The day after the get together was Sunday and Howard and Bernadette had offered to let Amy and Sheldon look after Rose for the day to get in some practice for when their own baby came, Howard said they would be back at 7pm so they would have plenty of time with her

Sheldon was watching Amy with Rose, she was just sitting holding her but he knew that she was going to be a perfect mom, his own mother and meemaw were getting ready to go to church and were trying to persuade Sheldon to go

"Come on Shelley, you haven't been this year have you yet? Asked Mary

"No but I want to be here with Amy in case she needs any help" said Sheldon

"You know we have a deal and I don't like deals being broken" said Mary

"Look why don't you all come here for Christmas and I will promise you that I will go to midnight mass with you, I think Amy will come wont you?"

"Sure why not, that is if I can move by then, I will be seven months pregnant and I'm already feeling tired at 5 and a half months" replied Amy

"Oh Amy darlin you will be fine, I carried two and still went to church, but Shelley thank you for the invite, we will take you up on that" said Mary leaving the house with Meemaw to go to the church round the corner

Penny walked in just as Mary was leaving and was surprised to see Amy with Rose, she hadn't heard of the plan

"Amy what are you doing with Rose?

"Getting some practice in, but she is so good I haven't had to do anything yet" replied Amy "Though could you take her a second, I need to visit the bathroom" said Amy handing Rose to her

"So Sheldon have you written a best man speech" asked Penny to Sheldon

"No, I hadn't even thought about it, I guess I will have to now though, don't worry there wont be any embarrassing stories" said Sheldon

"Or crude jokes either thank you" said Penny as Amy reappeared and took Rose back off her and put her in the carrycot that had been left

"Sheldon I've been thinking we need to start thinking about decorating one of the bedrooms for the nursery soon and we haven't even bought anything" said Amy

"Ok, well once my family have gone, we can sort it out, we have plenty of time" replied Sheldon

"I guess" said Amy

"Amy by the way you will need to come for another fitting for your dress tomorrow, it should be ok but in the two weeks since you tried the dress you may have grown a little"

"That's fine, what time do you want me? I am starting up a new addiction study tomorrow but I can leave my assistant in charge, it will give her practice for when I go on maternity leave"

"I can pick you up at 5 from Caltech if you like, we have to go to the seamstress company as they have the dresses"

"Ok see you then" said Amy

"I have to go back now, Leonard is cooking breakfast, to be honest I think he is just showing off because my dad loves him so much but then again so do I" said Penny looking happy

Amy and Sheldon's day with Rose went fine and apart from her crying for a little while and having to change some nappies, Rose was perfect, Bernadette came to collect her at 7pm and she looked like she had clearly missed her baby

"I hope our baby is like that Sheldon"

"So do I"

The next day Penny and Amy arrived at the seamstress company and were shown to a fitting area, the seamstress lady that was dealing with Penny's order was called Margaret and she was finishing off another customer but soon she had called Amy over and having measured her found that she hadn't grown that much but the dress was a little tight

"Your getting married on Saturday is that correct Penny?

"Yes"

"Ok, I think we may need to do some more adjusting on Friday, just for Amy's dress, your dress should fit fine though" said Margaret

"What time would you like us Friday?

"Come first thing in the morning if you can, then I can make any changes there and then and you can take the dresses with you"

"Thank you" said Penny

Penny and Leonard had spent a few evenings that week going back and forth to the hotel to make sure the preparations were ok and to check out the honeymoon suite that they would be staying in for Saturday night, the dresses were all ready and the wedding was set for 3pm Saturday afternoon, Penny was beyond excited to be marrying Leonard

The day before the wedding it had been decided that as tradition made the bride and groom stay away from each other the night before the wedding, that all the guys would be staying at Leonard and Penny's house and all the girls at Sheldon and Amy's and they would be having small hen and stag parties, it would make things easier for everybody to get ready in the morning. Beverley had not joined in with the celebrations but she had met Leonard and Penny for lunch and had gone back to the hotel afterwards

The next morning was a hive of activity, Penny had a hair and make up lady come to the house to fix her up, Amy also came to Penny with something for her

"Penny I would you like to have this as your "something old" " said Amy handing her a velvet pouch

"Amy I can't take this it's your tiara and very expensive" said Penny in surprise

"I insist, it made me feel very special on my own wedding day and I want you to feel just the same"

"Are you sure? How will Sheldon feel about it?

"I already told him I was planning to do it and he agreed with me" said Amy

"Thank you, I will take it, come here" said Penny as she hugged Amy

"Have you chosen a song yet to walk into the room with? Asked Bernadette who hadn't brought Rose to the wedding, she had left her with her parents and would be picking her up in the morning

"Yes and it's a little out there but Leonard suggested "You're my best friend" by Queen, also it's a non religious ceremony"

"Oh that's nice" said Amy

"Yes and Leonard has booked a stretch limousine for us all, it will fit the bridesmaids, my dad and myself in"

Much later at the hotel Leonard was in his room getting ready, Sheldon was with him and George was waiting for the bridesmaid party to arrive, Amy was going to text him when they left so he could get everybody in place

Penny arrived at the hotel and was shown to a little room beside the function room where the wedding was being held, she was waiting for the last few guests to arrive when George appeared and said they were ready, the music started and Penny walked into the room on the arm of her dad, with her bridesmaids and maid of honour behind her

Leonard greeted Penny with a kiss and they turned to the registrar who went through the formalities and then asked both to say the vows they had prepared

"Penny if you would like to go first"

"Today I will marry my friend, the one I will live with, dream with and love. I take you to be my husband. From this day forward I will cherish you, I will look with joy down the path of our tomorrow's knowing we will walk it together side by side, hand in hand and heart to heart"

Penny's voice was cracking by the end of it and she knew how lucky she was that Leonard had forgiven her and still wanted her

"Leonard you turn"

"Today, a day of music and celebration, I pledge to share my life with you. Whether the days that come are happy or sad, I will live them with you. I will love you and I give myself to you as your husband"

The registrar went through more formalities then asked who had the rings, Sheldon passed the rings over which were white gold and Leonard and Penny exchanged rings

"I now pronounce you Husband and Wife, you may kiss the bride" said the registrar

Leonard turned to Penny and kissed her for a long time before turning to their friends and family who were beaming with joy for them, they walked back out towards the room and outside to the gardens of the hotel where a photo session had been set up, after the pictures were done, everybody had the opportunity to throw confetti over the happy couple and Leonard and Penny went into the little side room and waited for everybody to be seated at their tables in the ballroom

"You know I can't believe we are married, just think in a year or so we could have a baby Hofstadter" said Penny excitedly she didn't want to wait to have a baby, she had seen Bernadette cope incredibly well and Amy was blooming in her pregnancy

"Well believe it, because we have the wedding video to prove it and I think we can start making babies soon if you feel you are ready, I know I am" said Leonard

Sheldon then appeared and apologised for interrupting

"Everybody is ready now if you want to come through" said Sheldon

"Sure just give us a moment" said Penny

Sheldon went back into the ballroom and waited by the door with the microphone when he saw Leonard and Penny coming

"Everybody please by upstanding for the bride and groom" said Sheldon to the room

Leonard and Penny appeared in the room and went to the top table which had Penny's family, Leonard's mother and all the wedding party. After the speeches were made and dinner was served, Penny and Leonard were called to the dance floor and had their first dance as a married couple, they were dancing to "What a wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.

Around midnight, the wedding party came to and end and as Penny and Leonard left the ballroom she turned around and threw her bouquet backwards and it was caught by Missy who laughed and gave it to Natasha

Leonard and Penny arrived in their honeymoon suite, there were Rose Petals on the bed and champagne in an ice bucket, Leonard opened the champagne and poured some out for his wife and they went and sat on the balcony overlooking the gardens

"Penny, I am so glad you agreed to marry me and I love you very much" said Leonard

"Well I love you too, nobody has made me feel the way you make me feel Leonard and I regret hurting you" said Penny

"Look lets forget about that, we are in a great place right now and we need to look to the future not the past" replied Leonard

"You are probably right, by the way my father has asked us if we would like to go to Nebraska for a honeymoon holiday, I said I would talk to you first, also Natasha is due some holiday and I think it would be nice for you to meet the rest of my family back there"

"Sure Nebraska sounds fine, but if Natasha is coming who will manage the store?

"Alex will take a weeks holiday from working at Caltech and work at the store for the week and Kelly will work at the weekend as store manager, she has worked there a few times when we have been understaffed and she has manager experience from the Penny Blossom factory, so I trust her and I think we could go the week after next if that's ok with you"

"Sure, come on lets go to bed and consumate our marriage" said Leonard taking Penny's hand and leading her to the bedroom

Much later, they were both extremely satisfied and happy and went to sleep in each others arms

The next day

Everybody had returned home by lunchtime and Amy who was feeling exhausted from the previous days events, went straight to bed, Sheldon made sure she was comfortable and brought her tea and toast, then went back downstairs to his family

"Is Amy ok Shelley?" asked his mother

"Not really, she just overdid it a bit yesterday, especially on the dance floor, its probably best she has a rest" said Sheldon

"Ok you know we are going home tomorrow don't you" asked his mother

"Yes, did you want any help packing?

"No that's ok, when would you like us to come for Christmas?

"It depends how long you want to stay for" replied Sheldon

"I will let you know" said Mary

Sometime later Sheldon went back up to his bedroom to check on Amy, he found that she was asleep and Daisy who was never usually allowed on the bed was curled up next to her, deciding not to disturb either of them, he went back downstairs and offered to play video games with George who was looking bored

Amy reappeared later in the afternoon, just as Mary was serving up dinner

"Amy darlin, you look much better" said Mary

"Thanks I feel it, I must of overdone it yesterday and the baby was dancing with me it seems!" replied Amy as Sheldon came into the dining room with George and greeted her with a kiss

"Amy are you ok now? Asked Sheldon

"Yes, I am just hungry now, I just needed to rest"

"Don't worry darlin, you are going to need a lot more rest days before the baby comes, so make the most of it and make sure Shelley looks after you" said Mary

"Mom I always look after her, that's my job as her husband and I have not let her down" said Sheldon

"Its true, he has been brilliant and he will be decorating the nursery as well soon" said Amy

"Good to know, now lets say grace and we can eat this lovely food"

The family had dinner and the next day they returned home to Texas, Amy went to work but was feeling tired again so left work early and went home to bed

The following weekend, after going to a baby care store, ordering a cot and all the necessary baby furniture as well as wall decorations, Sheldon decorated the nursery, they were only 3 months away from the birth now and they were both getting excited to meet baby Marie.

There may be another chapter up before I go away

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