CH. 1 - "Opposites attract, Sheldon."
A/N: So, I rewrote this chapter, well the beginning because I was tired of people getting hung up on one line (it doesn't make-or-break the story!) But I digress. so now there is ABSOLUTELY NO scientific explanation to magnets or magnetic attraction. Enjoy!
"Opposites attract, Sheldon." Penny explained.
Tearing away from his laptop at "his spot" in her apartment Sheldon looked appalled and willed Penny to explain why she thinks that 'opposites attract'.
"I don't know, it's a popular saying," Penny began twirling a lock of blonde her around a finger whilst sitting next to him, "and it does seem to explain some things that do together, even if they are complete opposites. Like your spaghetti and hotdogs." Penny finished with a bright smile.
Sheldon pondered this and Penny saw the gears of his mind working up a potential counter, so she braced for it. Except what she got was a simple and flat, "I suppose."
"Oh, and us," she quipped.
No argument there. Even their friends were baffled, surprised, caught off guard — pick your adjective — as to how they got together and have managed to stay together all this time, without causing Hell to freeze over or some other apocalyptic disaster. Which Howard said would happen if Sheldon ever found a girl.
Her smile beamed brighter, after living next to and being around the super genius for four years and being together with him for a year, she had finally won one of their verbal spars. Without the threat of junior rodeo, she might add. She then leaned over and placed a chaste kiss on his left cheek.
Penny moved in closer after that and soon was lost in her thoughts. For all of Sheldon's Mysophobia, he only seemed to accept her touches, kisses, hugs and other various forms of physical interaction — which definitely surprised her on so many levels. She smiled silently at the first time they made love. It was; passionate, lustful, rewarding, fulfilling and Sheldon was surprisingly not shy nor unskilled. In fact, going in Penny thought she would have to walk Sheldon through, but he held his own and then some.
Penny's thoughts about that night were interrupted by Sheldon tapping on her shoulder, "Penny, are you feeling all right?"
"Huh? I'm fine." Penny replied slightly flushed.
"Are you sure, your displaying telltale signs of arousal," a straight-faced Sheldon said.
Crap, thinking about that night got me all hot. Penny thought. "No, I'm fine, I promise." she lied.
"Penny, I may not be able to pick up on lies or sarcasm well, but looking at the physical evidence before me I know you're aroused, care to tell me why?" Sheldon finished with a raised eyebrow.
Damn him and his scientific deductions, with any other guy, even Leonard, 'I'm fine' was enough. Penny sighed mentally.
"I was...," Penny started fidgeting with her hair again, "I was thinking about our first night together in bed." Penny finished quietly, looking down sheepish.
Sheldon broke out in a genuine smile, not the 'Kill Batman' Joker smile of his. "It was satisfying, wasn't it?" A very slight Texas twang showed in his voice. He lifted Penny's face so that her sparkling green eyes met his bright blue ones. He flashed another genuine smile.
"I realize," Sheldon began stopping to collect himself, "this isn't the usual way to proceed, but according to your earlier argument we are opposites that do attract, therefore, would you like an encore of that night in the bedroom now?" He ended in a low sultry voice.
Oh my god, is Sheldon asking me if I want to have sex, not just any sex but that, again? Oh my god, I love this man! Oh my god... I...love...Sheldon... Penny thought.
"Yes." That was all she could manage before Sheldon in one fell swoop, laid his laptop aside, got up, picked Penny bridal-style and carried her to the bedroom.