Leonard (seeing Penny's door open and the girls inside): Excuse me. Bernadette: Why do you think he asked you out again? I'm not gonna make a big deal out of this. Scene: The apartment. Howard: Well, more to the point, why are you doing this? Remember that when I take my shirt off. Scene: The apartment. You and Penny decide to go out and paint the town beige? All we know is that Leonard is home. (Goes to front door, where Penny is waiting) What's up? (Kisses him, then leads him to her apartment.) They are in bed. Leonard: And we let them think that we decided to just be friends and that everything's cool. It's about a poor immigrant from Pakistan trying to make his way in America by working the graveyard shift at the Colorado Boulevard Chevron. Scene: The Cheesecake Factory. Leonard: Well...
Sheldon: Leonard, promise me that when our new waitress comes over, you will not start a complicated on-again, off-again relationship with her, because I am very, very hungry. Penny: No, the plan was to tell people we decided to stay friends. (Goes to Penny's apartment.) Leonard: Every scenario I play out for you and me ends badly. (Leonard is in the hallway with Sheldon. Penny: Uh, have you thought this through? Amy: If you and Leonard get back together, Sheldon and I will finally have someone to go on double dates with. (In her imagination, Penny is transported to her wedding day.) Penny (turning, heavily pregnant): Well, it's a little late for me to start saying no, isn't it?
Plan: A: initial hesitation; Q: What did Penny have before she accepted Leonard's invitation? A: a big argument; Q: What happens when Leonard asks Penny if they will get back together? A: sex; Q: What do Leonard and Penny have after their argument? A: their relationship; Q: What do Leonard and Penny decide to pursue once again? A: things; Q: What does Penny say Leonard over-thinks? A: the relationship; Q: What does Leonard find difficult to keep secret? A: 3 am; Q: When does Leonard return to his apartment? A: the apartment; Q: Where did Leonard lie to Sheldon about entering? A: the Cheesecake factory; Q: Where did Leonard and Penny have a heated argument? A: every scenario; Q: What does Leonard play out about Penny ending badly? A: the entire episode; Q: How long did Leonard daydream? A: a scene; Q: What does Penny imagine where she marries Leonard, but is heavily pregnant? A: the date; Q: What does Penny decide to go to the drug store before? Summary: When Leonard and Sheldon arrive home Leonard sees Penny through her open door and asks her out, who after initial hesitation, accepts. Their date progresses smoothly until he asks her whether they will get back together. They get into a big argument, following which Leonard returns home in a huff. Later that night, Penny calls Leonard and asks him to come out of his apartment. As he does this, Penny kisses him full on the mouth and they end up having sex in her apartment. After this, they decide to pursue their relationship once again, but also decide to take things slow and pretend they are still single. Leonard finds it difficult to keep the relationship secret; when he returns to his apartment at 3 am, he is forced to lie to Sheldon (who saw him entering the apartment); the next night at the Cheesecake factory, he overplays his fake annoyance over Penny, following which the duo again engage in a heated argument. But later that night, they again have sex. After this, he asks her what they are doing, since every scenario that he plays out about them ends badly, to which she responds that it is because he over-thinks things. It is then revealed that Leonard daydreamed the entire episode. He is still outside his apartment with Sheldon. Realizing he does over-think things, he goes over to Penny's apartment and asks her out. After initial hesitation, she accepts. The episode ends with Penny preparing for her date. She imagines a scene where she marries Leonard, but is heavily pregnant, prompting her to decide to go to the drug store before the date.