AUTHOR'S NOTE: Finally! So sorry for the delay.

(It is evening)

Leonard was in the middle of pouring water into a glass when a burst of laughter from Sheldon startled him. His hand jerked and water splashed onto the counter. Raising his eyebrows to Sheldon, he saw him reading a laminated booklet. "Something funny?"

Sheldon looked up at him and spoke with a smile, though he had stopped laughing. "This Roommate Agreement is a hoot," he said. "I can't believe I ever wrote it, it's ridiculous."

Leonard made a face. "Aw, I didn't have my camera. Would you say that again if I went and got it?"

Much to Leonard's surprise, Sheldon began to consider it. Before he could make up his mind, the front door burst open and Penny took two steps in, and then lowered the baseball bat she carried. "What the hell was that noise?"

"I laughed," Sheldon answered, standing; the Roommate Agreement in hand. He held it up so she could see the title. "I don't know if I should throw it out, or frame it and hang it on the wall!"

"You would only be able to see the first page," Penny pointed out. "Unless you got a bunch of picture frames. And you'd have to have the perfect sizes..."

"You're right, that'd be a hassle." Sheldon took one step, and then looked at her with slitted eyes. "I misjudged you before, Penny. You caught onto that before I did. You should be the scientist." Sheldon carried the Roommate Agreement to the kitchen, and Leonard went to Penny. "He might repeat that for the camera."

Penny looked at him, completely serious. "I, uh, I think I'm good. I don't want to hear that again, it's too creepy."

"You should've heard his laugh."

The sound of tearing paper stopped them both. They looked at Sheldon, who was dropping shredded papers of the Roommate Agreement into the trashcan. "This is gonna take all night," he said.

Leonard covered his mouth, staring. "Are you nuts?"

"Not anymore!" Sheldon responded.

"Sheldon, don't you realize how much you'll regret that when you...remember? You have thirty plus years in your past that you don't even know about, and you're throwing away five of them! That entire stack of paper is what defines our friendship!"

"The past doesn't matter, Leonard...I'm not going there. Besides, we should know one another after five years well enough not to need this silly thing."

"You don't know me at all right now! You need that for you!"

"It's a Roommate Agreement. Not an introduction to your dating profile," Sheldon slammed back. "I'm getting rid of it, end of story. If you don't like it, leave."

Leonard winced, turning to Penny.

"You don't actually have a dating profile, do you?" Penny asked.

"No, of course not. I'm dating the best woman on earth, why would I have one?"

Penny smiled, draping both her arms around his neck. "Keep sweettalking me like that and I'll have to let you move in."

"Did I tell you how good you look in literally every color?"

Penny smiled. "Leonard, I know the answer to your question. It's still not now."

Leonard sobered. "Oh."

"Right now Sheldon needs you. When he's himself again, we'll talk about it. I don't want you to abandon your current roommate, when he needs you."

"So...that's the only thing you're waiting for?"

"Yeah. If you're still serious about it when he comes around, we'll talk."

Leonard smiled. "I can't wait."

She smiled and kissed him. "Me neither," she replied, and grabbed her baseball bat before leaving 4A. The door shut softly behind her. Leonard hesitated a moment, then approached Sheldon; watching as he tore paper after paper in half, dropping the shredded strips into the trash.

"Need some help?"