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Summary: Leonard and Penny go to India for Raj's wedding. How will they deal with Prya? [Story takes place the same day Raj invites them and doesn't go further than that.] [Set right after the opening scene of S12E08]
Disclaimer: I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters.

Leonard and Penny clean their apartment after their friends leave. They stay in silence while they clean, and since its Penny's turn to do the dishes, she takes the plates and starts to do that chore, as Leonard goes take the trash out.

When he comes back, Penny is already sitting on the couch, scrolling through her phone with the TV on as background noise. He sits next to her and steals the remote, and both continue silent. It's been this way ever since Amy asked a question to Raj during dinner, right after Anu left to the car with Howard and Bernadette.

"Prya is going to the wedding right?"

Everyone is the room gets quiet, and looks to Raj, then to Amy. Raj looks at Leonard and Penny and nods.

"She's my sister."

That led to them sitting on the couch silent, but with their head working a thousand an hour. Of course that Prya was going to be there. She was his family, after all. But she was also Leonard's ex-girlfriend, she cheated on him with her current husband – that was probably going to be there too – and Penny didn't exactly liked her. Ever.

"It's going to be okay." Penny says, breaking the silence. She waits until Leonard looks at her to continue. "You don't have feelings for her anymore. Right?" She could feel the jealousy creeping back, and she let it. It was her husband they were talking about, her husband with his ex-girlfriend. Of course she was jealous!

"I don't. But it's still going to be awkward." They are now both looking at each other, the TV sounds forgotten and the phone being put down on the coffee table.

"It's going to be awkward between his parents. They are not exactly in good terms." She joked, and he agreed. "But yeah." She sighed. "It's going to be awkward."

"I still want to go. Just maybe… we can ignore her?" He puts it as a question, but it sounded more as a plea. She smiled.

"I want to go to, but we can't just ignore her. Just a teeny tiny smile, maybe? It's always nice, and I know you don't like people to be mad at you."

He agreed, nodding. He sits back at the couch, looking at the TV, but she's still looking at him. He finally realizes this and looks at her.

"What is it?"

"I love you." Her smile is from ear to ear, and makes him immediately smile back at her.

"I…" She interrupts him by putting her finger in his lips.

"My turn to talk. I didn't like when you dated Prya." She takes a breath before continuing" I was super jealous, and that is one of the emotions I hate the most. Seriously, how do you do it?" He tried to speak, but her finger went back to his lips to shut him up. "I trust you when it comes to not kiss another woman. You made a promise years ago, and I believe that you'll keep it. And even though it's going to be awkward to see her again, it'll be good for me to remember how miserable I felt when you guys were dating. I won't take you for granted, Leonard. Well, I will, but I'll do my very best not to. I promise not to."

He smiles and says nothing. Instead, he kisses her.

"I love you, too." He finally responds, and after a quick smile, they both go back to their phones and their show, only thinking about that particular topic three months later when they fly to India and see their friend getting married. But that's a tale for another time.

The End

I finally saw the episode again and remembered a time I wish I could forget: Leonard and Prya dating. It was not a couple I enjoyed seeing - ever! - And because of that, every time I decide to re-watch the show, I just don't see the episodes where she shows up. I love Sheldon for that, and Penny too (but she didn't like Prya for another reason).