AN - yay glad you're enjoying so far! i haven't written any fics in about 6 years so glad i've still got it lollll

Set during season 12 finale so using lines from the show again! this will be the last chapter with this so if anyone has any specific ideas they wanna see send them my way!


The group had arrived at the hotel in Sweden for the Nobel ceremony later this evening. After Penny threw up multiple times on the plane and with Sheldon on the edge of a breakdown, they finally confessed to their friends that Penny wasn't sick, she was pregnant. Although it was earlier than she wanted, Penny was glad to finally be able to talk all things baby with her girlfriends and see how excited they were. Leonard, on the other hand, did not get the reaction he was hoping from Sheldon.

When they arrived at their room, Penny flopped back on the queen bed in the middle of the hotel suite Sheldon and Amy had generously paid for. She sighed in relief as one of the staff members placed their bags down in the corner of the room and she sunk further into the pillows.

"Enjoy your stay, Dr and Mrs Hofstadter." He said backing out the room.

"How are you feeling now?" Leonard asked as he shrugged off his jacket, walking over to the bed.

"A little better actually. Baby nausea plus airplane nausea is not fun." Penny replied as Leonard pulled out his phone, snapping a picture of Penny.

"Hey, why are you taking pictures? I'm all gross from the plane!" She huffed pulling a pillow over her face.

"You look cute plus its baby's first vacay, I thought I should document." He laughed sitting on the bed beside her.

"Hmmm, that's cute." Penny smiled glancing round the pillow at him.

Leonard smiled then propped himself up on his elbow facing her. He moved the pillow from her face then began trailing his hand over her stomach.

"How are you doing?" She asked, shifting slightly to look at him.

"Pissed off, upset. The usual when it comes to Sheldon." He sighed.

"I know, I just feel bad for Amy. She deserves her friends to be there."

"She's the only reason I didn't get straight back on another plane to LA." He laughed softly.

Penny smiled at him before reaching over for the room service menu.

"We can just relax in here now, we have a few hours before we even need to think about getting ready. I'm gonna order food, do you want any?"

"Yeah I'll take a loo-"

"WOW" Penny exclaimed, interrupting him. "Pickled herring sounds amazing!"

"You're kidding right? Leonard asked, raising an eyebrow at her.

"What no I'm ordering it right now."

"Penny that is disgusting, have you ever even had herring before?"

"No but I definitely want it now." She said as she began to dial the room service number.

"This isn't going to be one of these weird pregnancy cravings, is it?" He asked, his hand slowing over her lower abdomen.

"Hi yes, I would like to order room service, please." She began.

Leonard shook his head and smiled. If his baby wanted pickled herring then I guess that was what his baby was getting. He shuffled down the bed and lifted her shirt up slightly, pressing a soft kiss just above the waistband of her leggings. Penny smiled down at him as she finished ordering and rested her hand in his hair. They had spent many evenings back home like this, Leonard down at baby level reading about the different stages of development from a book he bought as Penny ran her fingers through his hair.

"I'm excited to eat." She grinned. "Oh and I ordered you a sandwich."

"Thanks." He replied. "Why don't you get some rest before it arrives."

"I like your thinking," Penny replied as she curled into him, closing her eyes.


"Okay add pickled herring to the list of foods I will definitely be avoiding." Penny groaned as she slumped down next to the toilet.

"I mean I don't see us eating that back in LA but noted." Leonard chuckled, as he sat on the edge of the bath, stroking her hair back. "Sorry you feel crappy"

"It's ok, you didn't force feed me that fish" She sighed into his leg.

"No, I definitely didn't" He laughed again, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.

Penny sighed again, exhausted from the last day of constant nausea.

"Leonard we can't go home, we have to be there for Amy."

"Yeah, I was thinking that too. As angry as I am at Sheldon I still wanna see him win that medal."

"Mmm, it's so strange. No matter how thoughtless and selfish he is, I still love him."

"If you think about it, he has kinda been our practice kid."

"Like when you make pancakes and the first one comes out a little wonky."