I've don't a lot of writing in the past but this is my first fanfic! I'm going to try and update a lot but I know it will at least be once a week. This WILL be long. So enjoy!
"Hey guys!" Penny said excitedly as she entered the apartment of her loving boyfriend and Sheldon.
"Well you seem excited." Leonard said, wrapping his arm around her and planting a kiss on her lips as Penny sat down next to him, practically falling into him on the couch. Howard and Bernadette stopped talking and listed in, as their talk about Howard's mother couldn't even qualify as a conversation. Amy was focused on what her besty had to say as always, and Sheldon was too focused on his game boy to notice that she was there.
"Well you would be too if someone sent back a full meal with only 3 fries eaten because it was too cold!.." She said, trailing off at the end, realizing how sad it sounded. "Wow, was my day really that lame?" She asked everybody in general.
"No lamer than my day," Raj said, returning from the bathroom with a beer in his hand. "I spent the day watching reruns of spanish soap operas with my little princess." He said with a sigh, smiling at 'princess' and sitting back on his bar stool in the half circle of friends.
"Hunny, why are you still drinking? You can talk to girls now!" Penny said.
"Well mainly it's a habit and I like the flavor. But more honestly it's because when I talk about how sad my life is I take a sip of the beer and it makes me happy!" He said happily, taking another sip of the beer.
"Oh hunny, sweetie… You need a girlfriend." Bernadette said to him, joining the conversation.
"Anyway! Let's change the convo!" Raj said hopefully, glancing around.
"Well," Said Penny, changing the subject quickly for Raj. "What's for dinner?" She asked.
"What's always for dinner on Friday," Sheldon piped up immediately. "Chinese food. The same thing we have done every Friday for years." He said, not looking up from his Gameboy. "If you would pay attention, you would also notice I am playing my game boy. If you had forgotten the day I would assume you could figure it out by the vintage handheld I am currently playing, as Friday is also vintage video game night." He finished.
"What's his problem?" Penny asked, looking almost speechless, despite being use to Sheldon's ways at this point.
"We refused to play vintage video games. So now he is all in a puff saying he has to preserve the heritage or something. I don't know, something 'Sheldony'" Howard responded.
"Personally I find it sexy!" Amy chimed in, a big smile on her face, watching Sheldon's game over his shoulder. "A man doing what he finds important no matter the odds. Putting his foot down, metaphorically of course, but still very sexy!" She paused as everyone stared at her. "What?"
"Ok I'm going to the bathroom before this gets weird… weirder." Leonard said, standing up to go to the bathroom, giving penny a little kiss on the head. "Besides that I was given 20 dollars to eat a slice of cheese at work today." He added as he left the room.
Penny tilted her head to make sure the door was fully shut to the bathroom and quickly addressed Bernadette and Amy. "Girls! Come! Now!" She said, heading to the door.
"What?" Bernadette said before Penny went into the hall.
"I believe Penny wants us to step out in the hall to tell us a secret, and, or, talk about feminine hygiene things without the boys hearing." Amy said to Bernadette as she walked out the door with her besty.
"Ok what is it?" Bernadette asked. Penny smiling ear to ear and Amy jumping up and down in anticipation, just happy for the random girl talk.
On that penny pulled out a small white box and opened it up. Showing the contents of a small gold ring with a small sized diamond on it and a black ring with a green emerald implanted in it with 2 small diamonds on either side. "What do you think?" She asked, practically giddy as the girls looked confused at the box. Noticing this she blurted out loudly, "Its engagement rings!" Quieting down towards the end of the statement, not wanting anyone in the apartment to hear.
"OH MY GOD!" The two girls shouted in synchronization. "You are going to propose to Leonard!?" Bernadette asked, almost too loudly.
"Yes! But I want it to be a surprise, so shut up!" Penny said, mimicking anger but unable to hide her happiness.
"I don't mean to sound weird, but why? Isn't he supposed to?" Amy asked. "Or do I not fully understand social norms yet?"
"Nono hunny, you do. But Leonard has proposed, a lot of times actually. But last time I said no he told me that if I ever wanted to marry him I'd have to propose to him. And it got me thinking about how much I love him, and do actually want to marry him. Sooo, here I am, with a box of rings in my purse!" She said excitedly glancing back and forth from her two friends, who were clearly still soaking it in but now seemed really happy for her. And it wasn't that weird, after all their significant others were Howard and Sheldon!
"Well I am so happy for you besty!" Amy yelled and gave her a giant hug, tearing up.
Bernadette, who was fanning her eyes trying not to cry, but failing, chimed in too. "Dammit now I'm crying too!" And joined the hug.
"Ok, ok!" Penny finally said after about 30 seconds of hugging. "I know my soon-to-be fiancé has a lot of problems in this area, but there is only so long he can be in there! So let's go inside, and act natural. I'll tell you more later." She said, smiling at her two best friends, wiping their eyes from happy tears for her. Heading towards the door and tucking the rings back into her purse.