Here is the second chapter! Thank you for the reviews!
Knock, knock, knock, "Sheldon!" knock, knock, knock, "Sheldon!" knock, knock, knock.
"Penny!" Sheldon answered his door, looking more annoyed than usual, but he cheered up when he saw Brittany. "Is she sick?"
"She's fine," Penny said, coming into the apartment. "My cousin's trip had to end early, 'cause someone missed her little baby!"
"You mean...she's leaving?" Sheldon asked.
"Yup. Her mom should be coming any minute." Penny took Brittany's arm and waved it to Sheldon. "Say bye-bye to Shelly!"
"Sheldon's leaving?" Leonard asked too hopefully.
"Hardly. Brittany is leaving, though," Sheldon said, taking Brittany into his arms. "Now, Brittany, I don't hug often." With that, he hugged the infant who cooed happily.
"I need to get Brittany ready for home. Just stopped to say goodbye!" Penny turned to the door not with Brittany in her arms.
"Goodbye, Brittany! Don't forget to write!" Sheldon called after her.
"Sheldon, she's a baby. She can't write," Penny said at the door.
"That's what they said about me," Sheldon retorted.
Penny laughed, expecting Sheldon to yell, "Bazinga!" but he seemed to be serious. She left with Brittany in her arms.
"I never thought I'd see you meet someone you actually liked," Leonard said.
"I like many people. I like you, Raj, Penny, Me-ma and Brittany," Sheldon stated.
"What about Howard?"
"He's merely an acquaintance."
"We're going to the comic book store. Wanna come?" Leonard asked after a pause.
Sheldon paused and said, "No. It's not Wednesday or Friday."
"So?"
"So no new comic books have arrived and I clearly own them all," Sheldon said.
Leonard tried to hide his happiness. "Okay. See you later."
Sheldon looked around the apartment contently. He finally had it to himself. He never had it to himself. He thought about going out to get Indian food that contained peanuts and milk to celebrate being alone. His thoughts of contentment were disrupted when he heard a shrill scream. He knew it was Penny who had screamed. He rolled his eyes, figuring she had slipped in the bathtub because she hadn't put in adhesive ducks.
Sheldon decided to visit her room before she began calling for him in her annoying high-pitched voice.
Knock, knock, knock, "Penny." knock, knock, knock, "Penny." knock knock knock, "Penny."
Penny opened the door. Her face was white and her eyes were wide. "Yes, Sheldon?"
"I couldn't help but notice your scream," Sheldon said.
"Sorry if I bothered you," Penny muttered.
"Well, you did. Did you slip in your bathtub? Will I have to drive you to the hospital? I will not, if you must know. If you need to go to the hospital, call an ambulance. Oh, and while you're out, pick up some adhesive ducks," Sheldon said.
"I didn't slip. I just saw a bug and it scared me. It's gone now," Penny explained.
"That's hardly possible; you're not afraid of bugs. We found one in our apartment and you got it for us," Sheldon reminded her.
"It was a really big bug," Penny said, trying to close her door.
"I find that hardly believable. If you would like to talk about it, Leonard should be home in about an hour," Sheldon said as the door closed.
"Sheldon?" Penny opened her door again. "Actually...can I...can I talk to you?"
"Well of course you can talk to me. I'll just pretend to listen," Sheldon said.
"Forget it. If anyone asks, I'm out," Penny left the door briefly to get her coat. She left her apartment and locked her door.
"I doubt anyone will, but I'll tell them if they ask," Sheldon said.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." Sheldon went back into his apartment.
Leonard, Howard and Raj came up the stairs, carrying bags from the comic book store. Leonard was carrying a box for Penny. He found it surprising she didn't get her mail earlier.
"You guys go in. I'll just give this to Penny," Leonard told his friends. He knocked on Penny's door a few times and waited, but no one answered. Instead of leaving the box at her door, he went to his apartment to get her key. He was surprised she hadn't asked for it after they broke up.
The apartment was dark and empty. It was messy as usual. Leonard found a spot on the kitchen table to put the box. He had to push some things out of the way, but soon the box had a spot. It looked like Penny would notice it when she came back home.
Leonard felt a bit concerned for Penny when he noticed a thermometer-like thing on her kitchen table. Maybe she was at the doctor's because she had a fever. After staring at it, he soon realized it wasn't a thermometer. It was something worse. A pregnancy test. A positive pregnancy test.
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