Chapter 31
After their wedding, their family, friends, and coworkers/costars joined them for a reception. Beverly did not say much to them but when Leonard and Penny went to go thank her for coming anyways they suddenly became very uncomfortable. There in front of their own eyes Barry Kripke was flirting with Beverly and she was flirting back. They quickly turned around to find anyone else to talk to. They ended up finding the few tables that sat Penny's costars and bosses. But was pulled away by Bernadette and Amy for their first dance. To Penny's surprise knowing Leonard was not the best dancer, he was smooth with his moves suddenly. "Where did you learn to dance like this?" Penny asked with an eyebrow raised.
Leonard gave her a smug smile that it was enough to make his eyes squint. "I decided to take a few lessons just to do absolute surprise you and then maybe receive a few brownie points in bed tonight. Can not disappointthe new Mrs. Hofstadter now..." He could not help but wiggle his eyebrows toward her only making her laugh.
She bit her lip but could not hold back her smile, "Well the night is still young."
They danced a few more songs. Then there was a dinner and people made some speeches. It felt more like a roast towards a couple than speeches but Penny and Leonard laughed anyways. After the cutting of the cake, Leonard somehow did not get to smash his piece of cake, but Penny smashed her peice and Leonard's all over well Leonard.
Once he was cleaned up, Leonard and Penny made there way out. Leonard drove his bride on their way to where their honeymoon destination awaited them. As Penny held Leonard's free hand she kept looking down at her left hand. She smiled at the metal peice that now joined her engagement ring. Penny looked up and saw her now husband driving and talking about their day. Penny rolled her eyes as he kept going on and on. "Hey so are you going to tell me where we are going?" She said interrupting Leonard.
Leonard gave her one of her cheesy grins and then back concentrating on driving. "Well since you are so close to having out daughter I did not want to go too far, so we are just making a week trip to San Francisco. I thought you might enjoy Pier 39 and maybe Fisherman's Warf. Plus someother surprises. I don't want to spoil anymore for my bride."
"Well you sure became the romantic... I can not wait for my king of nerds to show me around San Francisco." Penny said looking at her husband with a wink. Suddenly Penny felt her stomach tighten up with slight pain. She took both hands and held her stomach, "Ooohhh." Penny couldn't help the sound coming out but she did not like the pain.
Leonard hurried a pulled to the side of the road and put the car in park. He turned to his wife placing a hand on her stomach. Leonard felt panic as he was sure Penny saw it written on his face. "Hey you okay? Is the baby okay? Do we need to go to the hospital, do we need to call Dr. Day? It's too early right?" His eyes went back and forth to Penny's face to her stomach with eyes wide and tears forming.
Penny took a few breaths to relax as her yoga instructor showed her and kept staring at Leonard. He was not helping thethe situation but as her stomach became less tensed Penny spread a smile across her face. She took one hand and placed over his hand that laid on her stomach and the other hand on Leonard's cheek. She watched as Leonard closed his eyes and relax into her hand. She then watched Leonard open back his eyes just staring at her. "I'm sure it was just Braxton Hicks. We had a busy day and probably to much on our daughter. If it happens again in a close time range we will find the nearest hospital and call Dr. Day. Honey lets just go enjoy our honeymoon, okay?"
Leonard quickly nodded still laying his head into Penny's hand. "Yeah I like that. But promise me she comes first over our honeymoon, Okay? I want my wife and daughter safe. We can always go on a honeymoon later if need be." He then gave Penny a pleading look.
It was Penny's turn to nod, "Okay." As they drove up to San Francisco Penny talked about how sad that next week would be her last month filming, yet excited what they had planned for her character when she returned. "The father of Emily's baby ends up kidnapping me and I give birth. But they have it set up the next four weeks of episodes the character, Calvin starts a rescue mission to come and save me and refuses to give up until Emily is found with her and the baby are alive. But what I have been told his Emily's step mother told Emily's ex where she has been this whole time. So I am guessing Emily's dad and Calvin will find out and who knows what will go from there. But I tell you what Leonard my dreams of becoming an actress came true even though it is through a soap opera but I love playing Emily. She is a spit fire and don't take crap from no one. But what I have read when her ex finds her, at first she is terrified because he is her worst nightmare but ends up fighting for herself and her baby."
Leonard frowned toward Penny and shook his head with his attention back on the road. "I guess they call it a soap opera for a reason. They really long the drama out don't they?"
Penny grinned ear to ear, "Yep they sure do! But fans love it and I guess the fans are already calling my character and Richard's character Calvin, EmCal." Richard Tell was the actor replaced James and he was nicer and was a happily married man. He and Leonard even talked about Physics often when Leonard came to visit Penny on set.
Leonard shook his head with a smile and began to wonder, so he asked Penny just for fun. "Okay, so if you and me where television characters and a television couple. What do you think fans would call us?"
Penny rolled her eyes but decided to play along. "Well it is pretty easy. They would probably call us just Lenny..."
Leonard laughed as much he hated that nick name his aunt gave him, he thought it fit them.
Once they arrived in San Francisco and pulled up to the Four Season's Penny's eyes became big. She just was in awe where her husband pulled up to. "We are staying here?" She asked as Leonard nodded with smile.
"Of course! I wanted to have the best for my bride. Now hurry up so the valet can park our car and we can celebrate being husband and wife." Leonard did not hold back his grin from ear to ear only making Penny chuckle but only to give him a long hard kiss.
Once the made it up to the twelfth floor and to their room, Leonard grabbed snd put the 'Do Not Disturb' sign up and locked the door. Penny was amazed how beautiful their deluxe view room looked. Penny took in the king size bed, floor-to-ceiling windows, walking over to see the elevated city, Penny noticed how beautiful the room was the colors of hues of blues with cool steel tones that complemented the brass and gold accents. But her favorite part was the marble floor and walls bathroom that held a two person sink and a bathtub that could fit two as same as the shower. Behind the bathroom door hung two new plush white robes with embroidered in blue thread, Mr. and Mrs.Penny turned her attention back to her husband and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his lips, across his cheek, only to recieve a shiver from him as Penny kissed to his ear and whispered, "Now you can offically make me your wife."