A/N: This is a companion to "P.O.V.: Penny's prayer" that I put up yesterday. I wanted to give Leonard's reaction to what happened during The Hesitation Ramification.

Thank you for all the reviews for Penny's prayer. I hope this gives voice to Dr. Hofstadter's point of view.

P.O.V.: Inside Leonard's head

What was I thinking? What must she think? If I said "yes" would she regret it in the morning? Would she remember asking? What am I going to do? This whole thing has her completely done in. Has her completely sad and defeated. I need to find a way to help her. What am I going to do?

The Third Law: "When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to that of the first body." At the end of all things, the key when I teach this is that neither force exists without the other; and I don't exist without her. What am I going to do?

I know she loves me. I think her feelings for me run deeper than they have for anyone else. By being the opposing force am I pushing her away? Or will I be able pull her toward me when she is really, really ready? What am I going to do?

I need to find a way to let her know that she has nothing to prove to me. That she is the be all and end all for me. Yet, I know that she needs this for herself. She needs to fill an empty place that is somehow separate from me. As much as try to I involve her with science and physics, it is something that I have that is mine. It is separate from her. She needs that for herself. I need to find a way to help her have that. What am I going to do?

All I can do is provide her with any support I can. Positiveness; not like mother. Build her up. Not tear her down. Believe in her. Believe in her ability. Be a positive influence that will bring her smile back. That will bring her back to me. That's what I'm going to do.

But how? How can I elate her without scaring her? Without having her put up her walls? How can I help her get to a place where she will want to ask me again?

Against anything and everything I am, I need to think this through; think of my actions without science. I won't be the opposing and opposite force. I need to try to accept and become part of her force. Her force is my ally. Her essence is all around me. Even when we're not together physically we are together - spiritually. I can be there for her. I can be the best version of me that I can. I can be the me that she deserves. Then she will smile. Then those beautiful green eyes will sparkle. Then she will ask me again. And then I won't hesitate.