Penny still didn't leave the apartment after visiting Leonard. Sheldon had started working from home so he could make sure she was okay and everyone at Caltech had seemed quite happy about the idea.
"Penny?" Sheldon called from the living room.
"Yeah Sheldon?" She replied, walking out to the living room from their room.
"I think we should go house hunting" He said, pulling Penny onto his lap.
"Do you now?" She answered teasingly.
"Yes I believe we will need a proper house for when we have children" He said, smiling up at her. He had hoped this might take her mind off last week.
"I believe we will" She said, giggling. The thought of having children, Sheldon's children made her stomach jump with joy. She couldn't wait to have a proper home, a home where the sound of children's laughter fills the house and the smell of cookies baking at christmas wafting through the house.
"Mary would you like to come with us?" Penny asked. Mary already felt like a mother to her, she was a much better mother to her than her own mother had ever been. She still hadn't told her about her engagement.
"Oh darlin' it would be my pleasure" Mary said, smiling at the sight of her son with Penny sitting up on his lap and his arms wrapped around her.
"I have arranged for us to meet with a realtor later this evening to view some houses" He stated, even though houses was an understatement. He planned on getting a massive house with plenty of garden space for his future children to play in.
"And you just presumed I'd agree?" She said, laughing a little.
"I didn't presume Penny, I knew" He replied smugly.
"Of course you knew, crazy whackadoodle" She said, giving him a little peck on the lips.
"Now Penny I've had him tested but you might need to get it done again" Mary said winking at her.
"Oh don't I know it" Penny chuckled.
"Ah Mr. Cooper, lovely to see you again" The realtor said, shaking his hand,
"Likewise Mr. Lynn, this is my fiancé Penny and my mother Mary" Sheldon said gesturing toward the two.
"So shall we begin? I must ask what your price range is though before we begin" He said pulling out his clipboard.
"There is no price range, I do not have a budget" Sheldon said.
"Oh well then let's get started" The realtor said, smiling.
They arrived at a victorian style home. It was three stories high with a wrap around porch and green siding, the inside had 3 bedrooms, a study, kitchen, living room and dining room.
"It's too small" Sheldon said bluntly.
"Moving on then" The realtor said, crossing off the address on his clipboard.
The next house was a rustic house and Mary took an immediate liking toward and Sheldon took a mental note of this. It had a large kitchen and a living room with a large stone open fire and the dining room had an open fire too. Upstairs had four bedrooms, one with an en suite and a bathroom.
"This isn't the one" Sheldon sighed.
"No, it doesn't seem like a house to start raising a family in" Penny agreed.
"You sure?" Mary asked, her eyes were glassy from the moment they had arrived.
"How much is this one?" Sheldon asked, his mothers sixtieth birthday was coming up this year and he had an idea.
"This one is $750,000 but it seems to be quite popular and most likely won't be on the market for much longer" The realtor said, crossing out yet another address."Anyway, we have plenty more homes to see" He said, closing the door behind them.
They arrived at a white modern home with a curvy roof and large glass windows. It was all open plan with no walls separating the kitchen, dining area and living area. Upstairs had three bedrooms with two bathrooms and a balcony in the master bedroom.
"What do you think of this one?" Sheldon asked, he wasn't too fond of it but Penny's opinion was important to him.
"I don't know it doesn't feel very homey" Penny said, looking around at all the glass and metal.
"I couldn't agree more, this place aint right for little children to be runnin' round" Mary said.
"And the garden isn't remotely large enough" Sheldon said to Penny.
The next house was a tuscan style mansion with cream stones and white windows. Inside was a mahogany kitchen with a big island in the middle of the marble floor, the living room had a stone fire pit style hearth in the middle, the dining room had glass folding doors, leading out to the pool area.
"Do you like this one?" Penny asked as they walked up the stairs.
"I think it's one to consider but I don't know it doesn't really feel like a home, feels more like a place you stay in on holiday, do you?"
"I think it's nice but I don't know, like you were saying it just doesn't feel like home"
"I agree, Mr. Lynn can we move on to the next one" Sheldon said, walking back down the stairs.
"Certainly, the next house is one I think you'll like, its had many views but out of most people's price range"
"And how big is it?" Sheldon asked, sliding his hand into his fiancé's.
"In total there is 60 acres"
"Sounds lovely" Sheldon said sitting into the car beside Penny. They arrived at the house and Penny's jaw dropped. This is the one, Sheldon thought to himself.
"Now the price of this home is $65,000,000"
"Do you like it?" Sheldon asked, looking at Penny.
"It's amazing honey but sixty five million is..." She didn't get to finish her sentence.
"We'll take it" Sheldon interrupted.
"You haven't even seen the entire property" The realtor laughed.
"I know that but my fiancé seems to already love it therefore we shall purchase this one, now if you don't mind we are going to have a look around our new home" Sheldon said as he began to roam through his new abode.
"Sheldon are you sure about this?" Penny asked after hearing Sheldon and the realtor's brief conversation.
"Yes, you seem to already love this home, it has a total of twelve bedrooms therefore there is more than enough room for our future family, we can also have guests over around the holidays, there's a pool for you to swim in during the summer, an office for my work, Penny this house is perfect for us" Sheldon explained. Penny couldn't help but agree, sure it was the biggest house she had ever laid eyes on but it did feel homely from the second they stepped foot inside and Sheldon seemed to love it just as much as she did.
"So when can we move in?" Sheldon asked the realtor, wrapping an arm around Penny's waist.
"As soon as the paperwork is finished" He said, scribbling something down on his clipboard.
"And how long will that take?" He asked, smiling down at his fiancé.
"Give me a second, I just need to find the contract for this place" He replied, rooting through his brief case. "Aha here we go, just sign down here when you're ready" He said, handing the various sheets over to Sheldon. Sheldon scrutinised the paperwork and once he was sure everything was in proper order he signed.
"Welcome to your new home Mr. Cooper" The realtor beamed, handing Sheldon the keys.
A/N: I was thinking of making a tumblr page, for putting up pictures of what I picture the house to be and the wedding etc. let me know your thoughts!