Hope you all enjoy! Happy New Year everyone. Late update but hope it was worth it. Still love this fictional couple and love still watching reruns as I do not own any of TBBT.

Chapter 28

Penny knew in the morning she was going to be hung over but at this point she did not care. How could Leonard move out and away from her? She knew she refused to move in with him and thought for sure Leonard would stay across the hall until she was ready. But after their little bit in the car, he finally told her what he was doing. Penny suddenly felt he was abandoning her and might have just broke up with her. Leonard was tired of Sheldon being in control of their apartment and their friendship and was not going to wait around for her to make a decision on what she wanted and he was not going to pressure Penny on moving in with him. Leonard just simply told her, "I love you but I have to do this for myself. It is clear you are not ready to move forward with me so we just keep what we have. It's all on you when you decide to move in with me and you ask me to marry you. I'm backing off and will let you do your own thing and I will do mine."

It was nice for the first time, Penny would not have to worry about Leonard asking her the serious and important questions. But yet she felt like this was a big mistake. If he moved away then there was that possibility Leonard meeting another girl in his new apartment complex. Because now it would not be her he would be seeing but someone completely different and this woman would be smarter and prettier than her.

Penny frowned at the assumption and began to get mad at Leonard for doing this. She took one last swig of her glass of wine, stumbled to her feet and stormed over to 4A. "Leonard!" She said loudly as she banged on the door.

Penny was about to do it once more not caring what time it was but she landed on her bottom as the door to 4A flung open. She lost her footing as she stepped back and began to laugh as she landed on the floor only to look up at a very confused and tired Leonard. "Are you drunk?" He asked as he bent down to help his girlfriend to her feet.

"Maybe a little... Whoa!" Penny giggled shortly making Leonard frown some more as she was pulled up by him and stumbled once more. As Leonard made she was steady, Penny pointed to his chest and became angry. "I have a bone to pick with you mister!" Then placing a hand on the arm of the couch to keep from falling again and help from the room from spinning.

"Hey, shhh, keep it down. Bad enough Sheldon is already upset with me. Don't want him to wake up and him both gives us strikes before I move out. I am trying to satisfy him to show him I am still his friend. Now why do you have a bone with me?" Leonard asked softly as he placed his hands on her shoulders giving a confused look.

"Don't shush me..." Penny frowned with an eyebrow raised as she told Leonard in a quieter voice. Then she stared deep into his eyes. "If you must know it is you moving..."

" You're upset and drunk because I want to move away? Really?" Leonard questioned, still confused as his voice raised slightly.

"Yes really...I can understand why because of Sheldon but why move away from me? I under... understand..." Penny fought the words. "We met in New York. But if it was not for me you probably know the odds of us not reconnecting if I never moved across the hall. You know me... Because, because yooouuu are too smart for me... And you probably would over think everything and never had called me. And both of ussss. We have this idea you think I'm toooo good for you and I think you are tooooo good for me... So if you move and you meet a girl in your new apartment complex and what if she is just like you and you fall for her all because I won't move in with you?" Penny was not only slurring her words but now in complete tears.

"Hey, I think right now you are the one over thinking this." Leonard softly said and smirked as he put his arms around Penny's waist and brought her into a hug. He held her tighter as she burried her face into his shoulder. "One thing why would I want to be with someone like me. I don't even understand why you are with someone like me. Two I'm only moving two and half miles away on the same road. Just it will be South Los Robes Avenue, not North. Finally three, you are the only girl for me even if you don't want to move in with me. But more than welcome to stay the night with me or I come over on group dinner night and stay the night with you. And when you think the time is right my home will be your home. I just need this break from Sheldon and a place where my mother does not know where I live. Please don't be mad at me because of this."

Penny looked up and Leonard wiped her tears as she nodded. He kissed her lips then suggested she sleeps off the alcohol with him. Penny finally smiled and knew she was no longer could be mad at her boyfriend because he looked so darn cute. She agreed and tired her hardest to make love to him. Penny pouted since he would not take advantage of her while she was drunk but she gave in as he would rub her back for her. So it was not long before she was asleep. Leonard got up and prepared for morning making sure Penny had aspirin and two bottles of water at her bedside. He joined Penny in bed, kissing her cheek and finally went to sleep. He just hoped after Penny slept off her hangover, she would be in a good mood to go with him to go see his new apartment and go furniture shopping.