I know I have other stories to write, but I had this idea in my head and had to get it out there. Set in the beginning of Season 5 of TBBT and yet an alternative story of how Leonard and Penny met.Chapter One

Leonard and his girlfriend Pryia just settled in their room in New York City at Alferd Hofstadter's townhouse. "So your dad and Julie said we leave in an hour for dinner. Then we have are going to an off Broadway show called 'A Streetcar Called Desire.' It will be quite exciting." Pryia told Leonard as she sat next to him on the bed. He gave her a reserved side smile as she continued with her patting him on the shoulder. "I have your clothes picked out and don't forget to wear your contacts. I know sexy you look over your glasses and hoodie and t-shirt." Pryia leaned in and gave Leonard a small kiss after telling him how to dress. "In the mean time we could shower together..." Pryia then gave him a wink as she stood up walking towards the bathroom. She made it too the door and turned around and gave Leonard a come hither look.

Leonard had barely spoken a word since they arrived as, like always Pryia spoke for him. He sat there on the bed and shook his head. "You go ahead. I did not sleep much last night due to Sheldon's monthly emergency preparedness drill. I could not take a nap on the plane like you did since I became air sick. So I am going to going to close my eyes for a bit. Wake me up when it is time to get ready." Leonard spoke up as Pryia gave him a disappointing look and told him it was his loss. Leonard asked her for a rain check and she ablidged. Once Pryia finally closed the bathroom door, Leonard laid back on the bed and closed his eyes. But sleep did not come, only thoughts ran through his head. He loved Pryia and he told her. Of course she had never said it back since he told her two weeks prior. They had been dating for about six months and she was Leonard's first serious girlfriend that was not involved in any kind of secert spy for another country and since his two month relationship with Doctor Stephanie After two months of just having casual sex and Raj, Pryia's sister and Leonard's good friend, caught them one morning on Raj's couch they decided to give this relationship thing ago. But Leonard thought he would have to change everything about him when Pryia was around him. Yet he wanted her to be happy so that meant his woredrobe changed, wore itchy contacts over his comfortable glasses, and his comic books, figurines, and cosplay outfits all went to storage. Lately though he had been thinking breaking things off. Pryia was due to go back to India in two weeks so Leonard thought when they arrived back to Pasadena he would end tue relationship. He worried though since he never really broke up with anyone and plus Raj would blame him for hurting his sister. Leonard was just not happy anymore. Plus that look his father and his father's girlfriend gave him knew he had to do something.

Leonard laid there thinking he finally felt sleep take over. But suddenly was woken by Pryia. So Leonard got up and ready. He just wanted tue night to be over so he could get spme sleep.

After dinner, all four head to the theater. Leonard was never big on plays but as it began there was a certain blonde that came across the stage. The character was Blanche. This wan who was playing her, he could not keep his eyes off of her. So he opened his PlayBill and looked for the actress. Leonard never saw a name stand out so clearer, Penny.

But it was just a fantasy to be with a woman like that. Priya was pretty and smart. Yet Penny's stage presents was amazing and she was very beautiful. Leonard was in awe of her acting by the end of the play and could not stop smiling everytime she was on stage. His fanatsy ended once reality came back to him.

The evening came to an end once they returned to Alfred's town house. Leonard laid in bed next to Priya, yet he could not go to sleep. Leonard decided to get up and dressed. He made sure he grabbed his cell phone, wallet, and the extra spare of house keys his dad gave him. He climbed down the stairs and left the town house.

Leonard stood outside in the early fall weather of New York and was glad it was not cold yet. He debated to wave down a taxi or walk. Leonard was not much on walking but he knew it helped when he had too much on his mind. Between not knowing how he felt about his relationship with Priya, or his father telling earlier how much Leonard's relationship with Priya reminded Alfred his marriage with Beverly, or if it was that blonde hair, green eyed woman that haunted his thoughts.

Before Leonard realized what had happened, he was standing in front of a twenty-four hour diner. He shrugged his shoulders and went in. Leonard sat down at the counter as he picked up a menu. "What can I get you Sweetie?" Leonard eyes grew big as he recognized that voice from earlier. He closed the menu and saw in front of him was Penny the actress from the play now as his waitress. He gulped hard as those green eyes stared back at him.