Authors Note: Thank you for all the reviews, it is time for Penny and Sheldon to talk for the first time

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

Two months ago

Sheldon work with a start on Penny's couch, it took him a while to remember where he was. Once he had cleared him mind, he sat up on the couch.

"This couch is really not comfortable to sleep on"

Sheldon got up and moved to the door, stopping for a second, he went back to the couch and picked up the note. "Must give this to Doctor Wallace" Sheldon thought as he took one more look at Penny's apartment pick up his things and exited.

Locking the door, moved across to his apartment. He put his things on the couch and moved to his desk. Opening his desk drawer he took out his laminated emergency contact list. Looking under Penny, he found the number for Penny's Parents farm.

He picked up the phone and dialled the number.

"Queen Farms, Darlene Queen speaking"

"Mrs Queen, this is Doctor Sheldon Cooper"

"Penny's friend"

"Yes Ma'am"

"How can I help you Sheldon"

"Penny is in hospital" Sheldon said, pausing to compose himself he continued "She tried to kill herself last night"

He heard the phone drop to the floor and a male voice which he assumed was Wyatt scream "Darlene"

It was a few minutes before Wyatt picks up the phone

"Hello who is this?"

"Dr Sheldon Cooper Sir"

"What has happened to our daughter?"

"She tried to commit suicide last night, she is alive but in hospital"

"What happened to her?"

"Leonard cheated on her with another "

"HE WHAT?" Wyatt screamed down the phone

"He cheated" replied Sheldon "but Penny had not been happy for a while, I was her best friend, I was not there for her, if you wish to blame someone, blame me sir"

"Who found her?"

"I did sir"

"So son you were there right when slugger needed you"

"I guess so but sir she would not have been that way"

"No hold there Sheldon, my daughter is alive because you showed up when you did" Wyatt said "Look we will get there as soon as we can, you look after my girl Sheldon"

"Yes sir, I will also have Penny's apartment ready so that you and your wife have somewhere to stay"

"Thank you Sheldon, you are good friend to my girl"

"I am not sure of that"

"Sheldon"

"I will contact you once we have arranged our flights and give you to date and times"

"Yes sir"

Wyatt hangs up and Sheldon sits on the couch from a moment.

Sheldon then goes and has a shower, it is there that the full effect of what happened last night hits him, and he quickly runs to the toilet and vomits. After a while Sheldon composes himself and has another shower.

He gets dressed for the day and then goes to have something to eat, not much but something to settle his stomach.

Sheldon finds his breakfast and sits, then Sheldon does something that he has not done since his momma made him as a child.

"Dear Jesus, I know you and me do not agree but if you bring back my Penny to me, I will look after her as best I can, I miss her"

Sheldon goes to get up, stops, "Oh yeah Amen" and goes to clean the dishes.

He then grabs his bag, his keys and goes not the door. After locking the door, he turns and looks at Penny apartment hoping that she will open the door and it was all a dream, a nightmare.

Alas it is not so. Sheldon turns and heads down the stairs. He goes out the front door of the apartment and heads to the hospital.

Present Day

"No talking, just think"

They sit in silence for a while

"Ok Penny, you first"

"When I would come home drunk, depressed and horny, somehow I knew that if I went to Sheldon, he would look after me, he would not take advantage, he would help me home or into my apartment. He would listen to me moan about Leonard or some other asshole. Then when I passed out, he would put me to bed. The next morning no mention of the night before, just Hello Penny, how are you this morning?"

"Sheldon"

"Someone stole all my things on World of Warcraft, and Penny even though she did not have to went with us and she got my things back, she never makes me feel like a weirdo and sticks up for me with everyone else. She has never let me down".

"Ok" Doctor Wallace says" So why do you both believe that you that you have failed each other now"

"Sheldon told me" said Penny "that Leonard was not the one for me that it would all end up in pain and I did not listen."

"But Penny" Sheldon replied "You did not let me down but yourself, you were my friend, no matter your choices, that did not change"

"Then why did you not speak me this last time"

"As I said, Leonard told me that you did not want to speak to me now that you had dumped Leonard, I had no reason to doubt his word, as I had not spoken to you" Sheldon replied "that was my error"

"Sheldon Cooper admitting to an error" Penny teased

"Yes as you very well know Penny, I am no good at social interaction, I rely on you and Leonard to a lesser degree to understand and navigate"

"So it was my fault"

"That is not what I said, the blame is mine and mine alone, and I was manipulated by Leonard to achieve his desired goal, to make you seem to be the party at fault"

"As a result of my incorrect assumption, I hurt you"

"Ok Sheldon, let's leave this discussion to be continued tonight"

"Penny are you happy for that to occur"

"Yes Doctor Wallace, I am fine"

"Sheldon"

"Yes but I do not want Penny to think that I did not care for her"

"I know that now, but then I was so messed up Sheldon, do you understand"

"I think I do, I am not sure"

"Well we will leave it here" Doctor Wallace said "Now Penny, do you want Sheldon to tell anyone else that you are communicating with us, sorry but sometimes I feel awake means that you were asleep when you were really incapable due to the shock of talking"

"Yes if he could tell his Mom and Missy, Meemaw, Bernadette, Howard and my family for me, you can tell Raj and Amy if you like, I do not know where they are at as I have no feeling that they enquired about me"

"I will tell them, they felt bad about that they had been manipulated by Leonard"

"Ok"

"Leonard?" asked Doctor Wallace looking at Penny.

"You can tell him to get fucked"

"I believe it is too late for that Penny, he has been doing that since that night"

"Sheldon!"

"Well it's true"

"What would Meemaw Say?"

"No comment and as Meemaw would be too polite".

"Well you Doctor Cooper, call those that Penny has said can know, Penny we will talk during the day and see if we can work something's out"

"Fair enough" both Sheldon and Penny said together

Sheldon stood up and walked over to Penny, he hugged her and whispered in her ear "I love you Penny"

A smile broke out on Penny's face and she whispered back" I love you too Moonpie"

Sheldon turned nodded to Doctor Wallace and left the room. He smiled as he walked to the elevator, "today was a good day" he thought "Thank you Jesus for bringing her back"

Penny could not wipe the smile from her face, for the first time in her life, she knew that someone really did love her and she loved him too.

Doctor Wallace just sat for a moment, watching Penny smile for the first time since she knew her. "If these two cannot make it through this, then no else could" she thought

"Well I will catch you later Penny"

"Ok Doc"

"Think about what you want for life now, we will discuss it later"

Doctor Wallace then left the room

Penny thought for a moment, what did she want, she did not really know, all she knew is that she wanted her Whack a doodle by her side.