Okay, first I want to apologize for the delay. When I was riding my bicycle home from work last week, some idiot on a motorcycle cut me off and I had an unfortunate run-in with a parked car.

That had led to a week in the hospital, undergoing surgery to my broken collarbone and while they were in there, they also repaired my rotator cuff that had been bugging me for years. But luckily I live in Germany where we have universal health care and since it happened on my way home from work, my employer's insurance picked up the bill, since our laws state that the way to and from work is already covered by the employer. That's why I don't have to argue with my insurance ^^

But as a result, I struggled to finish the chapter, not just because of the painkillers or the limited arm movement but also because I had to rewrite a certain character that I actually liked :) To make it up to you, I give you my longest chapter yet :D

But still, enjoy the chapter :)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the franchise. I write here only for my own pleasure and that of others who read the story and I don't make any money. Any similarities to song titles or lyrics are absolutely coincidental and unintended. Some dialog is verbatim from different episodes and are there to keep the story going.

"Wow, you will be the death of me someday." Leonard whined, still holding his hands over his crotch protectively while sitting on the bed with his back against the headboard, still out of breath from their lovemaking.

"Oh come on, I said I was sorry. I didn't do it on purpose." Penny replied.

"I hope not. That really hurt."

"Do I have to remind you that you have playfully bitten my nipples quite often? It always felt good so I just thought I return the favor on your manhood." she said.

"Yeah, but I usually only nip and sooth it with my tongue and lips. I don't bite hard or grind my teeth over it like a saw."

"I really did that?"

"That's what it felt like. I still feel the residual pain."

"You didn't complain those last twenty-five minutes while I was riding you. Hard, I might add."

"Because my buddy was snugly surrounded by warmth and wetness and the pain receptors inside my brain were drowned out by the endorphins rushing through it. Now that it's dry and cold again, the pain is back."

"Well, if he wasn't in hiding right now, I'd let him back into the warmth." she grinned.

"Very funny. Even if that were possible right now, I really need to get up. Sheldon is surely in the bathroom already."

"He's still clueless about us, huh?"

"Yep. He keeps reminding me not to drink anything after eleven at night so I won't have to, as he says, "use your bathroom" when he's using ours." Leonard air-quoted.

"It's so weird. I can't decide if he is just innocent or willfully ignorant."

"Probably a little of both. When you used our shower after you moved in, he told me that you'd never have sex with me."

"If only he knew." she grinned.

"That's what I said back then when he told me that." he smiled back while he dressed. "Okay, I'm heading out now."

As they did almost every morning after spending the night together, Leonard walked towards her to give her the opportunity to wrap her arms around his neck to pull him down and kiss him. Their tongues did their slow dance before Leonard reluctantly pulled away.

"Bye Penny. See you later."

"Bye Leonard." she replied and snuggled back into bed.

After dozing for another two hours, her alarm clock pulled her out of bed. She got up and did her bathroom routine before making herself some coffee. She got dressed in her Cheesecake Factory uniform and ate a cinnamon bun before drinking two cups of her coffee. Sighing a satisfied sigh, thanks to their morning activities and the caffeine inside her, she headed out to another day at work.

"Damn, why do you keep rubbing it in our faces?" the voice of Cheryl interrupted her in the break room. Penny turned around and found her friend standing in the door, Kim next to her.

"I have no idea what you are talking about. I didn't even say anything." she explained herself.

"You don't have to. You have that I-had-amazing-morning-sex-with-my-boyfriend look on your face again." Cheryl almost whined which made Penny smile. "See? That's what I mean. You stand here with that infuriating smile on your face that won't leave your face even if you have to serve the worst customers humanity ever knew. And that smile is the proverbial rub in our faces."

"What can I say? I'm happy."

"Yeah, we can see that." Kim interjected.

"You make it really tough to keep our promise to not make a move on him." Cheryl stated.

"Just remember, if you do, I will hurt you." Penny said with a wink.

"Might even be worth it."

"I doubt that." Penny said. "Seriously, if I see any of you in some intimate fashion with Leonard, our friendship will be over forever." she continued and crossed her arms, glaring at her friends. To her surprise, both started laughing.

"Wow, it's great to see you that determined." Cheryl said. "As long as you are like that we know that we won't have a chance with him. But really, it's great to see you that happy, especially after your last year with Kurt."

"Must you mention his name?"

"Sorry. But I hope you see what I mean. I fully expect to see you with a wedding ring same time next year." Kim said.

"Whoa. Don't get too far ahead. Yes, I want to marry him but I don't think it will happen next year." Penny said.

"Really? Let me ask you something. If he asked you tonight, would you say yes?" Cheryl asked.

Penny stayed quiet for several seconds. At the same time, there were multiple scenarios running through her mind what she would do if Leonard popped the question in the very near future. She saw herself on the stage with an Oscar in her hand, giving her acceptance speech. And in the first row, next to her currently empty chair, sat a proudly smiling Leonard.

She saw herself walking through the Cheesecake Factory, tray in hand, serving yet another customer. Her acting career never gotten off the ground properly, she was stuck in this job to earn money. But as she placed the plate in front of the customer, her eyes got locked on the gold wedding band adorning her left ring finger.

She saw herself sitting at home on the couch, her left hand absently rubbing over her swollen belly, the feeling of the baby kicking a font of joy for her when Leonard walked in and came over to her to place his hand on her belly and a kiss on her mouth. His lips moved but she couldn't hear anything, could only see the pride and joy in his eyes as he looked at her.

Yes, Penny had dreamed of literally dozens of scenarios already about what her future might look like. But there was always one constant in every single one of them. Leonard. He was always there, always looking at her with love and pride, no matter what she did or did not do for a living.

"Yes, I would." Penny finally replied to Cheryl's question, much to the surprise of the other two girls. And what surprised her the most was the absence of fear and doubt.

"Oh my god. Wow. I think we need more girl talk. Tonight at seven, my place." Cheryl ordered, her voice not allowing a negative answer.

"Fine." Penny huffed and walked back to the restaurant for the second half of her shift.

The rest of her shift went as expected. Tips were good, her mood still on a high note thanks to her morning activities and by sheer luck, she got customers who were very receptive to that. She drove home and took a quick shower before changing into some brown pants and green shirt. She stuck her hair together in a messy bun, realizing that she had to wash it tomorrow at the latest.

She grabbed her purse, car keys and phone and exited her apartment. On her way down, she realized that she hadn't told Leonard that she wouldn't be available until later.

Hey sweetie. Cheryl and Kim have roped me into a girls evening. Don't know yet when I'll be home :-x

Too bad. But have fun :)

I will. Later :-x

She exited the building and went to her car. As she was about to unlock it, she saw a familiar looking two-wheeled vehicle and cursed. Of course Howard would do something to delay her, even by accident. Come to think of it, she could just pick it up and move it but why bother.

She went back inside and headed up the stairs, entering the guys' apartment without knocking. She saw Sheldon sit in his usual spot and Raj on the other side of the couch. She flashed a quick smile to Leonard, who was sitting in his armchair with a notebook in hands and another one closed lying on the armrest.

But what caught her attention the most was Howard. She knew that he habitually dressed flamboyantly but tonight it was even more ridiculous than ever. He had on leather pants, tight as usual and a garish colored shirt over a blue turtleneck.

"Howard, your scooter's blocking my car." she told him and he turned around upon which she saw his eye patch. "Aw, did you get pinkeye again?"

"Step one, she notices the eye patch." the engineer said to the guys before turning his attention towards her. "May I say Penny, not a lot of women could look as hot as you do with such greasy hair."

'What the hell? I know that I need to wash it but that was totally uncalled for. Was that supposed to be some kind of pick up line?' she thought and grabbed his eye patch, pulling it several inches away before releasing it. It hit his face with a loud slap and she had to laugh internally upon seeing his expression.

"Yeah, just move your stupid scooter before I pick it up and throw it in the dumpster." she said and turned around, leaving the apartment and going back down.

After waiting two minutes next to her car, Howard exited the building and rolled his scooter away, placing it next to the wall of the building. He looked at Penny as if expecting something but it would be a cold day in hell when she would thank him for something he should have done in the first place.

"Hey, come on in." Cheryl greeted her after opening the door.

"Let me guess, Kim's already here." Penny replied deadpan and walked into the apartment.

"Hey!" the aforementioned woman shouted from the living room.

"What? It's not like I ever showed up here without you here."

"True, but still."

"Sorry, I'm a bit late, my car got blocked by Howard's scooter."

"He drives a scooter?" Cheryl asked.

"Yep. But that thing looks not even remotely as ridiculous as its driver. Especially today."

"Why?"

"He had on a garish shirt, leather pants and an eye patch."

"An eye patch? Does he have pink eye?" Kim asked.

"No, I think it's supposed to be part of the whole getup."

"Why? How is an eye patch supposed to be endearing?"

"No idea. But hey, if it makes him happy, let him." Penny said and took the offered juice.

"Okay, we're not here to discuss the creep on the Vespa but your willingness to marry Leonard." Cheryl said to Penny and sat down.

"What is there to talk about? All I said is that I wouldn't say no if he asked me."

"Are you listening to yourself? This is huge! I'd be terrified if my boyfriend asked me to marry him because I don't know if I want that with him."

"Well, I feel that about Leonard, so there."

"What brought those feelings on?" Kim asked. "Don't get me wrong but you always had that independent streak in you that made the notion of you married somewhat implausible."

"I don't know. We were in that club a few days ago and met Frank again. If you don't know, Frank is a physics student in one of Leonard's classes. He's also over seven feet tall and a bouncer. He saved us from a friend of Eric who behaved very badly towards me and Leonard. And when Leonard asked Frank about how it was going, Frank told us that his girlfriend is pregnant."

"Okay, so how does that lead to your readiness for marriage?" Kim interjected.

"Getting to that. I decided weeks ago that I wanted to have Leonard's child someday. But I fear that if we're not married, those hormones could lead to a breakup once it's there. If we're married, we might fight but it shouldn't lead to an abrupt breakup."

"From what you told us about him, he won't break up with you after a fight."

"Maybe, but I'm more afraid that I'll be the stupid one and break up with him." Penny admitted.

"Why would you do that?" Cheryl asked.

"I don't know. I read that in a lot relationships, the arrival of the first child changes the dynamic between the parents and oftentimes they break up, especially when they're not married."

"Well, the first child is the second of the gigantic milestones that decides relationships." Kim said.

"Really?" Penny asked. "What is the first one?"

"Moving in together. You can have the greatest relationship in the world but as soon as you live together day and night with no possibility of getting to your own private place to cool off, so to speak, it could get messy."

"You're not making me any calmer about the prospect."

"Already apprehensive about moving in with him?"

"I don't know. Going by the week we practically lived together while Sheldon slept in his office, I have never felt better."

"But you still had your own place to go to."

"Hey, you are not helping." Penny said, louder this time.

"Maybe that's our plan, making you freak out more and more until you break up with him so we can have him." Cheryl said evilly.

"Suddenly, I'm the calmness in person." Penny said and took another sip. "But thanks, you were a great help."

"We were? How?"

"Well, every time I think about breaking up with him, for whatever stupid reason, I only need to remember how much I don't want you two to have him. That will make me run back to him pretty fast." Penny grinned.

"You're evil, you know that?" Cheryl pouted.

After spending several more hours just chatting away, which quickly turned to gossiping about all their other female friends, Penny drove back to her own apartment block. After exiting her car, she walked around the corner and looked up to the windows of 4A. All the lights were out, which meant that they were either in bed already or not even home, but given Sheldon's strict adherence to timetables, even on a Friday, the first option was more likely.

As she went up the stairs, she sighed in frustration. She was kind of mad at Leonard right now for being so cute and especially for being so good in bed that she wanted, no needed him badly, even after great sex last night and equally great sex in the morning.

Upon reaching her floor, she put her ear to the door to 4A and listened only to hear no sound coming from inside. Sighing once again, she entered her own place and went into the shower. Careful to remember to wash her hair, she did the rest of the bathroom routine and quickly went to bed. Unsurprisingly, the bed felt cold and uncomfortable, as it had for a while now every time Leonard wasn't in it with her. She closed her eyes and hoped for at least a few hours of sleep.

When Penny woke up the next morning, she felt like crap. Her throat felt scratchy when she swallowed and her head hurt. She desperately hoped that she wasn't coming down with something. A look at her clock told her that it was after ten already, so she got up and took another quick shower.

After finishing it, she put on some coffee and returned into her bedroom to get dressed. She discarded her robe and put on some panties and army fatigues, followed by some dark pink boots to warm her feet and a revealing red top with white straps and rim in the same color.

She got her coffee and took only two gulps before she slammed the cup down again. The hot liquid burned down her sore throat in a very uncomfortable fashion. She checked her cupboards and found some chamomile tea but unfortunately no honey which she needed to get the liquid down while simultaneously soothing her throat.

She grabbed the tea bag and exited her apartment, walking the few feet to her neighbors. She entered without knocking to find everybody, except Leonard, sitting in different places and watching the news.

"Penny, please do come in." Sheldon said to her, involuntarily using sarcasm which he strangely enough doesn't understand when others do it.

"Sorry, I don't feel well and I need some honey for my tea." she replied to Sheldon.

"You will also steal my tea?" Sheldon asked.

"No, I brought some of mine."

She took their electric kettle and heated up a cup full of water, the low amount making the process fast. She poured it into her cup and dunked the tea bag into it, placing the honey she took from their cupboard next to it. While she waited for the tea to brew, the guys kept watching the news and whatever was on it slightly agitated them. She perked up her ears and listened in to the reporter.

"A NASA spokesman states that due to the loss of data, they will most likely be unable to determine the cause of the Mars Rover's malfunction. This is not the first time an exploratory mission to Mars has ended in disappointment."

"Thank God for Plan B." Howard commented in a low voice.

"Howard, didn't you say you worked on the Mars Rover?" Penny asked, remembering something he once told her shortly after she had moved in.

"No, you're mistaken." the engineer said without looking at her.

"Yeah, when we first met, you said that if I went out with you, I could drive a car on Mars."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

While Howard evaded her, she saw Leonard coming out of his room and mentioning for Sheldon to join him. She was a bit disappointed that he barely acknowledged her presence. The only thing that showed her that he noticed her presence was the slight widening of his eyes upon seeing her in that top. 'Whatever he wants, it must be very distracting.' she thought.

"Will you all excuse me? Leonard is subtly signaling that he'd like to talk to me in private." Sheldon commented and Penny had to grin at Leonard's exasperated reaction. Both men left the room and Penny went to sit down in Leonard's armchair after putting the honey into her tea.

"I remember specifically. You started by asking if I was from Mars because my ass was out of this world." she told Howard.

"Well, that does sound like me, but no." he replied and in that moment Leonard exited his bedroom with Sheldon in tow.

"Hey, everything okay?" she asked her boyfriend, who looked at her with a nervous expression.

"Not really, can I talk to you?" he replied, which made her nervous too. "In private." he added when the others looked at both of them.

"Sure." she said and got up to walk out with him.

They walked to her apartment in silence and entered it, Leonard before her. She closed the door and grabbed him, pressing him against the door and pressing a hard kiss on his lips. She pushed her tongue into his mouth and played with his until he reacted and wrapped his hands around her hips.

"I don't know if sex is possible now, I feel like I'm coming down with something." Penny said after separating. "But I'm willing to risk it." she continued and started to take off her top.

"Wait. Isn't that not-feeling-well stuff something you should have said before pushing your tongue down my throat?" he asked.

"Uh, yeah, I really should have done that. Sorry."

"Okay, I didn't say we need to talk for nothing, there really is something I need to tell you."

"Why do I suddenly have the feeling we're about to have another fight."

"Because something happened last night that was very bad."

"Oookay. Tell me." she said, suddenly apprehensive and let herself be led towards the couch.

"Here it is, yesterday Howard called us after he went to that bar to pick up women."

"Wait, that eye patch think worked?"

"No, he said there were four others with eye patches, but that's not important. He picked up a woman by telling her she could drive the mars rover."

"I knew it! He did offer me that when we met."

"Anyway, either he or the woman drove the Mars Rover into a ditch on Mars and he had Sheldon and Raj help him to fix the situation and then told me to drive the woman home."

"Does she have a name? Calling her "the woman" sounds so strange." she said, using air quotes.

"Her name is Stephanie Barnett and she's a doctor."

"A doctor doctor or you kind of doctor?"

"Doctor doctor. Medical."

"Okay, I still don't see what's so bad."

"Getting there. Well... um... we got in my car and I drove her home but before she got out of my car, she... um..."

"Leonard, spit it out."

"Um, she kissed me." he said in a low voice and Penny felt like she had been punched in the gut.

"She kissed you?" she asked and her voice cracked up.

"Yeah. And I'm not talking a peck on the lips as a form of goodbye, I'm talking a deep, pushing my seat down without pulling the lever kiss. Harder and more forceful than the one you just gave me."

"But you ended it, right?" 'Oh please, tell me you ended the kiss.'

"Um, I tried. But she is a really strong woman, especially when she was pressing me down. I managed to get her off me when she stopped to draw a breath."

"Um, okay." Penny said, not trusting herself to get out a complete sentence.

"Look Penny, I swear, there was nothing on my part. I have no idea what made her do that."

"Okay, that's something to take in. You're never gonna see her again, right?" she asked and saw Leonard's doubtful face. "What?"

"I fear that she mistook my inability to get her off me for acceptance of the kiss. And if her aggressive behavior is an indicator, she might try to get more."

"But she doesn't know where you live or work, right?"

"Right. But she works at the hospital that I have been to several times for checkups and stuff. I don't know her mindset but she knows my name and could easily look up my address and phone number."

"Isn't that kind of stalking?"

"Maybe. Probably yes."

"Okay, another question. Why did you take Sheldon into your room?" she asked.

"I needed to talk to someone besides you, because it could lead to massive friction between Howard and me if Stephanie really comes after me. She WAS his date before she did what she did." he replied and Penny noticed how he avoided to say that this woman kissed him, something that she was very grateful for because this situation illustrated exactly what she feared most. A highly educated woman, who was a doctor nonetheless, was so much into Leonard that she pretty much jumped him.

She remembered doing more or less the same after Leonard had sat her up in that motel room. She didn't know what this Stephanie looked like but the whole thing brought back her insecurities about her intellectual inferiority compared to Leonard and his circle of friends. All she had to offer was a long running stint as waitress and her body, though Leonard always said it was amazing.

But this whole thing might finally show Leonard the one thing Penny knew all along and what he didn't realize about himself. That he was desirable. And if another woman was straight forward in that regard, he might see that he had better option than a community college dropout with grand dreams of becoming a famous actress.

Could that be another roadblock in telling him how she felt about him? The fear that he says it back and subsequently breaks her heart when he finds someone better? She had put herself out there once with Kurt and it left a scar on her heart. She knew that if Leonard broke up with her, she wouldn't survive emotionally. She never met someone like him, someone who could be at the same time tender yet rough in bed and shy yet assertive outside of it. He was somewhat of an enigma and that was part of his allure.

No! If it ever came to the point where another woman might take him away from her, she would fight. Fight hard. He was hers, even if he didn't know it yet. She would never give him up without fighting hard for him, no matter if the other woman was a doctor or some other accomplished professional. So what if she herself was a waitress slash actress? She thought she deserved to be happy too and Leonard was the one who made her happy.

"Penny?" she heard Leonard's voice pierce through her train of thought.

"Yeah?" she replied.

"Everything okay? You kind of zoned out just now."

"I'm okay. Thinking about stuff."

"Okay. Are we good?"

"Yeah Leonard. We're good so far. But I don't know how I will react if she does show up."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I might become very aggressive."

"Oh? I could provide a cage, leotards and spears." he grinned and received a hard glare. "Okay, too soon for jokes."

"You think? Your lips were on those of another woman."

"I know, okay? I feel bad enough already."

Penny was about to retort sharply but stopped herself and took a deep breath. The last thing she wanted to do right now is getting mired in another argument that could lead to him storming out again. Last time that happened, she got roped into a horrible date with Raj and had two of the worst days she could remember.

"I'm sorry. I don't want to fight." she told him.

"Me neither. But what should we do if she does pursue me?"

"Easy. Just tell her you have a girlfriend."

"Right! I'm so used to us not telling anyone because we want them to find out themselves, that this didn't even occur to me."

"Wait, here's an idea. So far, any female we know has more or less immediately realized that we are a couple. Don't tell her. If she comes over, text me. If I'm home, I'll come over and we do what we always do when we are at your place with others present. Missy, Mrs Cooper, my mom, they all immediately saw it. And if I'm there, she hopefully behaves herself."

"And if she doesn't?"

"Then we just tell her, screw the guys. Listen, I need to do some laundry later but right now, I want to watch Sex in the City." she said.

"That's my cue to leave. I'm going to head to the comic store."

"I'll make you watch that show one day." she smiled as Leonard got up and leaned down to her. "You really want to kiss me? I told you I might come down with something."

"Then we can be sick together. If I get sick, Sheldon might banish me from the apartment again." he grinned.

"Come here you." Penny said after a second of thinking about it, planting a deep kiss on his lips.

As Leonard left, Penny sat back and went back into her deep thoughts. Her insecurities were still there and she was still worried about that other woman who seemed hellbent on getting Leonard. It would help if she knew what that woman looked like. If she was ugly, Penny wouldn't worry. If she was good looking, Penny still would feel safe, as Leonard told her numerous times that he found her beautiful. But if that woman could also be considered beautiful, Penny would be worried.

With a sigh, she took up her remote and watching her favorite TV show, snuggling herself into her comforter.

After several episodes, she felt herself sweating slightly but she didn't know if it came from her oncoming cold or the thoughts of Leonard pleasuring her in various ways, that came unbidden into her mind.

Standing up, she felt her clothes damp and with a curse, she went into her bathroom to take another quick shower. Luckily, she wanted to do laundry anyway and could wash her now sweaty red top and army pants with the rest.

After exiting her shower, she felt much better and put on some panties and very short shorts followed by a bra and a yellow top with a number on it before putting her hair into two tight buns. Strangely, it always made her look like a bunny.

She filled her basket with the colored load and headed downstairs, putting the clothes and detergent into the machine and the quarters in the slot. Not seeing a reason to wait around, she headed back up and put all her whites into the basket before sitting down on her couch for another episode of Sex in the City.

That one went by quicker than expected and soon Penny's oven timer dinged, letting her know that her load was finished. She grabbed her second load and headed back downstairs. Quickly emptying the washing machine she used, she put the wet clothes on one of the dryers before putting her whites into the machine. After she closed the lid and started it, she went over to put the colors into the dryer just as Leonard entered the room, basket in hand and shirts on his shoulder.

"Oh, hey sweetie." she greeted him, happy to see him.

"Hey." he replied and gave he a quick kiss. "Wow, those shorts really show off your legs. Makes me want to have them around my waist or neck again."

"Play your cards right and you will. New shirts?" she asked, pointing to the ones on his shoulder.

"Yeah, a couple. Thanks for them but you could have given them to me directly."

"What are you talking about?"

"I got these in the mail when I returned from the comic book store. A neat packet, addressed to me without a sender address on it. I thought they were from you as a subtle nudge for me to dress better."

"Sweetie, if I wanted you to dress better, I would tell you directly. Don't you see? They came from the doctor woman."

"What makes you so sure?"

"You told me she might look up your name and address. I think this is something of a bribe, I'd expect an invitation for dinner or something very soon."

"That I will turn down of course."

"Damn right you will." she grinned.

"So I think I won't have to wash these. If she calls or comes by, I will just arrange to give them back to her."

"Why not keep them. If she gave them to you as a gift without knowing your relationship status, why give them back?"

"Well, if you think that's... Oh oh." Leonard started.

"What?" Penny asked.

"I think I know why she thinks I'm single."

"How?"

"I never updated my Facebook profile. It still lists single on it."

"Mine too. Probably why I'm getting hit on almost every day in the Cheesecake Factory or on Facebook itself."

"People hit on you on Facebook?"

"Sure. They see my profile somewhere, probably around three corners from friends of friends of friends or like that and click on it."

"Well, I've seen your profile picture. I'd click on it."

"Aw, thank you. You should see the pictures of me that I'd never post online." she winked and grabbed her basket as Leonard dumped his clothes into another machine and activated it. Before she left, she stepped into his personal space and pretty much rubbed herself to his body before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek and leaving.

As she went up the stairs and reached their floor, she heard Leonard catching up with her. She turned around to see him walk briskly up the last few stairs without his basket but with a look in his eyes that she has seen a lot during the last year.

She winked at him again and entered her apartment, placing the laundry basket on the floor next to her coffee table and stretching her body with her back to the door. She couldn't suppress a grin when she heard her door slam shut followed by the sound of a hoodie hitting the floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and half pushed, half carried her into the bedroom, with her giggling the entire time.

Her giggling became more sensual when he started sucking on her pulse point, the sensation causing goosebumps to appear on her skin. She heard him opening his belt and zipper and soon heard his pants fall, wondering how he did that while simultaneously pushing her forward. As soon as her legs hit the bed, he let go of her waist and pushed her forward, making her fall flat on the bed before he pulled her backwards a bit until her knees were on the floor. With one swift move, he pulled her shorts and panties off her leaving her lying on her stomach with her shirt still on.

"I never get tired of looking at your perfect ass." he whispered.

"Right now you should stop looking at it and put yo...OH MY GOD!" her sentence ended abruptly when Leonard entered her, the angle of their bodies allowing him to push in very deep and already stimulating her g-spot.

He didn't waste time and started thrusting hard, his skin slapping against hers, adding to the already high noise level in the room, which consisted of his groans and her moans and yells. Leonard grabbed her hair in one fist and put the other hand on her shoulder, using his grip to pull her against him with every thrust.

Penny felt her inner muscles constrict and yelled out her orgasm, which he again took as an invitation to slam even harder into her until she had finally ridden it out. He didn't stop or slow down but changed his position slightly by putting one foot on the bed which gave her even more pleasure. Her eyes rolled back into her skull as he mercilessly slammed his manhood into her in fast and regular intervals, even beginning to roll his hips so the angle of entry changed slightly with every thrust.

After seventeen minutes of relentless thrusting and three more orgasms, she felt his movements get erratic and heard his breathing change. He let go of her hair and placed his now free hand between the bed and her body to rub her nub in sync with his movements. She felt her coil tighten rapidly and as she climaxed a fourth time, she took him with her.

He collapsed on her back with a loud grunt, his lips on her neck, gently sucking at the exposed flesh not covered by her shirt. She grabbed behind her and stroked the skin around his hips, not knowing what else to do with her hands.

"Wow, you always know how to do me for maximum pleasure." she panted.

"Glad to hear that. I always try to remember everything that made you climax for future reference." he replied and pulled out, grabbing some of her wet wipes and handing her some.

She used them to clean herself up and went into her bathroom to finish the job. She went back out to find Leonard, again clad in his pants, lying on her bed with a satisfied smile on his face. She knew that she had the same expression on her face as she put her own panties and shorts back on and lay down, putting her head on his chest.

"I kinda like it when you do me rough like that." she said.

"Good, that means I don't have to feel guilty when I can't control myself around you." he smiled back at her.

"Right back at you. Don't be surprised if I rip your clothes off you and ride you into oblivion."

"If that happens, at least I die happy."

"Hey! It's not like that would happen."

"You never know."

"Leonard? Stop talking and kiss me." she ordered and he complied without complaint.

He pulled her chin up and placed his lips on hers, his tongue begging for entry which was promptly granted. She pulled herself up some more to get a better angle and deepened the kiss, her tongue pushing his back into his mouth. Her arms went under his neck to get a better hold while his own wrapped themselves around her waist again, holding her close and tight to him.

She felt such a phenomenal amount of bliss right now, she never wanted the moment to end. Unfortunately, a ding of her oven timer ruined the moment when it indicated that her laundry, and by extension his, was done.

"Come on, we need to get our laundry." she said and thought about the words she just used. Our laundry. It was scary how great that sounded in its literal meaning. Her lack of apprehension made it even more apparent to her that Leonard was the endgame for her. And no doctor would take him away from her!

They went downstairs and Penny grabbed her dry laundry before both put their wet loads into a dryer each. Instead of going back up, he simply grabbed her and pressed her to him, standing against the wall simply cuddling and kissing until the dryers were done. They grabbed their laundry and after folding it put it into their respective baskets.

They walked up the stairs, chatting about nothing in particular and Penny immensely enjoyed his presence and his looks at her behind when she walked in front of him. Every time that happened, she made sure to swing her hips just a little bit more to show him what she could give him.

As they reached their floor, they found Howard standing in front of the guys' apartment and when he turned to them, she saw his face contorting into anger directed at Leonard.

"Hey Howard, how's it going?" Leonard asked him.

"I got a call from Stephanie a few minutes ago. You are dead to me now." the engineer replied and walked into 4A.

"I think she told him why she wouldn't go out with him." Penny said.

"But I have no intention of going out with her."

"I don't think Howard cares for that. All he knows is that you are responsible for the doctor not wanting him."

"She wouldn't have gone out with him with or without me in the picture." Leonard tried to reason.

"I'm not the one you have to convince. In his eyes, you are responsible for the relationship not happening. Or at least the sex. But if you need to, you are welcome to sleep at my place tonight."

"Gladly." he said and kissed her before going into his apartment.

Penny woke up the next morning, shivering. When she and Leonard had said their goodbyes in the hallway, she had showered and put on a skimpy thong and nothing else before getting into bed on top of the covers, waiting for her sweetie to arrive and ravish her upon seeing how she was waiting for him.

Yet at some point she had fallen asleep and no Leonard had appeared during the night. She fought her way into the bathroom and cleaned herself up, putting on her robe before getting back out to put on some coffee. As she waited, she took her phone to check her messages and found a long message from Leonard.

Sorry for not coming over. Got into a long and arduous argument with Howard until I got a headache, then Stephanie showed up again. Unfortunately, she kissed me again right after arrival and now the guys think even more that me and her are in a relationship. But she mentioned her roommate and got Howard a date with said roommate, so at least he and I are good again. Text me when you're up and want to talk to me, I'll come right over.

Penny sat back with a sigh as her coffee maker finished brewing. So Stephanie had actually visited and kissed him again! Her Leonard! She didn't feel disappointment in Leonard, only rage at this doctor woman. Stephanie Barnett. That was her name!

Penny booted up her laptop and logged into Facebook. She entered the doctor's name and looked at her profile. She was good looking enough facially and Penny got a small knot in her stomach when she clicked on the doctor's photo albums. Stephanie had a little more body mass then Penny but she wasn't ugly.

'Cleavage wise she reaches my level.' Penny thought, glad that her own ass was slimmer and firmer than the doctors. She only had to get Leonard to touch hers a lot and she wouldn't have any problems, at least in the short term. The intellectual gap was still a sore point for her though, the woman was a medical doctor, for crying out loud. She remembered Leonard's text and grabbed her phone again.

I'm awake now. If you're available, you can come over.

Instead of a text answer, a knock on her door announced his arrival. He entered without waiting for her to call and found her sitting on the couch, her laptop open on the table and cup of coffee in hand.

"Hey, did you watch the morning news?" he asked her as he sat down next to her and she shook her head in response. "Apparently, Howard's screw up with the Mars Rover caused it to find signs that there may have been life on Mars."

"What? Really?"

"Yeah. And he's of course very unhappy about that since he can't take credit for it."

"Why not?"

"Because he might become famous but would also go to prison. He invited a woman without the proper clearance and played around with a two-hundred million dollar project."

"Wow, that must suck for him. But I don't really feel any sympathy with him, since he introduced that doctor woman to you."

"I take it you read my message from last night."

"Yeah. She kissed you again?" she asked, trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.

"She did. I was arguing with Howard when she knocked. Sheldon let her in, she ran at me and kissed me again. She then mended fences with Howard by hooking him up with her roommate but I excused myself with the headache I got from the argument."

"Did she leave?"

"I hope so. I don't know if she left right away but I didn't stay around to make sure."

"Okay." Penny sighed. "Do you know that I waited for you yesterday, lying on my bed and clad in nothing but a thong? I woke up this morning and I was freezing."

"Just a thong?"

"Whoa, that's the only thing you took from that sentence?" she asked a little incredulous and a lot amused.

"Sorry. If you say things like that I can't see anything else in my mind and the only thing I hear is the blood rushing past my ears, towards an area below my hips."

"At least I still have that effect on you."

"The day you stop having that effect on me is the day I go blind and lose all feeling in my hands." he grinned.

"Wow, you have a way with words."

"What I lack in height and muscles, I make up with wits and eloquence." he smiled back and Penny put her right arm around his shoulders to kiss him on the cheek.

"Leonard?" she whispered into his ear. "I'm still only wearing a thong under my robe."

She grinned when she noticed Leonard shiver and felt the familiar heat pooling in her abdomen. She blew some air against his skin and saw goosebumps appear on his neck, grinning while she did it.

"You don't say." Leonard croaked.

"Oh yes. And since you once again kissed another woman, you need to make it up to me. A lot."

"But I didn't kiss her, she kissed me." he complained, only to receive a pointed glare from Penny, that was rendered useless by her smile. "But I still need to be punished."

"Yes, you do."

She led him into the bedroom and after a few hints, he got the message and took off his clothes. She pushed him on the bed and, still in her robe, straddled his abdomen and leaned over him. His hands wandered up and down her legs under her robe and out again. With a smile, she bent down and captured his lips in a deep kiss, her forearms to the left and right of his head.

She stood up and put her hands under her robe, dropping her thong low enough for it to fall the rest of the way by itself, a move that Leonard highly enjoyed given the ever increasing hardening of his manhood. She grinned and sat back down, lowering her upper body again but not kissing him this time.

"You kissed another woman." she admonished playfully. "For that, you may not touch me this time."

Putting a hand on his mouth to prevent any acoustic complaints, she opened her nightstand drawer and pulled out a box, opening the lid as she did. She pulled out its contents and grinned evilly as she sat back up again. She took Leonard's left arm and lifted it to the left bedpost, securing his wrist to it with one of the handcuffs she got from her nightstand and quickly repeating the process with his other arm.

Despite the need burning inside her, she very slowly opened her robe, teasing him by only opening it slightly so he could see parts of her breasts. Almost by reflex, his arms attempted to grab her robe and pull it open but unfortunately for him, they were made immobile by her punishment.

"Do you want to see this body?" she said with a tone she had tried to perfect and started to call acoustic sex.

"Yes." Leonard hissed and his upper body jerked upwards as if being pulled by a magnet.

"Why?" she asked innocently, her voice still low.

"It's the only body I ever want to see." he replied without missing a beat.

Penny then obliged him and opened her robe, spreading it wide and discarding it to the floor. She arched her back, still on his abdomen and shook out her hair with her hands, the movement pulling her breasts up and making them bob up and down slightly. Penny of course knew that they would do that and also knew that Leonard loved to see those movements.

She looked down on him and saw his eyes glued to her chest. He licked his lips and that innocent act only increased the heat between her legs, making her ache for him. But she still needed to attempt to play her part, although it became harder with every second.

"Kissing another woman twice makes your statement unbelievable." she hissed again, her smile assuring him that she didn't mean it in a negative way, while she slowly scooted up his body, her heat reaching his upper chest.

"I never kissed her! I only want to kiss you. I l..." Leonard stammered.

Whatever he wanted to say would have to wait until later when Penny couldn't take it any longer. She almost jumped the remaining distance, pressing her heat on his mouth, while her hands grabbed the headboard of her bed. His didn't lose any time to surprise, his tongue starting rapid movements over her sensitive skin immediately upon contact.

He let his tongue run over her labia and pressed it hard on her clit, flicking it pointed movements before sticking it directly into her. Penny's eyes rolled back into her skull at his ministrations, his skill finally having reached the phenomenal level. She started rocking back and forth, the sensations making her unable to stay still.

As usual, it didn't take long for him to make her climax and Penny soon shuddered as the orgasm rushed through her. She moaned loudly and pressed herself harder on him, her movements an invitation for him to push his tongue even deeper into her, rapidly moving it around her inner walls and salivating the taste of her.

She put her feet down and leaned backwards a bit while grabbing the back of his head. She pulled his head upwards and scooted backwards an inch so his lips separated from her heat. She watched him as his tongue kept moving along her labia and clit, the movement of her skin sending even more shudders through her. The view in front of her eyes gave her the same feeling as watching herself live getting pounded by him, when they had hooked up the camcorder to the TV.

Her second orgasm came almost by surprise, its lack of announcement offset by its intensity. She gave a silent scream as the wave of endorphins crashed like waves through her body and she collapsed backwards on his body. Her lower body still in his reach, he kept licking her while she kept twitching. Finally she sat up again and scooted backwards, leaning down again to catch his lips in a searing kiss and tasting herself on his tongue.

"Good job, Leonard. But don't think this will be all." she said and sat up again, grabbing his manhood and guiding it to her entrance before sitting down.

She slowly let her weight do the job of taking him in, the familiar feeling of him filling her out making her moan loudly. It had only been twenty-five hours but it felt like they hadn't had sex in a week. All this made her incredibly worried about their next one-week hiatus when mother nature hit her again.

She wanted to go slow at first to drag him along as per her plans for punishment but her almost frightening need quickly put the kibosh on that. After only a few seconds of slow movement, she sped up and soon enough, the room was filled with the banging sounds of her headboard hitting the wall and her screams of pure pleasure.

She ignored the time she was riding him, just enjoyed it. She climaxed once, twice, then a third time. She bent down and kept moving her hips up and down while she pushed her breasts into his face, letting his tongue swirl around her nipple.

"Penny please, I need to touch you!" Leonard shouted, his arms straining against the cuffs.

Penny was glad that she bought the padded cuffs instead of the regular, or else Leonard would have probably have deep cuts in his wrists by now. Luckily, the cuffs were also trick cuffs and instead of needing a key to open, they only needed the push of a small button. Penny quickly opened the cuffs first on his left arm and then the right.

As soon as Leonard's arms were free, he wrapped them around her waist and held her close before he started to pump his hips in sync with hers. Penny again felt the coil tighten as her eyes rolled back into her skull. She screamed and sunk her teeth into his shoulder as she climaxed for the sixth time tonight and felt Leonard climax with her, his groans filling the room as he spilled into her.

They spent the next few minutes simply cuddling in each others arms while they both worked hard to get their breathing back under control. If that didn't bind Leonard to her, she didn't know what else she could do. But the way he was holding her told her more than words could convey, it was the hold of someone who never wanted to let go. Unfortunately she had to work today, so letting go was kind of important later.

As she closed her eyes to rest them for a few minutes, Penny unfortunately didn't realize that before she connected her heat to his mouth, he had been about to tell her the three magic words she wanted to hear.

After dressing in some brown pants and green top, Penny let Leonard head back into his apartment so he could do some work for his upcoming lecture that he missed the night before. She headed downstairs to get her mail and while she slowly walked down, her face was lit up in that look that told everyone who knew what it meant that she had just been pleasured thoroughly be the man she loved.

"Penny, hello." she heard Sheldon's voice from behind her as she emptied her mailbox.

"Hey, Sheldon." she greeted back as he got his own mail.

"What is shaking?"

"I'm sorry?" she asked incredulous.

"It's colloquial, a conversation opener. So, do you find the weather satisfying? Are you currently sharing in the triumph of some local sports team?"

"What's wrong with you? You're freaking me out." she said and attempted to get away, his behavior truly scaring her.

"I'm striking up a casual conversation with you. Sup?"

"Please don't do that." she tried to stop him.

"All right, But I'm given to understand that when you have something awkward to discuss with someone, it's more palatable to preface it with banal chit chat." he clarified.

"So, this wasn't the awkward part? What do you want?"

"Are you aware that Leonard has apparently entered into a new romantic relationship which probably includes a sexual component?" Sheldon asked her and Penny had a feeling were this was going. Did he finally figure out that she and Leonard were together?

"Okay, feeling the awkward now." she said instead, not used to Sheldon talking about those things.

"Her name is Dr. Stephanie Barnett and she is a highly distinguished surgical resident at Freemont Memorial."

Okay, so he hasn't figured it out but instead had connected the wrong dots. Penny sighed and wondered why Sheldon thought that Leonard was dating that doctor woman when he has always rejected her.

"What makes you think they are in a romantic relationship?" she asked.

"When Doctor Barnett came by yesterday, she greeted him with a kiss. And not just those kisses you have given him sometimes but one of those unsanitary kisses where way too much saliva is exchanged."

"Gross, Sheldon." she said. Luckily, she felt the opposite when she thought about the saliva exchange that she has with Leonard. Although kissing sounds nicer.

"Yes, exactly. Totally gross. But you need to understand how important this relationship is to me."

"To you?" she asked and now she was even more confused.

"Yes, because you see, of the handful of women Leonard's been involved with, she's the only one I have ever found tolerable."

"Hey, what about me?" she asked, shocked at his bluntness.

"The statement stands for itself."

"Well, aren't you sweet?" she said and attempted to leave.

"Anyway, should you have any interaction with her, it would be most helpful that she not see you as a sexual rival." he called after her and made her stop in her tracks.

"Oh Sheldon, I can have Leonard with a snap of my finger."

"I'm aware that you flaunt your sexual characteristics like a carrot to a donkey pulling a cart but consider the following scenario. You're sitting in your apartment, it's late, you're alone, your hypothalamus is swimming in a soup of estrogen and progesterone and suddenly even Leonard seems like a viable sexual candidate, or a hookup as it's referred to by today's urban youth."

"Really?" she said sarcastically.

"Yes. Now, should that happen, I would ask you to find some way to suppress your libido."

"I could think about you." she said. 'Or I do what I always do. I call Leonard and we will have a love fest that leaves me like a puddle of goo, twitching in orgasmic bliss.' she added in her head.

"Fine, whatever works."

"Always nice talking to you, Sheldon." she said and went up the stairs, hurrying into her apartment in case Sheldon followed her up to strike up more awkward conversations.

Sheldon just advised me to suppress my libido should I feel the urge she texted to Leonard.

Why? came the reply.

Because your "relationship" with Doctor Stephanie is very important to him because she is the only woman he can tolerate. Those were his words

Why does he think I'm in a relationship with her?

Because she greeted you with a kiss last night

Dear lord. But hey, if you have sexual urges, call me ;)

That's exactly what I thought when he said that :D

I just hope he doesn't do anything stupid like inviting her

That will be awkward. But I have to get ready for work now. See you tonight?

You bet. Have fun at work :-x

After morning sex I usually get great tips. So we'll see. Bye sweetie :-x

Putting down her phone, she headed into the bedroom to change for work. She hoped that the pattern of morning-sex-equals-great-tips continued because then she would be able to afford more kinky underwear for Leonard's pleasure.

In the end, her expectations were even exceeded. Despite being roped into an extra half shift due to a scheduling conflict of one of her colleagues, she came home in a good mood after receiving enormous tips. When she entered her apartment, she did a facepalm when she saw her phone lying on her coffee table. She picked it up and saw a message from Leonard from just fifteen minutes ago.

If you're home, come over quickly. Sheldon used my phone to invite Stephanie for dinner

Penny threw her phone on the couch and ran into her bedroom, taking off her uniform and grabbing the first dress she could find. She put it on and checked herself in her mirror, the yellow sundress giving onlookers a good view of her cleavage and legs due to the shortness of it. She checked her hair and makeup and hurried into the hallway and quickly entered 4A. She found Leonard sitting in his usual place, Sheldon in his spot and Stephanie on the other side of the couch. The look in Leonard's eyes told her of the gratitude he felt right now.

"Penny, welcome. We're currently having dinner." Sheldon said deadpan, with a look that said 'What are you doing here?'

"Great, I'm starving." Penny replied and went to the kitchen area, deliberately ignoring Sheldon's unspoken question.

"I'll help you." Leonard said and got up.

"But Leonard, we don't have enough for her." Sheldon added and followed him into the kitchen area.

"Sheldon, you just explained scientifically that we do have enough for all of us."

"Yes, for the three of us."

"But there is some left." Penny said and scooped the rest of the pasta on a dish.

"Penny, do you understand that this is supposed to be a date?" Sheldon asked her in a hushed tone.

"If it is, why not sending Leonard away?"

"Because it's his date with Doctor Barnett. But he has been in a foul mood ever since we sat down."

"Then why did you sit down with them if it's supposed to be a date just for them?

"To help them." Sheldon said as if that explained everything. "Look, if Leonard fails at this relationship, and history suggests he will, then we risk losing the medical officer that our landing party has always needed."

"What landing party?" Leonard asked, while Penny just looked confused.

"You're Kirk, I'm Spock, Wolowitz is Scotty, Koothrappali is the guy who always gets killed, Penny is the female extra walking clueless and aimlessly around the ship and now we've got McCoy." Sheldon explained, and gave Stephanie a strange wave with his fingers like a V. Penny recognized this as the hand gesture Spock always did from the time she had watched an episode of Star Trek with Leonard.

"Sheldon, I didn't want this. If you want her in our group, you woo her."

"I don't woo. And of course you want this, you kissed already. Logic dictates that you want her in a sexual way." Sheldon stated and Penny could see the exasperation in Leonard's face.

"Sheldon, you can't just dictate who Leonard is allowed to date." Penny said.

"I don't dictate, I give pointed nudges in the right direction. And now get changed Leonard, we're going to the movies."

"What? We are?"

"Yes. And Penny, you aren't allowed to come."

"Why not? I can go to the movies if I want." she said.

"If you continue to interfere in Leonard's relationship, I will make your living highly uncomfortable."

"And if you continue to piss me off, I will make your continued existence very painful."

"Fine, we're not telling you where we're going. Come on Stephanie, or we're going to miss the previews." Sheldon said and Stephanie jumped up, walking out of the apartment. "Leonard, we'll be waiting by her car, don't dilly dally too long."

"Penny, help." Leonard whined after they were alone.

"Go to the movies. And try to let her down easy, she seems way too eager for my taste. And Sheldon too." she said and put her hands on his shoulders.

"I hope they sell hard liquor at the theater."

"Do you think getting drunk is a good thing?"

"Being caught in a dark place between Sheldon, who will constantly comment on the movie and Stephanie, who'll probably try to grab me while all I want is to sleep next to you? Yeah, I think alcohol is a solution in that case."

"Aw, that was so sweet. Still, go, before Sheldon comes back up." she said and gave him a loving kiss.

They left the apartment and parted in the hallway. Penny went back into her apartment and prayed to whoever was listening that this whole thing would be over soon. She wanted her Leonard back all for herself. Not seeing a sense in just sitting around, she did her bathroom routine and went to bed.

The next morning, Penny got up at a reasonable time and after taking a quick shower, she put on some makeup and got dressed. When she took her phone, she saw that she had a voice mail waiting. She listened and heard Leonard give a short, garbled and definitely unintelligible speech, which only told her that he couldn't help himself and got drunk. Whatever those two put him through last night must have been horror for him because usually he didn't get wasted to that extent.

Before she even could make her coffee, the distinctive knocking of Sheldon sounded off her door and she rolled her eyes. The day was already beginning badly.

"What?" she asked after opening the door.

"This is banana bread." Sheldon said and held out a loaf of said bread, wrapped in foil.

"This is a door knob." Penny retorted, pointing to her door.

"It's my understanding that an unsolicited gift of food can be a precursor to an impromptu invitation to come in and chat."

"Sheldon, would you like to come in?" she asked him, exasperation entering her voice.

"I suppose I could spare a few minutes." he replied and came in. "Were you robbed?"

"No." she said and looked around. Sure, she never has been tidy but to think that was the result of a robbery was ludicrous.

"How can you be sure?"

"Sheldon, what do you want?"

"I'm certain this will come as no surprise to you, but Leonard is failing in yet another relationship."

'Because he's not putting any effort into it since he already is in a very good and fulfilling relationship with me.' Penny thought proudly. "He's having problems with Stephanie?"

"She's sending virtual livestock to random men on the internet. She might have spent the night in his bed but if I have any hope of keeping them together, I need data. Specifically, I need to know exactly what Leonard did that caused you to pop an emotional cap in his buttocks."

"What?" she asked, not understanding a word he said.

"Again, urban slang. In which, I believe I'm gaining remarkable fluency. So, what is the down and the low? And don't worry, this is all entirely confidential, so, you feel free to include any and all shortcomings in the bedroom."

"I'm not divulging any information about what happens in my bedroom."

"Because?"

'Because way too many people already know what happens there. And if I tell you how good Leonard is pleasuring me in there, you might get an ulcer.' "Oh, okay, all right, you know what? I'll tell you what happened. We were young, we were very much in love, but we could only communicate through a time-traveling mailbox at my lake house." she said instead, quoting a movie they saw together.

"It's not enough that you made me watch that movie, but now you mock me with it?"

"Sure. Wait, back up a second, Stephanie spent the night in his bed?" she asked incredulous.

"Yes. Leonard couldn't stomach all the alcohol he consumed so she had to help him up the stairs. And to my knowledge, she never left until this morning, when she had to go to work. And now please excuse me, Koothrapali is waiting for me downstairs to take me to work since Leonard is too hungover to drive me and had to take the day off to cure his hangover." Sheldon said and left.

Shaking her head, Penny left her apartment and hurried into the other one. She desperately hoped to find Leonard clothed, otherwise it could mean that this Doctor Stephanie took advantage of him in his drunken state. As she reached the bedroom area, she heard retching from the bathroom, before the toilet was flushed and Leonard stumbled out into the hallway.

"Penny? Is that you?" Leonard asked, looking at her through squinted eyes.

"Yeah." she whispered back, knowing how much loud noises were a bother during a hangover.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Between Sheldon's constant babbling and Stephanie's attempts to fool around and putting her hand into my pants, I needed something strong to bear that."

"She put her hand down your pants?" Penny shouted and Leonard twitched in pain. "Sorry. Lets get you to bed."

She helped him back to bed and went into the kitchen to get a glass of water before getting back. She placed the water on his nightstand and grabbed some of the pain pills he had in his drawers, the same ones he provided for her once after she had had a terrible hangover. She got him to swallow one of them and he collapsed back into bed. She watched him lie there for almost half an hour when he opened his eyes again.

"Thanks." he said and sat up.

"The pills already work?"

"Yes. I told you, they are very strong. But I still feel like a doormat." he replied and drank the rest of his water.

"What happened last night?"

"I don't really remember, just bits and pieces. Us sitting in the movie theater, me trying to keep her from grabbing me in very intimate areas, Sheldon's constant babbling. We went to a bar afterwards, there I got really wasted. Then I remember being dragged upstairs and put to bed."

"At least you're still in your underwear. If I had found you naked, I'd have been very worried that she might have taken advantage of you."

"I think given my condition last night, my friend down there would have had an impossible time coming out to play, no matter who tried to lure him out. Except you maybe." he added with a grin.

"You're cute. Listen, I need to get to work soon. Will you be okay?"

"Yeah. I rest for an hour more and then I will hide in your apartment. If I say I'm sick, Sheldon will get Stephanie, since she is a doctor. But I really need to finally tell her that I'm not interested."

"How will you do that?"

"I just tell her that you and I are dating. If we do it together, she should believe us."

"And if she tells Sheldon?"

"Screw that. Let him know."

"Okay. Although I still enjoy messing with him."

"Me too." he grinned.

"Okay, I need to go now. Get better and I'll see you tonight." she said and pressed a kiss on his lips before leaving to get changed.

"Penny, are you alright? You look worried." Cheryl's voice woke her from her thoughts.

"Yes, I'm fine."

"You don't look it. What's going on?"

"It's Leonard." Penny sighed and closed her eyes.

"Did you break up?" Cheryl asked and Penny couldn't help but notice the glimmer of hope in her friend's eyes.

"No, we didn't. But there is another woman courting him, and courting him hard. And to top it off, she is a medical doctor. And although Leonard assured me that he isn't interested in her, and I believe him by the way, she is very aggressive in pursuing him. And the worst thing is, his roommate is helping her."

"What? Why?"

"Because he wants to have a Doctor McCoy in their so-called "Landing Party". That some Star Trek reference I think."

"So, what's the plan?"

"Leonard will try to explain it to her to let her down easy. I'm concerned that she might not take the news well, she clearly seems unstable in that regard."

"I thought she is a doctor?"

"She is. Which means, she has access to scalpels and drugs. Not a good combination when you get rejected by a guy you think is into you and whose roommate adds fuel to that fire."

"Penny, don't you think you are interpreting too much into this?"

"Maybe I am." Penny sighed.

"So, what's the news on the three magic words front?"

"Still haven't found courage or opportunity yet. I almost thought he was going to say it last night when he was handcuffed to my bed but I kind of made him unable to speak."

"You handcuffed him to the bed? You dirty girl." Cheryl laughed as Penny blushed when she realized what she had just admitted.

"Shut up. It was a form of punishment because he let that doctor woman kiss him."

"I bet he really liked your idea punishment."

"About as much as I like his ideas of punishment." Penny said, unable to stop grinning.

"I know. I have seen that in a video once, remember? As I recall, he took one hour to punish you."

"Oh yeah. That was one of those great nights." Penny gushed, almost giddy at the memory.

"Dear lord, if you could see yourself right now. You look as if you want to run home, get naked, lift your ass into the air and tell him to take you as hard as he can." Cheryl stated.

"Don't give me ideas, it's already hard enough to concentrate right now." Penny replied and covered her ears before she headed back into the restaurant.

After finishing her shift, Penny drove home and took a shower. Changing into some sweatpants and a baggy shirt, she sat down on her couch to watch some TV. Not knowing if Leonard was home, she decided to write him a message instead.

Are you home?

Yes, already in bed. Don't feel too well because of last night

Did Sheldon try to call the Doctor?

Yes. But she's on call at the hospital until ten tonight, so she won't come over. I just told him I need rest

And here I was wondering if you could come over, I'm sitting here naked

Really? O.O

No, sweatpants and baggy shirt. I would never sit around naked without you here ;)

Good to hear. I'll try to go to sleep now and hopefully tomorrow I'm back on my feet again

Sweet dreams :-x

If you're in it, they will be :)

Penny grinned at the last message. Leonard always had a way of making her feel loved and appreciated and when saying thinks like that, he also made her feel desired. To pass the time, Penny watched the second half of the first season of Sex in the City until she was interrupted by the familiar knocking behavior of Sheldon.

"What?" Penny asked.

"Penny. Zucchini bread." he stated, holding a loaf of bread in his hand.

"Oh, thank you." she said and took it. At least she got something to eat.

"May I come in?" the lanky physicist asked her and attempted to step forward.

"No." Penny replied which made him stop in his tracks.

"I see. Apparently my earlier inquiry regarding you and Leonard crossed some sort of line. I apologize."

"Well, thank you."

"So, have you and I returned to a social equilibrium?"

"Yes."

"Great. New topic. Where are you in your menstrual cycle?"

'What the hell? Doesn't he have any inhibitions? '"What?" she managed to ask instead of punching him.

"I've been doing some research online, and apparently female primates like apes, chimpanzees or you, they find their mate more desirable when he's being courted by another female. Now, this effect is intensified when the rival female is secreting the pheromones associated with ovulation. Which brings me back to my question, where are you in..."

She didn't give him the chance to finish his inquiry and slammed the door in his face. She went back to the couch and started the video again, but her mind was distracted by Sheldon's behavior. How dare he assume she was an ape! But he had right one thing. Since she learned that this Doctor Stephanie was after Leonard, Penny felt herself being drawn to Leonard even more.

"Dammit, I really am a female ape, I don't want her on my territory." Penny said to herself and picked up her phone to text Leonard.

Sheldon just asked me if I'm menstruating.

Say what?

He doesn't want me to interfere in the courting that the doctor is doing

Courting? You mean this aggravated stalking she's doing? ^^

Whatever you want to call it. But he was right about one thing. I want you even more now :-x

Good to hear. Now you won't be convincing should you say no when I demand you to get naked and on the bed :-p

If you do me in my favorite position, why would I say no ;)

I'll remember that.

Why are you still awake?

I couldn't sleep and was reading some of my lecture notes. I had just turned off my lights when you wrote me so I wasn't asleep yet

Oh, I feared that I might have woken you

No, but I need to sleep now or I'll be too tired during the lecture

Sleep well :-x

Penny put the phone down again and finished the episode she was watching currently. Once she was done, she changed into her more loose pajama shorts and pink top, headed to bed and after an hour of tossing and turning because of the lack of Leonard by her side, she finally fell asleep.

Thanks to a full bladder, Penny woke up pretty early, almost at eight and quickly did her ablutions before something bad happened. After finishing in there, she put her hair up in a messy bun and headed into the kitchen. She poured water into her coffee maker and opened the cupboard to get the coffee but to her horror, the box was empty.

"God dammit, I forgot to steal coffee from the Cheesecake Factory." she said to herself and grabbed her cup. She headed into the hallway and opened the door to 4A without knocking. "Out of coffee. Need coffee." she mumbled with her eyes half closed.

Her feet automatically walking the correct route into the guys' kitchen. In some far away part of her brain, she realized that she walked this route several times when Sheldon had been living at the university and back then her mind had also been foggy from the sexual satisfaction she got from Leonard.

"Uh, hello." an almost familiar female voice greeted her and made her eyes open.

"Hi!" she replied, shocked at the woman's presence. "Stephanie, right?"

"Uh-huh. And you are?"

"I'm Penny. We met before when you ate dinner here, remember? I live across the hall."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Leonard? Why haven't I heard a thing about this woman who lives across the hall and comes into your apartment in the morning in her underwear?"

"She's here because she's a good friend and I enjoy her company and you never asked about her. Come here Penny, coffee is still hot." Leonard said and Penny was grateful at his interruption.

"To assure you, they never had coitus." Sheldon stated and Penny grinned and winked at Leonard, whose facial expression mirrored hers.

"Thank you, Sheldon." Leonard said sarcastically.

"You're welcome, Leonard." he replied sincerely, again not understanding sarcasm.

"Leonard, don't you think it's strange that your neighbor simply comes in here without knocking? In her underwear?" Stephanie asked.

"No, I like seeing her like that." Leonard started and Stephanie's face lit up in what Penny hoped was realization but actually resembled rage and disbelief. "In fact, some mornings I'll just mosey down to the third floor in my pajamas and have cereal with Mrs. Vartabedian." he continued and Penny wondered if he was joking.

"Really? I have never once been invited to have cereal with Mrs. Vartabedian." Sheldon piped in.

"That's because she doesn't like you, like every single one of our neighbors. Okay Stephanie, you said that you have a gall bladder to remove and I have to get in the shower, so bye." Leonard simply said and headed for the showers.

"Well, it was very nice meeting you." Stephanie said to Penny and Penny knew that the woman was actually saying that she hated her guts right now.

"Nice to finally meet you, too." Penny replied sweetly, egging her on.

"What could I possibly have done to offend Mrs. Vartabedian?" Sheldon wondered aloud and headed into his room.

"So, what was Stephanie doing here?" Penny asked Leonard after sneaking into the bathroom behind him.

"Apparently Sheldon invited her to breakfast while I was in bed last night. I wonder how he got her cellphone number."

"You know, she seems very nice."

"Oh, she is. She's terrific if you like that stalker-y type." Leonard stated, his voice laced with sarcasm.

"Come on, do something. This is getting out of hand."

"I will talk to her later, I promise. Also, I haven't given her any indication that I'm interested in her. The only one making her think that is Sheldon."

"If you don't tell her, then I will."

"I think I should be there, otherwise you might hurt her."

"Damn right I will. You are mine!"

"Getting possessive, aren't we?" he grinned.

"You bet your ass I am. Especially when someone wants to take you away from me."

"I'm going to take a shower now." Leonard changed the topic and took off his robe and clothes before he stepped into the tub and closed the curtain.

"What the...? You can't just get naked and then shut a curtain." Penny whined as he opened the tap.

"What are you going to do about it?" his voice called her like a siren's song.

Grinding her teeth, Penny quickly got out of her shorts and top and jumped after him into the tub. She pressed her lips hard against his and his body against the wall, just barely managing not to slip and fall.

"Is this a good enough answer?" she panted, already out of breath.

"Almost." he grinned and grabbed around her to cup her ass. "But remember, Sheldon is next door."

Cursing inwardly at the need to remain quiet, she nevertheless wrapped one leg around his waist, using the other to steady herself while she lifted her arms to grab the curtain bar. Once she had both hands around it, she wrapped her other leg around his waist as well just as he snaked his arms under her legs to hold her up.

Using one hand to guide himself, he pushed into her. Penny connected her lips to his and moaned into his mouth as Leonard started thrusting forward, with the slaps of their skin connecting getting drowned out by the running water. One of his arms returned around her waist, holding her close to him as he kept moving his hips in a fast rhythm, the mixture of his manhood moving inside her and the simple thrill of having shower sex with his whacky, unsuspecting roommate next door proving too exhilarating for Penny to endure long.

She climaxed with a squeal and felt Leonard come with her, spilling into her as he groaned. He let go off her waist and she put her feet back down, keeping in contact with him to steady herself. Only a three minute quickie and she was vastly out of breath. Leonard helped her clean herself up and both stepped out of the tub, drying each other off and getting dressed, Penny in her pajamas again and Leonard in his own underwear and brown pants that Penny has never seen before.

"New pants?" she asked as he put them on, starting to scratch himself immediately.

"No. They were hanging in my closet and I took them."

"Okay? I have never seen them on you, that's why I'm asking."

"Come to think of it, me neither. But they were further in the back of my closet, maybe that's why. But lets head out now, Sheldon should be ready for work."

Both stepped out of the bathroom and were met by Sheldon who just came out of his own room. He looked at both her and Leonard with a questioning look on his face.

"Penny, were you inside the bathroom when Leonard was taking a shower? That's highly inappropriate, given that Leonard is in a relationship with Doctor Barnett."

"I'm not Sheldon." Leonard tried to get to him.

"Sheldon, Leonard and I just had sex in the shower." Penny stated.

For a few seconds, nobody said anything. Penny kept a straight face and looked at Sheldon, who seemed to contemplate what she had just said. Instead of answering though, he gave a strange sounding breath-in laugh.

"Oh Penny, you crack me up." he stated and walked out into the living room.

"Wow." Leonard simply said and followed him, shaking his head. Penny grabbed the now full coffee cup and together they left the apartment and while the two guys headed downstairs, Penny went back into her own apartment.

"Okay, what is Leonard doing differently than any other guy?" Cheryl's voice echoed from behind her.

"What do you mean?" Penny asked and turned around, seeing her friend and Kim standing there.

"Well, I tried morning sex with my boyfriend during the last few days but while he can't stop grinning, I still don't get more tips than usual. Yet here you are, breezing through the restaurant, picking up thirty percent or more in tips and you have that glow again." Cheryl complained.

"Because I'm in love." Penny said dreamily. "And I had shower sex this morning."

"Dammit Penny. Give him to us, at least once. We'll pay you." Kim whined.

"No way. Get your own Leonard. But not mine." Penny poked out her tongue and left the break room to finish her shift.

After the shift, which had turned out to be very profitable again, Penny came home and after a quick shower, she changed into a pair of jeans and a blue top with flowers. The cut of the top accentuated her cleavage in a very positive way and she once again thanked her mother for the genes. She grabbed the dirty towels that had piled on during the last few days and went back outside. During her descent down the stairs, she smiled at the events that had unfolded during her shift. Having Cheryl and Kim envy her like that made her strangely giddy, especially enjoying the fact that their boyfriends weren't up to the task.

'That's because they aren't in love.' Penny thought and skipped happily down the stairs until she reached the laundry room. Her good mood rose even higher when she saw the source of her happiness standing in front of one the machines.

"Oh hey." she greeted him.

"Hey yourself. Wow, you look sexy." he said and she pushed her arms together to make her breasts stand out even more while enjoying his look. "Makes me want to take you right here and now on the washing machines."

"As enticing as that sounds, I'd rather not do it in a place where anybody could walk in at anytime."

"Spoilsport."

"If you behave, you can play with them later, while we wait in my apartment for our laundry to finish." she suggested with a smile.

"Deal. Oh, do you have any fabric softener?" he asked.

"Yeah, sure." she replied and handed him her still half-full bottle only to watch him empty its entire contents into the washing machine. "What are you washing? A crocodile?"

"No, the pants that I put on this morning. That must have been the reason they were hanging way back there."

"Oh, sweetie, you can't machine wash these. They'll be ruined."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely." she said and without taking his eyes off her, he put in the coins and started the machine.

"Oh, no. I wish you'd told me that sooner." he said but Penny knew that he didn't mean it.

"Why do you buy pants that are that uncomfortable?"

"That's just it, I don't remember buying those pants, ever. Even the color sucks."

"Honey, you have other pants in similar colors." she said with a wink.

"Then I have no idea."

"Are you sure that those didn't come from Doctor Stephanie?"

"No why would she... But... Oh my god!"

"What?" Penny asked, suddenly worried.

"When I was reading the other night while I didn't feel good, I overheard snippets of a conversation Sheldon had on the phone. He was talking about pants and sizes."

"What? Are you saying that that doctor lady bought you pants after getting your measurements from Sheldon and hung them in your closet?"

"I didn't say that but that possibility seems more and more plausible."

"Seriously, you need to tell her off. I'm getting even more worried now."

"What can I say? I don't want her to snap."

"Just tell her you aren't interested in the kind of relationship she wants, no matter what Sheldon might have told her to the contrary."

"Yeah, I could say something like that to her. I'll do that. Thank you."

"Sure."

"You have a really good grasp on this. Maybe you could talk to her?"

"You're kidding, right? She might hurt you but if she finds out that I'm the reason for your disinterest, she might kill me."

"Not that that would happen, but okay. I'll go talk to her. Want to come with?"

"No! I'm going to my apartment to wait for my laundry. You drive to either her home or the hospital she works in and clear the whole thing up."

"Penny, I'm scared."

"Just go. I will take care of your laundry and later you can play with the girls." she said and squeezed her arms together again.

"You're mean. You know I can't say no if you do things like that."

"Of course I know." she grinned and pushed him out of the laundry room, while he grumbled.

Penny took her phone and started playing Angry Birds while she waited for the laundry to finish. She hope that Leonard would return soon, as he was a far better way of spending time but so far he was a no-show. After forty-five minutes of simply playing and some internet surfing, she emptied both their washing machines, putting all clothes in one dryer to save money and throwing away the pants he had ruined by washing them.

Another thirty minutes passed while she waited for the laundry to dry and once that was done, she took her own and folded it quickly, considering that they were mostly blankets and towels. She then took Leonard's laundry, folding his shirts and not-ruined pants and giddily handled his shorts, knowing what's usually covered by them.

She grabbed his laundry basket along her own and went up the stairs. Knowing that Leonard was probably still out talking to Doctor Stephanie, she went straight into her own apartment, putting away her clothes and towels, placing the blankets back onto the bed. Suddenly, she heard the familiar Sheldon knocks again but his voice was strangely flat and metallic.

"Sheldon?" she asked him after opening the door and saw him standing there with his laptop in his hands

"I have an inflamed larynx." a speech generated voice said after Sheldon typed for a few seconds.

"Okay?" she asked, not getting why he told her that and he typed some more.

"We're out of herbal tea. Do you have any?" the robotic voice asked.

"Okay, let me check." she replied with a grin and turned towards her cupboards.

"Some hiney would be nice, too."

"Hiney?" she asked after turning around, only to see his face light up in confusion and even some horror.

"Honey." the speech generator corrected after a little more typing.

Grinning, she took two bags of herbal tea out of the bag but unfortunately for him, she hadn't had the opportunity to go shopping yet so she was still out of honey.

"Here you go. I still don't have any honey though."

"Thank you." he let the laptop say and left.

She closed the door and smiled at his behavior, wondering what that was about. He didn't look sick, normally you'd run a fever when having an inflamed larynx but whatever he really had, at least he was quiet. Just then, her door opened and Leonard hurried in, closing it again and leaning against it. He took a deep breath and Penny just had to go over to him and give him a quick kiss and long hug.

"Hey sweetie. I put your clothes in the dryer and got them after they were done." she told him after separating again.

"Thank you."

"But your pants are ruined."

"Good. By the way, they were from Stephanie. She did put them into my closet when I wasn't there."

"So, how did the talk with her go?"

"Well, she wasn't at the hospital or her home, she was actually at my place."

"What was she doing there?"

"Sheldon called her over while we were down in the laundry room. He had her examine him and if there is one good thing she did, she made Sheldon shut up by telling him that he has an inflamed larynx and had to stop talking for several days."

"I know. He was here a few minutes ago with some speech generator on his laptop, asking for tea and some hiney."

"Hiney?"

"Yeah, it was so funny if you think about it. Was a typo though. He corrected it right after."

"Well, I would have nothing against some of your hiney." he grinned.

"Maybe later. But now tell me, is all cleared with Stephanie?"

"Yes, I think so." Leonard replied and sat down on the couch.

"How did it go?"

"Huh. She yelled, I stayed quiet, she threw things, they hit me. She broke my bat signal she had hidden under my bed. At least Sheldon couldn't bug in with his commentary because of his "illness". But she left in a huff and I don't think she's coming back now."

"My poor sweetie." she said and started massaging his shoulders. What surprised her, and even more so that it took her that long to even realize it, that he wasn't wearing his usual hoodie but a dress shirt without an undershirt. Not that was complaining as his usual attire did leave something to be desired.

"Mh, that feels good. Keep doing that please." he said and turned his back slightly to give her better leverage.

"Okay. You're awfully tense." she stated and continued her massage, feeling him relax more and more. She got on her knees to get even better leverage. After working on his shoulders a few minutes longer, she leaned in and started kissing his neck, feeling him shiver when she did that.

"That feels even better." he said and turned his head to capture her lips in a slow kiss.

The kiss had started as a simple contact of their lips but soon got more heated when she let her tongue beg for entrance which was promptly granted. His right hand went behind her head to pull her closer and her arms closed around his neck and chest, holding herself up against him.

"Leonard?" she asked after stopping the kiss.

"Yes?"

"I would like to have sex with you." she grinned at him, and his expression mirrored hers.

"Well, if you insist." he smiled back and got up, taking her hand and leading her into her bedroom.

Once inside, he stepped into her space again, wrapping his arms around her waist as hers went around his neck, connecting their lips again to continue the kiss from before. He put his hand on her ass and started caressing her cheeks, while she slowly opened the buttons on his shirt.

She realized that this wasn't a passion-fueled start to a session of rabid fornicating. It was slow, giving and sensual. She let his shirt fall after he spread out his arms behind him and opened his pants and hers, letting hers fall and stepping out of them. At the same time, he pushed the straps of her dress off her shoulders, its looseness making it fall as soon as they were down. He stepped back from her to let his own pants drop and took an appreciative glance at her.

"I didn't know you had violet underwear." he stated, taking in the sight of his goddess standing in front of him.

"Bought them a week ago." she said and kissed him again, his hands once again going on her butt.

She felt heat and moisture pooling between her legs and took a step backwards to her bed, pulling him with her. He lifted her arms from her cheeks and opened her bra, letting fall down to the floor like her dress. She pushed the waistband of his shorts down until it reached his thighs from where on gravity did the rest, leaving him standing naked in front of her while she still wore her panties.

He pushed her with him until her legs hit her bed. She sat down and when her head was on the same height as his stomach, she resisted his attempts to push her even further until he stopped. She bent forward and grabbed his manhood, feeling it harden under her touch. She gave the tip a quick kiss and took him completely into her mouth where it kept getting harder and bigger to the size she was used to have inside her.

After only two minutes, she stopped and scooted backwards with a smile as he followed her onto the back with eyes black with desire. He grabbed her panties and pulled them down, leaving her lying naked in front of him. Following her actions, he kissed his way up her left leg, reaching her inner thighs.

Penny's legs spread automatically and her hips bucked upwards when his tongue and lips connected with her heat. With expert ability, he let his tongue roam around her sensitive flesh, licking, sucking, nipping and even softly biting, making her breath hitch when she climaxed almost violently, her entire body twitching rapidly.

"Oh my god, Leonard. You really are the king of foreplay." she panted but still pulled him upwards. "But as much as I enjoy you licking me, I need you inside me now."

He lifted his upper body and her legs with it, positioning himself correctly before pushing his manhood into her. She gasped at the contact, the familiar feeling of him filling her out something she had missed dearly since their shower encounter. Even though a lot of her former dates and boyfriends before Leonard were better endowed than him, his manhood always felt much better than anyone else's.

"You are so beautiful." he whispered before his lips started sucking on her pulse point while he kept thrusting at a slow and at the same time exhilarating pace.

She met his thrusts with her hips, the feeling of their skin meeting making her moan loudly when he hit her g-spot. That was the other thing that made him so different than the other guys she was with in her life. He had learned her body so well that he knew exactly what angle he had to hold her to hit her most sensitive spot with almost every thrust.

She felt the orgasm come on for several minutes, like watching a car come closer in slow motion. But as soon as she felt the coil snap, her legs wrapped around his waist and her lips connected with his. She screamed into his mouth as she finally came. This had been an almost excruciating slow pace and had felt almost like a sneeze building that just wouldn't come out.

"I take it you enjoyed it." Leonard grinned down after she had ridden out the climax.

"That was amazing." she panted and met his gaze with hers, seeing nothing but love in his eyes.

"I still owe you more."

"Really? It's not like we had a week-long dry spell."

"I know. But you had to watch another woman courting me." he said and stood up.

"It wasn't that bad." she tried to assure him.

"Really?" he asked with a bit of trepidation in his voice while he opened her drawer and grabbed the rubber band she kept in there. Her eyes went wide when she saw what he wanted to do. She couldn't stop smiling and he picked up on her anticipation.

"Oh no, you were so bad. You need to make it up to me. A lot." she purred and turned onto her stomach.

"Ah, now the truth comes out." he said and climbed into bed behind her, knowing that she wasn't really serious.

As he entered her and made her eyes roll back in delight and her teeth connecting to her pillow, she knew that their relationship had survived another assault. She knew that even without the three magic words she wanted to say and hear, their love had been strengthened by the ordeal. And no doctor had taken him away from her. She didn't know what the future would dump on them next but she couldn't imagine anything worse and an accomplished female hunting Leonard. And Penny thought that if she could beat a woman like that, she could beat any female who wanted to take her Leonard away from her.

And as she yelled out the first orgasm of the many she would receive from him in this position, she knew that soon she would be able to tell him her feelings in words, not just in deeds.

So here it is, the Stephanie portion of season two. I hope you liked it :)

For those of you who yearn for the "I love you" to be actually said out loud, rejoice. While it didn't happen here, I have already mapped out the chapter and situation where one of them will finally say it. Until then, stay tuned :D

Remember, the more of you review, the faster I write (if life lets me of course ^^)

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