The first one to pop the question was shy Anya, to everyone's surprise. She presented Raj with flowers and got down on one knee after Halo. Raj cried and said yes immediately. When Leonard proposed to Leslie after a particularly noisy night of sex, (they had driven Sheldon and Penny across the hall after Leslie shouted "RIDE ME HARD, YOU MAGNIFICENT BEAST!") it became a double wedding. Penny had to call on a couple of other seamstresses she knew to help get the dresses finished on time. Sheldon was best man, and Penny was maid of honor. Everyone kept dropping hints that they would be the next ones to tie the know.

Instead it was Howard and Bernadette four months later. Penny had learned her lesson the first time around. She said she could either make their dresses or be in the wedding party, but she couldn't do both. It was her busy season again and despite Sheldon's best efforts, she was overworking herself. He would never admit it out loud, but he did enjoy breaking her out of her loop.

Bernadette opted for wedding party, especially after a bit of whining from Sheldon. Penny was glad, secretly. It wasn't that she didn't want to make Bernadette's dress. It was just that she was so worn out with plays, graduations, and other events. Once again, their friends began hinting that they were destined to follow in their footsteps.

By now, Penny and Sheldon were living together, since Leonard and Leslie had gotten their own apartment. Their friends constantly dropped hints, pointing out they were already practically married since they lived together, loved one another and rarely went somewhere without the other. Sheldon and Penny always gave the same answer. "We don't need to get married." Their friends eventually started to give up, since the two of them were both so adamant.

Every one of her friends were watching the new animated movie The Dark Knight Returns pt 1 when she walked in. Sheldon glanced at his watch and frowned. "Penny, I did not expect you for a couple more hours. Is something wrong?"

Penny glanced around the room and set her purse on Sheldon's desk. "I didn't go to work today. I called Stuart and told him I needed the day off."

Everyone looked confused except Leslie, who looked as if she had been waiting for this. Penny took a deep breath. "I've been having some problems lately. Physical problems, so I went to see my doctor."

Sheldon started to jump up, but Leslie grabbed his arm and Penny held out her hand to still him. "I'm okay. Nothing wrong at all. In fact, it's something I kind of suspected."

Now Bernadette and Anya began to understand. They began smiling softly.

"Sheldon, I'm pregnant. Almost three months."

Sheldon stood slowly and walked over to her. Penny watched him nervously. His eyes held an intensity he usually only showed in bed. She watched as he gently reached out and ran his hands across her stomach.

"You are carrying my child," he whispered. He looked up into her eyes and beamed. "My baby. You're going to have my baby," he repeated a bit louder.

Penny relaxed some. "You're not upset?"

Sheldon pulled her in tightly. "How could I be upset? We're having a baby! Our child, Penny!"

Penny pulled back and smiled self-consciously. "Babies."

The women gasped and the guys looked impressed. It took a moment for Sheldon to register her words. He frowned slightly. "Babies?"

Penny bit her lip and nodded. "Dr. Yeats said twins."

It took several minutes to bring Sheldon out of his faint.

Penny and the girls sat at the kitchen table and watched the men with varying degrees of amusement. Penny absently rubbed her enormous belly as one of the babies flipped and flopped inside her. She dipped her carrot into the small container of barbecue sauce she was holding and sighed.

"Maybe we should point out that the crib came with instructions again," Anya said.

Leslie smirked. "They're men. I have yet to see one willingly take instructions from someone else."

"I'm betting they don't get it put together before Thing 1 and Thing 2 show up," Penny groused. She was entering her 8th month and she was tired of being pregnant.

Bernadette giggled. "You're not really going to name them that, are you?"

Penny shrugged. "It's better than Sheldon's idea."

Leslie looked over at her. "Do we want to know?"

Penny rolled her eyes. "Sheldon 2.0 and Sheldon Junior."

The girls all snickered, knowing he had probably been completely serious when he suggested it. Ever since Penny's announcement he had gone, as Penny called it, completely bat-crap crazy. He childproofed the apartment so well, Penny had to take the hinges off a cupboard door on three different occasions just to get to what she needed. He monitored her food and liquids obsessively. She had to threaten him with bodily harm to make him back off when he suggested measuring her urine output. He rarely let her out of his sight when he wasn't at work, and even then he called every hour to check up on her.

And everyone one in the group had become acquainted with a side of Sheldon they never thought to see. Horny Sheldon. They quickly learned to knock before opening any door whatsoever after Howard had went to hang up his coat and found them making out in the closet. Sheldon found pregnant Penny a serious turn-on. The first three months, Penny had loved it. Her own hormones were racing and they had acted like bunnies. Then, as she began expanding, and growing more tired, she no longer had the energy to keep up with him. Sheldon began taking cold showers a couple of times a week. Or the occasional extra long hot shower.

Penny grimaced as a sharp pain shot up her spine. Leslie reached over and let Penny grip her hand tightly, while she checked her watch.

When Penny finally released her, Leslie looked at the other women. "Eight minutes since the last one and her pulse is even more elevated."

Bernadette rose and walked to the bedroom and grabbed Penny's overnight bag. Anya fetched Penny's purse and coat. Leslie stood and walked over to the guys, who were debating whether or not they should reinforce the sliding hinges on the rails.

"Hey Dumbass, we're going to head on over to the hospital now. Penny's water broke an hour ago and the contractions are getting closer. Want us to call you when the babies arrive?" she asked with amusement.

Sheldon waved at her vaguely. Leonard glanced up. "Thanks honey. Appreciate it."

The four women rolled their eyes and headed out the door. Nineteen seconds later Sheldon paused. He replayed Leslie's words in his head and suddenly it hit him. He jumped up quickly. "Penny's in labor!" he yelled.

The guys rushed from the apartment and got outside just as Penny was sliding into the backseat of Bernadette's car. Sheldon jumped in the other side and grabbed Penny's hand. He looked at her with wild eyes. "Penny! You're in labor!"

She shook her head in amusement and muttered "bat-crap crazy" under her breath. They made it to the hospital twenty minutes and three contractions later.

Sheldon paced the room slowly, cradling a baby in his arms. The other one was asleep in a little bassinet. Their friends had already left for the night. He looked over at Penny. She was exhausted. He gently laid his now sleeping son in his own bassinet and moved to settle in by Penny. She stirred and opened her eyes.

"Hey," she whispered. "Everything okay?"

Sheldon yawned and nodded. "Victor woke up, but I fed him an ounce and then rocked him back to sleep."

Penny shifted over, careful of her tender body and pulled him down beside her. "What about Alexander?"

Sheldon's eyes drooped and he shook his head slightly. "Still asleep."

Penny laid her head on his shoulder and wrapped an arm around his waist. "We did good, huh?"

Sheldon kissed her head and nodded. "I love you, minx."

"I love you too, BMG."

They both drifted back off to sleep, knowing one of the twins would wake up soon to be fed.