Leonard and Penny 04

Penny's Night

Leonard closed the door to the bedroom. He said, "Penny, we need to get you out of your clothes and into something more comfortable. I think you're too sleepy for a shower. That will have to wait until tomorrow morning."

"Umm," Penny said as she lay down on the bed and snuggled against one of Leonard's pillows.

Leonard started to try to undress Penny but gave up as Penny snuggled on the bed. He let Penny start to go back to sleep in her clothes. "Stay with me?" she drowsily asked. "Hold me?"

"Sure," he said.

Leonard woke to find Penny watching him, smiling.

"Oh, hi," he said. What are you doing up?"

"I'm in some pain, and I can't take any more medication for half an hour," she said. "I'm not doing well."

"Then why are you smiling?" Leonard asked.

"I was watching you sleep," Penny said.

"Maybe I can take your mind off things for a few minutes," Leonard said. He looked at the clock. "It's after midnight. Happy Valentine's Day." He kissed her. He got up and went to the top shelf of his closet and pulled out a box wrapped in wrapping paper and sporting a bow. "This is for you."

Penny asked, "A present? For me?" She opened the box and pulled out a necklace. "Sweetie," she said. "It is so beautiful. I love it."

"I had something else I wanted to give you, but I saw this and thought of you," Leonard said.

Penny hugged him. "Could you put this on me? I still don't have all the feeling back in my hands."

Leonard fastened the necklace around her neck. She got up and looked at herself in the mirror. "It's exactly what I would have picked out for myself. Thank you." She kissed him.

"Sweetie?" Penny asked. "Could you do me a favor? I have something for you in the cubby on the left side of my headboard over in my apartment."

"I didn't expect anything," Leonard said. "It's enough that I have you."

Penny looked Leonard in the eye and said, "You do know you have me, don't you?"

"I'm not always sure," Leonard said.

"Well, you do. I know I've only said this to you once, but I love you. You have been so sweet. Why don't you go get your present. I was going to wrap it yesterday, so it's just in a Costco envelope."

"I'm intrigued," Leonard said.

"Well, don't expect too much," she said. "Money is kind of tight right now."

Leonard tiptoed out into the living room where he had laid out the pillow and blanket for Wyatt. The room was dark, but he saw lumps under the blanket. He heard a noise coming from Penny's apartment. He quietly reached into the bowl by the door and found Penny's key with the Hello Kitty figure was missing. He gently opened the door and walked across the hall. He heard Wyatt's voice coming from inside the apartment and decided to investigate.

"Wyatt?" he asked, putting his head in the door. He heard the sound of bodies scrambling. He turned on the light in the apartment and walked to Penny's bedroom door. He said, "Wyatt?" again and opened the door and turned on the light to see Wyatt and Sgt. Davis wrapped up in Penny's bed sheets looking guilty.

"Woops, sorry. I didn't mean to intrude," Leonard said and walked quickly out of the apartment and back into his and Sheldon's apartment.

Penny was already up and was walking out into the living room. "Leonard, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Just some banging over in your apartment. I checked it out, and it's, er, it's , uh, just your dad over there," Leonard said, grinning.

"What was he doing?" Penny asked.

"Sgt. Davis," Leonard said.

"What's about Sgt. Davis?" she asked.

"He was doing Sgt. Davis."

"We was. . . ." Penny said.

"Hittin' that thang," Leonard said.

"Daddy?" Penny asked, putting her hand over her mouth. "Daddy and Patti?"

"I think you can start calling her Mom," Leonard said.

Penny punched him and said, "Oh, crap on a cracker! And quit grinning."

"Uh, guys?" Wyatt said as he walked through the door with no shirt, pulling up his pants. "Everything all right here?"

"Oh, everything's all right with us. How about you and Officer Slut Bunny?" Penny asked.

"Leonard told you?" Wyatt asked.

"Hey, Wyatt, I don't keep secrets from Penny—no matter how freaky they are," Leonard said, grinning.

Wyatt turned bright red. "Ah, Slugger?" he said, "I, uh, I . . . ."

Penny walked over to him, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek. "It's all right, Daddy," she said.

"Wyatt?" Patti said from the doorway. "Everything all right?"

"Hi, Patti," Penny said, "Or do I call you Mom now?"

"Oh, lord," Patti said, "I'm so embarrassed."

"Oh, Patti," Penny said, "I'm just yanking your chain. I think it's great. Now if my Daddy makes comments about my nocturnal habits, I can remind him about how Leonard caught you. . . what's the expression, Leonard?"

"In flagrante delecto," Leonard said. "Or, if you prefer, 'Doin' the nasty.'"

"Yeah, what he said," Penny said, giggling. She walked over, hugged Patti, and kissed her on the cheek. She turned, grabbed Leonard's hand, and led him to the bedroom, saying, "Why don't you two give Leonard and me about five minutes and come in and see what we're doing? Maybe we'll teach you two a couple of things."

Leonard looked back and started to say something, but Penny jerked him into the bedroom.

"Ow, ow, ow!" she said, "My sprained wrist. I shouldn't have jerked you by the hand."