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He arrived home and Leonard turned his chair

'You don't look okay.. What happened?'

'Nothing' He dismissed him and went to the kitchen to have a glass of water

'You're a terrible liar Sheldon, we both know that, plus you're holding another shirt'

'It's Amy's, she threw it at me while yelling'

'you still don't realize what made her yell ?'

'I have an idea why but I need to talk to Penny now' he turned around and headed out his door to 4B
*knock knock knock Penny*

*knock knock knock Penny*

*knock knock knock Penny*

'What's up buttercup?'

'Have you talked to Amy lately?'

'Hello to you too, and no I haven't , I invited her for an impromptu girls night and she said she wasn't in the mood, which I found odd so I called and she said she was tired and had some cleaning to do'

'That's a lie, I need you to find out why she's been crying'

'Oh Sheldon, what have you done this time?'

'Nothing, just do it please'

'I'm going, I'm going' She grabbed her car keys and minutes arrived at Amy's place

'wow, two visitors in one day' She said sarcastically

'wow, your legs look great in shorts, I'm jealous! Hi Ames'

'Hi, come in!' She walks inside and looks around

'Have you been baking? It smells really good!'

'Yeah, I'm making brownies! If you wanna stay here until they're done I'll share them!'

'Of course!'

They sat on the couch holding a glass of wine

'What's going on?'

'Nothing, what about you?'

'My neighbours were very noisy the other day, the girlfriend of one of them was yelling really loud'

'Oh.. You heard'

'Yes I did, what happened?'

'You know Sheldon, minor fight, its fine'

'Then explain to me why you have been crying'

'I have not..' she cut her mid sentence

'Don't you dare'

'Fine.. I really don't want to tell you what happened but all you must know is that I asked for a break. Sheldon and I are temporarily separated'

'WHAT THE HELL?'

'Yeah.. That's all you'll know. Look, you know how hard it is to be with Sheldon, I need to get my crap together and decide what I want. I'm tired of feeling minor, not good enough, feeling like I'm just another piece in his life, being in love makes you feel happy, like you're on the clouds and they make you feel like you're the most beautiful person they have seen. Okay, I'm being dramatic but you get my point'

'Go on' Penny got out of the couch to fill her wine glass

'And I'm tired of not feeling any of it. I'm tired of not being appreciated, I'm tired of not being able to even hug him because I'm scared he'll run again! I'm tired, that's all'

Penny had tears in her eyes, she had never seen Amy so hurt. She grabbed her phone and dialled a number 'You're a jerk' was all she said

'Who was that?'

'Your boyfriend! He asked me to find why you had been crying, seriously, sometimes he is so insensitive!'

They kept talking until it was late and Penny decided to go home because she had work in the morning.

The following morning, at 8 am, she heard a knock on the door

She quickly opened the door while humming

'I'm running late!'

'Hello'

'Oh. OH! Sheldon, I thought you got the message.. loud and clear.. I have to go, I'm running late'

'I called your boss, well, our boss, and told him you were sick and I'm using one of my vacation days'

'You cant do that'

'Yes I can' She was starting to get really mad

' You can but you shouldn't'

'We have business to discuss' She covered her face with her hands, exasperated. She signed him to enter her apartment, the hallway wasn't a place for them to talk, so he did and sat on the exact same spot he was when she kissed him