set just before "the pancake batter anology" Penny lies that she has a boyfriend to her mother and is stuck bringing someone with her back to Nebraska for her sisters engagemet party. what happens when it's leonard's name that slipped out.

"Damn!" exclaimed as penny walked up the stairs trying to juggle her bag of groceries, keys and now ringing mobile. Pausing only to get a better grip on her bag of now almost overspilling shopping, she continued up the stairs towards her apartment.

Flipping open her mobile as she dumped her shopping on the couch

"Hello, you have the most arkward timing ever" she said as she kicked her door in an attempt to close it.

"Well, what a lovely way to greet your mother, not hi mom how are you, no, i see Calafornia has done nothing for your manners."

Rolling her eyes and sighing Penny continued

"hi mom how are you? Better?"

"I suppose it will have to do, and yes im alright thank you are you still coming next weekend?"

"Yes mother, nothing has changed since you asked me the same thing last time, I'm coming down Friday right?" she said sarcastically

"yes, you should be here on time for your sisters engagement party it is very important but..."

"what is it now?" Penny asked, collecting her previously dumped groceries from the sofa and beginning to put them away.

" It's just not right that a young attractive woman comes to a party alone andI have a friend hows son is in town the same weekend and i thought..." she began.

"Look we've been over this you are not setting me up with any of your friends sons do you remember last time! NO!"

Penny shuddered at the thought of the last person her mother set her up with, Rick not a night she wanted to repeat.

Her mother's voice pulled her out of her momentary trip down memory lane.

"I mean it's not like you have been in another serious relationship since that imbesile you wasted all that time on, you need to get back out there and not just wasting your time on losers. Your not getting any younger."

"Hey, please stop writing me off as some old spinster please im 22 theres plenty of time for losers thank you very much." and then she said she something she knew she would immediatly regret.

"Besides who's not saying i dont have a boyfriend" she knew she had gone to far to go back then especially considering it was her mother she was talking to.

"Oh really. Is this another loser your wasting your time on or something serious this time?" she questioned.

Biting her lip as she thought of a way out Penny's eyes wandered around looking for an excuse to escape knowing she had no choice but to answer she took a deep breath and braced herself.

"Yes, it's serious. i love your trust in me there by the way."

"what is his name then? and given your track record do you blame me? If your really so serious why dont you bringing him with you next week " Crap! Penny started to panic how could she get herself out of this one then she blurted out the first name that came into her head

"Leonard"

(A/N)

first fic please be nice but honest. hope to be able to continue this and make it better, please review.