Location: Pasadena
California
United States Of America
Apartment 4A
11:23 AM

"Penny?" Leonard watched as she stumbled into their kitchen. "You okay?"

"Don't ask me that when I'm obviously not," She grumbled, reaching for coffee. "Are Sheldon and Amy -"

"Not sure where they are but probably working," Leonard said, looking at her nervously. "And Koothrapali and Wolowitz are already there. At the very least, none of them are here."

"Shouldn't you be there too?" She asked him tiredly, and he raised an eyebrow.

"Penny," He said gently. "You should be at work too."

She groaned. "I called out today, alright? I still don't feel well, and if Sheldon asks again later the answer is that no I have not been drinking!"

Leonard took a small step back. "Penny, sweetheart, what's wrong?"

She sighed heavily. "Leonard, don't freak out."

"Why would I freak out?" He asked her as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Penny?"

"Leonard," She said slowly. "I'm pregnant."

He stared at her for a moment and then glanced to her still flat abdomen. "Are you..."

"Yes, I'm sure," She said, biting her lip. "I'm pregnant with our child."

"Penny, are you...crying?" Leonard asked her, and she shook her head as she brushed away tears.

"No," She said. "Why do you say...fine, Leonard, I'm scared."

He softly kissed her. "Penny, it's going to be okay and our babies will be smart and beautiful. I know it."

She smiled. "Really?"

"Yes," He said, hugging her tightly. "And -"

"Leonard and Penny," Sheldon said as began to knock on the door. "Leonard and Penny. Leonard and Penny."

"You can let yourself in, Sheldon," Leonard told him, squeezing his wife gently. "What is it?"

"Well, see, Amy already left for work and since I decided over a month ago that I was going in late today I need you to give me a ride," He said, and Leonard sighed. "Oh, come on, you have -"

"I'm not going into work today," Leonard reminded him as he released Penny. "Take the bus."

"But I don't want to take the bus," Sheldon told him, glancing at Penny. "Penny, since you're here too, can you give me a ride?"

She crossed her arms. "Leonard and I can't have a day together?"

"Oh, I understand," Sheldon said, glancing at his feet for a moment. "The two of you want me to leave so you can have coitus."

"Sheldon!" Leonard stared at him and then glanced to Penny. "We've got something very important -"

"More important than going to work with me?" Sheldon asked him, confused. "I don't see what could be more important than that."

"We need to..." Leonard trailed off, unsure of whether or not he wanted to say it to his best mate yet. "Sheldon, if Penny and I tell you something you have to keep it a secret."

Sheldon groaned. "But I'm not good at keeping secrets."

"Sheldon, listen," Penny said, looking at him in complete seriousness. "You'll keep this secret until Leonard and I are ready."

"Well what is it?" He asked her, and she sighed.

"You see," She said, motioning him towards his spot on their couch. "Leonard and I love each other very much, and -"

"You're pregnant," Sheldon surmised, and Leonard and Penny stared at each other for a moment before staring at him.

"You know," Penny said slowly. "This time that's actually the case."

His eyes widened in surprise. "Well congratulations."

Penny smiled. "Aww, thanks Sheldon."

"I mean, babies are quite a lot of work and they are rather messy but I'm sure that you and Leonard will do fine," He said, then shrugging. "If Howard and Bernadette can handle it, then you two can too."

"Comforting," Leonard said as he happily took Penny's hand. "Now, remember, you can't tell anyone."

Sheldon sighed. "But you two have to tell them! It's not as if you can have the baby in secret! And what about your mother?"

Leonard groaned and rested his head on his wife's shoulder. "I don't want to tell my mother. She didn't care to raise me well and I was the subject her experiments so now she'll just have to deal with the fact that I don't want to tell her I'm going to be the father of a beautiful and smart baby."

Penny turned slightly pink. "Leonard -"

"I'm serious," He said, looking up and then kissing her. "Come on, do you really want to tell my mother?"

"We're not going to..." Penny glanced to Sheldon. "Fine! You can tell the others!"

Sheldon happily pulled out his phone. "Oh, I have a feeling they're going to be so happy for you! And Bernadette can give you her parenting books -"

"I still have one," Penny whispered to Leonard, who started laughing. "I guess we can use it on an actual child this time."

Sheldon looked up when he began to get responses. "Wolowitz wants to make sure it's Leonard's -"

"Yes!" Penny snapped. "Always Leonard's!"

Leonard grinned. "Aww, I'm the only man you've ever wanted to have kids with."

"Well, yes," She admitted.

"Okay," Sheldon said, going on. "Bernadette says that you're in for hell when you go into labour, Amy says she's excited for her bestie, Raj says he thought it would happen sooner, and I say that the two of you are lucky to have each other."

Leonard smiled. "That's very sweet, thank you Sheldon."

He nodded. "Yes, yes, I know."

"We're going to be parents," He whispered to Penny, holding her in his arms. "And our baby is going to perfect."

She softly kissed him. "And smart, and beautiful."