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Penny laid her head on Leonard's chest and snuggled as close as she could to him. "God, you smell so good! What is that?"

"The same thing you're wearing since we just took a shower together. It's Irish Spring Icy Blast body wash."

"Manly yes, but I like it too," Penny said in a lilted Irish accent.

Leonard laughed at Penny's attempt at humor and said, "Now you're quoting commercials from the 1970's?"

"I thought it was funny," Penny said as she tilted her head and looked at Leonard with a cheeky grin.

"It was and you are," replied Leonard.

"Well, I'm glad we've established who the funny one is in this relationship," Penny said teasingly as she laid her head back on Leonard's chest.

Leonard could tell Penny was asleep by her breathing pattern and how relaxed her body felt against him. Leonard looked down lovingly at Penny and in a quiet whisper said, "God, I am so in love with you. You're the kind of woman that any guy would love to be with. You're smart and funny and kind and you have a good heart. And you're beautiful… so beautiful. Some day I want to marry you and have kids with you. I just want to be with you forever. You don't know it, but you've completely ruined me for any other woman on the face of the earth. I just wish I was more successful so I could give you every thing you've ever dreamed of. If anyone deserves love and happiness in this world, it's you."

Leonard had no idea that Penny had just heard every word he said. It was all she could do to keep from crying and tell Leonard that she felt the same way, but she was afraid she would ruin that perfect moment in time if she said anything. Instead she uttered a simple, silent prayer to the universe. "Please help Leonard."

Neither she nor Leonard could have ever foreseen the events that simple prayer would put in motion and how their lives, the lives of their friends, and really that of all mankind would be changed forever.

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