Hospital.
"Not four, and not six of this kind either!"
Leonard stared speechlessly at the dots on his palms, torn between laughter and tears.
"Then let's count them. Joyce Kim, Leslie Winkle, Stephanie, Penny!"
Adam smiled. "You already have four now. Maybe there's a fifth one I don't know about..."
As he spoke, he took Leonard's right hand and rubbed away the dot on its palm. "Now that your right Miss Five has taken human form, when your left Miss Five takes human form too, that'll be the pinnacle of your life. Trust me!"
Leonard had always said that winning Penny was his greatest achievement.
But in Adam's view, Leonard's future professor wife would be the true pinnacle of his life.
"...That's not funny, Adam."
Leonard said helplessly.
"Are you sure?"
Adam teased, "Ask anyone, and I guarantee they'll say it's funny."
"Dr. Duncan, here are the X-rays."
Shaun came over with Penny, holding the films. "You were right. Penny's fracture has worsened."
"See?"
Adam looked at Penny. "Be angry with anyone you want, but don't be angry with your own body. Otherwise, when you want to take on four people by yourself again, they'll think you're mocking them with one arm and fight you to the death."
Penny couldn't help rolling her eyes.
"Leonard?"
Adam looked at Leonard and gestured for him to look at his palm.
"Penny, I was wrong..."
Leonard looked at his only remaining left palm and immediately returned to how he had felt when he had first pursued Penny, forcing out a humble, ingratiating smile.
The carelessness he had shown after getting her was gone.
Even though he knew Adam was joking, when he thought about Rajesh's sister Priya, he was only one slot away from having six intimate relationships.
And that slot was very