Summary:

Leonard drives around in search of something.

Notes:

I'm so sorry.

"Buddy, I appreciate that you're paying me rent but…well, it's been a couple of months and your stuff is kinda making the garage look like a hoarder's paradise." Howard was at the end of his rope.

"I still haven't found a good place Howard." Leonard muttered.

"C'mon buddy. Even Sheldon moved out into a new place and you can't find a place you like?" Howard threw his hands up in frustration.

"Sheldon is not human, he's probably living in a room surrounded by other computers." Leonard rolled his eyes.

"I don't know, Raj says that it's really nice. Apparently Penny set up a little art corner on their patio and she's been painting these-Ouch!" Howard pushed Leonard after he had grabbed his arms roughly. "What the hell man?!"

"You said 'their'." Leonard narrowed his eyes. "Not 'Sheldon's' or 'his', you said 'theirs'."

Howard rubbed at his arms. "Yeah, theirs. They live together."

Leonard dropped heavily on a chair and Howard had to roll his eyes at the drama happening right in front of his eyes.

"Cut the crap Leonard. It's Sheldon and Penny. Nothing is happening."

Leonard rubbed at his face in frustration. "You don't get it yet. They always had their little thing. Sheldon had all these unbreakable rules and routines and who was the only one that was the exception?"

"Look, It's been months since you broke up with Penny-" Leonard interrupted him.

"SHE broke up with me."

Howard was in no mood for one of Leonard's moods. "Whatever. The point is, even if for some unfathomable reason we slipped into a universe where Sheldon Cooper PhD has a libido, he's not going to get it on with Penny."

"...Where are they living now?"

"And that's my cue to leave. I know you have issues, we all have, it's why we're friends. But yours are moving from slightly charming into 'you're going to end up on a list'." Howard patted Leonard on the shoulder. "Let it go man. Go try and find a one-night stand or something."

Howard quickly moved to his moped, he was meeting Raj and he was going to warn his buddy on the latest crazy news…and to tell him to never tell Leonard where Penny was living now.

Leonard watched as Howard left. His leg bounced quickly in frustration and his head filled with unwanted images.

Grabbing his keys, he left Howard's home and drove aimlessly for twenty minutes before stopping to put gas on his car. After paying for a bottle of rum inside the gas station store he looked up to see a familiar face get into her car.

He froze in place and his heart stopped.

The person that had been behind him pushed him aside and that finally made him react. He quickly got into his car, dropped the bottle on the passenger seat and followed the familiar car. He didn't want to miss her but he was too far behind.

He tapped his fingers against the steering wheel in a nervous dance, he cursed when he realized the stoplight was against him so he floored it and prayed there were no cops or cameras around.

His gamble worked and now he was closer, his heart stopped beating so hard, he would not miss her now.

Leonard looked at the streets surrounding him and tried to memorize them, finally after what felt like too long, the car he was chasing parked outside an apartment building, fate was on his side as was able to find a parking spot almost right away. He almost grabbed the bottle but decided against it.

She was locking her car when Leonard arrived in front of her, his breathing was a little short and he patted his pocket, making sure that he had his inhaler.

She looked confused and looked around before a familiar frown settled on her face, she didn't look happy to see him.

"Ho-" Before she could finish her question, Leonard went up to her and kissed her. Hard.

He was afraid that she would reject him, push him away, punch him or knee him in the groin but Leonard smiled into the kiss when she was the one to deepen it. One of his hands moved to cup her ass and she moaned into his mouth.

One of her hands had grabbed at his neck and was trying to push them even closer. Finally, when the need for oxygen was too much, he broke the kiss.

"Wow, what got into you?"

"I'm just really happy to see you Leslie." He tried to give her his best charming smile.

"Get back here Hofstadter." Leslie grabbed him by the front of his jacket and kissed him again.

End Notes:

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