A/N; I'm probably going to move this along a little faster, now that I've got my major plot points set up. I didn't anticipate the story going on as long as it has; things just kept occurring to me that I wanted to include. I still own nothing. Oh, and Penny drops a bomb!

Leonard was leaning on his crutches by the kitchen counter, pouring hot water for tea when Sheldon came in from doing his laundry. "What is the meaning of this," Sheldon demanded, as he gingerly held up a number of bra and panty sets with a pair of tongs.

"That you've started wearing lingerie because you like the feel of women's unmentionables against your skin?" Leonard asked with a smirk.

"I am not amused by your sarcasm, Leonard," replied Sheldon. "Clearly, your girlfriend expected me to do her laundry. She even left specific handling instructions. I'm barely comfortable washing my own undergarments; what makes her think I would care to do hers?"

"Relax, Sheldon, she probably just got busy and thought it would be convenient since you stick so rigidly to your schedule."

"How could Penny be busy? Her only activity at the moment is waiting on you hand and foot. And why is she not here so that I may scold her in person?" Sheldon said, carefully depositing Penny's underwear in Leonard's chair.

"I resent your implication that I'm treating her as my personal servant. We've already discussed this, and I'm not about to go there again. And tonight she's at that cocktail party for the Cheesecake Factory commercial she auditioned for. Afterward she's meeting Amy and Bernadette for a couple drinks, so you can save it," Leonard replied.

"But this is only the tip of the iceberg," Sheldon continued his rant. "Just this morning I discovered the cereal boxes were no longer in order of fiber content. If I had been less alert, I might now be too busy making use of the washroom facilities to be having this argument with you."

"My bad luck, I guess."

"If I didn't know any better, I would think you are taking her side in this!"

"Of course I'm taking her side, she isn't bat-crap crazy!" Leonard said.

"I'm not..."

"Yeah, I know, your mother had you tested," Leonard replied with a sigh. "She should have gotten a second opinion!"

"Mark my words Dr. Hofstadter, if this flaunting of the apartment rules continues, there will be consequences. I may be forced to impose sanctions!" at that Sheldon stormed off to his room.

"Yeah," Leonard called out to his retreating back, "I think I might have something to say about any sanctions."


Later that night, Leonard lay on the couch, half dozing as he waited for Penny to return. He sat up a little on Sheldon's end of the couch when he heard keys jangling as Penny fumbled with the door lock. When she managed to get the door open Leonard could see her evening dress clad figure swaying slightly, silhouetted by the light from the hallway. "Hey you!" he said softly.

"Hi sweetie!" she called back a little too loudly, then put her finger to her lips. "Shh, don't want to wake whackadoodle," she said with a giggle. She dropped her handbag and stumbled her way to the sofa, almost bumping in to the coffee table on the way. She sat on the edge of the couch beside Leonard and leaned in to give him a sloppy kiss. Leonard cocked his head to one side, an amused grin on his face.

"You seem happy," he whispered to her. "I take it things went well?"

"Yup," she answered. "They even asked me to stay after the other girls left, to ask me about my time at the

Cheesecake Factory. So that's good, right?"

"I should think so," Leonard replied. "I..." he was interrupted by another kiss. "You're so sexy when you're happy!" he said when she let off.

Penny kicked off her shoes, and crawled under the blanket he was using. "Less talk, more smooching!" she said, crashing her lips into his once more, The smooching naturally leading to other things. Afterwards they fell into a deep contented sleep, wrapped in each others arms.


"Oh my!" Sheldon said upon finding the two lovers the next morning. Leonard and Penny awoke at the sound of his voice. This was followed by a frantic search for discarded clothing. Penny wrapped herself in Leonard's robe and grabbed her dress and underwear from the back of the couch where they had been thrown. Leonard luckily was still wearing his pajama bottoms and just pulled the blanket around his torso as he sat up.

Sheldon surveyed the devastation. "Please don't tell me that the two of you were engaging in coitus in my spot!" he said with a horrified expression on his face. "That is so unsanitary."

"Oh relax, Moon-pie," Penny replied before Leonard could speak. "It's not like this is the first time we've 'engaged in coitus,'" here she did the air quote thing, "in your spot."

If anything, Sheldon's expression became more horrified as his eyes widened and his jaw dropped. He spun on his heel and headed to the kitchen to retrieve his breakfast.

"But this is the first time we've had sex in Sheldon's spot," Leonard whispered to Penny.

"He doesn't need to know that," she replied. "It'll give him something new to obsess over. He likes that."

Sheldon came from the kitchen area with a bowl of cereal and some orange juice, stopping before heading for his room to declaim, "Penny, you task me! Despite what you seem to think, we are not living in one large, three bedroom, two bathroom apartment with a connecting hallway. This is not your apartment, so I would expect you to show a bit of respect. You have disarrayed my rigorous organization of cereal boxes, hung various underthings in inappropriate places throughout our bathroom, and shown a blatant disregard for the agreed upon rules concerning the proper storage and disposal of feminine hygiene products. Now the two of you have violated the sanctity of my spot, My 0,0,0,0, and ruined my customary t.v. viewing while having Sunday morning breakfast. If this goes on there will be reprisals, up to and including banishment!" With that, Sheldon headed to his room in a huff.

"You are not banishing my girlfriend!" Leonard called, standing up awkwardly with his broken leg. Once more, he was talking to Sheldon's back.

Penny pulled Leonard back down beside her on the couch. "Leonard, I've been thinking. This might me easier if you moved in to my place, you know, just 'til you get that cast off."

"Are you sure about this?" Leonard asked her.

"We've been practically living together since the accident, so what could it hurt? Besides, it's only temporary," she said, meanwhile thinking to herself, "If it doesn't work, things can go back to normal in a few weeks without me breaking his heart. And if things go good? Then what?"