Two parts in this chapter :) I'm planning on writing the next one like that too. I think I might have watched the scenes on my DVD too many times, for this chapter ah ah :)
Chapter 7 : Reunited
LEONARD
We're sitting in the cab that takes us home, from the airport. Sheldon is in the front seat, obviously, and I'm behind, between a window and Howard. I have my eyes closed, pretending to be tired, but actually I'm thinking. No... OVER-thinking would be closer to the truth. I'm nervous, I'm very nervous. I wonder how she will react. I didn't have the time to shave and my hair is a mess. She'll recognize me, though, right ? I keep asking myself the stupiest questions ! She said she would miss me, sure, but what if she didn't miss me as strong as she thought ? Should I tell her that I missed her very much ? I would sound desperate, right ? Not a good idea, that's not the kind of guy that Penny likes... I should be casual, like "Hey we're back, what did you do over the summer ?". Yeah, casual. So, let's repeat : what do I say to her, exactly ?
In the stairs that lead to our apartment, I fear that we meet Penny there : I don't want to see her again for the first time in 3 months with all my friends around, I wanna be alone with her. Thank God, we arrive at our door without seeing her. I quickly re-install my computer and say casually : "I'm gonna let Penny know we're back !". In the hallway, I check my pocket : the snowflake is there. I breathe heavily and knock at her door. I'm nervous, waiting for her to open the door. I count to three and there's still no answer. But I'm sure she's here, I noticed her car in the parking. So I knock another time. Finally, she opens the door. As soon as she sees me, I can see that she's surprised by my look because she stares a moment at my beard. But what I mostly see is her happiness : her eyes are shining and she has a big big smile. I feel more confident. And I say the sentence I choose to greet her : "Yeah, I just stopped by to say..."
Oh My God she jumped on me ! Seriously ! I'm not making that up : she JUMPED on me ! I'm surprised but I quickly kiss her back, until she pulls out. I'm a bit confused when I say "hi" to her, but she's still smiling soooo widely, and she kisses me AGAIN ! I can even feel her smile when she kisses me. This is so good ! I'd never have expected THAT to happen ! She drags me into her apartment, still kissing me.
The first thing she says is "I missed you so much", and what I feel is a wave of heat inside my body. She missed me, she really did. And she said it first. Okay, so now I can say that I missed her too. And we're still kissing ! Unbelievable, she can't stop ! Okay, I can't either, but that's pretty normal. Oh she's speaking again : "I couldn't think of anyone else while you were gone." Wow ? Seriously ? Penny couldn't think of anyone else but me ? I'm on cloud nine. I answer her some stupid thing about the night when the heat went off, and she immediately stops kissing me. Oh no, what have I done ? Quick Leonard, fix that ! "Long story, don't ask". Good, we're kissing again.
Unfortunately, Sheldon interrupts us. And she's still touching me. Even when I let her go, she's still touching me ! Oh my... She even grabs my arm so it can be around her waist again... I understand the message : "Not a good time Sheldon !" But he, Sheldon, doesn't understand my message... Why would he ? Penny opens the door to him but I can feel in her voice that she's upset. I decide that's a good thing : so it means she really didn't want to stop kissing me.
PENNY
I was in the bathroom when I heard a knock. I quickly finished brushing my teeth and heard a second knock. When I opened the door a few seconds later, he was there. I didn't expected him like that, on my front door as soon as he came back ! I thought that he would come back, rest a little bit, and then only we would have met again. By this time, I would have noticed his return somehow and prepared myself. But he was there. I confess I thought : "Oh my, that's a big beard !", but not in a bad way. I can clearly remember how I was irrestibly attracted to him, it was a feeling I couldn't control. I just had this HUGE urge to kiss him. I didn't even listen what he said to me, I only thought : "He's so cute, I wanna kiss him" and the next thing I knew, bam, I had my lips against his. It was so good, kissing him again ! It's only then that I realized that I missed that, too.
I remember I stopped a little bit kissing him because I wanted to look at him again. I saw he was confused, and it was so cute, I couldn't stop smiling. I was sooooooo happy. I quickly dragged him inside my apartment, I wanted to be alone with him and I needed to tell him how much I missed him. But I couldn't stop kissing him, it's like I had to give him all the kisses I wanted to give him while he was away (and maybe before that... I'm not even sure right now). So we spoke and kissed at the same time, I loved that. Then Sheldon knocked on my door... I certainly didn't want to open the door. God, I couldn't stop touching Leonard. I HAD to touch him, I needed that so bad... We stayed close to each other, against the door, and I felt that Leonard dropped his arms, they weren't around my waist anymore. Afraid he was gonna give up and open the door, I took his right arm and guided him towards my body. Good, he understood. And we were kissing again, I didn't want it to stop.
Unfortunately, Sheldon finally won, because I couldn't stand it anymore, he had to stop knocking, and I knew he only would if I opened the door. That's what I did, and I had to listen to him. Now that I think of it, what really annoyed me is that he referred to what I was doing whith Leonard as a "poor decision"... Come on, that's probably the decision I put the most heart in and definitely the most difficult decision of my life, because there's no going back : we'll always be more than friends from now on, whatever happens. I should have standed up for Leonard but all I wanted was Sheldon out, and for that the best thing to do was letting him talk. I admit I laughed in my mind when I heard Leonard talking about a session of self-criticism and repentance with me.
But when I learned what happened, I felt bad for Sheldon. Yes, he can be annoying, but he doesn't deserve that. I care about him a lot, so I went to his room to try to cheer him up. When I came out, Leonard had disappeared. He wasn't in his apartment and wasn't at my place either. I hope he didn't misunderstand and don't think I abandonned him. So here I am, laying on my bed, thinking about this crazy day, this crazy evening. Leonard is back. I'm smiling stupidly alone in my bedroom, feeling incredibly happy. He's back. I can see him later, though I'll probably have to wait until tomorrow. But he's here now. I'm so relieved. Back. He's back. Leonard is back. I keep saying those words again and again in my heard. I'm so happy I want to jump around my apartment. When I'll see him tomorrow I will... I will touch him. I will kiss him. Oh yeah, I will...
