so i had this chapter write and ready, and then my laptop died without it being saved. and then i had a terrible case of procrastination but finally its here, im sorry!
LEONARD – 23RD NOVEMBER 2014
T-MINUS 5 DAYS UNTIL HE PROPOSES.
Leonard was standing in his the middle of the mess of an apartment; seriously it was worse than penny's, alone after 2 hours of searching with Raj and Howard. The sofa now blocking the corridor to the bathroom and bedrooms and the coffee table in the kitchen. He was panicking and pacing, each getting faster and faster. No one had a clue where the ring was and making it worse, it wasn't in the box. But Leonard just kept pacing, he could feel his heart getting faster and faster coming closer and closer out of his chest. He wasn't sure whether he was panicking or needed his inhaler from the exercise.
As Leonards pacing was getting faster his head was going light and he suddenly tripped face first on to the hard, cold floor. When he got up there was a snap and a crunch. ''just what a needed'' he said out loud. '' no ones here okay, ill shut up.'' Once he sat up the snapped glasses fell into lap and he turned around to see what he tripped over.
Although blurry, he was able to make out the sun shining off the bright green top of a silver ring sticking out in between two off the floorboards which lived under the couch. ''I'VE FOUND IT!'' He shouted but then realised Penny was next door so quietened up. Leonard shot up fast and let his glasses fall into another crunch on the floor, as he turned around the door was just opening to Sheldon returning from the comic book store.
''Why are you shouting? Why do you have a ring? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE APARTMENT?'' Sheldon's questions were coming faster than Leonards pacing. ''well um, I had to move the coach to get…'' Leonard was cut of my question. ''YOU MOVED MY SPOT?!''
There was a thud to floor but this time instead of Leonard's glasses it was Sheldon. He fainted.
LEONARD AND SHELDONS APARTMENT – LATER THAT NIGHT. CHINESE NIGHT.
''It's still not right I can feel the disturbance.'' Sheldon was sitting in his now correctly place spot, shaking his bum from side to side trying to get comfy. ''Sheldon, as clever as you are I highly doubt your bum can detect disturbance.'' Penny said from the kitchen throwing away the Chinese cartons. Leonard got up and walked towards her. ''oh you'd be surprised what the mother ship can do these days.'' Penny giggled and straight away hugged Leonard like no one else was in the room. ''I've missed you'' she whispered into his warm, cologne smelling hoodie. ''I haven't been anywhere.'' Leonard said but his voice muffled as his head dipped into her hair lightly kissing her neck. Penny's arched to one said, her throat moving as she said '' I haven't seen you in a whole week, it's a hard life.'' With just a tinge of sarcasm. ''hmm, don't worry ill be with you all Monday.''
Penny quickly broke of the hug. ''about my birthday…'' she said turning to face the fridge. '' aw, come on don't tell me you're working on your birthday, even I'm not working on your birthday!'' Leonard said creeping up behind her. ''aw, that's so cute. But no that's not it.'' Penny said cutting herself off. ''I need to see you on the night before.'' She said with the most serious face she could have knowing Leonard was just centimetres behind her. ''well, I don't know I'm going to have to check my dairy…'' he sarcastic said as he mined getting out a dairy and flicking though the pages with his face looking in complete concentration. Penny laughed and playfully hit him on the arm. '' no, serious faces.'' They both in sync changed their facial expressions. '' I need to see you and tell you something.''
''uh oh'' Leonard said, still centimetres from her back. ''what?''
''can't tell''
''Why?''
''can't tell.''
''well it just looks like I'm going to have to tickle it out of you like last time then. He said grabbing her waist and spinning her to face the table.
Little did they realise the four faces were staring at them from the couch (Sheldon was far to involved in his bum shuffling). ''do you think they realise how cute and perfect they are for each other?'' Bernadette said swooned by cuteness. ''of course they do but there's always something that comes along like, I love you or will Wheaton or Sheldon's assistants or collage friends.'' Raj was rambling, speaking more to his beer bottle than he was to anyone else. Howard remembering Leonard's plan, cut in '' but if this time is one, the last time they're on and off and they just stay on.'' They all still were staring and Leonard and penny who were now practically running around the limited space of the kitchen throwing flour at each other. ''either that or stay off.'' Sheldon deadpanned the conversation until all four piped back, ''shut up Sheldon!''
Raj now couldn't help himself and practically shouted, '' and if the love birds in the corner could please get a room.'' Leonard and Penny now just stood facing their friends, with their arms crossed giggling like school children. Their faces and hair covered in flour. As they came and sat down Amy looked at Leonard and said ''why aren't you wearing glasses Leonard?'' penny piped up at said ''oh my god I never noticed.'' ''how? You were close enough.'' Howard said quickly enough before Penny scrapped flour of her jeans and through it at Howard. ''Penny, do you want another strike?'' Sheldon said giving her the look of doom as Leonard called it. She sat up as high as could and saluted to Sheldon and shouted ''no, sir!''
''I broke them.'' Leonard said wrinkling his nose to stop him from sneezing with all the flour. ''..And I can't get new ones till after Penny's birthday.''
''how exactly do you break something that almost always on you're face?'' Sheldon enquired. Leonard needed a cover-up and fast. ''umm… they feel off and I stepped on them.'' Saved. ''well that's not likely.'' Sheldon started. Not so saved Leonard thought. ''just let it go Sheldon.'' ''fine'' he said sinking in his chair.
''talking about Penny's birthday, what are we doing?'' Raj said getting excited at the possibility of party planning. ''were going clubbing'' she said enthusiastically until a groan came from all of her friends. '' oh come on it will be fun, anyway I'm going to shower to get the flour off.'' Penny said as she kissed Leonard good night and left.
As she left and shut the door, raj spoke and said ''come on we have to do something more special than that. This is penny! Without her it would just be us four playing video games gesturing towards the 3 males in the room.
''raj is right'' Howard said. ''But raj you can plan it.''
''YAY!''
