(Sheldon's Point of View)
Why in the world did Penny need a new roommate anyway? It is not like I would not have helped her with her bills. I offered to do it before; it is not like I would not offer to do it again. But no. Penny has to push someone else into our little group. Truth be told, I am nervous to meet this new girl. Not that I would tell anyone that. Why would I? I am Sheldon Lee Cooper and no one can know how I am truly feeling. As I am thinking this, a knock comes on the outside of my apartment door along with a voice that said hello. Now I know I am full on panicking. I honestly do not think that I could take another person thinking I am a freak behind their back. Wait. Get a hold of yourself Sheldon. She is just a girl and you have a Ph.D. I see Penny walk over to the door with a skip in her step and a huge smile plastered on her face. O God, leave it to Penny to be ever so theatrical. Just as she opens the door, I see the face of a girl that has to be the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. Wait? Hold up there Sheldon. Did you just say that? No. Stop yourself. You are not supposed to be like this. Your work comes before anything else. Focus Sheldon. So, a new way to prove that string theory….But as soon as I try to get this new girl off of my mind with string theory, she is standing right beside the chair next to the couch and everyone is greeting her.
"So Jennifer, this is Howard, Bernadette, Raj, Leonard, Amy, and last but not least, Sheldon." Penny said introducing us all.
"Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer." As she introduced herself, I could not help but feel my hands become a bit clammy.
"Well hello there. As you probably already know, I'm Howard. And this is my beautiful wife Bernadette."
"Nice to meet to you Howard. And you to Bernadette."
"You are just going to love it here. Penny was telling a little bit about you before you knocked." Oh Lord, Bernadette trying to be sweet with her squeaky voice.
"Good things hopefully."
"Yes they were great things."
"I'm sorry, who are you again?"
"I'm Amy Farrah Fowler, but everyone just calls me Amy."
"Oh okay. Nice to meet you Amy." As Amy and this new girl named Jennifer shook hands, Amy would not let go and Jennifer seemed a little freaked out about it.
"Ummm….."
"You can let go now Amy." Penny said.
"You have pretty eyes Jennifer." As Amy said this, Jennifer's eyes grew huge.
"Umm…thanks, I guess." Jennifer said this with hesitation. Good going Amy. She just came here and you have already freaked her out with your usual yet weird antics.
"I guess I will let go then."
"Okay." As soon as Amy let go of her hand, Jennifer's face seemed to relax, but she hurried and turned to Leonard.
"Hello. I'm Leonard. But don't worry about my name. It may have nerd it in but I still am cool. Ha-ha ha-ha." Oh my word! Leonard is being nervous around a girl that he obviously will try to sleep with. But I would like to just see him try with this one.
"Oh, umm, I don't judge people by their names. I honestly don't judge people at all." She chuckles after she says this nervously and I can't help but feel drawn to want else she has to say. But before Leonard could say another word to this poor girl, Penny cuts in.
"So! Jennifer, this is Raj. He does not speak to woman unless he has alcohol. Sort of a problem he has developed through his childhood into adult."
"Oh? Umm, nice to meet you also Raj, was it?" Raj just nods his head and I inwardly snort. Then Penny turns to me.
"And this is Sheldon like I said before. He is the OCD one of the group. So when he knocks, he will knock three times while saying your name in between each knock. But other than being a know it all and ridiculously smart, he is pretty cool." Jennifer just stares back at me with a smile and I felt a little intimidated. Why am I feeling intimidated by a girl I have never met. This never happens to me.
"Well hello Sheldon." She then sticks her hand out for me to shake and I slowly grab her fingers and shake very fast then pull away. She just chuckles at this and then takes a seat next to me. As I feel myself slightly perspiring underneath my long sleeve shirt that I am wearing underneath my Green Lantern shirt, she turns to me and asks me a question I was not prepared to hear from a girl like her.
"So Sheldon. Have you ever studied Physics before? The only reason why I'm asking is because you seem like the type who has. But I may be wrong." Everyone in the room gasps and then starts laughing. Jennifer looks offended by everyone and starts to shut down on the inside as I could see. Given I am not very good with emotions. I do not know why, but I feel like I need to defend this girl.
"Why are you guys laughing? She simply just asked a question that did not concern any one of you. What was so funny about this question?" Everyone just stops laughing at the moment I said that. Then Penny starts talking.
"We weren't laughing at her to be mean Sheldon. We just thought it was funny that she thought right off the bat that you were into Physics. That was just weird to me and probably the others to. I have never met someone who realized you were into Physics when they first met you. That is all Sheldon. That is why I and the others were laughing and shocked." As Penny said this, I felt my face turn red and I knew that I needed to call it a night so I could collect my thoughts.
"Well, I think that it is time for everyone to go home. It is time for me to take a shower and to gain my nightly REM cycle." As I said this, Howard and Bernadette got up and put their coats on while Raj left quickly. Penny and Leonard hugged goodbye while Jennifer walked over to the door and waited until everyone had left until it was just her, me, Leonard, and Penny. As they were about to leave so Penny could help her unpack, Jennifer did something unexpectedly. She turned around and looked me in the eyes with a look that could bring, from what I have seen in the movies Penny has made me watch, a man to their knees. She then hugged me and kissed me on the left cheek. I could feel my face turn red again and then she pulled away slowly. Before she left though, she said something to me.
"Thanks Sheldon. No guy has ever stuck up for me before. And even though I just met you, I feel as if we are going to be great friends. Oh, and one more thing. I am into Physics to. And I would love for you to bring me to one of your seminars that you must go to. If that is all right with you?" All I could do was nod my head yes. She then left shutting the door behind her with a soft thud. All I could think about was the scent she left behind and the way her blue-gray eyes sparkled when the light hit them. And then I began to feel something that I had never felt before, a warm, fuzzy feeling in the middle of my chest.
AN: I know that Sheldon may seem a little OOC in this story, with all the lovey dovey smut and all that, but that is how I intended it to be. So I hope you guys like it and PLEASE review!