Summary: Based on a post-it I read during S12E04. [Lunch with Penny]
Word Count: 1420
Disclaimer: I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters. If I did, I would be signing the papers to make a spin-off with Leonard and Penny.

It was normal for them to leave post it's around the apartment. It was random things, from "Don't forget to take out the trash" to "I'm working late tonight".

The post-it was usually left on the fridge, sometimes on the others nightstand. Whenever it was just a reminder, on the computer.

That whole thing started years ago when Leonard forgot it was a day to have dinner at the Rostenkowski-Wolowitz residence instead of their own. He showed up thirty minutes late after Penny called him to ask where he was. She never let that go, and still makes her laugh.

Ever since that moment, post it was a part of their routine. They had a block of post-its on top of the fridge next to the cereal, one on their bedroom and two other on each of the desks. Sometimes it was just to inform one has left the apartment while the other was taking a bath.

Other times, like today, it was to remind where they were having lunch. It was a weekday, so it was supposed to be Leonard having lunch at the cafeteria with the guys and Penny having lunch with Amy or Bernadette. But since they haven't been together in a long time, due to work, friends and having dinner with Anu and Bernadette two days in a row. So they decided to have lunch together, so they would actually do something together with other than sleep and live together.

But Leonard is late, for some reason. And Penny is getting restless. She's a bit scared he forgot, something he has been doing for the last few weeks. But she did leave that post it to remind him that he was having lunch with her that day. So, where was he?

Penny decided against calling him since she didn't want to make him think she was impatient or checking up on him. And as soon as she sees him running towards the restaurant door, her face lights up. He remembered!

"Sorry, I'm late." He apologizes, sitting down at his chair while taking off his jacket. "I needed to get Tam and his son to the airport. I kind almost forgot if it wasn't for Tam to remind me I left my salad at the cafeteria." He chuckles slightly, and Penny hides her discomfort towards his words. He was forgetting too much lately.

"So?" She smiles, looking at his disheveled hair and his wrinkled clothes. He ran here, and his car was probably parked not very far. At least he didn't need his inhaler. "How was Tam?"

"Nice guy. He and Sheldon seemed to be okay now, they even shared numbers so they could keep in touch. What about Anu?"

Penny takes a deep breath. "I think Bernie and I might have ruined it for Raj." Leonard looked at her questioningly. "We said things that he did, with Cinnamon." Her husband half-smiles. "I hope we didn't screw up, but I have a feeling we did."

"Well, at least you had fun, right?" Penny nods. "Yeah, I kind of figured that out. Y'know, you coming home drunk and all?" He laughs now, giving up on trying to be quiet.

"I wasn't that drunk!" She complained, rolling her eyes. He was right, though. She and Bernie drank way too much in just two days. They should've invited Amy so that they didn't feel that drunk. They loved Amy, but she couldn't hold her booze, at all. Just like the little asthmatic nerd in front of her. She smiles at her own thoughts.

That was when the waiter arrived and they ordered their food. They made small talk as they waited for their food. They spoke about office gossip that Penny loved to share, and Leonard loved to hear. (He was turning a bit like Raj, but he didn't care. Penny was happy with giving him gossip). Leonard told her about his morning adventures with Sheldon since he drove him to work a few days that week.

Eventually, their food arrived. They didn't speak, the food way too good to do that. Finally, a noise is heard in their table – Leonard's phone. It was Sheldon that was calling him, to ask whether or not he had already dropped Tam of at the airport.

It took about five minutes for that conversation to end.

By the time it was over, Penny was looking at Leonard with a smile on her face.

"What?" Leonard asked.

"You are so jealous of Tam, aren't you?"

"I'm not." Penny looks at him with a seriously? face. "I'm not." This time, he laughs and Penny keeps her previous face. "Fine, just a little bit." She smiles as he draws a breath. "It's just that I've known him for years, and I never heard of Tam before. I mean, what other things we don't know about him?"

"Well, we don't know everything about the others, do we? I mean, there are things from our childhood that just appear out of thin air. That's when everyone finds out about it."

"Yeah, but he was Sheldon's best friend. Sheldon, who was an emotionless man until not long ago. And now we find out he actually had a friend. A best friend, out of nowhere. I wonder that's all."

"I know me too. But we all come from different places, led different lives. We don't know everything about each other. But that's okay. It makes out lives more interesting, makes us find out about everyone and creates cool stories from time to time. Some aren't that interesting, others are. It's a part of life." She looks at him with a smile. "Come on, let's get out of here." She takes his hand and they leave the restaurant – after paying, of course.

They walk to the car and enter it. Leonard drops Penny off at her job and then drives to the university where he awaits an interrogation from Sheldon about Tam.

Whilst that happens, Penny goes to talk to Bernadette.

She finds her friend lying on her couch, the past couple of days taking a toll on her.

"Bernie?" She touches her friends' shoulder to make her pay attention.

"What? Don't talk. Please don't." If Penny wasn't with a small headache she would probably laugh at her friend. Instead, she sat down on the corner of the couch.

"I just came from having lunch with Leonard."

"Tell that to someone who cares." Penny looks at her offended. Bernadette notices this. "Sorry. What about it?"

"I think we've been a little mean to them when we talked to Anu. You know, when we said we married for love." Penny sighs. "I did marry for love. I love Leonard, I just don't like telling that to people. To be honest, I love that hhomunculusso much that I carry one of his stupid inhalers around in my purse just in case he ever needs one and forgets it. He's been forgetting things lately, and I'm terrified. I don't know what to do, Bernie."

Bernadette listens intently to her friend, now being as worried as she is. She does love her husband, and also worries about him. But just like Penny, she doesn't like to tell people that, unlike Amy. That woman would scream that she was married to Sheldon to everyone she found on the street.

"Talk to him about it. And I agree, we were mean to them."

"Thanks, Bernie." Penny interrupts, leaving the office.

It's a little later that same day, and Leonard arrives at his apartment. Once he opens the door, he finds his wife there, beaming at him. Leonard smiles back, wondering what she's up to.

Without saying a word, she takes his hand and makes him sit on the couch. She grabs two plates with food from the kitchen island and brings them to the couch. While she does that, Leonard just stares at her.

Finally, she presses play and Marvel's theme song starts rolling. He looks at her and laughs as the first scenes from the First Avengers appear on the screen.

They don't talk the entire time, they just sit there and watch the movie, enjoying each others company. Because even though she isn't able to show others how she feels about her own husband, she knows how to show him. And that's all she's going to do.

And the other conversation, you might wonder? Maybe she forgot about that!

The End

I hope this was a good one! I was going to write a continuation from the episode, but I loved the arismommy idea so much and didn't want to repeat that, so I wrote this. But as I was writing, I realized it was still a bit similar. Oh well!

Anyway, everyone should totally read arismommy's story Continuation of Season 12 Episodes: Lenny. Honestly, I've only been watching the episodes to write my story and understand this one. I love this so much!

'till next week!