Penny comes for a visit
Still own nothing
Leonard finished with dinner in 4A. As he was picking up, he mentioned to Sheldon, "Sheldon, I'm feeling a little down tonight. I think that I'm just going to spend the night at Penny's".
Sheldon looked over as Leonard placed the remainder of the empty Chinese food containers in the garbage. "Leonard, sitting alone in an otherwise empty apartment serves no purpose at all. Your time would be much better spent in engaging conversation about some stimulating topic, perhaps a rousing conversation on the qualities both pro and con of the Green and Red Hulks".
Leonard looked over. "Sheldon, I would just like to sit in Penny's apartment and maybe call her. It would make me feel closer to her."
Sheldon shrugged. "If you must?... You must. Just be careful to treat the apartment with respect. It took me all day to straighten it up into its current state of equilibrium. Prior to this, it was a whirling state of entropy".
Leonard smiled. "I'll do my best to RESPECT the apartment". With that, Leonard went over to 4B. Earlier in the day he has deposited the Magazines and the food with the other things. He just needed some time to get things set.
Penny was pleased with her little shopping spree. She was sure that she had just the right attire for Leonard. When she got back to her small apartment, Penny quickly packed her new purchases. As she poured herself a glass of wine, her phone buzzed. She immediately smiled as the picture of her and Leonard came up. "Hi Sweetie, I was just thinking about you."
Leonard smiled. "Yeah? What about?"
Penny giggled. "Oh…. Nothing…. You'll find out soon enough. I can't wait to see you tomorrow. Did you get out of dealing with Dr. Wackadoodle?"
Leonard chuckled. "I think I have just the thing that will keep him out of our hair for a few days". After a short conversation about when Penny's flight would be in, they said their good nights to each other. Each ending the call with an anticipation filled picture in their mind and a smile on their face.
Leonard spent the night in Penny's apartment. He watched a few episodes of Babylon 5 knowing full well that Sheldon would never put up with that. When the evening wound down, Leonard went into Penny's bedroom and pulled back the crisply made comforter and sheets and crawled in.
In the morning, Sheldon found that Leonard had not returned from Penny's apartment. He quickly went across the hall and knocked.
Knock… Knock… Knock… Leonard
Knock… Knock… Knock… Leonard
Knock… Knock… Knock… Leonard
Leonard came to the door with his hair disheveled and reddened eyes. "Sheldon, what is it?" Leonard proceeded to cough and sniffle.
Sheldon took two steps back and pulled his t-shirt collar over his nose. "Leonard, what is the meaning of your tardiness? We will be late for work".
Leonard looked at his roommate. "Sheldon, I think I've come down with something. Howard is on his way over to pick you up. Maybe you could get Amy to take you home. I need to get some rest".
Sheldon took one more step back. "Those seem sufficient accommodations for my transportation. Perhaps you should stay quarantined in Penny's apartment until this affliction has subsided."
Leonard coughed again. "That was what I was thinking. And don't worry about checking up on me. If I need anything…. Anything AT ALL… I will let you know."
Sheldon looked at Leonard as he started to close the door. "Very well, Leonard, rest well". Sheldon went down the stairs to wait for Howard.
Penny's flight came in on time and she practically ran through the security gate when she noticed Leonard waiting on the other side. She leapt at him flinging her arms around his neck and slamming her lips into his as he caught her and twirled the two of them around. When they broke from the kiss, penny just repositioned herself into a comfortable hug and squeezed Leonard for all he was worth.
Leonard giggled a little as she finally let go. "My goodness… A little happy to be home?"
Penny smiled. "Home is where the heart is, and right now… my heart is right here with you". They picked up Penny's bag and went straight home to Los Robles Avenue. Penny held Leonard's hand all the way home from the airport letting it go only to get out of the car in the parking lot. They bounded up the stairs and Leonard quickly opened the door to 4B. Penny entered first and couldn't believe what she saw.
Leonard had placed a vase of roses on the coffee table with two glasses and a bottle of wine chilled in a bucket of ice. As she looked around, she noticed that there was also a pile of magazines shuffled around on the coffee table and through the apartment there were assorted items of clothing strewn about. T-shirts, tops of assorted colors, shorts, sweat pants and even one of her bras hanging from the handlebars of her pink bicycle. She looked to the kitchen and saw some dishes in the sink, more pictures on the fridge, some from when she and Leonard were at Comic Con in New York and a trail of clothes into the bedroom. When she got to the Bedroom, she saw the bed with the covers pulled up, but clearly the bed had been slept in. She continued to the bathroom where she saw a towel that had been used on a hook and some unlit candles around the room.
Penny turned to Leonard and smiled. "What did you do?"
Leonard smiled a wide grin. Sheldon had disinfected the entire place. It looked like something you would see in Good Housekeeping. It wasn't you… I wanted you to feel like it was home… You know… that unique Penny lived in look…. We can have some wine and then maybe later, you can take a relaxing bath. I can light the candles."
Penny pulled Leonard in for a hug and then walked him back into the bedroom kissing him the whole way. When they got to the bed, Penny gently pushed Leonard down and stared down at him as she pulled her top over her head. "I have a better Idea. Penny proceeded to undress Leonard as he did the same to her. They tried to take things slow, but as it was, they were still out of synch. Each was satisfied, however, and Penny got out of bed first walking over to the door to the living room.
As Leonard looked at her magnificent form walking away, Penny looked over her left shoulder. "I'll get the wine. You light the candles."
Leonard quickly went into the bathroom and lit the candles while filling the tub with warm water, bath salts and bubble bath. Penny entered the room with two poured glasses of wine and placed them next to the tub. She caressed Leonard's face and stepped into the tub beckoning him to join her. Leonard did not need to be coerced. He eagerly followed and they attempted to see if they could continue to synchronize their wants and desires.