By Friday, Amy was disappointed that Sheldon had yet to really use the new allowances in the Relationship Agreement. Then again, work had gotten busy, so they barely had the time to kiss, let alone remove clothes. She also suspected that he was trying to keep control of himself. She walked in on him in what looked like meditation more than once. Sometimes it seemed like a good idea herself. Maybe she would ask Sheldon to show her some tips. Since it was important to him to wait until the wedding, it was important to her.

Saturday was the day that Amy was to go venue shopping with Penny and Bernadette. Mary had also called back about the church. The pastor wanted to meet with Amy before he would completely book their wedding date. He knew Sheldon enough to not require him to come in.

Amy and Penny went to pick up Bernadette so that they could go out at places together. The first couple of places that the trio had gone to were already booked for the 23rd, and Amy and Sheldon weren't very flexible about the date. Then they went to the place that Penny had recommended, and Amy loved it. It had plenty of space inside, but there was a wonderful garden that guests could wander though. It was really beautiful and it was available on September 23rd. The only problem was that it was over the budget that the couple had agreed on. Not terribly so, but Sheldon had calculated their budget down to every cent. Amy loved it so much that she thought she would talk to him about it before she completely just walked away.

"Hello, Amy. How is the venue shopping?" Sheldon said, answering the phone.

"Hey, Sheldon. I found a place that I love, but it's more expensive than we talked about," Amy said sadly. "It isn't much more than we talked about, but more is more." She described the venue and told him how much it was.

"Do you really love it?" Sheldon asked. He was concerned about going over, but given the statistical probability of going over budget, he had actually created two budgets. One was the goal and the other was a little more realistic. They could afford both, but the second would cut into their savings.

"I really do. Would you hate me if I booked it, Sheldon?"

"Of course not, kid. We'll make it work."

"I love you so much. I'll see you at home later," Amy told him.

"I love you, too."

Sheldon set down the phone. He couldn't help but smile that he had made her so happy with such a little thing.

Amy returned to the group with the good news. She paid the deposit, and since they didn't have to visit any of the spots, they decided to grab lunch too. They went to a little restaurant that Amy had never been to before. Penny claimed that they had great crepes, so Amy ordered one with spinach, mushrooms, and cheese. She also ordered a glass of wine. It seemed early in the day, but she never realized how stressful making all of these little decisions was. She only had the one glass since she still had to meet with the pastor.

The girls wanted details about how Sheldon asked and what happened since. Amy told them about most of it. Then they accompanied Amy to the church. It was beautiful and would definitely be big enough to handle their guest list.

Amy found Pastor Roberts and introduced herself and her friends. Penny and Bernadette decided to have a look around while Amy followed the pastor to his office.

"So, I hear that you would like to get married in our church on September 23rd," Roberts said.

"Yes. It is very important to my future mother-in-law for us to get married in a church, and I have to say it's very beautiful here."

"Normally, we would require a few sessions of counseling before we allow people to get married here, but I understand that it would be a difficult proposition with Sheldon. Mary has given us her word that she is going to talk to you both about a few things instead."

Amy was surprised to hear this, but it seemed like a fair enough compromise. She didn't particularly want to hear about sex from her mother-in-law, but it would be easier than trying to get Sheldon into this office with her.

They discussed a few other technicalities, but the whole thing was rather painless. Amy made a mental note to call Mary and thank her for working so hard to make this all as easy as she could. Maybe Mary was just glad that Sheldon was finally getting married and maybe going to give her grandbabies.

Amy shook hands with Pastor Roberts and Amy and Sheldon were scheduled to be married in the church on September 23rd at 3:30. She found Penny and Bernadette talking quietly about how nice the church was and that it was nice that it was close enough to the reception space.

The girls were interested in going out for drinks considering how much they had gotten done, but Amy was exhausted. She mostly just wanted to go home and cuddle up to Sheldon and watch some Doctor Who. Things had gotten weird when she actually wanted to watch Doctor Who. She thanked both of the girls profusely and they made plans to go look at dresses the next day.

Amy picked up some take out and went home. Sheldon was working on one of his white boards when she opened the door.

"Are you hungry? I picked up some Thai. I thought we could have a quiet night in and watch the new episode of Doctor Who before we do our laundry."

"That sounds wonderful. I knew you would like Doctor Who if you gave it a chance," Sheldon said as he took the food from Amy and gave her a quick kiss. He took the food to the kitchen and made up plates for both of them. "How did the meeting with the pastor go?"

"Your mother seems to have some serious pull for someone who doesn't actually attend that church on a regular basis. They are making some exceptions for us, and we are all set to get married there on the 23rd of September."

"My mother was always a bit of a charmer. She was the one who got me my job back at the university after I called Gablehauser an idiot."

Sheldon handed Amy the plate of food, but she just picked at it. The extra hours at work and then the day looking at venues had really taken their toll on her. She was exhausted and as soon as Sheldon was done eating, she set her plate down and stretched out on the couch with her head in his lap while they watched Doctor Who.

Sheldon started absentmindedly stroking her hair. He noticed that she had fallen asleep near the end of the of the show. It was time that they got started on their laundry, but he didn't want to wake her up. Very slowly, he slid himself out from underneath her and placed a pillow under her head. Sheldon thought that she must have been very tired to stay asleep even after he was up. He went into his room and gathered his laundry. Amy's laundry was in the hamper next to his. They usually did their laundry together, but kept their clothes separate. He supposed that it wouldn't hurt anything to combine them for the sake of efficiency this once since she was asleep.

Sheldon gathered their things and took them down to the laundry room to sort them down there. He was alone, and he was fine separating her clothes until he got to her underthings. He couldn't help but picture Amy in only the things that he was putting into the delicates bag. Sheldon was nearly done when he heard a throat clearing in the doorway.

He looked over and stopped guiltily like he was doing more than laundry. Amy was standing there.

"Thank you. I don't know why I was so tired, but thanks for starting the laundry without me," Amy said. She touched his arm. "I can take over if it's too much for you."

"I'm almost finished," Sheldon put the rest of the things in the washer and started it running.

They finished up their laundry together. Sheldon was a little relieved that he didn't have to deal with Amy's things anymore. It was easier to not think about removing her clothing when he wasn't folding it. Then they went upstairs and put everything away before going to bed.