Sorry for such a long time waiting for this chapter but I have wanted to get everything right. Sheldon and Amy are meeting their family and friends. There will be a bit of nerves on the part of both of them. So be prepared. I am happy to say that I have finished writing the entire story plus a couple chapter follow up story. I hope to be able to finish typing them up within the next day or two. So they will be published soon...

As always I own nothing.

After their talk, the two got ready to head to Disney World. They knew their friends and family would be arriving in the afternoon. Sheldon had told Leonard to text or call when they made it to the park so they could meet them. Their plane was landing at 4:30 so he figured they would be in the park no later than 6:00. They had dinner reservations for 7:30.

They decided to start in Epcot. They had read online they should start in the back of the park and work their way through the World Showcase and forward through the rest of the park. After they finished Epcot they would go to Magic Kingdom to meet their friends. They enjoyed Epcot and left at around 5:15.

"I'm glad we read to do the back of the park first even though it does seem many have discovered that secret." Sheldon said to them.

"There were not many children in the beginning though but that may be because there are not many of the traditional Disney characters back there. Many little girls are more interested in the princesses and boys want to see Buzz Lightyear and Woody." Amy said

"I am sure that is true, but shouldn't children be exposed to the culture of other countries?"

"Oh I agree and when we have children we will bring them here first before taking them to the characters." She wasn't sure mentioning children were a good idea but it wasn't like they hadn't thought about it before.

"I suppose our little benign overlords will need culture in order to guide humanity to a brighter tomorrow."

"So true. Now let's go see some princes and princesses." She said smiling.

"I've already found my princess." Sheldon said to her

This was so unlike Sheldon Amy looked shocked. He had told her she was beautiful, which she found hard to believe but now he was saying she was a princess. This was not the real Sheldon. She stopped in the middle of the walk.

"What's wrong?" He asked her.

"I'm just wondering what you have done with my real boyfriend."

"Boyfriend? I was under the impression you didn't have a boyfriend anymore."

"Oh right, still getting used to that. I meant fiancé. But it still remains what have you done with the real Sheldon?"

"I told you I am turning into a hippie."

"I suppose I have no choice but to get used to it."

"I guess you will." He leaned down and kissed her.

"Hey you two, get a room!" The unmistakable voice of Penny yelled from a distance.

"Penny!" Amy screamed as her best friend and the rest of the group caught up to them.

"You were supposed to text us when you got here." Sheldon said to Leonard.

"I sent it 5 minutes ago when we pulled into the parking lot."

Sheldon pulled out his phone to check and sure enough there was a text from Leonard.

"It seems I must have missed it."

"Yes well you were preoccupied." Howard laughed. He was met by a glare from his wife.

They all greeted one another and exchanged pleasantries.

"Where are our parents?" Amy asked when she realized they weren't there yet.

"We decided to come straight to the park from the airport, but your parents, Mary and meemaw decided to go to the hotel room and relax a bit. They will meet us at the restaurant at 7:15. We have had a long day of traveling. We started at 3am Florida time." Bernadette answered.

"Well I am so glad you guys are here." Amy said as she hugged her two best friends. "I have so much to tell you."

"Yes well let's start with you showing us the ring." Penny said. She showed them the ring.

"It's beautiful." Emily said to her.

"It was Sheldon's meemaw's. She shipped it to him while we were in Philadelphia."

"I can't believe he was able to keep it a secret for so long. He is awful at keeping secrets." Penny said.

"I almost found out a few times. I walked in on conversations he was having with you guys on the phone. I still don't know how you managed to call my father without my knowledge."

"He called you father?" Penny asked.

"Yes, he asked for my hand."

The gang looked at Sheldon.

"Really?" Howard asked. "You asked permission to marry Amy? That's so…"

"Romantic." Raj finished the sentence.

"I was going to say old fashion." Howard finished.

"No I am with Raj on this one. I think it's very romantic." Bernadette said. "You didn't ask for my hand." She said to Howard.

"Way to make us all look bad." Leonard said to Sheldon.

"Hey leave him alone." Penny defended him.

"Thank you, Penny. I am sorry gentlemen if what I did seems old fashioned but it was what I was taught. It didn't seem right not asking for her hand."

"Okay enough about that. We have over an hour and a half until we meet for dinner. Let's hit Space Mountain." Penny said. "Oh wait. Sheldon have you eaten anything recently?"

"We had lunch a couple of hours ago." He answered.

"No churros?"

"No smarty pants."

"I'm missing something." Amy said.

"If he eats something like churros, he tends to get sick on Space Mountain. Even if he says he is fine." Leonard said.

"I will not!"

"Tell that to my shoes." Penny laughed.

"When did you get sick on Penny's shoes?"

"She took me to Disneyland several years ago. I got sick after eating churros then riding Space Mountain. It won't happen this time, I promise."

"Well he hasn't eaten in a while. We should be okay. Let's go." Amy said.

"Just make sure you have all your clothes on at the end. They take a picture." Penny reminded them.

"Only you would know that bit of information." Sheldon said to her.

The group went and got in line for Space Mountain. They waited about 45 minutes. Nobody got sick afterwards. They then hit a few rides with no lines and finally made their way to dinner with about 20 minutes to spare.

Sheldon was nervous again but for an entirely different reason than the other day. He had never met Amy's parents in person and had only been introduced to her mom once before this trip started. He hadn't made a good impression. She seemed to be more accepting when they spoke earlier in the trip and when he called for permission to ask for Amy's hand, but he was still nervous. He had never met her father, just spoke with him. Mr. Fowler seemed to respect Sheldon for the fact he had called and had told him he looked forward to meeting him. It didn't make him any less nervous.

Amy was also nervous. She had met Mary on a couple of occasions but she really wanted to impress Meemaw. She meant the world to Sheldon. What if she didn't like her? Amy didn't know what she would do. She loved Sheldon more than anything in the world. It would break her heart if Meemaw didn't like her.

Penny, who hadn't been the best friend over the past couple of weeks, noticed both Sheldon and Amy fidgeting. She went to speak with Leonard.

"Hey sweetie, why don't you go over there and calm your best friend's nerves."

"What do you think is wrong with him?"

"My guess is he's nervous about meeting Amy's parents. Call it a hunch, but I know Amy has told me he always has gotten out of going to dinner over there. Now that they are engaged and going to be married in a couple of days, he doesn't have a choice but to meet them. Now does he? I am going to talk to Amy. She looks like she is a bundle of nerves as well."

"What is her issue?"

Before she could answer it came to him.

"Meemaw." They both said at once.

"I hadn't met her before today either. She is such a nice woman. Sheldon wasn't wrong about that. I don't see why Amy has any reason to be nervous."

"That is probably it. Sheldon loves his Meemaw. Amy is probably thinking about what might happen if she doesn't like her. Although with how sweet that woman is, I see no reason for her to dislike Amy."

"Well alright, I will talk to Sheldon and you talk to Amy. We have about 20 minutes to calm them down."

Leonard walked over to where Amy and Sheldon were standing.

"Hey Sheldon, can I speak with you for a moment?" He asked.

"Now? Can this wait?"

"No I need to tell you something."

"It's okay." Amy said. "Penny is waving me over to her and Bernadette."

"Fine, but let's make this quick. Our families will be here momentarily." Sheldon said irritably.

"Relax we still have 15 minutes." Leonard led Sheldon over to a bench just beyond earshot of the rest of the group.

"Okay so what was so important that you had to drag me away?"

"How are you doing, buddy?"

"Leonard, I am fine."

"How long have I known you?"

"Ten years, but I don't know what this has to do with anything."

"I can see you are a bundle of nerves, now what's wrong?"

"What if they hate me?"

Penny had called Bernadette over to help talk with Amy.

"Hey Ames, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, why?"

"Really, because it looks like you are ready to burst." Bernadette said.

"Fine, I am going crazy inside. I know Mary likes me, Sheldon has told me. But what about his meemaw. What if she hates me?"

"Listen, Sheldon, they won't hate you. You did everything right. You called and asked her father's permission to marry her. You can't get much more respectful than that."

"I know but I have refused every other time to meet them. I wasn't ready for that level of commitment at the time. I made every excuse in the book. The one time I did meet her mom before this trip, I really didn't make a good impression."

"Just be yourself and you will be fine. Don't put on an act for them. She wants them to meet the real you."

"I hope you are right."

"Amy, Meemaw is going to love you. Do you know why I know this?"

"No why?"

"Because Sheldon loves you. I've overheard conversations he has had with her. He talks about you constantly and that was before this trip."

"He does?"

"Yes and he is her moon pie. I guarantee she will love you."

"I hope you are right."

They came back together as a group just as Mary, Meemaw, and the Fowlers were walking towards them.

"Is everything alright with Leonard?" Amy asked Sheldon.

"Yes, how about with Penny and Bernadette?" He answered not letting on what they had talked about.

"They're fine."

"Well since everyone is her, let's go greet them."

The couple walked over to their families and greeted everyone with hugs. Amy was first to introduce her family.

"Dad, I want you to meet my fiancé, Sheldon Cooper." She said to him.

"It's nice to finally meet you in person, Sheldon." Jerry Fowler said to him.

"Mr. Fowler, it's nice to meet you as well. Mrs. Fowler, it's good to see you again." He answered nervously.

"Now you're going to be family. I want you to call me Jerry."

"Alright, Jerry." And he shook the man's hand. Mrs. Fowler gave him an unexpected hug, which Sheldon accepted gratefully.

Now that Sheldon had met Amy's parents, it was time for her to meet Meemaw.

"Meemaw, this is Amy." He said to her.

Meemaw pulled Amy into a big hug.

"It's so nice to meet you dear." She said. "My moon pie talks about you so much I feel like I already you know you. You call me Meemaw like everyone else does."

"It's nice to meet you. I feel like I know you as well since Sheldon speaks of you often."

"Shall we go inside for dinner?" Sheldon said. They all followed him inside.

Dinner went very well. Sheldon spoke with Jerry about his work even though he still wasn't 100% sure he would still be working in the field of string theory.

"I can't say I understand any of what you just said but you speak about it with such a passion. Why would you ever want to change fields?" Jerry asked him.

"Well I have been working on it for almost 20 years and I am not sure it will ever be proven."

"Well from what I have heard, if anyone can prove it, you will be the one."

Sheldon looked at Amy who was talking to his mother and smiled. He couldn't believe she told her father that she thought he could prove string theory. He added yet another reason to love her.

"Perhaps I will continue, but I still have a little over a month to decide."

"Well whatever you decide I can tell you Amy will support you. But don't take too long now because you will have a wife to support."

"Dad! I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself. Sheldon will not be supporting me."

"Oh Amy, I didn't mean it like that. I just want to make sure…"

"Jerry." Sheldon interrupted. "I understand your fear but rest assured I will not make Amy support me. I will make a decision about my job soon. What you said to me tonight has gotten me thinking more about it. The decision will be made."

"Thank you, Sheldon. Amy, I was just worried. I didn't mean to imply that you can't take care of yourself."

"I know dad. It's just I don't want Sheldon to feel pressured to make any rash decisions."

"Amy, I don't feel that way. Your dad was just expressing his concerns."

"So have you guys decided if you are going on a honeymoon after the wedding?" Meemaw asked changing the subject.

"We aren't going on a honeymoon right away. We have already been away for a month. Amy wants to get back so she can pack her apartment up. She has another two weeks of vacation time."

"So you're not going anywhere?" Sandy asked.

"Well we were thinking about taking a long weekend trip at Valentine's. Perhaps we will take another trip to Napa." Amy answered, thinking about this past year.

"That sounds romantic." Penny said. "Listen Amy, if you need help moving or packing, I will be glad to help."

Everyone around the table said they would help as well.

The rest of dinner went extremely well. The couple told their friends all about the places they had been. They left the restaurant around 9:30 and were just in time to see the fireworks display. The gang then left for the hotel and agreed to meet for breakfast the next morning at 10:00.

Only a couple more chapters to what you have all been waiting for, the wedding. Reviews help me post and write faster.

Thanks to all of you who are sticking through this tale. Oh and by the way...happy taping day!