Epilogue

The group stared at them in stunned silence. Leonard was the first to speak.

"What happened out there?," he asked, incredulity oozing from his voice.

"Yeah, I didn't think you even liked girls," Howard chimed in.

Raj gave a silent little nod in Howard's direction, indicating agreement with Howard's assessment.

"I don't like girls," Sheldon replied. "I like Penny."

Leonard looked to Penny for help. She shrugged.

"What can I say?," she said. "I don't like scientists. I like Sheldon."

She grinned at the reaction that statement provoked, not only from the man in question, but from the room at large.

"I give up," Leonard muttered, looking to the other two.

Howard and Raj were still trying to decide what to think.

On the one hand, the evidence did suggest that their friends were telling the truth. Sheldon was seated in his usual spot, Penny balanced precariously on the arm of the couch beside him. And they were touching.

On the other hand... Penny and Sheldon?

Raj whispered something in Howards ear, sending him shooting toward Sheldon on the couch.

"No, I don't think she hit her head!," he exclaimed. "Do you see any outward signs of concussion?"

Raj shrugged. Penny laughed.

"Give up, guys," she said. "There are some things you just need to experience to understand."

"Ah, no thank you," Howard replied, shooting a wary glance at Sheldon. Raj and Leonard each pulled a face as well.

Penny rolled her eyes.

Geeks, she thought, grabbing a container of food.

Sheldon followed suite, blissfully unaware of the curious stares being directed his way.

What did it matter to him, anyway? He'd gotten the girl.

Offering Penny a bite from his dish, the others could only stare in stunned silence.

No bazinga had ever gone so far.

It was official: Penny and Sheldon were an item.