Sheldon Swifties LXXI: "Wedding Vow…"
Wedding day…
"And now, Sheldon?" Mary Cooper, officiating minister, via internet, to Sheldon…
"Something you want to say to your bride, boy?"
Sheldon, unfolding paper, slight throat clearing…
Repeated throat clearing…
Amy, to his side, expectant look…Leonard, Best Man to his opposite side, slight sigh…
"Amy, my darling…I searched for the right words and oddly enough, at just the moment when I was going to give up and read something ridiculous Leonard had written for me, an old email from Dr. Hawking came up as I searched for Leonard's nonsense… He'd written to congratulate me on getting engaged and wanted me to know that he wouldn't have traded all those years with Jane for anything, even the Nobel. I suppose I have to say that too, and I mean it, though I hope you won't hold me to it, when I win the Nobel…"
Roll of eyes around room…
"But he also included a note from Jane, the last she'd written to him, long after their divorce, to let him know he was still in her heart. She couldn't find the words either but relied on Broadway composer Steven Sondheim. And I thought they were beautiful words, that express how I feel, so…"
Sheldon to Amy-
"Nothing's gonna harm you
Not while I'm around
Nothing's gonna harm you
No sir, not while I'm around
Demons are prowling everywhere
Nowadays
I'll send 'em howling I don't care
I've got ways
No one's gonna hurt you
No one's gonna dare
Others can desert you
Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there
Demons can charm you, with a smile
For a while, but in time…
Nothing can harm you
Not…While…I'm…
Around."
…
Penny, by Leonard, tears running as she listens…
"I guess it was better than what I…"
"Sssh!" she hissed. Teary smile to a radiant Amy…
Whispering…
"Nothing's gonna harm you
Not while I'm around
Nothing's gonna harm you
No, Leonard, not while I'm around
Demons (like Prya) are prowling everywhere
Nowadays
I'll sent 'em howling I don't care
I've got (Nebraska) ways
No one's gonna hurt you
No one's gonna dare
Others can desert you
Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there
Demons can charm you, with a smile
For a while, but in time…
Nothing can harm you
Not…While…I'm…
Around."
Earnest look… "I've always wanted to…"
"Thank you." Leonard kissed her. "But I knew you felt that way…"
…
The Wolowitz home…
Bernadette and Howard taking off wedding finery for casual clothes in nursery…
To Halley and Neil in their cribs…
"Nothing's gonna harm you
Not while I'm around
Nothing's gonna harm you
No sir, not while I'm around
Demons are prowling everywhere
Nowadays
I'll send 'em howling I don't care
I've got ways
No one's gonna hurt you
No one's gonna dare
Others can desert you
Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there."
To each other…
"Demons can charm you, with a smile
For a while, but in time…
Nothing can harm you
Not…While…I'm…
Around."
…
Raj's new apartment…Ground floor…
"Nothing's gonna harm you
Not while I'm around
Nothing's gonna harm you
No sir, not while I'm around
Demons are prowling everywhere
Nowadays
I'll send 'em howling I don't care
I've got ways
No one's gonna hurt you
No one's gonna dare
Others can desert you
Not to worry, whistle, I'll be there
Demons can charm you, with a smile
For a while, but in time…
Nothing can harm you
Not…While…I'm…
Around."
Finished, Lucy stepped away from the corner where she'd watched Raj enter…