Authors Note: Thank you for all the reviews, Penny is back but she has some healing to do and Sheldon too. Will Leonard leave them alone?
Disclaimer Big Bang its characters belong to someone else. The story belongs to me
Two Months ago
Bernadette's car arrived at the hospital, Sheldon undid his seatbelt and opened the door before the car came to a stop in the parking lot. He raced across the car park entering the ER. Howard follows about 30 seconds behind
"Penny Queen where is she" Sheldon said trying to get someone's attention.
"Excuse me Penny Queen, she was just brought in" as he got to the counter.
The nurse looked and check the computer "Let me see, yes Penny Queen, she is currently in the intensive care".
Sheldon looks at the sign and goes to head in that direction
"Whoa you cannot go in there" An orderly says trying to grab Sheldon.
"Why not, she needs me" Sheldon snaps at him.
"She stopped breathing again just as the ambulance arrived" the orderly replies.
"What! Is she" Sheldon says stopping at the door.
The orderly walks up to Sheldon and then says "She is breathing again and they have stabilised her but she is unresponsive".
"What do you mean unresponsive" Sheldon screamed getting more and more concerned for Penny.
Hearing the commotion the ER nurse comes through the door and speaks softly to Sheldon, "She is awake but not speaking, please wait in the lounge, a Doctor will be with you shortly".
"Come on Sheldon, she is in good hands, come sit "Howard says finally catching up with Sheldon.
"Sheldon, Howie" Bernadette said as she entered the foyer area of the ER
"Over here" Howard yells to her.
"What happening" Bernadette says as she reaches the guys.
Howard looks to Sheldon, who seems to be staring into space at the moment
"She stable, however she is not responding when they speak to her" Howard says looking worriedly at Sheldon.
"She has brain damage" Bernadette gasped, falling into the chair.
"No I do not think so, we are here waiting for the doctors to tell us something" Howard says trying to calm his wife and keep an eye on Sheldon.
"Oh God, Sheldon" Bernadette says beginning to cry.
Sheldon looks at Bernadette "She has to be alright Bernadette, she just has to be".
Present time
Penny had just arrived back at her room when Doctor Wallace walked in
"Hello Penny". Said Louise as she walked up to Penny.
"Hi" Penny said.
"My name is Doctor Louise Wallace, I have been your doctor for the past 2 months" the Doc said taking a seat near Penny.
"Your face seems familiar" Penny says still not understanding where she is.
"Penny I am going to ask you a few questions, we will try and keep this session short as I know you are probably tired" Louise said trying to keep Penny calm.
"OK" Penny said.
"Do you remember why you are here?" Doctor Wallace said leaning towards Penny.
"The last thing I remember is taking the pills" Penny said feeling ashamed of herself.
Louise looked at Penny and then asked "Yes and why did you take the pills?"
Penny shifted uncomfortably for a moment before responding "Because I had enough, I am a failure as an actress, I always pick the wrong guys as boyfriends, I am broke, my job sucks and my best friend had abandoned me".
"Why are do you believe that your best friend had abandoned you" Doctor Wallace asked pressing for more from Penny.
"Because he had not spoken to me for weeks" Penny said looking away.
"This is Sheldon or Dr Cooper" Louise said.
"Yes" Penny replied tears being to flow down her cheeks.
"Why did he abandon you?" Louise asked.
"Amy, Work, Leonard and his bros before hoes, I am not sure, maybe he just did not like me anymore because I am stupid" Penny replied wiping away the tears.
"Penny we will leave it here for now" Louise said patting Penny on the hand.
"OK" Penny said softly.
"Sheldon will be here tomorrow morning like he has been for the past two months, do you want to see him" Doctor Wallace said.
"Yes and No" Penny cried "He said he loved me but he cannot love me, no one could love me I am worthless".
"Ok how about we see how you feel in the morning, when Sheldon arrives, we will tell him you are talking and then let you decide if you are up to seeing him" Doctor Wallace said standing up.
"Ok" Penny said staring off into space.
"Get some rest, Nurse Walker will be in shortly to give you something to help you sleep" Doctor Wallace said moving to the door.
"Welcome back Penny, and Penny when Dr Cooper told you he loved you, I believe he does" the Doctor said as she stood near the door.
"I know but I do not want him to waste his life with me, he deserves something who is worthy" Penny said as more tears fell.
Doctor Wallace left the room and Penny laid down on the bed, closing her eyes.
"I am not worthy of being loved, why did they save me" she thought as her body was wrapped with grief.
Back at the Apartment Building
Sheldon got out of Bernadette car and thanked Howard and her for the company and the meal. He stood at the door to the building and waved them off.
He entered and as he had done every night for the past two months we went to his post box and Penny's got the mail and headed up the stairs to the fourth floor. Opening the door to his apartment he placed the keys in their holder and placed the mail on the coffee table. He would look at it later.
Sheldon headed to his room, went he entered, he stopped and bent down under his bed for a box, the box was unlike anything in his clean and proper room. It was covered with Hello Kitty stickers and had Penny written on the sides.
Sheldon opened the box and looked inside, he picked up the blue penny blossom inside and stared at it remembering the times when he had sat with Penny making them for her home business, he picked up the photos from their trip to Disneyland, when she went with him to Texas for his Meemaw's birthday. He looked through the other bits and pieces he had over the last seven years collected.
Tears forming in his eyes, he put the box back under the bed and laid down, Sheldon cried himself to sleep longing for his friend.
Back at the hospital
Nurse Walker entered Penny's room and walked silently up to her.
"Here darling this will help you sleep" Nurse Walker said lightly shaking Penny.
"Thank you" Penny replied wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Get some rest and we will deal with tomorrow when you awake" Nurse Walker said taking the cup after Penny had swallowed the pills.
"Thanks" Penny said with a small smile.
"Nurse Green is on duty tonight, if you need anything just ring the buzzer, she will be happy to help" Nurse Walker whispered to Penny as she tucked her in for the night.
Nurse Anne Walker put the cup near the water on the dresser and walked to the door of the room, she turned one last time to see that Penny had already drifted off to sleep.
Leonard's apartment
Leonard drove his car into the underground car park of his new residence, his girlfriend would be back tomorrow from a movie shoot in New York.
He reflected on his confrontation with Sheldon earlier in the evening.
"No way is that robot going to get with Penny, she was mine and no one else will ever have her" He thought as he out of the car.
With that he walked to the elevators and punched the button for the penthouse suite.
"Yes all I have to do is wait and my moment to ruin his chances will come" he laughed to himself as the elevators doors closed.
