Disclaimer: I don't own Big Bang Theory!

Warnings: eventual Shenny, language, etcetera

To the hater-who-calls-Shenny-shippers-sheenies: Well obviously Shenny is fictional and not canon. You do realize that the word 'fiction' is in the name of this website, don't you? Yeah, remember what I said about you apparently having no life? You know I'm aware that as a guest you can't get e-mail updates to tell you when I update, so you have to frequently come back to this story to check so you can leave more idiotic, vulgar, and repetitive reviews, right? And since I know that, it just makes you seem even more pathetic. Your comments just really aren't worth the time it takes to respond. Goodbye.

Enjoy!

On the evening of May 5th, 2006, one Penelope Queen walked up to the stage as her name was called, accepting her diploma (or more accurately the blank sheet of paper in the 'frame,' as the real one would be mailed later on) and shaking hands with some of the school faculty as she posed for a photo with a beaming smile.

After all her self-doubt, all of the difficult decisions she'd had to make these past years, all of her hard work earning two associates degrees instead of one (the summer classes had been especially harrowing, since she was used to spending that time with her friends), she had done it.

Penny had graduated with a solid 3.25 GPA, which was better than she'd done in high school. She had had a job that she enjoyed with the college, though she couldn't return even if she wanted to as the position was only available to students. She was succeeding with her Penny Blossoms business, had made friends, had gotten a bit of experience with the local theater troupe…

And now, looking at her friends cheering for her, her parents' beaming faces from their place in the stands (she was the only one of their kids to go to college and not drop out…)

For the first time, she wondered if she should follow through on her plans and go to California.

"Slugger!" Penny was brought out of her musings as her dad came up to her after the ceremony had ended, gathering her in a hug. "Congratulations! I'm so proud of you…"

"Thanks, daddy." She whispered, happy tears streaming down her face as she hugged him back tightly. "I couldn't have done it without you."

"Yes you could've." He said with certainty.

Penny chuckled. "Okay, I wouldn't have."

He scoffed slightly but let it go. "So, Miss Penelope Queen. What do you want to do now that you're a college graduate?"

The pair started walking towards his car, and then they'd be off to a celebratory dinner.

"Ooh, can I go to Disneyland?!" Penny gasped dramatically, pretty green eyes wide in awe.

Wyatt barked out a laugh. "Actually…that can be arranged."

Penny's eyes widened, and she whirled around to face him. "Wait, what? I was joking…"

"Half-joking." He corrected. "You've always wanted to go to Disney. Well, your mother and I set aside some money from our tax returns this year, so I was thinking that the two of us could go. You'll be moving out there anyway, right?"

"Yes." She said. Not quite as firmly as she had hoped, which Wyatt noticed.

His brows furrowed in concern.

It had always been Penny's dream to go to California, even before she wanted to become an actress.

Was his Slugger losing faith in that dream?

Well. She had told him that night when she almost ran away with Kurt (the bastard) that she was worried that if she didn't leave then, that she wouldn't ever escape Omaha, but he hadn't considered that it might be her own lack of confidence (or at least he thought that was the reason) that made her stay.

Oh, don't get him wrong, he wanted his baby girl to stay. But he wasn't about to get in his daughter's way. She deserved to be able to go after her dream.

And it was his job to make sure that she knew that.

But now was a time for celebration. They could have that particular conversation later.

"We'll have to make sure to get you an ear hat." He told her as he guided her out of the building and out to where he'd parked the car.

Penny laughed. "Only if you get one, too."

Wyatt smiled at her.

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I know, this chapter is short. Wasn't sure what else to add to it.