"Hey sweetie, I'm going to be heading out to meet a few of my friends, so I'm going to leave you at home alone for a few hours, okay?" Penny's mother turned her head towards Penny, while scrubbing the plates with a sponge under the running water.

"Mm." Penny was leaning against the kitchen counter, as she downed the remaining water from her glass. She swallowed before she spoke, "Mom, it's like 8 already, why are you going out at this time?"

"I know, I know, it's late. It was a last minute thing." Her mother replied, concentrated on the dishes in front of her.

"Where's Dad?" Penny asked, realising that the last time she had seen him was before her first date with Leonard.

"He has been working late for the past week." Her mother was now finished with the dishes, and wiping her hands with a nearby towel, turning around to face Penny.

"Oh."

"Okay, I have to go and get changed. You'll be fine by yourself, right?" She said, patting Penny a few times on her arm.

"Yeah of course, how old do you think I am?" Penny retorted, slightly rolling her eyes.

"Alright, sweetie. Just checking." She said sweetly, walking past Penny towards her room.

With her final exams coming up, Penny had actually been doing a lot of studying lately, unlike most of her group of friends, or people who had used to be her friends, she had no idea. It was no longer of her concern. This is probably the first time she could do her studying in peace, without being interrupted by them asking her out to parties or having sleepovers and encouraging her to just flunk it. Leonard had also been a factor of contributing to her studying; him just being a smart guy pushes her even more to excel. He had been of great help, explaining some things she didn't get, and even went out of his way to devise a study method that he thought would be suitable for her.

This night she had been focused in doing her homework, and only when she finished did she realise that one hour had passed since her conversation with her mother. It certainly hadn't felt so. She hadn't even heard her mom say "Bye sweetie! Don't stay up too late!" before she left the house. It seems that time flies not only when she was having fun, but also when she's doing her homework.

Involuntarily, she reached over to her phone and dialled Leonard's number, not realising having done so until she heard his voice on the other end.

"Hey honey, what's up?"

"Can you come over?" She asked, sounding more desperate than she had intended.

"Ooh, another sleepover?"

"I never said anything about a sleepover."

"Then you don't want me to sleepover?" His voice made out of what Penny could only figure as mock sadness.

"No, of course I want you to sleepover!" Penny answered, twirling a pen between her fingers. "It's just I'm home alone right now. Mom's gone out to meet friends and Dad's at work."

"You are at home by yourself?" His tone of voice changed immediately, and Penny could feel his protectiveness brewing.

"Why is that such a big deal? I've been at home by myself plenty of times!" She exclaimed, defending herself.

"Okay, I'm sleeping over for sure. I'm packing a bag, will be there as soon as I can." Penny could hear him rummaging in the background.

"Alright, see you soon. Bye." She said, hanging up not before producing a kissing noise over the phone.

Leonard had been true to his words, ten minutes later, Penny heard her doorbell ring. She made a dash to the door, opening it and throwing herself onto Leonard as soon as she saw him. Then, they engaged in a long, passionate kiss initiated by Penny.

"Wow, somebody's excited to see me." Leonard teased after they broke off, his hand still resting on her lower back. "I thought you didn't think staying at home by yourself was a big deal."

"Oh, shut up." She slapped him lightly on his chest, then grabbing his hand and leading him to her bedroom.

Leonard laid his bag at the foot of Penny's desk and sat on her bed. "So, do you have anything planned for tonight?"

"No, not really." Penny answered, shaking her head.

She stepped forward and sat herself on Leonard's lap, her front facing his. She ruffled his hair with her right hand and slid it down his right cheek, bringing her face closer to his and giving him kisses every few seconds. Leonard's hand ran through her hair and down onto her neck, when he felt the silver chain resting on it. He brought his hand forward, and the little snowflake sat on his palm. "You have this on every day?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" She beamed at him.

They continued to make out for the next few minutes and only when Penny's hand went beneath his shirt and onto his back did he pull away. "Woah."

"What?"

"Are we…are we doing this?" He asked, her hands still rested on his back, the other one now gripping the bottom of his shirt.

"You don't want to?" She frowned.

"No, of course I do. I mean, are you sure?"

"More than ever." She smiled her most sincere smile at him.

"Okay. Uh, do you have a-"

"No." She replied almost immediately.

Leonard let out a disappointed sigh. Penny, on the other hand jumped off his lap and headed towards her door. "Where are you going?" Leonard asked, following behind her.

"My Dad might have some." She responded, way too casually.

"What?"

Penny entered her parents' bedroom and started looking through the drawers. "Aha! Found it!" She exclaimed, way too victoriously in Leonard's opinion. "He didn't hide it very well." She now closed the drawer, walking towards Leonard.

"I'm not sure if we should be using his." Leonard stated uncomfortably.

"Oh, it's fine. He won't find out. Besides, even if he does, I think he would be glad that we are using his." Leonard raised an eyebrow at that.

"I can't believe I'm using my girlfriend's father's condom for my first time." Penny chuckled, dragging him back into her room. "How do you even know that he has those hidden there?"

"He always gets weird when he's near his drawer." She replied.

"Ah, I see."

She shut the door and pushed Leonard onto her bed. "Woah, rough." He smirked. "So, we're doing this?"

"Yep."

"Are you sure?"

"Leonard, you asked me that already."

"Okay, if at any point I'm hurting you, you need to tell me straight away. Okay?" Leonard stared up at her.

"I'm sure you won't."

"Promise me."

"Okay, I promise I'll tell you."

"Good."

"Alright, let's do this thing."