Hi all, this is my first fanfiction, I do not own The Big Bang Theory. It's owned by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. I just like to play with the characters.

The last twelve months have been the longest and craziest of my adult life. It was now time to come clean, so we could move onto the next phase.

I don't really want to face the music but until we do Sheldon and I can't be together.

"You ready honey?"

"Yes, my Penny blossom"

I slowly wrap my arms around Sheldon's neck. His come down around my waist. I stand on my tiptoes and kiss him passionately, for the first time today.

"I love you"

"I love you to Penny."

I rest my forehead against Sheldon's chest and just enjoy the slow movement of his deep calm breathes and the warmth of his arms around me. Usually he only lets his guard down when it's just us and he knows the guys aren't around to interrupt. He becomes someone else. The phobias disappear and he becomes the sweet gentle man I've always wanted.

"Come on Penny, we don't want to be late to our own meeting."

Grudgingly i let go. "Sheldon will you kiss me once more before we leave?" I need to feel his reassurance. I need his lips on mine to know this isn't a dream and that we will be together no matter what. I haven't told Sheldon yet but we are expecting.

I know it's the wrong moment to tell him, but I need him to understand how much I've given of myself to him. That this can't, not work. "Sheldon, we do this together, alright? Don't let them tear us apart. I don't think we, I place my hand on my stomach could bare to be without you."

"Penny I don't understand. What do you mean "we"?"

If he was anyone else he would have picked up on the gesture, but then again if he was any one else he wouldn't be Sheldon. He wouldn't be the man I love. I've found it's better to be straight forward with him. "Sheldon I'm pregnant."

He goes deadly silent. His brows scrunch up like he is deep in thought. Slowly a smile replaces the frown.

"How far along are you?"

"One month"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I only just found out" I look every where but at him, it's my tell and he knows it.

"And?" He quirks an eyebrow at me.

"I was afraid you'd leave me."

He rests his forehead against mine. His voice comes softly like a whisper on the wind. "Penny, I take our relationship very seriously. I would never abandon you or my progeny. Unless you asked me to. I thought it was clear, I'm in this for the as the colloquial term says "long haul."

I watch his eyes looking for signs that he is upset. I don't see any but until I hear the words from his mouth I won't, no, I can't feel happy about this new addition.

"Are you upset that I'm pregnant?"

"Although it is much sooner then I anticipated I am not unhappy about this." I feel a weight lift from my shoulders. "By the way Moon Pie I know your in for the long haul with me, but I'm also a hormonal mess that just wants to be held at night by her partner, best friend and lover."

The silence hangs in the air as we both retreat to our own thoughts. My thoughts linger on that kiss. "Can I have that kiss now?"

He chuckles lightly at my childish antics before leaning down just that little bit more capturing my lips completely. The kiss is slow, lingering and deep. It sends a shiver down my spine. The kiss says more then his words, it's loaded with promise and love. A relief washes over me.

As we come up for air I grab his hand and lead him to the door. "Let's get this over with." So I can bring you home and bed you. I think.

As we near apartment 4A I look Sheldon over once more. Checking to make sure he is presentable. I let go of his hand. He enters before me, taking his seat.

"Hi guys" I freeze, Amy is sitting in my spot. The spot to Sheldon's right is rightfully mine now. I look at Sheldon, he shrugs than stands indicating for me to sit in his spot.

Every one else stares backwards and forwards between Sheldon and I, like they are watching a tennis match.

"Thank you Sheldon" I whisper in a barely audiable voice.

"Are you feeling alright Sheldon?"

"Perfectly fine Leonard, thank you for asking"

"But you never give your spot away. Even the first day Penny moved in you demand she move."

I watch his eye twitch and know he is struggling to stop himself explain why he has given his spot away. He turns away from the group. "Nothing is wrong, let's eat. The food is getting cold and if it gets cold then I'll have to throw it out."

Sheldon sits leaning against the couch in front of me. Initially every one stares, until they realise nothing else is going to happen they all turn back to the television. Once everyone is engrossed in the television I gentle squeeze Sheldon's shoulder with my hand. He in turn reaches up and pats my hand. How I wish we were already out in the open so I could cuddle up to him. We continue to eat and watch Star Trek.

As the show comes to an end Leonard turns to us, I just manage to get my hand back into my lap. "So why did you call this meeting? And why is Sheldon letting you touch him and acting strange?"

The others nod in agreement.

Carefully Sheldon stands, then turns and attentively offers me a hand. I take it and stand next to him in front of the television. Entwining our hands.

"Good evening every one, as you are all aware Penny and I gathered you here this evening to announce some very important information but before we do, I would like to assure you all, Penny and I did not mean to hurt any one of you and would very much like to remain friends."

Leonard already looks irritated, like Sheldon has done something to me.

"Sheldon he slowly releases the word, what did you do?"

"I was getting to that"

I squeeze Sheldon's hand and he squeezes mine. "Why isn't he twitching? Your touching him, he should be twitching" Leonard accuses.

I can't wait any longer to tell them and blurt it out "We're married"

The room falls silent. Howard finally speaks with a nervous laugh "your joking right?"

Sheldon and I look at each other, we are now able to have a conversation with our eyes. He asks what do we do, they don't believe us. I respond with a reassuring squeeze of the hand and a gentle smile.

"Dude, I don't think they are joking." Slowly the others take in the information and our stance. Amy stands, glaring at us both.

"What about us Sheldon? You promised we'd have kids some day."

"I did no such thing Amy Farrah Fowler, when we first met we did discuss the possibility of progeny using laboratory technics to artificially inseminate you. However I never signed or verbally promised you anything."

I look up at Sheldon and know he is still deeply hurt by what Amy did when they were dating. If anything I've come to read Sheldon's body language really well. It's only minute changes like his shoulders slumping slightly, or his hands balling into fists or his fingers twitching.

Leonard finally looks up again with a goofy grin on his face, like he has figured everything out and it's really funny. "You guys are pulling our legs again. Like when Amy told every one that they had sex. Good bazinga guys but I'm not laughing. Now stop this nonsense."

I speak calmly hoping not to make Leonard angry. The last thing I need is to try calm Sheldon down. "Sheldon and I are not joking"

"Sheldon would you do the honour?"

"Gladly"

He slips a ring from his pocket. Not just any ring but the ring he gave to me all those months ago on an outing to Las Vegas for Thanks Giving that turned out horrible for every one.

Sheldon has impeccable taste, even when drunk.

I hear gasps as he slips the ring on my left ring finger. I then give him his ring, that I've been wearing around my neck on a chain. In that moment all I see and hear is my husband. I desperately want to go some where private where we can whisper sweet nothings to each other, whilst making love.

Amy has reached for her bag, I know what's coming and take a step backwards. I don't want to be hit in the face again. "You whore" she swings her bag at me. Sheldon also saw it coming and stepped in front of me. "You knew I was planning to get back together with him and instead you stole him for yourself, what kind of bestie are you?"

Stepping out from behind Sheldon but never straying from his side. "Amy, Sheldon told me why you broke up. In fact it's part of the reason we are now married. You have no rights to him and If you don't want me telling every one then back down. Oh and I never called you my best friend. That title was already taken by Sheldon well and truly before we met." Leonard is now also standing.

"I agree with Amy, you are a whore." He yells. "You have now slept with every male in our circle except Howard." He laughs a humoursless laugh. "Quick Bernadette hide your man before she ensnares him as we'll." Leonard starts pacing. " I mean I told you I loved you and you broke up with me." Suddenly he turns "and you Mr Homonovus" he points a finger. "you know I called dibs. She's mine and I demand you divorce her."

"I shan't and won't, Leonard I have watched for years as you have cheated an abused this woman of a life outside of you. She is not an object to be owned. She is a person. Our marriage may have happened by accident but we are in love. Besides I have not forced her to remain married to me, we discussed it for many days before we decided to give this a try." He softly smiles at me before breaking eye contact to continue his discussion with Leonard.

"And for the record Leonard, Penny never slept with Rajesh. You were just too blinded by jealousy to learn the truth."

After failing to get the response he wanted from Sheldon he turns to me. "I demand you get a divorce" I grab Leonard's hand hoping it will placate him "Leonard, I don't know how or when it happened but I love Sheldon. He is good for me and I'm good for him. I'm sorry this is hurting you" Sheldon finishes my sentence as I struggle to control my emotions. "it was never our intention, but you can't control your chemical reactions to people. Believe me I have tried"

"But what about us?" He wags his finger between myself and himself. "There is no us any more Leonard." The tears begin to roll down my cheeks. "I need you to understand, Sheldon and I are married and it's not a joke." I plead with my eyes to get him to understand. To tell the story my mouth can't at the moment. This is a big reason we needed to tell them, to tell Leonard. He has been trying to get back with me. Only I haven't been able to tell him why I can't. Why I'm happy. Why he needs to move on. He needs to know I'm officially taken and will never be interested in him again. However I wont voice this reason.

Bernadette pipes up "So why are you telling us now, if you've been married almost a year?"

"There are many reasons we are telling you now, the biggest reason been I'm" I take a deep breath. "I'm pregnant."

"You bitch. I loved you. I proposed to you twice and you rejected me. Yet you marry Mr No Emotions. I don't have sex. You sure it's his?"

I know Leonard is hurting and trying to inflict as much pain as possible. I'm hoping at the end of this once him and Amy calm down and truly see how wrong for each other we were that we can be friends again. We are better as friends Then lovers. In frustration at Leonard always picking on Sheldon for not showing his emotions I blurt out "He might not wear his heart on his sleeve but he does have emotions and Just because he doesn't jump into bed with every woman that shows interest in him (like you do) doesn't mean this child isn't his. Do you really think so lowly of me? " I let the question hang. Leonard has always thought very little of me and my ability to be loyal. These are his insecurities. Shelson knows I'd never cheat on him. Loyalty builds trust. If I wasn't loyal Sheldon and I definetly wouldn't be together right now.

I'm openly crying now. This is not how I imagined them receiving this information but then again I knew they'd be angry which is why I delayed telling them. That and also we didn't know if we were going to stay together. I always promised myself that if I got married in Vegas, if I hadn't dated the guy and they were a friend that I would give been in a relationship with the person a red hot crack as it's clear I must be sexual attracted to them and trust them enough on a subconscious level. Therefore they are probably worth fighting for. Aside from that Sheldon and I have know each other for years. I was well aware as to what I was getting myself into, even if I wasn't sure that he'd be able to be intimate with me. Another reason we didn't tell them, I didn't want Sheldon to be teased about sex. I didn't want Leonard scaring him off. We have pretty much spent the last year dating, getting to know each other on a more intimate level without any interference from friends or work.

When Sheldon and I woke up in bed together all those months ago, I will admits I was freaked out.

"Penny. Penny. Penny." I'm brought back to the now. Sheldon has pulled me to the couch. I'm sitting on his lap, my head against his chest a blanket over our bodies. I'm still crying only now I don't know if it's because the gesture is so sweet, or I'm angry, happy or sad or all of the above. These hormones really screw with your emotions.

I curl deeper into Sheldon.

"Shhhh, Penny it's alright." I cry harder. Why did it take me so long to notice this beautiful, sweet man. "Penny would you like to tell them our story?"

"Of course Moon Pie. I think you all deserve to know the truth about the last 12 months.

Now let's rewind twelve months and one week to the beginning of our story