Chapter 14: Epilogue - Karma
Alice the waitress/college student was adopted into the family as Penny's little sister. She graduated within a year of returning to college and started working for Penny. She married Sheldon and Amy's server Carl from Blind Expression. He is a director for a successful network show.
Missy and Zack's older brother Herb recuperated from the madness of the boys Third birthday by going to Vegas for a weekend. They returned married and nine-months later had a son they named after Herb nicknamed "Two."
The Angel boys tolerated their uncle Stuart. They thought he was an alien to the secret amusement of the adults. Unbeknownst to Stuart he initiated this belief when the boys were visiting the comic book store. He gathered the boys and whispered for their ears only.
"Hi guys, Uncle Stuart is giving you $2 to split and spend on anything in the store."
The boys politely said, "Thank you."
The boys stood in the center of the store frowning.
"We can by nothing for $0.67 each in this store," said Payton.
"He is either cheap or an alien who does not understand our ways," said Jayden.
Wyatt replied, "I heard uncle Raj tell mom he gives him great whoopee all the time so he must be an alien. Let's not get to close to him but study him to make sure he doesn't harm our family."
Phallon and Taylor married but held off on starting their family until Taylor's job travel was reduced to ten percent out of the year.
Phallon eventually had a little girl, Mariah Sky through artificial insemination using a sperm donor whose initials are RRK. Mariah was a beautiful baby with an olive complexion and exotic features. She was named after Taylor and Phallon mothers' first names.
With Mariah now three years old, Taylor is pregnant through artificial insemination using the same donor. The baby was another girl and would be named Maxeen Raja.
Rajesh married Stuart during their one-year dating anniversary in Hawaii. They didn't have any kids yet but they had plenty of pets. Uncle Raj's was a favorite place to visit among the cousins to cuddle and play with their pets.
Yvette moved to Texas and is dating Sheldon's brother George.
Howard and Bernadette had a girl Simone and a boy Mark after Diane. Mrs. Wolowitz was ecstatic with the baby boom of her grandkids and their cousins. She kept all sorts of cool snacks in her house. She was designated the go to babysitter of the group after she passed Uncle Shell's inspection and childcare exam.
Leonard married Stephanie who is pregnant with their first child. Leonard is so happy he is glowing. He has worked through his mother issues and has achieved tenure,
When the triplets were four years old Penny and Max had another son, Max Sheldon Angel. Baby Max was nicknamed Mac and was the image of all the Angel men. Penny pouted good-naturedly.
"For all my hard work carrying and delivering my boys, green eyes are all I have to show for my efforts."
At a family gathering at the Wolowitzes, Uncle Howard up to his usual antics with Uncle Raj's help dressed the boys in spiritwear shirts for Nebraska Cornhuskers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Michigan Wolverines. Spying the boys before Max and Penny the others took off to find a safety zone.
To say Max and Penny lost it was an understatement. They complimented their sons on how handsome they looked in their shirts. Max whispered to Zack to hold Raj while he grabbed Howard. Penny went to the bathroom and grabbed Howard's clippers. Amy, Bernie, Taylor and Phallon grabbed the boys and took them outside to play.
Max held the protesting Howard and Zack held the compliant Rajesh while Penny shaved their heads. Zack and Max carried Howard and Rajesh fireman style to the backyard and threw them in the pool, to everyone's laughter. Howard climbed out the pool looking like Pee Wee Herman's creepy son. Raj climbed out looking surprisingly handsome with a shaved head.
While on a family camping trip in Iowa Penny decided she wanted to return to Nebraska to visit her home. They made arrangements for the boys to stay with their grandparents and flew out the next day.
Before arriving they toured her families' houses that were given to the homeless after the storm and Bessey Park. As they drove up to the property that was Penny's home she was in tears.
"Sweetie, I want to go to my spot and be alone for awhile. Can you come for me in a couple of hours?"
Max nods yes.
As Penny sat on a rock next to the lake staring at the picturesque view of the landscape she spoke aloud to her father.
"Dad I miss you, Mom, Bart and Carrol more than you know. As you guys know I have a big wonderful earthly family. I can't remember a time in which I was so at peace and so proud to be your daughter."
"I have not been back here since the tragedy. I have been trying to determine what to do with our property. I decided to turn it into a medical cannabis farm." Penny laughs. "Bazinga as Sheldon would say."
"Actually, I would like to build a center for families to receive counseling and help before transitioning back into everyday life after losing loved ones. We would receive candidates from Hospice and the center would generate its revenue by leasing eighty percent of the acreage to local farmers."
"I love you my heavenly family and I carry you in my heart always. The Bessey Family Life Center would hopefully bring peace and joy to families devastated by loss."
Max approached his wife giving her a kiss and embracing her in a hug.
"I love you, sweetheart. Did you explain your plans for the property to your family?"
"Yes, and I know they approve."
"Ready to return to the house?"
Penny turns around in his arms at peace and with a twinkle in her eye.
"Sweetie, I'm horny do you want to have your way with me, here and now?"
Several hours later as they lay next to the rock, Max is catching his breath.
Grinning he asks, "What happened to the wife who fell asleep after making love?"
Laughing, "That was a triplet anomaly. Saddle up! This filly wants to ride."
Max and Penny healed, laughed, and loved throughout the night.
A few weeks after their return from Nebraska, Max and Penny needed a babysitter so they could attend a corporate function with their dad. Sheldon and Amy volunteered excited to get a chance to record and monitor the boys' unique progress.
The Coopers recently moved into a six-bedroom home near Cal-Tech to accommodate their growing family.
Amy, six-month's pregnant with a boy, was in the kitchen with Jayden and her two-year old daughter Penny Blossom. Everyone called her Blossom to avoid confusion with her aunt Penny. Jayden wanted to grow up to be just like his dad. Looking at the baby Jayden asked.
"Aunt Amy would you give me anatomy lessons?"
"Sure Jayden let's start. We can use Blossom as our subject."
Marie was always excited when her cousins came over because Blossom was too young to play. She and Payton were on the playroom floor developing plans for a kid's getaway treehouse in the backyard.
Sheldon was at his whiteboard in his office trying to solve a critical equation that would prove string theory. Wyatt hero-worshipped his Uncle Shell and would often hang out with him in his office.
Sheldon stepped away from his whiteboard to use the restroom. When he came back he found all three boys standing at his whiteboard. He hoped they didn't touch his work. Sheldon noticed his equation had been changed and was astonished. The change solved his problem. He turned dazed to look at three innocent faces.
"Which one of you solved my equation?"
With three identical smiles they pointed to each other. Sheldon was flabbergasted, he told Amy what happened.
"Yeah right." Amy didn't believe him, in fact nobody believed him.
As Penny and Max arrived to pick up the boys, Sheldon pulled Penny to the side,
"Penny you have noticed that the boys are extremely smart and could be geniuses?"
She gave him a secretive smile and went to retrieve her sons.
"Wyatt, Payton, Jayden, give your aunt and uncle hugs and kisses and thank them for watching you."
Payton smiled and whispered in Sheldon's ear, "We are geniuses mom and dad had us tested."
Payton ran out the door to catch up with his family.
Sheldon smiled but was not shocked because he secretly tested the boys. It was a relief that their parents knew and would raise them accordingly.
Many months later as Sheldon accepted his Nobel Prize he especially thanked his six-year old nephews for providing the inspiration for solving string theory.
Penny was smiling proudly at her "Whack-a-Doodle" brother. She was eight months pregnant with another boy, compliments of "this filly is ready to ride" night in Nebraska. Max was holding Mac in his lap the basketball team joke was so old. The boys were seated between their parents writing with crayons and passing papers between each other.
At the end of the ceremony the gang went to congratulate Sheldon.
Wyatt tugged at Sheldon's jacket to get his attention.
Bemused Sheldon knelt in front of the boys and Wyatt passed him a paper. Sheldon read.
"What's AfterMath Uncle Shell? We are bored."
I thank you for reading my first fanfiction and hoped you enjoyed it. I apologize for the grammar.
I am not a Shenny, Shamy or Lenny shipper. I enjoy all the TBBT characters and a good read no matter the pairing.