A/N - Ta-da, next-day update! :)

"Hey, you're up!" Leonard grinned, as he opened the door to Penny. "How're you feeling?"

"Pretty good, whatever they gave me at the hospital really helped. I slept for ages and they pain is way better now." Penny smiled. "Do you remember if they said anything about how long it's gonna take until I can stop wearing this stupid bandage on my forehead?"

"Oh, just until tomorrow I think. So the cut doesn't get infected and stuff."

"Good, it is so hard to put make-up on with this bandage. And the sling. Took me so long! Did they say anything about the sling?"

"When your arm is less swollen and you feel okay to move it properly." Leonard reminded her. "Though it looks less - what was the phrase you used yesterday? - like it ate all the cheesecake."

"Ah... yeah, that I remember. Hey, thanks for everything yesterday." She put a hand on his arm.

Priya arrived at the door behind Penny, just getting in from her day at work.

"Oh, hello, Penny."

Penny stepped aside to let her into the apartment. "Hi, Priya."

She looked at Penny, suddenly realizing the bandage on her forehead and the sling holding her arm. "What happened to you?"

Penny wondered if she was imagining the slightly happy tone in Priya's voice, or if she actually was happy that Penny was injured. "Oh, I slipped yesterday. Hit my forehead and... did something to my arm. I dunno, I can't remember. It's okay though. Leonard took me to the ER, and I've had like a gazillion hours sleep."

"Oh, that's good that you got some sleep. Leonard, I'm going to wash up and make some dinner."

Penny and Leonard watched as Priya put her stuff down and walked to the bathroom. Leonard turned back to Penny and asked her the question which had been at the forefront of his mind ever since yesterday. "So do you remember... anything... from yesterday?"

"Umm, I remember everything up until we got in the car to get back. I guess that's the beauty of those painkillers. Why?"

"Oh..." Leonard frowned, and felt his heart drop slightly. "Nothing?"

"Not really. Why?"

"Just wondering." Leonard shrugged it off. How could she not remember? Maybe she didn't mean that she actually loved him. Saying stupid things you couldn't remember when you woke up was probably the side effect of strong painkillers. A little like the morning after a night out. But still, people didn't just say stuff like that if they had never thought of it, did they? When people were drunk, they often said stuff they wouldn't say out loud if they were sober. Leonard remembered that from nights where Penny had come home drunk from her nights out with her girlfriends. Did that apply to medication too? He had no idea, he wasn't a doctor. He considered asking his mother, she would probably know the answer. But that would involve talking to her, and explaining the situation. He didn't want to tell his mother that he, her son, had cheated on his girlfriend. He didn't need the lectures or her analysis of his sudden unfaithfulness. He didn't even understand that himself. Though come to think of it, he hadn't even told her he had a new girlfriend. No, it was best not to tell his mother. Or anyone, really... if Penny couldn't remember what she had said, he would have to settle with the fact that the painkillers she had been given made people do and say stupid things. "Nothing... at all?" He didn't know why he felt so upset that she couldn't remember saying 'I love you' to him. It was stupid, she didn't mean it like he thought she had meant it. What did it matter to him anyway? Why should it matter?

"Really, nothing. Why? Oh God, did I say something stupid?"

"No," Leonard shook his head, not quite managing a smile. "Nothing stupid at all. I'll see you around."

"Yeah..." She looked at him for a moment, her brow raised. For a moment she wondered if he wasn't quite telling the truth. But he would tell her, right? He'd probably tell her and they'd both be laughing about it. "Well, thank you again."

"You're out of your sling!" Leonard's face lit up as he entered the laundry room to see Penny emptying a basket into a washing machine. It had been over a week since he'd seen her properly, only having bumped into her once or twice in the hallway.

"Yup! Aaandd..." She put the basket down and turned around to face him. "No bandage, and the stitches are out!"

"You can hardly see the bruise!"

"Yeah... I found a makeup tutorial on YouTube." Penny shrugged. "The bruise didn't do anything to make me look better. And my arm has lost weight, look!" Penny held out her arm, and pointed to the bruise on her elbow. "It just looks funny now. But it doesn't really hurt anymore."

"Well, that's good." He smiled at her. "No more spilling oil in your kitchen though. I've missed you at the gym, you know."

Penny's eyes snapped up at him. What the hell did that mean? Did he miss the gym bathroom sex or just having company there? She hadn't been to the gym since that time. The first week after, she'd had to cover somebody's shift. Last week she had slipped, and she hadn't gone yesterday because she wasn't sure her arm could take all that strain yet. The strain from the exercise, not the sex, Penny thought to herself quickly, as she touched the bruise on her elbow. All she managed to say in reply was "Oh."

"Oh what?"

She blinked quickly. "I... didn't realize I'd missed out three weeks at the gym." She watched as Leonard emptied his own laundry into a washer. "I'll be there next week."

"Great!" He grinned. He inserted a quarter and started his load. "Are you just gonna leave your washing in there or actually start the machine?"

"Oh, yeah!" Penny quickly tipped in some powder and softener, before inserting a quarter and starting her load. "So, has Howard let you have a go on his Vespa yet?"

Leonard frowned, shaking his head, as they began to ascend the steps to the hallway. "Nope. I think our ride was the closest I'll ever get."

You bet it is. "Aw, that's a shame."

"And he won't let Priya ride it because Raj told him she once crashed his scooter when they were kids, and he's too protective over his Vespa to let her have a go." He decided to leave out the part where Priya had told him she hated the idea of him on a Vespa with his ex-girlfriend, and had reminded him of his promise to keep his distance from Penny.

"Well, at least you've had a go." Penny smiled as they reached the hallway outside their apartments. "So you're not completely missing out."

"True, true," Leonard sighed. "So, gym next week?"

There it was again. Seriously, is it for the sex or for the company? Because I will take either. Preferably both. Definitely both."Of course." Oh my God, I have got to stop thinking like that. But as she entered her apartment and closed the door, she saw her Hello Kitty water bottle on the kitchen counter, and she couldn't help but think the thoughts she was trying so hard not to.

A/N - Hope you enjoyed! Thank you for the reviews yesterday, keep them coming, I love seeing what you think! I'm not sure how I want to go about this next gym encounter... or if it's even going to be the next chapter or a bit later. I dunno. And for those of you waiting for all the feelings and honesty and stuff... it's getting there. Really slowly. I have plans... but first some more fun ;)