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The smell of dinner wafted across the hall, alerting Penny it was time to go over to the boys place..

The kiss this morning, the mischievous side to Sheldon.. She'd been thinking of it all day.. The more she thought about it, the more times she remembered where just a tiny spark of it had been present, and she hadn't noticed.. And that smile.. The last time she'd seen it, was the first time she met him.. Looking back, knowing Sheldon.. That was the most flirty she'd ever seen him.. In his own way, he'd been hitting on her hardcore.. She'd thought him cute, cuter than Leonard, she'd tried to flirt, but after she'd had that shower.. They must have had a chat.. Leonard had been pretty obvious of his interest in her, maybe Sheldon had just stepped back..

After all, The Great Sheldon didn't NEED someone else to make his life happy.. While Leonard obviously craved affection..

Would Sheldon have really been that selfless? She thought to herself, staring into the mirror... She squinted.. No, probably not.. It probably just hadn't occurred to him that he could challenge his roommate.. Probably, she had to admit, Sheldon had decided that she wouldn't give EITHER of them a chance in hell, and had decided not to bother putting himself out for something, someone, who could only complicate his neatly ordered life..

What had he done before Leonard moved in, before Raj and Howard came into his life? She'd have to ask him..

She checked her outfit one more time, shaking her head over the fact she was dressing for SHELDON.. That SHELDON had woken her from her dreams to kiss her, and had kissed her again, in the hallway, in the morning.. Sheldon.. And that she had to count that kiss as one of the best in her life!

She liked this side of Sheldon.. It was unexpected..It was sexy.. And it was going to make fighting with him sooo much more fun.

Taking a deep breath, she walked across the hall and into their apartment, a big smile on her face. "Hey guys, ready to get WHOOPED?"

Sheldon was standing at the counter and he gave her a smirk, twitching his eyebrow.

Howard gave her an appraising look as she sat down in her spot, next to Sheldons'. "You look ravishing, m'lady."

"Can it." She repied sweetly, before picking up a plate and a fork and helping herself. "This looks great, how are you doing Raj?"

Raj flushed and rolled his eyes around a bit before smiling tightly and nodding a few times.

"Good." Penny smiled brightly and dug in.

"Oh, Penny!" Leonard said, settling in beside her on the couch, "I was going to ask you, I've got tickets to that band you like, you wanna come with me?" He looked at her hopefully.

Penny froze, her eyes flying to Sheldon's stiffened frame before clearing her throat. She wasn't sure yet if they were a 'thing' or a 'couple' or 'friends with benefits' or even just some weird twisted 'experiment'.. She decided to play it safe."Oh, uh.. Thanks Leonard, but I think I'm busy." She smiled tentatively..

"But I didn't tell you what day it was?" Leonard protested, a bit of a whine appearing in his tone.

Penny looked away, making a face. "I'm busy." She repeated with a nod for emphasis, quickly filling her mouth with food.

"Oooh," Howard announced. "Penny has a new Boyfriend!" He leaned closer from his spot on the floor. "Do tell.."

Penny pointed to the food in her mouth and chewed slower, not wanting to answer.

"Is it serious?" Leonard squeaked, "I mean, it's only a concert, and he can't get mad about a concert, right? We're friends?"

Sheldon sniffed audibly. "I don't think it's customary for NEW boyfriends to enjoy their girlfriend going to ANYTHING with her EX-Boyfriend.." He flicked his eyes around. "Though I may be misinformed on the subject?"

Howard opened his mouth to reply, but Sheldon wasn't done.. "And furthermore, how does one know if the relationship is EQUALLY serious to both parties?" He paused again, looking thoughtfull, then his eyes lit up. "Do they sign a contract?"

Penny coughed and reached for a glass of water on the table in front of her.

"Yeah, a marriage license and certificate." Leonard replied glumly.

Howard held up his hands in front of him, shaking his head, "No, no, no, my man... That's only if they are REALLY serious, and the sex is REALLY good." He shot a look at Leonard that clearly said, "are you NUTS?" He shook his head again for good measure. "Usually its just a verbal agreement not to see other people!"

Raj nodded emphatically and made a double thumbs up.

"Oh." Sheldon replied, clearly disappointed that need for a contract was not required. "I always wondered." He added offhand.

He took his place next to Penny, and the rest of the night went normally, with the occasional prying question from either Howard or Leonard, quickly led astray by Sheldon or Penny blowing up someones head and yelling loudly..

Soon enough, Raj and Howard stood, wrapping up their controllers, and made their way out the door, grumbling about the fact that Penny and Sheldon shouldn't be allowed on the same team, it wasn't fair to heavily weigh the talent like that.. Leonard grumpily agreeing, while Penny and Sheldon smiled at each other and exchanged high fives.

"We rock!" Penny announced. "We kicked you ASSES fair and square! Served on a platter!" She looked triumphant.

More grumbles followed the pair as they went down the stairs..

Leonard shut the door behind them and went into the kitchen to watch his glass, and while his back was turned, Penny stood directly in front of Sheldon, and pulled down her skirt a little bit, revealing an inch of her panties to Sheldon before quickly readjusting her skirt.

Sheldon's jaw dropped and he leaned forward and hissed.. "You have WONDERWOMAN delicates!"

Penny smirked and wiggled her eyebrows. "Like them? They're brand new."

Sheldon looked at her blandly, his head on an angle, but the twinkle in his eyes gave him away. "I don't know if I like them, as I've not seen enough to know if the details are fictionally correct." He dropped his eyelids slightly, "They often arn't."

She smirked at him. "Only one way to find out."

He looked amused. "There are actually, many ways, to find out." He gave one of his inhaled laughs.

"Hmm." Penny put on her most innocent face, "Do they all involve taking off my pants?"

"Yes."

"Then I'm game!"

"But Penny.."

"Yes?"

"You're wearing a skirt." He reminded her, tugging on the bottom of it like he was going to flip it up.

Her mouth dropped at his implication, and she grinned. "Even better!"

"Hey, what are you two talking about over there?" Leonard called, suddenly aware of the hushed voices.

"Nothing." Penny replied sweetly, her eyes never leaving Sheldon's. "Just asking Sheldon to come over for a bit. See ya!" She waved, opening the door and hurrying over to her place..

"That's weird." Leonard commented, coming to stand just behind Sheldon, who was looking at his watch and wondering if he should go get his Superman Pajamas or if he would be coming back to sleep in his own bed later, in which case he wouldn't need them..

"Be more specific?" He mumbled, deciding that he could just come back for them, chances were good that as He hadn't even taken Penny to dinner yet, which he knew to be a non-negotiable detail of dating, that he wouldn't be spending the night.

"Penny asking you to come over, and not me." Leonard mused dejectedly. "Maybe I offended her by asking her out again? I shouldn't have done that."

"Good Lord Leonard." Sheldon said in exasperation, "Not everything is about you!"

He stepped out into the hallway towards Penny's place, "Goodnight Leonard!"

"I wonder who her new boyfriend is?" Leonard replied, starting to shut the door.

"Me!" Replied Sheldon, as he opened her door without knocking and walked right in, ignoring the gasp from his own apartment.