Chapter 7
The winds howled as the tornado approached the Fordyce residence. The floor, the walls and the ceiling trembled causing objects in the house to fall down and shatter to pieces. The lights began to flicker as everyone scrambled to get to the basement. During this the song You Wouldn't Know by Hell Yeah played in the background. Leo and Morgan were screaming in terror nearly tripping over each other as they ran down the stairs past Leo's family and Sheldon. Sheldon was so confused that he didn't know what to do. He wasn't fully comprehending what was going on. He just stood there in a paralyzed stare unsure if he should move or not but then his girlfriend's screaming voice snapped him out of it.
" Sheldon what are you doing?! Get down here!", Leo screamed from the basement at her boyfriend. She ran back up the stairs to get him only to discover that Gidget was still up there running around the house barking as the tornado came closer and closer to the house.
" Gidget come here! Get away from the window!", Leo screamed.
" Leo what are you doing up here?!", Mr. Fordyce hollered over the roaring wind.
" I came up here to get Sheldon and Gidget's still up here barking up a storm!", Leo hollered.
" Ok well you and Sheldon just get in the basement now! I'll get the dog!", Mr. Fordyce hollered.
" Come on Sheldon! Let's go!", Leo screamed as she took Sheldon's hand and dragged him down the stairs with her past her father.
" Gidget! Come here girl!", Mr. Fordyce shouted as he stood by the basement door clapping his hands to get the dog's attention. Gidget snapped her head toward him and ran through the doorway down the stairs nearly knocking Leo and Sheldon off their feet as she ran past them at top speed.
" Leo, Sheldon, what are you doing?! Get downstairs!", Mr. Fordyce shouted as he slammed the door shut locking it behind him.
" We're going as fast as we can dad! Gidget almost knocked us over!", Leo hissed at her father.
" Not fast enough, now go!", Mr. Fordyce shouted. Once they got down there the power blew out as well as every glass window and door shattered causing the ADT security system to shriek loudly throughout the entire house. Mr. Fordyce threw himself over his wife as well as Donny threw himself over Amanda and Kennedy. Garrett and Junior held onto each other as well. Sheldon shielded Leo and Morgan and Stephen threw himself over the dog. As the winds roared like a jet engine and freight train Gidget started barking again making Morgan scream, " Gidget shut up!"
" Morgan stop screaming!", Leo screamed at her best friend.
" Both of you stop screaming!", Sheldon screamed.
" Leo who is this?!", Morgan screamed.
" This is my new boyfriend Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper!", Leo screamed.
" Are you freaking kidding me?! You never once thought to tell me this?!", Morgan screamed.
" It never came up Morgan! It just sort of happened that way!", Leo screamed.
" You do realize that Kemdan's going to be upset when he finds out do you Leo?!", Morgan screamed.
" Yeah I know that but he can keep dreaming because it's never going to happen between me and him! We're just friends!", Leo screamed.
" Who's Kemdan?!", Sheldon screamed.
" He's a friend of ours that has had a major crush on me since middle school! We met him at the beginning of 7th grade and he immediately liked me! So ever since then he's been trying to ask me out but I politely kept rejecting him because I see me and him as just really good close friends, nothing more than that!", Leo screamed.
" Interesting!", Sheldon screamed but then the conversation was interrupted by his cell phone ringing. He flipped it open and looked at the caller ID, it was Leonard.
" Leonard?!", Sheldon screamed into his phone over the roaring wind and collapsing objects.
" Sheldon?! Are you guys ok?!", Leonard asked with a bit of worry in his voice as he listened to the noises in the background.
" No we're not ok! Why would you call me and ask me that at a time like this?!", Sheldon screamed.
" Is this a bazinga?!", Leonard screamed.
" No!", Sheldon screamed.
" Leonard get off the phone! This isn't a good time right now! My childhood home is being ripped apart by an EF-4 tornado!", Leo interrupted with a scream.
" An EF-4 tornado?! Where the hell are you guys Leo?!", Leonard screamed.
" We're in the basement with my family and my best friend!", Leo screamed.
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" Is that a dog I'm hearing barking in the background?!", Leonard screamed.
" Yes that's Gidget our family dog! Get off the phone Leonard!", Leo screamed.
" You know what I'm coming out there to find you two right now!", Leonard screamed.
" Absolutely not! Don't even think about coming out here Leonard! You're going to get hurt!", Sheldon screamed.
" I don't care Sheldon! You're my best friend and if I don't come and find you something is going to happen to you and Leo and I may never see you guys again! Alright, so I'm coming out there!", Leonard screamed before he hung up.
" Leonard!", Sheldon and Leo screamed.
" Who was that?!", Mr. Fordyce shouted.
" That was our friend Leonard! He's coming out here to find us!", Leo shouted back.
" He's coming out in this disaster?! Your friend's going to get killed!", Mrs. Fordyce shouted.
" That's what we told him but he didn't listen! Oh god I really hope the force of Mother Nature doesn't kill Dr. Hofstadter!", Leo shouted.
" He's a doctor too?!", Mr. Fordyce shouted.
" Yes he's an experimental physicist!", Leo shouted.
Meanwhile back at 4A, Leonard was searching the apartment for his keys. When he finally found them, he grabbed them as well as his asthma inhaler, threw the door open, slammed it behind him and frantically used his keys to lock it. The noise caught Penny's attention.
" Leonard what are you doing?!", Penny asked as she walked out of her apartment.
" Penny I don't have time to explain! I got to go!", Leonard frantically said as he shoved his keys in his pocket.
" What the hell is going on?!", Penny worriedly asked.
" Sheldon and Leo are in a tornado!", Leonard screamed as he started to leave but Penny's voice stopped him.
" What?! A tornado?! Where are they?!", Penny screamed.
" Savannah, Georgia! They're with Leo's family! There's an EF-4 tornado tearing through their neighborhood right now! I got to go Penny!", Leonard screamed as he tried to leave again but Penny stopped him.
" Leonard are you crazy?! You're not going into a storm path! You're going to get hurt!", Penny screamed.
" Penny I don't care! Do you want to lose two of your best friends in a tornado?!", Leonard screamed.
" No but I don't want to lose you either!", Penny screamed.
" We don't have a choice!", Leonard screamed.
" Leonard you don't have to do this! Please don't do this!", Penny screamed.
" I'm sorry Penny but I have to. But if I don't come back, just remember this.", Leonard said as he grabbed Penny and kissed her.
" I love you Penny!", Leonard screamed out as he ran down the stairs.
" Leonard!", Penny screamed after him but she got no response. Leonard had already left. Penny ran back into her apartment and called the rest of their friends hoping to stop Leonard from making the biggest mistake of his life.
Savannah, Georgia
" Sheldon, Leo!", Leonard shouted as he stood on the side of the road. He was about half a mile away from the Fordyces' neighborhood and he couldn't believe the sight before him. It was pitch black, thunder and lighting split the sky and Leonard was being pelted by heavy rain and hail. He ran in the direction he guessed the Fordyce residence was essentially putting himself in grave danger. He was heading right into the tornado's path. It was at this time that Penny and the others had arrived there searching for Leonard.
" Leonard!", Howard shouted
" Leonard!", Raj shouted.
" Where the hell is he?!", Stuart shouted.
" We don't know Stuart!", Bernadette shouted.
" Would you guys calm down?! We'll find him! Leonard!", Amy shouted.
" Wait a minute, I see him! There he is!", Penny shouted as she pointed in the direction she saw Leonard run to.
" Shit he's heading right toward it! Leonard stop!", Howard shouted as he shoved past his wife and friends running after Leonard.
" Howie get back here!", Bernadette shouted after her husband before giving chase as well.
" Howard, Bernadette, come back!", Raj shouted as he followed them.
" Get back here you assholes!", Penny shouted as she ran after them.
" Bestie!", Amy screamed as she gave chase.
" You guys wait up!", Stuart shouted as he ran after his friends.
" Sheldon, Leo!", Leonard continued to scream at the top of his lungs. As he got closer and closer debris started swirling about smacking him in the face.
" Leonard stop! What are you doing?!", Howard shouted.
" I have to find Sheldon and Leo! What the hell are you guys doing here?! Go back to Pasadena!", Leonard screamed.
" We're here to stop you from making the biggest mistake of your life Leonard! You don't know what you're doing!", Penny screamed.
" Penny you guys shouldn't be here! Now go before you get hurt!", Leonard screamed.
" Look dude we're worried about Sheldon and Leo too but you can't do this!", Raj shouted.
" I don't care Raj! Sheldon's my best friend and so is Leo!", Leonard screamed.
" Guys hit the deck! Here it comes!", Amy screamed as she threw herself on the ground. The gang screamed in terror as they threw themselves on the ground before the tornado slammed into them. It picked them up and threw them into a tree repeatedly hitting them with shards of glass, rocks, and other debris. They hung onto the tree for dear life as the tornado unleashed its fury on them.
" Oh god please don't kill us!", Penny screamed.
" Penny shut up!", Amy screamed.
" Amy!", Penny screamed.
" Penny, Amy, stop screaming! You two making the situation worse!", Leonard screamed.
" Leonard shut up! You're not helping!", Howard shouted.
" This is all your fault Leonard!", Bernadette screamed.
" My fault?! How is this my fault?!", Leonard screamed.
" You were the one that came here in the first place looking for Sheldon and Leo and now you got us into a horrible, dangerous situation! We just hit by a tornado and now we're stuck in a tree!", Penny screamed.
" Well you guys shouldn't have followed me in the first place because I knew something like this was going to happen!", Leonard screamed.
" Stop it! Stop arguing!", Raj shouted.
" Well then what are we supposed to do?!", Howard shouted.
" Find the Fordyces!", Leonard shouted.
" We're stuck in a tree! How are we supposed to do that?!", Bernadette screamed.
" Bernadette stop screaming! This isn't helping! I'll figure something out!", Leonard screamed.
" Well you better think of something fast Leonard or we're going to die!", Amy screamed.
" Amy!", Leonard screamed as the tree started rocking violently in the wind. The tornado continued to hover over them.
" Oh god this is horrible, we're going to fall!", Penny screamed.
" Would you shut up bestie!", Amy screamed. The screaming continued but then stopped when conditions went calm. The tornado passed and went a few more feet before it pulled back up into the sky.
" It's over. Are you guys ok?", Leonard asked still in complete shock from what they just went through.
" Yeah we're fine Leonard.", the others said.
" That was the most terrifying situation I've ever been through.", Bernadette said still trying to catch her breath.
" I agree. I never want to go through that again.", Amy said trying to catch her breath as well.
" Let's just go find Sheldon, Leo, and the Fordyces.", Penny said as she tried to remove herself from the tree. When she freed herself she dropped down to the ground landing on her feet in the mud. As she looked around a slight breeze blew through her mud-caked blonde hair.
" Wait up Penny.", Leonard said as he dropped out of the tree as well. The others followed suit.
" What do we do?", Bernadette asked.
" I don't know where to begin to look.", Penny said shaking her head.
" Let's start running up and down streets. Search that way.", Howard said. They agreed and started running up and down streets. They finally spotted the ruined remains of the Fordyces' house moments later when they saw the splintered welcome sign on the front lawn.
" There's their house!", Raj exclaimed as they ran over to the completely leveled house. They started digging through the rubble before they finally reached their two friends in the collapsed basement as well as Leo's family and her best friend Morgan.
" Leo, Sheldon, you guys ok?!", Leonard asked.
" Yeah we're fine now Leonard. Hey wait a second, what are the rest of our friends doing here?!", Leo asked.
" They followed me even though I told them not to!", Leonard said.
" It's because we were trying to stop you from making a big mistake! You could've gotten yourself hurt or killed!", Penny exclaimed.
" I told you that wasn't an option Penny!", Leonard shot back.
" Hey hey hey, that's enough. It doesn't matter who or what happened, all that matters is that we're all ok.", Mr. Fordyce said.
" Uh dad, Gidget's hurt!", Stephen exclaimed as he got up off of the dog. Gidget made a yelping cry as she struggled to get up.
" Oh sh*t! Gidget!", Mr. Fordyce exclaimed as he rushed over to the dog.
" Oh god! Gidget!", Leo screamed as she started to cry. She feared that her beloved pet was going to die even though Gidget was just 2 years old. To deal with the stress she decided to abruptly leave in her car that apparently she had left at her parents that was miraculously not damaged by the tornado and headed to a nearby bar in town.
" Leo where the hell do you think you're going?! You're not wandering the streets at this time of night!", Mrs. Fordyce screamed at her daughter.
" I can't deal with this right now mom! Our house is gone, Gidget's hurt, and I just got to get away for a little bit!", Leo cried as she got into her car and left.
" Leo!", Kennedy screamed after her sister but to no avail.
" Kennedy let your sister go for the moment! We have bigger things to worry about right now!", Mr. Fordyce shouted at his daughter. Then he pulled out his phone and called the vet. After Gidget was examined the vet said that she had a crushed shoulder. Fortunately he said with a corrective surgery she would recover just fine. Meanwhile after having five or six drinks Leo began stumbling toward the door of the bar completely drunk. She could barely stand on her feet. The bartender called her father.
" Oh hell! Alright I'll send someone over there to get her! Thank you!", Mr. Fordyce said before hanging up his phone. Then he turned toward Sheldon and Leonard and asked, " Hey can you two do something for me?"
" That depends on what it is first.", Sheldon said.
" Sheldon! What is it Mr. Fordyce?", Leonard asked.
" Can you two run over to the bar real quick and get Leo? Apparently she drove herself over there and got drunk.", Mr. Fordyce said.
" Oh good Lord!", Sheldon exclaimed.
" Yeah sure we'll go get her. Come on Sheldon.", Leonard said as he started running down the street.
" Well alright then.", Sheldon said as he followed Leonard. Once they reached the bar they saw the female theoretical physicist stumble out the door toward her car with her keys in her hand. As she tried to get in the driver's side Sheldon and Leonard ran up behind her and grabbed her.
" Leo what the hell are you doing?! You're not driving, you're drunk!", Leonard interjected as he tried to take the keys from her.
" I'm fine Leonard, get the hell off me!", Leo intoxicatedly said. Her words came out really slurred.
" How much did you have to drink?!", Sheldon exclaimed as he stared at his girlfriend.
" 5 or 6 drinks! I feel great right now!", Leo intoxicatedly said as she continued to try to get in the driver's side of her car.
" Nuh uh, no no, give me that!", Leonard said as he pried the keys out of his friend's hand before getting the driver's seat.
" Sheldon get her in the back!", Leonard said as he shut the driver's side door before putting the keys in the ignition.
" Well alright.", Sheldon said but as Leo tried to get away from him he exclaimed, " Hey come here you!" before grabbing a hold of her.
" Get off me Sheldon! I told you guys I'm fine!", Leo intoxicatedly said as she struggled against her boyfriend's strong grip.
" No you're not! Just get in and lay down Leo!", Sheldon said as he opened the backseat door and lifted her into the car laying her across the backseat. He then strapped the seatbelt around her before shutting the door and climbing into the passenger side next to Leonard. As Leonard drove away from the curb Leo suddenly reached her hand up and turned the radio on with a shaky finger. The song Go Down by AC/DC began to play on the cd player.
" What the hell?!", Leonard and Sheldon exclaimed.
" AC/DC, what a classic!", Leo intoxicatedly said as she let out a drunken laugh and began to drunkenly shake her head to the beat of the music with a stupid smile on her face. Her tounge hung out the side of her mouth like a dog and her eyes were dialated.
" What is your girlfriend doing back there Sheldon?!", Leonard exclaimed.
" Well, it appears that Dr. Fordyce has completely lost her mind. She is currently going bazerk Leonard. She's acting like Penny times 5.", Sheldon said to Leonard as he looked back at his girlfriend Leo. Even though she did something stupid at the moment he still loved her.
" I hate you Dr. Cooper.", Leo intoxicatedly said.
" No you don't, that's just the alcohol talking. I'm your boyfriend.", Sheldon said.
" You're real funny!", Leo intoxicatedly said as she laughed.
" I wasn't trying to be funny. Stop that Leo.", Sheldon said.
" I'm not Leo.", Leo intoxicatedly said.
" Yes you are. Now you're just really not making sense.", Sheldon said.
" Just chill out Sheldon. We'll figure out what to do in a minute.", Leonard said. But just when least expected it they got pulled over by a Savannah police officer.
" Oh look it's a police officer.", Sheldon said as he looked in the side view mirror and saw red and blue flashing lights. Leonard just slammed his head on the wheel in frustration before he pulled the car over.
" What's going on?! Are we going bananas?!", Leo intoxicatedly said with a stupid smile on her face.
" No we're being pulled over by the police Leo!", Leonard hissed at his friend.
" Ha ha that's real funny!", Leo intoxicatedly said as she laughed. Leonard just ignored her and rolled down the window as the cop approached the window.
" Can you three please step out of the vehicle for a minute?", the officer asked as he shined his flashlight into the car.
" Why?", Leonard asked.
" Is there a problem?", Sheldon asked.
" Yes I'll explain in a minute. Just please step out.", the officer said as he reached for the door handle.
" Sure I guess.", Leonard said as him and Sheldon got out of the car before helping Leo get out.
" Now what's the problem officer?", Leonard asked.
" We have received a call from someone claiming to have seen two men matching your description kidnapping a young woman in front of a bar before driving off.", the officer said.
" What?", Leonard and Sheldon confusely said.
" Someone reported us?", Leonard asked.
" Yes sir. Now what's up with that?", the officer asked as he narrowed his eyes at the two physicists.
" Oh no no no, see, it's all a huge misunderstanding officer! We were just picking her up because she was drunk! We weren't kidnapping her!", Leonard said. Sheldon nodded his head in agreement.
" Yeah but my question is how did you know that?", the officer asked.
" Her father asked us to get her.", Sheldon said.
" You two know this woman?", the officer asked.
" Yes!", Sheldon and Leonard said.
" She's my girlfriend.", Sheldon said.
" I see and who's car is this?", the officer asked.
" It's Leo's.", Leonard said.
" Is that this woman's name?", the officer asked pointing at Leo.
" Yes. Dr. Leo Fordyce.", Sheldon and Leonard said. Before the officer could say anything Leo had managed to reach through the driver's side of the car and turned the volume up on the music. The three men stared at her as she began to dance around like a drunken idiot.
" Leo what the hell are you doing?!", Leonard interjected at his friend but she completely ignored him.
" Dr. Fordyce!", Sheldon shouted at his girlfriend but she ignored him too and continued to dance like an idiot. She was so drunk that she basically had no conscience at the moment. Leo suddenly jumped onto the roof of her car and continued going wild. Her neurotransmitters were going off the wall inside her head. She was like a raging inferno about to tear through an entire acre of woods.
" Leo get down from there this instant! This is really inappropriate!", Sheldon shouted.
" Leave me the hell alone Sheldon! I'm currently rocking out and having the time of my life!", Leo intoxicatedly screamed as she continued dancing like a madwoman all over the roof of the car.
" Ok I'm calling the rest of our friends and Leo's family.", Leonard said as he pulled out his phone. Within minutes they all showed up completely stunned by what they saw.
" What the hell?!", Leo's parents, siblings, best friend and other friends exclaimed.
" Dude, you really weren't kidding when you said Leo was going crazy!", Raj exclaimed.
" What is she listening to?!", Howard exclaimed.
" It's AC/DC! They're an Australian rock band!", Stephen said.
" Holy crap on a cracker, she's acting like me when I get drunk only worse!", Penny exclaimed.
" That's exactly what I told Leonard!", Sheldon exclaimed.
" Oh shut it Doctor Whack-a-doodle! Are you going do something about this?!", Penny screamed at him.
" Why does it have to be me Penny?!", Sheldon shot back.
" She's your girlfriend Sheldon!", Penny screamed.
" Oh so that automatically means I should do something about this?!", Sheldon shot back.
" Yes!", Penny shot back.
" Ok I'm just going to say for recommendation that you take her to a hospital before she hurts someone and herself. I've seen a lot of drunk people in my 24 years with the police force but I can honestly say that this is one of the worst cases I've seen.", the officer said.
" Thank you very much for the information officer. We will be doing that.", Mr. Fordyce said.
" Yeah but how are we going to get her down from there?", Amy asked.
" I believe I have a solution.", Sheldon said. Then he turned toward the police officer and asked, " Officer can I use your handcuffs for a second please?"
" What?!", his friends exclaimed as they stared at him.
" Well I normally wouldn't allow this but in this situation, what the heck. Go nuts.", the officer said as he took out his handcuffs.
" Thank you.", Sheldon said as he rubbed his hands with Purell before he took them from the officer's hands and began walking toward his girlfriend's car.
" Are you freaking kidding me?!", Leonard exclaimed.
" What does that a**hole think he's doing?!", Penny exclaimed.
" Oh god I think I'm gonna die!", Amy exclaimed as she threw her face into Bernadette's shoulder laughing her head off.
" Amy what the hell?!", Bernadette exclaimed.
" Don't hurt her Sheldon!", Mr. Fordyce said.
" I'm not going to.", Sheldon said as he started crawling on his hands and knees up the hood of the car to get to the roof.
" Is he seriously doing this?!", Howard exclaimed.
" Oh god I can't watch this.", Morgan said as she turned her head away. She didn't want to see what was about to happen to her best friend.
" Oh this is epic!", Junior exclaimed as he threw himself on the ground with laughter.
" Junior!", Stephen, Garrett, Amanda, and Kennedy shouted at their brother.
" What?!", Junior laughed.
" Junior this isn't funny! Stop laughing!", Mr. Fordyce shouted at his son.
" Oh come on dad, it's not everyday that I get to see my sister go crazy on alcohol!", Junior laughed.
" I don't care, it's not funny! Your sister could really hurt herself!", Mr. Fordyce shouted.
" Come on you're ruining my fun!", Junior laughed.
" Junior your father said to stop laughing this instant!", Mrs. Fordyce shouted.
" Yeah you pigheaded morron!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed as she continued dancing. She suddenly let out a little scream when Sheldon came up behind her and gently grabbed her around the mid-section before gently pushing her down on her stomach on the roof of the car.
" Sheldon what are you doing?! This is ridiculous!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed as she laid there with Sheldon gently pressing his knee into her back.
" I'm restraining you so you don't hurt yourself.", Sheldon said as he pinned one of her hands behind her back.
" I told you I'm fine! Stop! What are you doing?!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed as Sheldon attached the cuff to her wrist.
" No you're not, you're completely drunk and I just told you what I'm doing. Now give me your other wrist.", Sheldon said as he reached for her other hand.
" No get off me! You're not doing this!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed as she tried to hide her hand under her body.
" Leo just do what he said! We're not going to have this controversy!", Mr. Fordyce shouted.
" Get off my case!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed.
" Dr. Fordyce you need to listen right now or you're going to get tased!", the officer commanded.
" Ok fine but I'd like to tase you!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed as she released her other hand. Sheldon grabbed it and restrained it behind her back with the other cuff.
" If you even remotely did that Dr. Fordyce you'd be under arrest for assult on a police officer.", the officer said.
" Ha ha that's real funny!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed.
" Ok I think it's time for you to go to the hospital now.", Sheldon said.
" I'm not going to any hospital Sheldon, I'm fine!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed.
" I told you, no you're not. Now come on, we're going to take you to the hospital where you're going to spend the night and then when we get home tomorrow afternoon you're going to go straight into your bed for a nap.", Sheldon said.
" I'm not going to do that!", Leo intoxicatedly laughed.
" Oh yes you are Leo because I said so. Now come on, get up.", Sheldon said as he helped her stand up. Once they were off the roof of the car Leo vomitted several times indicating that her body was trying to get rid of the toxins in her bloodstream. On the way to the hospital Leo had passed out in the car but then came to when she was checked into a room. After a nurse gave her some liquid charcoal to swallow the effect of it kicked in moments later and Leo finally began to settle down leaving her with a massive headache from the withdrawl of the alcohol to which she also received strong pain meds for that. After she relieved herself in the bathroom and returned to her hospital bed she unknowingly and accidentally let some information slip from her mouth in front of her sister Kennedy when she was talking to her family and friends. She accidentally told them that she told Kennedy's boyfriend Richard off months earlier. Kennedy was furious.
" So you're the reason that I haven't heard from Richard in months?!", Kennedy shouted.
" Oh did I say that?", Leo asked.
" Yes you did!", Kennedy shouted as her hands curled into tight fists.
" Oh sh*t!", Leo exclaimed as she suddenly bolted from the bed out into the hallway screaming at the top of her lungs.
" Come here Leo I'm going to kill you!", Kennedy shouted as she chased after her sister.
" Sheldon help! My sister's attacking me!", Leo screamed from the hallway.
" Oh dear Lord!", Sheldon exclaimed as he raced out into the hallway. He ran down a different hallway from the two women hoping to intercept his girlfriend from her sister.
" You're going to pay for running my boyfriend out of my life Leo!", Kennedy shouted.
" Oh shut up Kennedy, you know your relationship with him wouldn't have lasted anyway! He was abusive to you! Don't you remember what he did to you during a family gathering?! He grabbed you around the throat and shoved you up against the wall!", Leo shouted.
" I don't know what you're talking about! That didn't happen!", Kennedy shouted.
" Yes it did Kennedy, our whole family saw it! Dad was about ready to chase him down the block and beat his a** with a bat!", Leo shouted.
" You're making a big deal out of nothing Leo! No offense but how would you like it if I did that to you?!", Kennedy shouted.
" You ever dare try to do that Kennedy and I'll shove your head into a wall!", Leo shouted. She ultimately ran into Sheldon's arms moments later letting out a scream.
" Calm down woman! It's just me!", Sheldon exclaimed as he held his girlfriend away from Kennedy.
" Oh Sheldon thank god it's you!", Leo screamed.
" Stay out of this Sheldon this has nothing to do with you! This is between me and my sister!", Kennedy shouted as she continued to try to get at Leo but Sheldon blocked her attacks from ever hitting Leo.
" This is between nobody Kennedy! Attacking your sister is not going to do anything!", Sheldon said.
" She told my boyfriend Richard to get out of my life! So she's going to pay!", Kennedy shouted as she tried to take more swings at her sister but again Sheldon blocked her attacks.
" No she's not! She probably did it for a good reason!", Sheldon said.
" Yeah because he was abusive to her!", Leo interjected.
" No he wasn't!", Kennedy shouted in denial.
" Yes he was and you know it! We all know that the relationship you two had probably would have ended in a really bad way anyway either with someone getting hurt or killed! He's beaten you and slapped you several times! I was doing you a favor by trying to save your life! And the day I told him off he didn't even care, he didn't even fight me! He showed no emotion whatsoever so that clearly shows that he doesn't give a d*mn about you, he never did!", Leo shot back.
" Yeah well I still loved him!", Kennedy shot back.
" Well that doesn't make any sense! Why would you be with a guy like that who beats you up and disrespects you?!", Sheldon asked.
" Yeah explain that Kennedy!", Leo interjected.
" Because he was nice to me when we first met and that's what attracted me to him!", Kennedy shot back.
" That's what an abuser does Kennedy! They act nice when they first meet you just to get you to fall in love with them and then the second you do they flip their switch and try to control your life by intimidating you, threatening you, isolating you from your family and friends, hitting you, slapping you, doing just about anything to you to get you to do what they want!", Leo shot back.
" No you're lying Leo!", Kennedy shot back in denial.
" No I'm not Kennedy! Everyone in our entire family hated him! We knew something was up with him from the moment you first brought him into our house! He's done this to several other women before you and unknown to you but known to the rest of the family, Dad found out that Richard has been arrested several times for domestic violence toward his girlfriends! He's a criminal offender Kennedy! Do you know what that would have done to your life if you had continued to see him?! You could have easily been brought into that life! You wouldn't be standing here if I hadn't intervened in your relationship and told him off! Someday you'll realize that and you're going to thank me for it! You're my sister and I love you!", Leo shot back. Kennedy thought for a minute and as flashbacks started streaming through her head she suddenly realized that Leo was right. She still may not have believed that Richard was a criminal but she did finally start believing that he was an abuser that took advantage of her feelings. This made her get emotional.
" Oh my god, you're right! I'm so stupid, I don't know what I was thinking! This is all my fault!", Kennedy cried as she leaned her head against a wall.
" It's not your fault Kennedy, you hear me?! It's not your fault, it's his! He's the one that screwed up his own life, this has nothing to do with you!", Leo stated.
" God I hope I never see him again!", Kennedy cried as she buried her face into Leo's shoulder.
" You won't, we'll make sure of that.", Leo said as she embraced her sister.
" I love you Leo! Thank you for helping me finally see the truth about Richard!", Kennedy cried.
" No problem. I love you too Kennedy.", Leo said.
" I'm not even sure if I want to start dating again, especially now that I had just been the victim of an abusive relationship!", Kennedy cried.
" Kennedy don't say that, you'll find someone. I know you will. Just give it a few years and I'm sure the perfect guy will come your way, I mean, why wouldn't one? You're a very beautiful women and any guy would be very lucky to have you.", Leo said which put a slight grin her sister's face.
" Thanks sis.", Kennedy said with a sniffle.
" Is everything ok here?", a doctor asked as he was walking by them.
" Yeah, just a little disagreement but we worked it out.", Leo said.
" Well that's good. Carry on.", the doctor said as he walked away.
" Oh wow I'm getting tired.", Leo said as she began to yawn.
" Well then that would suggest that we should go back to the room so we can go to bed.", Sheldon said.
" Yeah I would like that.", Leo said with a yawn. Then as they were walking back to the hospital room she asked, " Is Gidget ok?"
" Yeah she's fine Leo. She just had surgery for a crushed shoulder. She'll be back from the animal hospital in a few weeks.", Kennedy said.
" Oh thank god. I was so worried that she was going to die from that tornado.", Leo said letting out a sigh of relief as she got back into her hospital bed.
" We all were but she's a fighter.", Kennedy said.
" Kennedy come on, we're going to a motel. Let's let your sister sleep.", Mr. Fordyce said as he motioned for his daughter to follow him as the rest of the family walked out including Morgan.
" Ok I'm coming in just a second dad.", Kennedy said.
" Good night.", Leo said.
" Good night Leo we love you. Come on Kennedy.", Mr. Fordyce said.
" In just a second dad. I want to say good night too.", Kennedy said.
" Ok but hurry up. Your mother's tired and she wants to go to bed.", Mr. Fordyce said.
" Good night Leo. Good night everybody.", Kennedy said.
" Good night Kennedy.", Sheldon, Leonard, Penny, Amy, Bernadette, Howard, Raj, Stuart, and Leo said.
" So you guys are staying here with my sister?", Kennedy asked.
" Yes even though I would rather not because of all the germs.", Sheldon said as he rubbed his hands with Purell.
" You really care about my sister do you?", Kennedy asked.
" I do.", Sheldon said.
" Thank you.", Kennedy said.
" Kennedy!", Mr. Fordyce said.
" Coming dad! Bye!", Kennedy said as she left. When the Fordyces and Morgan checked into a motel Mr. Fordyce made sure that Amanda and Donny had the farthest room because Donny snores like a chainsaw engine reviving up. Back at the hospital when the gang fell asleep Leonard started snoring too so Penny took out one of his ZQuiet mouthpieces and shoved it into his mouth which ceased his snoring.
The next morning the gang flew back to Pasadena but unknowingly led someone else back too with them. It was a short, lanky, caucasian woman with long black curly hair. When Sheldon, Leonard, Penny, and Leo got back to their apartment building around noon Sheldon said, " I'll be up in a minute Leonard, I want to get Leo in her bed first." as they stood outside Leo's apartment door.
" Ok whatever Sheldon.", Leonard as him and Penny continued walking up the stairs.
" Sheldon this is ridiculous. I don't want to take a nap.", Leo protested as Sheldon stuck his and Leonard's key to her apartment door in the keyhole.
" I don't care. As established in our relationship agreement I'm required to take care of you.", Sheldon said. As he unlocked and opened the door he then said, " And that includes, making sure you have enough adequate rest. Now as I was saying, it's nap time." Sheldon shut the door behind them and took Leo by the hand before walking her down the hallway to her bedroom.
" I told you I don't want to.", Leo protested as Sheldon opened her bedroom door.
" Stop protesting Leo.", Sheldon said as he pulled the bedspread and sheets on Leo's bed before gently removing her glasses from her face, taking her shoes off and releasing her hair from the scrunchie that held it up. Leo's golden blonde hair fell down over her shoulders making her look even more beautiful.
" But…", Leo started to say.
" Ah ah ah, I don't want to hear it. Lay down.", Sheldon said. Leo let out a sigh before laying down on the bed. Sheldon then started to unbutton her jeans.
" What are you doing?", Leo asked.
" Removing your jeans so that you're more comfortable.", Sheldon said sliding her jeans off before he covered her with the sheets and bedspread. Then he kissed her and said, " Get some rest, I'll come see you later when you wake up. I love you Dr. Leo Fordyce."
" I love you too Dr. Sheldon Cooper.", Leo said before falling asleep. Sheldon then walked out the door and left the apartment. Then around 2 o'clock Leo woke up. She laid there a minute or two blinking her eyes before she put her jeans back on and got out of bed. As she walked out into the living room her phone began to ring.
" Mom?", Leo answered in a groggy voice.
" Hi honey. Did you and your friends make it back safely?", Mrs. Fordyce asked.
" Yeah we did like around noon. Sorry if I'm talking like this, I just woke up from a nap.", Leo groggily said.
" Oh that's alright Leo. It's always good to replenish our energy in some way.", Mrs. Fordyce said.
" So where are you guys gonna stay?", Leo asked her mother.
" Well your father suggested that we stay with Grandma and Grandpa Fordyce until our house is rebuilt.", Mrs. Fordyce said.
" Ok and did Morgan say anything about where she was going to stay? I know her house got destroyed in the tornado too.", Leo asked.
" I think she said something about staying with your friend Carmen.", Mrs. Fordyce said.
" Well then that's good she has a place to go too.", Leo said.
" Well anyway I'm going to go now. I just wanted to make sure you made it home safely. I love you Leo.", Mrs. Fordyce said.
" I appreciate the concern Mom. I love you too. Bye.", Leo said.
" Bye.", Mrs. Fordyce said before mother and daughter hung up. Leo then walked over to her whiteboard and began writing down some equations. As she was doing this she didn't seem to notice Sheldon walking in. He came up behind her and gently wrapped his arms around her mid-section. This startled Leo a little bit.
" Oh geez you scared me Sheldon!", Leo exclaimed.
" I'm sorry I scared you Leo. I told you I was coming back to see you.", Sheldon said with a soft smile.
" Yeah but you never told me when.", Leo said as she smiled back.
" You're right, I did not think of that. What are you doing?", Sheldon asked.
" Just doing a few equations.", Leo said.
" Fascinating.", Sheldon said.
" I know.", Leo said before she reached up behind her boyfriend's head with her other hand and pulled him in for a kiss.
" I love you.", Sheldon said.
" I love you too.", Leo said. Then she asked, " You know what's nice about having my own apartment?"
" What?", Sheldon asked.
" Not having my annoying pig-headed brother Junior barging in.", Leo said.
" You are delightfully something else Leo.", Sheldon said.
" I know, it's just my nature Sheldon.", Leo said as she put the cap on her marker before she put it down. As they resumed kissing Leo picked up the remote for the stereo and turned it on. The song Two Story Town by Bon Jovi came on. The feeling of happiness radiated inside of them as they held each other. Even though Sheldon was asexual and a Homo Novus he couldn't deny that he had true feelings for Leo. They were so in love with each other that they didn't even want to imagine what it would be like if they weren't together. Sure he did have feelings for Amy when they were together but their relationship unfortunately grew apart when Leo suddenly came into their life. Leo was unlike any other woman Sheldon ever met.
" You know, this song actually reminds me of my childhood.", Leo said.
" Really? How so?", Sheldon asked.
" My dad once secretly video taped me singing and dancing to this around the garage when I was 4 years old.", Leo said.
" Why did he do that?", Sheldon asked.
" I don't know. I guess he thought it was cute.", Leo said. Then she asked, " You want to see the video? My dad gave me a copy of it."
" I suppose you could show me. It would be kind of interesting to see what you looked like when you were little.", Sheldon said.
" Ok. ", Leo said as she turned off the stereo and pulled out a video tape from the bookcase. She put it in the tv and pressed play. The image of a 4 year old Leo appeared on the tv dancing around the Fordyces garage singing the words to Two Story Town by Bon Jovi.
" That's you?", Sheldon asked.
" Yeah, that's me.", Leo said.
" I can see why your dad did that.", Sheldon said.
" Yeah, I didn't even notice him standing in the doorway with the camera. He told me he just stood there recording me with a smile on his face.", Leo said.
" Did you ever feel embarressed?", Sheldon asked.
" No. It was actually kind of nice having a father that does that.", Leo said.
" At least you have a father. My father died when I was 14.", Sheldon said.
" Oh that sucks.", Leo said.
" Yeah not really. He wasn't really that nice anyway. He was an alcoholic.", Sheldon said.
" Oh Sheldon that's horrible!", Leo exclaimed.
" Yeah and not only that, I saw my father cheating on my mother once.", Sheldon said.
" Oh my god, what a jerkface!", Leo exclaimed as she gasped at what her boyfriend said.
" I know, that's why I now knock on the door 3 times to ensure I don't walk in on something like that again.", Sheldon said.
" I can't believe your father essentially ruined your childhood like that. That's so sad.", Leo said.
" Oh it wasn't just my father, my siblings partially ruined it for me too. My older brother George Jr. threw a golfball at my head and my twin sister Missy, well, she pretty much beat me up a lot.", Sheldon said.
" You're a twin?!", Leo asked.
" Yes.", Sheldon said.
" Wow.", Leo said. When the video ended Leo turned the stereo back on resuming the same song that was in the video. They kissed each other again and began to slowly waltz around the living room. But as they were doing that they were completely unaware that someone was peeking at them through the peephole in the door of Leo's apartment from the other side of the door in the hallway. It was that same woman that had secretly followed the gang home from Savannah, Georgia. She was completely repulsed by Leo and Sheldon kissing each other because she knew Leo and didn't really like her. And that very same woman decided that she was going to screw with Leo because two days later as Leo was leaving the mall by herself that same woman shouted, " Hey! Where do you think you're going Leo?!" which stopped Leo completely in her tracks.
" What do you want Molly Burkowitz?!", Leo angrily asked.
" You heard me! I said where do you think you're going?!", Molly demanded.
" I'm going home!", Leo hissed.
" Walking like that?! You look like freaking idiot!", Molly sneered.
" I'm not an idiot I'm a genius and a theoretical physicist! Now just leave me alone Molly!", Leo hissed as she began to walk away but however Molly wasn't having any of it.
" Hey don't walk away from me you loser! I'm talking to you!", Molly angrily said as she proceeded to grab Leo by her arm in a rough way.
" Get away!", Leo shouted as she shoved Molly away and ran screaming at the top of her lungs.
" Hey come back here Fordyce!", Molly shouted as she gave chase after Leo.
" That's Dr. Fordyce! I told you I'm a physicist!", Leo screamed.
" I don't care if you're a physicist, I'm still going to kick your butt!", Molly shouted.
" Oh grow up Molly, we're adults now! This is not how adults behave in public unless you're still a pig-headed bully who's got nothing better to do than to pick on the same person they've picked on since childhood! That's exactly what you're doing Molly!", Leo screamed.
" Oh shut up Leo or should I say Ho Toe!", Molly shouted as she shoved Leo against a wall.
" I'm not a ho! How many times do I have to tell you that?!", Leo shouted. Molly slapped her across the face and when Leo tried to get away Molly kneed her in the stomach and then punched Leo square in the face which made her nose bleed.
" Ow, stop! You're hurting me!", Leo screamed in pain as she held her bleeding nose.
" Shut up! You're a loser and you always will be no matter how great your success is!", Molly shouted before she shoved Leo into a mudhole and ran away. Leo climbed out of the hole soaking wet from the mud and cried as she dragged herself back to the apartment complex. She knocked on the door to 4A moments later.
" Leo?!", Sheldon and Leonard exclaimed when they opened the door and saw her standing there.
" Can you guys let me in for a second?!", Leo cried.
" Yeah, come in.", Leonard said as the two of them stepped aside allowing Leo to walk in.
" For god sakes what happened to you?!", Leonard exclaimed.
" I was attacked!", Leo cried.
" Attacked?! By who Leo?!", Sheldon exclaimed.
" A childhood bully! She followed us back here from Savannah and she attacked me when I was walking out of the mall!", Leo cried.
" Why are you all muddy?!", Leonard asked.
" Because after she beat me up she shoved me into a mudhole before she ran away!", Leo cried. Then she screamed, " God my body hurts and I'm shaking!" as she continued to cry.
" Well good Lord woman you need to wash off before you get sick! Come here!", Sheldon exclaimed as he dragged his girlfriend down the hallway to the bathroom. Then he asked, " Who did this to you?!"
" Molly Burkowitz!", Leo cried.
" Well then she's in for one hell of a fight with me! How dare she just show up and attack you like that! That's completely absurd!", Sheldon exclaimed as he shut the door and removed Leo's clothing before he placed her into the bathtub turning the water on.
" It's not the first time she's done that! She's done it to me my entire childhood, calling me names, pushing me around, beating me up! It's like she hates me for some reason and I don't understand why because I've never done anything to her! It just doesn't make any sense!", Leo cried.
" Bullies never make sense. They're just stupidheads trying to seek attention from others. I've been through that hell several times too.", Sheldon said as he washed Leo's body with some anitbacterial soap.
" Did that bitch break your nose?!", Sheldon asked when he saw blood dripping from his girlfriend's nose.
" Yeah I think she did because it hurts really bad!", Leo cried.
" Ok I reckon that low down woman is going to pay for this!", Sheldon exclaimed with a Southern accent.
" I hate her!", Leo cried.
" There there, everything's going be fine. Stop crying.", Sheldon said as he finshed washing her body before draining the tub and moving her over to the sink so he could wash her hair.
" I love you Sheldon! I don't know what I would do without you in my life!", Leo cried.
" I love you too Leo. And hey, what did I say about the crying? Stop crying. You're going to be ok.", Sheldon said as he washed Leo's hair in the sink with antibacterial shampoo and conditioner.
" It's kind of hard not to because my body still hurts!", Leo cried.
" Good Lord you really took a beating! You know what, I'm really going to do something to that woman!", Sheldon exclaimed as he stared at the bruises on her body.
" I think it's nice that you want to do that for me Sheldon but you can't hit her. You'll get arrested.", Leo said with a sniffle.
" You're right. I did not think of that.", Sheldon said. Once he was done washing her hair and dried her off he said, "Wait here a moment." before walking out of the bathroom. Sheldon came back moments later with some fresh clean clothes from Leo's apartment and redressed her.
" Now then, let's see if we can do something about that broken nose. Come with me.", Sheldon said as the two of them left the bathroom.
" Where are we going?", Leo asked.
" The ER. Leonard can you drive us please?", Sheldon asked.
" Yeah sure.", Leonard said grabbing his keys from the bowl. The three of them then headed to the Emergency Room where Leo's nose was given a thorough exam and an X-ray. Leo hissed in pain while cursing Molly's name the whole time she was being examined. When they got back to the apartment building Leo and Sheldon split up from Leonard and went into Leo's apartment.
" These pain killers are making me sleepy.", Leo said with a yawn.
" Well do you want to go take a nap?", Sheldon asked.
" Yeah I actually do.", Leo yawned. They walked down the hallway to Leo's bedroom and walked in. As Leo laid down on top of the bedspread this time Sheldon covered her with a throw blanket before positioning himself on the bed beside her. He gently pushed her head against his chest so that her ear was softly pressing against it. As Leo fell asleep the corners of her lips curled up into a soft smile as she listened to her boyfriend's heartbeat. It gave her a sense of comfort to know that right next to her was someone that loved her very much besides her family. Sheldon then turned his head and kissed the top of Leo's head. A couple hours later Leo woke up.
" Hi.", Leo said as she laid there looking at Sheldon with a soft smile.
" Hi. Are you feeling ok?", Sheldon said.
" Yeah, my nose still hurts but I'm fine.", Leo said.
" Good.", Sheldon said.
" Thank you for taking care of me. I love you Sheldon.", Leo said.
" My pleasure. I love you too Leo.", Sheldon said as they shared a kiss. They were suddenly interrupted when they heard loud banging coming from the front door and a woman's voice shouting, " Open up this damn door you loser before I bust it down!" Apparently Molly had come back to start another altercation.
" Who the hell could that be at the door?", Sheldon asked.
" It's Molly!", Leo exclaimed in a frightened tone.
" Get in the closet, I'll handle this!", Sheldon exclaimed as Leo bolted into the closet and shut the door. Sheldon stormed to the front door and looked in the peephole before opening it. Sure enough, it was Molly Burkowitz standing there with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
" Get out of here!", Sheldon angrily said.
" No! This isn't even your apartment and who the hell are you?!", Molly angrily said.
" Leo's boyfriend Dr. Sheldon Cooper now get out of here!", Sheldon angrily said.
" You're seriously dating that loser?!", Molly angrily asked.
" Excuse me but that is very insulting Molly! Leave now before I call the Pasadena Police!", Sheldon angrily said.
" Why would you call the cops?! How do you even know my name?!", Molly angrily asked.
" One, because Leo told me and two, because you attacked her and that was not appreciated! Not to mention you also broke her nose and pushed her into a mudhole!", Sheldon angrily said.
" So what if I did Sheldon or whatever your freaking name is?! She's a loser!", Molly angrily said.
" No she's not! She's very successful in the field of theoretical physics! I would know that because I'm a physicist too in the same field as her! We're both theoretical physicists and I don't appreciate the fact that you attacked my girlfriend! So get out right now or I'll be calling the police and you will go to jail!", Sheldon angrily said.
" You don't scare me Dr. Cooper!", Molly shouted with a smug look on her face.
" Oh really?! Well how about now?!", Sheldon angrily asked as he took his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed 9.1.1. Molly paniced and began running down the stairs. As Sheldon began chasing her with his phone to his ear the 9.1.1. operator said, " 9.1.1 what's your emergency?"
" Yes hello, my girlfriend was just attacked by her childhood bully a couple hours ago and I'm currently chasing said bully down the stairs right now! She's deliberately trying to get away from me!", Sheldon said as he continued chasing Molly down the stairs.
" Ok and who is this woman that attacked your girlfriend?", the operator asked.
" Molly Burkowitz!", Sheldon said.
" Ok and what's your name sir?", the operator asked.
" Dr. Sheldon Cooper! My girlfriend's name is Dr. Leo Fordyce!", Sheldon said.
" Ok and what's the location of the emergency?", the operator asked.
" 2311 North Los Robles Avenue!", Sheldon said.
" Alright thank you Dr. Cooper we have the police being dispatched to the scene. They're on the way.", the operator said.
" Thank you!", Sheldon said as he then hung up his phone while chasing Molly out into the parking lot. The police showed up moments later and Molly was arrested.
" Leo you can come out now. She's gone.", Sheldon called out when he walked back into his girlfriend's apartment.
" Thanks for getting rid of her Sheldon.", Leo said as she entered the living room.
" My pleasure.", Sheldon said with a smile. Leo smiled back and the two of them shared a kiss.
But a week and a half later as Leo was working in her office she suddenly began to not feel very well. She had to repeatedly stop every few minutes to rub her head or her stomach but none of it was helping. Howard then decided to come by and talk to her but he immediately knew something wasn't right with his friend.
" Leo are you ok? You're looking a little pale.", Howard asked.
" Yeah I'm fine Howard. I just have a bit of an upset stomach and a headache.", Leo said as she continued trying to relieve her aching extremeties. Her voice sounded a little stratchy as if she was just waking up out of a dead sleep.
" You don't sound fine. Are you sure there's nothing going on with you?", Howard asked.
" Yes I'm positive I… oh god!", Leo exclaimed as she suddenly death-gripped her whiteboard trying to steady herself but ended up collapsing on the floor.
" Oh god, son of a bitch! Leo!", Howard exclaimed as he tried to help his friend up but she screamed, " No, don't touch me Howard! I think whatever this is I may have might be contagious!"
" Well what do you want me to do?!", Howard exclaimed.
" Go get our friends, Dr. Gablehauser or call the CDC or whatever! I don't care, just get me some help now!", Leo screamed as she laid there on the floor clutching her stomach in agony.
" Oh sh*t!", Howard exclaimed before bolting out into the hallway. He screamed, " Stay there Leo I'll be right back! You guys, get in Leo's office now! There's something wrong with her!" as he ran down the hallway to find the rest of his friends. Sheldon was the only one of them not there because he had the day off.
" What's going… for god sakes Leo!", Leonard exclaimed the moment they all ran into Leo's office and saw her laying on the floor screaming in pain, coughing and shaking uncontrollably.
" What did you do to her dude?!", Raj screamed at Howard.
" I didn't do anything to her Raj! I was just talking to her when suddenly she collapsed on the floor right in front of me with no explaination as to why!", Howard screamed back at the Indian astrophysicist.
" I feel like I'm gonna throw up!", Leo screamed.
" Do something you idiots!", Amy screamed at the 3 men.
" Well what do you expect us to do Amy?!", Leonard screamed.
" Go get Dr. Gablehauser or something Leonard! We have a sick friend here!", Amy screamed. Leonard acknowledged this and the three men ran to Dr. Gablehauser's office. They told him what was going on and so he called the CDC.
" Oh god we should call Penny, Bernadette, Stuart and Sheldon!", Leonard exclaimed taking his phone out as the CDC crew came in wearing hazmat suits and covering the entire office with bio-hazard plastic before tending to Leo.
" No! Don't tell Sheldon about this Leonard!", Leo screamed through the oxygen mask that was placed on her face as she was being carried out on a backboard.
" Why the hell not Leo?! He's your boyfriend!", Leonard screamed.
" Because if he finds out that the CDC came here for me he's gonna freak the hell out!", Leo screamed.
" You can't hide this from him Leo! He's gonna find out eventually! Just let us tell him!", Leonard screamed.
" No! Listen to my words! None of you are to say a word about this to Sheldon! Do I make myself clear?!", Leo screamed.
" But…!", Leonard exclaimed.
" I said do I make myself clear Leonard?!", Leo screamed.
" Yes. Ok we won't tell him.", Leonard said with a defeated sigh.
" Thank you.", Leo said with a cough as she was lifted into the back of a CDC bio-hazard van. Once the doors were shut the van pulled away out of the parking lot and a warning alarm shrieked as the van drove down the street and out of sight. Leonard dialed Penny's number and listened to the dial tone on the phone.
" Come on, d*mn it Penny! Pick up!", Leonard hissed waiting for Penny to pick up the phone.
" What the hell Leonard?! I'm driving home from work! What is it?!", Penny hissed when she finally answered the phone.
" Get Bernadette and Stuart! We have a problem!", Leonard exclaimed.
" What is it Leonard?! Can't it wait until I get home?!", Penny hissed.
" No Penny! Leo fell ill at work today and now she's on her way to the CDC!", Leonard screamed.
" What?! Is this some sick joke Leonard?! Because if it is I'm gonna go all Nebraska on your a**!", Penny hissed.
" Penny I swear to god I'm not joking! Just get Bernadette and Stuart and meet us up at the CDC, ASAP!", Leonard screamed.
" Well what about Sheldon?!", Penny screamed.
" No! Don't tell Sheldon any of this! Leo told us not to tell him!", Leonard screamed.
" What?! That's ridiculous! He has to know because he's her boyfriend!", Penny screamed.
" That's what I told her but she insisted on us not telling him! Just meet us up at the CDC!", Leonard hissed.
" Alright, quit bi**hing up my a** Leonard! Just give me a few minutes to pick up Bernadette and Stuart and I'll meet you guys there!", Penny hissed as she hung up the phone. Once she reached the pharm lab she ran in and screamed, "Bernie we have to go now!"
" Why? Is there something going on Penny? I'm kind of in the middle of doing something.", Bernadette asked as she held a petre dish in her hand.
" Yes there is! Leo just fell ill at Caltech and she was just picked up by the CDC!", Penny screamed.
" Oh my god! Well don't just stand there like a crazy bi**h! We need to go make sure she's ok!", Bernadette screamed as she put down the petre dish, hung up her lab coat and ran out the door with Penny.
" We need to pick up Stuart first!", Penny hissed as the two them climbed into Penny's car.
" And Sheldon too!", Bernadette exclaimed.
" No Bernie! He can't know about this!", Penny hissed as she put her car in drive and drove out of the parking lot.
" Why the hell not Penny?! She's his girlfriend!", Bernadette exclaimed.
" Because Leonard said that Leo told us not to! She doesn't want Sheldon finding out!", Penny hissed.
" Sheldon's gonna kick our a**es for this! We're keeping a huge secret from him about his girlfriend!", Bernadette screamed.
" Yeah well at this point I don't give a d*mn care about what the hell Dr. Whack-a-doodle is gonna say about this! He can give us strikes and ban us from the freaking apartment if he wants to for all I care but there is no way that we are betraying Leo!", Penny screamed.
" I hate to admit it but I agree with you! Let's get Stuart and go to the CDC!", Bernadette exclaimed.
Oh no! It's seems that Leo has fallen ill and is being quarentined at the CDC! What do think will happen in the next chapter? Will the others be able to keep this a secret from Sheldon or will he find out about it? Let me know in the comments. To be continued…