Chapter 12
"So Hofstadter, where are you taking me?" Penny asked with big grin.
"That is a surprise. But let's just say you will enjoy it." Leonard couldn't help but grin back at his girlfriend as he drove to their destination.
They made small talk on the way there. Penny told him she would start filming in a few weeks of the second half of her television movie and that if it does well she would quit The Cheese Cake Factory and hopefully never waitress again. Leonard was truly excited for her which made Penny happy she actually had a boyfriend who cared about her and her dreams.
As they pulled in the parking lot, Penny just raised an eyebrow towards Leonard. "Okay what is going on?"
"Our date of course!" He couldn't help but give her two thumbs up with a big grin.
Penny rolled her eyes as Leonard got out the car and came around to let her out. "Okay Penny so far this date is already weird but yet he is being kinda cute trying to be creative." She shrugged her shoulders as the thoughts continuyin her head, "I mean if the date goes wrong I could shoot his shoe or something." She then got out as Leonard opened the door and took her hand.
Once they were inside, Leonard went to the counter as Penny stood next to him and asked for a gat hand gun for shooting practice. The guy behind the counter looked rough with a patch over his left eye and tatoos all down his arms. He looked at Penny and then back at Leonard with a smile knowing Leonard was one lucky guy. "Alright bud, here's your gun, pellets..." The guy went on as he handed them their supplies, went over safety rules and copied their driver license.
As they entered the shooting range, it was loud, so they put on their ear protection and proceed to find an empty range. Leonard put down the items as Penny turned to him. "This is amazing! What made you think to come up with an idea like this?" She yelled at Leonard so he could hear her.
So he yelled back, "When you told me back in New York after I asked what you missed about home. You said you missed doing things with your dad. Mostly going to the shooting range. I did think about going to finding a farm but this seemed easier than going cow tippin!"
Penny laughed as she gave him a peck on the lips on how this just made her night. She could not believe Leonard remembered what she told him. That was another great thing about her boyfriend. She turned towards the target practice and asked, "So you wante to show you how this is done?"
Leonard looked at her with a frown, "I play Grand Theft Auto, I think I know how to shoot a gat!" Then cocked the gun with a click.
Suddenly Penny felt turned on as she gave Leonard a wink. She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Your cute when you get all gangster." Then leaned in and gave him a kiss.
Leonard couldn't help but kiss her back and that kiss became intense in matter of seconds. What he did not realize the gun was pointed down. As Penny pulled in closer and tighter, he pressed his finger tight and "Bang!" Suddenly pain shot throw his foot and Penny looked on horror as he grabbed his foot. "Ouch! Son of..."
Next thing Leonard knew, he was sitting in the floor as a staff member was applying first aid and Penny was holding his hand. Then she and that staff member rushed him to his car. Penny drove to the nearest hospital and pulled up the emergency room doors. A nurse came out with a wheelchair and was sent to a room. Penny parked her car and rushed in and found Leonard. She came to his side quickly as she noticed he was looking a little green. So after he handed her his sock and shoe both with a hole in them, she hurried beside. She took his hand and tried to comfort him as the nurse began to numb his foot with a long needle. Right there she was glad it was not hurt, even though she loved getting tatoos, she was deathly afraid of needles and shots. Penny swallowed hard as she rubbed Leonard's back to calm his nerves. He happened to lay his head on her shoulder as the doctor came in and pulled the pellet out of Leonard's foot, which was not that far in. They cleaned the small wound and had four staples. "Hey, what you think of me now? Got shot, last week got a paper cut. Kinda have living on the edge vibe going on. Must be a turn on and maybe rethink of taking things slow? I might only have days to survive..." He couldn't help but tease Penny about this whole thing wiggling his eyebrows yet the pain medicine was making him feel a little funny.
"Alright there stud, I think it's time to take you home." Penny bit her lip from holding back any laughter and helped Leonard put back on his sock and tied his shoe very lose so it would not irritate his foot.
Leonard caught her eyes as did she woth him, he couldn't help but lean in and kissed her. When Penny asked what that was for, Leonard replied, "Your just so pretty! We should get married. Our babies will be smart and beautiful!"
"Umm?" All of sudden Penny felt panic settle in even though she knew Leonard probably did not know what he was saying. But still things felt very real, very fast.