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Chapter 3:Never Forgotten

"Hi Sheldon, it's been a long time hasn't it?" Nancy asked her cheeks pink.

"Hello Nancy." Sheldon said walking over to the couch and sitting in his spot. Nervous Nancy shifted a little away to give him some space. "I didn't know you lived near here."

"Oh we just moved into this area last week, before we lived in San Diego." Nancy said breaking eye contact. "I read that you lived in the area, but I didn't know where, or what your number would be...or I may have tried to call before hand...didn't you get any of my letters?"

"Letters?" Sheldon asked confused. Penny and Leonard felt awkward, like they were intruding so they walked into the kitchen to give them some space while they got to know each other again.

"He must have found them and never sent them." Nancy said sighing. "He didn't approve of me having friends."

"I thought you'd moved on and forgotten about me." Sheldon said softly, avoiding eye contact.

"Leonard maybe we should go to your room for awhile, this seems really private." Penny whispered to her boyfriend, who nodded and followed her in.

"I never once forgot about you," Nancy said. "I've actually been keeping tabs on you, sort of." She blushed after this. "I kind of know where you work, but that's about it, other than your impressive accomplishments."

"They are impressive. Everyone else just sighs, or rolls their eyes when I talk about them." Sheldon said scowling lightly. Nancy giggled at his expression, effectively lightening the mood.

"You really haven't changed all that much," she said poking him in the forehead to smooth out his scrunched up brow. "I really missed you."

"Me too." He said with a small smile.

"You seem to have some really good friends now," Nancy said smiling approvingly. "That's good, you need friends."

"What have you been up to since you left?" He asked.

"Nothing really after I graduated high school, like the normal person I am," she smirked at him jokingly, and he nudged her. "I started working as a waitress, which is how I got the job at the Cheesecake Factory." She looked at him smiling. "And now I've found my best friend again." She timidly scooted closer, but far enough away that he wouldn't get uncomfortable.

There was a sudden knocking at the door and before Sheldon could get up Leonard was hurrying past to the door. Nancy feeling uncomfortable with new company scooted to the other side of the couch.

"Hey guys, it's Wednesday. Halo night right?" A short Jewish man said as he walked in past Leonard holding an Xbox controller, followed my an Indian man, who was carrying some snacks. "Well now who do we have here?" The first man asked indicating Nancy, who flushed at the way he looked at her. "She's cute."

"She's my friend." Sheldon said defensively.

"Your friend?" The guy said shocked. "I didn't know you knew any women other than Penny, let alone cute women."

"Howard be nice, she's new." Penny said her arms crossed, looking quite menacing as she glared at the small man. "Hey Raj." The Indian waved but said nothing looking extremely shy.

"So how do you know Sheldon? Are you like a fan girl or something?" Howard asked sitting in a chair next to the arm chair.

"I knew him in elementary." Nancy said softly.

"Don't push the poor girl," Penny said sitting next to Nancy placing a comforting arm around the red head. "It's kind of late...a little too late for me to drive anywhere, would you mind staying with me tonight?"

"Um sure," Nancy said, then turned to Sheldon and smiled. "I guess since you're right across the hall I'll see you later?"

"Sure, but it'll have to be after work...do you work tomorrow?" Sheldon asked timidly.

"No tonight was my last training night, so I'm free until Saturday." Nancy said smiling as she stood to follow Penny from the apartment. Sheldon stood up as well and walked her out, since Penny would be a little bit, she always was when she said good night to Leonard.

"It really was great seeing you again after all this time," Sheldon said his hands behind his back. Nancy smiled up at him.

"Wow you got really tall." She said smiling, then very shyly but sure of herself, she gave him a quick little hug. She pulled away almost immediately, blushing to the roots of her hair. "Sorry we just reunited and I just thought...I missed you so much is all." she stuttered talking fast.

"No it's ok, it was...nice." Sheldon said blushing slightly as well.

"Well let's go Nancy," Penny said appearing, she noticed both blushing but put it off for now. "We'll see you tomorrow Sheldon." She said leading Nancy away.

"See you Shell," Nancy said glancing over her shoulder as he did the same.


"So tell me everything?" Penny said curled up on the couch, she'd borrowed a pair of pajamas to Nancy thankfully they were the same size.

"About what?" Nancy asked deflecting.

"Your 'rekindled' feelings for a certain physicist." Penny said smirking over her glass of wine.

"This is why I'm over tonight isn't it?" Nancy asked slyly. "You know I've never really had a girl friend."

"Really that's surprising," Penny said.

"Not really, my father doesn't approve of me having friends." Nancy said.

"You're deflecting by the way." Penny said probing. "Do you think you'll rekindle anything with Sheldon?"

"Well seeing him again after so long...I guess there are some lingering feelings...that intensified when I...um, hugged him."

"You hugged him and he didn't freak out?" Penny asked shocked. "I've seen him freak for less."

"He wasn't like that when we were younger," Nancy said. "As a matter of fact, I hugged him all the time back then."

"Hmm, that's strange. I wonder what changed that," Penny said her face scrunching in thought.


"I saw what happened Sheldon," Howard said wiggling his eye brows at the tall physicist. "Is there more than friendship between you and miss red head hottie?"

"Please don't talk about her like that," Sheldon said glaring at the engineer. "We've just reunited, as friends, that's all."

"That hug didn't look like nothing," Howard said smirking, as Raj snickered. "Could it be our asexual genius has feelings for someone, other than himself?"

"Lay off Howard," Leonard said sternly.


Penny and Nancy were giggling as they shared stories about Sheldon and Leonard.

"Aw Sheldon sounded so cute when he was younger." Penny cooed smiling. "I'm surprised you took so long to tell him, and it took you having to move to tell him."

"He was such a smart kid, and he's good looking." Nancy said blushing. "It took that long to tell him because I never really believed I'd see him again, and my feelings never went away, they just rekindled the moment I met him again."

"You're really cute you know that?" Penny said smirking as Nancy turned redder at the comment. When Nancy shifted position suddenly, her borrowed shirt rode up a little and she noticed a dark shape on her stomach, but it was covered soon after as Nancy realized her stomach was exposed. "What was that?"

"Nothing," Nancy said a little too quickly. "Really it's nothing." Penny looked at her inquiringly, but let it go since she really didn't know Nancy all that well. She glanced at the clock and realized the time.

"Well looks like it's bed time," She said standing up and stretching. "I'll get you an extra pillow and blanket." She disappeared and came back not that long after a pillow and blanket and handed them to her. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yeah night Penny." Nancy said as Penny disappeared into her room, turning off the lights. Nancy put the pillow on one end of the couch, and snuggled into the blanket. She couldn't help but worry about how her father would react when she finally got home, but she didn't want to think of that right now. "I'm so glad I finally got to see him again," she whispered to herself, as she closed her eyes and fell asleep.


Sheldon on the other hand was having a hard time falling asleep, as his thought mulled over meeting Nancy again after so many years. He didn't believe in God, but he realized some force must have brought her back in to his life after this long. His mother would like to call it divine coincidence, but he wasn't sure.

"What ever force brought her back, I guess I should say thank you." He whispered into the dark, as he closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, only to have dreams about Nancy being in danger, and he had no way to save her. When he woke the next morning, he was sweaty from the horrible images. Once he was awake enough he decided after his normal morning routine, he'd go make sure she was ok really quick.