Matchmaker chapter 5

A/N: Again, thank you all for reading/ reviewing/ putting it on alert. Sorry for the wait, been dealing with writers block again, hopefully this will get the ball rolling.

I don't own the Big Bang Theory...yet...

Penny opened the door to 4A, to find Sheldon taking the food out of the containers and setting them on the table.

"Hey, Sheldon," she greeted him.

"On Earth, we knock before entering someone's home," he retorted.

Penny disregarded this and sat in her usual spot and took her order from him just as he extended his hand, their fingers brushing again. Penny didn't even notice the small thrill she felt in her stomach at the contact, she never did. "So where's everyone else?" she asked as she popped open the lid.

Sheldon set his food down and started pulling out a selection of movies he knew they both would be willing to watch so they would have an agreeable selection. "Leonard said that Wollowitz texted him and said that both he and Koothrapalli needed him for something, but he adamantly refused my accompanying him. As if they could figure out their problem without me. Well, I suppose they could, but it would be resolved so much faster if I were there."

Meanwhile, at Howard's house...

"Dude, I don't care what he says, if we had a problem that needed solving, we so could have handled it on our own," says Raj as he stuffs another bite into his mouth and stares at the monitor.

"Yeah, I know," replies Leonard. "That's just his Sheldon-ness showing. Besides, did you see the way they touched and both acted like it was totally natural? See, we're onto something here." He stuffed another bite into his mouth and kept watching, even though nothing very fascinating was happening yet.

"HOWARD! DID YOU OFFER YOUR LITTLE FRIENDS ANYTHING TO DRINK YET?"

"YES, MA, THEY BOTH HAVE DRINKS!"

Howard sat in the middle of both of his friends and took a sip from his sprite. "Wait, hold on, I got a better angle." He tapped some keys, and soon they were looking at their two friends from above the pillar in front of the hallway instead of their backs from the door.

"Awesome, Howard," praised Raj. "When did you put these in, anyway?"

Howard gave a small smirk and just said softly, "Don't underestimate engineers. I can very easily design a booby trap that can pull off Penny's Junior Rodeo routine probably better than she can. Sheldon's not the only one close to evil villain status."

Leonard and Raj shared a glance and turned back to the screen.

"So what, Leonard took their food and just left you all alone?"

Sheldon held out another dvd, only to see Penny shake her head, again. "Well," he replied. "Not technically, you're here, therefore I'm not left alone, now am I?"

He held out another movie to which Penny nodded yes and he turned around to insert the disc. Penny pouted and stuffed a bite into her mouth. "You don't know if I was going to come over or not..." she muttered. Sheldon turned around and gave her a look that screamed, "Really?"

The rest of the evening passed with little to no amazing developments, much to Leonard's, Raj's, and Howard's dismay. It wasn't until they had both finished their meals and finished the movie did they really start talking.

Penny cleared her throat and placed her hands in her lap as she turned towards Sheldon. "Sheldon? There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Their other three friends leaned in closer to the screen.

"Yes, Penny?"

"Well, I thought it over, and had some encouragement, I think I'll take you up on that experiment. I accept."

Sheldon's face lit up. "Wonderful, I shall draw up a contract tonight, if you'd like, you can join me tomorrow, perhaps eleven thirty AM to go over it?"

Penny smiled tentatively. She should have known that he would include a contract, but she was going to have to show him that contracts were not normally used in relationships. Penny resolved to making spontaneity the very first thing she taught him. That's when it really hit her. She would be teaching Sheldon. The thought made her giggle.

"You find something humorous, Penny?"

"Not really, just thinking."

The time had passed and neither of them had noticed how late it was getting. Sheldon glanced at his watch. "It's bedtime now, Penny, please see yourself out. Goodnight."

Leonard, Raj, and Howard waited until they were both out of sight of all the cameras to turn the monitor off and go home.

Penny went into her room and pulled out an old discarded notebook. He always said the best experiments were always documented. Flipping to the first page, Penny started off by titling the experiment: Sheldon: The Final Frontier.

A/N: I can haz reviews? LOL and as always, thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!