The Dreamer's Dilemma

Chapter 1

Sheldon could hear them arguing across the hall, he had have a mind to put on his noise cancelling head phones but as he was at his board on a roll working out an equation he didn't dare stop, but the noise was almost getting to much to handle, he could feel his eye brows twitching, he was about ready to go over and tell them to keep it down when finally the noise stopped.

SLAM. Sheldon jumped at the sound of his front door slamming behind Leonard as he stomped into the kitchen.

"I can't believe I let her manipulate me into letting her do this acting thing." Leonard said standing in the kitchen with his arms crossed in front of chest. Sheldon was doing his best to ignore him he really wanted to get the math right and he couldn't afford any distractions. "SHELDON ARE YOU LISTENING?"

"I'm busy, what?"

"I know you heard us in there arguing, can you believe how it ended, she strong armed me into letting her do this audition?"

"Yes and I don't really care, I'm in the zone." Sheldon said sparing one glance towards Leonard and then turning back towards his board.

"Fine" Leonard said stalking off to his bedroom pouting.

Sheldon finally put his marker down an hour later standing back to l admire his work, hopefully other people would admire as much. He glanced down at his watch and ran towards his bedroom it was 8 OCLOCK on a Saturday night, laundry night. He grabbed his laundry basket and headed down the stairs as fast as he could hopefully he would get there before all the washing machines were taken; he breathed a sigh of relief as he walked into the laundry room it was empty. As he started sorting his clothes and putting them in the washer he heard a noise behind him.

"Hello Penny." He said without turning around.

"How did you know it was me, lucky guess or do you have eyes in the back of your head?" Penny said, it happened every time she tried to catch him off guard.

"I don't believe in luck you know that. Its called deduction, you and I are usually the only ones that come in here on Saturday." Sheldon said, it wasn't the only reason he knew it was her, she was also the only person he knew that used green apple shampoo, he could smell her coming down the hall, he was so happy when she made the switch back to it. As an afterthought he added "in case you don't know what deduction means…"

"I know what it means." Penny said hitting on the shoulder i before he could finish his sentence. She walked up to the free washing machine and dumped all her clothes in. She noticed Sheldon rolling his eyes at her.

"Penny, you know you're going to ruin your clothes washing them like that." Sheldon said unable to stop himself.

"Good then I have an excuse to go shopping." She retorted.

"You've never needed an excuse before, why now." Sheldon asked curiously.

"Never mind, so what's up with you?" Penny asked.

"Nothing, just busy working on Dark Matter." Sheldon said.

"Never mind that, did Leonard tell you I got an audition for an acting job in a movie?" She said, she couldn't hold it in any longer she had to tell someone.

"No but he didn't have to I heard the argument from my apartment." Sheldon said.

"You did?" Penny said embarrassed, she hoped no one else had heard them.

"Yes and I believe congratulations are in order." Sheldon said patting her on the back.

"Thanks, so do you think I'll get the part? Leonard said not to get my hopes up because a lot of other blondes will be trying out for it too but I can't help but hoping."

"Well I hope you do get it, seeing as the only other part you've gotten was in a cheap horror movie and you've failed at so many things you have a lot to prove." Sheldon said. He didn't realize how harsh he sounded until Penny turned on her heal and walked out of the laundry room. Sheldon thought about following her but decided he had better stay with the laundry until it was done, someone might take it. Even though no one had ever taken anything out of the laundry room except for Sheldon when he had stolen Penny's cloths and hung them on the electrical line outside, he chuckled as he remembered that time so many years ago.