Chapter 51
A couple of days after getting married, Cathy along with Beverly and Sarah dropped off the couple at the airport
"You be good girl alright sweetheart?" Penny said while hugging Sarah.
"Don't worry mommy. Aunt Cathy and I already have our plans." said Sarah.
"Yeah? Tell me." Penny said.
"We're gonna go to the mall and watch a movie mommy. And then we're gonna go to the beach, right aunt Cathy?" Sarah said.
"That's right baby girl!" Cathy said while smiling at the child.
"Okay. Looks like you guys already have your plans." said Leonard.
"Don't worry daddy, you and mommy just have fun." said the child, making them laugh.
Leonard hugged and kissed his daughter. "I love you honey." he said.
"I love you too daddy." Sarah said, kissing her father.
Leonard then turned to Cathy and Beverly to hug them. "Thanks for doing this." he said.
"Don't worry dear, Sarah's in good hands." said Beverly.
"Okay, I guess we should be going then." he said as he took their luggage while holding Penny's hand as they make their way into the airport while waving goodbye to the three.
After checking-in their luggage, they immediately went to security check before going straight to the boarding gates to wait for their flight to be called. After half and hour, the flight crew called their flight as the passengers began to board the aircraft. Leonard and Penny went in to get settled in their seats as the flight crew made preparations for departure. After another half hour, the aircraft taxied along the runway and was airborne immediately after.
"How are you feeling?" asked Leonard.
Penny smiled at him. "Excited. We're gonna have so much fun." she said.
"What are you thinking of?" said Leonard.
Penny leaned over to his ear. "We are gonna have unlimited sex." she whispered, making Leonard shudder with excitement.
"Honey?" Leonard asked.
"Why? You got other plans?" Penny asked while raising her eyebrows at him.
Leonard leaned over and kissed her cheek. "That sounds like a wonderful idea honey! I can't wait!" he said as Penny rested her head on his shoulder to take a light nap. Leonard put his arm over his wife, smelling her hair while taking a nap himself.
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They arrived at San Francisco shortly and made their way out of the airport after getting their luggage from the baggage claim. The couple then saw a sign with their name on it being held up by what they guessed was the hotel staff as part of their honeymoon package.
"Hi! I'm Leonard Hofstadter and this is my wife Penny." he said.
"Hello Mr. Hofstadter, I'm Chris. The hotel sent me to pick you up." said Chris. "Let me get those." he said, taking the luggage from Leonard.
"Thanks." said Leonard as they follow him to the car in the parking lot. They got in the car as Chris loaded the luggage in the trunk before driving them to the hotel to get settled in.
"The receptionist told me that you two just got married?" said Chris.
"Two days ago." Leonard answered.
"Congratulations!" Chris said.
"Thank you Chris." Penny said.
"Well, if you guys want to find out the best spots, don't hesitate to ask." said Chris.
"Thanks Chris, we'll keep that in mind." said Leonard.
"No problem sir." Chris said as they make their way to the hotel.
They arrived and was assisted by the hotel staff in checking-in and showing them to their suite – a moderately furnished room, not too small and not too extravagant. Leonard reached in his pocket and gave a few dollars to the bell boy before closing their door.
"This is nice right?" Penny asked as she looked around their suite, testing the bed and checking out the bathroom which has a nice Jacuzzi. "Honey look!" she called as Leonard went to join her. "We can start there!" Penny said pointing at the tub, teasing her husband.
"Hmm, looks like we're off to a good start!" he said kissing her. "Do you want me to call room service so we could have some wine while we soak in there?" he said.
Penny kissed him back. "That would be perfect honey!" she said as Leonard went out to call room service while she turned the knobs on the tub, feeling and mixing the water for the right temperature. She then took a few scented oils and bath bombs, dropping them into the tub while watching the water rise. Penny then went to the sink to clean up and brush her teeth as Leonard came in, already dressed in his robe. Penny saw him and laughed, amused by her husband's eagerness as he took a few candles he found in the cabinet, lighting them before putting them around the tub setting the romantic mood.
Leonard heard a knock on the door and opened it as a hotel staff brought in their order of red wine and a few finger sandwiches. The staff put the food tray on the side table as Leonard thanked him, giving him a few dollars before closing their door. He then took the tray and brought in into the bathroom, surprised to see Penny already soaking in the tub, smiling at him.
"Aww, you went on without me?" he said, amused by his wife.
"What are you gonna do about it?" she said, teasing him.
"You just wait right there little miss!" he said as he poured the wine into a couple of glasses before putting them by the tub. "You are gonna get it!" he said as he quickly removed his robe, getting undressed in no time before joining Penny in the tub.
"Shut up and come here!" Penny said as she pulled her husband close, kissing and hugging him as they begin to make love in the tub, feeling the soothing warm water around them.
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"We're off to a good start huh?" Penny said as she clinked her wine glass with Leonard's while she leaned on his shoulder.
"Yeah, that was so much fun." he said as he took a sandwich from the plate and gave it to his wife before getting his own.
"Thanks honey. At least we get to do 'mom and dad' stuff for a whole week." she said making him laugh.
"That's not funny." said Leonard, kissing his wife.
"Hey, would you rather that Sarah's here and we keep waiting until she's asleep so we could sneak around?" asked Penny.
"I'm not complaining honey." he said, drinking his wine.
"What are we gonna do tomorrow?" asked Penny.
"Well, we can go to Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, we can take a picture with the Golden Gate Bridge, some museums, a lot of places to go to actually." he said.
Penny took a sip of her wine. "Hmm, sounds like fun." she said.
"Damn right babe!" said Leonard making Penny laugh.
Penny faced Leonard, bringing her face close to his. "You know honey, every time you turn into this confident, somewhat brash and self-assured man, it really gets my motor running." she said teasing him.
Leonard smiled and held her close. "Come here Mrs. Hofstadter and let me show you how confident I am." he said as he kissed her passionately, making Penny squeal and laugh.
"Leonard let me go!" Penny screamed, trying to free herself from her husband.
"Uh uh, not this time little miss!" he said as he buried his face on her neck making her scream.
"Leonard slow down!" she said, playfully pushing him away as Leonard tightened his grip of his wife, not letting her go.
"Do...you...wanna...get...in...the...shower...and...dry...off...so...we...could...get...in...the...bed?" he said while kissing her.
Penny quickly stood up and pulled him into the shower, turning the knobs to mix the hot and cold water while Leonard continued with his affections. She managed to get the right water temperature before fighting back at her husband, facing him and locking him in her arms and legs.
After rinsing and drying off, the couple went straight to bed, exhausted to even get dressed as they got under the covers to sleep.
"Ugh, I think I just want to stay here all day tomorrow." said Penny as she snuggled against her husband.
"Don't worry honey, I'm sure with a little sleep, we can go around the city tomorrow." said Leonard while kissing his wife.
"You know what?" Penny said smiling at him.
"What?" he said.
"This is the first time that we get to spend time alone together." said Penny.
Leonard laughed. "You're right! We've spent so much time with my daughter that it somehow feels weird that she's not here with us." he said.
"Don't get me wrong honey, I love Sarah but us being alone on our honeymoon is just perfect because I get to be selfish and have you all by myself." she said making Leonard laugh.
"Don't worry honey, you can have all you want." said Leonard.
"Good, because you're mine Leonard. You got that!" Penny said with a serious look on her face.
"I got it!" Leonard said.
"I'm serious Leonard. Don't you dare look at other women!" she said.
"Not even talk to them?" Leonard asked.
"You can talk to them alright, but no flirting or telling them your stupid jokes. You hear me?" said Penny.
"Don't you trust me?" he asked.
"I trust you alright, it's other women I don't trust." she said hugging him tight. "Not when my husband is so smart, so sweet, so funny…" Penny said.
"But you said my jokes were stupid!?" he said.
Penny moved up and kissed him. "Not all of them. Some of your jokes even gets me going." she said winking at him.
Leonard sighed. "Fine. I'm yours forever! Happy now!?" he said.
Penny smiled and kissed him. "So happy!" she said while hugging him tight. "Goodnight sweetheart. I love you so much." she said kissing him again.
"Good night honey." he said while pulling her close as they close their eyes to sleep wrapped in each other's arms.
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For the next several days, the couple wasted no time in taking in all the sights San Francisco has to offer. They went to see Alcatraz, joining other tourists on the boat while they took many selfies together, usually hugging or kissing one another. Penny held Leonard's hand as they joined the other tourists disembark from the boat, following the tour guide in the former prison island.
Leonard noticed that Penny was staring at him. "Hey, are you alright?" he asked.
Penny smiled at him. "Everything's fine honey." she said.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked.
Penny bit her lower lip. "I'm just thinking what time are we going back to out hotel room to you know, do some stuff!" she said in a low voice.
Leonard was surprised. "You just wait little miss, I'm gonna teach you a lesson." he said teasing her.
"Oh yeah? Why don't you show me?" Penny said, goading him.
Leonard pulled her over to the side so no one would hear them. "Are you kidding me? We're here on this island." he said.
Penny smiled and winked at him. "Let's move to the back, maybe we could find a quiet place around here." she whispered to him.
Leonard can't believe his wife. "I can't believe this. You're gonna get us in trouble." he said to her.
Penny leaned on his ear. "Trouble is my middle name mister." she said, feeling her husband's goosebumps.
Leonard looked around and at the right time, pulled Penny to the side, hiding from the rest of the tourists. He craned his neck a bit and was thankful that nobody saw them peel away from the group. "Come on!" he said pulling her hand into one of the more secluded spot. He quickly spun her around and began kissing his wife as Penny did the same. Summoning his strength, he lifted her up and carried her to a nearby concrete platform while Penny wrapped her legs around him. He began unbuttoning her pants while Penny reciprocated with his. With one swift move, Leonard gave Penny what she needed as Penny received her husband's affection, trying hard not to make too much noise.
After having a quick one, they hurriedly composed themselves and quietly joined the others, giving each other a naughty smile, thankful that nobody saw them.
"Good thing nobody saw us." Leonard said to her.
"Honey, you seem to forget that we've had a lot of practice sneaking around with your daughter right?" she said.
"Team Hofstadter for the win!" he said, giving Penny and fist bump.
Penny laughed. "That is funny!" she said while kissing his cheek. "I'm so proud of you!" she added.
The couple continued with the rest of the tourist, not really interested in what the tour guide is saying as they focused on each other, telling stories and jokes and just having a world of their own.
After the tour they went back to their hotel as Leonard wanted to do more stuff with his wife.
"Honey, aren't you tired?" asked Penny.
Leonard lightly pushed her on the bed. "So you don't want to have sex with your husband?" he asked, making Penny laugh.
"Hey, that's my line!" Penny yelled at him.
Leonard removed his shirt and joined her on the bed, kissing and undressing her. Penny giggled as they got under the covers making love.
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They spent the rest of their stay this way, going around the city and sneaking around to get in each other's pants. Leonard made sure to call home and check in on his daughter. Sarah and Cathy assured them that everything is alright, telling them to just enjoy their alone time together.
By the time they went to the airport, Leonard and Penny can't take their eyes off each other, feeling a new level of closeness and understanding with each other. Penny leaned over and rested her head on Leonard's shoulder as the plane made it's way down the runway, ready for their flight back to Pasadena.
"I love you so much." Penny whispered as she closed her eyes to take a nap, feeling her husband's warmth.
Leonard gently caressed her face, kissing her lips. "I love you too." he said. "Get some sleep honey, we'll be home soon." he added as Penny smiled, closing her eyes.