A/N: My last chapter, I hope you all enjoy. Thank you all for the follows, the story alerts and the reviews, it makes my very happy so see them in my mail box of a morning.
Penny stood up and went into the shower room to get dressed into her pyjamas, when she finished and had brushed her teeth she returned to the main room of the cabin. Sheldon was working away, Penny couldn't see exactly what he was doing but his mind was on his work and he hadn't noticed she had returned.
"Sheldon it's getting late, time for bed I think."
He replied with just a mumble about just checking his research for a little bit longer. Penny grabbed her bag and started to pack everything away that she didn't need for the morning and just as she was finishing Sheldon too closed off his computer and packed it away.
They both got into the bottom bunk as they did the night before, Penny full understanding that they will cuddle but nothing else. The light switch was on Sheldon's side and he hadn't yet turned it off, instead of sleeping on her side she decided to lie on her back, and she closed her eyes. She felt Sheldon moving beside her then she felt his lips brush against hers slightly, before pulling away.
Penny opened her eyes to see Sheldon resting on his hand lying beside her, staring straight back at her.
Penny sat up against the wall, and Sheldon did the same still facing her. She turned to speak to him.
"Sheldon." was all Penny could think to say.
He didn't reply but instead looked straight into her eyes. He then moved his hands up to cup her face, the movement heightened Penny's senses, his lips moved just teasingly close. She could feel his nervous tension and it was turning into sexual tension for her, she wanted to push against him and kiss him, but she wanted him to kiss her. He moved back in and kissed her again once very quickly and again moved away, all the time using his little finger to brush against her jawbone, a sensation that Penny liked.
Penny looked into Sheldon's eyes, this was no man-child looking at her, but a fully grown man that was experiencing thoughts and urges that no homo novus would.
"Penny." he said just as he moved back in once more time, this time with such purpose. She wrapped her arms around him and pushed in closer to him. He seemed to know exactly what he was doing and was soon moving his kisses to her neck, and then onto behind her ears.
"Just kissing tonight right?" Penny asked, she needed to know.
"Yes just kissing." he replied at the very same time as his mouth met hers again. His tongue licking against her lips.
She grabbed at his hair, for so long she had wanted to run her fingers through his hair, and it was as soft as she always imagined. She was biting at his bottom lip, the lip that had driven her crazy for so many years.
"Oh my god Sheldon, we have to stop." she pulled away and took a deep breath.
"Am I doing it wrong?"
"No, moonpie you are doing it just right. I just feel if we continue well I might not be able to help myself, and you know me once I get a notion in my head I just don't stop. Hey and where did you learn to kiss like that?"
"I did my research."
"You certainly did." she teased.
He smiled, he was glad that his research was proving correct.
"You aren't ready for anything else are you Sheldon?"
"Second base you mean?" he shook his head. "Let's just concentrate on the kissing for the moment."
"No problem." she pulled him closer and kissed him forcefully.
Sheldon's alarm woke both of them at 7.00am, time for a quick shower each and check everything was packed and before long they arrived into the station. They could see Leonard, Raj, Amy, Howard and Bernadette all standing there waiting for them to disembark. Penny waved through the cabin window at them and they all waved back.
She turned to Sheldon. "Well moon-pie, let's get this bit over with."
He leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
Sheldon helped Penny with her bag onto the platform and then grabbed her hand and helped her too. He didn't release her hand and he noticed that everyone else was looking at their hands.
"Sheldon, Penny, welcome home, I won't ask how the trip went you both obviously had a good time." Leonard came up to greet them.
"Leonard, Penny told me about the party. I hope there was no damage to the apartment, and did anyone go into my room?"
"Nice to have you back buddy." Leonard looked at Sheldon's hand still intertwined with Penny's. "No damaged and nobody went into your room."
"MM, I'll need to check when we get home."
Penny in the meantime was being welcomed by Bernadette and Amy with hugs, still not letting go of Sheldon's hand, she needed his strength right now.
They only released their hands from each other when they reached their landing. Leonard and the others went into Apartment 4A leaving Sheldon and Penny alone.
"Well here we are, back home." Penny said.
" You coming in?"
"No, I'm beat. I just want to lie on my own bed for a while." On tiptoe Penny kissed Sheldon on the lips. "Come by and see me some time."
Sheldon walked into Apartment 4A to the stares of all the others.
"Penny not coming?" Bernadette asked.
"No I think she is a little tired. I'll be in my room if anyone wants me, checking that no damage to any of my comic books took place ."
The rest of the group left not long after Sheldon went to his room, and Leonard went into work.
Sheldon opened his bedroom door and walked out of his apartment to Penny's.
Knock, knock, knock. "Penny."
Knock, knock, knock. "Penny."
Knock, knock, knock. "Penny."
She opened the door."Hello moon-pie, thought you would never get here."