Here is the next chapter. Sorry for the long update. Been rewatching Season 5. Going to try to update every Monday from now on. So hope you enjoy as I do not own these characters.

Chapter 26

Penny and Leonard were walking up the stairs and were about to reach the fourth floor. Penny sighed finally having enough of Leonard being too quite. "Hey did I upset you some way?" she asked crossing her arms as they stopped were the staircase turned making him turn toward her.

"No, why do you ask?" Leonard asked back with his head tilted as he frowned at her. Along with his hands shoved in his pockets.

Penny rose an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Because you have barely said anything to me all morning."

Leonard looked down at the floor then back up to Penny. "Are you happy?" Asking yet feeling quite nervous.

"Oh my gosh, yes!" Penny stated as she placed her hands on Leonard's arms and looked deep into his eyes. "Why would ask such a thing?"

"Because seeing you with your co-star Jeffery, you seemed more than happy to be around him. If you are happy with me then am I boring?" Leonard had let his worries out and to make sure Penny was worth his time.

"No you are not boring, do we have a different kind of fun? Of course but we still have fun together and I enjoy being with you. And why would you think I was more than happy being around Jeffrey. He is an old co-star when I worked on that terrible movie, Serial Apist. So him and I being around each other again is nice but I am not attracted to him. He is planning to ask hos girlfriend to marry him. If that if sh says yes. My worry is you seemed quite fascinated with his girlfriend Donna...Should I be concerned you leaving me for someone like her?" Penny couldn't believe here they were getting upset with each other again.

"No! Yes she was someone to talk to while you did your thing for your miniseries and yes she is a geophysicist. We have something in common, but no. I love you. I tried dating other scientist, even a doctor, and a lawyer. But you I love the moment I met you. It seems we have another issue of use worried about leaving each other for someone more like ourselves..." Leonard sighed heavily leaning up against the wall.

Penny took his hands and asked him to follow her. They reached her apartment and sat on her couch as they looked at each other. "Leonard maybe it does bother me that I am not smart enough for you and will get bored with me. And you fear the same... I don't know what to tell you that maybe we should stop doing that and be happy."

"Kinda hard when guys hit on you all the time even if I am standing right there. And they are always taller than me. But I get it your just happy being with me despite our issues the last few days." Leonard gave her a small smile.

"Yeah, and those guys with the muscles and being taller than you don't stand up to how incredibly sweet you are and how much you actually care about me. In bed and you know, the times we are not having sex. The little notes you put around my apartment and just yesterday putting a rose on my windshield just because makes me feel like a giddy teenage girl inside falling in love for the first time. And this time it seems like I am getting it right."

"Even though we have some...okay many problems to solve..." Leonard said with a grin but laughed as Penny pushed his chest playfully. But pulled her into him and began to kiss her deeply.

It was after they made love, Leonard could not sleep at all. He looked over at his girlfriend and chuckled. She was spawled out with her mouth wide open and snoring. Leonard couldn't help but think how adorable Penny actually looked. Well until she tossed slightly and smacked Leonard on his forehead in her sleep.

After he rubbed his forehead, Leonard decided to go back over to his apartment. He had to be quite since Sheldon was already in bed. As much as he did not want to do so, but this was the last straw for him from Sheldon. Leonard went on his laptop and began to search one bedroom apartments. Penny didn't want to move in with him yet it felt like something he still had to do and maybe a place his mother would not find out where he lived. Plus it could be a place if he did move, Penny would slowly move her stuff in without her own knowledge, just like Stephanie did few years before with him. But as he looked, Leonard decided he would not fully commit until after Howard and Bernadette's wedding.

Once Leonard got a good idea what places would make a great place to live eventually, he made his way over back over to Penny's. Not only he had work in a few hours but promised Penny he would escort her to a party at her directors house to watch the premier of her mini series. The only thing he was not looking forward to was Penny's co-star Jeffery. It still made him uncomfortable how close he was to Penny, even though Jeffery had a girlfriend.

Leonard crawled into bed. He suddenly made an "Oof" sound as Pennt rolled on top of him and began to snore once more.