Once home, Penny watched Sheldon from the kitchen. He was setting up his trains to try out his two new models. "Honey, what do you want for lunch?" It was actually only a few hours until dinner, but she wanted something.
"Penny, I'm constuction my train set. I do not have time for food right now. Besides, it's pizza night." He pointed out, his eyes never leaving his train set.
Chuckling, she shook her head. "Whatever you want, sweetie." Grabbing a bottle of water, she moved over to the chair next to him and grabbed her bag of magazines. Her first job was to decide what kind of dress she wanted. She had one requirement: she didn't want to look like an upside down pastry. In her mind she imagined a form fitting dress. A grin crept across her face as she thought of it.
Hearing the door knob, she looked up to see Leonard. "You okay? You look...well, not like yourself." She asked, setting her magazine down.
He stopped before shutting the door. Sighing, he tossed his keys into the bowl. "Yvonne cheated on me." He told her. "I went to see her for lunch, and well, I'd rather not get into it."
Sheldon looked up, annoyed. "If you must wallow in self-pity, please do it elsewhere. I'm trying to concentrate. Seeing your track record with woman, then I don't see why you're so upset. I would think you would have seen this coming." He stated before looking away.
"Sheldon!" Penny was surprised. Sure, that was expected of him before. He'd been so much more understanding lately. She figured he was just annoyed he was getting interrupted. "Be nice, he's your best friend."
Setting down his train, Sheldon sighed. "Penny, you are my best friend. You know this. Although, Leonard, I am sorry. I shouldn't have said that." He glanced to Leonard. "You are a very good friend, and I'm sorry that she cheated on you. I would simply prefer you hold off...mentioning it until everyone is here. There is absolutely no point in telling the same story more then once. And I'd like to finish this before the others arrive." And that would be his final say on the matter.
Leonard stared at him for a moment. He'd actually heard sorry from him. Shaking it off, he opted to shower. "Alright, I'll talk to you guys later."
Later that night, everyone sat around. Leonard had told the group about what had happened that morning. Howard, of course, made a comment about being able to enjoy the buffet again. His comment earned him a glare from Bernadette. Amy held back gushing about them meeting Robert soon, knowing that it wouldn't be the right time. Raj really didn't say anything. He hadn't had enough to drink quiet yet.
"Well, seeing as it's already one of those kinda days. We have news, too." Penny said, after a few moments of silence. "Last night, my apartment was broken into." The gang looked worried. "I wasn't home, don't worry. I came home to find my door cracked. My 360 was gone, my television, my Wii, the controllers, the games, my stereo...That's the bigger stuff I noticed." She sighed, running her hand through her hair. "I came over, and Sheldon and I have decided to get our own apartment. We haven't begun looking, though. For now, we're talking about subleasing my apartment. My lease isn't up for another eight months."
They all looked scared. Penny was a sweet heart, and someone felt the need to rob her. "Penny, wouldn't it make more sense for Sheldon to move in with you for the time being, and then Leonard post an ad for a new room mate?" Amy asked, curious.
Penny shook her head. "No, sweetie. My apartment is far too small. We haven't made solid plans yet. All that's known is that we will be getting our own place once my lease is up. I just don't feel safe in my apartment anymore. Besides, I spend most of my time here, anyway." She shrugged. The silence returned, as they all knew it made sense.
After the pizza had been finished, everyone made their way home. It wasn't the kind of night to sit around laughing. No one was really in the mood. Sure, Penny had found a few dress designs that she loved, but nothing could be planned until they had a date. "Sheldon, do you want to take a walk with me to get some ice cream?" She asked sweetly.
Sheldon stood, nodding. "Yes, I'm sure the exercise would be beneficial." He agreed, although he knew that wasn't on Penny's mind. Leonard stayed behind to watch something on the Sy-fy channel. It was still hard for him to accept that Penny loved Sheldon like she never loved him. He'd been the one in love with her for years.
As they walked down the stairs, they were in a comfortable silence together. "So, do you have any dates in mind that you'd like? I can't really pick a dress, or anything, until we have a date." Penny asked, finally breaking the silence.
Sheldon thought for a moment. "How about May 4th?" He asked, smiling.
"The day we got together." She beamed. It would also give them a year to plan everything. It was perfect.
They walked hand in hand, throwing out ideas here and there. Nothing set in stone, yet, just a general direction.