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Very short Chapter this time. Only two more after this one to go.

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

"8.15am." As Penny walked out of the shower room, she saw that Sheldon was on the phone. "Don't be late Leonard, I don't want a repeat of the return from Galveston of 2005." he was listening to Leonard telling him that he was only 5 minutes late in 2005, in fact he can't remember if he was actually late, or whether the train was early on that occasion. "You were late, 8.15am tomorrow, perhaps aim for 8.10 and you might get there on time. Goodbye Leonard."

"The shower is all yours Sheldon."

He turned to face her and smiled at her. "Penny thank you for last night, it actually wasn't so bad cuddling up to you."

Penny smiled, it was meant as a compliment she reminded herself. "You don't have to thank me. It was nice for me too, just cuddling like that Sweetie."

His face softened. "Moonpie, you can call me moonpie if you like, but I would prefer that you used it only when we are alone."

She grabbed at his hands and moved closer to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He blushed, but he didn't pull away, he didn't freeze, he just blushed.

"Only when we are alone moonpie I promise." she replied.

There was a knock at the door, Penny answered it, it was the porter coming in to make up the seats again, Sheldon took this opportunity to go to the shower room. Penny tipped the porter and he left.

When Sheldon finished in the shower room he walked back in the small cabin, his hair was tousled again. "Sheldon, I like your hair like that, it suits you, I think you should style it like that, rather than how you do."

"What is wrong with my hair?" He looked at himself in the mirror, and straight away he started to flatten it.

Oh well, you can't blame a girl for trying Penny thought. "So you hungry?"

They spent the day between reading and watching movies on Sheldon computer. Penny held Sheldon's hand for most of the movies and he never once objected. Later he tried to explain to Penny exactly the purpose of the Large Hadron Collider.

"So do you know understand why the Large Hadron Collider is so important for Physics? "

Penny nodded then added. "I should have let you go that time."

"It doesn't matter, I believe it was our first valentines day together."

Penny laughed, "Yes and an extra special one wasn't it. You know even though we were both ill there was a time when I looked at you that day that I could have just, oh never mind."

"You could have what?"

"Kiss you, Sheldon, I wanted to kiss you." she said as if in a hurry to get it out before she thought about it and didn't say it.

"But you were with Leonard back then?" his face dropped realising exactly what Penny was telling him.

"I know, but he can never know." Penny implored.

"You want me to keep a secret?"

"Sheldon, you are going to have too. This could hurt Leonard, he never needs to know. It is best that he never knows."

Sheldon shock him head in agreement. "I don't want to hurt him Penny, he may be a lesser Physicist, but he is my closest friend. But if he asks me?"

"He will never ask."

"How do you know?" Sheldon was starting to worry.

"Trust me on this please. He will never ask you, if he ever asks anyone it would be me."

Silence filled the cabin, Sheldon started on some work and Penny looked out at the passing scenery.

"Do you want to kiss me now?" Sheldon asked after about 5 minutes silence.

Penny's heart fluttered and her breath caught in her throat. "Yes Sheldon I do. But I want you to kiss me, and I will wait until you do."

Sheldon went quiet and Penny could see that he was thinking about what he wanted to say next.

"Soon Penny I hope." he returned to his work.