[Last Chapter]

Summary: It's their life.
Word Count: 1075
Disclaimer: I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters.


She honestly didn't think he would want her to come with him. She thought he would want to this by himself, but she was apparently wrong. He wanted her there with him, in this big adventure of his. You're my partner, he had said, I need my partner there with me. Right? He had then shown her that big smile of hers, and all of her insecurities went away. He was right. She should be there.

And so she left everything she had built over the last decade behind, all of her friends, her job, everything. She went with him because that was what mattered most to her.

And as she got back to Pasadena, as she came home and settled down once more into her old life, she felt weird. It wasn't until one week late when Amy showed up into her apartment that Penny thought she knew what was wrong.

"Hey, Penny?" Amy asked, entering the apartment.

"Hey, Ames!" Penny said, surprised to see her bestie, even though she lived right across the hall. "What do you need?"

"This might be unusual, but Sheldon was the one that went to buy everything this last month so..." She stopped, blushing.

"Tampon or pads?" Penny asked, jumping from the couch and breaking the awkwardness Amy was feeling.

"Pads, please," Amy answered, smiling slightly.

Not even a minute later Penny got back, distraught.

"Take the whole box."

"What? Won't you need some?" Amy questioned.

"I have more than one box."

"Really? Okay, thanks!" Amy said, relieved.

As she saw her leaving, Penny went to see the calendar on her phone. 'Oh, crap!' she instantly thought, looking at it.

Grabbing her purse and a jacket, Penny ran out of the apartment, immediately going to the pharmacy.

And that was why Penny was sitting on her bathroom floor, staring at the phone, waiting for the clock to tell her the three minutes were over. She was panicking about which was the result, freaking out about it being positive. But then it hit her. She was married to the most amazing on earth that would be nothing but supportive. He would listen to her concerns, right? Or would he freak out and run out of the door, leaving her to raise a small child on her own? No, of course not, this is Leonard we're talking about. He wouldn't do that. Would he?

And she thought of that, the phone buzzed telling her it was time. Taking a deep breath she picked up the stick that would tell her her future with her husband.

She saw a pink line. One. Line.

Checking the instructions, she realized something. She wasn't pregnant.

She got up from the cold floor and ran out of the apartment, going back to the pharmacy she just left from and grabbing five pregnancy tests from different brands, remembering what Bernadette said about it sometimes being wrong. If they were always right, Halley wouldn't be here, Bernadette had told her.

Going back to the bathroom and doing the tests, she sat back on the floor, with that stupid timer. What if she was pregnant? Did she really want a kid so badly she couldn't take a negative test? She used to be thrilled when that was the result. What changed? Leonard did, you idiot! She thought to herself. The phone buzzed. Grabbing the tests, she finally saw it.

Two lines. She was pregnant!

She laughed at the result. If she hadn't run back to the pharmacy, she would be pregnant without even knowing.

She decided to tell Leonard that night, after dinner. It would be easy to keep it a secret. Right?

Over the thrill, she didn't hear the bathroom door open and her husband stepping in. She didn't even hear him as he asked what those were. She only saw the tears of joy once he kissed her full on the lips and hugged her.

Yep, not after dinner.

"Are you okay with this?" A scared Penny asked.

"Okay? I'm thrilled!" He answered with a beaming smile. He then looked at her closely. "Aren't you?" He asked, worried.

"I went to the pharmacy after Amy asked for pads and I remembered that I haven't had my period ever since we got back from Massachusetts a few weeks ago. That test was negative, and since I didn't like that I immediately ran back to the pharmacy to buy five more tests. I wanted it to be positive. Now, I'm terrified. Happy, but terrified." She smiled, through the tears and her trembling lip. "What if I'm not a good mother?"

And there she was. Her not thinking she was good enough. "You'll be the best mom, Penny. Me on the other hand..." She didn't even let him finish.

"Excuse me?! You?! Have you seen yourself around Halley and Mike? You are amazing with them and you'll be amazing with ours." She tried to tell him he was good enough, once more. She didn't like his lack of self-confidence and self-esteem.

He smiled. "Yeah, but... for example you had great role models as parents. My parents weren't there for me. I'll go by instincts that aren't very good, to be completely honest.

"Leonard, you've been taking care of Sheldon for so long. Sheldon is probably the most complicated human being to take care of. You'll be fine." Her voice was already so soft that the last part came almost as a whisper. "We all will."

They held each other on that floor for what seemed only a moment but was really more than that. They didn't hear the door of their apartment, and later the bathroom door open.

"You're pregnant?" A loud Bernadette screamed. Everyone gathered in the bathroom where the proud parents were. Hugs all around. Congratulations were heard.

Not even Sheldon left that but complained there were too many people on that bathroom. They all went into the living room.

"So, you're pregnant?" Raj asked. Penny nodded.

"How did you find out?" Bernadette asked.

"Amy." She said, looking at her bestie, who had questioning look.

She then explained the whole thing, smiling over the fact that it had been Bernadette that made Sheldon go shopping, so it was partly their fault too.

Yeah, they were staying in Pasadena. They had a little one who needed all the love from uncles and aunts. Plus, Pasadena was home to the kid's parents. Being a parent was adventure enough.


The End

I know I could continue this, and tell the tale of how Lenny's kid was born and all, but I just don't want to. This way, I finish this story, and I think all the plot holes are filled. Penny just didn't know if Leonard wanted her on his adventure. That was it. Great excuse, huh? xD

Anyway, tell me what you guys think about it!