As Penny and Sheldon entered her old school gym so many memories flooded back to her. She walked up to the greeting table and grabbed her name tag. One of the first people she bumped into was Christy.

Obviously Christy was unaware that Penny was no longer talking to her, as she grabbed Penny and hugged her like an old friend

"Penny, hi hunny." then Christy looked up at Sheldon and said "I know you."

"Christy you remember my boyfriend, Dr Sheldon Cooper."

"Oh if it isn't, seriously you're going out with him?" she obviously remembered him "Anyways Pen how is the acting going, how's Howard, still as hot as ever?

Penny talked to Christy for about 5 minutes and then broke away and returned to Sheldon. "Sorry sweetie, that girl obviously doesn't know I don't talk to her anymore."

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"So after I had the nose corrected, well I thought why not go the whole way, so I did."

"Yes you did, didn't you Anna-Mae." Penny smiled.

"I'm called Anthony Fletcher now, you know since the operation."

Penny looked her old friend up and down, just that she was now a he.

"Oh, Anthony where are my manners, this is my boyfriend, Sheldon Cooper. He is a Physicist at Caltech.

"A physiotherapist?"

"Oh dear lord," Sheldon replied.

Penny knew how to keep Sheldon quiet, she grabbed his hand, he just froze and shut up.

"Well Anthony, it's been lovely to catch up with you again." Penny turned away from Anthony and quickly walked towards the bar, Penny's hands still in Sheldon's dragging him behind.

About 50 metres away from the bar Penny was confronted by an old boyfriend, Tucker Garland. Tucker was the star quarterback, they were Mr and Mrs Popular in High School. Tucker was still playing football, he had married the head cheerleader, they had 4 kids and then he left her with them all when he moved in with a barmaid he met at his local bar.

"Well, well, well if it is Penny Collins, my my Penny, as beautiful as always." and then he grabbed her arse.

"Excuse me!" Sheldon called out.

"Sweetie, how about you go get as a diet coke each." she turned to Sheldon.

He reluctantly left her with Tucker.

"Penny, you've left the jocks and going for the geek guys now? Shame to waste such a body on a dork like him." he looked at Sheldon pushing his way through the crowd with his hands in the air.

"Tucker Garland, you haven't changed one bit have you. You are still an immature, self-centred arse wipe, and I was well rid of you in high school and I am well rid of you now."

"Penny, what's that guy got that I don't," he leaned up and whispered in her ear. "I've still got it girl, and I remember you liked to ride it."

"Used to, yes, but I grew up and sadly it appears you haven't. Now if you will excuse me my boyfriend is waiting for me, and FYI he is 10 times the man you will ever be."

She turned to leave but he grabbed at her and swung her around with such a force that Penny toppled over.

She didn't see Sheldon punch Tucker, but she did see Tucker punch Sheldon.

Penny applied the ice pack to Sheldon's eye. "Oh sweetie I am so sorry."

"I told you Penny it's ok, I don't know what possessed me to strike out." Sheldon sat on the chair in kitchen of Penny's parents, he leaned his head back to let her apply the ice pack.

"Tucker was an idiot at high school, I should have realised that he wouldn't change."

"Penny I want to go to bed now if you don't mind."

"Sure sweetie, whatever." She took the pack of ice off Sheldon's eye, it looked badly bruised but the emergency room doctor told them that it was just that, bruising. "Did you want me to sing you Soft Kitty Sheldon?"

Sheldon stood up and thought about it for about 20 seconds. "Yes please Penny."

"Ok sweetie, well you get changed into your pyjamas and I'll be in there soon. She emptied the ice pack into the sink and turned all the lights off in the house, then walked upstairs, changed into her pyjamas and knocked on Sheldon's door.

She sat next to Sheldon and sang Soft Kitty to him. He closed his eyes. She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek right on his bruise. He opened his eyes and looked at her.

She pulled back, "I'm sorry Sheldon, I don't know what possessed me." and she smiled at him.

"Penny! I said no touching and you have held my hand twice tonight and now this."

"It was just that you were my hero tonight and the hero always get a kiss from the girl."

Sheldon thought about it for a while and then said "Yes you are right, ok."

"I have a secret to tell you Sheldon. I promised Leonard I wouldn't tell you, he is having a party tonight."

"What! That goes against the Roommate Agreement, both parties have to be present at any party given by the other party."

"Honey it doesn't matter."

"But Penny he will wreck the apartment, they will be going through my comic book collection as we speak, I have to phone him now." Sheldon pushed the blankets back and started to get out of his bed.

"Sheldon, don't worry about it, Leonard told me that he will not let anyone in you room, he promised me he would make sure it didn't get out of hand."

Sheldon leaned back on his pillow and brought the blankets back over his legs.

"If you say so."

"So Sheldon I told you my secret, your turn to tell me yours?"