Chapter 4 - Penny to the rescue
Penny moved quickly across the hall, while Leonard got into her shower, very determined to get Leonard's clothes and protect him by keeping him away from Sheldon. So, no sooner than she reached the 4A door, Penny inserted her key to their apartment and walked right in, determined to just get Leonard's clothes and leave. She realized though that getting Leonard's clothes may not be as easy as she hoped when she was greeted with Sheldon sitting in his spot and watching TV.
"Hello, who's there, well hello Penny, come right in." Sheldon said sarcastically while giving her a stern look.
"Well hello to you too, Sheldon." Penny said with way too much enthusiasm
Sheldon ignored her greeting, he had more important things on his mind, "Where is Leonard?" Sheldon demanded, not asked.
"In my apartment." Penny answered curtly
"Why isn't he with you?" Sheldon responded, obviously not happy with her response
"He is taking a shower and I am getting his clothes for when he gets out." Penny said while looking at him, then with a small smile crossing her lips. "We plan on going out for the day." Penny stated enthusiastically
"I need to see him, now." Sheldon stated, sounding a little demanding
Penny had been taking glances around the room while they talked, mostly because there were three whiteboards set up there with lots of writing on them. There being whiteboards up was not really unusual for the guys apartment and them being full of their science stuff was not unusual either, what was unusual was that Penny could understand some of the stuff written on them. That made her curious what Sheldon was up to, "Why...and what is this on your whiteboards?"
"Though it doesn't concern you, I'm deciding what Sport Utility Vehicle Leonard will be buying to replace his stolen car. I need to tell him about my evaluation and give him the results." Sheldon stated flatly
Penny now noticed the stack of car brochures on the coffee and as she looked back at the whiteboards, she could see the lists of cars, no SUV's, he had placed on them with all kinds of numbers after each one. It made her understand why Leonard was so depressed about coming back to his apartment and it even made Penny more determined to save him.
"You can see him, later. Right now, he is mine." Penny flatly told him; the previous enthusiasm now gone from her voice.
"Penny, you don't understand..."
Penny cut him off, "Oh, I understand completely and I'm not letting you ruin Leonard's day."
"Ruin his day! I'm improving his day with important information that will steer him to make the right decision on a vehicle purchase." Sheldon told her.
"Yeah, I think he can live without your important information." she flatly replied, as she again glanced at the whiteboards and brochures on the table.
Sheldon basically ignored her again and stood up to go across the hall, "We'll see." was all he said.
However, Penny was not letting him near Leonard and got right in front of him, "And where do you think you are going?"
Sheldon immediately felt uncomfortable at Penny's proximity and stepped back. "Penny stand out of the way so I can talk to Leonard."
"There is only one way this is going to end Sheldon, either you are going to sit back down and watch TV or you and me are going to have some real problems." Penny threatened while staring him in the eye with her hands on her hips.
Penny's aggressive stance actually made Sheldon concerned about what she could do, he already considered her a loose cannon, her temper was already notorious in their group. He immediately determined that the risk was not worth talking to Leonard right now, "How much later." Sheldon demanded
"Oh, I should be done with him by tomorrow morning, when you go to work." Penny said more calmly with a smile.
"That is unacceptable. I need to see him today." Sheldon demanded and started to go around Penny again.
So, Penny for the second time stepped in front of him, and in a very low serious voice, "Well sweetie, you will see him tomorrow and if you try to see him any earlier, I will punch your throat, and hogtie you. Do you understand me, Dr Cooper?" making the last part sound like a very serious threat.
Sheldon didn't know when Penny was trying to intimidate him or was serious, so he always errored on the serious side. She looked very serious right now, "Ok, Penny, tomorrow." Sheldon said simply, taking a step back.
Penny's demeanor quickly changed and she gave him a big smile, "Good, it looks like we reached an understanding." she told him, then she started towards Leonard's bedroom to get his stuff, but before she went down the hall she turned and again in a very seriously tone addressed Sheldon, "Don't you dare leave that seat while I'm in here", she then gave him a warning glare, "I mean it Sheldon."
Sheldon made the move to sit down in his seat and while doing that just nodded, to let her know he understood, however he then tried to regain his dignity from the Nebraskan farm girl, "Where else would I go to watch Dr. Who." he responded like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah, right, where else would you go to watch Dr. Who." Penny repeated sarcastically and very seriously just before she went to Leonard's room.
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The interaction with Sheldon was still on her mind, while she put Leonard's clothes on her bed, feelings of how whenever Sheldon made Leonard unhappy it made her unhappy, too. It was only after her running her hand over his clothes, she had placed on her bed, that those thoughts seem to be diminished, replaced with happy thoughts that Leonard was with her now and she would be spending the day with him. It actually made her feel warm and content all over, knowing she would be with him all day and be able to hold him and talk to him when she wanted, it was all she had thought about the day before and now it seemed that her wishes were coming true. She had to forcefully tear herself away from her daydreaming to get ready for their outing, turning to her closet, the need to look good today now foremost in her mind. So, she threw the robe she was wearing on the bed and started to rummage through her closet, in her underwear, looking for something cute to look good for her man.
Leonard got out of the shower, then dried off, finishing quickly before entering Penny's bedroom to get his clothes, only to stop dead in his tracks when he saw his girlfriend walking around in only her bra and panties, looking in her wardrobe for something to wear. Leonard was always dazzled by her; she was breathtaking and he could easily just watch her forever. So, Leonard stood there for a couple moments, just watching, still in disbelief that she was his girlfriend and that someone like her could really care for him.
Penny got the feeling that she was being watched and so turned to see Leonard just staring at her, which made her smile. She had definitely fallen in love with him, really in love, and seeing how he looked at her, made her realize he would always love her and lust over her. She suddenly wanted to bed him right there and now, but she knew they needed to get this car buying thingy over and they needed to get some of it done today, so she would have to wait till tonight to do all the things she wanted to do with him. Therefore, she just continued smiling at him, her smile getting a little wicked as the thought of teasing him now came to her mind. "Leonard, get you clothes on, you missed your chance this morning when you stole my covers." she told him, trying not to laugh.
Penny's voice broke him out of his trance, "Yeah, sorry, it will only take me a minute." he said in embarrassment from being caught just staring at her.
He looked so cute, Penny couldn't help herself, so she seductively strolled over to him and put her arms around his neck to kiss him. They actually kissed for a significant while, Penny finding herself enjoying it immensely, then when their lips parted, Penny put her lips close to his ear, so her hot breathe could be felt. "Honey, I wasn't kidding about later, so let's get his car shopping over."
The thoughts of later made Penny and Leonard quickly get dressed, and give the apartment a quick straightening out, before they got their keys and headed out the door. The trip down the stairs turning out to be one of the most difficult Leonard had ever made. Unknown to him, he had made the mistake of proceeding down the stairs in front of Penny and she was still in a teasing mood, deciding she wanted her revenge from the covers incident that morning. It was time for payback, and because he won their game from the morning, and his tushie was so cute, she proceeded to pinch Leonard's butt as he went down the stairs, every chance she got.
Leonard was having trouble running down the narrow stairs, trying to keep his butt away from Penny and laughing at what was happening, all at the same time on his trip down. Consequently, by the time he was at the bottom of the stairs, in the lobby, he was out of breath from running away from his aggressive girlfriend and his asthma started to give him trouble. However, to his surprise, in a flash, an inhaler appeared in front of his face, and after two puffs, ended his small attack just as quickly as it started. Penny returning the device to her purse before giving him a kiss while hugging him lightly, to avoid interfering with his breathing, then telling him she was sorry, before pinching his butt again.
Leonard's surprise was complete and he just followed his giggling girlfriend out the door in awe to how much he loved her and that she was with him. It made him so happy that before he knew it, he was smiling from ear to ear, even though his butt was a little sore, because Penny pinched hard!
Penny was happy though and she made her way to Leonard's rental car, trying hard to not actually skip the whole there because she felt so good, the day was nice, she was going to do something interesting and the best part was Leonard was with her. It didn't really surprise her that she reached the car first and when she looked back at her boyfriend following, she just smiled at him, getting a smile back from him, the kind of smile that just melted her heart. That smile stayed on her face until Leonard reached the car and then his smile faded as he opened the door and looked inside, it made her concerned. "Is something wrong?"
Leonard looked back up at her, standing outside the car, "You know I might not be able to sit in the seat after your punishment."
A little sympathetic smile formed on Penny's face now, "Oh my poor baby. If it hurts too much you lay on your stomach in the back and I will drive."
"Yeah and expose my ass for you to pinch it again, I don't think so." he quickly replied, a little bit of seriousness in his tone.
"I won't sweetie, I promise no more pinching...today." Penny said sincerely then giggled when she added "today".
Leonard gave her a suspicious look then slightly shook his head, "I think I'll take my chances with the butt pain when I sit in the seat, thank you." he then sat down in the car, exaggerating his pain of sitting down as he did it.
Penny giggle as she sat next to him and lightly punched his arm, "Faker." she told him.
"Hey, it hurts." Leonard insisted in response
Penny smiled, "Okay, I'm sorry. Tonight, when we get back, I'll rub some lotion on it and kiss it to make it better."
Leonard thought for a minute then smiled. "Okay."
Penny giggled and punched him in the arm again, "You are such a faker."
"Ouch...Now you made my arm hurt." Leonard purposely whined.
Penny laughed, he was so cute and funny when he played around like this with her, he always made her smile and laugh, she loved so much being around him. As soon as she caught her breath from laughing, she replied, "Okay, I get it, no more abusing my boyfriend today."
"Thank you, your boyfriend appreciates it." he quickly said back.
Penny chuckled then looked into his eyes, the were huge pools of warmth and love, so she just leaned over and kissed him. It had started as just a small kiss but, she quickly ended up in his lap kissing him deeply, the feelings of earlier coming back to her as she pressed herself closer to him. She forgot all else except how warm his body was, his soft kissable lips, his welcomed hands on her body and the softness of his hair as she ran her hands through it. It was with a sigh of disappointment when they finally came up for air.
"Umm...maybe we should get going to one of those dealerships." Leonard said quietly to her.
Penny nodded, "I guess we should." she quietly said back.
Leonard just nodded, but they still didn't move, Penny's arms still around Leonard's neck and her hand in his hair, while Leonard still had his arm around her waist while she remained in his lap. It was a couple minutes later when she finally got back in her seat and Leonard started to drive the car to their first destination, the whole time them both sitting in a comfortable quiet. However, even with the silence in the car, Penny's mind was fully active as one thought kept running through her mind, that thought being that she needed Leonard, she needed him more than any man she had ever been with and it really had nothing to do with sex, though that was good too. Leonard was now such a part of her life that she didn't think she could go on without him and if she ever lost him it would be like losing a part of herself. It scared her a little to be so needy to someone, but then again, she trusted Leonard and she truly felt he would never hurt her, so she thought maybe if they took another step it wouldn't be such a risk after all. That thought actually made her smile and as she turned back to look at him, she saw a smile on his face too, thinking again how much she loved him.