Here is the next chapter of this story. Took my time as I wanted it to be right. Hope you enjoy as I do not own these characters. Thank you to all twenty-two follwers, means alot.

Chapter 25

Leonard had no idea what time it was when he heard a knock in his door. He sighed as he sat up once he heard, "Leonard? Can I come in?" knowing it was Penny.

"Come in..." Is what he said towards the door knowing it was best to figure out was going on between the two of them.

The door slowly opened and Leonard could tell Penny had been crying. He sighed once more and scooted over as he put on his glasses after turning on his bedside lamp. "Come here and lets talk." Leonard told her as he patted the spot next to him.

Penny rose an eyebrow as she came in his room and shut the door. She knew it was two in the morning and after talking to Beverly she still couldn't sleep. Penny had to see Leonard and hoping this was not the end of their relationship even if Beverly advised it until Penny was sure for herself she was ready to move on. After much thinking Penny the only reason she made so much progress was because of Leonard. "Do we have to?" Giving Leonard a sad look as she pressed her back up against the door.

"Well yeah, that's why you came and woke me up in the middle of the night, right?" Leonard couldn't help but feel somewhat annoyed but asked calmly as he still waited for her to sit next to him.

"Okay... But Leonard I am going to be honest though. I talked to your mom..." Penny told him as she sat next to him and noticed he was now frowning.

"Let me guess we should not even be together because I have my attention issues and you have your commitment issues." Leonard asked knowing he was probably right.

"Okay before you get upset. I only looked for her professional advise. I don't care about your attention issues because I love giving you attention and you know you never have to earn it with me. I told you that from the beginning and that has never changed. As for my commitment issues, yes your mother thinks I am not ready for a committed relationship because of all the trama I have been through with my ex's. But she is wrong, you have made me want a serious relationship with you. I do love you and maybe I am not ahead in this relationship as you are. Living on my own in New York and now here makes me proud of myself because I am actually not relying on a man to live with me or I am living with him. Also every time I lived with a guy things went wrong and were bad because I really never had no where else to go but maybe a co-workers place until I met the next guy. So when you asked me it did freak me out. Things between us are so good right now..." Penny paused as she looked up at him and bit her bottom lip.

"And your scared if we did move in things would turn and our relationship would be ruined?" Leonard asked sighing but placed his arm around his girlfriend and pulled her to his side while rubbing her arm.

"Yeah..." Penny quickly said as she laid her head on Leonard's shoulder.

"Okay, Doesn't mean I won't stop asking but will wait longer to ask. Even if we have not been dating that long I still can not wait to start our future together." Leonard admitted.

"Good... Me either." Penny gave her boyfriend a wink and seconds later they laid down in Leonard's bed. In minutes Penny feel asleep with Leonard close to her body.

Leonard woke up with a smile as he felt Penny's hand sneak into his boxers. "Mmmm...if you keep it up we are going to end up having sex. You know you are not the quite type and we will both end up having strikes against us. But be so worth it to see the frustration on Sheldon's fac knowing we are still together. Yesterday for sure he thought we had broken up and was extremely thrilled life could go back to normal..."

"Sounds good enough reason for me!" Penny through the blankets off them. She straddled Leonard's legs.

Leonard couldn't help but laugh as Penny did not waste anytime throwing off his boxers and she quickly undressing herself.

"Oooo goody, my breast friends!" Leonard said wiggling his eyebrows up at his girlfriend. Penny rolled her eyes at his comment but made Leonard laugh as be began to go left.

A little later after Leonard and Penny got a lecture from Sheldon about their relationship, Sheldon began another new roommate agreement. Leonard had almost forgotten he had the day off since he still had to take Sheldon to work. Leonard was grateful he did because he got to spend the day with Penny. "What do you mean we can not hang out together. I planned the day off because my mother was giving a lecture at Cal Tech today and when you told me you had no work today..." He told his girlfriend as she handed him a cup of coffee sitting on her couch.

"Yeah I have no work at the Cheesecake Factory. But I have to go to the studio today and begin the press release for Hallmark Channel. I mean you could come with and just kinda hang out to see your girl at work?" Penny shrugged her shoulders as a suggestion as she sat next to Leonard.

"Yes anything to avoid my mother...I mean I would love to see you at work." Leonard said trying to save himself with a grin.

"Smooth Babe!" Penny said shaking her head but gave Leonard a kiss on the cheek anyways. She then got up to finally get out of her pajamas into a t-shirt and yoga pants.

"I know I'm no expert but are you supposed to dress up for press release?" Leonard asked as he got up himself looking at her confused.

"Yeah." Penny said sending a message on her phone and looked up at Leonard with a smile. "But I have a glam squad that the studio provides. So they'll doll me up and make me look hot. Now come on Babe lets go!" She said pointing at the door. Leonard just shrugged having no clue what was about to happen and took his girlfriend's hand and went along.