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4 months later
Over the next few months, Amy started to wind down the alcohol addiction study, it had originally been planned to last a year but with having training to take over Maria's job, there wasn't going to be enough time to devote to it, she and Mathias kept the monkeys and continued with the visual stimuli experiment, Maria also discovered she was having a girl and she and Roberto were going to call her Astrid, she was going on maternity leave at the end of July
Leonard and Howard tried their best to get Sheldon interested in dating again but he wasn't having any of it, he had taken to obsessing over the pictures Amy had put on the internet and wishing that he could of given her what she wanted, Leonard soon discovered he had an alli in the fact that Dr Elena Parker the new physicist had developed a crush on Sheldon to which he was oblivious, Leonard had encouraged Elena to join them at lunchtimes and on occasional nights out, in the hope that Sheldon might actually find her interesting, Leonard got approval from Penny to invite her to the wedding in the hope that if Sheldon saw Amy and Stefan all cosy together that would encourage him to reciprocate the blindingly obvious attraction to Sheldon that Elena was displaying
Amy and Stefan arrived in LA three days before the wedding of Leonard and Penny, they went straight to her mothers house for the night and the next day they went to the Four Seasons for three nights as planned, they were getting ready to go out to the bar that Penny had booked, Amy was wearing a cream dress that Stefan liked on her and he was wearing a navy shirt and black trousers with a tie that had the Gothenburg Football Club emblem on it, they had a few minutes before they needed to leave and used the time wisely by sharing a kiss and a glass of champagne before they left and went to the joint stag and hen do that Leonard and Penny were holding at a posh bar in Beverley Hills, it was the night before the actual wedding, they were the first to arrive and after ordering their drinks found a cosy corner to sit in
The rest of the group arrived a few minutes later and made a beeline for their reserved area
"I wish Amy was here" commented Penny
"I think you will find she is, look over there in the corner" replied Bernadette
Penny who had her back to where Amy was sitting turned to see Amy and Stefan cosied up together cuddling and kissing, it was no wonder they hadn't seen them as they were almost unseen, Penny called them over and Amy greeted everybody including a surprised Sheldon with hugs
"So Ames, how have you been doing, how's living together going? Asked Penny
"Fantastic thanks, guess you and Leonard are just glad the waiting is over now?
"Totally, I should also introduce you to Elena Parker, she's joined the physics team at Caltech" said Penny who had Leonard to her left and Sheldon to her right, Elena was sitting on Sheldon's other side
"Hi" smiled Amy
"Nice to meet you, your friends talk about you a lot" replied Elena
"Good things I hope" replied Amy as Stefan put his arm around her and pulled her close for a kiss
"You guys are too cute" commented Penny
"Oh we know" replied Amy laughing and sharing a kiss with Stefan, Sheldon clenched his fists under the table as the kissing continued
"Raj and Emily have also gotten engaged" added Leonard
"Oh congratulations" said Amy to Raj and Emily
"Thanks, we are planning a spring wedding, so we have plenty of time" replied Emily showing off a large diamond ring
"We are not sure if it will be here or India yet though" added Raj
"Hey Amy, you and Stefan might be next" chuckled Penny
"There's no might about it" replied Stefan
"Its going to happen" added Amy to astonished looks from the group, she noticed Sheldon was staring open mouthed at her
"Wow, I was just joking, when did you two get engaged?
"Oh we are not engaged, think of it as a pre engagement type of thing" replied Amy
"I'm confused, what's going on? Asked Penny again
"Well until Amy's visa is sorted next year, we can't do anything but I have a proposal all planned, Amy doesn't know when or where it is yet but I know she will say yes"
"How do you know? Asked Bernadette
"Because it's what we both want, Amy is a fantastic intelligent lady who has brightened my world and I wouldn't be without her" replied Stefan emphatically and giving Amy the sort of kiss that had the girls fanning their faces in embarrassment
"Get a room you two" said Penny half joking
"Oh we have it and we will make full use of it" cackled Amy
"Seeing as we are all here with your friends Amy, I wanted to give you something" said Stefan handing her a small box
Amy opened it and found two white gold rings with the initials S & A 2015 engraved in them
"What's this, are you proposing now? Asked Amy astonished
"No, these are commitment rings, I wanted to give you something to show you how much you mean to me, I know we are going to stay together and this proves it" replied Stefan, he took the box and the smaller ring and placed it on Amy's left hand on her wedding finger
"Oh Stefan I love you" said Amy happily, she took the other ring and placed it on Stefan's finger and they sealed their commitment with a kiss
"You guys are too much" said Penny as Amy noticed Penny and Bernadette were beaming happily at her
Sheldon decided he had enough of everything and scraped back his chair noisily and made his way to the toilets
"What's wrong with him? Asked Elena who wasn't used to angry Sheldon
"He and Amy used to date and he hasn't got over her" replied Penny
"I didn't know that"
"Elena if you want my advice, go after him if you like him" commented Amy admiring the her ring
"How do you know I like him?
"The way you have been looking at him all night, go for it I say" smiled Amy
Leonard had followed Sheldon to the bathroom and found him sobbing, he fell into Leonards arms and continued to sob
"Leonard it's not fair, why is she doing this?
"Because she is in love, they are in love, why else would she do it?
"To get back at me"
"Sheldon you and Amy have been broken up for a year, get over it, Elena likes you why don't you go on a date?
"Leonard I don't care if anybody likes me, I already told you if I can't have Amy then I don't want anybody" replied Sheldon
Sheldon wiped his face, left the toilet and ordered himself a very strong drink and returning to the table he noticed Amy and Stefan were practically sitting in each others laps
"Amy can I speak to you please?
"Sure, go ahead"
"No alone"
"Sorry not going to happen, anything you need to say you can do it in front of everybody, Stefan and I have no secrets" replied Amy
"Actually I think you should" said Stefan
"Are you sure?
"Yes go on" replied Stefan giving her a kiss as she followed Sheldon out of the bar
"That was very trusting of you" said Penny
"Well Amy and I trust each other completely and it's better to keep Sheldon close you know"
"What do you mean? Asked Penny
"Sheldon is clearly unstable and it's better to know what he is up to than to put him out of mind"
"Oh you might be right" commented Penny
"I know I am right" Stefan confidentially, Leonard who was initially unsure about Stefan warmed to him immediately at this statement
Amy had followed Sheldon outside and was stood before him while he stood staring at her without saying anything
"Sheldon I have better things to do than this, just spit it out" said Amy folding her arms impatiently
"I don't want you to marry Stefan"
"Yes I know but it's not your decision Sheldon, what do I have to say or do to make you see how happy I am and that I don't want you back?
"I will never give up hope Amy" replied Sheldon stepping forward to invade Amy's space
"Back off"
"Amy please, Stefan is not good for you, I know I am"
"Well that is where you are wrong and if you were any sort of friend then you would be happy for me, now are you done? Because I will be telling Stefan about this conversation and it will just bring us closer than we already are"
Sheldon answered by turning and going back inside the bar, Amy just shrugged and went back in to chat to her friends while Sheldon ordered himself drink after drink at the bar, eventually with help from Leonard, Raj and Howard they took him back to the hotel room, Leonard just hoped that Sheldon wouldn't be sick and still be ok for best man duties the next day
"So Amy why did you break up with Sheldon? Asked Elena as Stefan went to the bar to get more drinks
"The last few months of the relationship were not good and I had become his verbal punch bag, I had enough of it and to cut a long story very short, I already had plans to work in Sweden at some point and just speeded those plans up"
"Sheldon followed Amy to Sweden a couple of months later to try and get her back" added Penny
"By then I had already moved on and now I am happy and in love with somebody who appreciates me" replied Amy gazing at Stefan by the bar
"He is very handsome" commented Elena as a petite blonde girl with enormous boobs approached Stefan
"Wait, watch what happens now" said Amy pointing to the girl
"What's going to happen? Asked Penny
"You will see" replied Amy watching the scene
As the girl approached Stefan she started to stroke Stefan's arm to get his attention, he shrugged her off and said something to her but she persisted in trying to get his attention, Stefan ignored her, collected the drinks and rejoined Amy at the table and gave her a lingering kiss, the blonde gave Stefan a look of disgust and walked off after giving him the finger
"I get that a lot" commented Stefan
"And Amy you don't mind that it happens? Asked Penny
"Of course I mind but they don't see what I see, they are only interested in his looks, whereas there is so much more to Stefan, he is funny, kind, intelligent, he speaks 8 languages and we are in love, why go out for a manky burger when you have prime steak at home" replied Amy
Penny realised how confident Amy was now and also realised how much Amy had bloomed since moving away
"You speak 8 languages? Exclaimed Elena
"Yes, I would name them all but I won't bore you all" replied Stefan
"I thought speaking 5 was plenty"
"Which ones do you speak? Asked Amy
"Italian, Spanish, French, Russian and some Japanese, I have PHD in Languages and Physics" replied Elena
"Interesting, I am only learning Swedish at the moment, Stefan is a very good teacher"
"I bet he is, I wish Sheldon would show an interest" commented Elena
"Maybe he will at the wedding, sometimes with him he needs things telling to him straight" replied Amy
They stayed in the bar for a couple more hours, Amy was happy that Stefan and Elena became friendly as they started talking to each other in the languages they spoke and Amy caught up with Bernadette, Penny and Emily
Towards the end of the night, Stefan went to get more drinks for the group and when he returned he and Amy spoke in Swedish to each other, leaving the group confused
""What did you two say? Asked Penny
"We were just expressing our love for each other" replied Amy putting her arm around Stefan's waist and hugging him close
"Sweet, Amy I am so glad that you are coming to wedding, just having you there is something after all the problems we had"
"Well we can't hold grudges forever can we" smiled Amy as they downed their drinks and made their way back to the hotel
"I hope the boys are ok with Sheldon" commented Penny
"Are you and Leonard sharing a room tonight? Asked Amy
"No, but tomorrow we have the bridal suite for two whole days, so we will make full use of that" replied Penny
"Howard and Leonard are staying with Sheldon tonight" added Bernadette
"I know you are no longer my bridesmaid Amy but I would still like you to join in the make up and dress fitting beforehand"
"I would like that as long as Stefan doesn't mind?
"Of course not, go for it" replied Stefan
"Great the wedding is at 3pm so come by our room at 12" said Penny
They reached the hotel and collected their room keys before going off to their rooms, Stefan gave all the girls kisses on the cheek before entering his room with Amy, both were slightly tipsy and fell on the bed kissing and cuddling, they didn't get any further as the combination of jet lag and alcohol made them sleepy, they fell asleep cuddled up together and in the morning they ordered room service for breakfast, afterwards they stayed in bed chatting
"What are you going to do while I am with the girls?
"I will get ready myself and then wait for you, I might have a sleep because I think this will be a long day" replied Stefan
"Good idea" replied Amy
"There is something else I want to do first though" said Stefan as he moved on top of Amy and they did what they were to tired to do the night before
At midday Amy went off to join the girls, Penny left putting her dress on until the last minute, Amy had already seen a glimpse of it and when Penny put it on thought she looked gorgeous, it was a floor length spaghetti strap dress with a small train
"Let me take some pictures and then I will go and get Stefan and good luck" said Amy taking the pictures before going back to her room
Stefan had hired a morning suit and Amy couldn't take her eyes off him
"Well if I hadn't said it before you are one handsome man" said Amy before going to put on her wedding guest dress, knowing the colours of the bridesmaid dresses she had gone for a mint green dress that Stefan had said he liked and it fitted Amy well
Amy fixed her make up and she and Stefan shared a kiss before they went down to the hall hand in hand and took their assigned seats at the front, Amy noticed Sheldon was watching her every move and tried to ignore him, Leonard was looking very sweaty and nervous and Sheldon wasn't helping
Pretty soon the wedding started, Leonard had a huge grin as Penny joined him at the front and soon the registrar started the wedding
"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride" said the registrar much later
Leonard and Penny kissed for some time before turning to their family and friends beaming with happiness and they walked down the small aisle, followed by Emily and Bernadette, they were led outside to have pictures taken in the gardens before they went to the ballroom where they sat down to a three course meal, the speeches were done and pretty soon Leonard and Penny were called for the first dance
"They look so happy" sighed Amy watching them sway around the room to "At Last" by Etta James
"They do, maybe we can join the dance floor soon enough"
"I would like that" replied Amy beaming him
Pretty soon the song ended and the next song that came on was Roberta Flack's "tonight I celebrate my love for you", Amy took Stefan's hand and pulled him onto the dance floor
"I think this can be our official song" said Amy as Stefan pulled her close
"I agree, now no time for talking" replied Stefan as he leant down to kiss Amy and they swayed around the floor kissing
Elena was hoping to try and get Sheldon's attention at the dance but he was too busy talking with Beverley and she had trouble getting his attention, when Beverley went to the bathroom, she made her move
"Sheldon would you like to dance? Asked Elena noticing he was watching Amy and Stefan
"I don't dance"
"Just one dance, that won't hurt"
"Elena I just said I don't like dancing"
"Maybe I can join you for a drink then"
"Why?
"Sheldon, Amy told me how you and her dated and I am sorry that you are still hurting but look how happy they are, lets just have one dance and if you don't like it that's fine"
Sheldon gulped down his drink and took another look at Amy who was still kissing Stefan and grabbed Elena's hand and took her to the dance floor, Amy who had come up for air, gave Elena the thumbs up and said something to Stefan who looked over at them
"This is good move, if she can help him forget you that's good for everybody" commented Stefan
Amy thought Sheldon looked extremely uncomfortable as he held Elena, there was a gap between them which Elena was trying to close, eventually she settled for just dancing with him and just before the song ended she gave Sheldon a brief kiss on the lips before going back to her seat with Sheldon looking stunned at what just happened, he followed her back to the table, Elena gulped her drink down nervously
"Why did you kiss me?
"Because I like you, I thought you would have realised that by now"
"I know you like me, it's obvious but I cannot date somebody who is not my equal, Amy is my equal and I will never find anybody like her again"
"How do you know if you don't try" replied Elena trying not to be insulted
"I don't want to try, please understand"
"So you want to obsess and be miserable over Amy for the rest of your life?
"I am not miserable" replied Sheldon watching Amy and Stefan go back to their table
"You watch her every move, you clearly hate Stefan and that's unhealthy in my book"
"Well I wasn't asking you" Sheldon pouted and folded his arms defensively
"Excuse me" said Elena getting up and leaving the room, Amy followed her out
"Are you ok?
"I tried I really did but he's obsessed with you!
"I know and I would say don't give up, however hard it is, maybe suggest going on one date and see how it goes"
"Where would I take him?
"He loves trains, I know it won't be fun for you but take him to the train museum and then dinner somewhere"
"I will try but I wont ask again if he says no" They walked back into the ballroom together and Stefan had been joined at the table by Sheldon who was gesturing angrily
"Hey what's going on? Asked Amy when she got to the table
"Oh Sheldon was just informing me that we are terrible people for flaunting our love in front of him" replied Stefan shaking his head
"I see, Sheldon I should be thanking you really" replied Amy leaving Sheldon staring at her confused
"What do you mean?
"Well I was alone before I met you and then I met your friends and that gave me confidence to move on when things got bad with you" Amy reached down to give him a kiss on the cheek and then sat on Stefan's lap
While Sheldon was unable to answer, Elena made her move, she took him back to his table and sat him down
"Sheldon you can say no and I won't ask you again but would you like to go on a date, wherever you would like to go"
"I cannot answer that question right now"
"Fine just think about it, I can take you to the train museum park in LA if you like"
"I will give you an answer on Monday at work, now please don't ask me again"
"You got it, can I get you another drink?
"No I am going to turn in" replied Sheldon jumping up and as he passed Amy and Stefan he glared at them before storming off up to his room, Elena rejoined Stefan and Amy
"How did it go?
"He said he would give me an answer on Monday"
"Hey what's wrong with Sheldon? Asked Penny and Leonard joining them
"Oh he's unhappy, Penny I didn't ever want to hurt Sheldon but I didn't believe any of this stuff that's happened would happen" replied Amy
"Don't blame yourself, he needs to get over the obsession, did you ask him out? Asked Penny to Elena
"Yes, he will give me an answer on Monday, I tried my best but I won't ask again if he says no"
"There is only so much patience you can have with Sheldon before you give up really" said Penny as Sheldon came back in the room he joined them at their table
"Amy I want to dance with you"
"I don't think that's a good idea"
"Why not?
"Because it's not appropriate"
"Amy go on, it won't do any harm" urged Stefan
"Stefan seriously, this will just give Sheldon ideas and he has enough of those without adding to them"
"Excuse me I am here you know" said Sheldon indignantly
"Amy if you dance with him its fine, I can ask Elena" replied Stefan
"Fine but don't go to far away" replied Amy grumpily
"I will never be too far away from you Amy" replied Stefan giving Amy a kiss and then joining Elena on the dance floor
Once Sheldon had taken Amy to the floor, he wanted to pull her close but Amy kept distance between him as he guided her round and after what seemed an age, the song ended, she extracted herself from Sheldon, found Stefan and he took Amy back to their table
"How was it, you looked very unhappy, sorry for putting you through that"
"Its ok, how was your dance with Elena?
"It was fine, she's a nice girl and she has a similar story to you in that she left New York to get away after a long term relationship ended"
"How do you know that?
"We were talking about it last night"
"I didn't hear anything?
"No it was when you were chatting to the girls"
"I see" Amy started to look put out at Elena confiding in Stefan and then realised how silly her thinking was
"Are you jealous? Asked Stefan watching Amy's face change
"No"
"You are, Amy I have only interest in you, Elena is a nice girl that is all, you and I are committed to each other"
"Ok maybe I was but she's very pretty, it wouldn't be hard for you to fancy her"
"I don't fancy her but let me show you how much I fancy you" replied Stefan as another love song came on and he pulled Amy up and swayed round the room with her, their kissing and cuddling brought wolf whistles from their friends and they grinned back happily at them
The wedding party ended a few hours later and the group made plans to meet for lunch in the hotel the next day, Sheldon chose not to join them and went home first thing in the morning, Leonard and Penny were not going on honeymoon until Tuesday, at lunch Penny had an idea
"Amy when you going back to Sweden?
"Tuesday, why?
"Maybe everybody can come to our apartment for an afternoon of games and Chinese food on Monday"
"Um, I don't think its appropriate to bring Stefan to Sheldon's apartment, he is unhappy with everything as it is, this would add fuel to the anger" replied Amy
"You might be right, when are you coming back next?
"Not until Christmas"
After lunch the group made use of the hotel spa facilities and apart from Stefan and Amy who stayed an extra night at the hotel they all went back to their homes, Amy and Stefan spent Monday with her mother and at Caltech Sheldon was thinking about Elena's date question, he was still pondering over it when he noticed a notification on Amy's Facebook page showing pictures of her and Stefan at the wedding when there was a knock at the door
"Come in"
"Hi Sheldon" said Elena
"Elena please take a seat, I have an answer for you"
"Which is?
"I agree to your one date proposal, please don't kiss me again"
"You got it, I will pick you up on Saturday morning at 10am if that's ok?
"Fine" replied Sheldon
Elena was happy that he agreed and once out of his office, text Amy and Penny her news
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