The girls meet for lunch too

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Penny and Amy had decided that they wanted to meet Bernadette and Alex for lunch. Penny texted Bernadette while Alex was in the examination room with the doctor. Bernadette thought it would be a good idea to go for lunch. She had no idea what was going to come of the exam with Alex, but she was sure that there would be more support if the whole group was together, regardless of what Alex learned. Penny had the kids in their carriers in strapped into highchairs. They were playfully waving their arms and cooing at all the other customers.

Alex and Bernadette approached the café and sat down. Alex looked a little upset, and Bernadette a little concerned. Penny called for the waitress and the girls ordered some soft drinks. Everybody had to get to work after lunch so they figured it was safer to not order any alcohol.

Penny and Amy were happy to see the other girls sit down. Before anyone could question them, Bernadette acted first. "So why the impromptu meeting?"

Penny almost burst out of her seat. "The TV station called, they want me to come on again and be part of a group of women that talk about different things about pregnancy and birth. They're going to have on some invitro fertilization people, some older mothers, some teen age mothers, and some surrogates. I thought I was going to be there because I was a mother of multiples, and I am…. But they also wanted someone that went through a C-Section… so that's me too…"

Bernadette stole a quick look at Alex who was just smiling at the conversation. Bernadette turned back to Penny. "That's great, have you told Leonard yet? Do they want you to bring the babies?"

Penny sat back. "I need to talk to him tonight. I'm sure he'll be great with this. They said that they didn't need the babies. This is supposed to be more of an information series on pregnancy. One of those human interest things they do. I'm sure Leonard will watch the kids while I do this".

Bernadette smiled. 'I'm sure he will be fine with it. Sheldon is the one you have to worry about, he will need someone to get him to work".

Amy smiled. "That's the other bit of news. Penny has a plan to get Sheldon to move forward with his feelings."

Penny was again beaming. "Yeah… We need to band together."

"First, tonight, Bernadette, you need to get hold of Howard and get him to be unavailable to take Sheldon home, same with Raj. I'm calling Leonard to tell him to come home early so we can talk about the TV thing. That leaves Amy. Sheldon will have to ask her to take him home."

"Second, Amy, that's your cue to get him out of his comfort zone a little more. Take him to a place that you know he likes for dinner. Not too fancy, just someplace where you two can be alone."

"Then there is step three. That will take a bit more planning. It will also be a little harder on Leonard because we're right next door. Actually, that won't be so much of a problem, I think Jenny here, she gave Jenny a kiss on her head, has some breathing thing, maybe some kind of a respiratory infection. That should keep Sheldon away."

"We have to make sure that Sheldon has no way to get to the places he wants to go except for Amy. That means the comic book store and anywhere else. Amy it's all on you at that point. We're getting out of the way so you can put the full court press on Sheldon. He will see that you are more than just someone to be with every third Thursday of the month. Don't push too hard though, it's like his mother told us once. He's like a baby deer. You gotta let him come to you. If you push too hard, you'll spook him."

"Bernadette, Howard's mom just came down with something that you and Howard have to take care of. Sheldon will thank us for this in the end. You'll see."

"Alex, if it's not too much trouble, you need to make yourself scarce at work so he can't hit you up for transportation."

Bernadette looked over to Alex and smiled at her. Bernadette reached under the table to take her hand and gave Alex a little squeeze for support.

Penny was still in her agitated mood. "So… Bernadette… Did you get to talk with Howard about what you were thinking?"

Bernadette smiled. "Yeah, we had a nice talk, he seemed so excited. But still, I'm just thinking about it. I still don't know how comfortable I am with the idea of being responsible for another person. We talked about getting some help from our families, and there is always day care. They have a small center at work. I probably should look into it and see what the restrictions are, if there are any. There might even be a waiting list to get in. I'm just really thinking at this point anyway."

Penny looked a little disappointed. "Oh come on…. You would be a great mother. And I bet Howard would step up to the plate for his part. Anyway, I don't want you to think I'm pressuring you, but having children is just SO great".

Alex looked at Bernadette. "Excuse me… I'll be right back". She then got up and went over toward the bathrooms.

Amy inquired. "Is everything OK with Alex? Did she talk to Rajesh?"

Bernadette smiled. "Yeah, they had a nice talk. I'm sure everything is OK. Raj was completely supportive and tried to put Alex at ease. They talked about her job and what they meant to each other. They talked about how they could work things out and they talked about family and stuff. Then Raj told Alex he loved her".

There was a long pause as Penny and Amy just stared at Bernadette. Amy asked. "What did she say in response"?

Bernadette looked at her two friends. "She said Thank you".

Penny was immediately upset. "Oh my god…" She then jumped out of her chair. "Take care of the kids". Penny then went off in the direction of the bathroom.