This chapter is collaboration between INWHATUNIVERSE and myself, INWHATUNIVERSE also wrote the whole chapter so a massive thank you to her and we hope you are pleasantly surprised

It's also a very long chapter but it will be worth the read

Two weeks before Sheldon and Amy were due to fly to Texas for Christmas vacation, Sheldon was busy on the internet.

"Are you working today?" Amy said looking up from the Vogue magazine she was browsing through. "Hey look here is an ad for Penny's store" she said, holding up an exclusive ad that was sure to entice the elite.

Sheldon turned and quickly glanced and gave his raspy laugh. Turning back to the computer screen he continued his research. "Yes, it appears she is doing well. I won't be long. I just have a project detail that I have to take care of as it cannot wait."

Amy shrugged and continued looking through the magazine. She could not stop looking at Penny's ad. She got up and said "I am heading across the hall. I want to show this ad to Penny."

"Ok. I have to run grab our take out when I am done. I shouldn't be long" Sheldon said as he gave her a quick wave.

"Ok. I won't be long and will be ready for our meal when I return."

Amy went across the hall with magazine in her hand. Knocking on the door, Penny answered quickly. She had just gotten back home from helping out at the store. "Hey Ames, what's up?"

"Hey, Bestie; I just wanted to visit for a couple of minutes and show you something" she grinned.

Penny escorted her in and then Amy sat down, opened up the magazine and showed it to Penny. The two girls squealed at the four-page layout. They sat and chatted for a while, Penny relaying all about the clients that she had taken care of and asking Amy to pinch her arm. She still could not believe she was living this kind of life and wanted proof.

Meanwhile, back in the apartment, Sheldon made a few phone calls and was pleased with all that he had accomplished. His eyes twinkled with delight. He grabbed his keys and messenger bag, going out the door as quickly as he could. Skipping steps, he leapt down to the bottom floor and out the door.

Stopping at a store on the way to pick up their take-out meal, he made sure to pick up an order he had placed a few weeks earlier. Looking at the result, he was very pleased. Paying for the rest of the order, he placed the packaged items into his messenger bag then left the store to head to pick up their meal.

Upon returning, he managed to put down his messenger bag and placed the take-out bags on the counter. He went over to his messenger bag and pulled out the small bag that packaged his purchased items. Taking them to his room, he placed them inside of his suitcase in a private pocket. He would be packing his bag soon enough and he wanted to make sure to not forget the items he had just placed inside. He came back out and was beginning to unpack the take-out when Amy came back from across the hall.

"So did you hens have a good chat?" Sheldon asked.

Amy frowned at the comment, then looked over at him and could see that his eyes were dancing with delight. She was puzzled by his enthused look, answering his query "Yes. She was quite pleased with the layout. I am so proud of her, Sheldon. She has turned her life around so much."

"Yes, it appears she has" Sheldon confirmed although he seemed distracted and happy.

"What has got you so excited?" Amy was amused by his enthusiasm.

"Nothing, just thinking about our trip and how fun it will be for us to get away from Pasadena and not have rigid schedules to keep" Sheldon tried to hide the truth from her. He was never very good at lying.

"Uh, okay. Not that I believe a word of that, since you love to live by schedules, but I will let you tell me whatever it is that has you practically dancing in the streets when you are ready."

Meanwhile in Texas, Missy picked up the phone and called Penny's store. She asked for Alex. She explained what she wanted and how Alex must keep it completely confidential, not even tell anyone she worked with at the store about her order, especially not Penny. She was able to read off some specific information to Alex and then gave her details on what she wanted. Next she asked about a second item and described what she wanted. Finding that she could have it ready by the date she wanted, she arranged everything and completed her transactions.

In Penny's store, Alex called the head seamstress and gave her instructions on what was needed and the timeframe. Confirming that it could be accomplished, and shipped on time, Alex explained how confidential everything was and that the client's wishes must be met. The order was well under way by the end of the conversation and Alex would check on it the next day.

Back at the apartment, Sheldon and Amy completed their meal and were washing up. "Sheldon, I feel like you are hiding something from me. Whatever it is has you practically on Cloud 9. Care to share?" Amy was starting to let her curiosity get the better of her.

"I am just thinking about our trip, Amy. I got almost everything complete and am getting excited because the pressure of work has been lifted off of my shoulders. I completed the last task of the project earlier while you were at Penny's and now I feel like I can be free to just enjoy our time together with each other and family" Sheldon explained.

Just as he completed what he said, the phone rang. Picking it up, Sheldon immediately recognized the voice on the other end.

"Shelly, is Amy there? I wanted to ask her about her mother" Mary Cooper asked.

Sheldon handed the phone over to Amy. "It's Mom. She wants to ask about your mother" Sheldon shrugged.

"This is Amy" Amy said formally. She still wasn't sure what to say or call Mary Cooper.

"Amy dear, this is Shelly's Mama. Please just call me Mama C if you want, but you don't need to be so formal with me" Mary tried to put her at ease. "I am callin' ya, sugar because it occurred to me that your Mama might want you at her house for Christmas. Is there going to be any problem with that?"

"I haven't spoken to her to be honest. We don't usually do much for the holidays since it was always just she and I growing up, but I am not sure what she has planned" Amy admitted.

"Well sugar, do you think she would mind coming to Texas and joinin' us? I really would like a chance to meet your Mama and I hate the thought of her being alone on our Lord's birthday" Mary pleaded.

"I am not sure. I can give you her number if you want. Did you want me to call her?" Amy felt uneasy for some reason. The thought of her mother around people that she barely knew herself made her a little nervous. She was afraid her mother might mention Sheldon's early indiscretion when they first met on Skype.

"Let me just take care of it sugar, and you go enjoy your time with Shelly now. I really can't wait for you two to get here" Mary enthused.

"We are very much looking forward to coming as well. Well thank you and let me know if you need me to speak to Mother" Amy then quoted the number to Mary for her to jot down

"No problem, sugar. You go have fun now. Goodbye, sugar and I will see you soon." Mary closed the call and hung up before Amy could reply.

"Well that was odd. She wants my mother to come to Texas for Christmas" Amy told Sheldon as she continued to look at the phone.

"Are you uncomfortable with that?" Sheldon sensed she wasn't happy about it.

"A little bit. Maybe I should call Mother and warn her?" Amy suggested.

It might be a good idea" Sheldon agreed.

Amy called her mother and explained that she would be getting an invitation from Sheldon's mother to join the family for Christmas. She asked her mother to please not mention the foolish ploy they played on her when she first met Sheldon over Skype. Her mother agreed to keep that between them, but that she wasn't sure about going to a complete stranger's home. Amy reassured her mother that she should go because it would please Sheldon's mother and she wanted to make a good impression. Her mother finally relented and said that she would discuss it when Mary Cooper phoned her.

Sheldon thought to himself that he could not have asked for a more perfect set of circumstances fall so well into place. His mother's invitation to Amy's mother was a complete surprise to him but he felt it was perfect in a way. He smiled at how well things were falling into place.

The couple cuddled on the couch while watching TV, but Sheldon's mind was far from the program he had turned to. He pulled Amy closer and began to kiss her. Their kisses became more passionate and before long they were heading off to their bedroom.

Amy grabbed her night clothes and went into the bathroom to complete her nightly ablutions. Upon returning Sheldon traded locations and she crawled into bed as he was in the bathroom. He returned and she cuddled up next to him. They began to kiss again. Amy could feel his erection and began to grind up against him, Sheldon let his hands wander and played with her breasts, getting more and more turned on as her nipples hardened and stood to attention. He unbuttoned her top and began to kiss her breasts. He wanted her so bad

"Sheldon I love you so much and want you so much" Amy purred as he continued kissing her breasts

With great difficulty, Sheldon pulled himself away and rolled onto his back. Then he propped himself up on one arm and began to re-button her top. Amy looked over at him perplexed

"Amy you know that we are more than ready to make love" Sheldon started. Amy looked at him wide-eyed and nodded as he continued "But when we make love, I want it to be perfect. This is hard on me right now and I am quite certain you are going to find it difficult as well. But just trust me it won't be long now. Do you think you can wait just a little while longer?"

Amy looked and saw something that led her to reply " Sheldon you are worth the wait. As much as I want you now, I trust you even more, if you say to wait a little longer, then we will" With that she leaned over and gave him a sweet kiss and then snuggled up next to him. "Tell me a story" she asked

"A story? What do you mean?" Sheldon was now confused.

She snuggled in closer and said "You know, like a bedtime story, I haven't ever had anyone tell me a story. Even my mother wouldnt read to me as a child. She had me learn to read by myself"

Sheldon pulled her in closer and held back tears. He hated hearing how she had been forced into early independence. It made him appreciate his mother more and how she and his grandparents doted on him. He hadn't realized how good he had it until he met Amy and heard her stories. He swallowed the lump in his throat and finally replied. "Um…okay. Give me a minute to think of one"

It wasn't long before Sheldon began to tell Amy of a story of a Princess who grew up all alone. Food would appear but no affection had ever been shown to the Princess. She never knew who brought the food, but it would just show up inside her room each day and clothes would be laid out for her to change into each day. As she grew the princess not only had food and clothing left, but books, loads of books for her to look at. Eventually the Princess not only learned to read on her own but started to learn how to do everything on her own, but she was very lonely.

Amy began to wipe tears from her eyes. She could relate to the Princess. Sheldon continued to tell the story. The Princess grew up and became well known for her intelligence and wisdom. The kingdom looked to her for her brilliance yet no one wanted to befriend her. On day a Prince was with his two guards and they met the Princess. The Prince and she struck up a conversation and the Prince found himself drawn to her. He had never been one to care about women or men for that matter. He only enjoyed increasing his mind. So the Princess and the Prince began a friendship, but the Prince began to feel more for the Princess. He eventually asked her to be his Princess and his bride.

Amy had fallen asleep and was peacefully breathing as someone well into a deep slumber by the time Sheldon finished his story. He leaned his head on top of hers and joined her, falling into his own slumber. Both were dreaming about being the Prince and Princess in the story where Sheldon dreamed of himself as the Prince and Amy his Princess and Amy the same dream.

The two weeks went quickly. Sheldon and Amy were packed as well as Leonard who was going to go through Texas on his way to meet his mother in New York. He would be in Texas for two days before heading to New York. Sheldon looked over everything one last time. He was in the bedroom checking everything while Amy was sharing a cup of coffee and talking to Leonard in the kitchen. Daisy would be coming as well but would be put in a travelling crate at the airport. Sheldon moved the small package he had placed in his suitcase to his messenger bag. He didn't want any chances of it being lost. After his final check, he zipped up the bag and brought it out to the door where the other bags were waiting.

Amy's mother was also booked on the same flight and Leonard was sitting with her, while Sheldon and Amy were seated next to each other. They just had to wait for her to arrive before they would all take a limo to the airport together. As if reading his mind there was a knock on the door. Amy's mother stood on the other side and said. "I left my bag downstairs with a limo driver who said he was here and waiting, do you want me to take Daisy seeing as you all have bags"

"Yes please Mother" said Amy as she passed her mother the bag she had made up with Daisy's things in it and called Daisy to her.

Sheldon had paid the limo company extra for Daisy to be able to travel and had put a blanket on the floor of the limo for her to lie on. They all piled into the limo after their bags were tucked safely away in the trunk of the car. Once at the airport after taking Daisy to the correct area, they went through security, taking longer than normal because of the peso still tucked into Sheldon's nasal passage. Once they were at the gate, they were called almost immediately to board.

The take-off and landing were the hardest on Sheldon, but having Amy there to hold his hand and reassure him helped. Once they landed Sheldon was in a great mood. He would not only be able to show off his new driving skills to everyone but he could not wait for what lay ahead.

After collecting Daisy from the animal arrival area, who appeared to be fine after her first flight, they secured the rental car, everyone piled their luggage in the back and Amy sat up front with Sheldon while Leonard, Amy's mother and Daisy got into the back seat of the car. Sheldon checked all the buttons, mirrors and safety features of the car before starting the engine. Before they knew it they were turning onto the street where Mary Cooper lived.

Sheldon smiled as he looked up on the porch and saw that Mary, Missy and Meemaw were already waiting for them. He was so used to them being on the porch to greet him whenever he came home that he would have been shocked if they had not been there.

He pulled up slowly and then parked the car in front of the house. Turning off the engine, he opened the door as the group on the porch came squealing toward the car.

"Shelly, Amy you are here. Oh Hello Leonard I am so glad you were able to come for a couple of days. Hello I am Mary Cooper" Mary said all practically without a breath taken as she neared Amy's mother. She had already within seconds embraced Amy and Leonard and now pulled Amy's mother into a hug. Mrs Fowler was not used to such expressions and was a bit stiff but returned the hug to be polite.

"Hello I am Amy's mother, Barbara Fowler" she said as she pulled away as quickly as was polite from Mary's embrace "Thank you for inviting me to join you"

Missy ran up to Amy and hugged her and then handed her to Meemaw while she grabbed Shelly and pulled him aside. "Everything is ready, the package from California is here and no one suspects a thing"

"Good I must say Missy, I am proud to call you my twin. You have done very well" Sheldon smiled at her and allowed her to pull him into a hug "Did you manage the reservations for tonight?"

"Trust me that was probably my most difficult task, but yes, You know Mama she wanted to cook for an army but I finally convinced her that you insisted that we go out to thank everyone for allowing Amy's mom and Leonard to come"

'Good thanks, well move along or they will get suspicious" Sheldon whispered. She winked and went back over to the others to introduce herself to Amy's mother and talk to Leonard. Mewmaw came over and greeted Sheldon as the others started to head towards the house with Amy remembering to get Daisy from the car.

Later that day

Sheldon had double checked he had one of the packages he had packed in his messenger bag now securely in his pocket. He was dressed in a midnight blue suit with a blue shirt and a tie that was dark blue and sky blue stripes. Amy had on a matching blue dress that was flowing in the skirt to her knees. It had an ornate belt with jewel-like clasp at her waist and the top was form fitting, a modest scoop neckline and short sleeves that stopped just a couple of inches short of her elbows. She had on silver shoes and held a silver clutch to complete her outfit.

Amy wore her hair cascading down in curls and sweepingly pulled back on one side with a clip that was ornate with small faux-diamonds. She looked beautiful. When she finally came out of Missy's room with Miissy in tow, Sheldon's breath caught at the sight of her. "You look lovely" he said grinning ear to ear at Amy. Then realizing Missy was behind her he added "you both look nice."

'Thanks, Shelly, but I knew you meant it for Amy. She does look beautiful, doesn't she?" Missy smiled. She had helped Amy get ready and was quite pleased with the result. Missy was lovely as well in a brown cocktail dress that had gold accents. Her hair was likewise down, but more in keeping with how she normally wore it.

That evening the group all piled into two cars and head to a nice restaurant in town that Missy had managed to secure reservations for a private room setting on behalf of Sheldon's request. After everyone ordered their meals and beverages, there was light chatter going on. Sheldon began to get a bit nervous and Amy looked over at him and held his hand under the table. She leaned over and said "Is everything okay? You seem nervous."

Realizing that the timing was best now as beverages had just been served, he cleared his throat and stood up. He asked everyone for his attention. Then pulling out a box out of his pocket, he placed a spare napkin he had earlier quested onto the floor and knelt down onto the napkin next to Amy.

"Amy, we met four years ago. Before that meeting, neither of us were interested in meeting anyone to share a life with, nor were we expecting we would one day fall in love. However that day I met you, I immediately knew my whole life was changed. It was strange for me to suddenly feel something for someone on first meeting. I had never had a woman turn my head, much less win over my mind and heart. But you won both that day and continually have made me fall deeper in love with you each day."

You could have heard a pin drop at the silence in the room. Mary was holding her breath as she felt she knew what was coming. She was not alone, Mrs. Fowler and Meemaw were both holding their breaths as well. Leonard was even watching with his hand covering his mouth as he silently pulled out his phone and began recording.

"Amy Farrah Fowler we have talked of spending a lifetime together and I wish for that lifetime to begin now. Would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?" Sheldon said as he opened a box that held two bracelets inside. The bracelets were a metallic bronze colour that held three stones each, two sapphires and one heart-shaped diamond. The centre of the bracelet was a computer face with a large heart in the centre that said "Love" on it and then held a heart-shaped diamond. "Tradition is that I would present you normally with a diamond ring, but we both know that you use your hands in gloves all day long. You also have never really cared for rings. Therefore, I wanted to present you with something that was practical, but significant. We used to Skype all the time and so the computer became like a symbol of our love. I even used to wear a T-shirt with a computer on it that had a heart on the screen on days I wanted to think of you while at work. I asked a jeweller to make up these special to match so that both of us could have symbols of our love around our wrists. When we exchange vows, I have bought rings for that occasion, but they are practical in nature. These are meant to be the engagement symbol."

Amy, eyes full of tears, was smiling with her hand over her mouth and looking intently at Sheldon. When he finished his explanation, she threw herself down at him and said "Yes, of course I will marry you!" She kissed him and then pulled back and looked at the bracelets. "Can I?" she asked, fingering the smaller of the two. Sheldon helped her slip on the bracelet on her left wrist and then he placed his bracelet on his left wrist.

"I see the hotsie-totsie from Glendale did enslave you, even with a wrist-bracelet" Leonard finally broke the silence in the room as the rest were sitting there stunned. All laughed and then jumped up to congratulate the couple. George finally realized he had to do the right thing and rang on his glass with his spoon. He asked everyone to lift up their glasses and made a toast to the couple.

"So when do y'all think you will get married" Mary couldn't help but ask; she was bursting with pride.

"Well mother, I have to speak to Amy about it first, but I will let you know soon" was all Sheldon said as he winked over at Missy. Sheldon knew he had to pass along his idea and plans to Amy and get her agreement before sharing with anyone else.

Music began to play by a live band and Sheldon asked Amy to dance. While on the dance floor they kissed briefly and then Sheldon said "Amy, I have managed to arrange a few things without your knowledge and I hope you won't think me presumptuous or unfair for not including you in on the planning, but would you object if we were to marry on Christmas Eve?"

"Sheldon, that is tomorrow! I can't possibly get a gown and what about Penny and, and…." She was speechless and stopped with a kiss.

Sheldon pulled back from the kiss he planted on her and said "Missy and I arranged it all. We had Penny's store make you and Missy gowns and they are waiting in Missy's closet back at the house. I called ahead and reserved the church and the pastor. I have arranged camera hook-ups so that the ceremony can be Skyped to everyone at the moment we begin the ceremony and have notified via email which should be going out as we speak of the impending nuptials."

Amy was stunned. "I…I…wow..Sheldon, you did all of this? You did this before we even left LA?"

"Yes. I arranged it a couple of weeks ago. I had already made up my mind I wanted us to marry and we had discussed it. I realized every day that passed that I wanted to marry you more and more and that I wanted us to be able to call each other husband and wife. I wanted to know that you would never leave my bed again. Coming here and knowing we could not share a bed was too much. I arranged everything and decided the time was right. That I not only wanted to share a bed, but I wanted us to make love. We have been waiting and the wait was getting harder and harder to control. Amy, please say yes so that you can alleviate my nerves."

Amy looked at him and saw that he was sincere. She saw more love in his eyes than she ever had seen and she had been witnessing that look a lot lately. She couldn't hold back and could find no reason to refuse him so said "Yes, yes, yes! I will marry you tomorrow" and leaned in and kissed him passionately.

Pulling back after a few moments of passionate kissing, Sheldon cleared his throat and said "U'hem, I think we had better cool down or we may not make it through the night. I have arranged for us to spend tomorrow night and the rest of the two weeks at a hotel. I thought we could just go daily to visit Mom and Meemaw, but that we didn't need to stay there. I wanted us to have our own privacy as a newly married couple and not worry about noise-cancelling earphones" Sheldon said, wiggling his eyebrows up and down as he smiled at Amy.

The music stopped and they returned back to the table. Just as they had returned, their meals arrived. While they were eating, Sheldon clinked on his glass and said he had an announcement. He looked over at Missy and winked, smiling. She grinned wide knowing what was coming.

"Well are you gonna tell us, Shelly or sit there with your goofy smile on your face all night?" Mary finally asked.

"Amy and I have decided that we will marry tomorrow, Christmas Eve" Sheldon announced. Everyone gasped, Leonard spit his beverage across his plate of food and then grimaced at the fact that his food was now soaking in his spit.

Mary started to get a bit nervous. She couldn't understand why the sudden need for them to marry. "Shelly, is there something you want to tell us?" She glared at him, believing he "sinned" and therefore they had to get married.

Sheldon completely unaware at what she was implying said, "No, no, I just managed to arrange everything before our trip and with Missy's help, everything has been taken care of."

"That isn't what I mean, Sheldon Lee Cooper. Why the rush?" Mary glared even more that he was so dense.

"Rush? Mother, we have been dating for four years. I hardly think we are rushing into marriage" Sheldon began to rationalize.

Amy's mother catching on to Mary's implication turned to Amy and bluntly asked "how far along are you?"

Amy looked at her mother stunned? "Mother, I am not pregnant unless you consider it possible by Immaculate Conception," she answered indignantly. "Honestly, Sheldon and I just want to be married. We have dated for four years, and are ready to take this step in our relationship. Why do you always assume the worst?" her anger now building.

Both Mary and Barbara looked at her and realized she was being sincere and that they had offended her and Sheldon both. He was blushing red and getting angry.

"I'm sorry Shelly, it's just…well you know how we are here in Texas. When a man marries a girl so quickly it usually means one thing around here" Mary tried to rationalize. "I truly am sorry, Amy. I didn't mean to offend you."

"Yes, me too Sheldon and Amy. While I want grandchildren, I do hope that it happens in proper time." Said Barbara

"Yes, I agree. I want grandchildren too, but you know how I feel about sinnin'. I didn't think my boy would sin like that, but kids these days just do everything backward" she shrugged looking at Amy's mother.

"Mother, we have not sinned and I am appalled that you would just assume that about Amy. You can think what you want about me, but she has been patient and loving and never once has been inappropriate in her behaviour. How dare you insult her like that" Sheldon's anger was raging, mainly because he could not believe he was having such an embarrassing conversation in public with all of them around the table.

"Moonpie, I don't think your mother meant to insult Amy or you. You do realize that to most people in this area, they would have jumped to that same conclusion. However, we know you both to be upstanding and you can know right here and now that I am thrilled you want to marry this lovely young woman and tomorrow I will be there with bells and whistles on. I am proud of you, Moonpie and Amy. You both have proven to me that true love still exists and it is patient, and kind, and does not boast. It is everything that it is supposed to be."

Sheldon calmed at Meemaw's voice and was pleased she would support he and Amy.

"Well sugar, I will definitely be there" Missy beamed, as she slapped George on the upper arm. "Count me in too" George grumbled while rubbing his upper arm. Missy always could throw a good punch.

"Well of course I will be there and I could not be more happy" Mary said smiling big at Amy and then apologetically at Sheldon. Amy's mother consented as well.

"Leonard, will you be my best man?" Sheldon asked. George frowned and said "Hey, what about me?"

"George, I want you to be there, but Leonard has stood by my side for a third of my life and I cannot think of someone who has worked so hard at being a good friend as he. You and I are brothers always, but that does not mean that you like me and I am aware that you don't. So it would seem silly that just because we love each other as brothers that you have to stand up for me like you want to be there when I know you would rather be doing other things. Leonard, however, will be delighted to stand by my side and watch me marry Amy. He has been there through our whole romance and knows us better than anyone in this room besides Amy and myself."

Leonard looked over at George who gave him a quick nod and he replied "Sheldon, I would be honoured to be your best man."

"Missy, would you be my maid of honour?" Amy asked shyly.

"Yes, sugar. I had hoped you would ask me and went to the trouble of charging Shelly here with the purchase of a gown so that I could stand up for y'all" Missy replied grinning wide.

"Well it is settled then. Sheldon, what time did you tell the pastor to do the ceremony?" Amy asked.

"Well as you know it is Christmas Eve and so that evening there are two services that are being held. Therefore, we must have an afternoon wedding so that we can be out of the sanctuary in time for them to set up for that evening. I had to promise we would be back for midnight services, however in exchange for them making us a special concession" he grimaced as he explained.

"Amy, dear, I want to thank you that you got him in church twice in one day! That's something even I could not do" Mary teased as she winked over at Amy.

"So what time in the afternoon? Will Missy and I have time to get our primping done?"

"The ceremony will be at 2 PM and I told the pastor we would be out by 3 PM. I figured we could have a small celebration back at the house with family and when we get back to Pasadena we will have a true reception party that you all will be invited to attend. Amy and I will be staying at a hotel and will come back for services at midnight, but we will be staying the rest of the time at a hotel and will come visit during the days and evenings" Sheldon blushed slightly as he explained.

"Sugar, I have booked us at 9 AM at a salon in town to get our nails, hair and makeup done" Missy informed Amy. "I figured we could pack a box lunch to take with us so that way we can take as long as we need and go from there to the church to change and be ready."

Everyone was thrilled and so excited that the chatter continued well until 11 PM that night. They left the restaurant, after Sheldon paid for the bill and head back to the house. Amy and Sheldon didn't have much time to spend with each other as both knew they needed to try and sleep before the next day. Sheldon lingered near the steps as Amy was about to go up to Missy's room. She finally turned and gave him a passionate kiss then said "sweet dreams, Cuddles. Tomorrow I will be your wife" she squealed. She started to go up the stairs and then ran back down and threw her arms around him again and hugged him tight, kissed him again and said "Oh gosh, I love you so much that I can't breathe at times."

"I know what you mean. I feel the same about you. You realize I am not going to get much sleep tonight" he griped.

"Sheldon, I have to be upstairs before midnight. You are not allowed to see me until the ceremony then" Amy said, looking at the clock hanging in the hall.

"I know. Goodnight Amy and pleasant dreams. They better be of me!" Sheldon teased as he blew her a kiss.

"They will be trust me. Same with you, dream of me and only you and me," she replied as she blew him a kiss and rounded the corner to complete her descent up the stairs.

Sheldon was staying in the guest room for tonight. Amy's mother was at Meemaw's guest room and Mary didn't want him in his room as it was too close to Missy's for her comfort. She put Sheldon down in the guest room instead. He lumbered over to the guest suite and closed the door. Unpacking his night clothes, he smiled as he realized that tomorrow night he might not need anything at all. Looking down, he realized the thought alone put him in full arousal. Sighing he decided to go shower before crawling in bed with Daisy on her blanket on the floor beside him.

Amy opened the door to Missy's room and the two girls squealed, and hugged each other. "Can I see the dresses?" Amy shyly asked.

"Sugar, I thought you would never ask!" Missy replied as she ran over and pulled open her closet door. She pulled out a white gown that was simple but elegant. The fabric alone was gorgeous. It was 100% silk satin, very rich in texture. The dress had long sheer lace sleeves and a deep V-neck, that would show a bit more cleavage than Amy was used to, but she knew if there was a time to show off her assets it was probably on her wedding day to her husband. The bodice was fit, with a support system underneath to make her breasts show to their best advantage with the neckline. Embroidered into the bodice was a small icon, Penny's icon. A row of small of buttons adorned the back. The skirt went into a simple A-line, following an adornment of small pearls and diamond waistline accentuation. There was not a train, and for that Amy could be thankful.

"It's, it's beautiful" said a very choked up Amy, who was fighting tears.

"It is lovely, isn't it? Try it on. I wanna see it on you" Missy encouraged.

"Now? Isn't it kind of late?" Amy asked.

"Sugar, you aren't gonna sleep anyway. I know I couldn't sleep and I am not even the bride. Come on, let's see how it fits?" Lucky for Amy, Missy's room had a fairly new en-suite that had been converted from a small craft room that used to exist on the floor. It gave Missy more privacy and now Amy was glad that it was there. She went into the bathroom with the gown and removed all of the clothing she had previously worn to the restaurant. She slipped into the gown and her breath hitched at the sight. The fabric was so glorious and rich that it took her breath away. Finally she realized she would need Missy's help with the bodice. She opened the door and holding the dress in place so as to not expose herself, she asked Missy if she would button up the back. Missy obliged.

Turning Amy around after she completed hooking the last button, she literally squealed and began to tear up at the sight. "Oh my gosh, it fits perfect and you are stunning!" Amy went back into the bathroom and looked. The dress did fit perfect and her figure could not have been flattered more than with that gown. It made her look totally the vixen that Sheldon calls her. "I do look good, don't I?" Amy smiled well pleased with her image.

Turning to Missy, she said, "okay, I tried mine on, now help me out of this so I don't mess it up then your turn."

Missy ran over and began to unbutton the back. Once Amy had slipped out of her gown, she handed it to Missy using the door as a shield and asked Missy to hand her her PJ's. Changing into her PJ's she washed her face and took off all makeup, and brushed out her hair. She brushed her teeth and then came back out.

Missy then went and tried on her gown. Her gown was a soft aqua colour that brought out Missy's blue eyes. It was fairly similar in style to Amy's although the back had a zipper instead of buttons. But the overall style was very much the same and it was sleeveless instead of having the lace sleeves. Overall it was stunning.

"I love it. Oh you are so beautiful, Missy. If Sheldon wasn't your brother, he might rather marry you" Amy said.

"Oh puleeze…he has never looked at any other woman besides you Amy. I mean Penny used to parade around all the time in front of him and even naked once in front of him and he could care less. He has had all kinds of attractive women try to give him a hint they were interested and he just blew them away. Amy Farrah Fowler, soon to be Cooper, I don't know what juice you have been drinking but I am glad you did because you are the only woman ever to have turned my brother's head before."

"Thank you, Missy, I sometimes can't believe I have found such a perfect man and so it scares me to think that other women could take him away from me" Amy admitted.

"Oh sugar, he could care less about anyone else. You are it for him. Even if you left him tomorrow he would never fall in love again. I know my brother, and you are the only one for him."

"Well you don't need to worry about me. He is the only one for me as well" Amy assured.

"Let me get out of this dress and then we can talk about how you want to do your hair and stuff tomorrow."

While Missy was changing, Amy took her cell phone and text'd Penny. "I'm getting married tomorrow!"

"I know! I am going to watch via Skype, but I am royally ticked at you that you didn't ask me to stand up for you, Bestie"

"I'm sorry, but you will have to fight with Sheldon on that one. It was all a surprise to me, too!" Amy sent.

"OK, I know. So what are you wearing if you didn't know about it?" Penny was still not clued in that Alex and Missy had arranged for her designs to be sent.

Amy, realizing Penny didn't know asked Missy through the bathroom door, "Is Penny supposed to not know about the gown until I walk down the aisle?"

"Yeah, my brother didn't want her to know until she saw you coming down the aisle. Don't tell her please."

Amy text'd back, "I don't know yet. I won't find out until tomorrow, but evidently Sheldon got me a gown." Amy decided that was vague enough.

"Oh, maybe he wanted you to wear what his Mom wore" Penny suggested.

"I hadn't considered that, but you may be right" Amy went along with the deception. "Well I have to get to sleep. It is after midnight here."

"Night, Bestie. Love you and Congratulations. See you on Skype tomorrow!" Penny smiled as she sent the last text.

Missy came out of the bathroom and the girls sat up talking about hair, makeup, Sheldon, what it is like to make love since Missy had experience and Amy didn't. "I can't believe I am talking to you about making love to my brother" Missy blushed. "I never thought he would make love to anyone. In fact I didn't ever think he was capable of making love to anyone." She shuddered at the thought.

"Sorry, I know it must be awkward. I was just curious since I have not experienced it and have heard so many varying accounts. Let's change the subject. Will you help me hide dark circles under my eyes that I am certain to have after staying up so late tonight?" Amy teased.

"Sure." With that the two girls giggled and lay back down on their beds. They shared all kinds of "Sheldon" stories and finally drifted off to sleep around 2 AM.

It was 7:30 the next morning when the alarm clock went off and Missy was about to throw it across the room when she remembered Amy was there. "Sugar, it's your weddin' day!" Missy shook Amy's shoulder.

Amy held her head in her hand and said "UGH, I have such a lack of sleep headache" then suddenly she bolted out of bed when it registered what Missy had said "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I'm getting married today!" She leapt out of bed and began to pace the room.

Sheldon in the meantime had gotten up, dressed and was ordered out of the house by Mary. She sent him to Meemaw's and told him to have his breakfast there and to take his things with him. George would be by later with Leonard and the three men would all dress at Meemaw's and leave from there to the church. He was not allowed to come to the house before the ceremony. Following orders, Sheldon smiled as he hopped in the car after loading it up with both Daisy and his clothing. Driving to Meemaw's with Daisy where she would be staying when they were in the hotel. Sheldon turned to her and said "I'm getting married today. Your mom and I will be making you legal, Daisy!" The dog acted as if she understood and wagged her tail and got quite excited. She put her head out the window and enjoyed the breeze as her tail kept smacking Sheldon in the face as he drove. "Hey, quit that. Sit down daisy. You can put your head out the window, but quit hitting me with your tail" he ordered. Daisy obliged

Thank you for reading

Next chapter will include the wedding and more