Hey, users of fanfiction! This is my first Big Bang Theory fanfic and I just want to say that if it's bad, please understand. Truth is, I don't put as much work into this as my writing outside of fanfiction, but I do try hard on it! So, you're probably reading this because you're a Shenny shipper, and I want to thank you!

When Penny's mother comes to visit, Penny must, once again, pretend she has a boyfriend. Only this time, Leonard is unavailable and Sheldon is her number two choice. The two reluctantly go through with the plan, but what happens when they experience more than they had hoped? Will Cupid once again shoot an unexpected pair with his arrow?

Enjoy!

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Penny threw herself on her couch, the frustration eliminating from her as she groaned loudly, as if she was trying to alert the entire building. With her hands grasping her head, she sighed and tried to relax, so she could prevent herself from doing anything she would regret.

But really, at any time of the year, her mother had to visit NOW?
Penny didn't think her luck could get any worse. She had always been one to lie about her relationship with men, that they were all so smart, and they treated her like a princess. Penny knew she had found this with Leonard, but she had so stupidly broken this off.

She was having hard time remembering why.

But she could not tell her mother about this! She would go mad! Penny's mother had always wanted the best for her daughter, and that included suitors. When she had first heard about Leonard, she was overjoyed! Overjoyed that her daughter had finally found a decent man. But upon hearing that they had broken up, she had gained deep disappointment in Penny. After all, it's not everyday you find a handsome, young scientist with a stable job and homelike. Those men just don't exist.

But apparently, they do.

But now Penny was in trouble. She had told her mother, after she had fallen into depression, that she had found another super smart man, and that they were in a very happy relationship. He was everything a girl could want. Handsome, clever, witty, and didn't do drugs!
But with her now coming to visit to meet this fine new man, Penny was stuck in a tight spot.

She couldn't say they had broken up again. Her mother would be heartbroken! She couldn't say he was out of town, either, since Roxanne was a very suspicious woman, and being absent the one time she visits would reveal Penny for sure.

Penny needed to find a poser... but with Leonard out of the picture... who else could she use?

Raj couldn't talk to her. He was her first choice, but she remembered telling her mother that her boyfriend was American, so that wouldn't work either. And Howard was... well, Howard. Enough said. She would NOT go out with a rude and self-centred pervert. Besides, he was engaged. And she couldn't do that to her friend, Bernadette.

So she had only one choice...

"Life isn't fair..." she moaned as she collapsed once again onto her couch.

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I know it's short, but this is only the prologue! So I promise it'll get better, I promise!

I'll keep it short 'n' sweet: no reviews, no new chapters. Sorry! But publicity keeps me going!

Sounds rude, sorry... but I know the story in my head! And I can share it only if you want me to!

So, read and review! :)