Part 13
Penny felt shocked at first. Then her urges gave in and relaxed and returned the kiss with her arms wrapped around his neck. "Get a room!" As Penny and Leonard came back to reality.
Leonard pressed his forehead to hers, looking at her hoping she would not back away. "Um...I guess we better help each other up. Well you help me..."
Penny knew that look and she knew Leonard was trying his hard not to overthink what just happened. The smile across her face reassured Leonard. Penny found her balance and helped Leonard to her feet, "Well we better get off the ice before you go all Bambi on me again." She then gave him a wink.
Leonard chuckled as Penny helped him tp the edge of the rink and sat down on a bench. As Leonard began to take off a skate he nudged Penny, "You think I'm graceful on the ice, I'm a pro at rollerskating... I can even pull off the seventies dance moves as I go around the rink."
Penny rolled her eyes and shook her head. She wrapped her arms around Leonard's neck, "Sweetie I can see you now as I leave the rink embarrassed." Then leaned in and gave him a small peck on the cheek. Penny then slowly wiped her lipstick mark away making Leonard shiver with his eyes closed. Penny liked the idea she still got to Leonard so she decided to get to him some more. "Leonard?"
Leonard opened and eye as he faced Penny. "Yeah?"
Penny leaned closer, with arms still around Leonard's neck, tilted her head some and kissed his lips this time. Leonard responded as it came natural. His arms quickly wrapped around her waist as now their breathing became labored. As much to his dislike, Leonard did not want to get caught in embarrassment like a few mintues before and with ease slowed down the kiss.
As the seperated Penny sat there not moving with her eyes closed realizing this was the second time tonight they kissed. Only this time it felt more intense. Penny head was lowered slightly as she her big, dilated, green eyes looked up at Leonard. "Wow!" Is all she could say.
Leonard breathing finally slowed down thankful he did not need his inhaler at that moment. His heart was still racing. Leonard knew what to say next as those big green eyes still stared back at him. While he still felt the excitment and before he could ruin his chance, Leonard finally did it. "Penny I think we should go on a date." He felt time had stood still as he waited.
Penny realised her arms as she back a way some. She gave him a questionable look, then looked a way taking a deep breath. She looked back at Leonard, who was now giving her big brown eyes. "A actually date...date?"
Leonard swallowed hard and nodded, "Yes an actually date. I, Leonard Hofstadter would like to ask you Penny to go on a date with me the day after Christmas. And I was just going on what you said to me over a month ago and our two make out sessions. Before you say no..."
Penny took her hands into his and looked straight at him before he started rambling on, Penny answered. "Yes!"
Leonard frowned at her trying to figure out if he heard right and looked down at their his hands. Then he looked back at up at Penny, still feeling quite puzzled. "Yes?"
Penny tucked a peice of hair behind her ear still feeling pleasantly surprised. "Yes I will go out with you. Now lets finish getting our shoes on because I'm freezing!"
Leonard chuckled and drew Penny into a hug to thank her and also to warm her up.
"Sounds good." Penny hugged him back and gave him another small peck on his cheek.
They got into a taxi and headed back to Leonard's dads apartment. Penny kissed Leonard goodnight as they went into their separate guest bedrooms.
Penny was woken up to the smell of food cooking. She got up to put on her robe and went to do her personal needs. Once Penny was done, she went back to her room to get her gift to Leonard out of her bag. Then went down the stairs, into the living room and sat down her gift under the small Christmas tree. Penny tilted her head with a small smile. She accidentally saw her name on a gift with Leonard's handwriting. She could not imagine what it was because last night was more than enough. Penny shook her head and headed to the kitchen.
As she walked in she saw Alfred and Leonard cook breakfast. They seemed to be having a conversation about her."Do you see yourself having a future with Penny?" Alfred asked.
Penny did not want to hear the answer which put her into panic mode. "Hey smells good in here!" Both men turned around startled with Penny suddenly interrupting them, but both smiled at her as she smiled back.
Her and Leonard met half way in the kitchen as he wrapped his arms around her. Penny wrapped her arms around Leonard's neck, pressing herself closer so there was no space between them. "Merry Christmas Leonard."
Leonard felt the heat off her body making him relaxed but felt she was trying to tease him. If his father was not in the room he would have kissed her right there. So he leaned into her ear and whispered, "Merry Christmas indeed." To tease her back, he decided to kiss her ear. He felt her shudder as he leaned back noticing a grin across her face and her eyes closed. Leonard stood up a little feeling proud of himself knowing he had an affect on Penny. But he knew Penny would always have the upper hand since he could not contian him being so infatuated with her.
Penny opened her eyes and saw the look on Leonard's face. Penny frowned, "Oh get that stupid smug smile off your face and lets eat."
Leonard chuckled, "Well don't tease me woman, then maybe you could resist this five foot six body and this big brain."
Penny rolled her eyes as she moved to his side. One arm was just now around her waist, as hers softly laid on Leonard's shoulder as the walked to the kitchen counter, "Funny... you think your five foot six." Leonard turned and scrunched his face at her as she stuck her tongue out him for a split second. One hand took
a hold of his chin and kissed his lips.
As they finally sat down for breakfast, Alfred told them about how he had to head put tonight for a big finding in Africa but they could have the apartment to themselves until the left. Leonard then told Penny that tonight was his mother's big Christmas socialite dinner and it was up to her if she wanted to go. "To be honest Penny my mother might scare you off. She knows how to get to people and it is never a good thing."
Penny patted his shoulder, "Sweetie, you told me all about your mother, I think I can handle her."
Leonard then shrugged, "Okay...I warned you."
Once they finished Penny took Leonard by his hands and was excited to see him to open his gift. "You know you did not have to get me anything. You being here is enough." Leonard said sitting on the couch with his smudlered look as Penny handed him his gift.
Penny waved her hands at Leonard with a smile as she sat next to him. "Yeah yeah. Speaking of you got me a gift after taking me out last night. So I should be the one complaining of you buying me a gift. Now open yours!"
Leonard shrugged his shoulders as giving Penny a confused look, "Okay." Then slowly opened the gift. Once he did Leonard noticed it was a first edition of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. "Wow!"
Penny tucked her hair behind ears and was satisfied that Leonard was impressed with his gift. "You said as a kid that was your favorite book and would like to have the first edition."
Leonard gave her a side hug with a kiss on the cheek, telling Penny that he loved it and could not wait to read it again. Leonard teased he would just keep the gift himself since he spoiled her last night. Penny playfully pushed him as he did give her is gift. As she opened it and was confused as she held up the piece of glass.
"What is it?" Penny asked as Leonard helped her hold it up to the light and she saw a snowflake.
"The first night we arrived I could not sleep. Well anyways I saw it snowing. Well anyways as you can see I caught you a snowflake. It will never melt...Its a simple solution..."
Penny sat the glass down as Leonard explained what she did not understand. But yet somehow felt very touched and amazed how much Leonard showed how much he really cared about her. She took her hands to his cheeks, "That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me that I didn't understand!" Penny leaned in and kissed him first gently on the lips but when Leonard brought her closer to his body with his arms enclosed around her back, their kiss deepened.
Once they calmed down from their very heated kissing session, Leonard and Penny curled up on the couch and found Christmas Vacation on the television. Penny laid her head on Leonard's shoulder as he drapped a arm around hers. Penny looked at him and then back to thethe television. Leonard tilted his head to give her a frustrating look. "What?"
Penny smiled as she got a good look at him. "Well the kid playing Rusty just looks like you. I mean what I have seen your pictures as a kid and slap some glasses on that actor and boom he could be your twin."
Leonard shook his head still frowning down at her, then looked up at the movie. Then shrugged his shoulders, "I don't see it."