Fighting for Tenure

In the cafeteria, Barry Kripke can't wait to share the news of Professor Tupperman's unpleasant demise in his usual lisping tones. "He was dead at his desk for over two weeks with the air con on, almost awl of his soft tissews had wiquefied!"

Howard shudders " That's terrible" and Leonard goes pale

Kripke continues "He was just a puddew. They're going to have to wecarpet his whole office."

They all look nauseous and murmur condolences

"But, we can either sit awound and cwy over spilt pwofessor, or we can wejoice in the knowwedge that a tenured position has just opened up. I choose to do the watter!"

Sheldon frowns "well excuse me, but I find the whole tenure system ridiculous. A job for life only encourages complacency. If we really want science to advance, people should have chips implanted in their skulls that explode when they say something stupid."

Leonard laughs "you'd have just exploded yourself with that idea"

Sheldon gives him a hard stare.

Raj interjects "Well, I believe people do their best work when they feel safe and secure. Lower stress levels increase productivity, as Sheldon showed with Penny "

Howard leers "You been helping Amy with her research again?"

Raj grins happily

Kripke gathers his papers and heads off "Well, if you need me you'll find me with my nose firmwy wodged up the wectum of the tenure committee."

Howard watches him go then asks "You Ph.D's gonna go suck up and brownnose like Kripke?"

Leonard shakes his head "No. I mean, I'll apply, but I'm not going to stoop to playing office politics."

Raj agrees "Yeah, me neither. It should all be about the work. And if I can't get tenure, I'd like to see you or Sheldon get it."

Sheldon laughs "Oh Raj, don't dangle false hope in front of Leonard like that."

Leonard bristles at that, taking offence "Excuse me, but I think I'm just as qualified as you are."

Sheldon burst out laughing. "Oh, you guys are such jokers sometimes"

Raj and Amy are eating take out and sharing a bottle of wine at Amy's.

"Well, I think you should go for it. While you may not be quite at Dr Coopers intellectual level you're superior to him both academically and socially. You've actually made breakthroughs while as I understand it he's just been endlessly pondering string theory and you can talk to people without mocking or insulting them"

"Oh, Sheldon is a lot worse with crowds, he can't deal with large groups"

"So tonight should be a crowning victory for you. Oh, and I picked you up a little something that causes noticeably increased socialisation and decreased faeces flinging in my macaques." She puts a little white medicine bottle on the table.

Raj grins "Oh, I'd love to throw my poop at Sheldon! and when I have tenure, I will!"

Leonard and Lesley are slumped in front of the TV

Lesley "So, ready to schmooze the tenure committee?"

Leonard "I'm not gonna schmooze anybody. I'm going to let my work speak for itself."

Lesley laughs "That's very brave of you and shows a lot of integrity."

He sighs "I'm a naive idiot, right?"

"Yup, and that will make it easier for me!"

Sheldon and Penny getting ready in penny's bedroom.

She shouts through from the bathroom "So we're going to smooze the tenure committee to get you Dr Tupperwares office and a job for life? I didn't know that was even a thing with you academics."

Sheldon checks his suit in the mirror, admiring the line and straightening his tie

"Job security, academic freedom and increased salary, plus status over Raj, Lesley and Leonard"

"Ready!" Penny stands in the doorway in her little black dress, showing off an impressive amount of cleavage. She flips the skirts up, showing she's wearing plain black cotton panties

"And the black panties like you asked, I was surprised you didn't order me to wear a thong or the pearls again but I suppose it is a wake"

"A memorial, not a wake. and I have my reasons"

She smiles. "I'll bet"

He grins then beckons her closer and goes stern faced "Kneel."

She lifts her skirt up around her waist and drops to her knees, then spreads her legs and bows her head, hands on her bare thighs

"Like this sir? "

"Very good girl. Hands behind your back." Penny sits up straighter, arms behind her and shoulders back, smiling at what the pose does for her chest . She loves the feeling of expectation and surrender she feels when she kneels at Sheldon's feet, like offering herself to him draws them closer together

He looks down at his shoe, acting distracted. The toe of his patent leather dress shoe is dull. He fakes a look of displeasure which gives way to a evil little smile.

"Oh, that will not do. My shoes are not shiny. "

Penny can tell it's all part of his little game to tease her, the give and take of power that excites them both.

She mentally combines Sheldon's recent actions and orders with a mental click that gives her nervous butterflies. Seriously? Yup. He puts his foot down between her thighs and pushes it up until the toe of his dress shoe presses on the black cotton panties she wears, the hard toe cap firm on the soft folds of her lips under the cloth.

"Polish it, girl."

Penny glances up, blushing. Oh my. He means it. The humiliation and arousal burn in her as she rocks her hips, grinding the soft folds of her cotton covered cunt over his shoe. Gently at first, she can feel the cloth slide over smooth leather and send tingles through her flesh.

"Harder."

She bites her lip and presses down as he pushes his foot up, the toe of his shoe crushing against her as she grinds, spreading her swelling lips.

She pumps her hips harder, her hands gripping her wrists behind her back, the feeling of submitting, of serving someone tall, fierce and powerful , the humiliation of using her most sensitive and personal parts for such a mundane task. She quivers, realising with almost dread that she's getting wet from the rubbing and the desire she feels. Sheldon pulls his shoe back, the patent leather toe now wet and shiny . She feels the sudden loss of sensation and gives an involuntary moan of disappointment and need.

"Very good." He switches feet. "Now this one."

Eagerly now she straddles his foot, wrapping her arms around his leg, pressing herself to him. As she starts to grind on his shoe she buries her face in his groin, feeling his cock hard on her cheek. She grunts, grinding hard, mashing her clit down on his toe. She hates it and loves it at once, but the feel of him standing over her arouses an urgent desire in her.

He grips her by her carefully styled hair and pulls her head back, smiling with amusement at her gasping breath, the flush on her face and neck.

"Close girl?"

"Yes sir. Can I come for you?" she begs

His face goes firm. "No. Stop. Back to kneeling"

"Eh? What?" She panics and protests but stops just in time, little shudders chasing up and down her thighs.

"Yes sir. but Why?" There is a touch of panic in her voice. "Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have moved my arms. Is that it?" There is the glisten of tears in her eyes.

He strokes her head and reassures her "No, don't worry, you did well. I've decided we will practise your orgasm control today. If you do well at everything I tell you tonight I'll let you orgasm when we get back."

She pouts "Oh. That's really cruel."

Down on her knees she seems smaller, scared but still near panting with need.

"Cruel?" He asks curtly. She shudders.

"Yes, sir. I'll do well I promise."

"Good girl. Don't worry, it may seem cruel now but the more you're denied now, the bigger the sensation later. Now, get ready, we have to go soon."

He straightens his shirt cuffs and admires the shine on his shoes.

She gets shakily to her feet, straightens her dress and looks in the mirror. Fuck, her face is red and sweaty, her mascara has run, her hair is all over the place. She shoots Sheldon an irate look, it's his fault she's so mussed up and turned on. He smiles a smug little smile as she looks back into the mirror to fix the damage.

Sheldon comes up behind her and wraps his arms around her , hugging her close and kissing her neck.

She sighs. It's hard to be mad at him when he controls her so well. She turns and settles into his arms, head back to surrender to his kiss.

"You know I'm going to be a horny mess tonight."

"Good, That is the idea." he gives a happy little laugh.

Walking up to the memorial service

"OK, we know Janine Davis from HR is on the panel, you've had trouble before as she is black and a woman, so we can go over the how not to be racist or sexist guidelines again."

Sheldon nods "Do not do anything, positive or negative, based on race, skin colour, gender and so on. Do not comment on it unless they do first. Act and react based on her as a person alone, not any larger group"

"Very good. Now, the competition. Rajesh is academically capable but too nice to fight unless Amy puts him up to it, Leonard can be bitchy but doesn't plan ahead, Lesley is venomous so we'll need to dodge any traps she's set"

"Traps? a memorial is hardly a place for snake pits and whirling blades"

"I mean socially, simple tricks like mentioning moments you've overreacted or acted impolitely to make you look bad, misleading you so you make assumptions about people or trying to annoy you so you say something rude in front of the committee members"

"very good, I'm glad I've got you covering my back"

"Ok course I've got your back" She leans close and whispers in his ear " and I'm so horny I ache for you, sir" She grins a challenge, If she's going to be teased all night so is he.

Rajesh is waiting outside the hall where the memorial is taking place, waiting for Amy, Howard and Bernadette. he has a tumbler of whiskey in his hand and is leaning on the wall, relaxed.

Janine Davis and Kripke arrive, chatting away in a friendly fashion that worries Raj.

Amy strides up with a purposeful stomp. "Hello Rajesh, how are you this evening?"

he gives her a charming grim and says "Positively dynamite My dear Amy, your little friends are a great help"

"Well, be careful combining them with alcohol or you may suffer side effects"

Leonard and Lesley arrive, at a rush. Lesley explains mockingly "sorry we're late, Genius here tried to schmooze with the committee in the gym earlier and gave himself an asthma attack"

"I was just trying to show Mrs Davis we have something in common"

"seriously? Sheldon runs further than you do. it's a wonder he wasn't down there"

Sheldon looks at her puzzled "I don't sweat socially"

Raj takes hold of the door to the hall and wraps an arm around Amy's waist. "well, brace yourself, I'm going in!" he opens the door and escorts Amy into the wake.

Howard chuckles "I bet that's what he said last night!"

There are several gasps of surprise "are they?" Howard nods "from what he texted me, it seems so!"

Penny smiles "well, good for him"

They follow Raj and Amy into the Hall, where a sombre crowd made up mostly of older men in dark colours circulate, talking with drinks in hand.

Sheldon nervously puts his arm around Penny's waist. "So many people. Many of them I dislike for academic reasons. How do I put that aside?"

She leans into him, smiling softly "relax, just be yourself and talk a little science. They all know you're smart, they need to see you can be social as well."

He sighs "recall my original graph of abilities, all those months ago? this is the area I was dreading, using my lesser skills to defend myself. I feel like ser Loras Tyrell jousting the Mountain, a man of skill and wit vs. a monolith of stubborn hate"

"you think your faculty is the Mountain?" She looks round "More the Targaryans at the end of their reign, old, insane and inbred"

He smiles to himself as they walk to the side of the room "you remind me, I arranged myself a pleasant distraction so this wouldn't be so daunting"

"You did? what's that?"

he leans in close "You, when we get home" His breathe is hot on her neck "Your panties. take them off and give them to me. Now"

She looks shocked, her heart suddenly jumps into her mouth. She can feel her stomach knot with butterflies and an all together more carnal heat. he's getting braver and kinkier.

She looks round, realises he's steered them to a quiet corner, where a table with discarded drinks and a few chairs provides her some cover.

She sits down and as she bends, hooks her fingers up under her skirt and pulls her black cotton panties down her legs. Seated, she slides them down one leg, lifts the other to offer them to him, all hidden from the crown only a few feet away. He takes them and folds them neatly, slipping them into his pocket.

She smiles up at him "You are getting bold"

He smiles "and you are wet for me, girl"

She gets back up, taking the opportunity to press against him. He hand rubs the front of his pants, feeling how hard he is. "Am I going to get every inch of that when we get back?" She bites her lip, rubbing her fingers over it then huskily whispers "Please Sir" , eyes bright with mischief and desire

"IF you're good, my girl" he puts his hands on her hips. "Let us go joust the faculty"

After the Wake, they get a cab home. It had been a disaster, with Howard getting his ear punched by Bernadette for staring into a visiting professors cleavage a little too much, Leonard trying to be funny and failing badly and Raj having a few too many and trying to lead everyone in a funeral dirge then passing out.

In the back of the cab Sheldon is thoughtful and distant "that was not as bad as I feared"

he leans over to Penny. " you helped a lot" he whispers in her ear "put your purse on your lap. hold it with both hands. keep quiet and still" She quivers, looking at him questioningly, but obeys. He slides his hand down between her belly and her purse, gathering her skirts to slip under. She opens her legs without having to be told, an involuntary submission to his question fingers. Just the tip of one finger touches her, gently stroking around her clit, never directly stroking that throbbing little nub of desire, but close to it, so close she wants to cry out and beg for him.

It seems the cab ride takes forever, but eventually they pull up outside the apartment

Sheldon pays the driver, tipping heavily.

Penny gets out, legs wobbly, not looking forward to the stairs. Sheldon takes her hand and leads her inside.

As they climb the stairs their eyes meet, smiles and furtive glances , the tension between them enough to strike sparks. Penny opens 4B and pauses "So, did I do well?" she asks, voice low.

Sheldon pauses, brushing a non-existent strand of hair from her face "Very well, My girl. You earned your reward" he leans in and kisses her, taking her mouth firmly with his, pushing her into the apartment and closing her door

Before the door closes she's fumbling with his belt, he's throwing off his jacket, he pushes her back against the couch as she pulls his straining cock free, he grips her hips and buries himself in her, she cries out and wraps her legs around him. then they're locked together, panting and desperate, hips grinding. She's gripping him with a hot desperation that's been building all day, all the tension and teasing built to this moment. She's close, so close, but she needs to hear him, needs him to say it. She begs, gasping "please... can I come? I'm so close...". the desperation in her voice invigorates him, he grips her hips tight and thrusts faster, grunting "Come for me, My girl. You can come." Almost as soon as he says it she loses herself, her cunt gripping him in pulsing waves as she arches back over the couch, her orgasm meeting his as he spurts into her.

They slump together on the couch, breathless.

She gives a little laugh, happy and sated "you were not kidding it'd be a bigger sensation." wrapped in his arms she kisses him, watching the face she loves relaxed, no worry or tension.

"May I clean up?" He nods and releases her. She slips her dress off over her head, steps from her shoes and walks to the bathroom quickly. Back a few moments later, she has her collar and a towel.

Kneeling by the couch she put the collar in Sheldon's hand, moving her hair to one side. He buckles it around her throat and smiles, settling back to watch. She lowers her eyes and leans in, licking the tip of his shrunken cock, taking him into her mouth. She can taste herself on him, taste his come as she works the whole shaft into her mouth. She feels him start to grow and harden and smiles. male refractory period was at least 15 minutes, so if she serves well he'll be good to go again soon.

Once he's licked clean she carefully unlaces his shoes, sets them aside. The toes are still polished to a shine.

she takes off his socks, then works his pants down and sets them aside.

he sits up and beckons her to his lap. She sits astride him, flushed and eager, untying his tie and undoing his shirt buttons. He smiles and leans forward to lick her proudly erect nipples.

the tingle starts to ache for him building in her again, the firm hand on her back.

it's going to be a long pleasant night

The next day, Janine Davis's Office

Sheldon pauses outside the door, gathering himself. He's gone for his green lantern shirt over a blue undershirt, hoping it'll inspire him to great acts of willpower

Knock Knock Knock "Mrs Davis?"

Knock Knock Knock "Mrs Davis?"

Knock Knock Knock "Mrs Davis?"

"Come in! " Sheldon excitedly opens the door. Janine looks up "Ah, Doctor Cooper. Come in. take a seat"

Sheldon sits, looking expectant.

"So, is there any news on the tenure position?"

Janine frowns, looking confused "Now, Dr Cooper, I believe you've been mislead about whole tenure process. You see, as a senior research fellow you currently hold a non-tenure track position, as do Dr. Hofstadter and Dr. Koothrappali . As such you cannot seek tenure without first applying to the department as an assistant professor and working in that role for at least five years. It's clear the three of you are very accomplished in your respective fields, but not in the administration of them it seems. where did you get this idea about tenure?"

Sheldon's face goes purple in rage and he races from the office bellowing "Kripke!"