A sequel to "The Biophysical Relationship Evolution." The story continues 4 years on from Sheldon and Bernardette's wedding. Everything belongs to Chuck Lorre and friends. Part 2 - Amy and Howard's wedding day.

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Bernardette struggled through another week of meetings and late nights at work knowing she had something big to look forward to at the weekend. 4 years earlier Howard had been best man and Amy maid of honour when Bernadette married Sheldon. Now it was time for the Rostenkowski-Coopers to return the compliment at the wedding of Amy and Howard.

Maid of honour Bernardette and bridesmaid Penny spent the morning with bride to be Amy getting themselves ready in their wedding finery. They were just about to leave for the roof of 2311 Los Robles when Bernadette's phone rang.

"Hello, oh its you again. Did you not listen to what I told you yesterday at work, I am about to leave to act as maid of honour at the wedding of one of my best friends and you call me to talk about last nights meeting. Do not call me again this weekend, I shall see you on Monday."

Amy said "problem Bernie?"

Bernadette "not for you today, let's get you married."

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At the post-wedding party Sheldon introduced his wife to one of Amy's work friends.

Sheldon "Jane, this is my wife Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Cooper, Bernadette this is Amy's friend Dr. Jane Parker and her husband Andreas. She has the next door office to Amy at Caltech, her PhD is in microbiology as well."

Bernadette "Pleased to meet you."

Jane "What do you do for a living?"

Bernadette "I work for Zangen pharmaceuticals"

Jane "You must like earning lots of money."

Bernadette "You can have too much of a good thing. I used to love my job when I could do some science. Now it is all meetings and paperwork and late nights. My boss won't leave me alone, he called me as we were about to leave for the wedding this morning."

Jane "I know what you are going through. I worked for a drug company 7 years ago when I got my PhD, at first it was great earning lots of money. Then Andy and I got married, after Angela was born I took some maternity leave but when I got back to work I couldn't face it any more, I quit after six months."

Bernadette "So what did you do next?"

Jane "Well I was just a stay at home mother for a while, but then an old friend at Caltech got pregnant and told me about a 1 year maternity cover post running the microbiology research lab, she never came back to work after the baby was born. And now as you can see Angela's baby brother is coming in 4 months time. Do you want to do my 1 year maternity cover?"