Word Count: 350
Summary: A juvenile nickname.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters.
She used to call him Specky because he wore glasses. It was a childish behavior of hers, or maybe it was just a sweet thing. It was their own private name, something that no one else knew about, and no one ever heard her call him that.
Maybe that was why he agreed when Priya told him to try contacts. Why he tried so hard to feel comfortable with them. It was another way to get away from the claws of her love, the ones that held him tight and never let go. Because even though he was with someone else, his heart always belonged to her, and he didn't see a moment where that would end.
He took them out eventually, went back to his old, black-framed glasses that got him the nickname. He went back to look at everyone through those lenses, but he didn't hear his nickname anymore. It was probably because Prya had asked Leonard seeing Penny, to stop spending so much time together, so they were never alone. And if they were, she would immediately pretend she had something to do and leave. She was uncomfortable near him because she knew he wouldn't be hers anymore. She missed that train, and would probably not be able to get on it ever again.
That was, until the day that Priya decided it was over. It was a mutual decision, of course, but still. The day it was over.
That day, or better, the day after, Penny went to the apartment across the hall to have dinner as usual. But instead of leaving when everyone else did, she stayed to help Leonard clean everything.
It was then that she called him Specky again, and continued on with her life. It was also then that he realized that the claws of love were still holding him tight. He stayed paralyzed in his spot for a couple of moments, and then looked away when she turned to him. And because he wasn't looking to her, he didn't see the little smile playing on her lips. A happy one, finally.
The End
I hope everyone enjoys this chapter. Since I decided to watch the episodes all in once when the season ends, I will stop posting any continuations for episodes. I wasn't having a lot of ideas anyway.
I will still try to post chapters every other week, but they won't be continuations.