Thanks to all my reviewers, LenaGuffi, xxTizzyxGaGa-Blankxx, and flboo22. Here's the second chapter. Everyone remember that I need ideas for other characters to bring in!

"No, no, no," Howard argued. "It made him seem more likeable…self defense."

"Han shot first!" Sheldon said. "Aside from the audience's element of surprise, he was ensuring that Greedo would not have blown his head off in an effort to get the Millennium Falcon."

"What do you think, Leonard?" Howard said, turning to where he was sitting, on a stool in the kitchen area.

Leonard looked up from his half-finished write up of the string theory essay. He'd managed to finish reading the paper after Penny had left for work, but he was still having trouble concentrating. She had to work until eight, and then she'd come over for a late dinner with the guys. They had agreed not to tell the guys their news until they were both there, which Leonard would have done anyway. He didn't need them to be discussing the results of his and Penny's relationship while he was trying to get work done. "Han shot first," he said, blocking the conversation out and finishing the paragraph. He set his pencil down and pretended to proof read his work, but he really wasn't. He was thinking.

"I'm pregnant."

Never in his wildest dreams did he expect those words to come out of Penny's mouth. He'd been bracing for news of her mother, or of her nephew, who'd been injured in a drunk driving accident. He actually would have been more prepared for her to blindside him and tell him she wanted to break up. He was never expecting her to tell him that she was going to have a baby. Leonard didn't know whether to be pleased or worry at that news. What were they going to do? He knew next to nothing about that kind of thing, despite his high level of intelligence. And as for Penny…what good did calves and piglets do their situation?

"Good evening, and may I add that you are looking especially scrumptious in that top?" Leonard knew Penny had arrived before even turning. She stood just inside the door, locked in a stare down with Howard, clad in jean shorts and dark pink shirt with zip-up hoodie over the top. Howard broke gaze, and Penny shifted hers to Leonard. "I'm just gonna go change."

"No, it's fine," Leonard said. "Ignore him. He's just…mad because…Han shot first; I'll grab you a chair."

The door opened again. "Sorry I'm late!" Raj stood in the doorway, holding bags of food.

Penny smiled sympathetically at him. "Oh, Raj."

Raj nodded quickly, giving Penny a small smile. She took a bag from him and set it on the table, sinking down in the chair Leonard had brought. Sheldon and Howard remained where they were, Sheldon on the left end of the couch and Howard in the middle. Raj sat on the right end, and Leonard sat next to Penny, himself in his white easy chair. He and Penny kept glancing at each other while the five made conversation, discussing comic books, having Raj whisper to Howard his views on Han and Greedo. (Han shot first) and Sheldon explaining how he found his Flash comic book.

"Penny," Leonard said finally, "How was work today?"

She put down her food. "Oh, it was okay. I talked to the manager, and he said just to keep him updated. Cheryl is happy for me, of course."

"Happy for you?" Howard asked. "What did you do? When?"

Just then there was a beeping noise. "Time for laundry," Sheldon said. "It's 8:15."

"Great." Leonard said dismissively. The four watched as Sheldon got up and marched down the hall.

"Laundry Night. Saturday at eight fifteen. Why can't we just have Anything Can Happen Saturday?" Leonard asked the question irritably. Of course Sheldon would interrupt their attempt at easing into the conversation.

"We already had that, when Penny took all the machines and then he hung her clothes from the wire, remember?" Howard smirked, and Penny and Leonard gave each other an anxious glance.

Raj saved them when he whispered something to Howard. "Right. What was it you were saying?" The engineer asked Penny. "What happened and when?"

Penny looked at Leonard. "Well," she said, "I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but I became the mother of Leonard's baby."

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?" Raj managed in a shrill voice.

Howard was looking at Penny. "Oh, don't worry. You'll still look hot fat and hunched over."

She rolled her eyes. "Not flattering, Howard."

"I'm surprised, though, Leonard." Howard said. "I doubted your odds of reproducing nearly as much as Sheldon's, and he's not interested at all in women!"

Sheldon came through with a heaping laundry basket. "I'm not surprised. Frequent coitus dramatically increases the odds of fertilization. And as we all know, Leonard and Penny have not been shy about staying over at each other's places in the past months."

"Thank you, Sheldon."

"You're welcome, Leonard." Sheldon smiled, always happy to help, and exited the apartment.

"Well!" Howard said, making it sound like three syllables. "This is mighty interesting. Did you two not-"

"We did." Penny sighed. "Always."

"Always," Leonard repeated quietly. He caught Penny looking at him. "What was it you were saying about work?"

"Work?" Penny thought. "Oh yes, the manager said he'd have no problem on me cutting back on my hours as I get farther along…though of course until I go to the doctor I won't really know how far along I am now…"

Howard seemed to remember his manners then. "Well, congratulations Leonard," he said. "I didn't really think you'd ever knock someone up."

"Thanks, Howard." Leonard said sarcastically. "I appreciate it."

Penny refused to thank Howard even mordantly.

Okay, there's chapter two. And I promise that later on Sheldon will realize and address the problem of crying infants.

Oh, and I'll try to get these up as soon as I can, but my teachers are PILING homework on me. I'll do the best I can. Oh, and from now on I'm trying to make the chapter titles refer to two things in the chapter, like they do on the show. This one refers to the Han Shot First despute and Penny and Leonard telling the guys their news.