A/N; Please review when you finished reading guys, it means a lot to me – hope you enjoy this chapter…

Penny had just started her shift at work at the cheesecake factory. Jennifer had finally recovered from last night, and decided to come get some dinner, rather than risking her ongoing headaches slaving away making herself dinner. She entered the Cheesecake Factory, and when Penny saw her, she immediately hurried to finish what she was doing so she could go and serve her. She didn't bother going to a table, instead just sitting at the bar.

"Would you like anything?" a man named Jacob said from behind the bar.

"No thanks, I am just waiting for Penny." Jennifer replied, playing with the little fake umbrellas that were sitting on the bar top.

Penny quickly cleaned the table tops, and then when to talk to Jennifer. She wiped the bar, over and over again to make it look like she was busy.

"Hey, how you feeling?"

"I'm okay, I needed to talk to you about something". Jennifer asked Penny, rubbing her hands on the glass bar top, forcing Penny to have to clean it again.

"Yeah, of course, anything", Penny said pulling up a bar stool next to her.

"Are you and Leonard, like serious?"

Penny's face went blank. She hadn't really thought about it. No doubt she had feelings for him, but were they serious? She wasn't sure.

"Um" she pondered. "Why's that?" Penny asked, hoping that Jennifer wasn't going to say what she thought she would.

"I was going to ask him out, I guess. That is if you guys aren't together. When I talked to him last night, he said he thought you liked him, but then you said you weren't after anything serious…"

"I hadn't really thought about it, but sure. You can ask him out I guess". Penny said, not wanting her not, but also not wanting to seem like a bitch to her best friend. Of course she liked him, he was everything she ever wanted in a guy; maybe he wasn't the type of male she normally dated, but Leonard was sweet, sensitive and caring, and not to mention, very attractive. Was she ready for a relationship? Jennifer made he actually think about it, she wasn't ready to loose him to her, if she was.

"I mean we are going out to dinner tonight, but I don't know if it's a date or more of a friendship thing. I'll let you know how it goes this afternoon," Penny said, grabbing the cloth and waving goodbye to Jennifer as she entered the kitchen.

"Okay thanks, have a good shift." Jennifer yelled, as she walked out the door.

Jennifer went straight back to her building, and almost ran up the four flights of stairs in joy. When she got to apartment 4A, she resisted herself from knocking, and instead entered her apartment to freshen up. About 15 minutes later, she emerged from her apartment, strutting across the hall in a long midnight blue dress and high heels to match. She knocked on the door twice, immediately to be opened by Howard, who was standing in some sort of pirate costume with an eye-patch.

"We'll doesn't those shoes match that disgusting oily hair" Howard thought this was a compliment, but was just slapped in the face by Jennifer who stormed past Howard.

"Is Leonard here?" Jennifer asked Sheldon, who was sitting on his laptop.

"Probably, this is his apartment, I think he was in his room getting ready for something with Penny?"

Jennifer didn't even reply, she just walked up the hallway and knocked on Leonard's bedroom door.

"Sheldon, go away. I'm busy" Leonard yelled from behind the door, instantly thinking that Sheldon was trying to disrupt his afternoon.

"Its, uh, Jennifer"

"Oh, oh okay; Hold on a sec" Leonard yelled. Jennifer could hear him running around his bedroom, like a headless chicken either trying to clean up or hide something.

"Come in"

Jennifer entered to find Leonard sitting on the side of his bed with boardies on, a singlet and marks on colourful zinc across the side of his face.

"Getting ready for your date with Penny?"

Leonard nodded.

"Do you like her?" Jennifer blurted out, as she sat down awkwardly next to Leonard.

He moved across on his bed a little bit more so that their bodies wouldn't be touching.

"I guess" Leonard mumbled, not looking at Jennifer, main reason being; she looked hot.

"But do you, you know, like like her?"

Leonard gulped, unsure of how to answer the question.

Jennifer put his hand on his leg; Leonard expected to get shivers down his back and goose bumps like he did whenever Penny did that, nothing. Not even a raised hair on his leg.

"We could be together, I find you very attractive" Jennifer whispered, as she breathed hot air on his neck.

"We cou.." Leonard's voice broke; he cleared his throat and repeated in a much deeper tone. "We could?"

"If you wanted too" she kissed his cheek.

Leonard stood up faster than he ever had before.

"I have to go out, I have a date…" Leonard felt like he was rejecting Jennifer; for some reason he was now; once again, confused about his love life. He had settled for Penny, but now. He thought he had feelings for Jennifer… but then again, what did he know?

"Oh, I see how it is, Penny always comes first. Give me a call if she screws you over…" Jennifer mumbled, as she walked out of Leonard's bedroom. Leonard put his head in his hands, feeling so bad about what just happened.

He texted Penny, telling him that he was leaving his apartment. She was going to meet him at a little restaurant after she finished her shift. He arrived at the restaurant too early, like usual. Why was he so nervous?

After sitting for about 15 minutes, he saw Penny's car turn up out of the window. She parallel parked out the front of the restaurant, and grabbed a change of clothes. She hoped Leonard wasn't at the restaurant yet. She entered; not even looking for Leonard and quickly ran through the main area into the bathroom. Leonard waited patiently for her, and about 5 minutes later she exited. Leonard's eye were instantly linked to the gorgeous girl that just walked into the restaurant. She was his date. His draw dropped. Her blonde hair just flowed down her shoulders, and she worn a light red strapless dress that just fitted to her body like a piece of plastic. He had no words to describe how beautiful she looked. Penny looked around the restaurant to see if Leonard was here, he stood up from his chair and attracted her attention; she walked his way with a smile on her face from ear to ear.

"Good Evening" Leonard said, giving Penny a hug, then moving behind her to pull her seat out for her. She sat down, and Leonard pushed her in.

"You are such a gentleman" Penny said, placing her knife and fork either side of her placement.

"I try!" he replied with a smug look on his face. "How are you today? How was work?"

"Honestly, the only thing that got me through the day was knowing that I got to see you tonight" Penny mumbled, not making eye contact. "How was your day?"

"My day was strange. Jennifer asked me out…"

Penny's jaw dropped. She had said it was okay, hoping she wouldn't. But to do it on the same day as she had a date with him. 'That bitch' Penny thought to herself.

Penny cleared her throat. "Oh yeah, and what did you say?"

"I didn't really give her an answer, I said that I had a date with you and she got angry with me…"

"Leonard, you are really clueless with women aren't you?" Penny laughed, looking at the menu.

Leonard nodded. "I've only had 2 other girlfriends. This stuff is hard" Leonard replied, bringing an even bigger smile to Penny's face.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Anything" Leonard replied, curious of where the conversation was going. He took a sip of his water.

"Haha, okay. Have you ever, you know; done it?"

What was she saying, of course he had; he was adorable, such a gentleman, and any girl would be lucky to have it.

Leonard coughed, almost making his water come out his nose. "Like sex?" Leonard mouthed, and Penny nodded "Um, well yeah. Only 6 times." Slightly embarrassed he took another sip of his water to ease the situation.

"6 different women, or 6 different times?"

"Do I really have to answer this question?"

Penny nodded.

"Times" he said, turning as red as a beetroot.

Penny immediately changed the topic.

"So do you like like Jennifer?"

"Not like like the way I like like you, but she's alright."

"So you like like me?"

Leonard tried to get out of this situation.

"So how about we order dinner?"

The rest of the night went smoothly, Leonard paid for the check, and the decided to go for a walk.

The continued to walk, they didn't know where, but honestly didn't really care. Penny grabbed Leonard's hand, and they linked fingers. They got to this really cute little hut set up on the side of the footpath for people, passers by and basically a small rest stop. They sat down next to each other.

"Leonard?"

"Yes Penny"

"Do you think this is weird?

"No, I love spending time with you."

"But with the whole Jennifer, and you know. If we did try being together, do you think it would work?"

"I'd try my damn hardest to make sure you were the happiest and luckiest girl in the whole wide world. "

Penny put her hand on Leonard's leg.

"I should really go, I have to go to work early in the morning…"

Leonard walked Penny back to her car. Penny opened her car, and turned to say goodbye to Leonard. He put his hand on her face.

"Sho… Should I kiss you?" Leonard asked with his eyes closed.

"That'd be nice"

Leonard leaned in; eyes still closed and connected his lips with hers. His legs became jelly, and as he moved his hands along the back of her neck, she nibbled on the bottom of his lip begging for entry.

Penny broke this kiss, "I have work in the morning, but if you wanted to come back to my apartment, that'd be cool."

A/N; Who will Leonard choose; are you team PENNY or team JENNIFER?

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