It's time to take the family home.

Penny and Leonard find out that beginning their new phase of life is not an easy thing at all.

The television broadcast series is all but over, and I am very sad for that. But fanfiction is an interesting place to keep them going, and that is at least a glimmer of hope for this couple.

Penny woke slowly. The pain medication had warn off. "Oh... this is NOT GOOD!" She Looked over and saw her husband sleeping awkwardly in a wheelchair close to her bed. She reached over and softly touched his hand. "Sweetie... wake up." Leonard sat up as quickly as if he was struck by lightening, scaring both of them as each let out a scream.

Penny held a hand to her chest. "What the HELL Leonard?"

Leonard sat up. "You scared me!"

Penny calmed her breathing. "Well, I'm sorry... you just looked so uncomfortable. Come here." Penny moved over a little to let Leonard into the bed next to her. "WHOA, whoa whoa... nope, nope, nope! Can't move like that!"

Leonard looked worried while taking a puff of his inhaler. "What's wrong?"

Penny looked quizzically at her lap under the covers. "Nothing down there is moving like it should. And it HURTS to try."

Leonard tried to see what his wife was talking about. "Let me see. Is there anything I can do?"

Penny put the covers down quickly. "Don't you think you've done enough down there? I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you... an what you did".

Leonard half smiled. "You said about the same thing when Max was being born... I still maintain that this was a TWO person endeavor, and if ANYTHING, it was ME that was being used and abused. YOU were the one that decided we should try to get pregnant." Leonard too another puff from his inhaler.

Penny smiled back. "I guess you're right... come here and kiss me you sexy wheezy little man you..." Leonard leaned in and kissed his wife. When they broke the kiss, Penny looked deep into his eyes. "Where are my children?"

Dr. Wendy Johnson came into the room at that moment followed quickly by a very proud new grandmother each holding one of the Hofstadter children. "They are right here, and they want their Mommy. They're both hungry."

Penny looked up at her Doctor. "Great, you're here. Will the drugs you are going to give me hurt the babies at all?"

Wendy frowned as she handed little Jenny to her mother. "I have no drugs... what's going on?"

Penny took her arms out of her gown top before she took Jenny, letting Wendy help her position the baby in the football hold with the baby's feet under Penny's arm and Penny cradling the baby's head in her hand like she was going for a touchdown. "Well, I tried to move over to let Leonard sit on the bed and ALL KINDS of hurt came from down there. I thought you said I didn't tear..." Jenny easily found her target and started to suckle.

As Susan handed Max to Penny, she put his feet under her left arm and the little boy latched on to Penny's left nipple and went to town. Penny giggled. "Just... like... Daddy..."

Leonard just blushed. "I still can't believe that we did this."

Penny smiled, leaning down and kissing each little head. "I know! Come sit with us." As Penny again tried to scootch over, her eyes went wider. " GEEZ... what the hell?"

Wendy frowned. " Alright... Open up... lets have a look..."

Leonard took this event to go get a cup of coffee. "Is Wyatt in the cafeteria?" Susan nodded and Leonard left the room.

Penny bent her knees and lifted her legs spreading them wider. "Oh my GOD! Give me DRUGS!"

Wendy settled between Penny's legs and lifted her gown. "Yep... just like I thought. You can put-em down now".

Penny grimaced. "Why do I think I'm at Bob's auto mart garage being put up on a lift to look at the suspension? And you're kickin the tires to see if everything is okay?"

Wendy chuckled. "Actually, not such a bad analogy. You do have some pretty good bruising down there at the business end. It should go away in a few days. You're kind of black and blue."

Penny gasped. "Show me!" Susan pulled out a mirror from her purse and strategically held it so Penny could see herself. Her eyes went wide and her mouth fell as she leaned forward just a bit squinting before she realized why she was so sore down there. "Oh my GOD! It's NOT supposed to look like THAT!"

All the while, the babies were just enjoying themselves suckling right along until Penny became upset. Just then, both babies started to cry along with their mother. Susan and Wendy each took one of the babies and placed them in a bassinet together which calmed them down almost immediately.

Wendy rubbed her patients arm. "Penny, this is not abnormal. You're bruised and swollen, but you didn't tear. The swelling will go down and the bruises will clear up. You're actually pretty lucky. When we take out the catheter, you have to let us know if you have trouble peeing. I'll have the nurses give you something. It won't be as strong as what you did have right after the birth but it will not harm the babies."

Penny gasped. "My babies, give me my babies! They weren't done feeding."

Susan stepped closer. "Sweetie, are you sure? You were pretty upset just now."

Penny looked at her mother and the over to her children. "It's not their fault... they had to be born... if anything, it's Leonard's fault."

Wendy frowned and tilted her head. "Penny, it's nobody's fault. This is just what happens when you give birth... and it was your first time so it was a little tighter down there... and you had twins".

Penny looked at her doctor. "TIGHTER? Does that mean I will be LOSER NOW?! You know what? It doesn't matter... I'm fine. It doesn't matter... we're never having sex again anyway... E-V-E-R! Now give me my babies... load-em up."

Leonard and Wyatt were coming back from the cafeteria as Penny was feeding the children, one on each boob looking from one to the other. She looked up at her mother. "This feels SO weird! It's a good weird, but still..."

Susan chuckled. "Are ya sure? With all the boyfriends you've had? It never felt like ..."

Penny's jaw dropped. "MOM... this is different".

Wyatt came into the room first an immediately saw his daughter sitting up on bed stripped to the waist with a child on each boob. Penny saw her father enter the room."DADDY!"

Wyatt immediately put his hand over his eyes. "Geez Slugger... you could have hung out a sign or something."

Leonard was next into the room seeing his wife feeding their children. "This us SO weird."

Penny giggled, "That's what I said".

Susan rolled her eyes. "Oh for crying out loud. Leonard... that's your wife sitting there, I'm quite sure that you've seen her boobs before..." She then turned to her husband. "And you... you old coot... you have THREE children... and I'm just as sure WE didn't try making those kids with the lights out. And if I remember correctly, last night..."

Penny had enough and closed her eyes. "Okay, OKAY! That's all I need to hear about that!" She turned to her husband and father. "Max and Jenny are about done here. You two either turn around or leave the room until I finish up here or there's gonna be a show."

Wyatt and Leonard went out of the room to give Penny a little privacy. Penny turned to her smiling Doctor friend who was just SO amused by what was happening. "Aren't you supposed to be getting me some pain meds?"

Later that afternoon, after Penny had her catheter removed and proved she could pee, she was being wheeled out the front door of the hospital and helped into the front passenger seat of Leonard's car. Wyatt and Susan followed carrying their grandchildren. It was time to get home. Penny was still quite uncomfortable and Leonard actually had much more trouble getting his wife in her seat than Wyatt and Susan had putting the babies in their Sheldon approved car seats. As Penny went to step into the car lifting and spreading her leg, she gritted her teeth and mumbled "I swear... never again".

Leonard looked worried. 'Just sit down sideways and then just pivot your legs".

Wyatt and Susan stood watching the ordeal. "All set back here."

The ride back to the apartment had Penny turned sideways so she could just see the top of her children's heads.

Once home, Penny found herself sitting up in bed with the babies with her. Leonard had brought in extra pillows to support the babies as Penny held them in her arms. The gang wanted to come over and see the new family and Penny agreed to let them.

Amy and Bernadette were the first to come into the room and each took one of the babies as Howard, Raj, Sheldon and Leonard watched from the doorway. Amy asked her bestie a question as she saw Penny grimace a little "How are you feeling?"

Penny shifted uncomfortably in the bed. "As well as expected I guess, considering I have a bag of ice stuck between my legs shoved up in my lady parts".

Howard laughed. "That's gotta be an interesting use of a Popsicle. You sure something won't freeze?

Penny smirked. "You're a pig Howard. And it doesn't matter. Leonard's never getting near me again... EVER!"

Raj looked at Leonard. "Dude... you are so screwed".

Sheldon held up a finger. "Actually... if Penny can be taken at her word, which is highly unlikely considering her rather famous use of her genitalia to please members of the opposite sex, Leonard would be UN-screwed".

Leonard suddenly was worried. "Wait... WHAT?"

Bernadette laughed looking at Penny. "You say that now... but my Mikey is proof that words like those are nothing more than wishful thinking".

Howard turned to Leonard smiling widely. "Yeah, after six weeks she'll be wishing for more of that Len-hard".

Bernadette glared at her husband. "HOWARD!"

After the group had finished their take out Chinese food for dinner and the babies were passed around and everyone had their chance to hold and cuddle, Penny and Leonard were left alone with their family. It was particularly difficult to get Raj to give up Jenny when Penny had to feed them. Everyone left Penny alone in the bedroom just before they left and when Penny was finished, Leonard put the children in just one of their cribs in Sheldon's old room. Leonard didn't have the heart to separate the two babies just yet.

Leonard came back into his bedroom and climbed into bed next to his wife. "They're asleep. It must have been a rough day for them. How are you doing"?

Penny let her husband settle in bed before she snuggled close. "A little better but still WAY sore down there."

Leonard looked down. "Did you really mean what you said?"

Penny patted her husband's chest thinking she knew what he was worried about. "Relax Leonard, you'll get your chance... just not now. Believe me, you wouldn't want to either if you felt like this."

Leonard kissed his wife's head. "I get it, I'm actually sore too."

Penny giggled thinking he meant when he hit his head falling to the floor after Max was born. "My poor baby, we sure had a rough couple of days. But I brought home a really nice pair of souvenirs."

Leonard chuckled. "You are SO right, but I also brought home a couple of trinkets myself."

Penny was surprised then smiled half sitting up. "Show me, show me!"

Leonard got out of bed and went to find the jacket he was wearing at the Hospital. He reached into a pocket and took out a vial. Crawling back into bed he saw a very interested look in the eyes of his wife. Shaking the vial, there was a distinct clinking against the glass.

Penny frowned. "What is that?"

Leonard smiled. "My kidney stones."

Penny took the vial. "THAT'S where you went? Oh my god, Leonard. I am so sorry. You were really sick. I thought you just fainted and then left... I needed you there... I wanted you there... it wasn't all just sympathy pregnancy stuff." She held up the vial. "WOW... Look at the size of these things."

Leonard smiled. "Yeah, the Doctor was pretty impressed. He said it must have been like giving birth... for a guy. I tried to tell you about them when I came to your room after Jenny was born, but you fell asleep."

Penny turned and hugged her husband. "Those were some pretty good drugs Wendy gave me..." She looked at the vial again. "I love you you know, but these little things are NOTHING like pushing TWO whole human beings out of your lady parts!"

Leonard frowned. "Actually, when you consider the overall small diameter of the male urethra and the distance those LITTLE things needed to travel..."

Penny giggled. "Sweetie... Never use the word little when talking about your penis". She then turned a bit more serious. "And I don't see your MAN parts all black and blue and swollen!"

Leonard hugged back. "I love you too, lets get some sleep while we can." They then turned into their usual spooning position with Leonard's arm around Penny's waist.

Unfortunately, the short comfortable silence was broken by the shrill crying of first one and then both babies from the next room. Leonard went to get the children bringing Jenny first and then going back for Max. Penny had positioned herself up against the headboard of the bed to take on both of them just like in the hospital and then earlier this evening. Unfortunately, at this time, she was alone with her husband and without the experienced help of her mother or Bernadette. It became very clear, very fast, that neither she nor Leonard had any idea how to do this.

Penny wrestled with one crying baby getting them positioned. The problems started when she tried to position the other crying baby only to find that the first baby would fall off. It wasn't long before all three were soon upset and crying.

Leonard was beside himself. "What can I do"?

Penny turned to her husband a bit agitated while still trying to satisfy both children. "Unless you can grow boobs and start squirting milk... NOTHING!"

Leonard could see Penny was upset. He needed to help in any way he could. He held one baby while Penny positioned the other. Leonard could see the problem was the support. With more pillows and a lot more support, both physical and emotional, the babies were finally satisfied. Penny had also calmed down, although she now looked like she was hunkered down in a pile of pillows that could withstand a limited nuclear attack.

Penny looked up at her husband. "They are SO adorable! Thank you so much for both of them... and for all the help. You HAVE to know how much I love you."

Leonard smiled "I know... don't ever think I don't."

Penny half smiled. She could hardly believe how strong Leonard was through all this. If only he could tell himself. God, she loved him so much. A small tear ran down her face. She wiped it away. "Damned hormones!"

Leonard could see that the babies were finished and he took them back to their room while Penny put the extra pillows to the side to be used later. He came back to bed and snuggled in behind his wife.

Penny turned slowly with a small moan of discomfort. "How are we gonna do this Leonard? How am I going to do this? Every time I had to feed them, or take care of them, I always had help. A Nurse or Wendy or Mom or Bernadette... even just now... you saw what a disaster it was... if you weren't here, I don't know WHAT I would have done. I am a terrible Mother..." Penny then leaned in and pressed into Leonard's shoulder and started to cry.

Leonard started to rub his wife's back as it jerked slightly between the soft sobs. "Penny, you are an amazing Mom. Sure it's hard. Especially because it's so new. I'm scared too, but I know we will be able to do this. I will help you, we'll get help if we need it. We have great friends... and great family... at least on your side... Now let's try to get some sleep before Max and Jenny wake up again. We got this".

Penny didn't really understand why his words helped, she knew he was just as clueless as she was. There were no books that could help, no movies to watch, no web sites to reference. The two tiny babies in the next room were like no other babies anywhere. They were special, they were half her and half Leonard. They were perfect. Penny let out a sigh. He was right though. they HAD this! They were going to do this together. "You're right, we need to get some sleep". Penny turned back over and took her husband's hand and intertwined their fingers, falling quickly asleep.