wide black leather belt around her waist to accent her curves. There was a black jacket over her shoulders. No longer were there unflattering tights, but bare legs in high heels and her hair was cut short, just resting on her shoulders. She was wearing makeup, showing off her eyes and bright red lipstick to show her full lips and a new pair of designer glasses.
Leonard's jaw hit the floor, "Wow, Amy, you look amazing!
She blushed, "Thank you!" She looked to Sheldon for his reaction, "What do you think?"
