Story 5- I Love You:

Leonard closed the text from Alex and started to compose one to 'Penny xxxxxx' as she was under in his phone book. He started to touch the keys on the screen, he was unsure as to what to put at first but he needed to communicate with her, he didn't get to say much because she'd ran down the stairs too fast he didn't have time to catch her.

As he typed his message he sat himself down in his chair. He decided to put in the message that he loved Penny, he remembered the pain of when she didn't say it back to him, Leonard didn't want her to feel the same pain. When Leonard finished typing the text read 'I love you too and I'm not making a big deal, I just wanted to tell you because, well, I really do. Xxxxxxxx' Leonard's hand was shaking before he pressed the send button but he pulled himself together, touched it then locked his phone and slid it into his pocket immediately. He became increasing nervous that he'd done the wrong thing and he should have just left it like last time but all this stopped when his phone made a muffled message tone, about a minute later, from inside his pocket.

Leonard looked straight forward and took a deep, sharp breath before reaching into his pocket and taking out his phone. He slid the slider and read the message from Penny. 'I know you do sweetie. We'll talk about it later, I'm just about to start my shift xoxoxoxoxo'

When Leonard read the message he breathed a sigh of relief, he needed to see Penny as soon as possible so he sent back 'When you're finished at work come over here? We can talk then and I want to see you. Xxxxxxxx'

Penny replied quickly with 'It'll be about 1 that I'm finished, I'll just see you in the morning we can go out to breakfast or something, I don't want to wake you up when I get home xoxoxoxoxo'

Leonard frowned when he read this text, he desperately wanted to see Penny as soon as he could. 'Please just come over when you've finished, I don't care if you wake me up. You can sleep here, I really need to see you. Xxxxxxxx'

Penny loved how once she'd said no he never gave up so she had to give in in the end. 'Okay honey, but if you're asleep when I get there I'll just go back to my apartment xoxoxoxoxo'

'See you soon lovebug. Xxxxxxxx' Was the final message that Leonard sent.

After a long shift Penny dragged herself up the stairs holding onto the banister for support. When she reached the fourth floor she contemplated going to get changed before going to see Leonard but quickly decided against it as she would probably just want to get into her bed and fall asleep. She enjoyed sleeping in the same bed as Leonard. His warmth made her more comfortable than when she was alone and he always made her feel safe by putting his arms around her and pulling her into his chest. Or he would place his chest up against her back, tuck his knees behind hers and tickle her belly just how she liked it. He would breath onto her neck which made her more comfortable and before they fell asleep she always, always, always made sure the hand that was resting on her belly was intertwined with one of hers just for that extra security. She would always fall asleep first then he would kiss her and say 'goodnight beautiful' every time without fail.

Penny put her hand on the knob of 4A's door before turning it as quietly as she could. She tiptoed inside and closed the door slowly, then she made her was around the coffee table and made the walk to Leonard's room making sure not to wake Sheldon on her travels.

She took in a deep breath before entering Leonard's room, she opened the door tentatively making sure not to make any noise. The room was dark but she could make out Leonard laid down in his bed and the shut down laptop resting on his belly. She could tell he had tried to keep himself awake by going on it. Penny tried to see if his eyes were open or not, she couldn't tell so she walked over to him so she was stood right next to where he was.

Penny didn't want to wake Leonard up if he was asleep but she wanted to see his beautiful brown eyes stare up at her, she wanted to see the man she loves big bright smile, the one made just for her.

Carefully she moved her right hand from her side to stroke his jawline whilst whispering his name. His eyes fluttered open as soon as she touched him. The smile came to his face whilst he greeted her with a "Hey."

"Hey you" was Penny's response. Leonard turned to face her, placed the laptop on the floor and sat up on his side leaning on his right elbow. "Thought if I was asleep you were just going to go to yours?" He asked whilst he rose his eyebrow. Penny knew he was joking but decided to answer him truthfully... "I just couldn't resist" She replied whilst smiling in his direction. "I need to get out of this disgusting uniform!" She told Leonard shortly afterwards.

Leonard grinned. Penny did what she did every time she slept over at Leonard's... She took off her Cheesecake Factory uniform throwing it on the floor so she was left in her bra and thongs, which made Leonard smile even more knowing his girlfriend was the most perfect girl in the world, and she took one of his shirts out of his draw, put it around herself and buttoned it up but left 2 open at the top. As she walked back towards the bed she lifted up the collar of the shirt so it was on her nose and she took a deep breath. "Mmmm, smells just like you. I like it" She told him. "Come here and you actually smell me instead of my shirt then." Leonard said whilst grabbing one of her wrists pulling her into the bed.

Leonard shuffled back so Penny could climb in the side he was just sleeping at. Leonard's arms were already open waiting for her to slide into. She rested her head against his bare chest and put her right arm around his back drawing patterns as she knew he liked. She took a deep breath so she could smell his scent. He, on the other hand, didn't wrap his left arm around her back as he normally would, no, he placed his hand on the side of her face and tucked her flowing hair behind her ear. This made Penny smile into his chest. After that, he moved his hand downwards so it was resting on her neck, then he placed 2 fingers on her chin indicating for her to lift her head up. She did this and placed her forehead against his before looking into his eyes.

"Did you mean it Penny? Or was it just spur of the moment?" He asked surprisingly.

Penny didn't answer straight away but kissed him instead. When they broke apart he took a deep breath still looking for an answer.

"I meant it... I love you Leonard Hofstadter. I am in love with you. I've never loved anyone as much as I love you." She reassured him.

Leonard was in shock, he thought she meant it but he didn't expect her to tell him that. He couldn't take it anymore, he needed to kiss her, properly, so he rolled on top of her with his hands at either side of her shoulders, bent down and caught her lips with his. Penny quickly moved both her hands to the back of his head pulling him further down into her mouth. Their tongues entered each others mouths shortly after and here was where they stayed for a good 5 minutes.

When Leonard pulled away so he could get his breath Penny put her hand on the back of his head running her hand through the curls in his hair and just looking into his eyes and watching him as he smiled at her. He leaned a little closer so their foreheads were touching. "I love you Penny."

"I love you too Leonard."

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