A sequel to my 2018 story "The Recluse of 4B and the Waitresses". Part 10, a special visitor.

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Two days after the launch Sheldon, Sally, Howard and Bernadette flew home from Florida. They were met at the airport by Leonard and Penny, who were holding hands and both had huge smiles on their faces.

Leonard "Hello our friends, welcome home from Florida, hope you had a good time?"

Penny "As you couldn't get us tickets to your rocket thing we were stuck here on the West Coast for the weekend."

Leonard "So we decided to go to Las Vegas"

Penny "and we got married!", she released her grip on her husband's hand to show the wedding ring before some very friendly hugging took place :-)

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Next month Sheldon had some news at the Thursday night pizza party.

"As you know I have a twin sister called Missy back home in Texas. She is going to be visiting California in a couple of weeks. Would it be possible for her to stay here in Bernadette's old room?"

Two weeks later at the airport in the arrivals hall.

"Missy!" Sheldon ran over and picked up his twin sister in a brotherly hug.

"Why Shelly, how did you get so keen on hugging? Meemaw is the only person I have seen you hug like that."

"Things have changed Missy, say hello to my girlfriend!"

"Hello to your what?" then Sally gave Missy a hug.

"Welcome to California, you must be Missy, I am Sally."

Sheldon then made the introductions.

"Sally, this is Mrs Melissa Cooper Gonzalez, my twin sister. Missy, this is Dr. Sally Garcia, my girlfriend and co-worker."

Missy replied "Hello Sally, you must be another rocket scientist like my brother?"

Fifteen minutes later Sally is driving to Pasadena.

"Are you sure about this accommodation Shelly, I can go to a hotel."

"Don't worry Missy, everything is sorted out. So how are things back home in Texas?"

"Well Mom is still busy at the church, Meemaw is still having fun and Georgie is getting divorced again."

"Not again, I suppose he will soon have wife number three ready. How is your husband?"

"Sam is doing fine but he had to work this weekend, so I have come out to California for my friends wedding by myself."

That evening at the Cheesecake Factory Missy meets the whole gang.

"So let me get this straight, my brother lived across the hall from Penny and Bernadette and you befriended him after he got locked out of his apartment?"

Bernadette replied "that's right Missy."

"Well I'd like to thank you for bringing him back to being a member of the human race."