Chapter 21

Amy was sitting in Penny's apartment. She had agreed to a do-over with Penny, but she still felt quite tense and uncomfortable with her. It was easier said than done, to try to go back to a place where things felt easy and comfortable between them. It was going to take time for her to really trust Penny again. She wanted to see if Penny truly meant the words she just said, or if she was going to slip back into their old relationship.

"Ames?" Penny began.

"Yeah?" Amy replied.

"Umm…so what is going on with you and Sheldon? You said that you two made a lot of progress?

Amy looked at Penny. She was dying for some advice from Penny regarding getting intimate, and all of her fears, but at the same time, she didn't feel like she could totally open up to Penny. The trust wasn't there; at least not yet. She decided she reveal a little, but not the intimate details.

"Well, we had a number of talks. He told me his fears about us getting closer. I told him all the stuff I was holding inside about how he treated me and when he left on the train in the summer. It wasn't easy, but at least there is nothing hidden between us. He wants to move forward now, I don't know….He seems so confident, it scares –"

KNOCK KNOCK

"Are you expecting anyone?" Amy asked.

"No, I don't know who that could be…unless it's Leonard?" Penny rushed over to the door.

Penny opened the door to see her friend Jessa slumped over in the door frame. Her hair was wet with sweat, and her face was flush. She was panting, like she was gasping for air.

"Jessa! What are you doing here? I've been trying to get a hold of you all week!" Penny exclaimed. Jessa just moaned into the doorframe. "What's wrong with you? Are you drunk?" Penny grabbed her friend under the arm and escorted her over to the couch. Amy quickly jumped up and looked worriedly at Jessa.

"Who is that? She looks pretty sick." Amy enquired.

"It's my friend Jessa." Penny replied. She put her hands on either side of Jessa's face. "Jessa, what's wrong? Have you been drinking?"

"I think I'm going to be sick." Jessa moaned.

Amy quickly grabbed the garbage can and brought it over to where Jessa was laying on the couch. She started dry heaving in to the can, but nothing was coming out.

"I feel so dizzy…" Jessa panted. Sweat was pouring down her pale sallow skin. She was shivering and sweating at the same time.

"Penny, she looks really bad. I think we should take her to the doctor." Amy said urgently.

"Penny, I need the antidote. Give me the antidote" Jessa mumbled.

Fear struck Penny's eyes. Did she take the Diaxophedrine? She needed to find out right away.

"Antidote? What is she talking about? Do you think she took some sort of drugs? This doesn't look like alcohol poisoning to me" Amy said.

Penny grabbed her friends face and looked directly at her. "Listen to me Jessa. Did you take the drugs I told you about? You need to tell me right now!".

Jessa started laughing uncontrollably. She rolled over on the couch and started singing "I've been a bad bad girl…" She grabbed the garbage can and started dry heaving into it again.

"SHIT!" Penny exclaimed. "Oh my God…Oh my God" Penny said as she started rapidly pacing around the room.

"What is going on? Penny!" Amy exclaimed.

"Amy, do you know what brings down high blood pressure? How can we do it here? Amy, you have to tell me!" Penny said in a panicked voice.

"Why do you think she has high blood pressure? Penny you need to tell me what going on right now!" Amy yelled. Jessa was still shivering on the couch, her breaths were becoming slower and shallower.

"I had some drug samples in my car, and my friends stole the box. I think she may have taken the drug." Penny whispered.

A flash of realization went across Amy's face. "The Diaxophedrine?" Amy said tensely.

"Yes…but how do you know about it?"

"Shit!" Amy ran over to the phone and quickly dialed 9-1-1. "Yes, I have a woman here who is overdosing on a prescription drug. This drug causes extreme high blood pressure, I need someone here right away….How many pills?...Penny?"

"Jessa how many did you take?" Penny asked.

"I don't know…2…maybe 3…" Jessa mumbled.

"2-3 pills. Listen we don't know much about the drug, except its name Diaxophedrine, please send someone here fast….2311 Los Robles Avenue apartment 4B….Yes…Yes…she's still conscious….dizziness, nausea, sweating, chills. Ok…yes…yes…her breathing is getting erratic…Ok thanks." Amy put down the phone. "I didn't hang up, but I said we would monitor her. The ambulance should be here in 5-10 minutes depending on traffic."

"Isn't there something we can give her to bring this down?" Penny cried.

"What do you think I am Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman? I don't have some magic root in my bag that is going to help her. She needs drugs from the hospital. That is the only thing that is going to bring this down!" Amy snapped. "Who takes drugs that they have no idea what it does or what it's for? I just don't get it."

Penny shook her head as she looked worriedly at Jessa. "She's a bit of a party girl, she takes some drugs recreationally. This was kind of stupid on her part though."

"That's the understatement of the year." Amy muttered, as she wet a facecloth to wipe Jessa's face. Jessa's eyes began to rapidly flutter and then she slumped down into the couch.

"Oh my God I think she stopped breathing!" Amy grabbed the phone again and crouched over Jessa. She quickly told the 911 operator. Penny burst into tears as she ran over to Jessa.

"Penny do you know mouth to mouth?" Amy gasped.

"Yes, from when I was a lifeguard." Penny cried, tears running down her face.

"Ok, you start that, I'm going to do the chest compressions ok. Penny we need to keep it together!" They dragged Jessa's limp body onto the living room floor. Penny started the mouth to mouth, while Amy started the chest compressions. They kept their constant rhythm, until the paramedics burst through the door.

"Ok we'll take that over from here" the paramedic said. Amy quickly gave the paramedic all the information that they had, as they transferred her onto a stretcher.

"I can take one of you in the ambulance" the paramedic said.

"I'll go" Penny said as she wiped the tears away from her eyes.

Amy pulled Penny aside. "Listen Penny, you need to tell the hospital everything you know about the drug. The name, contacts at work who can tell them more about it, any emails you got on your phone about it. It's the best way you have of helping your friend right now."

Suddenly Sheldon appeared in the hallway in his pyjamas. His eyes went wide at the site in front of him. Penny and Amy were both in tears, there was some girl being wheeled out of Penny's apartment in a stretcher while two paramedics were administering CPR. The hallway was filled with firemen and paramedics.

"Amy?" Penny said softly.

"Yes?" Amy replied.

"Please don't leave me alone right now. Can you come to the hospital in your car?"

"Of course, I will. We are going to come." Amy said softly as she grabbed Sheldon's hand. "Do you want me call Leonard?"

"Yes…" Penny softly whispered.

The paramedics picked up the stretcher and started wheeling Jessa out the door and down the stairs. Amy watched as they disappeared down the stairs. She crumpled into Sheldon's arms and started crying uncontrollably. Sheldon held her tight and wondered what exactly had transpired that night.

A/N: Will Jessa be ok? Will Penny get in trouble from work about the drug? What about Bernadette? Will Leonard show up? As always, I adore getting reviews, so pretty please!