Okay, a lot happens in this chapter. Just so you know. Oh, and thanks to Sabrina for being my honorary beta! (She read this chapter, fixed any mistakes and told me what she thought in fifteen minutes, flat. And she kept the fangirling to a minimum. Very impressive, S!)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own The Big Bang Theory. It sucks, I know.

Leonard knocked on Penny's door, and when he was met with a 'come in' he opened it. "Hey, pizza's here," He said. "Come over when you're ready."

"Cool," Penny replied, dropping her magazine down on the coffee table. "Before you go, can I talk to you for a sec?"

"Sure," Leonard said. "What about?"

"Just about this whole, me not being able to have kids thing,"

"Penny, I told you, I still love you, more than anything, and you're inability to get pregnant is not going to make me leave you…"

"That's not what I was gonna say," Penny told him. "I just wanted to ask…where do you see us going in like? I know I asked you this when I thought I was pregnant, I just wanted to know if it changed for you, or something. I know you're not gonna leave me I was just wondering how it's changed for you, and stuff. It's stupid, I know."

"It's not stupid," Leonard assured her, sitting down near her on the couch. He tried not to arouse Lenny, who was currently fast asleep between them. "I do still want what I told you before. But, if we don't get the little Penny's, I'll be fine, as long as I have you. And it may take us a while to get there, to the house and the settling down and stuff, but I'll wait as long as you want me too, or go as fast as you want, if that's the case. Plus, we already got a head start." He gestured to the sleeping dog. Penny laughed. "What about you? What do you want?"

Penny shrugged. "That sounds pretty good to me," She said. "And I do want us to get married. Not tomorrow or anything but…" She paused. "Maybe in like…a year."

Leonard gave her a look, his eyebrows slightly raised and the corners of his lips beginning to turn up into a hopeful smile. "You seriously want to get married in a year?"

"Yeah," Penny replied. "Yeah, I guess I do. For once, actually talking about getting married doesn't freak me out, I'm actually…excited thinking about it. I'm really surprised to hear myself say this…but it's true."

"This is definitely the most surprising thing I've heard all day," Leonard said with a small laugh. "Okay, let's do it."

"What? Get married?"

"Sure, if you want to, and I want to, well, then it just makes sense doesn't it?"

Lenny stirred, and Penny reached down, scratching him behind the ears. The dog then flipped over, his tummy and little puppy legs in the air. "Are you proposing to me again? Like, right now?"

"I'm guessing since you're asking the answer is no…" Penny gave him a look and a small nod, as if silently saying 'yeah'. "…So, be on your toes, because the most romantic marriage proposal ever is coming your way. It'll be so amazing there will be absolutely no way you can say no."

Penny rolled her eyes and leaned over to kiss him lightly on the lips, careful not to jostle Lenny. "I wouldn't say no," She said. "Not even if you asked me now." Leonard began to say something else, and so she cut him off. "But, that is not me giving you permission to ask now! I want my ring, Hofstadter!" Leonard closed his mouth, obviously trying to hold back a smile.

Penny smirked and picked her magazine back up. "So, did you hear about the Shamy?" She asked, trying to change the topic.

"No," Leonard said. "Why? What happened?"

"Amy told me her and Sheldon added a sex clause to their relationship agreement," Penny said. "And they're doing it tomorrow."

Leonard's eyes got wide. "It it?"

"Yes, it it!"

"It it? No way!"

"Yes way, it it!"

"We are talking about the same it it right?"

"Yes! There's only one it it!"

"Sorry, Penny," Leonard said. "But I think Shamy just beat your marriage declaration for the most surprising thing that's happened today."

Penny shrugged. "It's okay. I get it." She bookmarked the article she was reading with one of those little subscriptions they put in the magazine. "Shall we eat?"

The two of them stood up. "We shall," Leonard said. He held the door open for her. "Soon To Be Mrs. Hofstadter first,"

Penny smiled as she stepped into the hallway, Leonard appearing by her side a moment later after closing the door. "So," She began. "What should we…" They stopped talking when Bernadette stormed up the stairs, looking absolutely, for lack of a better word, pissed.

Before either of them could say 'hey' she asked them: "Have either of you seen Howard? I have a bone to pick with him."

"No," Leonard answered. "Didn't he come with you?"

"He told me he was working late," Bernadette made air quotes around "working late."

"You don't believe him?" Penny asked.

"No, I don't," Bernadette said. "Raj told me he saw him and Danielle on a date!"

This caught both of them off guard. "Okay," Penny whispered to Leonard. "Her news wins,"

"What?" Leonard said, ignoring Penny's comment. "Seriously? You think Howard's cheating on you?"

The door to 4A opened. Sheldon and Amy stuck their heads out. "Are you guys coming?" Amy asked.

"Told you we should've started without them…" Sheldon muttered, not even bothering to whisper it.

Now, Raj peeked out of the apartment. "Are Howard and Danielle here yet?" He asked Bernadette. She shook her head.

"Why do you need to talk to Howard and Danielle?" Amy asked him.

"Because…" Raj began. "Aha!" Everyone turned to look at Howard and Danielle as they walked up the stairs. Danielle slipped past Bernadette so she was closer to the middle, while Howard stopped at the top of the stairs and tried to take his wife's hand, but she jerked away.

"What was that for?" Howard asked, confused. "Did I do something wrong?"

"Yes, you did!" Bernadette snapped at him. "Are you sleeping with her?" She pointed at Danielle.

"What?" Howard, Danielle, Amy, and Sheldon all said at the same time. Howard sounded shocked at the accusation, Danielle hurt, Amy curious and Sheldon confused.

"Raj saw you two together!" Bernadette continued, as if no one had interrupted her. "I can't believe you would do this to me Howard! Especially when I just miscarried! That's a new low even for you!"

"I didn't cheat on you!" Howard told her, raising his voice. "I thought you trusted me, Bernadette!"

Sheldon leaned over to whisper to Amy. "Does this mean we can cancel our coitus?" Again, he didn't say it quietly enough.

"What?" Now, Bernadette, Howard, Raj and Danielle all said it, or more accurately screeched it.

"Yes, Sheldon and I are going to have intercourse!" Amy snapped. "But this isn't about us or our sex life right now!" She gave Sheldon a proud smirk at finally having everyone talk about their sex life, which he did not return.

"Amy's right," Raj said. "This is about you!" He took a step closer to Danielle, holding up an accusing finger. "And how you hurt me!"

"Are you drunk?" Danielle asked, gesturing to the beer bottle in his hand. "And I'm not dating Howard!" She said, holding her hands up defensively. "Honestly, Raj!"

"Then why were the two of you out together?" Sheldon asked, the only one still relatively calm.

"Because!" Howard replied, sounding annoyed now. "Because Danielle and I were talking about my father, alright? Are you guys happy now?"

It was silent now. Bernadette and Raj both looked down, ashamed at the things they'd accused their partners of. "I'm sorry," The former said softly. "I…I didn't know."

"And technically it's our father," Danielle corrected automatically. When she realized she'd said this, she immediately slapped a hand over her mouth.

Everyone's head snapped up to look at her. "Our father?!" They repeated.

Raj turned to Howard, his jaw agape. He felt suddenly sober now as he took in his the words his girlfriend had let slip and the expression on his best friend's face. "She's your sister?!"

"Okay, they win," Leonard and Penny both said simultaneously.

I know, I know, Penny is supposed to propose to Leonard (which is actually how I prefer it), but Leonard's proposal was one of the first parts of the story I wrote, and I don't want that to be for nothing! This is AU after a point anyway.

More on the Howard/Danielle thing next chapter. It'll make much more sense then. (Oh, and that last chapter was supposed to make you think that Howard and Danielle had a child together, so if that's what you thought, good. If not, either there's no fooling you or I just suck at this. Hopefully the former.)