I don't know how I'm supposed to apologize on how late this update is! This took two re-writes, and each were different from the other. This is the one that closely meets the expectations I had for this chapter. We're a few chapters from the end, and I hope to finish this story before the new year. Wish me luck.
Disclaimer: Several characters featured in this story are not owned by me and belong to their respective owners. I am simply borrowing them for this story and will return them as quickly as possible. Spelling errors, grammatical errors and any type of error, the plot, and the OCs featured, are the only ones that belong to me. Characters may seem OOC, but this is an Alternate Universe and is not set in the show. More on that at the end.
WARNING! IF YOU ARE OFFENDED AND ARE SENSITIVE (?) TO GRAPHIC AND EXPLICIT MATERIAL, EXIT THIS STORY NOW AND FIND AN APPROPRIATE STORY FOR YOU. CORPORATE!SHELDON AND CORPORATE!PENNY ARE CONSENSUAL ADULTS WHO ARE VERY OUT OF CHARACTER. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
^Read that in the voice of those smoking commercial narrators.
"So, let me get this straight, you're having an explicit affair with your company's new vice president, and you've fallen in love with him? I'm puzzled that it took a year for you to tell me about this... Is he tall, muscular and have a set of perfect white teeth?"
Penny creased her eyebrows as she took a sip of coffee, "It's not an affair, okay? We're both single and we don't have any type of relationship going on. Oh, and no, he isn't muscular, but he does have nice teeth."
"Isn't that a bit different from your normal taste of men? I remember your ex, Collin, he had well maintained hair, and teeth worthy of a crest commercial. Whats the sudden change of flavor, Penny?"
"Honestly, Amy, do you really have to put it that way? He's not muscular, but he is tall, has beautiful blue eyes, is really smart, even smarter than you," Penny tapped a finger on her chin, evaluating Sheldon's good features. "He has this cute smile that he never shows anyone, and this odd innocence that I find so attractive, and his fingers- oh god, they're so long and-"
The brunette cocked an eyebrow at her, placing her pen and clipboard down. "I'm afraid I have to cut it there. As much as I'd like to hear more of your sexual exploits with your new mysterious lover, I would much rather scrutinize the compelling mind of my bestie." Her best friend blinked, confused on what she said, "I wanna know how you feel and think about this. I've only heard you say that you have fallen for someone twice, this being the second time. How are you so sure that you have fallen for him, Penny?"
Penny sighed, that was something she continuously asked herself since she realized that she loved him. She had avoided him for two weeks now, she ignored his texts, ordered Fred, the hotel manager, to ban him from the hotel and had informed the board that she wouldn't be attending meetings for the time being. She couldn't stand to see him and remember the look he had on his face- the look that caused her heart to break over a million times within a second. She hated acting like this, she hated avoiding him, she hated missing him, she hated loving him. It would have all worked out if she hadn't told her father that she could attend the annual board advisers symposium. Everyone was going, which meant that Sheldon was too.
With that realization, she decided to consult her neuroscientist best friend, Amy Farrah Fowler.
"I- I don't know, Ames. You know what went down with that so called love of mine, I don't even consider it as love anymore. It's just that, I miss him, and whenever I see him, I have to resist the urge to cry. It's been two weeks since I've last talked to him, and I'm missing him so much that I wanna scream!" Amy nodded, writing what she had said on her clipboard. "I see, but wouldn't you consider this as separation anxiety? For nearly a year you have spent every waking day with him, and have grown so attached that you can't bear the thought of being apart?" The brunette frowned, "though, that can be considered as what they call, head over heels in love. Fascinating, bestie, you have proven to me that separation from a loved one does make one's heart suffer!"
"Didn't you grieve when your grandmother died?" The blonde asked, leaning back onto the chair she was sitting in. "Of course I did! However, I have inherited her entire wardrobe thus I feel like she accompanies me everywhere!" Amy pointed to her sweater, "this entire outfit is hers, but my leopard spotted underwear is a secret I share with Victoria!" Penny mentally cringed as she imagined her best friend since high school parading her "secret" underwear. "Yes, enough of all this talk about clothes, or else I might be forced to attend the proposition meeting later."
"You're not attending meetings?" Amy asked, stirring her spoon inside her cup of tea. "Wouldn't your father get mad? I remember him being strict even with your shooting lessons." Penny nodded, "well, Sheldon's the vice president, he's bound to show up there. He has never missed a day at work, I swear. I told my dad that I had other things to attend to, much more important things." The neuroscientist raised her cup to her lips, "which are?"
"Avoiding Sheldon, and thinking of a way to fix this mess I got myself in." She happily said, grabbing Amy's clipboard. "I highly doubt that those are much more important things. If you 'miss' him, why are you avoiding him like the plague? I still have yet to understand the function of avoiding him when all it does is give you heartache." Amy crossed her legs, placing her hands on her knees, "is it because you fear that he will, again, reject your feelings if you have any sort of encounter?"
Penny scowled at her, "n-no! It's not that, I swear! I already know that he won't say it back..." She looked down at her coffee cup, "he's still in love with this, girl he met, and even after a year he still loves her. I've seen pictures of the girl and she's gorgeous. I'm avoiding him cause I don't want it to be awkward between us, not when he's already warmed up to me."
Amy's mouth quirked upwards as she leaned towards her friend, "well, look at that! My bestie, is jealous and insecure! In all my years of knowing you I have never even smelled insecurity coming off from you!" The brunette clapped her hands happily and quickly jotted down the new information, "but bestie, you're drop dead gorgeous! Is it possible for someone to be even slightly more beautiful than you? If there is, do you currently have a picture of her?" Penny groaned, crossing her arms and fixing her posture, "No, I don't have a picture, but she's really pretty. Amy, I came here for you to help me with my problem. So far, all we have is that I love him, and that there's a person who may be prettier than me. What are we gonna do now?"
The neuroscientist placed her clipboard down and leaned forward, smiling at her. "What we're gonna do now, bestie, is arrange for me to join your trip for further observations."
"Napa Valley is so beautiful at nine in the morning!" Raj chirped as he exited the bus, stretching his arms as he looked around the receiving entrance of the hotel. Leonard frowned, adjusting the strap of his duffel bag. "How can you be so cheerful? Oh wait, maybe it's the alcohol talking."
The Indian man turned to him, an annoyed scowl appearing on his face. "For your information I didn't drink any alcohol!" His expression softened as Sheldon and Howard appeared from the vehicle, "but I would have if Sheldon had gone through with his plan of bringing Alex along."
Howard snickered, "and thank god he didn't bring that back stabber. Now I can properly talk to you guys about target lion!"
"Target lion?" Leonard asked while moving away from the entrance of the bus. "Who's that?"
"It's she who shall not be named," Howard answered, realizing that Sheldon hadn't been listening, "hey, this discussion includes you too!" The executive blinked, tearing his attention from his phone to the short engineer. "This is a symposium for the various departmental heads of the Penbark group," he started, raising his eyebrow, "why are you here?"
Howard grumbled as Raj and Leonard chuckled behind him, "I'm the head engineer of this company and I was invited, too!" He shook his head, irritated at the fact that he was the only one who wasn't a department head. "And it's rude to change subjects! We are currently facing something bigger than this bus!"
"You're overreacting, Howard," Leonard commented, patting a hand on Howard's shoulder before pointing towards the lobby. "Everyone's heading there, come on."
The engineer frowned, picking up his bag and following after his friends. "You guys really shouldn't just ignore this!"
"We're not ignoring it, we're ignoring you," Sheldon clarified.
"Oh sure, ignore me, the only one who's actually sane in this group!" Howard groused in irritation. He just couldn't understand why they didn't care about this matter. It's not like this was for him, it was for Sheldon... and maybe him once he crushes Penny down to the ground. He sighed once he realized that Sheldon had ended the conversation and looked around. He was shocked to see someone beside Penny. He knew most of the departmental heads from Penbark, but he wasn't too familiar with the heads from the other companies. He definitely did not know who she was, which meant that she was Penny's back up.
"Hey Raj," the engineer said, stepping closer to his best friend, "you're kind of the creepy stalker-ish type, who's that girl with the ice princess?"
Raj quickly looked around, trying to spot where Penny was, then narrowed his eyes. "I'm not sure, I've never seen her at the office or at any of the company symposiums. I don't think she's new, there would have been some kind of introductory if she was. Maybe she's a friend?"
A friend, so he was right, she's Penny's back up. He briefly wondered if Penny had something planned, then he realized that she always has something planned. He needed to keep guard over his friends, or else Penny might strike. However, this was a pro-Penny zone, since Penbark was a partner of this hotel. He needed to thread lightly, and quickly, like a ninja.
He turned to Sheldon, who had some kind of, troubled look on his face. He had to show him that Penny wasn't as nice as he thought she was.
"I enjoyed that vineyard trip," Amy remarked to her best friend who sat opposite her in the booth. "Even though it had absolutely nothing to do with this symposium."
Penny called on a waiter and ordered them drinks, "oh, dad just really likes showing off. We go here pretty much every year, nothing really changes."
"So, whats next in the company itinerary? We do have three days and two nights of relaxation and snooping around!" The neurobiologist announced happily as the drinks came. "I know I promised to help you with this lover situation, but I must admit, a spa day with my bestie really is a one time experience!"
The blonde took a sip of her drink, she didn't want to get too drunk for the board meeting. There was only one meeting for the trip, and it was held on the first day, then they were free to do whatever they want. Usually on the second night, the departmental heads from the other companies organize a party for all of them. Now that, was something she was looking forward to. "We can go to the spa early tomorrow, what I need now," she placed her glass on the table, "is a plan."
Amy grinned, "it's fairly simple, bestie. During your meeting, or somewhere during this night, I shall find him and befriend him. Then tomorrow, during the party, I shall invite him, intoxicate him and dish out details from him. Once I'm done with him, I'll lead him to you and let you do the rest."
Penny hoped that it would work, she really did. A part of her wanted to just forget about him completely. They didn't necessarily have to interact at work, she could always get her assistant to hand him the reports. She didn't have to talk to him during meetings, they barely even sat at the same end of the conference table. She could always get a new pet, it wasn't that hard, there were always several men wanting to be at her beck and call. Maybe she could even get a boyfriend or something like that it wasn't impossible. If she out her mind into it, she could really life without him.
But she couldn't, it was hard to admit but, she really couldn't.
Sheldon had become such a vital part of her life that she could barely imagine him gone forever. Everywhere she went, there was some memory of him with her there. At her office, she could perfectly remember the day that he became her dog. The elevator at work and at the hotel that they've share so many trips on. Her apartment- which was the worst of all- every corner haunted her of his presence. The way he reprimanded her on their breakfast schedule; the exact spot where he always sat, her bedroom which had already become his, the bathroom where he had added his Star Wars products. All of them blamed her on why they were lonely.
She blamed herself on why she felt so lonely.
"How exactly will that fix everything?" Penny asked grimly, she tried not to be to pessimistic.
"It will," Amy reassured her. It wasn't as reassuring as she probably thought it would be. "Hey, aren't you supposed to go the meeting?" Penny checked her watched then widened her eyes, "oh crap, I totally forgot!" She stood up, grabbing her purse and handing her a piece of paper with her signature on it. "Just leave that there, and they'll know what it means."
"Bestie," Amy said, "don't worry, our plan will work, and we'll get you and Zack back together. I heard from Stacy that he'd be here taking a vacation."
Penny raised an eyebrow. She didn't want to see nor talk to her ex-boyfriend Zack, which meant that Amy was using him as a codename. She should have thought of that with that sneaky engineer present here. "Yeah, I know we've had some rough times, and even if he cheated on me, I think he deserves another chance. I cheated him on too, and that makes me equally as bad." She lied, but she knew that Amy was up to something and went along. "I'll talk to you later, Ames." Amy grinned as she watched her best friend leave.
"I know you're there, I could hear you whispering." She turned around and leaned over the booth divider, frowning down at the man crouching behind it.
"Pretty sharp hearing skills," he commented as he sat up straight.
Howard turned his phone's voice recorder off and returned the frown that the woman sent her. "You're planning something on Sheldon, aren't you?" He accused.
The brunette gave him her best truth face, "I'm not sure who this Sheldon is, but Penny has mentioned him. If you are as curious as you seem, Penny cheated on Zack with Sheldon, it had been a one night stand." She said in a monotone, she was great at doing it. "They broke up because of it, and now she wants to apologize to Zack. Zack is also a member here, and I had tipped him off that Penny was here."
The engineer narrowed his eyes at her, there was something very suspicious about her. He couldn't tell what, but she seemed dead serious. "Why are you telling me all of this?"
Amy crossed her arms, "because Penny has mentioned you as well. Something about one of the employees thinking that she's out to 'target' this Sheldon even though they are merely colleagues. My bestie isn't too pleased with you and your accusations. I know everything."
"If you really know everything then you should know that your bestie targets all of the vice presidents," he sneered. "It wouldn't be surprising that she would target Sheldon next."
She scoffed, knowing where to go with this. "Please, that friend of yours was a mere mistake and Penny has chosen to forget about it. She cares deeply about Zack and will not lower her level to some guy."
"That's my friend you're talking about!" Howard growled.
Amy leveled her tone with his, "and that's my friend you're talking about." She placed the piece of paper on the table and stood up. "You're not too different to what you accuse my friend to be. You're trying to control that friend of yours, just because you think you're right. And once you prove your accusations, which are a hundred percent false, you'd throw your friend away. It's really not different," she took one last sip of her drink then picked up her purse, "good day."
Howard angrily squeezed his phone, he was nothing like her. She was a monster, and he was just protecting his friend. Sure, they weren't best friends, but in the end they were friends, and he valued his friendship no matter how many times he insulted him. But he didn't want to be a fool, there was a possibility that they really were talking about that ex of hers. He didn't know and that made him angry.
Maybe it would be better if he let this entire situation go.
"Well, if it isn't our favorite little sister and her best friend?"
Penny winced, she knew that voice anywhere. She and Amy were currently having breakfast at the resort's main restaurant. There weren't a lot of important things that happened during the meeting, it was mostly about how stocks were doing and the potential products they were going to release.
She and Sheldon didn't interact at all, if you were wondering. She was too busy playing on her phone.
"Isn't it too early to be annoying?" She asked as her bolder brother and sister sat beside her and Amy.
Her older brother, Mark, managed the Penbark transportation division. He handled the airways, cruise lines and automobile company stocks. He looked like a younger version of their father, a bit tired, though, due to his episode with drugs. "I'm a bit sad that I didn't even noticed you at last night's meeting, you were to occupied with doodle jump." He chuckled while calling a waiter for their order.
Their older sister, Barbara, managed the real estate and hotels division of the company. This resort was under her care, and so was the hotel she lived in. Barbara was married to one of their business associates' son, they were some sort of business couple that she never wanted to be like. She also saw her sister more since she was always at their building complaining about how she can't raise her children by herself. She also kept stealing Henry, their butler, from them just so he could fetch her children from school.
"Oh Mark, stop it," their sister said, her face emotionless as ever. Her sister only used three expressions; serious, mad and whiny. She wondered if she'd turn into her if she ever married and had kids. Their mom was never as bland as her. "But he's right, we barely felt that you were there. You should have spoken up when one of the employees talked about cheapening production." She took the spare fork on the table and cut herself a piece of egg. "That would hurt that little clothing line of yours."
Penny sighed, she'd rather deal with Sheldon than deal with her siblings terrorizing her hobby. Mark didn't care much, but Barbara absolutely hated the clothing line idea. She was even the one who protested about it. Barbara, and Mark, also knew about her 'pet' activities. She was just happy that they never told their mom and dad. Neither of them were happy that Penny was toying around with employees; they wanted her to marry someone from the business world, and manage more little businesses. She really didn't want any of that. She wanted to be the princess who was rescued by the prince and live happily ever after- but that was only meant for fairytales, not reality.
"My clothing line is fine," the younger sibling grumbled, stabbing her fork on her toast. "We already found cheap yet fine materials for our clothes, thank you very much."
The waiter arrived and brought the twos orders. "So, is that dominatrix thing of yours still going on?" Mark asked, spreading cream on his bagel. "We respect your fetishes, but you gotta settle down soon. Plus, it's not nice to get so many employees fired." Penny glared at Amy who was chuckling, if she said even one word about Sheldon, she would beat her with a bag of oranges. The older blonde deeply frowned, "you're twenty three, Penny, you should at least have a stable boyfriend by now."
"Okay, first of all, it isn't a fetish!" Penny hissed, "and I am not a dominatrix, I do not use whips or chains or something like that!"
"So, you're a sadist?" Her brother asked.
"No, absolutely not! Why would you even think that I am?" She gave Amy a light kick, which meant, DO NOT SPEAK.
"Well," Mark drawled, "aren't you doing all of this cause of that incident in the past? And aren't they suffering because of you? You order them around, use them for sex, then get them fired at the worst situation possible. It's amazing how dad hasn't noticed the pattern."
Barbara nodded, much to Penny's annoyance, "that's right, that's frowned upon by today's society, Penelope."
"I'm not doing anything wrong, okay?" She was already getting a headache by just talking to them. "And besides, I don't have any new pets. I'm just trying to, uh, go with the flow." She noticed Amy grin then quickly frown and then nodded. Where was a bag of oranges when you needed one?
Her older sister crossed her arms, "really? I met the new vice president last night, he was rather good looking and seemed very intelligent. Dad seems to like him a lot."
"Now now, Barbara, don't tell me you're planning on cheating on Hank with him," Mark teased, "oh wait, aren't you getting divorced?" Barbara quickly leaned on the table and hit her brother with her bag. "Aren't you the insensitive jerk? I did not, and am not, cheating on Hank, he was the one who cheated on me." She sent her brother a menacing look, "watch your words, you brat, or I'll accidentally shoot you too."
"Look, this is a really fun bonding moment, but me and Amy really have to go-" Just as Penny stood up, Barbara reached for her arm and pulled her back down. She forgot that she wasn't the only one who was great at Junior Rodeo.
"We haven't gotten to the point yet," Mark said, intertwining his fingers on the table.
"And what exactly is that point?" Penny asked, she just really wanted to go.
"The point is that," Barbara started, "we called on your ex-boyfriend to come here and rekindle things with you."
Amy winced as Penny shot up from her seat, "YOU DID WHAT?"
"Calm down, calm down," Mark said, trying to get his sister to sit down, "before you get all Godzilla and stuff, you have to know that he really is sorry, and wants to get back together with you. I saw him at the Golf Club and he looked great, then he asked how you were doing, and he's still single. I'm sure that he's serious on earning your trust back."
Barbara nodded, why did she have to keep agreeing to their idiot brother's plans? "Zack would be a great husband. He may not be the smartest of the bunch, but he's handsome, has street smarts, or something and is set to inherit the company from his father," she raised an eyebrow at her little sister. "He's one of the best of all your ex-boyfriends and is actually decent once you forget all his IQ. We invited him to the party tonight, so you must look your best. It would be wise to strengthen out bond with his company you know."
Penny groaned in frustration and stood up, "for someone who doesn't want to take over the company, you sure do talk about business a lot." She grabbed her bag, then dragged Amy from out of her booth.
"Don't forget about tonight!" Her brother called as they left the restaurant.
"I swear I didn't call Zack like I said before," Amy muttered, once they reached the lobby.
"I know Amy, I know."
She really couldn't believe what was happening to her. She didn't want to get back together with Zack! She wanted to fix things with Sheldon, who her sister is probably thinking of making her boyfriend! Was this all because Amy used him as an excuse? Is this like that, beetle something that Sheldon made her watch? She needed to get out of this, and fast.
Sheldon loathed parties, he really did. Which was why he wondered why he was currently helping Raj prepare the venue for the party, tonight. It had already been an hour and a half since Howard disappeared and Leonard pretended to be sick, leaving him to stay with the "life of the party."
"Sheldon, if you could, please move the table over there." Raj ordered from the other side of the room. With a groan, he went to the said table and dragged it to where Raj stood. He should be at his room, relaxing and playing Age of Conan. The resort did have free, high speed internet. "Is there anything else you want me to do?"
The Indian man shook his head, happily looking at the function hall. "Nope, this is great. The food will arrive at around five thirty, but I'm sure they can handle that. Are you going to go back to your room and play Age of Conan?"
"It depends," Sheldon hummed, thinking about his plans for the evening, "I plan to take a walk and view the surroundings for a bit, then I'll return to my room. If Wyatt does not badger me into attending the party, you are free to go multiplayer with me."
"Sounds very tempting, but you know that the nightlife calls me." Raj smiled up at his friend, he'd love to play with him, but he had volunteered to organize this party. He wasn't gonna abandon ship. "Are you sure that you don't want to go to the party? It's gonna be pretty off the hook."
"I'll have to decline, there might be a village who needs the help of a brave conqueror." Sheldon nodded then took his exit. Why would he want to go to a party? What a joke.
He really wasn't going to take a walk, it was just that the room Wyatt had given him was so far away. There was a shortcut through the garden, but there might have been various insects there waiting to kill him. There was no harm in passing by the main building.
He wondered where Howard went to; he hadn't seem him since last night. Leonard, on the other hand, had a serious asthma attack from the long walk at the vineyards. He sort of felt lonely... who was he kidding, he loved being alone. His routine consisted of him, and only him. Sure, he enjoyed their HALO night, but he would much rather play online on his laptop, alone. Since the others weren't around; he could eat beef, which Koothrappali strongly tries not to eat, anything with peanuts, that Wolowitz would choke on, and anything dairy that Leonard couldn't process. He could even eat Thai food at his apartment instead of...
He suddenly felt a depressing feeling that he felt every now and then. Maybe it was due to the change of environment. It was probably that.
"Are you Sheldon Cooper?" He spun around to meet the brunette who was with Penny. "Yes, I am, and who may you be?"
The brunette extended her hand out to me, "Amy, Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, nice to meet you." Sheldon stared at her hand, merely nodding in acknowledgement, "I'm not really one for shaking hands."
The woman, Amy, smiled, "me too, but various peers have told me that it is more proper than hitting someone on the buttocks." What an add woman, he mused. "So, what brings you here? You're clearly not an employee at Penbark."
"I am Penny's friend," she answered, waiting for a reaction from him, "she invited me along. It's been a while since we've hung out."
"I see," he simply said, he didn't really care about banal chit chat. This conversation was going absolutely nowhere. He didn't have any interest in wasting his time talking to her, he just wanted to play his game. "If you may excuse me-"
"Wait," Amy interrupted, "the truth is, I feel very left out here. I'm not from the company, so I don't really know anyone. Plus," she adjusted her glasses, "Penny's out somewhere rekindling her romance with her ex-boyfriend. I don't really want to be their third wheel, so I decided to take a walk."
Sheldon blinked, slightly wondering who the ex-boyfriend was. Was it Chris, the VP before him? Or Kurt- the guy from that foul party from before? Were the any ex-boyfriends he knew of? He frowned, he didn't understand why he was concerned. She had cut all ties with him two weeks ago. He tried to talk to her, much to his chagrin, but she had ordered everyone that he not be allowed in her home or office. He still didn't have an answer to their confrontation from before. He was still very confused by it, he didn't know what the protocol was for that situation!
Love, it was such an irritating, confusing and tedious thing. He'd probably never understand it, and he never wished to understand it.
"Penny told me that you had once aspired to be a physicist," he heard her say once he snapped out of his thoughts. "I have several friends in the realm of physics, I'm not a physicist but I am a neurobiologist. I study monkey's behaviors to drugs."
Sheldon's face lit up as he turned to her, "oh, that was you! I had once gone on a lecture about the scientific study on monkeys, I never thought that I'd actually meet the person behind it! Your work is remarkable, Dr. Fowler!" The neurobiologist grinned, "I'm very flattered, Mr. Cooper, I'm very dedicated to my work. Do you have any important meetings you are supposed to attend?" He shook his head, "no, yesterday's meeting was the only one. May I ask why you are asking?"
"I need a second person view on this research I'm currently conducting," she answered, gesturing to her bag, "I would have shown a colleague, but we're all busy with our own experiments. I've already lost a great deal of time on this trip, and as much as I'd like to make my bestie think about monkeys, I'd rather get a reaction from someone who has a passion for science. And maybe monkeys."
"I like monkeys," Sheldon said, causing her to smile, "and online games. Perhaps you're a fan of multiplayer roleplaying online games, as well?
The brunette shook her head as they made their way to the resort cafe, "no, not really. I detest such idiotic and childish things." She looked up to see a look of horror on his face, "that can't possibly be true! Do you like trains?"
Penny softly sighed as the two disappeared from her sight. This was all a part of Amy's new plan, and it would work. Amy would lure him to go to the party, get him drunk and then she would do the rest. But somehow, she felt a pang of jealousy and hurt in chest. Sheldon and Amy had numerous things in common- how could she have forgotten? They should have thought this through, what if Sheldon finds an interest in her or vice versa? Sheldon would probably prefer someone intellectual and science-y than some fun, life of the party girl. Plus, Amy wouldn't terrorize him that much.
No, she shouldn't think like that, that would just force her to go against Amy, her best friend. She just has to trust her on this, then it will be all fixed. And she still had to deal with the Zack thing.
Sheldon scowled as Amy opened the door, he really didn't want to go to the party. Three hours after a rather pleasant and fun exchange about science, Amy suggested the idea of going to this party. He had declined at first, then she talked about how much she'd be left out of the party especially since Penny was with her ex. He still declined, but then realized that he had to talk to Raj about Howard.
There was something odd about Howard's disappearance, and had anything critical happened to him- his career may be doomed.
"You're going to have a fun time, Sheldon," Amy said as they entered the venue. She had even gone up to his room and chose his clothes. She chose a shirt that Gregg and Bailey had gotten him, he brought along since he hadn't done laundry. Because of the weekend rule Penny set, he had another set of clothes at her home, and a different set at home. Saturday was laundry night, no exceptions. He also had no time to do laundry before he left because he had to meet with investors. Amy also magically appeared with a stiff, and itchy, suit jacket.
He looked like a clown.
"I highly doubt that, Amy," he answered, making their way to a cocktail table. "Hmm, I moved this table over there, why is it here?" He stared at the table then at the empty space on the other side of the room. If Raj was going to return it to the original setup, why did he even ask him to move it?
"Hey Sheldon, who's this?" It was Leonard, walking towards them with a smile. Sheldon turned to Amy then to Leonard, "Leonard, this is Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, Amy, this is the head of our electronics department, Leonard Hoftstadter."
Leonard happily shook her hand, "it's a pleasure to meet you. You're Penny's friend, right?"
The brunette grinned at him, "we're best friends, besties, BFFs, peas in a pod, sisters who would share traveling pants. We're closer than a nail stuck in a piece of wood." Her smile dropped, and Leonard had the feeling that he should leave. "What of it?"
"N-nothing, I just saw you with her yesterday, and you're not an employee here." Leonard turned to Sheldon, asking for help. "What Leonard means is that," Sheldon pursed his lips, he really didn't know what Leonard meant, "you're Penny's friend, and that you aren't from around here. Isn't that right, Leonard?" The shorter man sighed, there really was no use in trying to start a conversation.
"Well, hello dear friends and stranger!" Raj cheerfully greeted as he approached them, a bottle and a glass of champagne in hand. "How are you enjoying the party, nameless brunette stranger?"
"Is he drunk?" Sheldon whispered to Leonard who simply nodded.
"Greetings, I am Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, and the party is what you would call, raging." The Indian man smiled, placing the bottle and glass on the table, "good, good. I had a feeling that this party was great, there is nothing better than a Koothra-party! I'm Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali, the head of the research department and the organizer of this 'raging' party!" He placed a hand on Sheldon's back, patting him roughly, "don't be afraid to get drinks, and have some fun! This is to celebrate another fruitful year at Penbark!" Raj turned around and raised his glass, "to Penbark!"
"Well, isn't he an energetic one," Amy commented, searching for a waiter. "What would you two like to drink?" She gestured to one who then made his way to them.
"I'll have a diet coke, or iced tea, I still haven't had dinner." Sheldon said before turning to Leonard, "I'll have what you'll have, Amy." The waiter placed three drinks on the table then left. Amy took one of the glasses then gave them to Sheldon, then handed the other to Leonard. "This isn't diet coke," Sheldon scowled as he sniffed the drink, "it smells a bit like iced tea, though."
"It's iced tea, for those who don't drink," Amy said, taking a sip of her drink, "I passed by here before we bumped into each other. Leonard, that's rum and coke by the way." Leonard stared at his glass then took as shot, "tastes great!"
The neurobiologist watched as Sheldon quickly finished his drink, "this is really good. I'd like another one, what do you call this?"
"Long Island Ice tea, please," Amy told another waiter who passed by, handing Sheldon another glass. "Here you go, I had a feeling you'd like it. It's one of my favorites." The vice president grabbed the glass, swiftly downing it then placed it back down on the table. "Ooh, boy, that's a treat that's hard to beat!"
Leonard blinked at his friend, "hey Sheldon, shouldn't you pace yourself with that?"
"Nuh-uh, I drink tea all the time. I know what I'm doing." He hissed, calling another waiter to get him a drink.
Amy smirked as she took another sip of her drink. This was perfect, it was all going as planned. It would only take a few more glasses till he's drunk, maybe even quicker if he doesn't drink. Just a little bit more, then Penny could make her move. Once Penny has her mind off of Sheldon, they'll finally be able to enjoy a girl's day without worrying about a guy.
She really was a genius.
"Thanks for inviting me to this party, Penny! It's awesome!"
Penny took a deep breath as she and Zack entered the function hall where the party was held. He had to give props to the Indian guy, the party was definitely a hit, and it wasn't even a holiday party.
"Yeah well, the more the merrier," she commented, snatching a glass of champagne from a waiter that walked by. "*But it's not christmas yet, silly! It's like, spring or something!" Somehow, the four months of dating and why she broke up with him flashed before her eyes. He really was an idiot. "Sure, Zack. Why exactly are you here?"
"Cause I missed you, and wanted to get back together," Zack reached for her hand, giving her a sincere look. "I know we had our problems but we can, like, fix it."
Penny swiftly retracted her hand, giving him a look- one that could have soured milk. "Zack, it's been almost two years since we broke up, why now?"
Zack furrowed his eyebrows, "I've been with other girls during that time, and I've realized that they aren't as great as you. You're one of a kind, Penny."
"Are you sure my brother and sister didn't have anything to do with this?" She crossed her arm, waiting for a response. Zack scratched the back of his head then took a deep breath. "Yeah, you got that right, but I really was planning on getting back together with you. We really had a connection, you know?"
"Sex isn't a connection, Zack, not to me," she took a sip of the champagne, "not anymore." The tall man frowned, he does that a lot. "Can we just try, please? I know I'm not as great as that guy you dated after me, and I'm not as smart, but I do like you. We could start again, pretend we're strangers and stuff."
She really needed to talk to her wonderful siblings, she wasn't supposed to be here with him. She was supposed to be readying herself for the moment that Amy tells her to strike. This was her one chance to fix thi-
"Zack, my boy, is that you?" Great, now her dad and pesky siblings arrived.
"Uh, hello, sir," Zack said as he fussed with his appearance. She figured that he knew that her dad was a very strict man. He did have a four month experience of trying to please him. "It's great to see you again, you too, you two."
Mark and her dad smiled at him while Barbara gave him an emotionless nod. If she was so unimpressed, why did she even go along with this plan in the first place? "Dad, I ran to Zack when I was out playing golf and invited him and his father here. Right, Zack?" Her tall, dimwitted ex-boyfriend nodded, "yeah, dad wanted to go, but he was stuck with meetings. Hey, Mark, you never did tell me if you were still doing meth." She turned to see her brother's pissed reaction, that clearly struck a nerve. His plan had just totally backfired.
"No, I'm not," Mark answered though gritted teeth. He was always such a sore loser, "but that's in the past. Our Penny here is single, and we're all hoping that she settles down soon, or maybe in a few years. What are your thoughts on that?"
Zack looked down at her, then at her family, "isn't she like, too young to get married? You're like twenty, right?" She wondered if he noticed the four of them staring at him. He probably didn't, because his brain never did process anything. "I'm twenty three, Zack, not twenty."
"At least I got the twenty right," he happily said.
Barbara shook her head then pinched the bridge of her nose, she was probably getting a headache. Served her right for helping in setting this up. "Oh, Zack, I've never realized how funny you were." Zack have her a look of confusion, "funny?"
Wyatt breathed deeply as his oldest daughter tried to start a conversation with her younger daughter's former boyfriend. His son didn't seem to help and seemed to be enjoying it. He never really liked Zack, but accepted him since they were business partners. He never really did approve of any of Penny's boyfriends. They were either cocky or unbelievably dumb. Zack fell in the second category. He didn't want just some guy to takeover his company, he really didn't. As much as he wanted to leave it to Penny, that would be the only possible outcome. There was only one person who had become his last hope to inherit the company.
"Sheldon, my boy!" He called out to the younger man standing a few tables away.
"Sheldon, the chief is calling you," Leonard slurred, playfully hitting his friend. "I heard him the first time," Sheldon laughed, grabbing a handful of peanuts and shoving it inside his mouth. "Don't give that to Howard, or else-or else he'll have an allergy attack! Okay? Okay!" Leonard gently pushed him to Wyatt's direction, chuckling as he thought of Howard in his allergy state.
Wyatt's smile slowly faded as Sheldon neared their table. The boy was drunk, and all over the place.
Penny furrowed her eyebrows as her former pet reached their table, smiling lopsidedly at each of them. "Howdy, er'body!" He greeted as he dipped his hand in the bowl of nuts, dropping them all in his mouth. He was drunk! Amy did it! She wiped the smile on her face and mirrored the look everyone, except Zack, on the table had. "Sheldon, are you drunk?" Friendly conversation, of course.
Sheldon paused from chewing, swallowed the mouthful of nuts then leaned against the table. "I'm not drunk, I'm just having a tea party!" He exclaimed, calling another waiter and grabbing another drink. "Ya'll should try one of these, it's good."
Mark chuckled while Barbara cleared her throat. "I see Mr. Cooper has had some fun here, haven't you?" That must have been the end of Barbara seeing Sheldon in a different light, Penny thought. She wasn't jealous, she just didn't like the thought of her sister lusting over her pe- the guy he has feelings for. It was so much simpler when they had a clear master-pet and co-worker relationship.
"Yep! At first I didn't wanna go here, but my good friend Amy told me to go. See, Amy's really smart and nice! Wouldn't have gone here if it wasn't for her." He finished his drink, then grabbed a glass of water from a passing waiter, swiftly chugging it down. "Hey, who's that?" He asked to Wyatt, pointing to Zack.
"Hi, I'm Zack Johnson, Penny's ex-boyfriend," Zack said, introducing himself. Sheldon scowled at him, "you're not working here, why are you at this party? This is for Penbark employees only." Somehow, Wyatt had a feeling that that was something Sheldon would say, drunk or not.
"I'm trying to get back together with her," the taller man placed a hand on Penny's side, pulling her close, "don't you think we look good together?"
Sheldon returned Zack's smile with a deadly look, "no, you don't." He glared at Zack, causing his smile to disappear, then at Penny. "Excuse me, I hafta' go back to my friend, Leonard. He's lonely cause I left him." He waved a hand at them as he re-joined his friend.
Zack looked at Wyatt, then back at Penny, "he's friendly!"
Penny huffed, pushing Zack away from her. Something told her that Amy had gotten him too drunk, Sheldon was out of control. She watched him walk towards the seating area along with the short guy and his Indian friend. Amy must've gone to the bathroom since Sheldon was alone. With Sheldon this drunk, the night might not go as planned. She felt a tap on her shoulder, and felt a wave of relief when it was Amy. She excused herself, and dragged Amy out to the hallway.
"Bestie, I watched everything from a good vantage point," Amy pointed to the bathroom entrance, "we could use this level of intoxication to our advantage!"
"How?"
"Easy, I saw how he glared at you and Zack. When someone is drunk, they're more vulnerable and honest. You can now confront him and ask him on how he feels about you!"
The blonde raised an eyebrow, "are you sure this will work?"
Amy nodded, halting a waiter who passed by and grabbed two drinks. "Shall we toast to my genius plan?" She handed Penny the other glass and smiled, "to your genius plan."
"So, dude," Raj drawled, turning to him, "you're like, her sex toy?"
Leonard shook his head, "no, they're like, like friends with benefits! But we all now how that will end, I'm sure they already have feelings for each other!"
Sheldon narrowed his eyes at his two friends, who sat on each side of him. The room didn't spin as much as it did earlier, and he tried to think straight. He felt lightheaded, and somewhat happy. Tea always made everything pleasant. He waved a hand, "I'm not her sex toy, I am not an object!"
Raj and Leonard frowned, staring at each other before laughing wildly. "Of course he's not, he's a human, not an object! How could I have thought that!" Sheldon gave a breathy chuckle, joining in with their laughter. "Exactly my point! You know Raj, I can re-recall that I needed to ask you some... something." The Indian man turned towards him, giving him a serious look, "what is it?"
Sheldon shrugged, "I don't know anymore, but I'll prolly tell you when I remember! Must'nt have been something important, you know? Cause if it was important, I'd prolly would've told you what it was."
"Why don't you try thinking about?" Leonard suggested, causing Raj's eyes to widen. "Leonard! That's a brilliant idea! Try to think about it, go, go!"
"Alright, I'll try," Sheldon nodded, taking a deep breath before placing two fingers at his temples and scrunching his face. The Indian man shrieked, repeatedly shaking his shoulder, "dude! That's for blowing up people's mind! Don't try to hard or else the blood will splatter everywhere!" Leonard placed a hand on Sheldon's forearm, "wait! Look, look over there!" The other two followed where he pointed his finger at. Penny was happily talking to the tall, muscular guy that she had arrived with. Sheldon wondered what his name was.
"Sheldon! That's your woman!" Leonard proclaimed, narrowing his eyes, "you're not supposed to give him to other men!"
"Yeah," Raj agreed, gently pushing him to stand, "you have to fight for your right- to part-ay! And you gotta fight for your woman or else that guy might take her away from you!" Sheldon clenched his jaw, glaring at the man. His friends were right, he had to fight for his right to be with Penny! He wasn't gonna let Zeke, or something, steal her away from him! He still hadn't decided on how he felt for her, and he wasn't letting her go until he knew. "You're right, I gotta get her back! But how?" He asked as he stood.
"Just wing it!" Raj said, giving him a thumbs up. He returned the gesture before heading for Penny. It was good that the room didn't spin as much as before, or else he would've found it difficult to navigate through this crowd.
Once he reached his destination, he slammed his palm on the table, causing the two to jump. "Hey, it's you again!" The bulky man commented, how foolish of him to not recognize his enemy! Penny stared at him before sending him a deadly look, "what are you doing? I was talking to Zack!" Sheldon smelt the alcohol in her breath, he didn't like it when she drank. "I don't care, you're not supposed to talk to him! It's a Saturday!" He placed a hand on her arm, gently tugging her to him. "I told ya' I'd call you if I wanted to see you! I don't wanna see you!"
Zack stared at the drunk people who were arguing in front of him. No one told him that Penny was dating someone, they said she was single. That must have been a lie since they were fighting like an angry couple. He shrugged, taking his drink and leaving the two. Penny wasn't single, and he respected that, plus the Sheldon guy seemed nice when not drunk. He could always relax in his room and watch 90's cartoon reruns. He wished them well and hoped that they'd get back together soon.
"Look what you did, Sheldon!" The blonde slurred, glancing at the empty table then at Sheldon. "I didn't do anything!"
Amy smiled victoriously, a little alcohol wouldn't hurt her plans. It might even quicken it. She really didn't want to get both of them drunk, but Penny wouldn't open up to him if she wasn't. Her bestie was a stubborn person; she wouldn't tell anyone how she really feels unless she's drunk, or had accidentally said it.
They'd eventually thank her, she's sure of it.
"It was you who made him leave!"
"Like I said, I didn't do anything!"
"If you didn't barge in our wonderful conversation, he wouldn't left, Sheldon!"
Out of irritation, he placed a hand on her arm, dragging her out of the venue and out to the garden. He didn't want to argue in front of everyone, they might join in and cause a rumble. "Hey, let me go! I don't wanna talk to you!"
Sheldon shook his head, trying to figure out how to get to his room. "Whether or not you like it you're going to talk to me." He led her out of the garden then to his room, the party was too noisy for a serious conversation. And everyone smelled like alcohol, he really didn't like it. He glanced at her as they went up the stairs, she had went silent when they entered the west wing of the resort. "You're going to have to talk to me."
The blonde clenched her jaw as she glared at his back. He hated him. No, she loathed him. He had changed her, and she wasn't happy about it! Not at all! If he hadn't entered her life, she might have been perfectly fine with getting back together with Zack. Despite his stupidity, he was a nice guy- way nicer than Sheldon. She pulled her hand back once he opened the door of his room. She wasn't going to just let him have his way, he was going to suffer. Just like how he's making her suffer.
He narrowed his eyes at her, his lips forming a thin line. "Get in."
Penny wasn't scared of him, she knew exactly what she could do. She just wanted to hear him beg-apologize for turning her into whatever she had turned into. So she followed instructions and entered his room, it was kind of spinning though. She took a seat at one of the couches then crossed her legs, waiting for him to speak up.
"I didn't like how you kept on talking to that guy," Sheldon sneered, walking into the room with a cold expression. He could probably freeze water with that look. She scoffed, "you don't have any say in who I talk to. You're just my dog." He sat across her, the icy look still daunting her. It was like he was trying to stab her and destroy her. She didn't like it, and it somehow bothered her, but she could level with him. He was just her dog, she needed to tell herself that more.
"Yes, that is true, I am just your pet," he leaned forward, his blue eyes taking her in, "but aren't I a pet, that you love?"
When did he become so cocky? She knew that he was drunk, not that she wasn't, but alcohol is her water, but she didn't expect him to be such a different person once intoxicated. And mad. Or jealous, she really wasn't sure which but combining those together actually scares her. His normal self was usually obedient, although stubborn, and wasn't as intimidating as he was now. She wasn't scared, per se, she was somewhat shocked that there's a side of him that's like this. Maybe she didn't know him as much as she thought, she's learning that day by day.
"Not anymore," she hissed. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to let go of a pet. She had a dog when she was young that she loved deeply. The dog got sick and eventually died, but slowly she moved on. She could do that with him, she could always get a new dog.
"I strongly doubt that you can easily replace me," he snarled, standing then yanking her from the couch. "You can't simply throw me away after you put me through very, very dreadful circumstances." He placed a hand on her wrists, pulling her towards him. "You may think that I ruined you, but in truth it is you who ruined me." He hissed at her, and she swore that he was going to kiss her. An odd thought, but she could see the lust in his eyes. He had once told her, dilated pupils and erratic breathing equaled lust. It was shocking how she remembered that yet still couldn't remember what she was doing before Sheldon interrupted her and Zack's conversation.
"I'm not supposed to be like this, Penny," he told her, "I'm not supposed to have urges like this! I'm not meant to react to situations like this! I had trained myself to never entertain my primitive urges ever again. You very well know why I have, and if you don't, it is exactly what you blackmailed me with."
"Don't put all the blame on me! I didn't ask you to become like this, it was you who did it all on your own." She growled, matching the glare he sent her.
"If I recall correctly, this is a part of the rules, that," he released her wrist and poked a finger on her chest, "you, created. You are the very reason why I have turned into what I vowed never turn into again. You are the very reason why me schedule has been ruined, and why I have been unable to do my laundry!" He was shrieking now, she figured that he wasn't entirely a different person when drunk. He was probably panicking.
"What's your point?" She wondered what she would have said if she wasn't wasted on whatever drink Amy had given her.
Sheldon blinked before lowering his gaze to look at her. "I'm not supposed to be confused on whether or not I have feelings for you. I'm not supposed to be waiting for you to order me to return. You're not a part of what I planned, and I loathe you for changing said plans. I was never meant to long for someone." Drunk or not, that had been what she had been waiting, kind of, for two weeks now.
That had also been her cue to kiss him.
Penny kissed him first, and Sheldon kissed her back, just as insistent and passionate as she is. Two weeks, two lonely, frustrating weeks were suddenly out of her mind when he pulled her closer. She moaned into his mouth as his tongue entered hers, two weeks weren't really that long but now it felt like years. Years since she had last kissed him. What a sap she had turned into. He backed her up to the wall, his hand searching for the door while he continued to kiss her. She needed to remind herself how addictive kissing him feels whenever she purposely pushed him away. She really was an idiot, she had realized that now. Her arms lazily went over his shoulders as his hands searched for the zipper on dress. He must have not found the door, he was never patient.
A yelp escaped her lips as she was suddenly lifted upwards and pinned against the, newly founded, door. Her legs were carried over his hips as he ground into her. She groaned against his mouth as she tugged at the buttons on his shirt. Once she was done with the last button, he stepped back, allowing his shirt to fall on the floor. She leaned back against the door, trying to catch her breath as she unzipped her dress. It joined his shirt on the floor, followed by the bra she had been wearing. He'd pick them up once he was sober, anyways.
Penny barely noticed the appreciative eyes, and smirking face, watching her undress as she twisted her body to get rid of her heels. She threw them away and stepped forward, placing her hands on his shoulders. She grinned up at him, had they not been drunk, they would have been naked long ago. "Miss me?" She purred, gently kissing his neck as she tugged on his pants. He narrowed his eyes and undid his pants, quickly tugging them and a pair of briefs down. A fully erect member was stiff and caught her attention. "Just as much as you missed me," he answered, seemingly teasing her.
"Take these off," he demanded in a low voice as he pulled at her underwear. "Before I rip them off." She shuddered against him and began pulling them off. For some, naughty reason, she preferred this demanding Sheldon more. He always did say that she had an overly active libido, but he never mentioned that it would be greater if he lowered his voice and used his hidden texan accent. As it fell to her ankle, she kicked to the side before reaching for him once more.
Heated bodies met and Penny melted against him. Every part of him was hot and had become foreign to her. She needed to feel every bit of him. Her arms wrapped around his neck keeping him close as his tongue moved against hers greedily. She heard a click, and the door behind her swung open. He tightened his grip on her hips, preventing her from stumbling. "Have I told you that I love trying new things? Experimenting and testing new theories?" She wondered what hew as blabbing about, all she could do was nod while nipping on his shoulder. Her head was flooded with every sense that involved him: the heat from his body, the sound of his voice, down to the taste of his skin on her tongue. She wasn't even sure if he was telling her something important. "That's nice sweetie, but could we get to the bed first?"
"What I love about experimenting and testing theories is that you get to discover new things," she still nodded in response. "Like how we're not going to use the bed."
A brief look of confusion crossed her flushed face, the floor didn't look to comfortable. "What -" He grabbed her arm and turned her around, her eyes widening as he dragged her forward. They approached a large window wall that had its curtains pulled to the side. Her heart shot to her throat as her eyes went wide, "Sheldon, what are you doing?"
"Experimenting, like I said," he casually told her as he held her arm behind her back and pushed her up against the cold glass. "I wanted to test out this thought I had in my head. I wondered if it was possible to view the party from way up here." His rough movements were oddly arousing and the glass against her heated skin only made the affect worse. She opened her eyes and paled. Penny looked down, past the balcony and at the party in full swing across the garden. Her body was tensing as she prayed no one noticed her naked body pressed against the window. "It's not that close," Sheldon's voice almost purred in her ear. Her eyes closed, relief washing over her as he released her arm. She pressed her palms against the window to push herself away, only to feel his body behind her, moving against her. His hands coursed over her body, over her hips and down to her stomach.
"Sheldon, they'll see us," she whimpered once more, oh she felt so weak and powerless. She could see everyone at the party and wasn't sure if she was feeling ashamed or thrilled. From her view point, she was completely exposed. Breasts pressed against the glass, palms pushed up against it, as her leg were spread and their beloved vice president right behind her, with his tip teasingly moving against her entrance. The vice president and the president's daughter, and future heir to the company, having sex in front of a window. That would have been a fantastic way to kill her dad, if she ever intended to. She would be so screwed, and not by Sheldon, if anyone from her family knew about this. "It's also tinted, for privacy reasons. Fascinating isn't it?" He smiled down at her, and if her libido wasn't screaming at her, she would've punched him. Literally.
"Sheldon, are you sure it's tinted?" she pleaded, she had no intentions of him getting assassinated by her dad and getting grounded for life. Even though she had stayed here numerous times before, she never inquired if the windows had any special effect on them. It's not like she ever used them anyways, she only went here to attend the annual meeting and get a spa day, not to have sex in a place where literally anyone could see.
His large hands moved over her breasts and he closed his eyes. Sheldon from four years ago would be repulsed, and would burn his hands by just feeling them. Although the hero always peaks, they do not touch. He wasn't sure if he was proud or disappointed in himself in experiencing pleasure by just touching Penny. He was wrong, he was no better, nevertheless smarter, than any other male on this planet. But he needed her, he needed to see her, talk to her, touch her. It was such a confusing feeling that he had never experience before, and somehow, his inebriated state had made him long for her more than usual. He was slowly downgrading from Homo Novus, but he could no longer blame her, even if he did.
"I'm absolutely certain," Sheldon replied gruffly as his hands moved back to her hips. One settled over her left side as his right hand carefully adjusted himself between her. "We can see outside..." he told her, settling his chin on her shoulder. Penny sucked in a sharp breath as the tip of his member slid out from between her legs, where it had been rubbing against her, and upwards, between her cheeks. "Sheldon..." she choked out, turning her face to his. "But they," he smiled as he spread her apart, causing her to grit her teeth. "Can't see in." He shoved himself inside of her and Penny cried out.
Drunk Sheldon; irresistibly sexy, demanding, and found pleasure in making her suffer. She now had a feeling how her dogs felt when they were with her.
Her fist curled and pounded against the tempered glass as behind her, the man she was in love with, violated her from behind. She held back the surprised, painful cries as he moved his hips, slowly at first, allowing her grow used to him inside of her. They'd only done this once before; after their rendezvous at the karaoke party, his friends had gotten him even more drunk, and they did it once they got back to her place. Drunk Sheldon seemed to like anal, since both times, he had eased into her, or she was just really, really, really, drunk to remember how it felt. This time, he had entered her hard and fast and she automatically clamped down on him, squeezing him tightly as she struggled to get used to the girth. Penny took deep breaths, trying to relax her muscles as he pulled out slowly before shoving himself in once more.
Sheldon loved the feeling of her surrounding him and compressing. Each time he entered, her body was thrust forward, against the tinted glass she braced herself again. As his movements became more rhythmic, his hand released her hip and rose to her shoulder. He clamped his hand on her to keep her steady as he pumped into her. The initial pain subsided and Penny began moaning as her body moved. She clawed at the glass, crying with pleasure as her insides burned. One of his hands made it's way to her front, rubbing her nub and sending all her senses on fire as his hips slammed against hers. She knew his hand was being coated with her juices as it cupped, rubbed, and penetrated her. He was praising her, which was a first, then he asked her how it felt, if she wanted to stop or something. It had been the first time she heard Sheldon refer to something as something, but she was to lost to react.
Penny couldn't even begin to answer; her mind was elsewhere, lost in pleasure as he rubbed her insides raw. She could see the reflection of his red face and his clenched neck in the glass as he buried himself into her, she could even hear him gasping for air. Sweat was glistening across his body as his muscles stretched and contracted beneath his skin. He was starting to tense up, his fingers slipped between her legs and began rubbing furiously. A pleased moan escaped her lips, causing him to groan repeatedly. She could feel it- his fingers... curling inwards and touching-
"Sheldon!"
She closed around his fingers as he continued to move them. Her body shuddered against him, twisting and rubbing against the glass as she choked for air. He wasn't stopping yet, she realized as another wave overtook her and her legs began to shake. The window was the only thing holding her steady as he pounded into her. He was still moving, becoming faster, rougher.
A groan reached her ears as he pulled his hand from within her and leaned forward, bracing himself against the glass with one arm as he came inside of her. Between heavy, labored breaths, Sheldon took a small step back, grimacing as he pulled himself out of her ass. Penny panted as she leaned against the sweat and cum-smeared glass. She could feel hot, thick liquid dripping out of her and sliding down, between her thighs and over her calves. His hot breath struggled to be calm against her ear as one hand continued to mold and shape one breast against his palm.
"I've missed you so much," he heaved as his other hand slid back between her legs. She bit her lips as his fingers parted the wet, hot folds and stroked her gently once more. "I missed you more than you think," she admitted. "But, I... we have to go back to the party, they might be looking for us." His fingers slipped inside of her and she groaned as his rubbing grew faster. "Really?" he asked in an intimidating voice. "Is that really why you want to go back? Or is it because you want to go back to that man?"
"No! It's just that my dad or brother or my sister might look for me," she said through her ragged breath. She could see her dad and siblings outside of the venue, probably talking about where she went. "Sheldon... slow down!" His mouth was against her shoulder, trailing kisses to the crook of her neck. "Make me. I'm not your dog right now, master. You're in no position to make decisions right now."
His voice made her shudder and if he wasn't cupping her down there, she would've tried to close her legs once more. "But I can see them, they're talking to Zack and Amy- and looking around."
"Very well," he relented. His hands tore themselves off of her and she gasped. She turned around, only to have him assault her lips once more. She was breathless as he pulled away from her. "I'm not just gonna let you go, Penny, not after you pushed me away," he told her gruffly as he looked into her eyes. He looked at her almost beseechingly. "I'm telling you that even though you're the master, I'm ordering you to never tell me to leave, again."
She stood in her place, looking at him as her chest rose and fell unsteadily. Penny threw her arms around him and kissed him back.
To hell with her family and that party.
Sheldon didn't like his dream about him and Penny. It was of him, dragging her away from the party to his room, then proceeding to have rough coitus with her. His dream was very vivid and explicit, as if it was real. He sat up and opened his eyes, the curtains had been drawn back, and noticed that he was naked. He looked down and found another reason to hate his dream, he'd simply deal with it with a cold shower, or two.
"Hey, you're awake!" He turned towards the doorway to find Penny, wearing his shirt, and felt the color drain from his face. It wasn't a dream. It wasn't a dream. He placed a hand on his forehead as he felt his head throb. He was never drinking again.
Penny stared at him for a moment then grabbed the water and medicine she placed on the side table. She had a feeling this would happen, and it was great that she was prepared. She took a seat beside him on the bed and handed him the aspirin, "here, I got this when I woke up. I figured that you'd have a headache." He gingerly took the medicine, placing it in his mouth then drank the water.
"Thank you," he softly said, trying to avoid her gaze. If what he thought was a dream, was real, then it meant that he really did that to Penny. He felt so ashamed, not only did he give in to his urges but he was also intoxicated!
Penny placed a hand on his shoulder, patting it gently, "I can see that your friend is a bit happy. You go deal with that, then you should have some breakfast." She stood up, smiling down at him, "I got you cereal, there's no Dr. Who since it's like, nine, but if you don't like that I ordered a lot." He nodded, slowly standing up and making his way to his suitcase. "And don't worry, I already got the window cleaned." She winked at him then left his room, as much as she wanted to stay and join him in whatever he was going to do, she was really hungry.
Half an hour later, Sheldon reappeared from the bedroom, dressed in his casual clothes. A superhero shirt over another long sleeved shirt, she found it childish, but it was cute. "Hey, I see you're all freshened up!" She said as he took a seat across her, "I'm sorry if I'm wearing your shirt but I don't have any clothes here. It would be suspicious if I came back in my dress, and I don't want my family thinking that I spent the night with Zack." He poured milk into his bowl, she got the milk right, two percent milk. "Where will you get your clothes from?"
Penny grabbed a knife, spreading butter on her toast, "Amy's gonna come by in a bit with some clothes." She saw his expression, what do you mean Amy's coming over here? was what his eyes said. "Before you react, Amy doesn't really care, oh and she's my best friend. And unless you want to lend me one of your shirts and pants, she's coming over here."
Defeated, he simply sighed and took a spoonful of his cereal. He wasn't sure how he was going to bring up the discussion of what happened last night, but he could mentally hear his mother and Meemaw's voice yelling at him at how he oughta apologize. "Penny, about last night," he started, getting her attention, "I deeply apologize, I didn't mean to violate you. I was heavily intoxicated and had lost control of myself. If you wish to press charges, I will understand."
She raised an eyebrow, taking another bite of her toast, "why would I press charges? It was a pretty unforgettable night, you know."
"What I did to you can be perceived as rape!" He shrieked, he must have felt that he did something wrong. "I took advantage of you, and, and-"
"Sheldon," she interjected, giving him a stern look, "you didn't violate me, or rape me, okay? Like I said, it was an unforgettable night, thought I still can't remember what happened before the sex. I'm actually planning on getting you drunk more often, you're pretty demanding when drunk." She grinned at him, knowing that he'd probably never go near alcohol again. "Listen, if there's anyone who should be sorry, it would be me." The final step of Amy's plan was to admit that she was wrong, and try to make amends. If this didn't work, she probably didn't know what else she would do.
"I shouldn't have pushed you away and avoided you," he stared at her, giving her a serious look. "It's just that, I'm angry because I do have feelings for you, and that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with those feelings. I understand if you don't feel the same way, or if you don't feel anything at all, but I just wanted you to know that- I love you." There was that damned expression of his face again, it was a mix of being torn and confused. Amy's plan had now went straight down the toilet, he was probably going to say that he didn't like her, at all or something. She could now feel her heart slowly cracking, that's what she got for treating like some object. "And even if you don't have feelings for me, I still love you."
She saw him take a deep breath, he was gonna say something. "Penny, I'm not good with these kind of things. I am not a professional at emotions, and how to deal with them but somehow, with you I feel confused. I had once gotten ahead of myself and destroyed what I had focused on building for a long time, now. I'm not sure on how to say this but, I find myself longing for you when you're not around. I know it's not much for you, but this is a lot for me. And though I have yet to discover exactly how I feel, I know that I am no longer able to be apart from you."
Hot damn, that went for a complete turn on events.
"Sheldon, what are you saying?" Testing the waters, she needed to do it. This was a major moment and she could already feel her breath hitching. Such a sap, she was. "I'm saying that," he straightened his posture, looking her straight in the eye, "I'm not denying that I have, although confusing, feelings for you."
Holy crap on a cracker. He just said that he liked her, in some, odd, Sheldon way of saying it. If this didn't make her want to jump him right there, she wasn't sure what did. "You're not joking right, no bajinga?"
"It's bazinga," he corrected, a light blush appearing on his cheeks, "if I were joking I would have added that. However, this is not a matter that should be taken lightly, or jokingly, Penny." She smiled, nodding happily, "that's great, really great. Hey, what can you remember about last night? You were right though, the windows are tinted." Sheldon's face reddened, probably recalling what happened last night, causing her to chuckle. He broke out of his trance when someone knocked on the door, "I think that's Amy with my clothes, I know you love seeing me in nothing but your shirt but I gotta change, too." He scowled at her as she made her way to the door, he could have liked anyone but her.
"Dude, Howard is-" Raj quickly clapped a hand over his mouth and stepped back, eyes going wide at the blonde. Leonard blinked at Raj then stared at Penny, his jaw dropping.
"Penny, the food is going to get col-" Sheldon stopped behind Penny, his face paling at the sight of his two friends. He turned to Penny, then back at the two, then fainted.
*I may or may not have made Zack too dumb.
In response to anyone who would review that everyone is OOC, there is a great reason for that. Penny is supposed to be dark and manipulative, so that's intended. Corporate!Sheldon, on the other hand, has several differences to Sheldon in the show. For one, unlike the show, Corporate!Sheldon did not go to college at 11 and went through the complete school curriculum. He's still a bit socially retarded, but not as much as Sheldon on the show. He's not as robotic as well. Think of him as Sheldon who didn't skip the natural lessons of being social.
Alex was supposed to be in this chapter, but I found her irrelevant to the chapter. I also do not, for the life of me, know what happened to Howard (Amy probably just went to the spa or something after the party). I suddenly wrote him off (this was made a week ago) and when I continued writing, I totally forgot where he was supposed to be. Embarrassingly enough, I cannot think of a reason on where he went off to. Answers will appear in the next chapter, hopefully.
Let's bet on when I'll get the next up! Probably never *cries*