Leonard had been discharged from hospital and was now walking in silence alongside Sheldon. He had been prescribed some methadone to aid his new found addiction to heroin and had made a promise to himself to make sure he remained clean. He had also decided to accept Sheldon's help as this whole experience had been an eye opener for him. He didn't know what to do about Priya either, Sheldon had suggested that he not pursue anything romantic and Leonard decided that that was a good idea. Upon arrival at apartment 4A, Leonard couldn't help but miss the feeling of living there; it almost felt like old times. Sheldon placed his key in the door and opened it, walking inside, followed closely by Leonard.

Nothing much had changed in the apartment; there were a few more girly touches such as a vase of flowers standing in the corner and in the middle of the island in the kitchen. Penny walked into the room and stopped short when she saw Leonard standing sheepishly behind Sheldon.

'Thank you so much for letting me stay with you Penny, I…' Priya said, emerging from behind Penny. She trailed off when she saw Leonard and like Penny, just stopped and stared.

'Hi Priya.' Leonard said quietly, stepping forward towards her. Priya felt the blood rush through her veins as anger took over.

'You! You! You bastard! How dare you show yourself!' she yelled, grabbing the nearest thing to her and chucking it at him. Despite the fact it was only a pillow, Leonard still ducked.

'Priya, I'm so sorry… please forgive me!'

'How on earth can I forgive you! You don't know the meaning of the word sorry! You walked out on us! You denied our innocent unborn baby! I hate you! I HATE YOU!' Priya sobbed and Penny pulled her in for a hug.

'Calm down Priya, you don't want to put too much stress on yourself or the baby.' Penny said soothingly.

'May I speak to Priya please… alone.' Sheldon said suddenly and both Penny and Leonard looked at Sheldon in confusion before walking out of the apartment. Sheldon sat Priya down before taking a seat in his spot beside her. It was starting to feel like he was the mediator between everyone now. 'Priya, I understand that you are upset at Leonard but at the end of the day he is still the father of your child. You told me yesterday that you didn't want your child growing up without a father. Therefore I don't think pushing him out of your life is a good idea. I strongly recommend that you don't resume a romantic relationship but you need to make sure that you two are civil in each other's company for your child's sake.'

'Trust me Sheldon; picking up where we left off was definitely not one of the things that crossed my mind.' Priya sniffed, glaring at the door. Sheldon sighed a breath of relief and smiled at her.

'I know we haven't always seen eye to eye Priya but I think that you need to know that Leonard has spun out of control, he needs you more than you think.'

'Needs me? He needs me? Sheldon, he walked out on me! Why in the world should I help him?'

'Because you are carrying his child and if you want Leonard in your child's life, you have to help him!'

'Alright, fine…' Priya sighed, 'What's wrong with him.'

'I personally don't think it's a good idea for you to know what is wrong with him, however what I will tell you is that I picked him up from hospital this morning. If he wishes to tell you, then that is up to him.'

'Alright. I will try but so help me Sheldon, one wrong move and he will be out my front door. This is his last chance.' Priya said, staring at Sheldon dead in the eye. Sheldon nodded and called for Leonard and Penny to re-enter. Priya put her coat on and looked at Leonard, 'Leonard, we are going home and you are going to explain yourself. You are going to tell me everything and if you place one foot out of line, you're out.' She walked straight past him and left the apartment, not bothering to look if Leonard was even following.

'You had better go Leonard,' Penny said softly and Leonard nodded before offering his small thanks and following Priya out. Penny shut the door behind him and let out the breath she had been holding for what seemed like forever, 'Well that was tense, let's just hope that it gets Leonard on the road to recovery.'

'He'll get used to it and I hope so. Despite what happened with Leonard, he was a good friend to me and I don't want to see him die due to substance abuse.' Sheldon said, getting up and putting papers in his briefcase.

'Sheldon, you truly are amazing, did you know that?'

'I've been told.' He smiled and Penny smiled, shaking her head.

'Unbelievable.' She chuckled before going to the kitchenette to make a cup of tea. She had noticed that, since being with Sheldon, her alcohol intake had reduced significantly. She felt healthier, she looked healthier and she just felt better. Everything was just going upwards for her now, she just hoped that this streak continued.

'Right, I'm off to the lab… got some more discoveries to make, I'll see you later,' Sheldon said, kissing Penny quickly before popping on his jacket.

'See you later Moonpie.' Penny smiled as the door shut. Taking a sip of her tea, she looked at her script and began to memorise her lines. 'No Anna, I belong here. Alone. Where I can be who I am without hurting anybody,' she recited, 'No that wasn't right: No Anna, I belong here… Alone. Where I can be who I am without…hurting anybody. That's the one.' She clicked her fingers in triumph before continuing to learn her script.

I know it's short, I'm sorry haha, next chappie will be long for you I promise :] let me know what you guys thought xx