A/N: Well here it is the next chapter in this story, i hope you like it, and thank you to everyone who reviewed my previous chapter.
Leonard was pacing around in his room nervously fidgeting with his hands glancing at his phone on his bed, trying to will him self to pick it up and call Penny, it took another hour before he finally did it.
He dialed her number listening to it ring a few times before she picked up" Hello"
"Hel...Hello is this Penny"
"Yeah, who is this?"
"It's Leonard, from the cheesecake factory"
"Oh hey Leonard, i'm glad you called, i've been waiting to hear from you"
"You have?"
"Of course where supposed to be going out sometime and you haven't asked or told me when yet"
"Oh right, yeah sorry, that's why i'm calling i was wondering when you are free?"
"Well lets see i can go out with you this Friday if you like?!"
"Yes Friday's good what time should i meet you and where?"
"You can pick me up at seven from where i'm staying i'll text you the address"
"Okay great"
"Great"
"Great i guess i'll see you Friday at seven then"
"Yes well until Friday at seven"
"Friday at seven, okay bye"
"Bye"
"Bye" hanging up Leonard flopped down on his bed finding that short conversation extremely exhausting, he had just shut his eyes when his phone beeped signalling a incoming message, he quickly opened seeing it from Penny with the address for where to pick her up from.
Penny came out of Cheryl's bathroom dressed in a tight pair of jeans and a pink flowered top, Cheryl looked up at her .
"Penny is that what your wearing?"
Penny looked down at herself as if somethings was wrong " Why what's wrong with it?"
"Well when you usually go out on a date you dress well more you know sexy"
"Yeah well that was for Kurt he always wanted me dressed like that, besides this is just a date to win the bet nothing more".
"Well i thought you would you know put a bit more effort in your look, he might be a nerd but he's still a guy".
"Well i think i look cute dressed like this and it's fine for a first date".
Cheryl holding up her hands" If you say so".
"I do, what times is it anyway?"
Before Cheryl could answer there was a knock on the door. " I'm guessing it's time for your date" she answered grinning.
Penny checked herself one last time, wondering why she was so nervous it was just a date to win a bet nothing more, taking a breath before opening the door to see Leonard stood there.
When the door opened and Penny stood there Leonard was lost as to what to say, he still couldn't get over how beautiful she was and was still a little bit in shock that she had agreed to go on a date with him, he smiled finally finding his voice " Hi"
Penny smiled at Leonard he looked so nervous just like at the restaurant, but now with him dressed up he was not just cute but actually quite handsome."Hi"
Leonard smiled at her "You look very nice" before looking down at the ground.
Penny was surprised that Leonard saying she looked very nice made her blush, it made a change being told she looked very nice instead of the usual hot or sexy.
Leonard glanced up at her" You ready to go?"
Penny nodded" Yeah just got to get my coat and purse" she smiled retreating into the apartment to retrieve them, seeing Cheryl grin at her and then give her a thumbs up, Penny wondering why. Making her way back to the door" Okay Leonard i'm ready to go", turning to shut the door " See you later Cheryl" seeing Cheryl still grinning" Enjoy your date you two".
Leonard opened his passenger door for Penny,then waited for her to get in before proceeding to close the door for aswell, getting a huge smile from her in the process the journey to the restaurant was quiet neither knowing what to to say. Luckily it didn't take long, when they arrived and Penny saw the restaurant they where going to was Angelo's she couldn't help but grin. She was very excited she loves Italian and had always wanted to come here but Kurt would never take her. Penny watched as Leonard made his way round to passenger door opening and holding out his hand for her, she happily took it "Thank you , you are such a gentleman".
Leonard smiled shyly "You're welcome". as they made there way towards the restaurant ,Penny linked her arm through Leonard's , she was happy that the evening was off to a good start.
They made the way into the restaurant Leonard going over to give his name then they where told they would have to wait a few minutes before there table was ready. They decided to sit at at the bar and Leonard got them some drinks. Again they fell into a silence like the car but this time Leonard decided to break the silence.
"So Penny,how was work?"
"Well you know, it's the Cheesecake Factory, people order cheesecake and i bring it to them"
"So you kind of act as like a carbohydrate delivery system?"
"Yeah, call it whatever you want, i get minimum wage"
"Oh"
"Yeah"
Before they could continue they where told there table was ready and where escorted to it, there table was in the far corner near the window due to the restaurant position it looked out over the beach and Penny wished she was walking along it, deciding she wanted to do it after there meal hoping Leonard would agree to it.
After browsing the menu she chose something that was light and not to expensive, she didn't want to make Leonard pay to much for there meal, she looked over at Leonard and saw him looking intently at the menu. She smiled, she couldn't believe how handsome he looked she was happy that he had got dressed up for there date. He looked quite different now, not like he was when she first met him at the Cheesecake Factory. After they both decided what they wanted and gave there orders to the waiter, Penny deciding not to order any desert as she wanted to go for a walk on the beach before it gets to late.
As they waited for there meals Leonard plucked up the courage to talk to her" So Penny tell me about you?"
"Me? Okay." Penny took a moment to think of what to tell Leonard" I'm a Sagittarius, which probably tells you way more than you need to know."
Leonard looked confused "Sagittarius wouldn't have been my first guess"
"Oh, yeah, a lot of people think i'm water sign."still seeing his confused look she carried on anyway "Okay, let's see, what else? Oh, i'm a vegetarian, No, except for fish, and the occasional steak, I love steak".
"Well that's interesting, anything else?"
"Well as you know i work at The Cheesecake Factory".
"I would love to try cheesecake, but i'm lactose intolerant, so i can't eat it, i still think it's a good idea though".
She wondered for a moment why he told her that before continuing"Anyways, I'm also writing a screenplay. It's about this sensitive girl who comes to LA, from Lincoln, Nebraska to be an actress and winds up waitress at The Cheesecake Factory.
"So is it based on your life?"
"No, I'm from Omaha.
"Well if that was a movie, I would go see it."
Penny was happy he liked the idea of her screenplay" I know, right?, Okay, let's see what else?" shaking her head" Nope i guess that's the about it. That's the story of Penny.
"Well, it sounds wonderful"
Leonard could see Penny's mood change " It was. Until I fell in love with a jerk" then she started crying making Leonard feel awful
"Oh, God, you know, four years I lived with him. Four years, That's like as long as high school."
She paused for moment shaking her head" I just-I can't believe I trusted him." Leonard was torn as to whether or not to say something, but he didn't know if he would just make it worse
"You wanna know the most pathetic part? Even though I hate his lying, cheating guts..I still love him. Is that crazy?"
Leonard was stuck with what to say not used dealing with these sort of situations so turned to science or help"No , it's not crazy. It's a it's a paradox. Paradoxes are apart of nature. I mean , think about light. If you look at Huygens, light is wave, as confirmed by the double-slit experiments. But then along comes Albert Einstein and discovers that light behaves like particles too." Leonard could see his attempt to comfort her had only confused her' Well at least i didn't make it worse' he thought.
"Oh, I'm so sorry I'm such a mess. I didn't mean to bring up my ex on our date"
"It's okay "
"Really? most guys would be annoyed if a girl started talking about a former boyfriend on a date, especially a first one".
"Well i'm not like most guys and it was partly my fault anyway"
"How was it your fault?
"Well i asked about you and your ex was part of your life for four years"
"Still i shouldn't of let it get to me, do you mind if i go to the bathroom and freshen up? i suppose i don't look to good with all my make up ruined through crying"
"No No you go ahead take your time"
Leonard watched her get up and make her way to the bathroom , he waited patiently for her to come back, but also wondering if the date was now ruined.
A/N: Thank you reading this chapter, let me know what you think