Yes there is misspelling in this chapter, that is due to a three year old dialogue. Most three year olds speech is not perfect and can still be smart, which like many of us know in TBBT Universe Leonard and Penny's children would be very smart like Leonard predicted years ago along with beautiful. Anyways enjoy this chapter as I do not TBBT characters.
Reassuring One Another
Leonard had finished the video call with Doctor Alex Jensen-Larson. He sighed and was glad it was up to the University final decision who became hired. He was grateful the board wanted his input who was the most qualified, and well Alex was right up there as Leonard was her inspiration to change her PhD doctrine those many years ago. After him finally realizing Alex was hitting on him and he was loving, then Penny finding out, and that of Alex having enough of Sheldon, Leonard just forgot about her. But now he just hoped Penny did not remember her either because if the University hired her, well Leonard would kinda sorta be her boss as he was not only tenor professor of Physics but lead physicist in the Experimental physics department.
Leonard turned off his laptop and shut it down for the day. He looked over at Emma, who was being a gem for being three years old right now. As Emma played with her Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader figurine dolls, Leonard smiled big as he watched that blonde curly hair bounce everytime Emma moved. He knew at the time he liked the idea another woman found him cute, but he could not imagian any other woman but Penny, because right now there would no prime example of their love right in front of him. Well make that four prime examples, but three were still in bed with Penny, sick.
Leonard got up from his chair and began to walk over to his oldest daughter. He grinned as Emma was making her Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader dolls have a light saber fight. Leonard got down in the floor and crisscrossed his legs, "What scene are you playing." He asked his daughter.
Emma looked up at her dad and smiled, "Da fader seen, duh Daddy!"
Leonard laughed at Emma's toddler talk as it was adorable and could not annunciate properly yet. "Oh okay, can I play Darth?" He asked giving her a hopeful look.
"Hmmm... I don know?" Emma paused as she tapped her finger against her lips to think.
Leonard patiently sat there knowing Darth Vader was Emma's second favorite character, of course Rey being her first.
"Ummm, okay Daddy you be Darth!" Emma excitedly said just loving her daddy play with her. She handed her doll over her dad. They played as they made the light saber sounds and Emma yelling "No!" as Leonard acted Darth cutting off Luke's hand. Emma even popped off her Luke Skywalker doll's hand. Then finally they were up to that scene.
Leonard had put one hand over his mouth and breathed hard in and out, "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father."
Emma positioned her Luke Skywalker doll just like he was in the movie and quoted the line. "He tol me enouf! He tol me you keel him!"
Leonard grinned as his hand was still over his mouth and did his best impression finally saying."No. I am your father."
Emma gasped loudly and quoted her best from the scene and so did Leonard..."Wow...I would be impressed Emma knowing those lines and a little sad for you for knowing them, but we watch those movies way to much..." Came from a sarcastic Penny.
"You can't tell me you don't find yourself quoting lines from that movie?" Leonard asked with a surprised smile across his face as he got up.
"Yeah, and Star Trek, Doctor Who, and certian Superhero quotes...I blame it all on you..." She told her husband as she squinted her eyes at him after picking up Emma as their daughter was happy to see her.
"I know you do and you love it that you do." Leonard joked back as he kissed Penny on her cheek and wrapped his arm around her waist. He could tell she was still weak, so Leonard let his wife lean on him for support.
"Yeah and good thing I love you and you love me because I have been craving your homemade chicken noodle soup now my appetite is slightly back." Penny gave her husband a weak smile while she handed Emma to him.
"What about our other three babies? Where are they?" Leonard asked as he helped his wife walk towards the kitchen.
"About two hours ago, Ellie woke me up and so I fed her the crackers you brought up earlier and juice as we watched one of the Frozen shorts, again... That somehow woke up the boys, so then they had the same as Ellie. But after Frozen, it was Lego Batman...or Lego whatever which one it was, once again... Second time today...They all feel back asleep like twenty minutes ago, so I put Ezra in his own bed and Ellie is in Emmett's crib with Emmett." She told her husband and noticed Leonard chuckled at her annoyance.
"Okay, okay, here babe sit." Leonard requested as he helped his wife sit down. Emma sat next to her mom. Leonard went to the fridge and prepared to warm up his homemade soup as Emma told Penny about her day with her daddy.
"And, and, then we watch StarWars bu daddy ha to tae own call fo work... so I gabbed Daddy's Chewy and too a nap..Bu dat okay cause we paid StarWars!" Penny smirked with a light chuckle as Emma rambled on and on. Penny felt grateful as her kids adored their dad and as much as she adored hers. Penny closed her eyes as Emma kept talking but would open her eyes every few seconds to let her daughter know she was paying attention. Penny looked up as she felt Leonard's lips on top of her head and then watched him sit down the bowl of soup. She smiled as he served a bowl to Emma also. Penny nodded as Leonard told her he was going to check on the other three kids. For some reason Penny had to tell Emma to stop talking and start eating after Leonard went upstairs. But before she could her daughter informed her that Leonard was talking to some lady named Alex. It took Penny a few times to actually realize what Emma was saying, but as Penny figured it out her eyes went wide as the only Alex she remembered flirted with Leonard long ago. Penny just hoped it was a different Alex because Leonard was a very happily married man with four beautiful babies.
"So how did your job interviews go?" Penny asked as she saw Leonard reenter the kitchen as she studied his body language.
"Um good..." He said as he swallowed hard not sure how he was going to bring up someone he interviewed. Leonard walked over to his wife and sat next to her and across from Emma. "There is something I have to tell you..." He began.
Penny lifted an eyebrow, "If it about your interview about some woman named Alex, Emma already told me..." She continued to watch her husband who seemed uncomfortable suddenly.
He looked at his wife and turned to her as he grabbed her hand and held it. "Yes I did interview a woman named Alex and yes it is the same Alex that hit on me years ago. But Penny just like before you have nothing to worry about, your the only woman for me. Plus she is married now... I was only interviewing her to help the University to hire to hire the best potential candidate and who is the most qualified. They make the final decision... If they do hire Alex, I only will be working with very minimal, same would go if they hire anyone else, okay." Leonard hoped his reassurance would be good enough for his wife and would not lead to anything bad.
"I know it's just weird that after all this time, but if I was honest with you if it was not for her I would have broken up with again..." Penny chuckled how naïve she still was back then. But as she looked at Leonard, Penny knew he was now the one upset.
"See...Wait... What?" As Leonard let go of Penny hands and folded his arms with his eyebrows frowned.
At the same time Emma copied her fathers look thinking how silly her mommy and daddy were acting.
"Look it was a long time ago as you have reminded me. But it was something at that time I was conflicted with after the whole proposal in bed thing..." Penny then told him everything. "After Amy and I saw her flirt with you in the cafeteria it bothered me and also reminded me how miserable I was without you... So I made the right choice other wise I would not have you or our kids." Penny gave her husband a small resurring smile.
"Why did you keep this from me?" Leonard asked still feeling slightly upset with Penny.
"Because I was confused and wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing. And I did and I just pushed those feelings away because they did not matter anymore and still don't." Penny then leaned closer to Leonard and gave him a big grin as now she was the one holding his hands with hers.
Leonard lowered his head and shook it. He then looked up at his wife with a matching smile to hers, "Just so you know when you are feeling better that the kids are going to one of friends place to spend the night. Since you kept this from me and had me revisit my insecurities for a moment, payback we are going to have a night of cosplay and I pick our costumes..." He told her as he ended with a big smug grin.
Penny glared at her husband but her eyes wided big as did Leonard's as they turned their heads forgetting little ears were in the room as they heard Emma say, "I wanna cospay too..."
