29
"Hi Honey. I'm home."
"Hi, sweetie."
"So I had a frustrating day."
"Yeah? What happened?"
"More meetings I can't talk to you about. I just don't understand why these people are so curious about something that happened so long ago. And it didn't even really happen."
"Still the Joyce Kim thing, huh?"
"Can't talk about it. Would you like some wine?
"Think I'll pass. I think I'd like to cut back a little."
"Penny, you don't drink that much. And I really don't want to drink alone."
"Fine, just a little bit."
Leonard poured a full glass.
"That's not a little bit, Leonard."
"So don't finish it."
"Fine. So Sheldon and Missy are having a little dinner get-together on Saturday. They invited me, us"
"Do we have to? Things aren't so great with me and Sheldon right now."
"Leonard, you don't have to do anything. I'm going."
"Don't you already spend enough time with him?"
"That's work. This is social. It's different."
"Pretty sure Sheldon doesn't know the difference."
"Well if he doesn't, Missy does. She doesn't have a lot of friends here and I want to be supportive."
"Why bother? She isn't going to be here that long."
"I think you're wrong, Leonard. She has a pretty good job, better than she had in Texas, and she has a nice place to live."
"Well, her brother is going to drive her nuts. He's just behaving himself around her now for his own reasons. Sooner or later he's going to make it impossible for her. Amy's the only one who'd ever been able to keep him in line."
"I think maybe Sheldon's thing with Amy might have been a mistake, Leonard."
"We'll see."
"Oh yeah, you should know that Sheldon's big brother is going to be in town for a few days. He's driving Missy's car up."
"So?"
"According to Missy, Junior thinks you had something to do with the Arctic thing blowing up in Sheldon's face. He's not happy about it. And Missy says he has kind of a temper."
"So we played a prank on Sheldon. It wasn't a big thing. He got over it."
"Leonard, he forgave you. I don't think he'll ever get over it."
"That's only because he's crazy. Want some more wine?"
"Yeah, fine."
Later that night
"Hello, Leonard."
"Hi Amy. I thought you might lie to know that Sheldon is having a little get-together on Saturday night."
"I suspect that Missy has made sure to leave me off the invitation list. Will you and Penny be attending?"
"I'd rather not but Penny wants to go."
"Perhaps I will happen by. My desire to move in with Sheldon has recently become more of a necessity."
"How so?"
"I can't really go into that now. Perhaps I will see you on Saturday."
"Goodbye Amy."