Penny scowled when she read the message that she just got. "What is it?" Bernadette asked.

"It's Leonard," Penny replied. "He's drunk in a bar and I gotta go get him."

Raj squinted. "How... Who sent that text?"

Penny laughed. "...I don't know." She sighed. "Looks like I gotta go," she stood and looked at her amazing friends. "Thanks for tonight, you guys."

They all bid farewell and walked her to her car. "Alright," she muttered to herself as she started the engine.

Penny saw Leonard as soon as she walked into the bar. "Hello," Leonard slurred.

She forced Leonard to get up and walk to the car without any word. "Where have you been?" Leonard asked, barely coherent.

Penny pushed him into the passenger seat. "Somewhere near," she replied. "Why are you drunk?"

"Alcohol was used to dull pain before anesthesia," Leonard replied. Penny didn't respond, but she understood what he said.

They arrived at the house a few minutes later. Penny threw Leonard on the couch as soon as they got to the living room, exhausted. "Alright," she said, kneeling in front of him. "What's going on, sweetie?" She was still mad at him for a few things, but she knew there was a reason why Leonard was piss drunk in a bar. "Tell me."

He sighed loudly. "We shouldn't have gotten married," Leonard replied.

Penny was taken aback, but she tried not to show it. "What?"

"I love you, but I have trust issues..." Leonard replied. Penny clutched his hands. "And you can't trust me." She finished.

Leonard nodded silently. "I really want to say that it's not you, it's me, but that's cliche..." He stuttered.

"It is," Penny smiled through the tears. "What did I do for you not to trust me?" She asked. "I've never cheated on someone, and I wouldn't start with you, you know."

"It's just..." Leonard sat up as straight as he can. "You know you're attractive, right? And I'm... well... not." He laughed bitterly. "You've always been too beautiful, too caring, too kind... I don't deserve you, and you sure as hell don't deserve me."

Penny shook her head. "But..."

"Besides, I can never give you the happiness you deserve." Leonard smiled.

Penny wiped her tears. "That's not true! You make me really, really, happy."

"I know, but I'm not Sheldon," Leonard replied.

Penny's eyes widened. "We have got to get a divorce," Leonard said. "And you've got to go to him."

She gave Leonard a kiss on the cheek. "Divorce." She said, and Leonard nodded. "Okay." She got up and started to walk to the door, but she looked back at him. "Why are you not stopping me, Leonard?" She asked.

"Because when you love someone, you'll do anything and everything to make them happy, even if their happiness means being without you." Leonard replied.

Penny nodded and wiped the last of her tears. "Will you be okay?" He nodded and passed out. Penny got a blanket from their bedroom and covered him. "I'm sorry." She laid him on the couch before she went out the door.

It was midnight-way past Sheldon's bedtime-but he was still wide awake for some unknown reason. He was staring at the TV intently, until three knocks on the door snapped him out of his reverie. He opened the door and smiled when he noticed that Penny was outside. "Hey, Sheldon."

He looked at the expression on her face and figured that whatever had happened to her wasn't good. "Tea?"

Penny smiled and nodded, then followed him to the kitchen.

AN: Hi! Another chapter posted a day after the previous one! It's because I'm really motivated this week for some reason =)) and I wanna finish this story before season 8 comes in (which is still in September so I'm probably overacting)

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