A/N: Sorry it took so long! Here's the last chapter…I hope it wraps it up nicely! I hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

3 years later…

Lily sat in her seat shaking. She had never been this nervous before. Why should she be nervous? Sure people were staring and giving her weird looks, but she had no reason to be nervous. If anything she should be proud. She should be holding her head up high, but for some reason, she felt like she was going to throw up as she looked out into the crowd…

Then she saw him.

Lily had never seen him smile like that in her life. Of course, Uncle Leonard, Aunt Penny, Uncle Howard, Aunt Bernadette, Uncle Raj, and Aunt Emily were smiling too, but her dad looked like the world could end, and he still would have that smile on his face.

"Lily Cooper."

That smile gave Lily the confidence to proudly stand up, walk across the stage, and shake Dr. Anderson's hand as he gave her her diploma. At that moment, she didn't care that the other kids called her a nerd, she didn't care that they were jealous that she was going to Harvard at age sixteen. All she cared about was the seven people standing up cheering for her, and the smile on her dad's face, and knowing she made those two things a reality.

She drove slowly looking both ways as she looked for her destination. After all, she had never been here before. Finally, she saw it and parked the car. She took her present from the passenger seat, and headed forward. She had kind of sort of slipped out of her own graduation party, but she had to do this. She was even still in her cap and gown!

She looked and looked until finally she saw her. She smiled as she slowly kneeled down, and finally, after eleven years, brought her own bouquet of lilies to her mother. At first, she sat there not knowing what to do. What did Dad do? Maybe she should just talk to her.

"Hi Mom…i-it's Lily."

Did she have to introduce herself? Was Mom watching her?

"So, I…umm…I graduated today. Yeah I'm going to Harvard, just like you did. Everyone made fun of me for graduating early, though. Actually, I wanted to beat Dad and go to college when I was ten, but I wasn't ready yet. He said it was okay and that the world just wasn't ready for total Cooper world domination yet."

Lily took a deep breath. Now she had to tell her why she was really here.

"Mom…I'm sorry I haven't ever been here to see you. I was just really afraid to. Even as I'm here right now, I'm waiting for you to reply to me. I don't know how Dad does this every year…I guess I just wish and hope that…you're proud of me."

"Indeed, she is."

Lily turned around to see her father behind her, smile still intact, leaning up against a tree.

"Dad…what…what are you doing here?"

"Well, I was looking for a lost graduate, who ran away from her own graduation party. Then, I saw her car here, and I knew exactly where she was."

"I feel like this is a stupid question, but why do you do this? It's so painful."

Sheldon walked over and kneeled next to his daughter.

"Well, Mom's favorite day of the year was always her birthday. It was the day where all the attention was on her, because unfortunately the attention the rest of the year was mostly on me."

Sheldon looked down in despair. Why didn't he always treat Amy like the princess she was? He didn't know the answer to that, but all he knew was he would do anything to get that time back.

"But when everyone went home at the end of the night, I would give her her present. It was always the same thing, but she loved it every year."

"What was it?"

"A kiss. It was a beautiful, loving kiss. I always made sure that on that night, I poured my heart and soul into that kiss, and that Mom knew how much I loved her. I promised her that I would give her a birthday kiss every year until the day I die…so I do."

It took a moment for everything her dad just said to sink in. He never talked about Mom like that to her before.

"You loved her, didn't you Dad?"

"With every fiber of my being."

"Then…how do you…survive?"

Sheldon smiled and took out his wallet. He opened it to reveal a picture of Lily with a pink dress on when she was about four.

"This crazy kid came into my life. That's how I survived, and she taught me one very important lesson…that true love never dies."

Lily smiled at her dad, as they both looked at Amy's name with longing.

"Dad…I'm worried."

"About what?"

"You."

"Why would you be worried about me?"

"Because you're going to be alone in a couple months. I don't want to come home to you being depressed. Maybe you should try and…I don't know…find someone to-"

"You mean dating?"

"No, no, no, not necessarily. Just a companion for you or someone to just be with you while I'm away…I mean if it leads to dating…"

"Lily, did you ever wish you had a mother?"

This question took her by surprise. She hadn't expected that, and certainly not at that moment.

"Well, obviously I couldn't talk to you about everything, but in those times, I went to Aunt Penny or Aunt Bernadette or Aunt Emily. I guess in a way, I kind of had three mothers. But to be honest Dad, I'm glad it was just us. We were like Batman and Robin…but don't be afraid to meet someone. Mom wants you to be happy."

Sheldon looked into the eyes of his little girl. Here she was putting her own happiness aside for him, so he would be okay. She didn't care about how she felt; he was her number one priority. She was her mother's daughter. She was Amy.

"I'm so proud of you Lily. You know, when you were walking down the aisle, someone asked who that sixteen year old was, and I turned to him, smiled, and said, 'That's my daughter,' and I've never been so proud to say that in my life. I can guarantee Mom was with you today, and wherever she is, she was probably telling people, 'See that beautiful girl, that's my daughter. My amazing, smart, loving, wonderful daughter."

Sheldon choked as he tried to handle his emotions, as Lily's eyes filled up.

"Oh Daddy…" At that, Lily collapsed onto Sheldon sobbing on his shoulder as he held her in his arms. "I miss her so much."

In the moment, Sheldon cracked. Lily had never said that in her life, and it was time he was honest with himself…and his daughter.

"I know," Sheldon sniffed. "I miss her too, sweetheart." He kissed his daughter's head, and for what seemed like hours, Sheldon and Lily finally let their emotions about Amy surface and mourned Amy properly.

"C'mon Howie! It's not that heavy."

"Oh yeah, well you try and carry a box of a sixteen year old girl's clothes."

Meanwhile, the petite blonde was carrying Lily's fridge like it was a feather. They finally got to Lily's dorm where Penny, Raj, and Emily were hanging posters and personalizing her side of the room. Lily was sitting on her bed, while Sheldon and Leonard were standing watching them.

"You ok, buddy."

"Yeah, I'm…I'm doing ok."

"Ok, we're almost done," Raj said proudly.

"Alright, you guys go say your goodbyes, I'm going to use the restroom," Sheldon said as he left the room.

Lily said her goodbyes, and gave Penny, Bernadette, and Emily an extra big squeeze. The gang was out the door, except Penny.

"Aunt Penny," Lily said as the gang turned around. "Take care of him for me."

Penny smiled.

"I will sweetie. We all will"

"Promise?"

"Promise. We love your dad too much for him to let him go down that spiral…again."

"And try and…get him out there when he's ready."

Penny looked at her niece with tears in her eyes.

"You are your mother's daughter, Lily Cooper."

She kissed and hugged her one more time, and headed out the door where she bumped into Sheldon.

"She's ready for you, Dad." Sheldon nodded and passed Penny. "Sheldon…you're such an amazing father, and…I'm so proud of you."

Sheldon turned to face Penny and smiled.

"Thank you Penny. I'll meet you in the car."

Sheldon went into Lily's dorm to find her sitting on her bed.

"Well kiddo…I guess this is it."

Lily said nothing and just walked across the room, and hugged her dad with all her heart.

"I love you, Daddy."

"I love you too, Lily."

They broke apart, and Sheldon reached into his jacket.

"This is for you, but don't open it until I leave, ok?"

Lily nodded, and Sheldon gave his daughter a smile as he walked out the door. She stared at the envelope he had given her. It had her name on it, but it wasn't in Sheldon's handwriting. It was very elegant penmanship. She flipped the envelope over to open it, and it said:

When she goes off to college

She opened the envelope to reveal a letter:

To my lovely Lily,

Today, Dad dropped you off at college, and I know you're scared. College is a scary thing, but it also is a very exciting time. I want you to know that no matter what I will always be here for you. I also want to thank you for watching over Dad for me. You were and will always be the apple of his eye, and it was your presence in his life is the reason he made it to this point. I always said to him that everything happens for a reason, and he never believed me. Thanks to you, he does now. Finally, I want to tell you that I love you. I loved you before you were even on this earth, I loved you when I first held you, and I still love you now. Never forget that! Now go take that Cooper brain of yours, and change the world!

Love,

Mom

P.S. Don't worry about Dad. I'll watch over him for you.

Lily took the letter, put it to her heart with tears in her eyes, and said five words that she had waited to say her whole life:

"I love you too, Mommy."

Sheldon finally made it back to Pasadena, after a long flight. He was so tired he felt like he could pass out. He was about to go to his bed to take a nap, when he stopped. He had to do it. He went to his desk, opened a drawer, and pulled out an envelope with his name on it. When he flipped it over, it said:

After you drop her off

He took a deep breath, and opened the envelope revealing a letter:

To my dearest husband,

Well, congratulations champ…you did it! First of all, I'm so proud of you. I know how difficult these past eleven years have been for you and Lily, but especially you. I know sometimes you wondered whether it was worth it to stay on this earth. You wanted to be with me, but then you looked into the beautiful blue eyes of our daughter, and you pulled through. You have been such an amazing father to Lily. Second of all, I want to say that you should never ever blame yourself for what happened. You know in your heart that nothing could be done, and the doctors did everything they could. Finally, I want to say that I love you. From the second I laid eyes on you, I knew you were the one for me. One day, Penny told me that the fact that you and I were each other's first relationships, and first loves was something truly special. I didn't understand it then, but now I realize that you were the only man who would ever say 'I love you' to me, the only man who would touch me affectionately or intimately, and the only man who would ever give himself completely to me as I did for him. I'm truly grateful for the amazing experience you gave me. Don't be afraid to relive that experience again, my love, because I want you to be happy. Any woman would be lucky to have you, and I'll be with you every step of the way.

All my love,

Amy

P.S. Don't worry about Lily. I'll watch over her for you.

Sheldon took the letter, put it to his heart with tears in his eyes, and said five words he thought he'd never say again:

"I love you too, Amy."

That night, Lily was in her bed, and looked up at her bulletin board. There smiling back at her was the last family picture that she, Sheldon, and Amy took. Little did she know that in Pasadena, Sheldon was looking at the exact same picture on his nightstand. They then kissed the picture.

"I love you, Amy."

"I love you, Mom."

They both then looked outside at the same beautiful full moon outside their windows. They both sensed Amy's presence with them, and both went to sleep with smiles on their faces and Amy in their hearts.

A/N: Well, that it! Thank you so much for all of your reviews! It means so much to me! I think I might do a bunch of one-shots of Sheldon/Lily where Amy is alive because I just really love their whole dynamic as a family! Until then, Shamy forever!