AN: So wanted to write a Christmas fic, which this is, but work got in the way so didn't have time to sit and relax with no stress to write. I had work till Christmas Eve, so came up with this. Happy Christmas Lenny fans & Leonard & Penny. Sorry if there are errors, wrote it on my phone.
"So why does Penny want to see you after work?, what have you done this time"? Sheldon asked as they rounded the 2nd floor stairs.
Leonard looks at him and rolls his eyes, "I don't know she just said to come over and It's a surprise, that's got to be good right".
"Well the surprise could be her dumping you again" said Sheldon.
"And why would she do that, we are engaged why would she do something like that?.
"I don't know maybe you are lacking in the bedroom department or she got bored of you" said Sheldon.
"Ok nutcase... Penny is not dumping me and there is no problem with our… why am I explaining myself to you, bye Sheldon and don't wait up as I probably be staying at Penny"
"well I wait up for you anyway so I can tell you, I told you so and I am not crazy my mother had….
"Yeah, yeah, whatever as Leonard knocks and enters penny's apartment closing the door before Sheldon could finish his sentence.
Penny turn and looks away from the spaghetti she is cooking as Leonard enter 4B
"Hey you," with a big grin on her face.
"Hey, he walks over to the kitchen and wrap his arms around penny resting his chin on her shoulder. spaghetti again?."
"Yes, and meatballs" she leans her head back to kiss him on the lips ummm, I miss that, she turn around to face Leonard her arms around his neck and she deepens the kiss which lasted longer than expected.
I guess Sheldon was wrong again, thinking to himself.
They pull apart, "so what was that for, asked Leonard?
"Can't I kiss my fiancé and show him how much I miss him without being questioned, a beaming Penny said.
Oh, when you put It that way, yes you can, I can get used to that.
"Honey go sit on the couch, dinner will be ready soon, you standing here makes me not able to keep my hands off you and I don't want our dinner burned again. Chuckled Penny.
Leonard sat on the couch, admiring Penny's backside, thinking how gorgeous she looked, he could never get enough of her, "so Penny, what's this surprise."
"You have to wait and see, you will find out after dinner, she turns towards Leonard pouting her lips and points the spatula at him, remember good things comes to those who wait, she stirs in the sauce without turning.
Leonard… put you pants back on, we are not having sex, not yet anyway."
"Dammit..."
Leonard and Penny sat across from each other eating their dinner "honey could you pass the salt please."
"sure, this is delicious Penny, you are really turning into the masterchef of spaghetti making.
"Thank you sweetie, I did promise to improve my cooking skills when we got engaged".
"And you have, I am so proud of you, I loved the meatballs too.
After clearing their plates and doing the dishes together, Penny poured them some more wine, they settled on the couch to watch tv, snuggling up to each other.
"The mystery is killing me," spill Penny?
"Ok, she sits up and intertwined their fingers and looks into those brown eyes that she loves so much. You know since I got the pharma job and things have been really good and now I am making quite a lot of money."
Leonard nods; thinking where is she going with this. She continues, "I booked us a Christmas break, I thought after all you have done for me it about time I treated you to something special".
I booked us a trip to London for 2weeks, said a beaming Penny.
Leonard raised a brow,
"Wow Penny, that's amazing he grabs her into a hug then suddenly pulled away, looking at Penny with a worried look on his face, can you afford this, It's a lot of money, flights, hotels and spending money and all."
She put her finger on his lips to silence him.
"Leonard I can do this I know you worry about me, So I figure If I paid for the flights and the hotel and you pay for the rest, you be fine with It. I got this honey I want to do this for us, I love you."
Leonard went quiet and Penny knew he was thinking or overthinking things, she remembered. (genius) and was just adding up numbers in his head.
When he finally spoke. " Ok Penny, smile returning to his face. On one condition you let me take care of all the bills.
"Deal."
"Deal, I knew you would want to contribute towards the trip so I took the liberty of using your credit card to book places we will be visiting in London, smiling at leonard.
Leonard gave a fake smile and mumbled, "not the first time or the last time."
"Did you say something sweetie" glaring at Leonard
"No, nothing, looking away at the sametime and chuckling.
"I thought so".
Leonard and Penny arrived in London 3 day before Christmas, they took a black cab from Heathrow Airport to the hotel they were staying, It was penny's first time in London and she just look out the window admiring the beauty and taking it all in, Leonard just looked at her and smiled, remembering his first time when he was on the Hawking project.
They booked into their hotel suite which had a spacious lounge, bedroom and bathroom with a balcony and a view of the river Thames
"Leonard the view is amazing, come have a look, you can see the London eye from here"
"It's lovely, can't wait to take you around London, you will especially like Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Chelsea, they are shopping heavens, but very expensive"
Penny was practically jumping "Oh can we go there today, can't wait to see all those lovely shoes I can buy.
Leonard loved when she got all excited like that, "We go tomorrow, we are too jetlagged to do anything tonight, let's just go have some dinner and get an early night so we can be fresh for the tour tomorrow"
Penny looked disappointed but knew Leonard was right and she was a little bit tired too, "Ok we are going first thing tomorrow". She warned.
"What would you like for dinner or do you want to order room service?."
"Can we go to the seafood and grill bar we saw on our way up, It looked really nice." Penny said.
"That could be fun, I think It opens at 8pm, we have time to have a shower and get dressed then we can head down", she grabs Leonard and pulls him on to the bed, "I have a better idea, she plants her lip on his.
The next morning, Penny got up early, super excited about the shopping trip and the events planned for the day.
Leonard, Leonard. Wake up, we need to get ready, he mumbles something and pulls the cover over his head." Leonarrrrrd don't make me have to pull the cover off you."
"What time is it?, enquired leonard?
8am, you need to get up,"
"It's practically midnight he said from inside the cover, Penny giggled as it reminded her of how she used to say that to him when he tried to get her up for work. She sat on the side of the bed looking at him, an idea popped into her head, she walks to the window and opens the curtains, she then drags the cover off Leonard, he instantly jumped and fell off the edge of the bed. Ouch... I am up, rubbing his elbow, Penny couldn't help but laugh at how adorable he looked on the floor.
Penny just shops till she dropped and poor Leonard ended up carrying all the bags containing dresses,shoes & lingerie and whatever took her fancy, he practically ran after her to keep up as she got excited at every cute items she saw, they were now in the west end part of London. Oxford Street to be precise which was very busy as people were getting in their last bits of christmas shopping, it twinkled with arrays of christmas lights and decoration to brighten up the city over the holiday season. After visits to Mayfair, knightsbridge & Chelsea as well, they finally made it back to the hotel in one piece, a very exhausted Leonard crashing onto the bed and penny still full of energy going through her purchases.
"Penny, how much did you spend today, those are alot of stuff".
"Ummm not that much about £700, she lied."
"Wow... that a lot, but I am guessing near enough £1000 said Leonard.
"I am sorry, I just got carried away and I would have spend more if you weren't there to stop me" joining Leonard on the bed and kissing him, so what did you buy?, asked penny.
"with all the excitement and chasing after you, I didn't have time to buy anything."
"I am sorry sweetie, I promise we get something for you tomorrow."
"Oh no you don't, not falling for that one again, my shopping days are over for this year.
The next day they took a tour of the sights, visiting some of London main attractions like the tower of London, Buckingham palace and the national gallery, which was so much fun, when the sight seeing and the tour ended, they decided to have lunch at a pub, they walked to the nearest pub. Penny order a pint of cider with chips & steak, while Leonard went for real Ale and steak & kidney pie.
"I love London so much, it's so rich in culture & the sights are really unique to London."
"I like it too, maybe we could come back for our honeymoon said Leonard, grinning.
Penny touches his hand and said "I would love that as they kissed.
After eating, they decided to go for a walk intertwining their fingers as they walk along the riverside enjoying the Christmas spirit around them and seeing the different christmas trees and lights on display.
Christmas Day.
Leonard & Penny were invited to a traditional english christmas roast turkey dinner by a friend of Leonard who he met on the Hawking expedition.
"Hi Leonard, Happy Christmas".
"Hi Chris, Happy Xmas to you too, this is my fiancee penny."
"Nice to meet you penny, you are as gorgeous as Leonard described you, making Penny blush. Come on in & meet my family."
Leonard & Penny sitting in the dinning room with the other family members.
"So now you met everyone, come on let get stuck in, so how long are you here for"?
"10 days and this time I got to see much more of London than the last time" said Leonard.
"Yeah you only spend 2 days before we had to head up north." Said Chris.
They began eating, there was roast potatoes, ham,stuffing, gravy, red cabbage, sprouts, parsnips, for desserts was cream & custard, trifles, biscuits & icecream.
"Thank you for inviting us, the dinner was lovely Chris" said Leonard."
"No problem, oh my days, look how much we ate."
" Thank you Chris it was delicious, so full, I can't even stand up" said a giggling penny.
"Me too, added leonard, I don't think I have ever eaten so much food in one sitting in my life." Everyone laughs as they all moved to the living room to celebrate the wonderful Christmas evening with some drinks.
Penny & Leonard are in bed, they spend most of the night making love and just enjoying each others company.
"Your friend and his family were really nice and it was good of them to invite us back to spend new years eve with them."
"It was, I have always wanted to see what it's like in London, they really know how to party here."
"It will be a blast and I think we should buy something for Chris to say thank you."
"Pennyyyy, we are not going shopping, you promised, are you sure its not an excuse to buy more shoes looking at penny."
She looked away, "of course not just thought it be nice that's all".
"And you are sure all we are doing is buying a present and nothing else, grinning at Penny."
"Yes, ok no, fine but it will be rude not to look around and..."
"Nope." he pulled her close to him.
"Fine. Happy Christmas Leonard and goodnight sweetie."
Merry Christmas Penny, goodnight. I love you."
"I love you too."
AN: Got a week off, might write a New Years Eve sequel to this story. Thank you so much for your reviews on my previous stories. I really appreciate them, you guys inspire me.