▁sp ont ane ously ▁takes ▁her ▁hand ▁for ▁comfort ▁later ▁as ▁Howard ▁is ▁launched ▁into ▁space . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁season ▁six , ▁they ▁are ▁regularly ▁holding ▁hands ▁at ▁Amy ' s ▁ins istence , ▁but ▁Sh eld on ▁repeatedly ▁res ists ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁attempts ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁further ▁physical ▁int im acy . ▁By ▁mid - season , ▁Sh eld on ▁gets ▁some ▁int imate ▁views ▁of ▁Amy ▁when ▁he ▁car es ▁for ▁her ▁while ▁she ▁has ▁the ▁flu , ▁pushing ▁him ▁further ▁toward ▁a ▁traditional ▁relationship ▁with ▁her . ▁She ▁also ▁provides ▁Sh eld on ▁with ▁cons ol ing ▁h ugs , ▁and ▁receives ▁a ▁s lap ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁by ▁an ▁into xic ated ▁Sh eld on ▁who ▁tells ▁everyone ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁gal . ▁ ▁Amy ▁tries ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁Sh eld on ' s ▁a partment ▁when ▁Leonard ▁tempor arily ▁vac ates ▁it , ▁but ▁is ▁un success ful ▁in ▁her ▁attempt . ▁Sh eld on , ▁after ▁being ▁pro dd ed ▁by ▁Barry ▁K rip ke ▁about ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁lies ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁Amy , ▁though ▁he ▁adm its ▁to ▁Pen ny ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Amy ▁may ▁actually ▁eng age ▁in ▁sex . ▁Sh eld on ▁later ▁makes ▁the ▁same ▁ad mission ▁to ▁Amy , ▁while ▁eng aging ▁in ▁Dun ge ons ▁& ▁Drag ons ▁inter course ▁game ▁play . ▁In ▁the ▁season - se ven ▁episode ▁" The ▁Lo comot ive ▁Man ip ulation ",