As promised this chapter is full of Lenny goodness
It was the end of October and Amy was now 22 weeks pregnant, it also happened to be 230am in the morning that she found herself in the kitchen making a fried egg sandwich, she was hoping that she was being quiet but the smell woke Sheldon up who appeared in the kitchen looking sleepy
"What are you doing? Asked Sheldon
"Making a sandwich of course" said Amy adding mustard to the bread
"At this time?" asked Sheldon again
"Yes, I had a sudden craving for fried eggs in the middle of the night and I couldn't sleep, the baby is laying in a funny position" replied Amy rubbing her belly
"Look sit down and I will finish it off for you" said Sheldon
"No you go back to bed, I will be fine" protested Amy
"Nonsense, it's my job to look after you and I am going to right now, do you want tea with that?" asked Sheldon
"Oh yes please, also seeing as we are up, are we going to get Marie christened?"
"I would say yes if only to make my mother happy, who by the way will be here in two weeks along with Meemaw, Missy and George, we have plenty of space for them and I think George will spend a lot of time with Leonard, he got on well with him at our wedding"
"Ok, talking of Leonard and Penny I would like them to be godparents, if you agree" asked Amy
"Of course, there isn't anyone any better than our joint best friends being godparents to our daughter, also I would like Missy and George but maybe they can be the next ones"
"If we ask them over and tell them then tomorrow? Asked Amy as Sheldon passed her tea and fried egg sandwich which she ate very quickly leaving a small crust for Daisy who was sitting next to her watching
"Sure why not, I take it that was nice?" asked Sheldon taking the plate to the sink and soaking it along with the frying pan
"Delicious! I think I am ready for bed again now" said Amy getting up and taking Sheldon's hand and leading him back up o the bedroom and back into bed
"It's a good job it's the weekend and no work tomorrow Amy, I don't know if I will be able to sleep now" moaned Sheldon
"Who said anything about sleeping" said Amy cuddling up to Sheldon and kissing him "We can just fool around for a while, I am not that tired"
"You are a little minx" said Sheldon kissing her back and cuddling her close to him
In the morning Sheldon woke early as Dr Who was on BBC America and then afterwards as Amy was still in bed, took Daisy out for a walk and bumped into Leonard on the way back, he noticed Leonard looked preoccupied
"Hey Leonard are you ok?
"Yes I am fine, actually Sheldon I could do with some advice, I have my car keys, come for a drive with me and I can talk to you, bring Daisy if you like" said Leonard
"Sure why not" said Sheldon putting Daisy in the back of the car and getting in the front "So what sort of advice do you need"
"Its about Penny, I want to ask he to marry me but I don't want a long planning process, I like how you did it with Amy but I don't think Penny would appreciate the spontaneousness of it all" said Leonard as he drove away
"Ok, well all you can do is ask her and see how she feels about a quick wedding, have you got a ring yet? Asked Sheldon
"Yes, I have it on me right now, do you want to see it? Asked Leonard parking the car a few streets away
"Sure why not" said Sheldon
Leonard opened the small box and showed Sheldon the ring, it was a Tiffany Soleste Band Ring with Pink Diamonds framed by two rows of white diamonds, Sheldon looked impressed
"I like it and I think its very Penny, when are you going to ask her? "How did you find such a ring?
"I think today, we are both ready and I love her very much, perhaps afterwards I will have everybody over to celebrate, I asked Natasha for advice and she offered to come with me to pick it out"
"Ok, Amy and I would like you and Penny to be Marie's godparents, if you would accept?
"Sheldon of course I will accept, you are my best friend and as we are asking each other stuff, will you be my best man?"
"Of course, I would never say no to that" smiled Sheldon
Leonard was satisfied that his plans were in place and he drove back to Los Robles and asked Sheldon not to say anything about his plans
Sheldon went back into his own house with Daisy to find Amy in the kitchen
"Where did you go with Leonard? I saw from the bedroom window you both getting in the car and driving off" asked Amy
"Oh he just wanted some advice" said Sheldon taking Daisy's harness off and putting it away
"About what? Asked Amy she realised Sheldon was avoiding answering though
"Amy I can't say but you will find out soon enough" said Sheldon
"Ok, do you want some breakfast? I am very hungry again, I don't think that sandwich really touched the sides" said Amy looking in the fridge and finding some bacon
"Yes, I haven't eaten yet" said Sheldon
Meanwhile next door Leonard was thinking about how he was going to ask Penny to marry him, he was pacing the living room floor when Penny appeared in her dressing gown
"Morning Leonard, you were up early?" said Penny
"Yes, I couldn't sleep so I went for a drive"
"Oh is something bothering you, is it work?
"No its nothing like that" Leonard decided he would ask Penny now "Look come and sit down a moment I would like to talk to you" said Leonard leading her towards the brown sofa
"Leonard what's wrong, you are shaking and you look pale" said Penny reaching for his forehead and stopping when she realised Leonard wasn't sitting down but leaning on one knee in front of her, she gasped and put her hands over her mouth in surprise
"Penny being with you is all that I have ever wanted and we may have hit a few bumps along the way, but I realise I don't want to be without you and I love you very much indeed, will you marry me? Asked Leonard showing her the ring
Penny squealed in delight and kissed him
"Yes, Yes and Yes again and I love you too" said Penny hugging him, Leonard slid the ring onto her finger and thanks to Natasha having got Penny's ring size the ring was a perfect fit
"Thank you Penny, I was wondering if you would like a quick wedding though, I liked how Sheldon did his but I wasn't sure if you would liked to be surprised like that, so I have provisionally booked us to get married at the Langham Hall Hotel in three weeks time" said Leonard looking anxiously for Penny's reaction
"Oh, yes why not! We are going to be married in three weeks! Squealed Penny again
"The only big thing we will have to do is get you a wedding dress, would you get one from your store?
"Yes probably and I think I know just the one, what are you going to wear?
"The morning suit I wore for Sheldon and Amy's wedding, we won't have to worry about catering because the hotel will provide everything"
"What about a registrar?
"All taken care of, we only have to write our vows and invite our families, also I think Sheldon's family will be here at the same time, so we could ask them as well"
"Sure, now you know what would be good right now? Asked Penny
"What's that? Asked Leonard
"Celebration sex!" said Penny leading Leonard upstairs
Sometime later after they had showered and dressed, Leonard sent a text to everybody asking them to come over for the evening, he was waiting for Alex to finish at the store so she could join in and he had ordered Chinese food, Penny had gone to get several bottles of Champagne, the group soon arrived and Bernadette had left baby Rose with her parents for the evening, but once everybody was seated, Leonard and Penny announced their news
"Everybody I am glad you are here, Penny and I would like to announce that we are engaged to be married and we will be getting married in three weeks time and you are all invited" said Leonard looking to everybody who apart from Sheldon and Natasha looked completed surprised by the news
"Congratulations to you both" said Amy hugging them both "Is that why you didn't want to say anything this morning Sheldon" asked Amy looking to Sheldon
"Yes, Leonard asked me not to say anything"
"Penny I just noticed the ring, its beautiful" said Amy
"Thank you, we have made some decisions also on who we want to be involved in the wedding and I would like Amy as my matron of honour and Bernie, Natasha and Alex as my bridesmaids" said Penny smiling at her friends
"Yes and I have already asked Sheldon to be my best man, but Howard and Raj I would like you to be my groomsmen"
Everybody agreed and Raj also had a request which surprised Penny
"Penny do you mind if I bring Kelly?"
"Kelly, who is the manager of the Penny Blossom workshop? Yes why not"
"Thank you, I wanted you to know that we have been dating for a few weeks now and its going well" said Raj
"Good I am happy for you, at least you are no longer lonely! Said Penny
"She is a very fun girl and she is great to be with"
"Oh I know, she worked at the cheesecake factory way before me and she was the only one I could really be friends with there"
"Are you going to invite all your store and factory staff to the wedding? Asked Raj
"Yes probably, they will have short notice though so I hope everybody can come" replied Penny
"Raj I would like to do a fun with flags pod cast and I want you to show and talk about the flag of New Delhi" said Sheldon
"Oh sure, when would you like to do it? Asked Raj
"Not sure yet, I will let you know" replied Sheldon
The group had a great time celebrating the engagement and Amy realised she would have to get a maternity dress but Penny said she would find something in her store for her and get it adjusted
Two weeks later, Sheldon arrived back at the house after going to LAX to pick up Mary, Meemaw, George and Missy, they were originally staying with them for a week but upon hearing of the upcoming wedding and being invited had decided to extend their stay
"So Shelley tell me about this lovely house, you said there was an annexe?"
"Yes I am going to put Missy and George in there and you and Meemaw can have the spare bedrooms, I will take you all on a tour later though" said Sheldon helping with the bags, Amy took Missy and George to the Annexe to let them drop their bags off and they returned to the house where Penny was waiting along with Leonard and the rest of their friends, including Alex and Natasha who had never met Sheldon's family
"Penny let me see this gorgeous ring of your sugar" said Missy, she had been texting with Penny since she had heard about the engagement and was excited for her, Penny extended her hand to her and Missy whistled at the sight of it
"Wow sugar, that's a mighty fine ring!, How's the plans going? You have not got long left now"
"Thank you, everything is sorted and I shall be collecting my dress the day before the wedding at the same time as Amy collects her"
Mary sat down on the sofa with Penny, the girls had stayed in the living room while all the boys went off to the game room, Sheldon was in the kitchen making his mother and Meemaw some tea, Meemaw was questioning him on how he was going to handle the birth
"Meemaw it will be fine, Amy and I have been watching programs to get ourselves ready for the actual birth, it looks gross but you get something so beautiful out of it" said Sheldon
"I am also glad you are pleasing your mother with getting the baby Christened Sheldon" Meemaw looked proudly at her favourite grandson
"Well I like to do the right thing"
"How's Amy getting on though? I noticed she's getting quite big now"
"Amy is great, pregnancy seems to suit her, she hasn't had a lot of problems apart from middle of the night cravings for fried egg sandwiches"
"Interesting" said Meemaw looking thoughtful
"Whys that? Asked Sheldon
"Because that's the same craving I had when I was pregnant with your mother" replied Meemaw as Amy appeared in the kitchen looking for Sheldon
Sheldon finished making the tea and walked with his Meemaw and Amy back to the living room and went off to the game room with the boys
Penny had a text shortly after everybody arrived, her parents minus her brother were flying in from Nebraska and had hired a car from LAX, they were only a few minutes away, they were also staying with Leonard and Penny for two weeks, Penny and Natasha went outside to wait for them and to help take their luggage into the house
Leonard's mother was the only person who was coming to the wedding from his side of the family but he wasn't that bothered, he hadn't seen his brother, sister and father for so long that he felt they did not deserve to come, his mother had insisted on staying at the hotel they would be getting married at though
Penny's parents arrived and after much hugs from the two sisters to their parents, they showed them into the house and to their room and took them next door to where everybody was
"Penny have you and Leonard wrote your vows yet? Asked Amy and Penny's mother at the same time
"Sort of I am working on them at the moment, I think Leonard is also doing the same thing, did you tell Sheldon yours before the wedding?
"No and surprisingly it wasn't that hard to do, the words just flowed you know" said Amy
"You know Penny I always told you Leonard would be great for you" said Wyatt hugging his daughter
"I know daddy, it just took me a long time to see it" said Penny
"Where is he anyway? Asked Wyatt noticing he was the only guy in the living room
"He is down the hall in the game room" said Penny taking him
"So Amy how far along are you now? Asked Penny's mother Hannah
"5 and a half months, the baby is due at the beginning of March" said Amy
"How old is your baby?" asked Hannah to Bernadette who was bottle feeding Rose
"Oh she's three months old now" replied Bernadette "Would you like to hold her?"
"Yes please, it will give me practice for when one of my children eventually has one" said Hannah looking at Natasha who smirked
"You wont be getting one from me mum, not for a long time, I have a fantastic job and I don't want to give that up" said Natasha
"Well your brother certainly isn't going to get anybody pregnant the way he's going, he just uses women and discards them like trash" said Hannah as Penny walked back in the room
"Maybe Penny will be the first one then" said Natasha
"First one what? Asked Penny confused
"Mum was asking about grandchildren" said Natasha
"Oh, maybe in the next year or so perhaps" replied Penny smiling at her sister and mother
"What's dad doing? Asked Natasha
"He is playing Halo with the boys"
After Mary and Meemaw had returned from unpacking their things, Amy ordered several Pizza's for everybody, Amy had managed to get the boys out of the game room and join the rest of the friends, her mother had also been invited and was sat in a corner chatting with Mary and Meemaw, she had been talking to them a lot over the phone ever since she had met them the previous year.
"So Penny how's the acting going? Have you had any jobs since the end of your web series" asked Hannah
"No but I haven't been looking, I have been spending a lot of time designing clothes and working at the store when I can, I might put myself out there again soon but I am happy for now, the web series was brilliant to do and maybe in the future I can do something similar again but not for now"
The little party carried on for some time until Amy fell asleep on the sofa and Penny took her parents and Natasha back next door, the rest of the group also left, Sheldon went and got a blanket and covered Amy with it and deciding not to leave her on her own, sat in the armchair to sleep.
Next chapter up soon, I have a bit of stuff to think about for the wedding and vows then there might be another chapter up after that, then nothing for two weeks as I will be going on holiday
Which is why there have been a lot of updates in the past few days!
I hope that everybody is enjoying the story
