It started as an ordinary day. Sheldon and Amy was no longer a "thing". Penny's disinterest in Leonard didn't dissuade the hobbit like man from longing after her.

Oh I forgot to mention it is February 14, 2014, (a Friday). Yes that's right- Valentine's Day. Anyways, back to the story.

Sheldon's hiding out in his locked office from the excited graduate students who heard that he was single, once again. He was in his Friday outfit. The blue-eyed man flinched every time he made a noise as the girls outside his office door would bother him.

Before lunch could even pass, Sheldon's nerves were frayed. He fished his phone from his pocket then hit one on the speed dial. He anxiously waited for the most important person in his life to answer.

"Hello Moon Pie," a female voice on the other side of the connection greeted. To him, it was like an angel come to save him. "What's wrong? You never call from work unless something's up." The woman said quietly, almost whispering.

"I find myself in distress due to this absurd holiday. You need to rescue me, Penny."

Penny smiled on her line, "The girls won't leave ya alone, huh."

Apparently, the girls on the other side of the door had heard his voice as they started slipping cards with numbers under the door.

"Dr. Cooper can you explain your theory to me," a sugary voice called out.

"No, Dr. Cooper promised to look over my research paper," argued another voice from the door.

"Please, Penny. Get me out of here anyway possible," Sheldon Lee Cooper actually begged his neighbor/ best friend.

"Be ready to go when I knock on the door, sweetie." Penny bought the green dress she had been eyeing at Gordman's. "May I change into this in your bathroom?" Penny batted her naturally long lashes at the nerdy cashier.

The cashier in thick lensed glasses nodded, unable to say a word. His shirt had Superman winking with a speech bubble of "Even Heroes peek…"

Penny unlatched a white gold necklace that bore a ring and "Open Heart" charm. She slid the simple ring that had once been her grandmother's on her special finger.

She drove at a limit that would do a Nascar driver proud, to reach the helpless physicist.

Knock- knock- knock "Sheldon."

Knock- knock- knock "Sheldon."

Knock- knock- knock "Sheldon."

The triple knock pattern that was Sheldon's signature knock told him, it was Penny. She was his angel in his time of distress. She was too fine to be a hero. He was about to open the door when a haughty voice said, "I told you, He wouldn't open the door for you." Just then Sheldon opened the door.

Penny placed the hand that bore her grandmother's engagement ring on Sheldon's chest for leverage to rise up to lay a passionate kiss on his firm lips. Penny made sure the kiss made them look like a couple while the ring was visible to the self-important bitches.

There were groans of disappointment while some hung their heads as they walked away. Others dragged their feet in despair.

A realization or epiphany hit Sheldon like a run away locomotive on the downward slope of a mountain. Penny's kiss didn't make him want to run screaming to the bathroom to disinfect his mouth with Listerine unlike Amy's or Ramona's forced kiss including Beverly's. He felt sparks, but he'd claim them to be new neurons firing off in his brain.

He grasped her hand, causing a tingling sensation to race to his heart. He still felt no desire to wash the parts of body that came into contact with Penny's.

New ideas and thoughts ran rampant in Sheldon's brains, distracting him from car games or Penny's check engine light. He didn't care where she was taking him, that showed how much he trusted her.

1.) She made the others come after him after the Artic Fiasco.

2.) She might mock him aka Whack-A-Doodle, but she did it affectionately.

3.) She sang Soft Kitty and he sang it to her.

4.) She made him see reason when his brain refused to shut-down.

5.) He turned to her when he needed social advice.

Absentmindedly, he nodded when Penny suggested an Italian place by the beach for lunch. He grabbed her hand as they entered the Marco's, a quaint and barely known restaurant.

Penny's eyebrows rose at this new behavior of Sheldon's.

He felt assured as he held her hand. He pulled out her chair like a gentleman his mama raised him to be.

Penny moved to kiss Sheldon's forehead to check his temperature, but Sheldon moved his head up to see what she was doing, causing their lips to collide.

More sparks flared in Sheldon's body and brain. A hidden part of Sheldon came out, sensations took over. He had no intention of stopping the delicious kiss so he pulled Penny closer then tilted his head for better access.

Penny whimpered as she felt heat pooling in her nether regions. Her arms felt compelled to wrap around his shoulders and neck.

A discreet cough from the waiter brought them back to reality or was it the present.

Penny blushed in embarrassment that everyone saw their kiss. However, Sheldon smiled in joy.

The developing couple ate with few words needing to be exchanged. They didn't want alcohol to inhibit this day.

After lunch, they walked through Marco's private and somewhat hidden garden. Sheldon relayed idealistic facts about flowers in hopes it would come across as a romantic gesture to Penny. He loved the sweetheart neckline of Penny's dress.

"A woman's lips are often compared to a red rose for lushness and pigment. I must say that a rose pales in comparison to your divine lips," Sheldon brushed his thumb over said lips.

Penny leaned her head against his chest, above his human heart as they walked backed to her car. Sheldon directed Penny to a park, he visited when he needed to get away from the guys.

A secret swing was at the base of an aged weeping willow. He let her sit there while he pushed her higher off the ground.

"The wind in my face gives me the feeling of being free. I come here to get away from Leonard's mockery and the guys' taunts," he confessed. He was tired of the world criticizing him for not understanding him.

Penny twisted in the swing until she faced Sheldon. She grabbed his shirt to pull him down, but he willingly knelt on the soft lush green grass. "As a child, I realized that when I was teased or ridiculed by others, they were jealous. After that realization, I never took their words to heart." Penny stated to help Sheldon in his insecurity before laying a kiss on him. She deepened the kiss after five seconds.

Sheldon had no problem sliding his tongue along hers.

She was formulating a plan in her mind to deal with Leonard, who the others followed in Sheldon's absence. She knew that Leonard would cause problems once he found out about her budding romance with Sheldon. She didn't want to rush Sheldon, but she knew that she couldn't let him drag his feet on progress.

The duo was inseparable for the rest of the day, with romantic intentions. They rode the train similar to the Boone Scenic Railroad in Iowa.

They filled a white lidded cooler with a bottle of sparkling pear juice, salad kits, rotisserie wonder chicken sandwiches and chocolate dipped strawberries for dessert. The wheeled the red cooler to the beach for a sunset picnic.

Sometimes, chocolate from the strawberries melted on Penny's fingers, but she'd lick or suck it off, causing Sheldon's eyes to darken in masculine desire.

She had equipment for camping in the truck so she had no reason to go back to her apartment. She dropped him off at the apartment building with a good- night kiss.

Penny drove to the campgrounds of her selection. She couldn't go camping with Leonard as his asthma would kick in and he knew little about survival. She wanted to camp under the stars and catch her own food.