Chapter 36
Seven years later.
Today was a big day. Leonard took the day off to make the day very special. Penny was turning forty. As much she claimed Penny did not want celebrate her birthday. As much Leonard agreed to her, she refused to listen. Leonard made sure all three kids stayed home to held. Jasmine and her now husband Wendell even took off work to help Leonard throw the perfect surprise party for Penny.
Leonard could not be happier. Penny and him celebrated eleven years of marriage that year. Jasmine married Wendell with him and John both gave her away. Then there was his and Penny children. Emmett was now seven, he looked just like his dad except the glasses. He exceeded in school and was in the forth grade, two grades ahead.Then their was Christian Elliot at five years old. He had Penny's blonde hair, but was curly also. Christian had Leonard's eyesight so he had glasses. He also was very smart and one grade ahead. Finally there Penny's princess and Leonard's little girl, Rey Padme. As much Penny stood her ground not to name their daughter after Star Wars characters, she lost. She had to admit the name fit their daughter. At two years old she was very independent. Also Jasmine told Penny it was a better than being named after a Disney Princess. Even though Jasmine would tell people she was named after the flower.
Leonard had flown in both of her siblings and her parents. Then of course all their friends and children were coming.
Sheldon and Amy of course had Amelia who also was seven and claimed Emmett was her bestie. Sheldon eventually found out how Amy came up with their daughters name. He was not quite pleased it was from Amy's Little House on the Prairie fan fiction character. Then they had Elliot Lee who was now four.
Raj did not give up on dating, but missed having someone to love and loved him back. Of course he had Cinnomon for awhile longer, but Raj decided to adopt. He became a single father to Aanya. Couple years later he was at the coffee shop and started talking to a woman, Navya. For the first time Raj was engaged.
Leonard smiled as he decorating the house and looking at the pictures of their family and friends that Penny took. He then looked at their wedding photo of their second. He could not believe they had been married this long and had known each other longer. If Penny would walk out now he could not live. She had been part of his life he could not remember a day without her in it. Leonard was so proud of his wife. From a struggling actress, even though he could still not say struggling in from of her, to a sales representive. Now for the past four years she had been a public relations manager. Penny was offered the job after coming back from maternity leave with Emmett. So the Pharmaceutical company paid for her online college courses so she could have that position.
Of course Leonard and Penny still had the lack of maturity. Leonard came home one day and as he got ready to pull in the garage, suddenly water balloons were hitting his windshield. He got out of his car and looked up seeing Penny out of the window laughing hard and telling the kids to go run and hide.
Leonard came to out of his thoughts when Jasmine touched his shoulder. "Chop chop dad! Let's finish everyone will be here in ten minutes!"
As people arrived, Leonard went to go pick Penny up from work. He dropped her off in the morning because he convinced her it was at least something he could do for her birthday. As they walked through the door friends and family yelled surprised. At first she was mad at Leonard but forgave him quickly that he pulled this all together with their four kids. "Our four kids?" He asked his wife.
"Well yeah, Jasmine. She has been like my own for the past eight years." Penny told him as he kissed her saying she was the best.
Penny enjoyed her fortieth birthday party. As the evening wind down, Jasmine and Wendell took Emmett, Christian, and Rey for the evening and weekend. Once everyone left and Penny's family went back to their hotel, she sat outside with her husband to enjoy the late night. "Thank you." She told Leonard.
He looked at her and frowned with his head tilted a little. "For what?"
Penny nudged him with a smile, then laid her head on his shoulder. "For everything. Tonight was a surprise even though I told you not to, but it was wonderful. Thank you for marrying me. Who knew my life would turn out this way? I married my best friend, have a pretty amazing job, and our kids are okay too." Penny smiled as she felt Leonard chuckle as he began to play with her hair.
"I know right. Same goes for me. Everyone thought I was crazy falling in love with you. And our kids are not even close being imagianary. Who would think this nerd would land a hot wife and still be married to her?" Leonard teased the truth.
"I know right. She must be saint to put up with you and all your weird friends after all these years. But yet you are the god of nerds for a reason." Penny teased back.
Leonard grinned ear to ear taking pride in himself as he continued to caress his wife's hair. "Hey our life is pretty good together...You know English astronomer Fred Hoyle said, that these theories were based on the hypothesis that all the matter in the universe was created in one big bang at a particular time in the remote past. If you really think about it that is us." Leonard hand moved to Penny's shoulder as she sat up.
She looked at her husband confused. "What do you mean?" She asked.
He sat relaxed next to Penny and explained. "Well we are the matter in the universe. The particular time in the remote past is the day met. Our big bang is now. If you look at all we have been though together we have accomplished so much just not as a couple but as one awesome person."
Penny looked at him and nodded her head. Then laid her head back down on her husband's shoulder as they enjoyed each other's company and the quiet night.