Knock knock knock

'Penny.'

Knock knock knock

'Penny.'

Knock knock knock

'Penny.'

Sheldon stood outside Penny's door. He was worried about her. He had gone to the Cheesecake Factory earlier to ask her if she wanted to go to a 3D Game of Thrones Marathon that was being held at the cinema but was told that Penny hadn't showed up for her shift and all calls had been ignored.

Knock knock knock

'Penny.'

Knock knock knock

'Penny.'

Knock knock knock

'Penny.'

There was still no answer. 'Penny open up!' he rapped on the door again. He knew he wasn't strong enough to kick the door down, but he did have a lock picking kit in his bedroom. He quickly acquired it, passing Leonard on his way out.

'What are you using that for?' he asked.

'I think something is wrong with Penny.' Sheldon said, his voice laced with worry. When a flash of guilt and panic passed over Leonard's face, Sheldon did not fail to pick up on it. 'What did you do?'

'Nothing!' Leonard cried. Sheldon didn't care about his protests; he just needed to concentrate on Penny now. He quickly managed to pick the lock and opened the door to Penny's apartment. Looking around, he noticed the apartment was dark, the curtains were shut and it was very quiet.

'Penny?' Sheldon called out, 'Dammit, why do I never have my tricorder on me when I need it!' he scolded himself.

He took a couple of steps forwards before crunch. He looked down to see Penny's phone smashed on the floor. She wasn't in the main part of the apartment, so she had to be in the bedroom or bathroom. He began to worry when she wasn't in either of these places. 'Penny!' he called out again and he decided to call Amy, see if she was with her. He made to sit down on the sofa when he felt something kick him.

'AHHHH!' he cried.

'Don't you dare sit on me.' Penny growled.

'Penny!' Sheldon cried, looking down and seeing Penny lying on the sofa, her head buried into the back of the seat, 'How long have you been lying there.'

'Since last night,' she said, her voice was shaky and Sheldon sunk to his knees, taking her hand. Penny turned to face him and Sheldon silently gasped. Her makeup was smudged, her hair was messy and she looked like she'd been through hell and back.

'What's happened?' He whispered, getting up and motioning to sit next to her. Penny moved her feet for him to do so and he scooped her up in his arms. He was so accustomed to being near Penny, touching her and holding her that it no longer bothered him. He stroked her blonde hair as a fresh set of tears just came. 'Did I do something last night to upset you?'

'No, don't you dare think for a second that it was you.' She sobbed and Sheldon nodded, just letting her cry.

All this commotion was creating a serious sense of déjà vu and it clicked in his genius brain. 'Was it Leonard?' he said in a hushed whisper and Penny nodded. 'What did he do?' he asked, his voice rising despite his efforts to keep calm.

Penny took a deep breath and wiped her eyes, pulling away so she could face him. 'Leonard was drunk and he came round late yesterday night, about 3 or 4 hours after we said goodnight. I should never have let him in but he was so depressed I felt sorry for him and I did. He told me that Priya was pregnant and that he wasn't ready to be a father. He then started to get all nostalgic, told me that he knew about us because he saw us in the hallway and then…,' she sighed, 'and then he got a bit heavy. I set him straight though, I told him I'm with you now. Me and him were over, I told him straight Sheldon.'

'Ok, I believe you' Sheldon nodded, rubbing his thumb on her hand.

'The next thing I know, he tried to kiss me. I pushed him away and he pushed me back. Then he grabbed my wrists; he said I'd been flirting with him the entire time he was over, which I hadn't. I couldn't move, I was struggling like mad,' Sheldon's eyes narrowed with anger and his jaw clenched, 'I know it sounds bad, but I didn't give him one bit of encouragement. He had me pinned down and I couldn't move… his face…' Penny's voice wavered, 'his face was right here.' She gestured to how close his face was to hers and she blinked back more tears, 'His breath smelt like alcohol and Mentos.'

'What did he do to you?' Sheldon growled, barely containing his anger.

'He frightened the life out of me…'

'Did he…'

Penny shook her head, quickly cutting him off, 'No, no. He had me pinned down and for one nanosecond… I thought he was going to. But he didn't.'

To be continued soon :] How do you think Sheldon will react? let me know your guesses in your lovely reviews! xx