Penny and Sheldon sat inside the registry office, waiting for their turn to be called in so they could finally get married. Sheldon wore a smart suit and Penny wore a simple white dress, her hair up in a chignon, a couple of loose tendrils hanging around her face with a white rose placed at the side. They had decided to ask Amy and Mary Cooper if they would be the witnesses to their wedding and gleefully, both had accepted. Amy, however, had immediately decided that she would be buying herself a fancy pale blue bridesmaids dress so she could feel more "weddingy". Whilst Amy quickly popped to the bathroom and Mary went to get a cup of coffee, Sheldon turned to Penny and looked at her intensely. 'Penny, are you sure this is the type of wedding you want? I don't want you to look back and regret not having the perfect wedding,' he said and Penny looked at him, a small smile forming on her lips.

'Sweetie, I don't know if you've noticed but my idea of the perfect wedding keeps changing,' she let out a giggle of laughter, 'One day I want red roses and then I want white ones before I change my mind all over and I go for lilies. First I want a harpist and then I want a string quartet… but out of all these changes, only one thing stays constant and I'm looking at him,' she said in a hushed whisper, 'Why would I need anything else to make my wedding perfect?'

Sheldon smiled and tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear, his finger grazing her soft skin, 'I don't think I've ever seen you look so beautiful,' he said quietly, gazing at her. She felt her breath hitch in her throat, maintaining eye contact with him.

'You clean up pretty well yourself,' she whispered before he leaned in and gave her a romantic kiss. Penny pulled him closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, her bouquet of simple white daffodils brushing the back of his neck.

'I love you Penny Miller,' he said to her after breaking their kiss and she sighed and rested her forehead against his.

'I love you too,' she smiled as both Amy and Mary returned. Amy sat next to Penny whilst Mary took a seat beside her son.

'I can't believe you two are doing this… it's so simple yet its elegant and romantic. And thank you for choosing me to be one of your witnesses. I know I bought this exquisite bridesmaids dress but I felt that it was deemed necessary as, in addition to being the sole witness, I would be playing the role of Penny's maid of honour as there is currently no other candidate. Therefore, it was customary for me to have a lavish gown.' Amy said and Penny laughed and hugged her friend.

'Oh Amy,' Penny said whilst Mary took her sons hand in her own and squeezed it as if to say she was proud of her son. Sheldon smiled and squeezed back.

'Sheldon Cooper and Penny Miller.' A voice called out and Penny felt her heart race. This was it; she was finally going to be Mrs Cooper and she couldn't wait to embark on a new life with Sheldon. Making their way into the room they walked up to the registrar, their hands intertwined and smiles on their faces. The registrar smiled at them and the ceremony began.

'Today, Sheldon and Penny have decided to commit to one another by the sanctity of marriage. If anyone here should know of any lawful impediment on why they should not be joined, let them speak now or forever hold their peace,' the registrar paused before continuing, 'Sheldon will you take this woman to your lawfully wedded wife. Will you love her, comfort her, honour her, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, remain faithful to her so long as you both shall live?'

'I will,' Sheldon said, never taking his eyes off Penny.

'Penny, will you take this man to your lawfully wedded husband. Will you love him, comfort him, honour him, and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, remain faithful to him so long as you both shall live?'

'I will.'

'With this ring I thee wed,' the registrar said softly. Sheldon picked up the ring slipped it onto Penny's finger after repeating the registrar's words. Penny followed suit and realised that Sheldon was now her husband and she his wife, 'I understand that you have written your own vows?'

'Yes,' Penny smiled and she looked at Sheldon. He took her hands in his and looked deep into her eyes, his heart racing as she began to speak, 'Sheldon, it wasn't long ago that we fell in love and it was so unexpected that I had thought it would never happen but I am so glad that it did. I've been dreaming having a man like you since I was a little girl. You came into my life, and made all my dreams come true. I love you more than words can possibly say, and vow to cherish every moment we share for the rest of our lives. You are my lover, my best friend. You are everything I have ever wanted in a partner, and I feel so lucky to be standing here with you today. I love absolutely everything about you. The way you laugh, your idiosyncrasies, your genius mind, how kind you are to me, the way your eyes sparkle when we're together...the way you make me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. You are the most important person in the world to me, and I promise to love you forever.

'Today, I take you to be my husband. This will be a day that we will remember for the rest of our lives. I vow to love you and cherish you. To treat you with respect and cherish every moment we spend together. I promise to take care of you in good times, and in bad… to support you and guide you and to be the best wife that I can be. I vow to share my life's achievements and success, as well as the disappointments and hardship and I vow all of these things from this day forward.' Penny said, her voice having cracked throughout her speech and a couple of tears of happiness rolling down her cheeks. Sheldon smiled at her and leaned in, 'You can't kiss me yet,' she giggled as she felt him kiss her cheek.

'I know,' he said, looking lovingly at her. The registrar nodded for Sheldon to now make his vows and Sheldon looked at his Penny, his beautiful Penny and he took a step closer to her, 'Penny..I never knew that I could feel this way about another person. You came into my life and showed me how to love, and taught me what it takes to be a man and I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you. To laugh with you, take care of you, and be someone that you can depend on. From the first time we met, I knew you were someone special. The time we've spent together, has been the best time of my life, and I'm excited to see what the future hold for us.

'You are the woman I want to have a family with, grow old with, and spend the rest of my life loving. I can't believe I'm looking into the eyes of my wife. You are the most beautiful woman in the world. More than that, you're smart, you always know how to make me laugh, and you are everything I ever wanted in a woman. Thank you for loving me, and I promise that I will love you for the rest of our lives, just as much as I love you right now. Today, I vow to love you: tomorrow and forever. I promise to laugh with you in the good times, and cry with you during the bad times. I will help you up when you fall down, and be there to cheer you on when you're at your best. No matter what happens, I will love you and always be there for you. I will always be there when you need me, and will be the best husband I can be. I vow to make this day, and each day after, one that you will cherish. Penny… I love you.'

The registrar wiped a tear out of the corner of her eye and smiled. 'Sheldon and Penny have consented to their marriage and have declared their love by the giving and receiving of rings. So by the power vested in me by the state of New York, I hereby declare that Sheldon and Penny are now husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.'

Penny grinned and threw herself at Sheldon, capturing his lips in a kiss. They were finally married and both were elated. Mary clapped her hands vigorously and Amy, who couldn't contain her tears of joy, threw confetti over the pair before running and hugging her bestie. Penny knew it wouldn't be long until they're secret marriage was out in the open so she wanted to enjoy it as much as she could. All four of them went out for a celebratory meal before Amy and Mary returned to their hotel and Sheldon and Penny to their apartment.

Sheldon opened the door and picked Penny up bridal style before he shook his head, 'I cannot believe you are making me do this stereotypical film sort of act,' he said shaking his head and Penny laughed and kissed his cheek.

'I think what you mean to say is Penny, oh wonderful gorgeous Penny, thank you for marrying me and for allowing me to carry you're beautiful behind into our apartment.'

'I think you had one too many cosmos at dinner,' Sheldon looked at her and Penny laughed and shook her head.

'No, I'm just… I've never been so happy in my life… I feel like I could float,' she said dreamily and Sheldon fell back onto the sofa, taking Penny with him.

'I wish you could too,' he groaned and Penny slapped his chest playfully.

'Hey, I'm not that heavy you know,' she giggled and he kissed her nose.

'Shhh,' he whispered and she smiled.

'Now it is my wedding night and I want you to make love to me for the first time as my husband,' Penny said, getting up, 'but first…I think I might have a shower.'

'Ok, I'll join you,' Sheldon smiled, his eyes twinkling. Penny smiled and took his hand and together they went to the bathroom. Penny turned on the water and let it run over her naked body as she stepped into the shower. She was soon followed by Sheldon and she lathered a little soap on his chest, feeling his smooth skin under the heat of the water. He looked down at her and softly captured her lips in a short sweet kiss. She smiled at him and drew him into a hug and just stood with him under the warm running water. As she hugged him, she thought of everything they had been through together, all the fights, their brief separation, the first time they made love, her song he wrote… all the good times and a smile formed on her lips. She was finally with the man she loved. Whilst she thought of her past with Sheldon, he envisioned their future together. He could picture their house in the suburbs, it was large and fancy with a white picket fence that surrounded a large front garden. They would have two children together and they would be smart, beautiful and sassy. Their son would be called Oliver and their daughter would be called Lily and they'd have a silver and white tabby cat called Zazzles. Sheldon held his wife closer to him and nuzzled his face into the crook of her neck and smiled. Life couldn't get any better than this.

Well that's it folks! I want to thank you for all your reviews and for giving up 5 minutes to read each chapter. And a special thank you to my lovely reviewers J, Nertooold54, Johnsel, ses1515, Aussie SciFi Tragic, jslee102, ontheledge and dinkyboo. You guys have reviewed nearly every chapter and it's really given me the motivation to write my most popular story, so thank you. I'm so sad that the story has come to an end but I think this was the perfect time to end the story. Let me know what you think for the last time and shoot me a review for the final chapter. I will be uploading my new story soon, so here is a short preview for you xxx

'Oh please… you practically love that cat more than a human being. I mean you'd probably date it if you could though she's probably repulsed by your breath which, by the way, is utterly putrid today.' Penny snapped before smacking her hands over her mouth in shock.

'You have some pretty strong opinions about me Penny.'

'Mr Burkett, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean any of it!'

'If you dislike me so much and you can't stand your job, I'm not sure if it's a good idea if you continue working for me.'

Penny gasped and shook her head. No, she couldn't lose her job! It was so difficult to get a job nowadays and she was lucky to even have escaped her waitressing job. Oh and then Sheldon would have a field trip ripping into her about her carelessness over her job. 'Please you can't do this… I need this job!'

'Watch me.' Burkett smirked, 'You're fired.'

'No, you can't fire me!'

'You're fired.' He repeated.

'You can't… I'm…' Penny racked her brain trying to remember anything she could about that time when she dated that law student at college. Then it clicked…. 'I'm pregnant!'

'Pregnant?' Burkett asked, his brow furrowing.

'Yes, I'm totally pregnant… you know like Mary when she gave birth to Jesus or when y'know Kate Middleton gave birth to Prince George.' Penny lied, her heart racing, 'The doctor told me that pregnancy can totally mess up my hormones and stuff cause it releases all these weird chemicals into my body and that's what's messing me up and making all this totally untrue stuff coming out my mouth!'

'Pregnant? I wasn't aware you even had a boyfriend.'

'Oh yeah, I totally do. We've been going out for three years now.' Penny said. What was she getting herself into for Pete's sake! She didn't have a boyfriend at all!

'Really? What's the father's name?'

'Sheldon Cooper.'

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