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Howard and Raj joined Sheldon and Leonard in their apartment twelve minutes later. Sheldon ignored the three of them and counted down the remaining 18 minutes before Penny joined them. Then, Sheldon heard a word worth his attention. Penny.
"...Penny and some guy in her apartment before. There was a loud bang against her door, and I went to make sure everything was okay, but before I knocked I heard some guy moan." Leonard sulked.
Sheldon's heart thumped in his chest. He couldn't believe that Leonard heard that. Sheldon then wondered what he was doing in the hall. When he left Leonard was in his bedroom. He didn't hear the door open or close and he prayed that Leonard didn't see him leave and go into Penny's apartment.
"That's rough man." Howard sympathetically said.
"It's probably some guy that can beat us all up but has no real job. Why does Penny even like those guys? It's not like they can support her like I can." Leonard whinnied.
Howard thought for a minute then spoke.
"I can see who the person is for you. I have a camera set up out there from when you two were dating." He offered.
"There's no camera." Leonard told.
"It's tiny you wouldn't see it unless you were an inch away from it." Howard clarified.
Sheldon by now had turned and pretended to watch TV, but he was more interested in what they were talking about. Sheldon calculated his heart rate in his mind, if he didn't know better; he was having a heart attack.
"Yeah, let's make fun of the guy Penny brought home." Raj encouraged.
Sheldon panicked. He didn't know what to do. Howard stood up and grabbed Leonard's laptop. He played with a program and then accessed the password protected camera history.
"Where should we go back to?" Howard asked.
"I heard it at 2:40." Leonard said.
"Alright." Howard said dragging out the all.
They placed a time in and Sheldon watched nervously. It was too early and now they had to wait. Sheldon fidgeted and his shifted his weight back and forth. He thought if it were possible, his heart would jump out of his chest.
Finally, Sheldon appeared. Everyone dismissed it quickly. They all thought he was going to leave. Sheldon's hands shook with fear and he slowly began to back up towards the door. Then, Howard noticed the time. Leonard appeared, but not fully. It was 2:39. Then they all gasped as Leonard went running to the door. Sheldon had never left.
"You." Leonard hissed.
"You?" Leonard repeated in disbelief
Howard and Raj backed away from him.
"You and Penny had sex!?" Leonard yelled.
Sheldon remained quiet unsure what to do. He glanced at the time and knew Penny was supposed to arrive in another three minutes, but with her late tendencies it would be at least six.
"I can't believe you! You know I love Penny! Then, then you go in there and you two have sex! Since when do you have sex! And with Penny!" Leonard yelled.
Leonard gave Sheldon a death glare. They stared at each other for ten seconds. Sheldon made no move to talk.
"Aren't you going to talk? Or are you just going to stand there and be an idiot! I can't believe you betrayed me Sheldon!" Leonard hissed.
"One, we both know I am not dumb. In fact, I am smarter than everyone in this very apartment and building. Two, I didn't betray you. Penny and you have been broken up for nearly five months. You've gone out on four dates with different women. One of the women you continued dating for an extra three. It isn't like you were dating Penny." Sheldon calmly argued.
"YOU DID BETRAY ME!" Leonard screamed.
In Leonard's moment of anger filled adrenaline, he sprang forward and before Sheldon could make any move punched him square in the face. Sheldon stumbled backwards and held a hand to where Leonard had hit him. Still, Leonard was in front of him. Only a foot away.
"Sheldon. I want you to tell me. Do you love Penny?" He hissed.
"I don't see the relevance.." Sheldon's voice had a sense a fear in it now.
Leonard ravished with the fear in his voice.
"Tell me right now." Leonard hissed through his teeth.
"I-I love Penny." Sheldon said out of fear more than truth.
"YOU BASTARD!" Leonard yelled.
Leonard threw another punch at Sheldon with all his anger in it. This one had hit more towards his eye and caused immediate pain. Raj and Howard had taken Leonard and pushed him back towards them. Sheldon took the time to escape and go to Penny's.
When he turned to grab the door knob it flung open, right into his forehead and nose. Sheldon stumbled backwards and fell on the floor. Penny's eyes widened when she saw her new boyfriend on the floor. Howard and Raj were talking to Leonard in an urgent manor, and Leonard stared at her furiously. Penny helped Sheldon up, and walked him to her apartment. Where, he passed out in for fifteen minutes.
Penny heard a slight moan come from Sheldon. Another one followed and after the thrice time, his eyes opened. Penny sighed with relief, but his black eye had started to appear with dark rings around his left eye.
"Sheldon, I'm so sorry I had no idea you were on the other side of the door." Penny apologized.
Sheldon moaned in pain again and moved a hand to his jaw. He flinched at the flash of pain that went through his body. Penny took his hand in hers and sat down next to him.
"What happened?" Penny asked.
"Leonard heard when you pushed me against the door. Howard apparently has a camera set up to watch your door, and when Leonard had told them, he offered to show him who it was. They wanted to make fun of the guy you had brought home. They saw me enter your apartment but never leave." Sheldon explained.
Penny looked at her hands and then the bruises on Sheldon's face. His face hurt whenever he talked. He hated not being able to speak in full explained sentences but he had no choice. The pain was enormous.
"Leonard did this to you?" Penny questioned.
"Yes. I didn't expect him to hit me and I'm not one for violence." Sheldon sighed.
Penny peered at Sheldon's face once more. Where the door had hit his forehead an outline of it was in bright red and a bit of blood from his nose was dried. Penny was filled with anger. How could Leonard do that to Sheldon? He's still his best friend.
"I'll be right back." Penny said as she left.
Sheldon stared after her, but knew to stay. She knocked on 4A's door. She wanted to rip it open, but she was apprehensive after hurting Sheldon. Leonard opened it and immediately his demeanor changed.
"Let's talk." Penny said forcefully pulling him forwards.
"I can't believe you." Leonard blatantly stated.
"Listen to what you're saying, Leonard. We haven't been dating officially for five months, and before that were we even dating? Because I remember being unhappy for at least three months before that. How long did we date? Four months? Maybe you thought we were in a perfect relationship, but we weren't." Penny argued.
"We were in a good relationship. You think a relationship with Sheldon is going to be good? All he cares about is himself! He doesn't care about you! As soon a better opportunity arises he'll be gone quicker than you could ever imagine. When that happens don't come crawling to me." Leonard huffed.
"Sheldon's capable of so much more than you think. You don't give him enough credit." Penny argued.
"Yeah, yeah. He's so capable." Leonard made fun of.
"Just remember who just had sex with me." Penny hissed.
They both heard a faint "ohh" from 4A. Penny and Leonard both searched for the tiny camera on the wall. Penny found it, opened the door to 4A and showed Howard the camera in her hand. She then dropped in on the floor and stepped on it. Then, turned furiously to Leonard.
"He's still your fucking best friend. Think of how many times you've screwed him and he's forgiven you without any punches." Penny said louder than usual.
Penny stormed out of 4A and into her own apartment. Sheldon sat on the couch watching the television drowsily. Penny paced around for a few moments then turned to find Sheldon staring at her. She calmed her nerves and turned to Sheldon.
"Do you want to sleep here tonight?" She asked.
"4A is still my apartment which gets leased out to Leonard." Sheldon scoffed.
Penny looked almost disappointed. Sheldon then revealed his true reasoning behind it.
"It'll also give me time to think over the day's events." He said a little more confident and clear.
Penny understood then. He needed his time to think. To think about what? He had said the day's events. What if that means their relationship? Penny most certainly doesn't want it to end after eight hours! Especially over Leonard, he's had enough control in her life. Penny calmed down and assured herself it was just about Leonard.
"If you are wondering, our relationship was already thought about." Sheldon stated.
"Oh, and what did you decide?" Penny said as her mind thought another way than her flirty tone of voice had.
"I still would very much like to try a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with you. Our friendship worked quite well with only minor bumps but when I needed you, you were there." Sheldon spoke.
Penny inched closer realizing her nerves weren't calmed with reason this time. They had been calmed by Sheldon. He didn't try to calm her or seek out information of what occurred. He simply talked. She hugged him, this time he didn't flinch or try to retract her. He had placed his hands around her and hugged her tight. He found comfort in doing so, and it felt amazing.
"Would you like to go out for dinner?" Sheldon whispered into her hair.
"Sure. Where do you want to go? Pizza?" Penny asked.
"Today has been a stressful day, I'll admit. I'd very much prefer if we could stick to my schedule today." Sheldon requested.
"That's fine, I get it. Do you want to order it here or go there?" Penny asked.
"We can go there. We can walk, if you wish it's only a few blocks away." Sheldon suggested.
"That sounds nice actually. I've been meaning to go to the park. They decorated the big pine tree for Christmas." Penny revealed.
"Let me grab my jacket, and then we can go." Sheldon softly said.
"Don't let them bother you." Penny comforted.
She placed a light kiss on his lips and then allowed him to leave. She felt like a mother sending her child off to college. Truthfully, Sheldon felt like one. Scared, but excited. The excitement wasn't for them, though, it was in fact for Penny. His Penny.
Sheldon turned the doorknob slowly, memories of being whacked in the head with it replayed in his mind. The guys were sitting on the couch watching TV, and they all looked up at him. Leonard's lips formed a small smile. Sheldon moved to grab his jacket, and still could feel their gaze upon him. He quickly exited leaving the three men without a word.
"Ready?" Penny spoke before Sheldon could close the door completely.
"Yes." He answered.
Penny placed her hand in his and they walked down the stairs together silently, but happily. Sheldon's mind questioned why Leonard had smiled. The others were taken back by his appearance. Which he still hadn't looked at. He was too nervous when Penny yelled at Leonard to do anything but listen.
Penny's thoughts were the complete opposite. Almost. While Sheldon sulked about the events to himself, Penny thought of revenge, her Nebraskan teenaged years coming back to her. If Leonard didn't apologize for hurting him, and at least express his gratitude for their relationship, Leonard was going to move out. She doesn't care how fake the act will be, he needs to put one on. Sheldon ultimately owns the apartment. His name is on the paper. If he tells Leonard to move out, he has no choice but to.
They both pushed Leonard out of their minds and vowed to at least try and had a good time. Sheldon considering this a date and Penny too, but not an official one. More of an I'm-going-out-for-food-and-was-wondering-if-you're-hungry. Still, they're together and that's all that matters.
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