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Chapter Two

Just as Penny thought, the room erupted. Even Raj, who seemed to forget that Penny was still in the room, joined the raised, complaining voices of Howard and Leonard. Sheldon remained in his spot, in unbelieving quiet.

Penny smirked, he looked speechless. Sheldon Lee Cooper was actually speechless.

"Penny, you can't be serious about taking him," Howard cried. "I mean, he's going to drive you crazy within an hour of taking off."

Penny shrugged. "He won fair and square, Howard. I could have easily picked your name and even as much as I would want to, I wouldn't take it back."

This quiet Howard and he sat back in his seat, pouting a little. Raj and Leonard quieted down, as well. Sheldon seemed to unfreeze from his spot and looked to Penny. "What," his voice croaked. Clearing his throat, he continued, "What all does this trip entail?"

This was going to be the fun part. "We'll be flying to New York, of course. We'll be staying in a four-star hotel for four days and three nights. Everything is going to be paid for. The day of the premiere, we get to hang with the cast before walking the red carpet with them." Penny fought the urge to squeal. "Oh, and we each get $500 spending money."

Raj passed out in his chair. Leonard and Howard looked like they were going to do the same. Sheldon's face had lost all of it's color. "Is this a bazinga, Penny? Because I fear that this is all too good to be true."

"Believe me, it's true. I checked. Several times."

The lady on the phone had sounded a bit irritated after the seventh time Penny had asked if it was real. So, she had quickly hung up, afraid that they would take it all back and give the prize to someone else.

"So, I will be meeting the man who brought Iron Man to life?"

"Yes!" God, they really were going to meet Robert Downey Jr!

"The Incredible Hulk?" He stood.

"Yep!" Penny bounced on her toes, unable to contain her excitement.

"Thor?" He took a few steps towards her.

"Him, too. And get this, Sheldon." She leaned close, like she was telling a secret. Leonard and Howard leaned forward, as well. (Poor Raj was still passed out). "I heard that Stan Lee might even be there!"

For the second time since Penny had known the guys, she found herself crushed in a Sheldon embrace. This one was considerably less awkward than the last and she was actually able to wrap her arms around him. His chin knocked the hat on her head askew but she didn't care. This was a rare moment and she was going to cherish it.

"You definitely have to get us autographs," Leonard said from behind them, on the couch.

"And maybe a picture of Scarlett Johansson, too?" Howard waggled his eyebrows.

Sheldon was the one to end the embrace, but didn't go far. Instead, he straightened Penny's hat and smiled down at her (not a creepy kill Batman smile, either). "Thank you, Penny. Once again, I do not know how I'm ever going to reciprocate this gift."

"You don't have to. But if you do ever win a cool sweepstakes thing, you gotta include me."

"Deal."

"Oh, and here." She handed him the slip of paper with his name in her loopy handwriting. "Maybe you can keep it as a keepsake or something. To always remember this day." She shrugged. "Or you can throw it away, I wouldn't mind if you did."

Sheldon answered her by slipping it securely into his front pocket.

Raj came to, then. "What I miss?" He looked around and his eyes landed on Penny. Frantically, he slammed a hand over his mouth.

Penny shook her head and leaned down to pat his cheek. "You didn't miss anything, honey. We were just going to get started with our vintage video games." She stepped around Sheldon and grabbed one of the Nintendo remotes.

"If we're going to play Mario Party, I got dibs on Princess Peach!" She took her spot in the middle of the cushion.

Sheldon rolled his eyes and sat next to her. "As if anyone one of us would want to select her. The rest of us are males, after all."

She patted his arm. "You never know with Howard, sweetie."

The excitement of the night had quickly worn off and the five friends played several rounds of vintage video games. On nights like this, Penny didn't mind indulging the boys in their hobbies. In fact, she found them quite fun and it didn't hurt that she was quite good at them, too. (Now, if they wanted her to play Dungeons and Dragons or whatever, she'd have to take a hard pass).

After a few hours, Howard and Raj left and Leonard started to get ready for bed. Penny stood from the couch and stretched. Sheldon followed suit. "I had fun tonight, but I have an early shift in the morning."

"I'll walk you to the door."

"Okay, sweetie." Penny tried hard not to feel giddy. This was only Sheldon being a proper gentleman. Plus, he also probably had questions about their trip. (Penny secretly hoped he'd hug her, again).

When they reached her door across the hall, Penny stopped and turned to Sheldon. "You know, I'm really glad that I choose you to go, Sheldon. Not that I don't like the other guys or anything. It's just, you've become my best friend and I know we'd have a good time."

"You have become mine, as well, Penny." Sheldon stood straighter and clasped his hands behind his back. "And if I believed in luck, I would tell you that I'm glad that I was the lucky name you picked from your hat."

Penny beamed and snatched him up in another hug. He returned this one, too. "Goodnight, Sheldon," she said, stepping away. "We can talk about the trip during Laundry Night, if you want."

"That would be acceptable as I would like to make an itinerary for the trip. If that is...okay."

She smiled. "I know you, honey. It's what you do. So, it's okay with me."

"Thank you, Penny." He shifted a little in place. "Now, I will leave you to get your adequate amount of sleep before your morning shift." He bowed a little. "Goodnight, Penny."

"Goodnight."

With one last smile, Penny slipped into her apartment.

Sheldon returned to his apartment to see Leonard gathering the emptied drinks from the coffee table. "Found this in your spot, Sheldon." He handed him a small slip of paper. "It must have fallen out of your pocket."

"Thank you, Leonard."

Sheldon took the paper, the one with his name on it. The one Penny had pulled from her hat. He slipped it back in his pocket. "And thank you for cleaning, as well. I will be going to be bed. Goodnight."

"Night," Leonard called to his roommate.

In his room, Sheldon reached into his pocket to take out his piece of paper. He knew it would be impossible to find a frame small enough for it, but he planned to hang it up right next to his Leonard Nimoy napkin.

However, when he reached into the pocket, he was shocked to feel two pieces of paper in there. Rarely did he ever have things in his pockets besides his wallet, which was in his back pocket, and his apartment keys when he was out. So where had this come from?

He saw one had his name on it, so he placed it on his nightstand, knowing that was from Penny. Unfolding the other, he saw that it had his name on it, as well. Odd. Both of them were also written in Penny's loopy handwriting.

Why did she have two pieces of paper with his name on it?

Hmm? (I'm sure you all have already figured it out by now lol)

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