"Home sweet home," Amy said, opening the car door for the girls.
Danielle and Erica got out of the car. Danielle wore a baggy pink sweater and faded, ragged jeans. Her hair was in pigtails again. Her sister kept her brown hair short, and she wore an orange sundress and lime green leggings, and she held an old stuffed toy dog.
"An apartment?" Erica asked.
Clearly Danielle is the smart one, Sheldon thought. All he said was yes, but he rolled his eyes at Amy, who kept him silent with a subtle shake of her head. As a group they walked through the parking lot toward Los Robles. "Our apartment is three stories up," Amy began the tour. "The elevator is broken, like I said." She walked through the front door Sheldon held open, and they paused at the sight of construction men, one of whom was prying the elevator door open. "Hopefully it won't be for long," Amy added, and began to walk upstairs. Danielle and Erica followed.
Sheldon stepped into the apartment, letting the door swing closed. "What the hell took you guys so long?" he asked.
"Sheldon," Amy called, and shaking his head he began to climb the stairwell.
Moments later Amy reached the third floor and turned left, letting herself into 4A. Danielle and Erica followed. "You know, you might be able to see better if you took your hair from your eyes," Amy pointed out, and Danielle lifted her head, looking around the apartment with beautiful, blinky hazel eyes.
Amy looked excitedly at Sheldon, who smiled calmly as he shut the door.
"Is anybody hungry?" Amy asked.
"No, ma'am," Danielle and Erica both said.
"Call me Mom, it's okay."
Danielle and Erica looked at one another before moving further into the apartment.
"I'll give you a tour and then you can make yourselves at home," Sheldon said, and he moved down the hall. Amy sat on the couch and smiled, feeling overwhelmed with happiness.
Soon Sheldon walked back into the living room. "They're looking out the window playing I Spy," he informed her. "Apparently we have what they call a 'good view'."
Amy stood and kissed him, and he kissed her back. Pulling back, he held her and said, "Should we pick a wedding date?"
She sighed happily and just held him.
"I think this'll be my Spot!" a youthful voice exclaimed, and Sheldon and Amy broke apart and looked at Erica, who sat in Sheldon's spot. She grinned up at him even as his face began to twitch.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: I think I've reached a good stopping point. By the way, the winner of the challenge was Raj, and the reward was the royal treatment; the friends had to do whatever he wanted for 24 hours. You can bet he would have thrown murder mystery parties like crazy. Penny has to go to AA meetings with Sheldon, and Leonard is happily indulging in comic books and Marvel movies. The Cooper kids got to see Kate and "Siamese" Wolowitz, whom I named Kristy and Karina. They want to be mommies already. Where does the time go?
