Leonard and Penny are still putting their plan into action! We begin with a text from Penny to Leonard. The storyline is mainly with the girls in this chapter.

When are we going to tell them?

Soon, this is hard to keep up

Agreed. I don't know how long I can last

How about tonight? Hotel restaurant for dinner?

Sure see you later x

Leonard quickly read Penny's text and locked his phone, shoving it in his coat pocket, and climbed the last steps to join Sheldon at the top of Coit Tower.

"You'd think seeing as we walk up four flights of stair everyday we'd wouldn't be so out of breath"

"Speak for yourself, I feel fine" Sheldon mumbled as he turned to look at the view "All I came here to do was ride the cable car. When are we going?" He asked.

"How about we do that tomorrow?" Leonard reasoned "By the time we get down from here it'll almost be dinner time"

Sheldon was silent, he was looking out towards Golden Gate Bridge, a wistful expression on his face.

Leonard joined him. Sheldon looked as if he had tears in his eyes, Leonard tried to lighten the mood, "Whoa. This doesn't do much for vertigo. How can you bear it?"

Sheldon let out a long breath he didn't realise he'd been holding, "I can't, let's go"

He turned abruptly and hurried down the steps. Leonard followed but was worried, Sheldon clearly wasn't enjoying this trip as much as he thought. He assumed Sheldon would loosen up and embrace the San Francisco culture, especially since he was so excited about it when he gave him and Penny the tickets. Leonard blinked and shook his head, attempting to understand Sheldon had never been one of his strongest attributes but he wanted him to be happy. An unhappy Sheldon was stressful and miserable. Hopefully, that would all change this evening…

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The girls had not had a good day. Amy was disinterested and miserable, she knew this trip would not have made her feel any better. Penny had assured her that it would take her mind off Sheldon, give them a chance to talk and an opportunity to have fun. However, all it did was make her home sick. She longed for Sheldon, although she said that she wanted space, his constant pestering and harassment had shown her that he wanted her back. She knew he didn't like change but this was different. He had been pursuing her and she had secretly been enjoying it. It showed he cared.

But now she was miles away from him, trying to enjoy her weekend. Penny had tried to help her but it just wasn't working.

"I just miss him so much. I thought this is what I wanted but it's taking longer to sort through my feelings than I thought" Amy complained.

"Well that's what this trip is for. We can talk, have some girl time and you can just let out everything you're thinking and feeling" Penny stroked Amy's arm.

Amy lightly smiled at Penny to show her gratitude. It was sweet of Penny to invite her to come. She must have known how much she would usually enjoy San Francisco's life and culture but today she was having a hard time appreciating it.

"Sorry for ruining your weekend, I'll try and be more cheerful" she apologised.

"Hey, don't worry about it. That's what this is all for. You were in this relationship for five years, it's completely natural for you to feel this way. It'll just take some time"

"I know. It's just so hard to see what I want. I mean, I want Sheldon but at the same time, I don't know if that's a good decision" Amy was upset and her eyebrows were crinkled in confusion.

"Yeah I get it, you don't know whether being with him is healthy for you"

"Yes, exactly. I wasn't sure if it was ever going anywhere. I wasn't sure if he wanted me that way. I wasn't sure if he was ever going to treat me better. I'm not sure what I want, I mean… I've never experienced someone else…" Amy's sentence trailed away to silence as she realised what she had just said. Was she seriously considering forming a relationship with someone else? But then again, what had she been expecting? It was she who had ended things with Sheldon, giving the implications that she wanted to move on.

Penny had been listening intently and continued the silence, watching Amy's eyes darting to and fro. It was as if she could actually see Amy's brain whirring and turning, trying to make sense of her emotions. Recently, Amy's entire demeanour was different, her forehead was permanently crinkled in stress, her eyes always drooped in tiredness and she sat hunched over as if she had just given up. Penny felt sorry for her, clearly Amy was confused and didn't know what she wanted, or what Sheldon wanted. Penny knew exactly what Sheldon wanted.

"It sounds like you need to talk to Sheldon" Penny said quietly as she moved her hand to sit on top of Amy's.

Amy drew back and straightened her back to sit upright "Every time I tried to introduce a discussion about our relationship, he would argue or change the subject or offend me" Her face turned angry as she remembered the countless conversations that had taken place.

"You'd be surprised how much he has matured. It was mostly because of you. You've been nothing but good for him" Penny assured her "I think he'd be open to having this talk. He clearly wants to talk about this too, He tried to come to you. He obviously wants you back"

"Maybe" Amy seemingly brushed away Penny's comment, leading her to think this was the end of the conversation, however, Amy spoke up, "I really want to see him, to talk to him, I just miss him and I love him so much"

Penny was ecstatic, "Really?"

"Yes. We can work this out. I'm going to see him as soon as we get home"

Penny smiled broadly and whispered to herself "Maybe he's closer than you think"

I'm really sorry if I've gotten any San Francisco facts wrong! I've never been there and tried to do some research to give me an idea, please let me know if anything is incorrect :)

As always, thank you for reading and reviewing!

Next chapter: Will Leonard and Penny reveal their plan? The answer is obviously yes! ;)