A/N: I bring today another update. Haha. Enjoy my lovelies!

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Parenthood: The Final Frontier

Or Snapshots of the first five years of Isaac Cooper's life

Chapter Eight: Penny Blossom

After three months and a half of just working at her workshop at home, Penny was more than ready to go back to work. Not that Penny Blossom, a small thriving shop at Old Town, selling hair accessories and cute tops and bottoms and funky flipflops, was not in good hands. Her sister, Bernadette, and occasionally, Amy were more than capable of running the boutique. But she missed handling transactions with satisfied customers and seeing how much hers and Sheldon's (no matter how much he insisted it was only hers even though a three-fourths of the capital was his money) business was growing.


"Are you excited cupcake?" She asked her son who chortled in his baby rocker, all ready to go in his striped tee, overalls and socks. "Ready to go out with Mommy today?"

Isaac waved his arms trying to touch her face. She caught them and lightly nuzzled the baby's nose to hers. He giggled in response. "Yes, of course you are, because unlike Daddy you actually like people, don't you?"

"I heard that." Sheldon said as he emerge from the hallway, looking sleek and sexy in his blue button down shirt and dark slacks. The top of his Superman undershirt peeking out of the unbuttoned part of his shirt. Draped on his right arm was his blazer

"Hey there handsome." She greeted. Isaac gurgled, loudly and happily, when his father came closer. Penny stood up from where she was sitting at the kitchen counter and moved to Sheldon. This was a deal between them when they got married. As an exchange to her cosplaying in ComicCon, she was given rights to dress him up once every two weeks when he goes to work .

He looked down at her. "For the record, I like people. Only I prefer that I don't meet them face to face."

She smiled and helped him with his blazer, He turned and she wiped imaginary lint off his broad shoulders. "There."

She went back to lift Isaac up from his rocker. She positioned him so he was facing front. Sheldon took the pre-packed baby bag in one hand and slung on his messenger bag.

They met Leonard at the hallway. Isaac babbled at the familiar figure as the bespectacled physicist bowed down to greet him


At the garage, Sheldon waited by Penny's minivan as she set Isaac down on the infant car seat. Once she was sure he was secured, she turned at Sheldon, who gave her the baby bag. He ducked to say goodbye to their son. He lightly rubbed the baby's cheek with a finger, Isaac reacted by grasping the finger with his hand.

"You behave properly for your mother, okay?" Their son cooed, like in agreement. "I will see you later."

He straightened up once more.

"So I'll pick you up around 5:30."

"Yes. Text me when you arrive at the store."

"Okay." She tilted her head up and he placed a kiss at the corner of her mouth. "See you later Sweetie."

He watched her buckle up and drive out of the garage before he walked to Leonard's car.


It was Bernadette and one of their college part-timer, Hela, manning the cashier when they arrived. There was a moment of silence before the gleeful outburst began.

"Oh. Oh is that him Penny?" Hela asked, as she settled Isaac down on his rocker at the counter. "Such a good-looking boy."

"Is it really two weeks since I last saw him?" Bernadette said. "He's growing fast."

"Tell me about it. I might throw my back the next time I carry him." She replied, while she sent a quick text to Sheldon.

The morning passed with a steady stream of customers. All of them, stopping a moment to coo and to gush at the green-eyed baby at the counter. Isaac was happy with the attention. Laughing and interacting whenever somebody talk to him. At around midday after he was fed he yawned, so Penny brought him to the office at the back of the store for a quick nap. A couple of hours later, they were back at the store just in time to see Hela and Bernadette go and for Ginny, the other part-timer to arrive.

In between feeding,diaper changing and talking to customers, Penny was a bit tired when the clock struck a thirty to five. Tired but extremely accomplished. She looked at Ginny as she adjust the baby bag on her shoulder and Isaac at her arms.

"Kim's running a bit late today," She said, pertaining to the third employee. "Are you okay by yourself?"

"It's fine Penny. It's slow around these times anyway."

"Okay. See you then."


Sheldon was already at his parking space when she arrived. He slid to the passenger seat and glanced behind him at their son. The baby who was babbling stopped a moment to smile.

He looked at her. "So, how was he?"

"He's been very good." Penny said, as she kissed Sheldon's cheek as he buckled down.

"That's good to hear. And you?"

She grinned. "Well..." she started.