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Friday

Before Penny left the HSN building with Raj, Anne had told her that her broadcast would run for 2 weeks before they pulled it from the schedule but Anne had also told Penny that if she had anymore things to sell then she would happily give her a slot in the future.

Thanks to Penny's repeated broadcasts they were getting thousands of hits on the website, Raj had also showed Penny the feedback forum that he had set up and also an international page with prices showing in their various currencies in case anybody outside the USA were looking to buy the blossoms.

The girls decided to go out to Beverley Hills and celebrate Penny's successful week, Penny had invited Raj but he was going to the guys video game night

Leonard had been called to President Siebert's office at 5pm that afternoon so Sheldon waited in his office for him as Howard would be driving them both home for Vintage video game night and Raj would be joining them later

'President Siebert you wanted to see me?

'Yes how would you feel about teaching one of the advanced physics classes?

'That's not a problem' said Leonard

'Ok It will only be for 2 months, Professor Hall has been in an accident and broken both his legs so he will be off and unable to teach, we will ensure that you get extra pay for this but in return we would also like you to attend the joint university fundraiser we have coming up, Dr Cooper and Dr Fowler will be attending also'

'Sure, when is my first class?

'I will email you his schedule Dr Hofstadter, oh and one other thing Mrs Latham will be attending the fund raiser so if you could spend most of your time with her during the night that would be very useful, she seems to like you and she donates a lot of money to the university' said Siebert

'Ok but that's all it will be Sir, I wont be taking one for the team again' said Leonard

'I wouldn't expect you to Leonard, she is more than impressed with your work' said Siebert

'Ok good' said Leonard

Later on at 4a when everybody had arrived

'Leonard what did Siebert want? Asked Sheldon

'Oh Professor Hall has broken both his legs and can't teach for a couple months so I will be taking his classes and I will be attending that fundraiser that's coming up, you two will probably be asked to go as well' said Leonard pointing towards Raj and Howard

'I wish it was an option to go, I don't really like going' said Raj

'Well its compulsory Raj, by the way Sheldon when I was a the Comic book store on Wednesday I mentioned going to Comic Con to Alice and she said she and a couple of her friends are going also' said Leonard

'Is she travelling with us? Asked Sheldon

'No she said she will meet me there at some point' said Leonard

'I thought you had stopped seeing her? Asked Raj

'I have but we have agreed to be friends' said Leonard

'Personally I think you are crazy for dumping somebody that hot' said Howard

'Ok first of all there was no dumping, we were just going on dates and second of all whilst I will agree that Alice is very hot we agreed at the time to not carry on dating because I wasn't over Penny and it was Alice that made me see it' said Leonard

'Was she ok with you ending whatever it was you had? Asked Raj

'Yes I told her I didn't want to mess her around, I've had enough of that done to myself without doing to somebody else' said Leonard

'How do you feel about Penny now? Asked Sheldon

'Whilst I still love her, I think I am getting to the point where it doesn't hurt anymore and I can move forward without thinking about her everyday, I can say though that I am very proud of how she's got on since we split up, she has a new lease of life and that's what I intend to do with myself and even more so at work' said Leonard

'But what getting back together in the future? Asked Howard

'Maybe in the future but I don't care about that at the moment, I am focusing on myself without worrying about somebody else for once' said Leonard truthfully

'I still think you were mad to finish with somebody as hot as Penny' said Howard

'Howard you are sounding like a broken record, I have my reasons for finishing with her and as I have said before hotness in somebody doesn't always mean you are going to have a successful relationship' said Leonard getting fed up with the questions

'Is there anything you miss about her? Asked Raj

'She was very sweet and loving when we were alone and she's a lot smarter than you think but none of that matters anymore, I just want to get on with life and be by myself for once' replied Leonard

'You can always borrow my robot' said Howard

'You know Howard I don't think Bernadette should let you out alone with comments like that' said Leonard

Saturday Morning

Sheldon and Leonard were up early to watch the 630am showing of Dr Who on BBC America and Amy had also got up to make them breakfast when the apartment phone started ringing.

'If somebody is calling this early it can only be bad news' said Sheldon

'Not necessarily' said Amy as she picked up the phone to find it was her mother, holding the call for a moment she told Sheldon it was her mother and took the call in her bedroom and returned 10 minutes later.

'What did your mother want? Asked Sheldon

'I will wait until your program is finished, I don't want to disturb you both, do you want bacon and eggs for breakfast? Asked Amy

Leonard and Sheldon both said yes

Once breakfast had been served and Dr Who had finished Amy told them what her mother wanted

'She was up early as usual and she wanted to invite us over for dinner tomorrow, I haven't given an answer yet, I wanted to see what you thought' said Amy looking pensive

'Oh Amy you know I am not comfortable around strangers and the last time I spoke to your mother was to inform her at your insistence that we were having wild sex' exclaimed Sheldon

'Sheldon that was a long time ago, I highly doubt that she would bring that up' said Amy as she started to wash up the breakfast things

'Amy I will do that, you were good enough to cook breakfast' said Leonard

'Ok thank you Leonard'

'Amy why don't we have her over here for dinner instead? I would feel more comfortable that way' said Sheldon

'If you are sure, Leonard you are welcome to join us as well' said Amy

'Thank you Amy, it will be good to meet you mother' said Leonard

'Ok let me go ring her back' said Amy

Amy returned a few minutes later and confirmed her mother had agreed to come for dinner

'She's coming at 3pm so I think I will do the usual of Roast Chicken and all the trimmings' said Amy

'Amy I would come shopping with you to help get everything but Raj is picking me up at 10am so I can collect my car from the garage' said Leonard

'If you like I can drop you off when Sheldon and I leave for the shops' said Amy

'Are you sure, I don't want to put you out' said Leonard

'Leonard its fine, the garage is on the way to the shops so it's not a problem'

'Ok as a thank you I will bring Pizza in for dinner'

'That will go down very nice Leonard thank you' said Sheldon

On Saturday afternoon after Amy and Sheldon had been to the shops and Leonard had gone out to get the Pizza they finally had some time to go through the itinerary for their work trip in May and were discussing their plans for the free time they would be getting.

'Sheldon we are due to arrive in Edinburgh at around 430pm and rather than me drive to St Andrews after such a long flight why don't we just book a hotel room for the night and go to Edinburgh Zoo on Sunday morning, they have the loan of 2 pandas from China there as well, then go to St Andrews afterwards' said Amy

'Well as long as Siebert doesn't mind us changing the plans, they have already books hotels for us Amy'

I know but they wont be out of pocket seeing as Faisal is now paying for the entire trip through his funding and if Siebert does complain we can just pay the difference anyway' said Amy

'Ok lets do that then, we can look at hotels later on' said Sheldon

'Good now when we are in Barcelona what would you like to do? I know I would like to go to the beach so maybe we could do that one of the afternoons' said Amy

'I don't mind, wherever you go I will follow' said Sheldon

'That's very sweet of you Sheldon, you do say some lovely things' said Amy leaning over to kiss him

'As far as I'm concerned Amy you deserve to be complimented' said Sheldon as he continued the kiss that Amy started which only ended when Leonard walked in with the pizza.

Sunday afternoon

Amy's mother had texted her when she was a few minutes away so Amy went downstairs ready to meet her which left Sheldon and Leonard in the apartment with Sheldon feeling increasingly nervous

'What if she doesn't like me Leonard, the only mother I have met that isn't my own and that I actually like is yours' said Sheldon

'Sheldon calm down everything will be fine, whether Amy's mother likes you or not, it will make no difference to your relationship with Amy' said Leonard

'Leonard once again you are the voice of reason when chaos is erupting' said Sheldon

'I would hardly call it chaos Sheldon' said Leonard shaking his head at Sheldon in despair

'I would, by the way when is your mother coming to visit you, I have not heard from her for over a month and we usually converse via Skype' said Sheldon

'Last I heard she was on a nationwide tour of her latest book, even if she was here in Pasadena I wouldn't know about it' said Leonard

Just then Amy arrived with her mother

'Mother this is Sheldon and our roommate Leonard, guys this is my mother Barbara' said Amy pointing them out

'Nice to meet you Mrs Fowler' said Sheldon and Leonard at the same time

'Oh do call me Barbara its less formal' said Barbara extending her hand and shaking Sheldon's hand and then Leonard's

'So how's this little arrangement working out then? Asked Barbara looking to Amy

'Yes everything is very good, no arguments yet' said Amy leading her mother to the armchair and then going to the kitchen to serve the dinner

'I see and Sheldon what are your intentions towards my daughter, I do hope you are not going to mess her about'

'No of course not, I love Amy and we are committed to each other'

'How committed? Asked Barbara

'Well we have plans to marry in the future but for now we are just enjoying being with each other' said Sheldon

Amy who was in the kitchen had been hoping her mother wouldn't ask embarrassing questions but she had failed on that

'Mother I don't think you need to interrogate Sheldon, we are very happy and that's all that matters' said Amy

Barbara said nothing to that

'Can I get you a drink? Asked Leonard

'Oh just water please, will we be expecting anybody else here today at dinner? Do you have a girlfriend Leonard? Asked Barbara

'No I am single Mrs Fowler' said Leonard

'Mother I already said you don't need to interrogate then about things like that'

'I like finding out things about your friends Amy, after all you did spend a long time on your own'

'Yes thank you for reminding me mother, dinner is ready if you all want to come and collect it' said Amy suddenly feeling tired at her mother

'Amy tell me about your work, anything new lined up?

'Well Sheldon and I are going on a European tour of Universities in May to demonstrate our work and to encourage the students to come to our Universities and study'

'Oh how long will you be gone for?

'Two weeks, will be going to Scotland, Spain, Holland and Switzerland and we have a fund raising dinner for other projects the week after next to go to' said Amy

'Why are you doing the Universities work for them? Asked Barbara

'Because a few weeks ago I had to go to London on short notice and Sheldon also went to Cambridge and London and he performed excellently and the feedback showed that and as we are both at the top of our fields, they want us to represent them and they are giving us a weekend break in Barcelona and a short break at the end with all expenses paid' said Amy

'I always knew you would be a success Amy and I wasn't wrong' said Barbara

'Thank you mother' said Amy as Sheldon gave her a hug

'Whilst I may have had doubts about Sheldon after that first Skype call when you introduced me to him, I can see how happy you are together and you have my blessing' said Barbara

'Well even if we didn't have your blessing we would still be together, other peoples feelings have no factor in what we have' said Amy as Sheldon nodded in agreement

'Amy that dinner was delicious, will there be dessert? Asked Barbara changing the subject

'Yes I bought a chocolate and honey cheesecake'

'Wow Amy even thought I am lactose intolerant even I will have a small slice of that' said Leonard

The rest of the afternoon passed with no more difficult questions and Barbara left at 7pm

'Sheldon you do know we will probably get an invite again to her house and will have to go now' said Amy

'Yes I know and seeing as she is your mother and I love you I will do this for you' said Sheldon

'Thank you Sheldon and its not like this will happen every week, I will make sure of that, she is very exhausting' said Amy

Leonard had by now switched his laptop on and found Siebert's email with the teaching schedule

'That's good Professor Hall only has 1 class a day, at least it wont stop me from doing my own work' said Leonard

'Teaching can get in the way sometimes, I know that myself' said Amy

'Can we just have a relaxing rest of the evening without talking about work' said Sheldon

'What do you want to do instead? Asked Leonard

'Grand theft auto' said Sheldon as he set up the game

'Are you playing Amy? Asked Leonard

'No I have to do this weeks rota for the addiction study but you guys have fun' said Amy picking up her laptop and going to her room where she could have a bit of quiet

Am ending this chapter there but the next chapter with the girlie weekend away will follow immediately

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