The Explanations
Alright, moment of truth, what did Will say to Marnie and what's going to happen with Marnie and Sheldon?
Sheldon was fidgeting.
He rarely ever fidgeted. But this was a worrisome moment. He didn't know what he had to deal with and he hoped Marnie would tell him before he said anything that she didn't already know about. He looked around the apartment as he sat, fidgeting, on his spot on the couch. Leonard was on the chair, just watching him. It was a few minutes until six o'clock when Marnie would arrive and the closer the time got, the more Sheldon fidgeted.
"Sheldon relax." Leonard tried to help his friend.
"Relax?" Sheldon asked, outraged. "How can I possibly relax?"
"It was just a suggestion." Leonard replied, shrinking back slightly. "I...I think I'm just gonna head over to Penny's now."
"And leave me alone?" Sheldon asked.
"Sheldon, Marnie's going to be here any minute." Leonard reasoned. He got to his feet. "I'm sure things will turn out for the best." Before Sheldon could start arguing more, Leonard had grabbed his keys from the bowl and slipped out the door, leaving his roommate alone. Sheldon sat on the couch and looked around before getting to his feet and going to his computer.
If he was going to come clean, he might as well bring it all up.
Marnie knocked on the door right at six o'clock. Sheldon paused, staring at the door, then slowly walked over to it. This was probably the only time he wished that Marnie was more like Penny and would just walk right in. Opening the door, he couldn't help smiling slightly. The redhead was standing there with her slippers on like the previous night but this time she wore a red skirt and a blue t-shirt. She held up a back of take out Chinese food and Sheldon stepped back to let her in.
"So Penny says you went on a mad hunt down for me earlier." Marnie started off the conversation as she went to the kitchen to put the bag on the counter.
"Well I wouldn't call it mad but...well..it was sort of...a...looking." Sheldon mentally cursed himself for stuttering. He closed the door and slowly walked over to join Marnie in the kitchen. "Your outfit reminds me of Smallville."
"I was pulling this look before those guys adopted it for their Supergirl." Marnie said simply with a slight grin. Sheldon smiled slightly and took the food as she handed it to him. Marnie sat on a stool and began eating her food. There was a pause before Sheldon copied her. He glanced over at his computer as his fingers tapped at the container in his hands. They ate without speaking and the longer the silence went, the more Sheldon began to fidget again. He couldn't handle not knowing what she knew and he was beginning to contemplate how hard it would be to just develop telepathic abilities when she put down her container and looked at him.
"So..." Sheldon spoke but for once didn't have any words to follow.
"I just want to get this out there right now and say I had lunch with Will Wheaton." Marnie went on explaining. She held up her hand to stop Sheldon as he opened his mouth. "Let me continue." He sighed and nodded, putting his food container down and turning to face her fully. "We had lunch, and we talked. There was a time during that whole thing where I actually was thinking he wasn't too bad of a guy."
"Not too bad of a guy?" Sheldon asked, outraged.
"Sheldon." Marnie warned. He shut his mouth again. "Thank you. Anyways...my opinion of him returned to normal when he brought up that this..." She gestured between herself and Sheldon. "Was an experiment...and a bet...between you and him." Sheldon frowned at a slight pain in his chest. "And while I was sitting there, thinking it over, I realized that it was...very possible, that that is what this was. Sheldon, I may not have known you for too long but I've known you long enough to understand at least a bit about you. So...I've come to a conclusion."
"And...what is that conclusion?" Sheldon asked slowly.
"I want to hear what you have to say." Marnie replied. "Before I make any big decisions on the matter, I want to know what's going through your mind and why you're looking like someone just told you that your best friend is in the hospital." Sheldon blinked and shook his head. "So now it's your turn to talk."
"He was right." Sheldon decided instantly on honesty. Marnie nodded slowly to the confession. "The initial bet was to get you to come with me to the star trek convention next week, dressed up and...as my girlfriend. The bet was made while you were away from the table when we all went to the Cheesecake Factory and he was there." Marnie leaned on the counter slightly and nodded again. "I...I wasn't going to do it at first but then...Leonard convinced me it could be good." He looked at the redhead then stood up and took her head. She got to her feet and followed him over to the computer where all the 'research' notes were displayed. "I stopped recording everything just before your birthday."
"So everyone knew." Marnie stated, looking over the notes.
"Well to be fair to them...they all did try to get me to back down at one point or another." Sheldon claimed.
"So why did you stop at my birthday?" Marnie asked, turning to look at Sheldon. "Would have been some pretty interesting notes from then on."
"Because...well...you see..." Sheldon was looking everywhere but at Marnie. He was starting to understand why the others behaved the way they did around women. Particularly the ones they were dating.
"You developed feelings for me." Marnie guessed, tilting her head slightly. Sheldon stared at her for a moment then slowly nodded. "Were you ever planning on telling me any of this?"
"Actually I was going to do that earlier but you were...out." Sheldon explained. Marnie nodded and walked around him, moving around the room as she thought. Sheldon remained where he stood, watching her.
"So...it's not a bet anymore." Marnie spoke quietly, turning to look at him.
"No." Sheldon confirmed with a shake of his head.
"And the last few times we've...gone out...it's been because you've wanted to and not for some research." Marnie continued. Sheldon nodded in agreement as he slowly stepped towards her. "So then...now what?"
"Might I suggest we continue our relationship as if that was never a part of it?" Sheldon suggested.
"Would you delete the notes if I asked you to?" Marnie asked.
"Of course." Sheldon replied. To prove it, he brought her back to the computer and let her watch as he deleted the file and emptied the bin on the desktop where all the deleted files went to. "There, all taken care of." He turned to look at Marnie and smiled in relief to see her smiling. As an added bit of proof to back up everything he had said, he put his arms around her and gingerly kissed her lips. He was rewarded with her leaning against him and draping her arms over his shoulders.
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"Do you think it went well over there?" Penny asked, climbing the stairs of the apartment building with Leonard. They had decided to go get something to eat then go to the movies.
"Well it won't hurt to take a peek in." Leonard decided, looking at his apartment. Penny grinned. "Worst possible scenario will lead to us having a cat this time tomorrow."
"Yeah okay." Penny said, laughing. Leonard just looked at her and the laughter slowly died. "Oh...you weren't kidding."
"I wish I was." Leonard admitted as he unlocked the door. The first thing he saw was the menu screen for one of the Firefly DVDs on the television set. The second thing was the take out containers sitting on the kitchen counter. He looked around more and spotted Sheldon and Marnie, half lying on the couch together, Marnie leaning against Sheldon with his arm around her shoulders.
Both of them fast asleep.
"Aww." Penny whispered when she saw the pair. "Everything's all good and that is so cute."
"Shh." Leonard whispered as Marnie shifted slightly in her sleep. Sheldon's arm tightened around her and settled once more. "Wow."
"I know...take a picture, no one's going to believe us otherwise." Penny muttered. Leonard took his phone and carefully took the picture. The shutter noise made himself and Penny flinch and the two on the couch to move slightly.
"Go, go, go!" Leonard muttered, pushing Penny lightly. She hurried out of the apartment room and Leonard followed closely behind, closing the door softly. He could have sworn he heard some sort of laughter from the room but ignored it as he went with Penny over to her apartment for the night once more.
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"Told you they'd fall for it." Marnie whispered, opening her eyes and tilting her head up to look at Sheldon.
"I thought for sure they would have known we weren't actually asleep." Sheldon muttered, blinking several times. Truthfully he had been close to falling asleep. Marnie sat up slowly, stretching and yawning. Her t-shirt rose up to show off some of her stomach and Sheldon found his eyes drawn to the strip of flesh.
"So do you want to keep watching the last...four episodes?" Marnie asked, lowering her arms and her shirt. Sheldon blinked and looked at her face. "I'm going to have to stay here for a while after what we just pulled."
"You could spend the night again." Sheldon replied before thinking.
"We both have to work tomorrow." Marnie said.
"Well...then we just wake up early." Sheldon concluded. Marnie laughed slightly but nodded in agreement. She shifted back against him and they resumed watching the long since canceled sci-fi show. Sheldon's arm worked on it's own as he draped around her shoulders again to hold her to his side. Something suddenly occurred to him and he looked down at Marnie. "I have a request."
"Yeah?" Marnie asked, looking up.
"Would you go with me to the Star Trek convention next week?" Sheldon asked. Marnie raised an eyebrow. "You get free things from it."
"Oh well in that case, sure." Marnie replied, grinning. "Just for the record, I would have gone whether or not there was free stuff." Sheldon grinned at that.
So I made this chapter short. The mess was only short as well. Most girls would have refused to talk but I've realized that I've read so many stories like that and I just get so angry with the girls for not listening. So Marnie acted maturely lol. Although that'll only last for so long, I'm thinking of just like a silly filler type of chapter next with paintball. Either that or it's jumping to the Convention.