Sorry this chapter isn't very long, I wanted to clear up where Penny decided to have their wedding! thanks again guys! Enjoy! :)
Decisions
It was about a week after Leonard and Penny had their picnic and Penny was still undecided about the location. Her mum had replied to her email, saying do whatever feels best. She told Penny to ring her if she got stuck. So that's what Penny had to do.
"Hey momma" Penny said when her mum answered the phone. "Aw hello my little lamb, how are you all?" her mother replied, in a thrilled tone. Penny hadn't spoken to her parents for a while, she didn't really have anything against them, she just hadn't got round to it. "I'm good, Leonard's good, we are both very happy, but I still can't decide where to have the wedding." Penny said. "Oh well then, weigh up the two options for me, and I will advise you as best as I can!"
Penny proceeded to tell her mum about the different locations, and what they meant to her. She said about how Nebraska is her home town, but Pasadena is where she lives, and where she met Leonard. Also, most of her guests would be in Pasadena, therefore it would be easier and they wouldn't have to travel. Penny's mum listened to all of her reasons, taking them all in. Once Penny finished talking, her mum spoke. "Pumpkin, I think you should have your wedding where you are". "Are you sure momma, I know how much you would want me to get married in Nebraska and I want to as well, but it's hard." Penny replied. "No my baby, it would be easier for you to get married there. Your father and I will come out and stay in a hotel, it would be easier than trying to cram all of your friends here on the farm." Her mum said, a bit disappointed that she couldn't have it in her home town, yet still so happy that her baby was getting married. "Thank you so much momma, your amazing! Oooh- and we've set a date!" Penny said, quite proud of herself. Her mother gasped. "Yep, we will be getting married on 26th July" Penny said whilst beaming. Her mother practically screamed at her down the phone, she was so happy for her. After her mum had calmed down, they started to discuss the details. Penny told her mum about the flowers, bridesmaid's dresses, colours, venues, cake etc. Her mum just oohed and ahhed at everything she said until she asked "What are you going to do about your dress pumpkin?" Penny thought for a minute. "Well me and the girls were going to go shopping one weekend, if I find the perfect dress, then we could face time you, so you get a chance to see me?" Penny replied, quite pleased that she had come up with that on the spot. She hadn't really thought about a dress, she had been too busy worrying about the location. She felt kind of bad that her mum couldn't be there in the flesh to see her, but this would have to do. "Oh darling, nothing would make me happier" her mum finally replied.
About 15 minutes later, Penny said her goodbyes to her mum, promising to call her in the next couple of days, and set to work ordering the flowers, before she got ready for work. She was working the night shift today- she always hated doing them, but she would get paid more for it, so she thought what the hell. Penny also booked the church and the venue in Pasadena for the correct date then, once satisfied with her work, went off to get ready.
As she left her apartment, she heard Leonard coming up the stairs. 'He's early' she thought to herself as she turned the corner. When she did, she saw him standing at the bottom of the stairs. She jumped. "Hey!" he said, walking up to her to see if she was okay. "Oh god! You scared me!" she said, hugging him. Sheldon huffed off to his apartment; he didn't want to be with them, whilst they were all lovey-dovey like that. "Aww, sorry, am I that scary?" he said, half-jokingly. "YES!" she replied laughing into his shoulder. He slapped her bum and she giggled. "Do you want a lift?" he asked, Penny nodded.
When they were in the car, she leant over and kissed him. "Oh, my mum and I have decided to have our wedding here!" she said with a massive smile on her face. "Ah that's great! Is your mum okay with it?" he said, still a bit concerned that her mum would think that he had persuaded her. "Yeah, it was her idea actually; she said that her and daddy would come down for it, as they didn't think that they would have room on the farm for all of us!" Leonard let out a relieved sigh. He was glad that it was her mother's idea, that way he knew that she didn't hate him already. He knew he was just being paranoid, but he wanted her mother to like him. "Ah that's great Penny, I can't wait!" "Me too" she replied, the same smile plastered on her face. She then told him about the flowers, and booking the venue, he was quite proud that she had done it on her own-he received a whack for saying this! When they arrived at her work, Penny let out a huge sigh. She hated that place with a passion. Leonard told her to have a good day at work, and he would try and wait up for her. She smiled, kissed him, and then left.
She trudged up the stairs at 1 in the morning. It had been a busy shift and she was knackered. It wasn't too bad today, she got decent tips and the customers were mostly pleasant, but all she wanted now was to just flop down next to Leonard. She walked into the apartment, flung her bag down on the sofa, and walked into the bedroom. She saw Leonard sat up watching a film on his laptop; he had his headphones in, so he didn't notice her. He had stuck to his promise and stayed up for her. Her heart swelled. She really did love him. She crept up to the side of the bed and touched his arm. He jumped, making the laptop fall beside him. She fell about laughing as he turned to her and smiled. "Payback was that?" Penny nodded with a smile on her face. She went into the bathroom to get ready for bed, as Leonard packed his laptop away. When she returned, she snuggled into his back, and laced her fingers with his. "I love you Leonard" she whispered before kissing his knuckles. "I love you too gorgeous" she said as he kissed the back of her head. Penny's face lit up, as it always did when he said I love you. They both went to sleep with smiles on their faces, in each other's arms, as they would be for the rest of their lives.