Disclaimer: I do not own The Big Bang Theory and no profit is being made from this story. I want to thank Amie357 for beta reading this chapter.
When Sheldon got up in the morning, he was glad to find that there was no sign at all of Leonard in the apartment. This made Sheldon quite happy because he was still furious with his roommate. In fact, after he had come home the night before after visiting Penny, he hadn't said a single word to the man.
Sheldon was so happy about Leonard not being there that morning that the cereal that he selected to eat was the one with the lowest fiber content on the shelf. He mused briefly about how pleasant this morning would be before he gleefully turned on the television and watched Doctor Who.
Sheldon completed his normal Saturday morning routine, dressing in his yellow Hawkman t-shirt, a green thermal, and a gray pair of pants. He then decided that he would read some of his comic books before eating lunch and heading over to the tailor's with Penny. He was just sitting down on his spot on the couch with the latest copy of 'Green Lantern' in his hand when he heard the door to the apartment unlock.
He looked over and saw Leonard enter. He decided not to say anything and instead opened his comic book, ignoring his roommate. He hoped, rather more desperately than he would care to admit, that Leonard would ignore him too so that his morning could continue to be pleasant.
Unfortunately, Sheldon was out of luck. He sighed softly to himself as Leonard started to speak.
"Sheldon, I need to tell you something."
Sheldon decided that he was too angry to further ignore Leonard, so he carefully and pointedly placed his comic book on the coffee table and gave Leonard his best glare.
Leonard scuffed his shoe on the floor and, fidgeting, said, "Amy and I spent the night together."
Sheldon glared in silence at Leonard. He really didn't care anymore about Leonard and Amy since, as far as he was concerned, he was done with both of them. What irked him more than anything was Leonard's hypocrisy and, with a sudden burst of clarity, he knew that he was tired of Leonard altogether.
He realized now that he really didn't want to see Leonard's face again. He recognized that would be an impossibility since they worked together, but he knew that he could do one thing to limit their interactions. On impulse, he decided to do it.
Sheldon broke the awkward silence that hung in the room like a cloud by saying, "Leonard, I wish to dissolve the roommate agreement. I want you out by November first, which, in case you didn't know, is Friday."
After a couple of seconds, Sheldon heard Leonard say, "What? Why?" Leonard sounded truly flabbergasted.
"Because," said Sheldon with a hint of exasperation as he stood up, "as you know, rent is due on the first day of every month. You have paid your half of the rent dutifully so it wouldn't be fair to make you leave before then." Sheldon felt like he was talking to an imbecile.
"Oh, come on Sheldon! You can't just kick me out!" Sheldon was no expert, but he thought that Leonard both looked and sounded angry.
"Leonard, my name is on the lease so I can, in fact, kick you out. Consider yourself lucky that I'm giving you until the first of the month!" Sheldon was quickly losing patience with Leonard. He was also starting to regret his choice of breakfast cereal for the morning.
"Where am I supposed to go on such short notice?"
"I don't know," Sheldon bellowed, "Nor do I care! How about you go live with Amy?"
"Fine," shouted Leonard, "You do know this means that you won't get any money from me for my half of the rent, utilities, phone, cable, and Internet?"
Vaguely, Sheldon wondered if Leonard thought that he was an idiot. He took a slow, deep breath to calm himself down and to try to prevent any further outbursts.
"I am completely aware of what you moving out entails," Sheldon said tightly. "I am also completely aware that you only pay half of the rent and utilities and I pay fully for phone, cable, and Internet!"
"Fine!" Leonard shouted petulantly before stomping off in the direction of his soon-to-be ex-room. Sheldon wished that Leonard wouldn't stomp. He was, however, consoled by the thought that Leonard would soon be gone from his apartment forever.
As he heard the door to Leonard's room slam, Sheldon looked at his watch. He was pleased to note that it was now 10:30 am, which meant that he only had another half an hour before he could knock on Penny's door and beg her to let him hide from Leonard at her apartment.
He sat back down on his spot and picked up 'Green Lantern' again and tried to read it. Alas, he found that he was too angry to properly focus on reading the comic book. So he just sat there silently, on his spot, holding the thin paper loosely between his fingers.
Sheldon thought about life without Leonard living in his apartment. The downside to the situation was that Leonard might decide to take the couch with him. After all, the couch was purchased by Leonard. He spent a few minutes pondering whether evicting Leonard was worth losing his 0,0,0,0 for.
He was miserable living with Leonard. On the other hand, he would be unhappy without his spot. He decided ultimately that being miserable was worse than merely being unhappy. He was now confident that he had made the right decision to terminate the roommate agreement.