Bernadette and Amy came down from their respective bedrooms naked. They were in the pool area and saw Stephanie running around frantic. Bernadette found Brandi, "What's her problem?"
Brandi rolled her eyes, "It seems Leonard ran out on her while she was sucking on Sean's cock. She was too far gone to stop him and along with Cory Chase, they fucked the hell out of him. She found out now that Leonard left, taking an Uber back to Stanford."
Amy and Bernadette hurried upstairs to dress and coming back down Bernadette ran into Dillion. Dillion told them both what she and Leonard did and she knew she could use this to reason with Leonard later on.
Amy found Stephanie out in the courtyard. She was gathering all of her group together. She was still upset, but knew she had to get back and talk to Leonard as soon as possible to diffuse the situation.
Bernie moved to a area of the bus where she could make a call in private. She called Leonard and she was glad he answered the phone, "Hey Leonard, you got everyone at the party looking for you. We heard you had an issue with Stephanie working on Sean Michaels and leaving you alone, is that right?"
He scoffed, "Yeah, that's about it in a nutshell. I can really pick them, can't I?"
She rolled her eyes and she was glad he couldn't see her, "Okay buster listen and listen good. What did you expect to happen? Did you think Stephanie would let you spend the entire afternoon sucking and fucking Dillion Harper and she was just going to sit back and act like nothing was going on? She didn't skip out on you the way you did on her. She made sure if she was gonna fuck someone, she wanted you there to share the experience with you. Now you go and run off like a pampered little shit and try and act all holier that thou?"
He let out a groan, knowing she was right, "Oh hell Bernadette, I really fucked up, didn't I? To top it off, I rushed off and made a fool of myself. I had a locksmith come and change the locks to my townhouse and when she comes here and finds out what I did, I'll be the tiny little man who couldn't accept for her to fuck someone else. At the same time, I spent the whole afternoon fucking a gorgeous porn star. I couldn't see what I was doing was so much worse than what she did. What can I do now Bernadette?"
She knew she had him exactly where she wanted him, but decided to let him off the hook. She let out a deep breath, "Okay, what you did, well as far as I know, Stephanie doesn't know anything about it. I spoke with Dillion while Stephanie was frantically running around looking for you. Maybe, if you want, at a later date you can come clean, but not now, that is for sure. She'll see it as a betrayal and see what a little shit you are."
He chuckled, "Yeah, I am, aren't I? Okay, but what do I do about changing the locks?"
Bernadette sighed, and thought for a moment, "Okay how about this, make a little mess and find a knife you don't mind messing up. Move some of the furniture around and break a couple things you don't mind ruining. You can tell her you had a break-in and decided that somehow the locks were never changed when you moved it. Just to be on the safe side, you called a locksmith and had all of the locks changed."
He scoffed, "My God Bernadette, remind me never to cross you. You have a devious mind and I suddenly feel sorry for all the crap you put Howard through."
She giggled, "Oh, you don't know half of the crap I pulled on him. I never did anything like what you did with Stephanie. Whenever we fucked around, we both were aware of it and took it on stride. Now what Penny did to you, now that was wrong and what you did was warranted."
"He let out a groan, "She must think I'm a real putz. Bernadette, thank you for all of your help. How can I ever repay you."
She gave him a wicked chuckle, "Oh don't you worry, I'll get payment from you, but not now. I gotta get back to the group before they wonder what I'm doing so long on the phone. If they ask, I'll tell them I was solving an issue at work. We'll see you soon, remember we're spending the night at your place and leaving tomorrow for Pasadena. You did miss a lot of fun in the bedrooms."
He chuckled, "Oh I had my fun, you have no idea how incredible Dillion was."
She laughed out loud, "Oh yeah I do, she told me how incredible you were." She whispered, they are looking at me now, this is for their sake. WHAT THE FUCK DAN, CAN'T I TAKE OFF ONE WEEK-END AND SPEND IT IN PEACE? I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT ON MONDAY, GOODBYE."
Leonard chuckled, "Sweet Bernie, see you soon, bye!"
In the party bus, Bernadette walked over to Stephanie and took a seat. I think when we return to Stanford, it may be best if Amy and I go and talk to Leonard first, you know, try and smooth things over."
Stephanie was looking very, very distressed. She looked up at Bernadette and nodded, "Okay, that may be best, but you have to call me as soon as you know how his demeanor is, okay?"
Bernadette still didn't like her, seeing she more or less stole Leonard from her, but she now had Raj, for better or worse and wanted what was best for Leonard. She hugged Stephanie and lightly stroked her hair, "I'll do that and I swear I'll contact you as soon as I'm sure he's calmed down."
When they arrived back at Stephanie and Alex's apartment, they all piled out and except for Amy and Bernadette, they all went inside.
Alex got everyone refreshments, but Penny, who was shook up by what happened, she left for her room. Alex, Stephanie, Raj and Bert sat around the living room, with nothing or very little to talk about."
Stephanie went to Penny's bedroom door and knocked, After being told to come in, she did, "Could you do Alex and me a favor and come out here. We have Raj and Bert here and don't have the foggiest idea of what to talk about."
Penny gave her a weak smile and nodded, "Yeah, I guess it's the least I could do seeing they are my friends and after all you and Alex have done for me. Just give me a minute or two to tidy up. I'm sorry, I should have been out there right from the start, but after seeing all of my old friends and new friends have sex and having a great time, well I was hiding out in the library trying to keep a low profile." She stood, "I'll be out in a couple."
Stephanie knew it was her cue to leave. She turned and left, not knowing what to say.
After a couple of minutes Penny came out and thinks were a lot lighter after that.