Thanks to my beta MillionLights for taking the time to read this chapter and thanks for the great suggestions!
I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters
Leonard's heart started to race. A million questions began to fly in his head, but none of them really mattered. He started to look around the apartment, thinking of what he would need to take with him to the hospital. He quickly took his jacket, wallet, and keys and put them on his desk. Then, with a spurt of athletic ability, ran to his room to change clothes.
When he got there, he saw that Penny was asleep, so he tried to be quiet. He then wrote on a paper and put it on her nightstand to let her know where he was heading. Going back out and grabbing his things, he drove straight to the hospital where he found a nurse.
"I'm sorry, I'm Dr. Leonard Hofstadter. I got a call saying that I was Dr. Michele Black's emergency contact and I was supposed to come here. Can you tell me what's going on?"
"Dr. Michele Black? Great. Come with me, please."
The nurse took him to a room down the hall, which was empty. It only had a vending machine, a couch, and a coffee machine.
"Stay here. Someone will come to talk to you shortly. You can do whatever you want, just please stay in this room." And with that, she left.
Leonard sat on the couch looking around the room, not really knowing what to do. He decided to go to the window to see the view, but it was night and all he could see were the lights from cars and streetlamps. He smiled when he remembered the way he had proposed to Michele.
Flashback
They were in Hawaii and had just eaten dinner at their favorite restaurant. Leonard wasn't very nervous since Michele had told him she wanted to get married earlier. They went to the parlor and sat on the benches that were there. For a few minutes, the pair simply looked around at the lights. Leonard took a deep breath and got down on his knee.
"Michele, I'm not really good with words, you usually tell me what to say…"
"Yes?" She answered, interrupting him.
"Can you please let me finish?" he asked, both laughing and nearly crying.
"I can. I will."
"Okay. Here it is. Even though I'm not really good with words, I'm great with actions. And I think this is the most important one of my life. So, Michele, will you do the pleasure of being my wife?"
Michele hesitated for only a second, but it felt like forever to Leonard. If he got turned down, he would most likely break into a million pieces. And then she spoke. "Yes! I will."
He was relieved of all of his concerns. Michele had said yes; there was no need to worry. He swept her up into his arms and hugged her tightly. Together, they watched the fireworks in a comfortable silence.
Leonard watched the lights until he got a little tired. Looking at his watch, he decided to sleep a little bit on the couch, believing someone would probably wake him up when they came. It was 2 AM when he closed his eyes.
He woke to the feeling of someone touching his shoulder. He expected a doctor, and instead, he got his wife.
"What are you doing here?" Leonard asked, a little sleepy.
"I saw your note. I came to the hospital, asked about you and Michele. That's when they told me about her accident. What are you doing here?"
"They called me."
"No, here as in this room."
"Oh… A nurse brought me here a while ago. Told me to wait."
It took a second after the end of his sentence for the same nurse to open the door of that room. Behind her were some cops.
"Dr. Leonard Hofstadter?" Leonard nodded. "We're here to ask you some questions regarding Ms. Michele's mental health."
"She's actually a doctor," Leonard said. The cop looks at him like he's some kind of weirdo. "She doesn't like when people don't call her Dr."
"Okay. I'm sorry, miss but you can't be here." The other cop tells Penny.
"Okay. I'll wait for you outside." She kissed him and left the room, leaving Leonard alone with the cops.
"So, how long have you known Dr. Michele?"
"Maybe, since we were both sixteen? Around that time."
"And how would you categorize your relationship with her?"
"At first we were good friends. Eventually, we got together and we married. After a while, for a difficult moment, we got a divorce. I haven't talked to her for a few years."
"And that difficult moment was the miscarriage of your child?"
Leonard took a deep breath.
"Yes. It was."
"And how do you qualify her mental health?"
"What do you mean?"
"Has she been depressed lately? We know she got divorced a while ago."
"I think she's been fine. Like anyone is years after they get divorced."
"Is she a drinker?"
"She wasn't much of a drinker when we were together. I don't know about that now. Both her parents were drunks, so she hated excessive drinking. I was with her for a lot of years, I barely saw her even touch a glass of alcohol."
"Okay. I think we have everything we need. We'll get in contact with you if we need more information."
"I'm sorry but if you don't mind me asking, why are you asking me this?"
Both cops look at each other.
"We need to assess Dr. Black's mental health to see if she can go to trial for driving while inebriated. She's the cause of the death of at least 10 citizens."
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Yes, I know that Leonard is actually good with words. It was not a mistake. This will be explained in the next chapters.
