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Knock. Knock. Knock. Leonard and Penny.
Knock. Knock. Knock. Leonard and Penny.
Knock. Knock. Knock. Leonard and Penny.
Penny opened her door, saw Sheldon and immediately gave him a big hug that he accepted without complaint.
"Welcome home, sweetie!"
"Thank you, Penny, May I come in?"
"Sure."
Penny closed the door behind them.
Sheldon looked around. Between Penny's things and Leonard's things and the general chaos there didn't seem to be any available floor space in Apartment 4B.
"Is Leonard here?"
"He's at work, sweetie."
"How can you tell? There could be a small army hiding in here and you would never find them in this mess."
"Sheldon, I know you're probably upset. I told Amy that she should wait until you got back but she got so excited when she thought that you were going to let her move in…"
"Penny, I never had any intention of allowing Amy Farrah Fowler to move into Apartment 4A and I have demanded that she depart."
"She probably didn't like hearing that."
"I suspect that Amy will be pouting and complaining for some time but the occupancy plans for Apartment 4A do not include her."
"Sheldon, what's going on?"
"My sister Missy's husband left her and their baby to work the oil fields in Alaska. Initially it was to be temporary but last month he sent Missy an email telling her that he had no intention of returning and that he did not wish her to join him. A divorce is in progress. When I received the news I returned to Galveston from my travels and I ultimately invited Missy to return to Pasadena with me and bring my nephew with her."
"Sheldon, I'm a little surprised. I didn't think you were a big fan of children."
"And you would have been correct. However, in the short time that I was home, my nephew and I inexplicably bonded. I quite enjoy his presence and he seems to like me a great deal. I even shared my room with him as we seem to be on the same sleep schedule."
"Wow. That's big. So, you and Amy…"
"Friends perhaps. Nothing more."
"I'm betting she's not happy about that at all."
"I'm sorry for that but my responsibilities to my family and my need to reorganize my research and get back on track to get a Nobel must take precedence over Amy's relationship fantasies. Speaking of which, how are things going with you and Leonard."
"You lived with him for over ten years. What do you think?"
"I think that if you've hidden his body somewhere in here it will begin to smell soon."
"Sheldon."
"Penny, for some reason you believe that your future happiness is connected to a relationship and eventual marriage with Leonard Hofstadter. You know full well that I disagree with that conclusion and always have. However, you have decided to commit to a life with him and I have decided to move on."
"Okay. So what can I do for ya?"
"Since Amy has filled my home with her things making it impossible for Missy, the baby and myself to become settled we will be staying at a hotel until she departs. I would appreciate it if you did not encourage or support any schemes of Amy's that entail her remaining in Apartment 4A."
"But Sheldon, she gave up her apartment. She has nowhere else to go."
"Penny, she did those things of her own volition with no discussion with or encouragement from me. There is no roommate contract in place and I am not responsible for her actions in any way and should not have to adjust my habitation paradigm to deal with them. She is welcome to place her property in storage until she finds a place to live. But she will not be staying with me and Missy. The baby is dealing with enough upheaval and Amy does not do well around children at all. She is always formulating experiments to be performed upon them or observing them like she does her monkeys. I won't permit her to do that with my nephew."
"Additionally, I note that Leonard's couch remains in my apartment. I assume that is for one of two reasons. Either there is just not enough room for it in here and you have decided to gift me with it or you believe that the social intercourse that was taking place in Apartment 4A will continue unabated."
"Well, it's kinda both. We have no more room in here and we were hoping that we would still be able to hang out across the hall with you guys."
"I must remind you how I feel about gifts and in addition I'm very sorry to inform you that Missy's soon-to-be-delivered furniture includes complete living room and dining room sets. There will no space for the couch so you will either need to make room in here or arrange for its immediate removal from the building. Additionally, though there may be occasional situations when the group will be invited to join us across the hall, Apartment 4A can no longer function as the social hub for our group. There is an infant present now and adjustments will need to be made."
"Okay, Sheldon. I get what you're saying. I promise I'll stay out of the Amy situation and we'll make arrangements to move the couch ASAP. Now when do I get to meet the baby? And see Missy of course."
"They are currently napping in my bedroom if they can sleep trough Amy's stomping about while throwing her hissy fit. We will stop over before we go to the hotel."
"Would you like a ride to the hotel?"
"That would be very nice. Thank you. We'll be over shortly."