'So your rehearsals for the show begin today.' Sheldon smiled, looking at Penny, who was standing in his kitchen making breakfast, 'Are you excited?'

'Actually, I'm quite nervous.' Penny said, stuffing a pop tart in her mouth before swallowing it down with a cup of tea, 'I mean this is Broadway we're talking about… what if I get fired on my first day? What if I'm not good enough? What if…'

'Penny, stop this wittering. If you weren't good enough, you wouldn't have been chosen. You won't be fired on your first day… be strong, be confident and believe in yourself; because I do.' Sheldon said, looking at the newspaper and taking a bite of his fibrous breakfast cereal. He had engaged in coitus with Penny all night last night to calm her nerves; it felt almost strange that he had been involved in a physical relationship with Penny for two weeks now. 'Now, I need you to help me with something.'

Penny walked over, so she was positioned behind him and draped her arms around his neck, kissing his cheek, 'What's up buttercup?'

'I need to advertise for a new roommate, I need you to help me find a suitable applicant.'

'What, why?' Penny gasped, moving away from him. A roommate would ruin everything! She liked it the way it was now.

'Having to pay for the apartment drains too much of my savings that I use on merchandise, comic books, games and take out. I need someone to share with so I'm afraid you'll have to start moving some of your stuff back to your apartment.' Sheldon said, turning on the bar stool to face Penny.

'Why?'

'Because any potential roommate needs to see that this apartment isn't infested with feminine objects.'

'Feminine objects?' Penny smirked, crossing her arms and leaning on one leg.

'Yes, feminine objects,' Sheldon repeated. Penny bit her lip, she felt like she did when she admitted her love for him, sure he hadn't said it back yet but she didn't want their situation to change. She loved being with him and she'd known him for 6 years. Then again maybe it was too soon to suggest it but she found that her mouth was three seconds ahead of her brain and before she knew it she was speaking and it was too late to go back now.

'Well, what if I brought more of my feminine stuff over here?'

'Penny, why on earth would you do that? You have an apartment already and I need to keep this place clutter free until I have a new suitable roommate.'

'Ok, well what if I brought all of my things over here then?'

Sheldon frowned, 'You'd be going back and forth all the time… Penny I fail to see your logic because that doesn't make any sense. I guess that's what community college does to you.'

Penny scoffed, amazed at the fact that he had four doctorates and a PhD yet he still didn't grasp the simplest of things. 'Alright, how about I move in with you, I live with you as your partner and you understand what I'm saying?'

Sheldon frowned and raised an eyebrow, 'It's plausible. Perhaps you could give me a bit more perspective though. Why should I let you move in with me?' Penny walked slowly over to him before perching herself on his lap. She decided to use a quote from one of her favourite movies by her favourite actor. She had always wanted to use a movie quote in real life and what better chance to use a bit of influence from Jack Sparrow.

'Curiosity. You're going to want it. You'll get the chance to live with me and gain the rewards that follow,' she said, her mouth extremely close to his.

'And what rewards are those?' He asked, his voice quiet as he tucked her hair behind her ear and looked into her eyes.

'Well, you'll have to wait to find out and when you do, you won't be able to resist. You'll want to know what it's like because that's how your ingenious brain works.' Her lips gently grazed his for a fraction of a second and she saw his lip curl upwards into a smug smirk.

'Alright then, as long as you don't leave the place a mess, I suppose I can allow you to live with me. And you can't redecorate too much either. I'm very happy with the layout of my, I mean our, apartment.' Sheldon smiled and Penny squealed, throwing her arms around him.

'Sheldon, I love you!'

'I know, I know,' he said, patting her back, 'well I guess I'm moving in.' Penny grinned, jumping off of Sheldon and doing her own happy dance, 'I'm so excited!'

'I can tell, you're like Santa Claus on Prozac at Disney Land.' Sheldon said, folding his arms in bemusement. Penny laughed at him.

'Oh Sheldon, you do make me laugh.' She grinned before looking at the clock, 'Shit! I'm late!' She quickly grabbed an apple before kissing Sheldon on the cheek, 'bye sweetie, see you tonight!' she grabbed her coat from the chair, slung it on and ran out the door, yelling "Love You" as it shut. Sheldon chuckled to himself before sipping his juice carton. It was funny to think how much he had changed since he had embraced life with Penny. He was far more relaxed, he was having sex, he was dating a beautiful woman and she truly made his day better. Washing up his breakfast bowl, he sat down at his laptop and opened his e-mail. To his delight, he had managed to obtain the grant he had applied for; his Nobel Prize was on the horizon and he could almost feel it in his grasp.

Over the next few days, Penny gradually moved her stuff into Sheldon's apartment, relinquished her lease on her old place and change her address so that she now lived at 4A. Both she and Sheldon decided that the second bedroom would be converted into a spare room for any guests they might have. Though whilst Sheldon thought of guests, Penny thought of the children that she and Sheldon might have; she was pretty sure that Sheldon was the man she wanted to settle down with now. Their kids would be smart and beautiful and she would be proud to say she had achieved something spectacular in life. Sure, Broadway was great but having a family would be better.

The rehearsals for the show were going really well and Sheldon was right, although she didn't have centre stage, being an Understudy was just as good. The stage director told her that she would be performing on stage twice a month for as long as the show lasted. Although it wasn't much, she still would be able to perform on stage and that made her happy. Whilst Penny practiced for Broadway, Sheldon worked continuously on proving his theory correct and every day, more and more results came and proved that his hypothesis was correct which meant his Nobel Prize was drawing closer and closer.

Today was their official two month anniversary and Penny was cooking a delicious homemade Thai meal. When Sheldon came home and opened the door to the smell of Penny's food, his mouth watered.

'Wow, something smells delicious!' he smiled, taking off his coat and sitting down on his spot. Penny dished him up a plate of Mee Krob, Chicken Satay with a homemade Peanut sauce and Cashew Chicken.

'Happy Anniversary Sheldon,' she said, quickly kissing him before joining him.

'Mmm, it's delicious. I must say you culinary skills are much improved, so thank you Penny.'

'I also have another present for you,' she smiled.

'Oooh what is it?'

'Guess?'

'Ok, you decided to go out into the hallway, stumbled into an interdimentional portal which brought you 5000 years into the future where you took advantage of the advanced technology to build a time machine and now you're back to bring us all to the year 70-14 to which we are all put to work at a thinkatoriam which are run by telepathically controlled flying dolphins?'

Penny gawked at him, 'Er no… what on earth made you guess that?'

'I tried it with Leonard once, his answer was the same. So until it happens, I'm just going to keep guessing it. Hopefully luck will be on my side.'

'O…K… moving on. My present for you is my nice new outfit for you which I want to test in the bedroom.'

'Alright, I shall give you my honest opinion, though I think everything looks nice on you. Is it for any sort of formal occasion?'

'Really Sheldon? It's our anniversary! It's a sexy outfit for you so you'd best appreciate it.'

'Ohhhhhh, I see… well of course I'll enjoy it. Especially if it's on you.' He smiled. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Penny frowned and put her plate down. She walked over to the door and opened it, gasping when it revealed a tearstained Priya.

Uh oh… what does Priya want and why do you think she's crying? Take a guess my lovely reviewers, I look forward to reading them :] Thank you so much for your review so far, they make my day. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and will update soon! Have a nice day! xx