I dont own own TBBT or the characters. Here is the next chapter. Hope you enjoy?Part 7
As Leonard and Penny walked to a restaurant near the theater, they made small talk. Penny talked about her pet pig Moonshine and how at twelve she rebuilt a tractor engine. While Leonard talked about how cold and unattached his mother was, so he built a hugging machine. Also his brain was her summerhouse. Penny chuckled but also sad for Leonard since he had not so loving mother where hers showered her with love.
They found a little taco restaurant and ordered their food. Once they got thier food Leonard and Penny found a table to sit at. Penny took her first bite and was amazed how great it tasted. "You were right these taco's are pretty amazing!" Penny then took another bite.
Leonard smiled with pride, "Yeah I like it when I'm right. I come here everytime I visit my dad."
Penny nodded and the continued their meal.
Once they were done eating, they went on their way to the theater. Leonard walked beside Penny with hands in his pockets. Her's were entwined in front of her. She looked ahead of her with every once in awhile would eye Leonard. "So do you come to New York often?"
Leonard turned his head as they were stopped at a cross walk. "Well during Christmas since my parents divorced a few years back. Him and I have became close too since then. My dad was quite absent during my adolescents because of my mother." As his eyes met Penny's she saw sadness in her eyes. So he reached over and took her hand and laced his fingers with hers once more. Then the light changed and they began to walk again as Leonard continued to talk. "Don't feel sorry for me, my mother is a bitch but my dad is actually a really nice guy. Anyways you should see it here during the winter holidays. The whole city is somehow much brighter."
Penny pulled herself closer to him as she watched her step in front of her. "Well I hope one day I could come back that time if the year. I love Christmas and New Years. Not only seeing a Broadway Musical live, but seeing the Rockets live and ice skating at Radio City Music Hall would be a dream come true." Penny did not have a whole lot of dreams but the ones she had always seemed miles away and would never come true. She sighed as her eyes darted over at Leonard.
Before Leonard could say anything of what he was thinking, they were in front of the theater. "Well we are here. Not my exact definition of fun. But I'm always intrigued by trying something new." Which was true for watching a Broadway Musical but his statement was also intended for Penny. He turned in front of Penny with a wink. "You ready for a good time?"
Penny shook her head with an eye roll and her lips pressed in hiding a smile. "Only of you knew my definition of what a good time with me was. Actually it would be mind blowing but that is for another time."
Leonard could not believe what had just came out of Penny's mouth but made also made him twitch. "Oh really?" As he lifted his eyebrows.
Penny grinned from ear to ear, "Yep, thirty-six hours worth!"
Leonard inhaled sharply almost choking on air. He looked up to the sky and whispered Einstein's equivalently before looking back at Penny. He made a mental statement to himself after kissing her, the rest of the night he would be a perfect gentleman. Not only for himself but what he got from Penny and what Howard jad told him she was use to men treating her like a trophy. That was the last thing he wanted Penny to feel. He finally looked back dow. and straight at her feeling still taken aback. "Well I guess maybe someother time my lady because if we do not go in now we will miss the beginning of the show."
Penny noticed he was cute seeing him flushed by her statment. He was acting very different from what she was use to. Penny did not know how think. But was happy when he changed the subject because right now she did not want rebound sex. Not only it never made her feel good, but she diffently did not want to have rebound sex with Leonard. He seemed to be good for that kind of thing. So she kept herself calm and follwed Leonard into the theater.
They found their seats right before the lights went dim. Penny felt excitment just looking around the place. She hoped one day she would be on stage on Broadway and had a very successful play. Leonard took her hand and responded laying her head on his shoulder. She quickly sat up as the oveture began to play.
Leonard watched Penny. She had that look in her eyes of excitement. He knew how she felt because he felt the same way when he finally concluded an experiment, when he watched a new movie or television show, or even going to Comic Con. Leonard found out right there Penny's passion. So as the play started until the last curtian call, Leonard enjoyed himself.
As they walked out of the theater, Penny and Leonard headed back to the hotel. After she talked about how amazing the musical was Penny wanted to know a few things she was afraid to ask much earlier that day. "Leonard may I ask you a question?"
"Sure..." He had no clue where this conversation was going.
"You seemed distracted for a minute before we left when you recieved a text message. Was that by any chance Priya?"
"Yes. But I don't want to talk about her right now. I'm done with her. Now could I ask you something?" Leonard suddenly felt mixed feelings towards this conversation.
Penny nodded knowing she hit a nerve.
"Was that you in the stairwell when I was on phone?" He knew the truth but wanted to watch her reaction.
"Guilty!" Penny felt red in her cheeks knowing she was caught.
"Hmm I knew it was you." Leonard could not contain his cheesy smile
"Jerk! If you knew it was me why did you ask?" Penny smacked his shoulder playfully.
Leonard laughed for a few seconds,"I wanted to see your reaction. Better than I hoped."
Penny frown with a smirk, "Shut up..." Then nudged Leonard for laughing some more. Penny liked how it felt natural to bust on each other. But things felt serious again when Leonard sighed and rubbed his hand behind his neck. So Penny waited for him to say something.
"It's my job to understand the universe. We are part of that universe. So help me out here. How is it we both just came out of serious relationships, who happen to both be cheaters, our friends trying get us to meet, and yet we did I automatically felt determined to want to know you. Yet I find myself insecure to be with a woman like you." Leonard felt his confidence nonexistent as Penny just looked him barely showing any expression.
Penny had to say of something while she noticed Leonard get more nervious and shy with him looking now at the ground amd rubbing his hands to his sides. She moved closer to him. Penny tilted her head downwards to get Leonard's attention. As she did he looked back at her. "Look Leonard, I'm done with guys who make me feel cheap and not worth their time. I did not plan to feel the same way as you do too. I'm also not looking for a relationship right now. But I want to know you better because you are so different from those guys. Well so far you are. The thing is I don't want us to feel like this whatever is going on between us is a rebound. Meaningless thirty-six hours of sex makes me feel not so good about myself afterwards. Emotionally!"
Leonard shook his head trying to get the thought out of his of him and Penny having very amazing sex but a lot of chafing since that was the second time she brought sex up. "So you don't like the emotional chafing, understandable. I really never had rebound sex or rebound relationship. Umm...well how about this since we seem both over thinking this but mainly me. And as you said earlier, lets take things happen naturally. We have fun rest of the time we have here and when we return home we go on an actually date. One that our friends try not to set up for us." He felt Penny wrap her arms around his shoulders. Leonard closed his eyes as he enjoyed her hug. So he decided to hug her back and counted to five Mississippi when she released him.
Penny pulled away, she nodded to Leonard's idea. "I like that plan very much... You know what would be a devlish idea, we tell our friends that tonight went bad. Then maybe they will leave us alone about us getting together." She looked Leonard with a questionable look with hope.
Leonard thought she looked adorable when she pleaded. How could he say no to that?
