Authors Note: Thank you for all the reviews, Leonard is jealous of Sheldon, he will stand for Sheldon getting Penny, no way in hell, he called dibs. Penny and Sheldon's first interaction is coming up.

Disclaimer Big Bang its characters belong to someone else. The story belongs to me

Present Day

"Good Morning Penny, how are you this morning"

"Ok I guess Doctor Wallace"

"Sheldon will be arriving in an hour, he is so prompt"

Penny chuckles slightly "That's Sheldon"

"So what would you like to do?"

"I want to talk to him but I am scared" Penny says looking towards the window.

"How about I stay in the room with the both of you for this first time"

"That would be nice"

"Anytime it gets too much for Penny, all you have to say is that you would like some time alone, Sheldon will understand, if he doesn't then I will tell him I will call his momma"

"You've met Mrs Cooper"

"Yes and his Meemaw"

"His Meemaw came"

"Oh yes, loving gentle and adored by Sheldon, I also suspect that she has a real soft spot for you too"

"I met her once, when I went to Texas with Sheldon, she was so lovely"

"Also is very protective of those she cares about, your friend Howard told me that she made some guy called Leonard squirm, when she met him and dared to speak ill of you."

"She did "Penny smiled

"A smile well we will have to get Meemaw here as quick as we can, if this is the effect she has on you"

"Well I will let you have your breakfast and see ya when Sheldon gets here"

Sheldon's Apartment

Sheldon awoke and sighed as yet again he had slept in his clothes. It was not the first time and it will probably not be the last time he thought. Since Penny had tried to hurt herself, he had found that more than he liked, he would cry himself to sleep at night.

He got up, undressed and went to have his daily bodily movement and shower. He would have breakfast, look at the mail before heading to hospital to see Penny.

This has been a routine for two months now, he hoped one day it would change, that first thing each morning he would see Penny, happy well and successful. If she would let him then he would make sure that she would know that she was loved.

Two Months ago

It had been several hours since Penny had been taken to the ER, Sheldon, Bernadette and Howard had sat in the waiting area all that time.

"Penny Queen, is there anyone here for Penny Queen"

"Yes" Bernadette said, nudging Howard who got Sheldon's attention.

"Hello, I am Doctor Louise Wallace"

"I'm Bernadette, this is my husband Howard and Dr Sheldon Cooper"

"Okay I am with the psych unit here at the hospital, Penny is out of physical danger now, they were able to neutralise the medication that she had taken and she is stable. However she has withdrawn, whatever was the cause of her action has caused her so much pain that she has hidden herself deep within her mind"

"Will she stay like that" Howard asked

"Too early to say, she may snap out of it in a day or two then she could stay like this for years. We will be moving her to the psych ward shortly"

"Can we see her" Sheldon asked quietly

"Not tonight Doctor Cooper, we need to get her settled"

"Then I will be there tomorrow morning at 8"

"Umm Doctor Cooper we would prefer if you could come in later"

"Penny needs me"

"Doc" Howard says as he grabs her arm "Let him come in and see her, Sheldon can be quite as Penny would say a Whack a Doodle, You will be able to handle him better if you let him see her at 8 then he will be content"

"This is Penny and Sheldon believes that this is all his fault, Bernie and me will do what we can to keep him from interfering but I suspect that Sheldon has always loved her, though the nut job would deny it of course, if we give him little things to keep him happy then the better it will be for the rest of us"

"Ok"

"Doctor Cooper, Sheldon, you can visit her at 8 tomorrow"

"Thank you Doctor Wallace"

"Just one last thing, it says that Penny has no insurance"

"I will pay for anything she needs" Sheldon said

"Well I will get you to fill out the forms tomorrow, go home, we will look after Penny, we promise"

"Thank you" said Bernadette "Okay Howie, Sheldon lets go"

"Want to stay in case she needs something"

"Sheldon, I said Let's go, do you want me to tell Penny, that you did not get any REM sleep and make her feel worse"

"No"

"Then move it buster, you too Howard"

"Yes Dear"

Bernadette marched Sheldon and Howard out of the ER and towards the car. Each time Sheldon went to turn around to head back, she glared at him until they were in the car.

As she drove away, Sheldon looked back at the hospital, sighed, closed his eyes and tried to forget the image of Penny laying there on the floor of the apartment, he knew REM sleep would be difficult tonight. All he could think about was Penny, he had failed her, hurt her and nearly lost her. Tomorrow no matter how long it took he was going to get her back.

Back at the hospital

The orderly wheeled the bed that Penny was on into room 234.

The nurse took the file and thanked the orderly, she put the file in the holder and turned to Penny

"Hello Penny, I am Nurse Walker, I will be looking after you with Doctor Wallace"

"Just try and get some sleep and we will see you in the morning darling"

Nurse Walker wiped the sweat from Penny brow, tapped her on the arm and then left the room turning off the lights as she went.

Penny just stared at the window "Just let me go" she thought "I am nothing, let me die"