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Traffic was moving along the Pasadena Freeway surprisingly quickly as Penny drove to her job interview in L.A. She had gotten up in the middle of the night, not being able to sleep, and worked on her resume. She had sent it to the email address in the ad that Sheldon had given her and went back to bed. After she tossed and turned for the remainder of the night, she got up at 7:45. She couldn't believe that someone had replied back to her, just minutes before opening her email, asking if she would be able to come in at 10:30 for an interview. She quickly replied and was penciled in.
The drive was smooth and before she knew it, she had arrived at the address that was provided to her. Penny put her car into park and got out of her car. She straightened her skirt and swept a coat of lip gloss across her lips. She walked into the cool air conditioned building and made her way to reception. The girl sitting behind the counter couldn't have been much older than her, she was a brunette and her hair was styled into tight curls. The girl looked up from her computer and smiled up at Penny.
"Good morning, can I help you?" She sweetly asked. Penny smiled and nodded. She felt her stomach ball up into an anxious mess of knots.
"Yes, I am here to see Mr. Sterling. I have an interview at 10:30." Penny replied, trying to mask the nervousness in her voice. The girl clacked on her keyboard and picked up her phone. Penny watched as her slender fingers quickly punched in a phone number.
"Mr. Sterling, your 10:30 is here." The girl said into the phone. Penny looked around and admired the clean modern look of the office. This was definitely a place she could work. The girl hung up the phone and turned her attention back toward Penny.
"You can have a seat, Mr. Sterling will be out shortly." The girl said while motioning toward a waiting area. Penny smiled and nodded, she turned around on her heels and walked toward the leather chairs adjacent to the reception desk. The sound of her stiletto heels echoed through the quiet office.
Penny sat down in the comfortable leather chair and waited for the man who was interviewing her. She couldn't help but feel extremely nervous, she had never held a job like this before. It was exciting and frightening at the same time. The door to an office opened and a man walked out with another man, they shared a laugh and shook hands.
"It was good to see you Martin, I'll have my assistant set up a meeting with production next week." The man nodded and walked past Penny. She smiled and averted her gaze to the floor. She didn't want to seem like she was eavesdropping on their conversation. The man walked over to her and cleared his throat.
"Ms. Cook?" The man asked. Penny nodded and stood up, extending her hand to him.
"Hi Ms. Cook, Bryan Sterling. It's nice to meet you." He said as he shook her hand. Penny smiled and maintained eye contact. His grasp was firm, but not overbearing. Penny hoped that her palms weren't sweating too much.
"It's good to meet you too." Penny replied as she took her purse off of the chair and followed the man into his office. Penny sat down in the chair and looked around the office, it was quite nice and everything looked very expensive. Bryan took his chair behind his desk and looked over her resume. Penny folded her hands in her lap and waited.
"Penny, can you tell me a bit about yourself?" Bryan started. Penny took in a small breath and thought about her answer.
"Well, I'm originally from Nebraska, I moved to L.A. to chase my dream of becoming an actress, and I got a job at the Cheesecake Factory to pay my bills as I pursued my dream." She said, not really satisfied with her answer. Bryan smiled and looked into her bright green eyes.
"What a coincidence, I'm from Nebraska too. Mind you, I moved to L.A. many many years ago, but I'm still a Corn Husker at heart." Penny beamed, it was nice to meet someone from her home state.
"So it says here that you've been at your current job for the past five years, why are you leaving?" He asked while studying the paper in his hands. Penny smiled and unfolded her hands, she didn't want to seem nervous.
"I have always wanted to work in the entertainment industry, and quite frankly, I don't think I can be a waitress for the rest of my life. So instead of working directly in the limelight, I thought that my skills would transfer nicely to a behind the scenes role in the industry." Penny calmly responded. Bryan nodded and wrote something down on her resume.
"Tell me what you know about HBO." He said. Penny nervously bit at her lip, but quickly stopped.
"HBO was launched in 1972 and is the second largest premium cable network in the US." Penny replied. She was glad that she had done a quick Wikipedia search, but that was really all she could remember in her sleep deprived state. Bryan gave her a half smile, it almost seemed like he was saying "thanks for comin' out kiddo." Penny's heart sank a bit.
"Why do you want to work at HBO?" Bryan quickly asked. Penny really didn't have to think about it.
"I have always wanted to work in the entertainment industry, and HBO is one of the leaders in original programming. Working for a large company like this would give me the opportunity to broaden my skill set and advance my career in the industry." Penny easily answered.
"So what skills could you bring to this position?" He asked. Penny smiled, this was really an easy question.
"I have excellent people skills, as I work in the service industry and I deal with the general public on a daily basis. My current position also requires me to multi-task and pay attention to details, which I think greatly relates to this position." Penny confidently replied. She hoped that she picked up from her little stumble a couple of questions back. Bryan looked over her resume again. His dark hair was peppered with grey around his temple. He casually sat back in his chair and sat quiet for another moment before moving onto the next question.
"Let's talk salary, what are you expecting from a position like this?" He quickly asked. Penny thought about it for a moment. She didn't want to seem greedy, but she also didn't want to be giving away her services for free.
"I think a fair amount would be $50,000 per year." Penny replied. She hoped that amount was within the salary range. The longer this interview went on, the more she wanted the smiled and swivelled in his chair as he contemplated her response. Penny fought off the urge to bite at her lip, she wanted to seem cool and collected, like she was an interview pro or something.
"Penny thank you for coming in this morning." Bryan quickly told her as he stood up from his chair, Penny quickly followed suit. She waited for him to walk her out of his office before she spoke.
"Bryan thank you for the opportunity to interview for this position. I can't wait to hear from you." Penny enthusiastically said as she extended her hand once more to him. He smiled and shook her hand. Before she could take her grasp away, he slightly tightened his grip.
"I'll be in touch Penny. Thanks again for coming in." He sincerely told her. Penny's heart pounded and she felt light headed. She wasn't sure what to make of the interview, so she just nodded. They ended their handshake and Penny walked out of the building, and strode to her car. As soon as the door closed, she felt the tears rush out of her eyes.
She was so confused, either it went really well or it went very badly. She kept flipping back and forth between her options, not being able to decide which it was. Did the interview end early because he liked what he heard or was it over early because Penny was a terrible interviewee and he wanted her out of his office. She sat in her car and softly cried, slowly convincing herself that she blew it. Penny pulled her car out of park and drove in the direction of her comfortable apartment.
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Sheldon closed the door to Penny's apartment and entered his own. He was so confused in regards to her abrupt exit. She was dressed up more than usual, it looked like she was going to a job interview, or court. She couldn't have had a job interview, she didn't even have a resume. Sheldon walked across his quiet living room toward the bathroom, picking up his abandoned towel from the bar stool along the way.
The bathroom door quietly clicked shut as closed the door and placed his towel on the rack. Sheldon thought about what he was missing at work as he unbuttoned his pajama shirt, folded it and set it on the bathroom counter. Normally, he would be trying to solve an equation to prove string theory, or maybe today would be one of those days where he and Raj got into an argument and ended up shooting marshmallow guns at each other. He sighed as he rubbed at the scruff that decorated his chin.
Sheldon turned on the taps and let the hot shower run as he shaved his scruffy face. As he shaved, he thought about Penny and the conversation they had earlier that morning. She was now his girlfriend, not his neighbor, not his roommate's girlfriend, not some girl that invaded his life with her good looks, and charm. She was his girlfriend. He wondered if he would need to make another Penny-specific addendum to the roommate agreement, or since Leonard really didn't care, if he could just leave it out and see what happens as things ran their course. The thought of that slightly terrified him.
Steam filled the small bathroom and Sheldon put away his razor and began to get undressed. His schedule was already off, he should be at work, not showering at 9:45 in the morning. He pulled back the shower curtain and climbed in. The water was hot and slightly burned at his flesh. Sheldon didn't care, he liked his showers hot. He grabbed his soap and lathered it up against his abdomen. As he ran his hands along his body, she invaded his thoughts once more.
The scent of her invaded his mind, the softness of her hair lingered on his fingertips, and the taste of her skin made him lick at his desperately dry lips. Sheldon let the hot water rush over him as he grasped at his growing arousal. He recalled their encounter in her bedroom this morning, the memory was so vivid when he closed his eyes. As he stroked his fist along his hard length, he imagined what would have happened if she didn't rush off like she had.
He wanted nothing more than to taste her, to hear her moan and call out his name in ecstasy. The tight, warm and soft feeling of her filled his thoughts and he let out a groan that echoed throughout the bathroom. He felt himself twitch and he fought to hold back his release, but couldn't, not with her occupying his thoughts. His orgasm rushed over him as he came onto the floor of the bathtub. Luckily he was already in the shower, so clean up was easy. Sheldon's brain was buzzing as he finished up in the shower and toweled himself off. He got into a new set of clothes and decided to work at home.
While standing in front of his board for what seemed like forever, he attempted to measure the universe using black holes. His thoughts shifted again and Sheldon couldn't help but think that he had changed for the better since she entered his life. It was like he couldn't even imagine what is days were like before she had come along. He had always thought that people mistakenly interpreted the biochemical reaction of oxytocin flooding certain neuroreceptor cites as 'falling in love', but he now knew that it was much more than that. He wasn't sure when it happened, whether it was her singing Soft Kitty to him while he was sick and she barely knew him, sharing spaghetti and hotdogs a multitude of times, or him showing her how to play Age of Conan, but it happened. Sheldon Cooper was in love.
He shook out his thoughts and tried to remain concentrated on the equations on his white board. As he moved around some functions and replaced numbers with different ones over the next hour, she kept popping up into his thoughts. The door to his apartment suddenly opened, Penny walked in and flopped down on the far end of the leather couch tossing her purse on the floor. Sheldon turned around and closely examined her. She looked up at him with sad looking eyes and unconsciously bit at her cheek. Sheldon capped his dry erase marker and folded his arms across his chest.
"What's the matter Kitten?" He softly asked. Penny couldn't help but smile at his pet name for her. He remembered when he first called her that. It was in a sleep deprived, bongo playing state, but he had the urge to call her that long before that.
"I think I blew my interview." She quietly confessed. Sheldon looked at her quizzically. He was wrong about the court thing.
"What interview, you don't even have a resume." Sheldon asked, trying not to sounds smug and condescending. Some days were harder than others. Penny narrowed her eyes at him and pursed her lips.
"I got up in the middle of the night and worked on my resume. When I was done, I applied for the HBO Assistant position and they contacted me a little bit before eight asking if I could come in at 10:30. That's why I had to leave like that this morning." Penny explained. Sheldon smirked as he uncrossed his arms and sat down beside her on the middle cushion of the couch. He placed his hand on her thigh and gave her a gentle squeeze.
"I'm sure you performed adequately. You really shouldn't pigeonhole yourself into a self-fulfilling prophecy Penny." Sheldon told her. Penny looked at him with confusion, like the words that came out of his mouth were not English. Sheldon sighed and slightly rolled his eyes at her.
"If you believe you are going to fail, chances are you will." He explained. Penny nodded her head and looked toward the floor. Sheldon moved closer to her and wrapped his arm around her. She laid her head against his shoulder and let out a breath she was holding in. He gently kissed the top of her head and the two sat in a comfortable silence. The hum of the refrigerator was the only noise in the apartment.
"I'm sorry I slapped you." Penny quietly said, breaking the silence between them. Sheldon looked down at her and she looked up at him with her beautiful green eyes. He laced his fingers into hers and rubbed at the back of her hand with the pad of his thumb.
"I can forgive you, but you'll have to make it up to me." Sheldon replied in a cool, even tone. Penny grinned up at him and touched the tip of her nose to his. She moved her lips toward his but stopped just before they made contact.
"What did you have in mind?" Penny asked. Her lips softly grazed his as she spoke. Sheldon fought back a moan and tried to organize the dirty thoughts that entered his mind. He placed his hand on her cheek and softly kissed her lips, barely touching her.
"I can show you if you'd like." He offered, pressing his lips to hers when he finished his sentence. Sheldon took her bottom lip into his mouth and gently sucked on it, eliciting a soft groan from his girlfriend. Penny placed her hand on top of his as he slipped his tongue past her parted lips. She ran her fingers along his strong forearm and gripped his t-shirt in her fist. Penny stood up and brought Sheldon to his feet. She kissed him while balancing on her tip toes and allowed him to guide her to his bedroom.
Sheldon closed the door behind them and they hungrily kissed each other as they collapsed on the bed. Penny knelt down before him and took off her blazer, tossing it off the side of the bed. He crawled between her legs and hiked her skirt up her thighs, gently pushing her down on the mattress. Penny bit her lip up at him and Sheldon grinned at her. He leaned in and kissed at her neck. Penny was breathing heavily and she ran her finger nails along his shoulder blades as he pressed his hardness against her lacy panties.
Sheldon inhaled her scent and twisted his long fingers into her hair. If it was possible, he would never leave this moment. Penny moaned as he took her earlobe into his burning mouth. He gently rocked himself against her aching core as she grasped at his shirts. She managed to take off his t-shirt, leaving him in his black thermal. Sheldon quickly unbuttoned his pants and tugged them halfway down his thighs. His member sprang out and slapped against her damp panties.
Sheldon grasped at Penny's button down blouse and before he could control the impulse, he ripped it open, causing the tiny buttons to explode into the air. Penny began to protest, but Sheldon quickly quieted her down by kissing along her breast where she was covered by the lacy fabric of her bra. He throbbed against her center as he pulled down the fabric of her bra, exposing her nipple to him. Penny cried out when he gently took it between his teeth and playfully bit down. His hands were quick to tug her panties down her legs exposing her wetness to him.
"Oh god, you're so fucking wet." Sheldon groaned as he pressed his tip against her hot entrance. Penny sharply inhaled as he sank into her. It was better than he had remembered. He kept her in place and didn't move for a moment, he took a moment to really feel how hot, wet and tight she was. Penny throbbed around his member and Sheldon closed his eyes leaning his forehead against her shoulder.
"Language, Sheldon." Penny whispered. He let out a small laugh and began to move in and out of her. The friction of her against him was amazing, it was everything he wanted in that moment and more. Penny's moans were getting louder and he let out a few grunts as he rhythmically sank in and out of her wetness. He didn't mind the increase in volume when it was just the two of them in the apartment. In fact, it was driving him crazy. The sound of her whimpers echoed through his mind as they experienced one another and gave into their urges. Sheldon kissed at her neck and listened to her loud moans.
"Oh god Penny, I'm close." He whispered against her neck. Penny cried out and he felt her spasm around his length. It was like she was trying to draw him further inside of her. Sheldon couldn't handle the sensations any longer, he felt himself twitch so he pulled out of Penny and came onto her exposed stomach. Penny gasped and let out a chuckle. Sheldon let out a soft sigh as he released himself onto her bare flesh.
"I'm so sorry Penny, I just-" Sheldon started. Penny smiled, but cut him off.
"It's ok, Sweetie. I would rather it on me than in me." She playfully responded. Sheldon blushed, he had never expected her to be okay with something like that. He certainly wasn't.
"I'll get some tissue." Sheldon said as he leaned over and opened the drawer to his night stand. He pulled out a box of Kleenex and pulled out a couple of tissues. He gingerly cleaned up the mess he made on his girlfriend's stomach and watched her as she watch him do it. Penny giggled at his obvious discomfort. Sheldon slightly frowned and got up off the bed and pulled his pants up. Penny sat up on the bed and watched him tug on his t-shirt. She looked down at her ruined blouse and let out a sigh. She stood up and opened a drawer to his dresser.
"What do you think you're doing?" Sheldon cautiously asked as Penny grabbed a shirt from his drawer. Penny smirked at him as she took off her blouse and stuffed it into his grasp. She pulled the t-shirt over her head and tucked it into her skirt.
"I'm going to take this Flash shirt and when you fix my blouse, you can have it back." She explained to him. Sheldon opened his mouth to speak and looked at her blouse in his hands. He closed his mouth and pursed his lips together. Penny picked up her blazer from off of the floor and put it back on.
"But that t-shirt is my favorite." Sheldon childishly countered. Penny smiled and stood on her tip toes giving him a chaste kiss.
"Then it will be all the more reason to fix my shirt in a timely manner." Penny teased. Sheldon rolled his eyes and then quickly nodded his head. Penny opened the door to his bedroom and Sheldon grasped at her wrist, and quickly let it go.
"Wait." He urgently requested. Penny turned around and folded her arms across her chest. Sheldon darted his eyes across her face and panic flooded him. Now or never Cooper.
"I love you, Kitten." He blurted out. Penny grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck. After giving him a quick squeeze, she let go and looked into his light blue eyes. Sheldon shyly smiled.
"I love you too, Moon Pie." Penny responded and gave him a tiny kiss on the tip of his nose. Sheldon frowned.
"Penny, only my Mee Maw can call me that." Sheldon said in a hushed tone. Penny grinned.
"Not anymore, Moon Pie." She quickly countered as she walked out of the bedroom toward the living room. She picked up her purse and fished out her phone. She checked her email and opened the only thing sitting in her inbox. She squealed and Sheldon quickly rushed out to see what was wrong.
"If it's a spider, you have to kill it!" He cried in fear. Penny laughed.
"It's not a spider, you big baby. It's a job offer! Sheldon I got the HBO job!" She cried. Sheldon smiled as she once again embraced him in a long hug. She pulled away and looked into his face. Her bright green eyes quickly darted along his angular features.
"Thank you Sheldon. Thank you for being there for me when I needed it most." Penny sincerely said as she softly kissed him. Sheldon hugged her tighter, he didn't want to leave her embrace. The door to the apartment opened and the guys walked in. Penny pulled away from Sheldon and looked into the faces of a shocked Howard and Raj. She shyly smiled and turned toward Sheldon.
"Do you want to come over later for spaghetti and hot dogs?" Penny asked. Sheldon looked at his friends. It was Wednesday, meaning it was new comic book night. He looked back at Penny who had placed her hand into his.
"It's Wednesday." Sheldon softly told her. She nodded.
"I know, after, come over for dinner." Penny asked. Sheldon quickly nodded his head and Penny gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She picked up her purse from the coffee table and walked past Leonard, Howard, and Raj.
"Hi guys." She said as she reached for the door handle. They watched her as she opened the door.
"Hi Penny." Howard and Raj said together. Raj clasped his hand over his mouth, he had just spoken to her without alcohol. Perhaps those sessions with Amy were actually paying off.
Penny left and Howard and Raj, who were left in the dark until just now, turned to Sheldon. Sheldon eyed them and pursed his lips together.
"What?!" He defensively asked. Howard looked at him, at the door and then back at him.
"What the frack? You and Penny?" He sputtered. Sheldon frowned, and resisted the urge to shoot daggers at his tiny friend.
"Dude! I always knew that the two of you belonged together! Like Cinderella and Prince Charming, but instead of Prince Charming being human, he is some kind of high tech cyborg." Raj gushed. Sheldon looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"In any case, it's new comic book night and if we leave now we can have first dibs on the aforementioned comic books." Sheldon quickly said, he knew he would never hear the end of anything ever again. Leonard smiled.
"Let's go, I'll drive." Leonard offered. Sheldon shook his head, what was wrong with his friends.
"Of course you'll drive, who else would? I suppose that Raj could drive, but that would mean that I would have to sit in the back and I don't like it when my knees touch the back of the seat and we certainly can't take Walowitz's scooter, as we all can't fit on it and quite frankly, I would never get on that death trap again. You know I don't drive, so by process of elimination, that leaves you." Sheldon said finishing his long winded sentence. Leonard stared at him with disbelief and Sheldon stared back with utter confusion.
"You're right, let's go." He said not wanting to entice another rant. With that the four of them made their way out of the apartment and down the stairs. While at the comic book store, Sheldon purchased a cute Hello Kitty pack of mints to offer Penny as a small congratulation on her new job. He couldn't help but wonder what would have happened if he decided to stay at home, rather than go out with the boys that night. He wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
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