A/N: Like I said before the rest of the story will go by fast. Also I want to warn you, there will be a character death in the next couple chapters.

Chapter 43 - Mistaken Revenge

Sheldon stood outside the apartment building, during the late afternoon, and looked at their car, hating it because he knew it was going to be his Achilles heel. He had gone with Amy this Sunday to run errands, not wanting to worry about her like last weekend, but his avoiding driving was getting more and more awkward. Several times she had looked at him with confusion and concern when he blatantly avoided driving and it had been harder and harder to do that with her, as their day went on. He also understood, as time when on and she got more pregnant, he would be endangering her by not being able to drive when she thought he could. So he stared at the car with contempt, because the car was going to expose him to her and he knew it would be his downfall.

Sheldon was lost in his thoughts when he felt her touch, "Sheldon, is something wrong?"

He turned to her in surprise, "No, I was just enjoying the evening." he lied, he was getting much better at it since he got there. "You didn't have to come down to check on me. You need to rest from today." that was the truth, he was concerned for her and their child.

"I'm okay, it is good for me to walk, besides I missed you." she then wrapped her arms around his left arm and put her head on his shoulder.

His heart melted every time she cuddled him, he was so in love with her, he now knew she was the one thing/person he was missing in his life to make it complete. "Let's sit down then and enjoy the evening together." Sheldon then lead her over to the bench next to the apartment. Amy scooting close to him as he put his arm around, actually enjoying her closeness.

"This is nice." Amy said as she got comfortable.

Sheldon smiled, then kissed the top of her head, "Amy I could never disagree with you, when you are right, you are right."

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Leonard sat in his office, taking the clothes out of the bags, he had bought that day at the mall. He now had plenty of money, just under $20,000 to be exact, money he discovered in the safe in his office, when he opened it and searched it that morning. He really felt stupid he didn't search the contents of the safe and find it before, putting away emergency money after knowing what his future self knew, made perfect sense to him. Immediately after he found it, he knew, he would have done the same thing, to have cash to cover sudden difficult problems like he was encountering at that very moment. He now had enough money to live until Howard gave him the power module, it was the lucky break he needed to finally leave this timeline and he felt it was an omen that he was doing the right thing, even though his heart wasn't in it.

Leonard had been away from Penny for over a day now, and the loss he felt was hard on him, he felt like a piece of him was missing. However, he knew he couldn't go back, it was better that after she told him to go away, he stay away, better for both of them. He thought her being mad at him would help her move on, and he had to cut it off between them sometime, if he was going to leave, so this was probably the best time to do it. It was just the thought of never seeing her again, made him wonder what he had to look forward to in life anymore, the whole world just seemed ruined, a damaged place, to him now.

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Penny drove to Malibu, where Arthur Langston lived, she would never forget where he lived, it was where her life had ended. The trip for her was filled with moments of hate for the man, mixed with moments of grief where tears would fall down her cheeks as she mourned her lost previous life, before he raped her. She was barely in control of her emotions when she stopped in front of his house and went to the front door to confront the man who destroyed her. She was so positive she knew what she wanted to do, until he opened the door and she looked at the surprised expression in his eyes, it was then she knew she couldn't do it.

Art was surprised to see Penny there, but then his anger got the best of him. "What the fuck are you doing here you stupid bitch. That fucking husband and you ruined my life, spreading your lies. I already got calls from news people asking me if the rumors are true. I'm going the sue the shit out of you both."

Penny just stared at him, "You raped me." she said so softly it was almost a whisper.

"Fuck you bitch, you'll never prove that." Art then looked around. "Where is that fucking husband of yours? The fucking coward was too scared to even come here with you, bitch." Art then started to laugh.

Penny just stood there staring at him, her mind racing, her hate building, the more he ridiculed her and Leonard. However her staring at Art, and not saying anything, was just making him more agitated and angry at her. "Get the fuck out of here, bitch. I want you out of here now, you're trespassing and I'll call the cops on you." Art then reached out and shoved her shoulder, pushing her away from his door.

Penny didn't know she even brought the gun out of her pocket until she heard the shot, his shoving her felt like an attack of her again in her mental state. The second shot seemed to come from somewhere other than herself, then the third followed by two more. The noise then stopped and Penny stared at Art's shocked eyes as he slid down his open door, looking directly at her, her staring back until she knew those eyes were lifeless. Penny then mindlessly put the gun back in her pocket, walked to her car, starting it and left Malibu, her reaching the costal road before it sank in what she did. Penny almost lost control of her car as the numbness wore off and she started to sob while she drove, making her pull over to a small open beach area parking lot, hysterically crying about what she did. It was 15 minutes later before she could move again, and she got out of the car, walking on trembling legs towards the water. The sun was halfway down and it was beautiful, a small smile forming on Penny's lips as she pulled the gun out of her pocket and put it to her temple, her eyes closing as she pulled the trigger.

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The next morning found Sheldon unlocking his office, before Amy and him entered, Amy putting her purse on his desk as she stood on her toes to get a kiss from him, after his door was closed. It was actually a full kiss not a peck and they both smiled at each other for a couple moments before Amy turned, to leave his office, to head to hers. Sheldon was still smiling as he turned to his desk and immediately saw her purse where she left it, picking it and deciding he would bring it to her in a couple minutes as soon as he booted up his computer. He just sat down at his desk when he heard the soft knocks on his door, thinking it was Amy, and stood up, grabbing her purse to greet her, except it wasn't Amy when he opened the door.

Leslie had spent the night before tossing and turning, not being able to sleep, the whole weekend being hard for her to sleep since getting confirmation from the doctor on Friday that she was definitely pregnant. The pregnancy term coincided with the time her and Sheldon had sex, after the party they all had when he heard he was being considered for a Nobel, and she knew she wouldn't be able to go on with her life until she told him. So here she was, at 8AM on a Monday morning to see him, knowing he would be there early and hoping that he was alone. It had been with much trepidation that she knocked softly on his office door, not even knowing what she would do if he wasn't there that day or if he was not alone.

It was a mixture of relief, mixed with anger, Leslie felt when Sheldon opened the door and greeted her. "What are you doing here?"

Leslie swallowed, then softly said, "Sheldon we need to talk. We have a problem."

"The only problem I have is you at my door first thing in the morning, Dr Winkle." Sheldon said in his normal voice, then suddenly thought better of it as he remembered how tenuous his position was in this timeline. Sheldon lowered his voice to match hers, "What kind of problem?"

Leslie looked around him, not seeing anyone, but still concerned about people eavesdropping. "Maybe we should talk in your office."

Sheldon was now a little concerned about how Leslie was acting, remembering how she acted at the party over a week ago, but again he wasn't sure what the 'problem' was, which made him uneasy. "You can come in, but please make this fast."

Leslie just nodded, walked in his office and sat on his couch, looking at him for a moment before she spoke. "Sheldon I am pregnant."

Sheldon looked at her with derision, "I can't say I am surprised, but why is that my problem."

Leslie stared at him with eyes full of hurt and anger, that he would imply the baby was not his. "Because the baby is yours, you dumbass!"

"WHAT!" Both Leslie and Sheldon looked at the office doorway to see Amy standing there in shock. She had come back for her purse and had heard Leslie's declaration.