The gang was gathered at The Cheesecake Factory waiting for Penny to take their order.
"Hey. So you guys ready to order?" Penny asked finally.
Sheldon was obviously annoyed. "Since we come in every Tuesday night at six o'clock and order the same exact thing, and it's now six oh eight, I believe your question not only answers itself but also stands alongside such other nonsensical queries as who let the dogs out? And, uh, How are they hanging?"
Penny frowned at him. "Okay. So, the usual, with extra spit on Sheldon's hamburger."
"Penny, a moment? Do you have plans this weekend?" Amy asked.
Penny shrugged her shoulders. "Oh, gee, Amy, I'm sorry, I'm actually pretty busy this weekend."
Amy frowned. "That's too bad. I was hoping you could be my plus-one at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies' symposium on the impact of current scientific research on societal interactions."
"The what?" with a confused look on her face.
Leonard chimed in. "It's an annual science conference. We've all been invited to speak."
Penny nodded, obviously uninterested. "Oh. Oh, okay, well, you know, like I said, I have plans, so..."
"Do you know anybody else who would appreciate an all-expense-paid spa weekend at a four-star resort in Big Sur?" Amy asked.
Penny shook her head. "No, I really..." She paused. It just hit her what my was saying. "I'm sorry, free what? Sorry, what, what?"
"I think her weekend just opened up," Leonard said sarcastically.
"You know, it is going to be difficult, but I'm going to cancel my plans so I can do this for my bestie," Penny said with as much sincerity as she could muster.
*****
The hotel was beautiful. The group couldn't help but admire their surroundings as they stood in the lobby. Then a tall, gorgeous black man appeared appeared before them.
"Bernadette?" he asked.
Bernadette's face lit up. "Oh, my God, Glenn!" The two hugged. The top of her head barely reached the bottom of his ribcage.
"Great to see you!" Glenn said as they stepped apart from each other.
"Are you here for the conference?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm doing a global warming panel."
"Oh, good for you. Uh, Glenn, this is my boyfriend Howard."
"Oh. Nice to meet you." Glenn reached out and shook Howard's hand.
Glenn's hand completely swallowed Howard's. "Hi. Ow. Hi."
Glenn looked down at Bernadette, getting an eyeful of her ample cleavage. "You're a lucky man. Bernie's a great gal."
Howard nodded, completely intimidated. "Yes. Bernie sure is."
Glenn excused himself. "Well, I gotta run. The panel's tomorrow morning. It's called, 'Remembering Snow: A Look Back'."
"I'll try to catch it," Bernadette said beaming.
Howard leaned into Bernadette as Glenn walked away. "Please tell me he's your gay cousin."
Bernadette shook her head. "No. He was one of my professors in college."
Howard took a deep breath. "Oh! That's a relief."
"Then we went out for a year." Bernadette grabbed Howard's hand, completely unaware he was stunned beyond belief. "Come on, let's check in, so we can take that 'nap'."
Raj whispered in Howard's ear. Howard shot his friend a look. "No, it's not necessarily proportional. Shut up!"
The door man arrived at Howard and Bernadette's hotel room. Howard reached into his wallet. "That green bag is Dr. Cooper's. Here's an extra five. Make him wait." He closed the door and turned to Bernadette. Bernadette pounced. "Oh. Right to the nap, huh? Okay? Uh, so, this Glenn guy. You say you went out with him for, like, a year."
Bernadette was rubbing her body against Howard's. "Do we really need to talk about my old boyfriend now?"
"No. I guess not." Howard paused. "What is he, like, six-four, six-five?"
"Six-seven." She pulled back. "Is something bothering you?"
"I'm just thinking. If you had sex with that guy, I mean, there's nothing I can do here," he said pointing at his groin, "that will make any kind of impact."
Bernadette looked at him sympathetically. "Howard, it's not a contest. I love you. I want to be with you."
"Yeah, great, love you, too, but, if it were a contest, I wouldn't have a chance, right?"
Bernadette shook her head. "If you must know, yes, he was, um, larger, yes. But that doesn't mean it was better than what we have." She lied. Glenn was fucking huge. And she loved it. He fucked her brains when they were dating, no doubt about that. Just the thought of him made her wet. "He was actually, uh, too big." That part was true, kind of. Sometimes when Glenn had his cock shoved up her ass it was painful. Sometimes. Most of the time it sent her into a frenzy.
Howard held an "L" to his forehead. "Yep. Loser." He paused. "I just never figured that a guy like me going out with a girl like you would ever have to compete with a guy like that."
Bernadette's mood changed. "Wait a minute, a girl like me? What's that mean? Are you saying you don't think I'm hot enough to go out with a guy like Glenn?"
"No! No, I'm saying exactly the opposite," Howard stammered.
"I'm too hot to go out with a guy like Glenn?" Bernadette screeched.
Howard paused. He knew he was screwed. "Yeah, let's go with that."
*****
There was a knock at Penny and Amy's hotel door.
"Hey, Howard. What're you doing here? Shouldn't you and Bernadette be taking a nap"?" Penny asked.
Howard hung his head. "Can I stay here tonight?"
Penny was shocked at the question. "What?! Why, what happened?"
"Well, I'm a complete and total ass according to Bernie, and she's hungry for black cock if you ask me."
Penny's eyebrows nearly flew off her head. Then she nodded her head. "Oh, yeah, well, I can see that,"
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Which part?" Howard asked.