Penny opened Leonard's door and gasped at the sight. He was hooked up to so many IVs and machines. But she could tell he was struggling to stay conscious as she knew he was waiting for her.
"Hey Sweetie." Penny said nervously walking over to his bed.
Leonard looked at her and smiled. "Thank heavens you're okay."
"Leonard, I'm so, so sorry." Penny said now in tears.
He reached out and took her hand in his and rubbed the back side of her hand with his thumb. "It was an accident Penny. I know you would never do it on propouse. I just wanted to see you to see if you were alright." He said with a smile.
Penny fell in love with him even more. How did she ever get so lucky to have found Leonard. They had been through so much and now this.
Things hadn't always been a walk in a park in their relationship. But she knew she could get through anything as long as she did so with Leonard by her side. They even almost divorced once when rumors flew about an affair she had with a co-star. The rumors in most cases where true, but she had learned a long time ago that she could do no better than Leonard, so in her case they were false.
Leonard had been there when their first child died of SIDS to help Penny through it. She didn't know how he held it together so well. Oh she knew it wasn't easy on him either. She even caught him breaking down when he thought she wasn't looking.
She walked over to him and put her arms around him. "I'm here Leonard. I'm not going anywhere. I love you."
He looked her and put his hands on her arms and with tears in his eyes just stared at her. "We'll be okay." He said with a small smile.
"Penny?" Leonard said, snapping Penny back into reality.
"Yeah?"
"You alright?" He asked.
"Yeah, sorry. I just hate seeing you like this."
Leonard gave her a smile. "I love you Penny."
"I love you too. You're my best friend. Thanks for sticking with me."
"That's what friends are for. I'm here for you. I'm not going anywhere. We'll be okay." He said before shutting his eyes and a monitor going off.