We walk up the stairs, carrying our bags. Raj and Howard are having an argument, thought we can only hear one side. Leonard and Stephanie are ahead of us, holding hands and talking about a patient Stephanie had on Wednesday. Penny and I are just holding hands and listening to the other's chaos. We get to our apartments and I walk Penny over to hers. I lean down and kiss her cheek. Then I turn to my apartment to go put away my clothes and other things I have packed. I smile as my text message ring tone goes off.

"ILY! =D"

I frown and type "What does ily mean and what is =D?"

"ILY- I Love You! And =D is a smiley face."

"I don't see it…"

"Turn it sideways =D"

"Oh. I see it now. And I love you as well Penny."

"Yay! Unpacking is boring =("

"My apologies. I do not like it much either, but it must be done."

"Yeah…"

"When we are finished unpacking I would like to talk to you… in person."

"Okie Dokie, well I'm done so hurry up slowpoke."

"You can come over now, if you'd like."

"But you're in your room!"

"Yes Penny. I'm in my room and I'd like you to come into my room."

"=D So I'm special and I get "in Sheldon's Room" Privileges!"

"Yes, you are my girlfriend. You are also the only other person allowed in here, well other than Meemaw of course."

"Okie Dokie!"

Knock-Knock-Knock

"Sheldon!"

I look up from my phone and chuckle.

Knock-Knock-Knock

"Sheldon!"

I stand and walk to the door.

Knock-Knock-Knock

"Shel-"

I open the door.

"-don!" she grins.

"Are you making fun of me again?"

She smiles "Nope. I honestly just felt like doing it!"

I smile and let her enter my room. She sits on my bed while I organize my clothes.

"Need some help?"

"No thank you."

She pouts "Why not?"

I sigh; "Because you helping would not be helping!" she frowns so I quickly continue, "Do not get upset, I'm not finished explaining! I have a certain way I have to do it or it will bother me. If I go back behind you and redo it I will seem rude and make you even more upset! So please, just give me approximately fifteen minutes?"

She tilts her head and frowns "I didn't mean to get upset. I don't always remember that I'm your first girlfriend. It's difficult, with me I bet."

I sit beside her on the bed "Odd. I thought it was the other way around."

She gives me a confused look.

"Penny, you have certain traits that conflict with mine but they are easy to miss when you take into account the other amazing things about you."

She giggles "Back at ya Moonpie."

I kiss her forehead and get up to resume organization. I finish and find her underneath my blankets, asleep. I smile and decide to let her sleep for a couple hours until dinner.

Speaking of which, what is today? Hmm. I cheat and open my cell phone. Wednesday. Halo Night!

I walk into the living room and find only Raj "Where is everyone?"

He sighs "Leonard went to go have sex with his girlfriend. Howard went to go sex with his girlfriend. Raj is sitting here where he was ditched, and if you were normal I would assume you just had sex with your girlfriend."

I frown "Hmm. Can I ask you a question and get an honest response?"

He nods slowly.

"Now, I'm no expert with relationships but would it not be difficult to be in a relationship in which you did not speak?"

He nods.

"So, and please do not, as they say, "take this the wrong way" but, have you considered… men?"

He raises an eyebrow "Sheldon, I don't know what freaky science experiment you have in mind but I refuse to be part of it!"

I sigh, "Raj I am not trying to experiment on you… this time. Seriously though… have you ever considered it?"

"Yes. But I don't like Dudes, Dude!"

I shrug "Well start with texting a girl then? You can do that…right?"

He nods "But I don't have any girl's number… other than Penny and I have no idea why I have that, as if I could call her!"

I nod and text Missy "Ok if I give Raj your number? Need to see if he's able to text girls and… since you're a girl…"

She quickly replies "Ok =)"

I grab Raj's phone and program Missy's number.

"Missy?" his eyes widen "Dude, I don't think I can text her…"

"Well texting leads to talking. Talking leads to dating, am I correct?"

He frowns "You set me up!"

"With good intention. Now text her."

He types and then shows it to me "Hi its Raj. How are you?"

I nod and watch him press send. Missy replies shortly after, and with permission, I read over his shoulder.

"Hey cutie =) I'm pretty good. Already miss you guys. How are you?"

"I'm ok. You're brother is evil."

"And he calls me the evil twin ;)"

"So… I can text a girl?"

"I see that sugar."

"And I'm not drinking."

"That's good. Drinking is ok as long is it ain't too much."

"Agreed."

I walk away, knowing that Raj can handle this himself now. I sit in my spot and sigh. Tonight is Halo night and, of course, when I am ready to get back to my scheduled routine, it does not work. I frown and contemplate what to do. Penny, Raj and I could play Halo, but he's far too interested in texting Missy to even attempt to focus. I sigh and look at the time. 6:30pm.

I can't drive how am I supposed to get dinner?

I could make dinner since everything is off track anyways.

It would be nice just Penny and I for once.

But Raj is here.

Damn.

"Hey, Sheldon I'm gonna go home and see if I can IM girls." He grins.

I roll my eyes "Ok."

He smiles "Don't act like you don't want to be alone with Penny dude."

I fight a smile "Good luck IM-ing my sister."

He nods "Thanks." And leaves.

Well that wasn't too difficult. Now what do we have that I can cook?

I get up and look through the cabinets and the refrigerator. I grin and grab the necessary supplies for Spaghetti with cut up hotdogs. Since she usually cooks this, I am hoping to give her relief in not having to cook or drive anywhere. I begin boiling water for the noodles as my phone goes off. I answer it while cutting up hotdogs.

"Hello this is Dr. Cooper."

"Dude I need your help."

I sigh "What Raj?"

"She wants to hang out with me!"

I roll my eyes "Does she realize that she lives in Texas?"

"I mentioned that she said she doesn't mind, she'd been planning on coming anyways…"

"What?"

"Oh yeah… Your sister is coming."

I sigh "When? And I really have no idea where to put her…" I frown at the couch.

"Well she ah… mentioned sleeping somewhere else."

"Raj my sister is not spending however long she'll be here in your apartment."

"You said you didn't mind-"

"I said would tolerate a relationship which the two of you are not in! If mother found out that I allowed her to stay at our apartment doing Lord knows what, I'd be murdered."

"Don't tell her."

"Oh? And if she asks to speak to her while she already has me on the phone, what do you suggest I do?"

"Lie."

I sigh again "Raj, I cannot lie."

"Fine just think about it please?"

I roll my eyes "Very well. Goodnight Raj."

I hang up and continue cooking. When the noodles are ready I drain the water and add the sauce and hotdogs. I hear my door open and Penny's footsteps.

"Sleep well Penny?" I ask.

She jumps "You have got to stop doing that!"

I frown "My apologies."

She smiles "It's fine honey." Her eyes widen "Are you cooking?"

I nod "I know it's slightly redundant, but all I could think of that we have is groceries for spaghetti."

She smiles "Spaghetti sounds great." She pauses "Smells good too."

I smile "Why thank you M'lady."

She giggles and pulls me into a hug "Where is everyone?"

"Leonard is with Stephanie, Howard is with Bernadette, and Raj is at his house IM-ing my sister."

"He can do that?"

I nod "He can also text females too. We discovered that while you were sleeping."

She nods "That's weird."

I nod "Indeed."

"Sheldon?"

"Yes?" I say stirring the spaghetti.

"You're so sweet."

I smile "Thank you… but I was just hungry…"

"Yes but you could have woken me up, you let me sleep."

I nod "True but I have yet to cook for you I believe I owe you."

She smiles "Can you cook?"

"Penny I have two doctorates and a masters degree, provided I had no knowledge of how to cook spaghetti, I'm sure I would have been quite able to figure it out, though I already knew."

She frowns "So the answer to my question is…?"

"Sorry Penny you just woke up. Short answers. Yes, I can cook."

"Cool beans! So, what did you want to talk to me about in person earlier?"

I blush "Oh yes… As you know I am quite a creature of habit. Since we have been together we have shared a bed. I have grown… accustomed to sleeping beside you and would like to continue doing so…"

"Sweetie I just woke up."

"Can we sleep together?" I pause before realizing how that sounded, "I didn't mean-"

She giggles and nods "I understand sweetie! And of course we can! My bed or yours?"

Her eyes widen and at the same time we burst into manic laughter. I catch my breath as I put the spaghetti into two bowls. I grab two forks and napkins and sit in my spot. Before she sits she asks to pick a movie. I shrug and deicide to suffer through whatever she picks. I twirl my fork into the spaghetti as I wait for her. She grabs a movie out of her bag, not allowing me to see it, and puts it into the DVD player. She turns on the TV and I see the DVD Menu for WALL-E. I chuckle and press play on the remote. She sits beside me and we eat our spaghetti silently. And when we finish I set the bowls onto the table, not feeling like moving. Penny jumps up and goes into my room. I am unsure of what she is doing until she returns with two pillows and my comforter. She gestures for me to get up and then puts the pillows on my spot.

"Lay down."

I raise an eyebrow, but lay down in my usual Plank Position.

"On your side so I can lay down too!" she giggles.

I nod and lay on my side, facing the television. She lies in front of me and tries to pull the covers over us. I assist her, noticing her complication. We get comfortable with our bodies molded against each other and my arm around her waist and continue watching WALL-E. I kiss the top of her head and hold her close.

Leslie was right. I was a complete fool not to want this kind of connection. Of course, she was wrong about it being her that I'd rather be with.

"Sheldon, Penny. Wake up."

I jump "DANGER! DANGER!"

"No, Sheldon its Leonard! You two fell asleep on the couch."

I look up at him and see that he is correct. We have indeed fallen asleep on the couch.

I kiss Penny's cheek "Wake up Darlin'." I blink "Did I really just say that?"

Penny, having woken up when I kissed her, goes into a fit of giggles and just nods.

Leonard, also smiling, Not the reaction I expected… says, "Yes. You did just call her Darlin."

I blush lightly but try not to be too bothered with it. All of that time in Texas with my family ruined me!

Penny kisses my cheek "Don't get embarrassed, I like it." She smiles.

I blush a bit more and shake my head and excuse myself for the restroom. I wash my hands and stare into the mirror and notice several differences in my appearance. My happiness is obvious. My eyes are not as cold; instead they are bright and warm. And it is relatively obvious that I have been smiling.

I leave the restroom and see Penny and Leonard talking in the kitchen. A pang of what I can only imagine to be jealousy hits the pit of my stomach making me feel as if I am about to vomit. I remain quiet and listen in.

"So you really love Sheldon?"

Penny nods "Yes. More than I ever thought was possible."

Leonard nods "I can't lie and say that I don't still care, because I do."

Penny sighs "Leonard-"

"But." He cuts her off "I'm so glad to see that you found someone who makes you this happy. And Sheldon… I never thought he'd ever have a real girlfriend and was afraid that he'd never know what love is, but you taught him and I'm so glad that he won't be lonely. He's so arrogant that he'd never admit it, but I'd know. I can read Sheldon like a book, and I know that he's as passionate about you as he is about Physics, if not more. And if I tried to end that I'd never forgive myself and I can't imagine what would happened to him."

She pulls him into a hug "Leonard that is the sweetest thing in the world! Do you really think he'd be that bothered if we ever broke up? He could just get back to his normal schedule."

"True, but this has become his normal, he wouldn't adjust to the change well." He frowns "So don't hurt him. Please."

She nods "I wont. That you for being so cool about all of this."

He nods "I have to tell you something but you can't tell Sheldon, at least not yet."

She raises an eyebrow, but nods.

"Ok, Stephanie and I have been talking and if things keep going well with us, I might move in with her."

I cover my mouth to hide the gasp, though Penny's gasp would have covered mine.

"Leonard there's no way that Sheldon will be able to handle that!"

"Well yes… You could move in here with him."

Her eyes widen, as do mine "As much as I like the idea, this is Sheldon we're talking about! I think he'll notice the difference between us!"

"I know but this apartment isn't big enough for Sheldon, you, me and Stephanie."

"I have my own apartment!"

"You're here more than there. And its not like I'll never come visit we still have Halo night and everything."

"What do Sheldon and I need with two beds?"

He shrugs "Then you two can use your apartment…"

She shakes her head "No. Sheldon hates my apartment."

"Well you can use a room to store your things in and it can be a guest room."

"Howard will not be allowed to sleep over! Leonard, if you're 100% serious about this then you need to tell Sheldon now!"

He sighs "No need. Sheldon its very rude to eavesdrop."

I feel the color drain from my face and my eyes widen.

How did he know?

"Come in the kitchen Sheldon."

I sigh and walk in frowning.

"What all have you heard?"

"Enough." I look at my feet.

Penny frowns and rubs my back comfortingly.

"Sheldon it's not even a definite thing yet…" Leonard sighs.

I just nod.

"Sheldon please don't be angry with me." he adds, annoyed, "Look at me!"

I raise my eyes, though not much, and meet his "I'm not angry."

"I'm sorry I just can't live here with you forever!"

I cross my arms and nod, my eyes returning to my feet.

"Sheldon say something! Respond!"

I shrug "Fine. Leave. I understand that in relationships, if it is "serious" then the couple eventually will move in with each other and-"

"I didn't ask for you to spout off facts! SHELDON LOOK AT ME!"

I meet his eyes with a glare "You did not specify what you wanted me to say, your request was something. I gave you something."

"I meant something real!"

"Facts are real Leonard."

"I meant how you actually feel about this! Angry, sad, happy, annoyed, whatever!"

"Annoyed. Sad. Frustrated. Forlorn. Exhausted. Unimportant-"

"I meant explain them!"

"Annoyed- to be disturbed or bothered

Sad- unhappy or depressed.

Frustrated- disappointed.

Forlorn- a big word for sad.

Exh-"

"I DID NOT ASK FOR THE DEFINITION! I KNOW WHAT THE WORDS MEAN!"

"YOU ASKED ME TO EXPLAIN!" I raise my voice as well.

Penny jumps in "BOTH of you stop it."

I nod, but continue to glare at him.

She sighs "Weren't we all happy earlier?"

"And what do you mean by unimportant? Please, not the definition." Leonard frowns.

"I meant that if I was important, you would have told me this instead of me hearing by listening."

"Because this is how I knew you would act!"

I turn to Penny "And I do not hate your apartment, I just prefer this one."

She nods.

"I think I'm going to bed."

"At 9 am?"

I nod "Yes."

I walk into my room and sit onto my bed. I look over at my comic book collection and put on my gloves. I pick a Batman comic, and leave the world for approximately an hour and a half.

Poor Sheldon…

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