Amy

Amy looked up from her book, distracted. She was having such a hard time concentrating. She was just too excited about tomorrow. She thought about attempting to Skype with Sheldon, but when she looked at the clock it was 12:03 and she realized he was most likely sleeping. She set the book aside, as she knew that she wasn't likely to ever concentrate long enough actually absorb what she was reading.

She couldn't believe the day was finally here. Tomorrow she was going to be a Maid of Honor! It was really happening. The only downside was not being able to wear her tiara. Penny had told her it would be tacky since Bernadette was wearing one as well. Amy sighed. Really Bernadette could be a little bit of a bridezilla. But oh well, there was nothing she could do about that. She would just have to wear it when she was Penny's maid of honor…and really that would be more special anyway.

Amy thought about the events of tomorrow. Bernadette had said that Amy would be required to participate in at least one dance, the one with the bridal party. Penny had said that normally you danced with the person you were paired up with at the wedding, which in this case was the best man, Raj.

Amy didn't mind the thought of dancing with Raj, but she would really rather dance with Sheldon. The night of their first foray into dancing was a kind of hazy memory. She recalled Sheldon stating that he was an excellent dancer. She wondered if she could convince Raj to dance with Bernadette's cousin instead so that she and Sheldon could dance. After all, he was her boyfriend.

Amy smiled at the thought. Without realizing it she started daydreaming about dancing with Sheldon. It turned into a very complicated daydream in which he challenged Raj to a duel for daring to dance with his girlfriend. When Amy finally snapped out of it she looked at the time. It was now 1:14 a.m. Normally she didn't mind staying up late into the night, but since tomorrow was such a big day, she thought perhaps she had best get to sleep. She didn't want to have dark circles under her eyes on her big day after all.

"Oh Bernadette! This is so exciting!" Penny exclaimed. They had all just arrived at the salon to get their hair and makeup done. Bernadette had a huge smile on her face.

"Oh I know! I couldn't sleep a wink last night! I can't believe that in a few short hours I'll be Mrs. Howard Wolowitz!" She gave a little squeak of excitement.

"Well, we're very happy for you, aren't we Ames?" Penny looked over at Amy, who was standing there with a smile on her face, enjoying the moment.

Amy beamed at Penny and Bernadette. "Yes. I'm very happy Bernadette." Amy saw Penny and Bernadette look at each other, smile, and roll their eyes.

Just then Bernadette's cousin Cynthia ran in looking frazzled. "Gosh! So sorry Bernie! I got stuck on the freeway. Apparently there was an accident on the freeway."

"Oh no problem Cindy, we only just got here ourselves." Bernadette turned to them and said with a big grin, "Well, ladies, shall we?"

When Amy sat down to have her hair done, the beautician introduced herself and asked Amy what she wanted done with her hair.

"Well," she replied, "normally I just wear it straight with a little clip, so I was thinking maybe we could do something like that. Perhaps you could use some fancy hair products to make is shinier and more sleek."

Just then Penny piped up from the next chair over. "Amy, you can't wear your hair the same as you always do! Live a little. It's Bernadette's Wedding…and you're the maid of honor!" She turned to the beautician. "How about some sexy curls for my girlie?"

"Oh Penny…I don't know. I've never worn my hair curly…what if it looks bad?"

"It's not going to look bad. Trust me, you'll look beautiful."

"Well…" Amy wasn't sure, but at the same time she trusted Penny to know more about such matters. She turned to the beautician a little uncertainly and said "Ok…we can do curly." Penny smiled happily and turned back to her own beautician to describe the complicated hairstyle she was hoping to achieve.

When Amy looked at herself in the mirror after her makeup was complete she wasn't sure who she was looking at. She blinked several times rapidly, feeling a little uncomfortable. Her hair was now a mass of curls, with the sides pulled back. There were a couple tendrils of curled hair left hanging in front of her face, framing it. She had asked the beautician to make her eyes "dramatic" (a term she had read about in magazines), but now she wasn't sure how she felt about the look. The beautician had said she was giving Amy the "smoky eye" look. Penny had talked Amy into wearing contacts for the day, but Amy felt a little naked without her glasses on. She noticed that her eyes looked bigger and greener than normal. It was disconcerting. She looked at her lips. The beautician had used a shiny pink color that made Amy's lips look like she was pouting even though she wasn't.

Just then Penny turned around and saw Amy staring at herself. "Amy! You look beautiful!" She turned to Bernadette, who was still having her hair completed. "Bernadette! Doesn't Amy look foxy?"

Bernadette looked in the mirror to see Amy. "Amy, you look so good! Oooo! Watch out Sheldon!" Amy beamed, blushing at the compliments.

"You look pretty too Bernadette." She turned to Penny, "And of course you look very fetching Penny."

Penny smiled. "Thanks Ames."

After the hair salon they piled into Penny's car and headed to the hotel to change and take the pictures. When Amy put on her dress, she looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn't believe that it was really her looking back. The dress she was wearing was floor length, strapless, and had a heart shaped neckline. Amy had initially expressed concern about baring too much of her skin, so Bernadette had allowed her to buy a wrap to wear around her shoulders.

"Amy, are you going to put on any jewelry?"

Amy looked over at Penny. "Oh. I forgot."

Penny smiled and replied "That's ok. I have an extra necklace and earrings you can wear."
Amy smiled back. "Ok." Wow. This was fantastic. She was going to exchange jewelry with Penny! Life really was good.

Penny pulled out a delicate silver colored chain with a diamond on the end. "It's not real, but it looks cute right?"

Amy nodded. "Yes. I like it."

Penny dug around in her bag some more. "There are some matching earrings in here somewhere. Aha! Here they are." She held them up. They were simple teardrop diamond replicas. They dangled a little off her earlobe, but Amy was happy to see they weren't excessive.

Penny looked at Amy and smiled. "Amy you look so beautiful."

Amy beamed. "I kind of feel like a princess. And this is my special day." She looked off into the distance. "I'm a Maid of Honor."

Penny looked like she was trying not to smile. "Yep. You sure are Sweetie. Shall we go see if we can help Bernadette?"

"Yes, I suppose we should, shouldn't we?" They both walked over to Bernadette who was at the moment hyperventilating because her veil had a wrinkle in it. Cindy was on the phone, frantically trying to locate a steam iron. Amy suggested they turn on the shower to produce steam and see if that didn't fix the problem. Everyone looked relieved at the suggestion. I really am a good Maid of Honor, thought Amy.

The moment had finally arrived. It was time to walk down the aisle. Bernadette had gone from hyperventilating and anxious to calm and serene, but Amy was starting to get nervous. She didn't want to mess this up. All eyes would be on her. She hoped she didn't trip in her new heels. She had tried to find shoes with a low heel, so that her chances of twisting an ankle would be minimized.

She grabbed her flowers and followed Penny and Cindy towards the doors of the sanctuary. She would walk down last before Bernadette, so she lined up behind them. She heard the music start. Bernadette gave a little squeal behind her. Amy turned back to smile at Bernadette, who, now that Amy really looked, was positively glowing with excitement underneath her veil.

The doors opened and Cindy started walking down the aisle. When she was half way down the aisle Penny started walking. Amy felt her breath starting to go faster. She was really nervous now. Calm down Fowler. You don't want to faint on the way down there.

She took a deep breath and started her walk down the aisle. Everyone was looking towards her. She loved it. She put on a big smile and savored the moment. She almost closed her eyes, but remembered that she was being photographed and needed to keep her eyes open. When she was half way down the aisle she looked at Howard. He smiled faintly at her, but he was too busy trying to see behind her.

She looked over at Raj. His eyebrows were almost in his hairline. He gave her an approving look when he noticed her looking at him.

She looked at Leonard who also had his eyebrows raised and was nodding his head.

Lastly she looked at Sheldon. His expression was completely blank, but his mouth was open slightly. Amy wondered what he was thinking. Suddenly she felt a little self conscious. Maybe he didn't like the way she looked. She started to panic, so she quickly looked away and back at the front.

After she took her place, the music changed and Bernadette started walking down the aisle with her father. She was so happy looking that it really almost looked like she was glowing. Amy looked at Howard, who had a huge smile on his face. Then she looked over at Sheldon, who was not watching Bernadette or Howard, but was looking at Amy, still with a blank expression on his face, mouth still slightly open.

Amy tried to stay focused throughout the ceremony, but she couldn't help but notice that Sheldon never looked at Howard or Bernadette. Every time Amy looked over, he was looking at her.

A/N: Thanks again for reading! This one gave me a hard time. I had issues with writer's block for a bit. Please review!