Penny was on her way home from her meeting with the wedding planner and was thinking about her future with her husband to be. She had decided to walk home today as the weather was nice but she would soon regret her decision...

She was walking along the pavement and pulled out her phone to check a text message she had just received when she was pulled into a dark alleyway. She closed her eyesShe tried to let out a scream but no sound came out of her mouth. Rough hands began brushing against her thigh, trying to grasp at her panties. Penny began kicking but her efforts were futile. She knew exactly what was about to happen and began crying silently, it wasn't anything like the reaction she had expected to have if someone ever tried to rape her, she expected to struggle and scream and punch but her body just went limp. He began placing rough kisses on her lips, trying to push his tongue past her pursed lips as he pulled her panties down to her knees. She opened her eyes only to find the face covered with a balaclava and quickly closed them again. She tried to push him away from her but he wasn't moving, he pushed her up against the wall and began thrusting into her. She let out a silent cry of pain, it felt like having a knife thrust inside her rather than what it actually was. When he came inside her it felt like acid burning her insides. He pulled away from her, zipped up his jeans and walked away leaving Penny slumped against a wall, skirt up around her waist, panties around her knees and tears streaming down her face. She reached into her bag, frantically searching for her phone, when she found it she immediately called Sheldon.

"Hello Penny, I trust your meeting with the wedding planner went well?"

"Sheldon" Penny choked between sobs.

"Penny? Why are you crying? Is everything okay?" He asked,

"Sh-Sh-Sheldon I-I-I need you to come and get me" She stuttered.

"Okay and where are you?" He asked, getting up from his desk and grabbing the keys to Penny's car.

"Uhm I-I-I'm outside the Italian place we went to before we went to Paris" She said, wiping the tears from her cheeks but they were soon replaced by more.

"I shall be there within the next three minutes, okay?"

"Mmmhmmm" She murmured.

"Okay, I love you, goodbye" He said rushing down the stairs. True to his word he arrived within three minutes and began calling her name as he couldn't see her.

"Sheldon" She croaked.

"Penny?" Sheldon called as he walked into the alley. "Oh Penny" He looked at the woman he loved down on the ground with her mascara running and eyes red, then he noticed her panties around her knees and realised what had happened.

"I-I-I'm so sorry, I should have been with you" Sheldon whispered lifting her up and pulling her into his embrace. She began sobbing uncontrollably once again and Sheldon wrapped an arm around her waist. "Are you hurt?" He whispered.

"I think he tore me..." She choked. Sheldon felt the fury building up inside him, someone had done this to his Penny, his beautiful Penny.

"You need to see a doctor Penny" He said, rubbing her back as she hiccupped.

"Mmmhmmm" Sheldon began slowly pulling up her panties but she shrieked at his touch against her thighs. She knew that this was Sheldon but she couldn't help her response at somebody touching her where he had. It took everything Sheldon had not to cry, Penny couldn't even stand Sheldon's hand brushing against her thigh.

"I'm sorry Penny, I'm so sorry" Sheldon said to her, placing a little kiss on her forehead. Penny straightened her skirt and gripped onto Sheldon's arm as they left the alley. They drove in silence to the hospital, Penny kept looking at Sheldon and occasionally he looked back at her when they reached a red light. Sheldon slid his hand into hers and gave it a little squeeze for reassurance.

They arrived at the hospital and it turned out that he had in fact tore her, they stitched the tear and continued on with the various tests. Sheldon was not permitted to be present for the tests even with his persistent arguing with the doctor, they still refused. When Penny left the doctors office she collapsed into Sheldon's arms, her head rested on his chest and tears falling from her emerald green eyes.

"Shhhh, it's okay, you're safe now" Sheldon soothed. cradling her in his arms.

"I need to get home" She stuttered, coiling her arms around his waist.

"Alright then, here take my jacket you must be cold" He said, taking his jacket off and putting it over her shoulders.

"Thank you sweetie" She whispered.

"Where have you been all day Smelly Shelly?" George asked as the pair walked back into their apartment.

"Shut up George" Sheldon snapped.

"Shelly is everything alright? Penny?" Mary asked, trying to look at Penny's face but she had it hidden in Sheldon's shirt.

"Mom I don't think Penny wants to talk about it right now" Sheldon said leading Penny toward their bedroom.

"Penny you alright darlin'?" Mary asked getting up out of her seat.

"I-I-I just need a shower and some rest" She muffled through Sheldon's shirt.

"Alrighty then" Mary sighed sitting back down again.

"Penny, how are you feeling?" Sheldon asked cupping her face in his hands when they got into their room.

"I feel disgusting Sheldon. I feel like vomiting, I feel like I should have fought more but instead my body went weak"

"Would you like a hot beverage?" Sheldon asked, fumbling with his shoulder bag.

"Mmmhmmm" She sniffled, she had never really wanted one of Sheldon's hot beverages before but today it just seemed so necessary. "I'm going to go and you know shower and stuff first" She mumbled, just loud enough for Sheldon to hear, he nodded and returned to the living room.

Penny went into the bathroom and undressed, she stopped and looked at herself in the mirror and saw her mascara stained face and red eyes. She turned away and turned on the shower, stepping in and letting the scalding hot water run over her. She scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed until her skin was raw but she still didn't feel clean, still couldn't wash away the horror and then she began to cry again. After washing her hair she stepped out and wrapped herself in a towel, it smelled just like Sheldon and the idea of having him wrapped around her was comforting. She knew she probably wouldn't be able to have sex with him for a while but knew he would understand completely and would be patient and even more caring with her. She had been in the shower for well over an hour and George had left, Mary had gone to bed but Sheldon was leaning against the counter, head in hands in the kitchen. He noticed her presence and immediately went over to the kettle and began making her a cup of hot chocolate with cream and sprinkles, just the way she liked it. She was still only in a towel when she walked over to Sheldon and wrapped her arms around him. He noticed she was using his towel but didn't really care, if anything he couldn't help but smile, he loved seeing his things on her whether it was his t-shirt,his nightgown or his towel. He coiled his arms around her waist and leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her cheek. He finished making her hot chocolate and sat down on the sofa with her on his lap as she sipped it. When she finished he picked her up bridal style and carried her to their room. Penny slipped on a pair of boy shorts and pulled on Sheldon's Flash t-shirt and got into bed and was soon joined by Sheldon. She pulled him in close to her and rested her head on his chest. Sheldon ran his fingers through her damp hair and placed a little kiss on her temple.

"I love you Penny" He whispered.

"I love you too sweetie" She said between silent sobs.