The Phone Call Consequence

Chapter 3

“Penny, you’re bleeding everywhere!” Sheldon began hyperventilating. I barely heard him before everything went black….

My head felt like lead when I woke up and it was pounding harder than I ever remember it before, in the history of hangovers.

In fact my whole body felt heavy.

How on earth did I even end up on my bed? The last I remember I passed out in a floor of glass.

Sheldon….

How had he managed to get me here? He hardly had any muscles to lift anything.

“Penny! You’re awake!”

“Aghh!” a resounding thump sounded on the floor as I tumbled out of bed in a panic.

“Oh my!” Sheldon tssked. “No need to get so excited.”

“What the heck, Sheldon?! You know better than to scare me like that!” I yelled while scrambling to my feet. I instantly hissed as my left foot started stinging. I looked down at it and saw the bandage. It was bandaged so neatly I knew I didn’t do it. I wouldn’t remember if I had anyway but I’m never neat as that.

“Careful, you have a rather nasty cut on the bottom of your foot.” Sheldon stood in the doorway of my bedroom.

I glared at him and hobbled into the living room to sit on the couch.  He followed along like a puppy dog then sat down in his spot (the chair).

I groaned as my foot throbbed as well as my head. I was feeling really nauseated.

“Would you like a cup of coffee?” he asked, shifting in the chair as if he were uncomfortable. He probably wanted to go back to his apartment. Had he been here all night long?

“Yes, thank you.” I leaned back into the pillows, stomach churning from all the vodka. I looked around the room and realized everything was clean and spotless. Sheldon must’ve cleaned everything when I passed out. There was no sign of broken glass anywhere.

Sheldon gave me the perfect cup of coffee after I sat up. He made it better than I could.

I hid a smile as Sheldon sat back down. I was starting to feel very grateful and happy to have Sheldon here. It was a really weird feeling. I usually can’t wait until he leaves because he gets on my nerves so bad. Right now he was being so sweet and un-Sheldon-like and yet very Sheldony. This is the soft side of Sheldon Cooper; the side of him that has let his emotional guard down. I really like this side and hopes he stays this way a little while longer.

Are you crazy?

I was halfway through my cup of coffee when my stomach decided it was time to hurl. It took me two seconds to hop to the bathroom. Note to self: If I ever mentioned I hopped to the bathroom in two seconds to Sheldon, he would start explaining how impossible it is. Of course it’s an expression. He wouldn’t understand.

I puked my guts out into the toilet. By the time I was done I was practically lying on the toilet bowl.

“That is highly unsanitary. You need to take a shower now.” Sheldon said as he came to see if I was still alive after all the noise I was making.

“No.” I grumbled as a dizzy wave hit me. I couldn’t do anything but lay on the bathroom floor I was so sick and weak to my stomach. That’s it, no more heavy drinking ever.

“Now Penny, if you don’t get in that shower I’m going to be forced to get my rubber gloves and put you in myself.” He sounded determined but I wasn’t taking him serious. This was Sheldon, he wouldn’t wash me in the shower. It was laughable to even think about it; between his germ phobia, and not wanting to touch people. Not to mention he’d see me nude. He wouldn’t risk it. No way.

I was actually starting to feel better now but I just had to do it to see what his reaction would be.

“No!”

“Very well.”

“Sheldon!” I squealed as he grabbed me up out of the floor.