After a long pause on the phone Penny couldn't take it anymore.
"Sheldon, you're going to make me cry. You shouldn't make a lady cry. Didn't your mother teach you that?" she asked hopefully. She knew Mary Cooper had brought Sheldon up as a gentleman, and occasionally Penny could use this to her advantage to get what she wanted.
"Penny…if I tell you where I am everyone else will follow. Your car is recognisable, any one of them could see you and follow you." Sheldon replied.
"Sheldon, for God sake, I'm not on a search warrant from the police, no one is going to follow me! Even if they do see me, they'll just wave, I'll wave back, and I'll carry on. I'll detour if I have to and get rid of them. Sheldon please! I really want to see you." Penny pleaded.
"Well there's something new. My whole life people have tried to get away from me, now you actually want to go the other way." Sheldon let out a half hearted chuckle.
"Sheldon, don't say that. I care about you. You know I do. You're going to make me cry Sheldon. That's not very gentlemanly is it?" she asked. There was a long pause.
"Do you really think you could see me without anyone else coming? I can't handle everyone right now." Sheldon replied.
"I promise! Just me! Wait, I think Leonard is stirring from the bathroom, hold on!" Penny replied as she climbed out of bed and paced into the living room.
"Alright Sheldon. Just tell me where you are. I'll come see you first thing tomorrow. Please Sheldon!" she pleaded. Sheldon let out a long sigh.
"Alright Penny. I'm at…"
Penny scrunched up her face in confusion as everything went quiet and looked at her phone.
Battery 0%.
NO! COME ON PHONE, DON'T DO THIS TO ME!
Penny tried desperately pressing the button to power it back on but there wasn't anything left. She threw it down on the couch and ran her fingers through her long blonde hair.
"Ugh!"
Penny spun round as Leonard made his way unsteadily out into the living room.
"I think I ate something funny!" Leonard moaned. Penny pulled a face.
"Maybe it was that packet of crisps you had between wine glass nine and ten. I find those Cheese and Onion churn my stomach aswell." She replied sarcastically.
"Don't make fun of me. I'm not well." Leonard moaned.
"It's self inflicted. You don't get any sympathy." Penny replied.
"Not even a quick hug?" Leonard asked. Penny could tell from the shifty look on his face exactly what he meant by 'hug'.
"Leonard…you see your crotch? You see my knee? They'll be saying hello to each other!" Penny warned him.
"Have we got any aspirin? My head is pounding." Leonard moaned.
"Bathroom cabinet." Penny replied. Leonard turned round, lost his balance, and landed with a thud on the floor and passed out. Penny picked up her phone from the couch, stood over Leonard and shook her head.
"What the hell am I marrying into?" she asked, stepping over him and heading back into the bedroom.
Charger. Charger. Where the frick is the charger?! Come on damnit! Argh, screw it!
Penny paced back out into the living room. Watching Leonards sleeping body on the floor for a minute she opened the door and stepped out into the hallway and closed it softly. Taking a quick reminiscent look at 4A, she made her way up the stairs, letting out a gasp of relief when she pushed open the door to the roof and a breeze hit her.
"Thank god!" she whispered as her body got some much needed cool air. She made her way to the edge and looked out across the city.
How can it be so hot inside yet reasonable out here? I should start sleeping on the roof. Ha, I wouldn't have to pay any rent on my apartment. Hmm. Might get a bit wet when it rained though.
Penny shook her head to bring her out of that bizarre thought. She let out a long sigh.
You're somewhere out there Sheldon. I wish I knew where. Where is your tech gadgetry when I need it? All I need is a phone charger damnit! Then I could call you. Find out where you are. See you. Ugh! Life is so screwed up sometimes Moonpie!
Penny smiled for a moment, thinking back to the number of times she had called him by his Meemaws term of endearment. They had known each other for years, and still he couldn't work out she would never stop calling him that. Especially since she knew it bugged him when he was annoying her. It was like the revenge that kept on giving.
Oh Sheldon!
Penny leaned over and rested her arms on the edge of the wall and propped her head up on it, gazing out absent mindedly as she thought of all the places he could possibly be.
Disneyland.
The comic book store.
His office.
Somewhere all by himself with no one to look after him.
The last thought made her sad. Sheldon had always been a loner, but she had often thought he secretly would like company, even if he wouldn't admit it, or didn't know it. The call she'd received earlier had proved it. He just called to hear a friendly voice. Her voice. She let out a sigh.
I have to find you Sheldon. You need me. Even if you don't want to admit it.
Penny let out another sigh. She closed her eyes for a moment, letting a gentle breeze give her relief from the warmth of her apartment that had caused sleep to allude her.
Maybe I should have joined Leonard with the alcohol. Atleast I'd be asleep. But then I would have missed the call.
Penny knew somehow that she was grateful she hadn't over indulged tonight. Sheldons call was important. She wouldn't have wanted to miss it for the world.