Chapter 10
Penny leaned forward some in her seat towards Jasmine and Wendell to resure her, "Just remember you are here to build a relationship with your father. Not Beverly, that will come later with time. I mean it took me some time to have some kind of relationship with her. Yeah your father got upset when she told me she was proud of me when it took her forever to say it to him."
Leonard was frowning at his wife as she looked at him with a big grin, "Well she finally told me she was proud of me simce I married well. So maybe if we never married she would have told me she was proud of me for at least one of my accomplishments."
Penny shrugged her shoulders with an eyebrow lift, "Honey, I am one of your accomplishments. Also if you have never married me you would never been the king of nerds."
Leonard sat back as he faced his wife with a deadpan look, "Please ever since I married you I became the god of nerds."
Jasmine could not help but smile and laugh at their banter. She looked over at Wendell who was trying to figure out her father and Penny. Jasmine shook her head as she noticed Leonard and Penny brought their attention back to her. They apologized and Jasmine told them she was quit entertained. "Not the first family member whom seems difficult. But I just smile, either they smile back or just get pissed off. Either way I win." She shrugged her sholders. Jasmine looked at the three people surrounding her and they seemed to like her answer.
Penny nudged Leonard, "Okay, I really like her now!"
Leonard then told Jasmine about his dad, Alfred and how their adult relationship as father and son was better than growing up. Also he told her that Alfred will love the idea having another grandchild.
Jasmine found out she had an aunt and uncle through Leonard. They did not have the best relationship but it was okay. She also found out she had four younger cousins.
"So do you have any other family Sweetie?" Penny asked as her and Leonard held hands. Penny noticed Leonard began to frown as Wendell reached over and held Jasmine's hand. Penny did not hold back her smile knowing there was more than a friendship displayed in front of her and Leonard.
Jasmine sighed with a deep breath as she griped Wendell's hand tighter. "Actually not really. When I received an email back from Leonard for the first time, I was skeptical on having more family. Ever since it was known Leonard was my father and my mom passing away, they kind of just stopped caring... I mean I have John, my dad. And I have Wendell." Jasmine gave her best friend a genuine smile. She then turned to Leonard, "And now I have you." Then Jasmine turned to Penny, "And hopefully you. If you are okay with that?"
Penny held her heart with both hand and stucknout her bottom lip some with a smile. "Really?"
Jasmine nodded, "Well yeah! I mean you are legally my step mother. But I was hoping we could maybe, hopefully, one day be friends."
Penny grinned ear to ear, "I would love that!" She turned to Leonard who looked very happy. Penny smacked his arm playfully, "Look at that, only known your daughter for half an hour and we are already bonding."
Jasmine felt happy for the first time in a long time. She watched as Leonard kissed Penny's hand and mouthed thank you to her. So Jasmine decided to bring up a subject, yet she felt nervous since they just meet. "Actually Leonard, I have a desire for all science. When you told me you were an experimental physicist, I found out that next weekend there will be a lecture at UCLA about Quantum sensing and imaging with diamond spins by Ania Jaiyich. Would you and Penny be interested going with Wendell and I?"
Leonard sat back some, "Wow, I have read Ania Jaiyich other lectures. That would be amazing. Jasmine I would love to go with you. It's just Penny really does not like that kind of thing."
Penny shrugged her shoulders with an appologalic look, "Yeah science all together I find uneventful. I tend to fall asleep.But hey it will be a great bonding moment between you two. Maybe I can steal Wendell over there and get some dirt on him."
Wendell sat up shocked feeling put in the spot light. "What the hell! Why torcher me? What did I do to you?"
"Oh I dont know, I will find a reason, like how you should come with me now to get more coffee and maybe another muffin." Penny said as she stood up as she watched Wendell get up like he was terrified he was in trouble. Penny could not help but chuckle as Jasmine and Leonard gave her both an identical confused frown. Penny leaned into Wendell as he was next to her as they began to stand in line. "Don't worry to much. They just need to bond without us there for a few minutes.But one thing you can't fool me that you and Jasmine are just friends...Because Leonard and I use to be just friends...After two failed attempts of trying to date and being in a relationship. Third time you will wear her down enough she will give in and three years in dating again and being engaged you two will be married."