Saturday was Penny's day-off, and she woke up at eleven feeling like her old self. "Good morning, Texas," she said as she tried to operate the coffee machine. After the incident in Starbucks, she just wanted to make the damn thing herself.

But the coffee machine was uncooperative, and Penny sighed. "For God's sake," she said as she picked up the phone to call room service for breakfast. She slumped back into the bed and opened her e-mail.

"Of course," she muttered to herself as she opened an e-mail from Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

Penny,

I'm sorry for how I acted the previous time. That was uncalled for, I realize. I know that I am probably the last person that you want to see, but you need to hear me out. I need to formally apologize.

Sheldon

Penny read the e-mail over and over, and soon she heard someone knock on the door. She got her breakfast and went back to the bedroom. When she sat back down on the bed with her pancakes, she sighed. "You win, Sheldon." She started typing a reply.

Penny had no idea why she wanted to look good for their meeting, but she took extra time to soak in the tub, fix her hair and apply make-up.

Leonard was calling her, but she muted the phone and dumped it into her purse. "I'll call you back, sweetie," she said to herself as she went down the elevator.

She saw Sheldon in the hotel lobby where they had agreed to meet. "Hello," she greeted him.

"Hello," he replied. "You look beautiful. But then again, you always do."

Penny smiled at his honesty. That was one thing she loved about Sheldon, among other things. With him, there's no room for lies. "Thank you."

Sheldon pursed his lips. "I... wanted to apologize. For what happened in Sweden." Penny blinked, and he continued. "I thought that if I removed you from my life, I would... stop feeling the way I do. For you."

"But... Amy..." Penny whispered.

"I lied about Amy," Sheldon replied. "She made me happy, in a way, but she was not you. I guess she was just a distraction. Seeing you with Leonard was hard for me. Amy has decided to marry Faisal because she realized that... well, she wasn't you."

"She wasn't me?" Penny asked. "What do you mean, Sheldon?"

Sheldon sighed. "It's always been you, you know." Penny sniffed. "I wasn't lying the other day. I did miss you."

Penny's eyes were heavy with tears. "I love Leonard, Sheldon," she said mostly to herself. "And you've been living without me for a year now. You'll be fine."

"Living? I was merely breathing and working and following my daily routines without you, but that is barely living." Sheldon replied.

Penny was crying now, ugly and uncontrollable. She pulled Sheldon into a hug and cried into his chest. "I've missed you too, you know. Your friends miss you too. But I love Leonard."

Sheldon smiled, chin resting on the top of Penny's head. "I know. I understand. If you weren't married, I'd tell you that I'd wait for you. But you are, so I will just be happy for my best friend."

Penny glared at him. "Won't you be happy for me?"

Sheldon shook his head. "You are my best friend."

She stood on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss on his cheek. "Thanks, Sheldon."

Penny and Sheldon were so engrossed with the moment that they did not hear or see the cameras clicking in the distance.