A/N Here's Chapter 2! I just want to thank everyone who has reviewed, favored and are following this story. It really means a lot to me!
Oh and there's a couple f bombs being dropped in this chapter, IDK if that should effect how I rated this but I thought I should warn you all anyway!
Now, enjoy!
Chapter Two
Sobbing into his shoulder she barely heard the paramedics run up the stairs, towards the two of them. Two of the men in white took charge, began to lift Sheldon's limp and bruised body into a gurney, and started their slow trip back down the stairs. Everything was happening so fast she could not even register another man talking to her until he gently shook her shoulder.
Turning blurry eyes to him, she tried to calm herself down. Sheldon was going to be all right, he was in capable hands now. He was going to be all right…
Oh, God, why couldn't she stop crying?
She knew why.
The first thought that had gone through her head when she had first saw him slumped against his doorway was the worst. She thought he was dead. Christ, she didn't know what she would have done if he had been.
No.
She couldn't even think about it. Not now. Not when he was on his way to the hospital. He was going to need her when he finally came to.
Dammit, when she got a hold of Leonard… It was going to be fuckin' Junior Rodeo time.
"Ma'am? Ma'am? Do I need to check you out, ma'am?" The man was trying, once again, to finally gain her attention.
She wiped fiercely at her tears and tried to give him a slight smile. "Sorry. No, I'm fine. Sheldon was the only one who needed help."
"Sheldon. Is that the name of the man they carried out of here?" He now had produced a notebook and for the first time, she noticed he was wearing a police uniform.
She could only nod her answer at him.
"Do you know what happened to him? He looked pretty beat up."
A shake of her head. "No, I just-" Tears threatened her eyes again and she had to take a deep breath. "I just came back and saw him like that."
He jotted something down. "Hmm, I can't be sure, ma'am-"
"Penny."
"Penny, but from the way it looked like he received quite a beating from someone."
No shit.
She clamped her mouth shut; he was just trying to help. So, she just nodded at him.
"We won't know for sure until after he regains consciousness and gets proper medical care." He flipped the booklet shut. "Would you like me to give you a ride there? You are his girlfriend, right?"
Ha, ha, I wish.
"I'm going to clean up a little but and then I'll head over there myself." Neither confirmed or denied the girlfriend part.
The police officer placed a kind hand on her shoulder. "He's going to be fine and if someone did that to him, we will get him and bring them in."
"Thank you." was all she said before retreating into the safe, comfort zone of her apartment.
She shed her clothes one article at a time as she made her way to the bathroom. Turning the water on she intended for it to be a short shower, but she had to keep wiping away the tears that blurred her vision.
She felt out of place here, standing alone in the middle of the ER lobby. She had been here before, with Sheldon, because of her dislocated shoulder. Now she was here for Sheldon.
Was he all right? Was he up yet? Would he ask for her?
The vibrating in her pocket was a welcome distraction, but looking at her cell phone screen to see who was calling her made her angry.
Leonard.
Tapping the 'accept' button, she answered with a cheery, "Hey, Leonard!"
She would make him think that everything was just peachy, then crush him like a bug.
"Oh, hey, Penny." He sounded happy to be talking to her. "Do you know where Sheldon is?"
Oh, he's just lying unconscious in a hospital bed because some dumbass decided he was just going to leave him, with no ride, at work.
"No, I haven't seen him all day. You should know where he is, right? I mean, you did bring him home from work, right?" Since he can't fucking drive a car on his own and Lord knows he isn't setting foot on a bus without his bus pants!
"Um, about that…" He trailed off.
"What he do this time, Leonard? Make fun of your work? Talk about your mom?"
He laughed nervously. "You know, Sheldon. We just thought he should learn a lesson about…belittling his friends. Oh, God, did he call you to pick him up? Look, I'm sorry-"
"He did call me, but I was at work."
"Oh okay, good. So he walked home then?"
Good? Good?!
"Leonard, do you know where I fucking am, right now?" She hadn't meant to cuss at him.
Okay, yeah, she did.
She heard Leonard groan. "You're picking him up now, aren't you?"
"No!" She almost screamed. "I'm at the fucking hospital!"
"Oh my God, are you okay?" He instantly sounded worried and she might have smiled, but she was so mad at him.
"No, it's Sheldon." She tried calming herself down.
"Did he make you take him there? He's been bothering me for weeks about getting his annual check-up."
"No! Dammit, Leonard! Can you cut the guy a fucking break? He's doesn't just ask me to do stuff for him. We're friends, Leonard, we can just hang out. But now, he's hurt. He's hurt really bad and-"
Jesus, she was crying again.
"Um, alright, Penny. The guys and I will be there rea-"
She hung up on him.
A nurse came out and got her then to lead her to Sheldon's room. He looked just like he had when she had found him slumped against his apartment door, except he was now in a hospital bed with an IV attached to his arm.
"He has a concussion, so we would like him to stay overnight. He also has a fractured left wrist and a few bruised ribs."
She could only nod.
"He should be up soon. You can sit by him if you want." The nurse continued and headed back towards the door. "Oh, and I told the police officer hanging outside his door to come back tomorrow. You should be the first person he talks to when he gets up." She winked.
Penny smiled her thanks and took the seat next to Sheldon, grasping his uninjured hand.
Her thumb traced lazy circles on the pale flesh of his hand. She had only been sitting there for a few minutes and Sheldon hadn't so much as twitched.
Come on, Moonpie. You have to wake up! What if I sung you 'Soft Kitty', would you wake up then?
Before she could get the first note out the door opened and Leonard, Raj and Howard stepped through. They all looked nervous, Leonard especially.
It was silent until Leonard opened his mouth.
"So, what happened to him?"
She shrugged. "I don't know I just found him like this when I came home. From how he looks I can tell he took quite a beating from someone." She took her eyes off Sheldon's pale face to glare at each of them. "Probably happened while he was walking home."
'Look, Penny, we're sor-"
"I don't want to hear it, Leonard. Not now." She wiped away a single tear. "I plan on staying here the whole night."
"You don't have-" Leonard started.
"Shut the hell up! I'm staying and the least you three can do is get me some clothes and food. Oh, and bring some of the cereal Sheldon eats. Tomorrow is Saturday after all."
All three nodded at her demands and soon were scuttling out of the door to meet them.
She found herself dozing off when the pale hand that was still in her grasp began to move.
"Penny." Her name said in a croak and she jerked her head up to find herself looking into Sheldon's intense blue eyes.
"Sheldon." She tried to smile. "Honey, are you okay. Do you want me to get the nurse?"
He shook his head. "So tired."
"Then go back to sleep, sweetie."
"Stay?"
This time she managed a smile. "Of course. This isn't your room, so you can't kick me out."
At 6:15, the alarm on her phone went off and she snapped awake, finding that she was almost half-laying on Sheldon's bed. His hand was no longer in hers, but now rested on his chest. She was also surprised to see that he wasn't sleeping but lying there look at her.
"Good morning, Penny." His voice sounded a lot better this morning, almost back to normal.
"Morning, sweetie. Did you sleep well?"
He nodded, and then glanced at the clock that hung on the wall in front of him. "Penny, it is not after eleven. Why are you up?"
With a bright smile, she grabbed the box of Honey Puffs by her chair and gave it a shake. "It's Saturday."
She had managed to flag down a nurse to get her a bowl, spoon and milk and soon Sheldon was eating his cereal and by 6: 30, she had the TV on and turned to the BBC channel.
A few minutes into the episode, she found herself trying to stop a yawn. God, she was tired. But she was going to stay awake with Sheldon.
"Penny," he said during a commercial. "You're still tired." he said it as a statement, his blue eyes searching her face.
He surprised her even more when he scooted over in his bed and left enough room for her. "Here. I'm sure that chair is not giving you proper lumbar support. I will allow you to share with me, just this once."
"Thank you, sweetie." She carefully climbed in beside him and instantly started feeling sleep begin to overtake her.
A/N I'm going to take this time to talk to you all if you don't mind. First of all, to answer one reviewers question: No, I'm not from Kansas. I'm from boring old Indiana and as it turns out my life was not in danger(Thank you to everyone that cared) there was no tornado in sight just really strong winds and heavy rain.
Second of all, I don't know if any of you have seen or heard about this show called The Walking Dead. I'm not really a fan of it myself(zombies aren't my thing) but my whole family watches it and I have been sucked in. Especially on two particular characters: Carol and Daryl. If any of you watch this show you know who I am talking about. They are not a couple(yet) and I desperately want them to become one. Daryl is the most awesomest character like ever! He has this thing where he doesn't seem to care about anyone or anything, but deep down I know he does. Gahhh, I just can't describe him. Oh, and he's also played by Norman Reedus (Oh my God, this man...). So yea.
This fandom(well actually just these characters) have caught my attention and I have promptly devoured every piece of fan fiction this site and others have to offer on them. Updates on many Shenny stories have been really slow in the coming and it saddens me. Since I have read like every Shenny story on this site and now every Caryl one as well. What is a poor girl to do?
I guess I'll just have to write! Thanks to everyone who stuck around to read this little ramble of mine and if any of you wanna talk to me about anything... The Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead, anything actually just PM me. I wanna hear from you guys and once again thanks for all the lovely reviews I have been getting!
~Axelrocks~
