By the time Sheldon reached his bedroom door he had made a complete emotional shift. The daze had lifted; now he was livid. What the hell did Penny think she was doing? How dare she put him in such an uncomfortable situation! He was sick of her constant interfering and torture. Enough was enough!

He marched back into the living room and without a word to his friends still sitting there left his apartment to Penny's front door. He slammed his fist against it only three times. The door slowly opened to reveal Penny looking rather terrified.

"Sheldon." She stated.

"You had no right to do that to me!" Sheldon declared, waving a finger in her face. He pushed past her into her apartment without being invited. Penny didn't object.

Instead she shut the door behind him and said carefully, "I know. Sheldon, if I'd known...how you feel, I would never-"

"How I feel! How I feel is furious!" Sheldon's voice was growing louder. "You...molested me into a corner!"

"You're right." Penny said, trying to placate him. "It was a huge mistake. I never should have done it and I never will again. End of story. We can just put this behind us." She gave him a pleading look.

"No!" He shouted. "Not 'end of story'. I'm not finished with you yet." He moved toward her position by the door.

"Oh, God." She groaned, nearly taking a step back. A truly angry Sheldon always unsettled her. "What else is there?" She asked.

The words had barely left her mouth before he grabbed her by the arm and kissed her. Of all things, Sheldon's technique surprised Penny the most. He was without question a bumbling and awkward individual in general, most especially when it came to intimate or even basic physical contact. And yet his kiss was firm and sure with a pleasant and gentle pull on her bottom lip. For someone who purportedly had never engaged in any intimacy before, who insisted such things were a waste if time, he sure seemed to know what he was doing. Penny was becoming practically breathless.

Then Sheldon's eyes abruptly shot open and he pushed away from her. His face paled rapidly.

"That's not what I meant to say – do, rather. I mean-" He stammered, looking frantic. He'd come to give her hell for her advances on him and now here he was, making what she'd done look like a Disney movie.

Penny was speechless.

"i have to go...dinner. To eat. Dinner." Sheldon managed to get out before stumbling to the door and exiting.

Penny remained where she was, raising a hand to her lips. A shudder ran through her and she breathed, "Holy crap on a cracker..."

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AN: Sorry for the huge delay between chapters, for those who care :) I was hit with writers block and have been working on another fic that I'm quite involved in as well so...FINALLY I got this chapter up. Further apologies if it's kinda meh. I'm really struggling for inspiration these days. I hope you enjoy all the same!