Leonard took a deep breath before knocking on Penny's door. After three attempts, the door finally opened and Penny immediately tried to shut it again in his face. Leonard, however, wedged his foot in the way.

'Penny, I know it's early and I'm the last person you want to see but please… let me talk to you.' He begged.

'Didn't Sheldon explain my 11am rule?' she spat.

'Yes but I didn't think it applied to me seeing as I'm your boyfriend!' Leonard cried, ignoring the pain as Penny continued to try and close the door. Though, as soon as he said the word "boyfriend" Penny stopped her attempts at trying to shove Leonard out the way and opened the door.

'I'm not even sure if you deserve that title any more Leonard.' She growled and Leonard sighed.

'Please, let me come in and explain myself.'

Penny exhaled in defeat and stepped out the way, allowing Leonard entrance to her apartment.

'Make it fast; I need my beauty sleep Leonard.' She said sitting beside him on the couch.

'I want to start out by telling you how sorry I am! I never meant to hurt you; it was a massive mistake with Priya. I love you, and only you and I don't know what came over me when I gave into Priya's flirtations. I'm so sorry Penny, please forgive me, please.' Leonard grabbed Penny's hands and kissed them. Tears started swimming again in Penny's eyes and she tried to pull away from Leonard, but he kept his grip firm on his hands.

'I don't think I can forgive you Leonard. You've really hurt me, destroyed all my trust in you, you've thrown everything away over this… I thought I had found someone who wasn't a jerk, to look after me and who would never cheat and you've done all of those things.'

'Penny, I'm so sorry, you must believe me! It will never, ever happen again, I promise.'

'I can't,' Penny tried to blink her tears away, but despite her efforts, they rolled down her cheeks, 'I don't want to cry anymore.'

'I don't want you to cry either!' Leonard whispered, wiping her tears away with his thumb. This action by Leonard suddenly changed Penny's mood from sad to angry. How dare he act like a caring boyfriend trying to cheer her up as if her best friend or family pet had died! She tore her hands out of Leonard's and her eyes screamed pure rage.

'Well since you are the cause of my tears, I don't think you have any grounds to say that Leonard!'

'I know you have every right to be angry with me…'

'Angry? I'm beyond angry Leonard… I'm at the point where there is no way I can ever forgive you for this! I'm at the point where you don't deserve me wasting my emotions and feelings on you! I'm far better off being single and waiting for a nice guy than hanging around hoping you will change and trying to trust you again!'

'Don't be stupid Penny!'

'Oh so now I'm stupid?' Penny yelled, standing up and facing Leonard, who in turn got up and matched Penny's stance.

'I'm not saying you're stupid, I'm saying your reactions and theories are pretty stupid at the moment!'

'How are my reactions pretty stupid? I think I'm reacting perfectly normal as any person who had caught their boyfriend in bed with another woman. It's my heart that's broken and it's your entire fault! You're the one who fucked Priya, not I!'

'My God are you listening to yourself? Do you know how childish you sound right now? Trying to score points as opposed to an adult discussion?!'

'Oh so now I'm a child? Well at least I'm not stupid anymore!' Penny yelled.

'Well the two aren't mutually exclusive!' Leonard yelled right back and Penny scoffed at him. 'Do you know what that means? Or shall I grab you a dictionary for dummies?'

'Oh you are unbelievable! Tell me, if I hadn't of walked in on you, would you have told me what you'd done, would you have started an affair or would you have kept it to yourself? You sleep with another woman and expect me to be all hunky dory about it and forgive you as if it doesn't matter, as if nothing ever happened?! Well Leonard you are totally wrong! I will never forgive you! I will never forget what you have done to me and I hope you are truly happy in the distant future. Please do forget to invite me to yours and Priya's extravagant wedding!'

'Penny stop it… I love you!'

'No! If you love someone you don't go and sleep with your ex! Especially when your girlfriend lives in the apartment opposite you! How dare you Leonard! I may be blonde and I may not be as smart as you, but I am no fool! You know what though… Priya can have you because I certainly don't want you anymore. In fact I wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot bargepole now. It's over between us, done. Now get out!' Penny shrieked.

'Penny…'

'OUT!'

'Fine, Priya has far more perks than you anyways… for one thing she's far more intelligent than you will ever be! At least that way I can have a proper intellectually stimulating conversation with her!' Leonard yelled before slamming the door behind him and marching back into apartment 4A. Sheldon looked up at him inquisitively and raised his eyebrows.

'Has your relationship reached its inevitable ugly end?' he asked and Leonard rolled his eyes.

'No.' he said sarcastically.

'Really? After all that shouting I heard, I would have thought…. Oh sarcasm?'

'Yes sarcasm.' Leonard growled, 'She dumped me, told me to get with Priya.'

'I know. I heard.' Sheldon sighed, turning off the television. He'd already missed most of David Tennant's genius of Dr Who, there was no point trying to tune in now when he knew a monologue from Leonard was about to start.

'Were we really that loud?' Leonard sighed.

'I'm pretty sure Mrs Zweitek two floors up could hear you… and she's deaf!'

'Helpful Sheldon, real helpful.'

'Sarcasm?'

'Got it in one Sheldon; I guess I just don't know what to do now. I'm single again and I don't want to be with Priya, I hate how I left things with Penny and I really don't think she's ever going to talk to me again!'

'You're upset. Shall I make you a hot beverage? Tea perhaps?'

'No thank you.' Leonard sighed.

'Coffee?'

'No! I don't want anything!'

'Er the hot beverage thing isn't optional. Now sit your keester down, cause you're getting a hot beverage! Tea or Coffee?' he said, walking over to the kitchen.

'Fine, make me a cup of whatever.'

'I don't think I've ever heard of that one, what's in it?' Sheldon asked and Leonard rolled his eyes.

'Absolutely nothing, I made it up. Just ignore the beverage thing for now! How can I win Penny back?'

'Tea it is. Don't ask me, I have no experience in this field but ask me about String Theory and I'll explain it backwards.' Sheldon said, popping the teabag in a mug.

'Sheldon stop. I don't want tea, I want Penny.' Leonard sighed and closed his eyes, 'I think I'm gonna go back to bed. Raj and Wolowitz are coming over later and I haven't slept at all because I feel so awful.'

Sheldon shrugged and put the teabag back in the box. 'Suit yourself. I however need to make sure I see Amy today, so if she is not over comforting Penny, I need you to drive me over to see her.' Sheldon smiled.

'Just take the bus for once Sheldon, I'm too depressed to drive you anywhere!'

'May I remind you of the last time I rode a bus? I ended up coming home with at least a week's unwanted supply of mutton and coconut milk. That did not settle well with my stomach Leonard, so I can't ride the bus.'

'Well I guess you can't see Amy then.'

'But…'

'Sheldon I am not driving you! End of discussion, now just… leave me alone.' Leonard stalked back to his room, leaving Sheldon stand there alone. Sighing, he picked up the telephone and called Amy.

'Good morning Amy, I'm sorry for the early awakening but I thought you should know that you need to collect me so that I can spend time with you today.'

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