After having a long two weeks of work of redoing promotions and filming, Penny felt exhausted. She was glad she did not have to film any scenes for the next three days and actually arrived home early. Penny slipped off her shoes happy to be bare foot and went to her bedroom to find some comfortable but cute grey maternity leggings with a maternity hoodie that Leonard bought her a few weeks back with a saying of, "Love at first kick!" Penny was not big on hoodies but somehow this one was extremely soft and fit perfect.
Once she was changed and took off her makeup, Penny felt hungry. So of course she went into the kitchen and found what she was looking for, ice cream. Penny was happy Leonard was so caring at two in the morning a couple days before when she woke up hungry. She was craving mint chocolate chip and cookies and cream ice cream. Penny laughed remembered waking up Leonard as he became worried. She calmed him down and all Penny had to do was bat her eyes and stuck out her lip. Leonard was fully awake and got dressed and found the closest store open so his pregnant fiancee could have ice cream.
Penny was surprised there was any left because that what she craved for the past few days. So she grabbed a bowl and just decided on cookies and cream. As she scooped up some Penny was glad she still ate healthy, well somewhat and went to yoga class. Once she got the amount she wanted, Penny patted her way to the sofa and did not care she felt lazy that day. She was glad her new co-star was much easier to work with. Penny sat the bowl down as she sat down and decided to catch up on reruns of Sex in the City. Penny took a pillow and laid down as shrugged her shoulders just not caring and placed the bowl on her very pregnant twenty-seven week belly. After taking her last bite and crying over tissue and a In-N-Out Burger commercial, Penny couldn't help but laugh as her daughter decided to kick, knocking the empty bowl off her belly onto the floor.
As the day went on and Penny finally picking up the bowl, she decided she wanted to paint her fingernails and toenails. So she brought out thr colors she wanted. After painting her fingernails, Penny tried all her might to get to her toenails.
Leonard had finally came home and as he opened the door, there he saw his fiance crying sitting on the edge of the couch. He quickly shut the door and hurried over to Penny. "Hey what's wrong?" He asked sincerely as he sat next to her and began to rub her back to comfort her.
Penny sobbed harder as she laid into Leoanrd's chest. "I'm too pregnant to paint my toenails!" Then pulled her face into him and muffled her cries.
Leonard wrapped his arms around her as he hid his smile. Then an idea came to him even though he thought Penny was being adorable right now. As he rubbed his hands up and down her back, Leonard leaned into Penny's ear. "Would it make you feel better if I painted your toenails for you? I am pretty good at painting small things like my D and D figurines."
Penny tilted her head up as her lips quivered and nodded her head at Leonard.
Leonard gave her a grin and told her okay. So, after Leonard wiped away Penny's tears he made sure she was comfortable as he began to paint her toenails. After she could see what a good job he did, she insisted him to redue her fingernails. Leonard could not say no and was happy to do so.
As Penny sat there and watched him, they talked about his day at the lab as Penny told him about how happy she was to relax for three days. She even told him about how she cried over two commercials and how their daughter was not happy about having a bowl on top of her. Leonard just chuckled on how Penny actions and could not help but fall in love with her more.
Leonard decided that night since Penny kept saying she felt "so pregnant." He just decided to invite the gang over and have take out. He could tell she was happy to be around her friends because she thanked him later for a night that felt normal.
Over the weekend, Penny spent it with Bernadette and Amy looking over bridal magazines. Bernadette then looked at Penny, "So are you and Leonard going to get married before or after the baby is born?"
Penny was about to answer when Amy interrupted with one of her weird facts. "There is many issues legally if you do not marry before the baby..." Penny sat there and listened to about issues with Leonard being on the birth certificate, the baby having his last name, paternity test, and many more legal paperwork. Penny just blinked a few times feeling the walls closing in on her.
Bernadette made her feel somewhat better but did not help the situation. "Hey you do what you and Leonard feel right to do."
Penny nodded feeling she needed to talk to Leonard and talk to him right now.
As Penny arrived home, Leonard and the guys where still playing some video game. Leonard smiled up at her but suddenly frowned as she looked at him with a sad look.
Penny sighed and walked passed the guys, but touching Leonard's shoulder, "Hey can we talk?"
Leonard nodded, "Yeah!" He turned to the guys, "Pause it, I will be right back." He then got up following his fiancee as he heard Sheldon complain and Raj and Howard making a fun of him about how Penny whistles Leonard comes running. Leonard turned around frowning back at them but brought his attention back to following Penny to the bedroom. Once he shut the door he sat next to her on the bed. "So, what's up?" He asked her.
Penny sighed as she bit her lip and laid her head on Leonard's shoulder. She felt him wrap his arm around her own shoulder and began to rub her arm. She sighed once more, "Do you want to get married now or after the baby is born?"
Leonard smiled suddenly thinking about her wearing a beautiful white gown, "Penny you know me, I would marry you tonight if I could. But whatever you feel comfortable with, that is when we will get married." He said conconfessing and yet knowing he wanted to wait until Penny was ready.
"That's just it...I want to wait after our daughter is born. Then Amy brought up the issue of all the legal papers we have to do just to have you on the baby's birth certificate and her legally having your last name. I don't want her to go through the struggle of changing her last name after we are married. I want her to be proud to be legally born a Hofstadter." Penny sat up some to look at Leonard's face and with that smug grin, Penny leaned in and kissed him.
Leonard was taken aback with not only Penny's kiss, just telling him she wanted their daughter to be proud of his last name. But once again he wanted Penny to decide. Leonard pulled her back into him because he could not get enough of holding her. "I am glad you think that way, but also I want to make sure you want to marry me before we have more than just legal reason's for our daughter. I want to know you are actually ready for this. We have known each other for four years now but actually been back together for four months with you being six months along. I've scared you off before because I pushed you, I dont want you to feel I am pressuring you for us to get married. I love you so much and I love our daughter the moment you told me I was going to be a dad. I can't loose either one of that is why I am making sure you are serious about us getting married before she is born. We can deal with all the legal stuff later if we to. So tell me Penny, what do you want?" He sat and waited.
Penny looked up at her fiance feeling so happy. He was being so great. She sat up more as Leonard eyes were big like a puppy's. She nodded with a smile, "Leonard, I want to get married, not after or soon. I want to get married now."
Leonard looked at his fiancee and could tell she was serious. "Are you sure?"
Penny nodded with a huge sincere grin. "Vegas is not that far away!"