Uploading the next chapter early due to I had it already written. As you can see I gave Penny a last name. I used the one that Chuck Lorre wanted to give her. Anyways thank you to Warriorcreed, Jazz, bfm10, funandthatsall, and Bamadude for the reviews from the last chapter. Enjoy and I don't own TBBT.
Chapter 25
Penny did not how long she had been sitting on the edge of her bed when suddenly there was a knock on her door. When she did not answer, the door opened. Penny eyes went from the floor to the doorway. She took a deep breath but relieved it with a sigh when she saw Rosie. "Hey chica, you ready to go?" Rosie asked half way through the doorway with a concerned look.
"Um yeah." Penny let out as she shook her head from her thoughts and stood up. She grabbed her purse, but as Penny was about to turn she felt Rosie's hand on her elbow.
"Hey is everything okay?" Rosie asked seeing the worry on Penny's face. It was a look she seen too many times.
Penny gave her friend a sad look and shook her head, "No." Is all she bursted out sitting back on the bed.
Rosie sat next to her and laid her head on Penny's shoulder and gave her big puppy dog eyes. "Then telle what's wrong or I will keep looking at you like this. If it works for Leonard, it should work for me too!" She said to lighten the mood.
Penny pushed Rosie off of her making Rosie laugh. Penny frowned at her friend, "Yeah but when Leonard does it, it turns me on. When you do it, it is just annoying..."
Penny watched Rosie act like she was hurt by Penny's words. Penny nudged her friend, "Stop it, if I tell you, do you promise not to say anything? Not even to Leonard?" Penny waited for a response and once Rosie gave her the one she was waiting for Penny told her childhood friend what might be possible.
Rosie was not shocked one bit, "Before the breakup, you two were at it even the morning before you broke up with him. And now he re-entered your life, you two can not seem to keep your hands off each other. But hey if you are, you know Leonard would not be like Donny. That man out there would marry you today if you asked him." Rosie knew that one was the truth. She hoped Penny believed her.
Penny nudged her friend with a sigh, "Yeah I know... There is to much to think about right now. Look, I'm not even twenty-one yet... I promise I will talk to hom tonight on our non date..." With that Penny composed herself, stood up and lend Rosie a hand. "Lets get Donny over with first."
Rosie smiled at her friend and linked arms, which they began to laugh trying both to fit through the door way.
Leonard heard laughing so he turned his head. He saw Penny and Rosie who were the ones laughing. Jacob tapped him on the shoulder and signed, "What is mom doing?"
Leonard shook his head with a smile and signed back, "I have no idea. Girls are weird!"
Jacob began to chuckle as he agreed with Leonard.
All four arrived at the courthouse. Rosie and Jacob sat outside the court room as Leonard and Penny sat down to wait her turn. Penny realized she and Donny were going to be the last ones for this court session. Leonard noticed Penny become extremely nervous when Donny walker in with his girlfriend by her leg bouncing and her eyes darting away from him. So Leonard took her hand into his and leaned into her and whispered, "Everything is okay, I'm right here." Somehow that alone relaxed Penny.
When the judge called up Donny and Penny, the judge asked Penny her side of the story first. Then he turned to Donny. "You're honor, I decided to a DNA test to prove this kid was mine because I wanted to be one hundred percent sure. Once the results came back, I wanted to get to know my son. To be honest I don't know how to be a dad and gow ever Penny wants to do this I am okay with that as long it gives me a chance."
The judge looked over at Penny and asked, "Miss Barrington do you agree that Mr. Calhoun for the first year has visitation rights every other Saturday for two hours with supervision? Starting with a week from this coming Saturday?"
Penny looked over at Donny who looked sad the judge was starting his life with Jacob that way. But she had to be comfortable with this decision too. She looked back at the judge, "Yes your honor but under a few conditions if that is okay?"
"Go ahead Miss Barrington." The judge said letting Penny continue.
"First off he needs to learn sign language due to the fact Jacob is deaf. He being so young still he can only read some words on paper. He can also lip read but he gets confused sometimes what you are saying because sometimes when people talk to him it looks like you could be saying a different word. And two could I be the one with the supervise the visits until I become more comfortable with this situation?"
The judge made sure he put in the court papers that a sign language class for Donny would be required. But decided a social worker would be proper for the supervised visits and the visits would be anywhere Penny and Donny could both agree on. Plus the judge would set up a meeting with the social worker for both Penny and Donny before the visitations began. As for child support, Penny really did not to deal with Donny paying but it became state required. The judge set it at the lowest of fifteen percent but since Donny was behind now the judge raised it to twenty-five percent of Donny's paychecks. The judge figured out that Donny was a little over ten thousand dollars on back chold support. Penny looked over at Donny and could see he was upset over the fact but he had to know thos is what came with wanting to be in your childs life when she had full custody. The judge asked if there were anymore requests amd Donny asked if he could meet his son today even it was just for a minute or two. Penny had no objection to that so the judge allowed it.
As they walked out of the court room, Donny and his girlfriend followed, and found Rosie and Jacob. Of course Donny ignored the glare Rosie was giving him. But Penny kneeled down to her son's level and kissed his forehead. She then looked at him with a big sigh. The squeeze on her shoulder from Leonard boosted up her courage just enough to tell Jacob what was going on. So she began to sign to him and told her the man standing beside her was is dad.
Jacob looked up to Donny and began shaking his head and kept signing no over and over. "No! He not my dad!" Jacob signed angerly. Then spelled out Leonard's name and told everyone he was his dad. Penny tired to tell him again but Jacob became too upset where he began to kick and scream.
Rosie decided to take him out and thought the park would calm him down. Penny agreed and turned to Donny. But Donny was already irritated. "I knew this was going to happen! He wants nothing to do with me because you already have a man in your life who has already taken over being a dad!" He said angrily.
Penny frowned and stood her ground as she became upset also. "Oh, what would you think would have happened? Did you think Jacob would have welcomed you with open arms. You're the one who walked out. So of course he is going to refuse the facts. I'm sorry I decided stop being a saint for almost five years. I was just lucky enough to find a guy who has an interest in me but Jacob. As for yourself just be lucky enough I agreed woth the terms with the judge!" Penny tried her best to keep her voice down but she was angry and held it all in for too long.
Leonard saw a deputy come over their way, as the parents of the young boy stared down each other. So he suggested as did Donny's girlfriend they get their papers from the clerk's office and take their riff outside the court house. But before they could step outside they were greeted by the social worker that would be taking their case. So neither Penny nor Donny could get any of theor frustration out as they sat in a side room with the social worker. Penny had to explain that Jacob began to have a tatrum and her friend took him to the park. Penny agreeded with the social worker that Jacob could meet her after their meeting, that way Jacob would know her when it was to have time with Donny. Penny was happy the social worker could sign that way it would be easier on Jacob. During the meeting as Leonard and Donny's girlfriend were both on there, since Penny had full custody of Jacob and Leonard had been in Jacob's life for six months now that Leonard stay active in his life. the social worker explained to Donny by what she had read and gathered from Penny, Jacob was not good with change. Leonard let everyone know in the room that was the first time Jacob had called him "Dad" because he would always make sure Jacob called him his friend. As for Donny, since he was new in Jacob's life it would be just him at the visitations and the social worker herself. But once Jacob accepted Donny for who he was and became comfortable, plus if it was okay with Penny, they could slowly introduce Donny's girlfriend to Jacob. The social worker, Penny, and Donny all agreed that the visitation would be at the park by the court house every other Saturday from noon to two in the afternoon. If the weather was not the best, Penny would have to call the social worker to change plans. The social worker then would have to call Donny. She wanted them have no contact with each other since there still anguish between Penny and Donny. The social worker wanted peace as much as possible for the sake of Jacob, since he was in the middle of all of this.
Once the meeting was over Penny, Leonard, and the social worker, JoAnna walked over the park. JoAnna meet Rosie, since she was a big part of Jacob's life. JoAnna then walked with Penny and met Jacob. JoAnna sat down with Jacob and signed back to one another as Penny, Leonard, and Rosie sat a few feet away watching. Penny had her head laying on Leonard's shoulder, as Leonard kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back. "Hey, I know you don't like this, but remember this is for Jacob."
Penny sighed heavily, "I know..." as her head stayed on Leonard's shoulder. "Thank you for being there for me. Both of you." She said sitting up leaning over at Rosie giving her a hug, then leaned over to Leonard hugging him. But ended up giving him a kiss on the cheek.
When the evening hit, Rosie took up babysitting duty, because she loved watching Jacob. Penny dressed casual as Leonard arrived at her apartment. "Now after today, you relax tonight and have fun. I'm sure Leonard has an amazing night planned even though it is a non date. And the chances are youtwo returning tonight in bed together are highly likely... Oh yeah and tell him!" Rosie sternly told her best friend.
Penny rolled her eyes and made sure she told Rosie she would let Leonard know she might be pregnant. She grabbed Leonard's arm as they went out for the night.
Things did not go as planned as Penny had to pay for her own movie ticket and dinner. To Penny the movie was boring because it was a documentary the universe. That was her own fault as she let Leonard pick the movie. Then as they were out to dinner at In n Out Burger which Leonard picked also, some college girls starting flirting with Leonard. She could tell he was enjoying with his smug smile once Penny pointed it out. So Penny began to flirt with the first cute guy she saw. Which lead her and Leonard into a huge fight. But as Rosie was right, their night ended with sex.
As Leonard took a deep breath after using his inhaler, Penny was trying to catch hers. "Need my inhaler?" Leonard asked as he laid on his side with a grin on face.
Penny moved to her side, "No, I'm perfectly fine." She pressed her forehead to Leonard's and then kissed his lips lightly. "What happened to our sex off the table deal?" She asked jokingly with a wink.
Leonard chuckled as he ran his hand up and down Penny's bare arm, as his other hand held up his head. "I'm guessing after having you for the past three nights I had to have you again. Even if we made each other beyond jealous and angry. I can not just get enough of you..." Leonard gave Penny a dead pan look and then rolled her on her back as he hovered over. Then began to kiss all over her neck and shoulders.
Penny began to laugh as Leonard's lips tickled her skin and her hands gripped his shoulders. "Leonard babe you got to stop..."
Leonard raised his eyebrows and noticed Penny become serious. "What? Why?"
Penny sucked in her bottom lip and let out a long breath as Leonard gave her a concerned look. "I might be pregnant." She said all of suddenly feeling sick to her stomach and running towards the bathroom. Only leaving a dumbfounded Leonard in bed.