(Fictional story about fictional characters. This is a stand-alone story.)
shaggy77
After years of never being able to coordinate their schedules or their preferences; Penny had finally convinced her husband, Leonard, to take an actual vacation with her. Physically being away from the apartment and their friends for more than one day! The destination was Catalina Island, just off the California coast. It was only about an hours drive to Long Beach, if they took the 710, where they would have to catch the ferry to the island. She knew the trip was way out of Leonard's comfort-zone, and loved him even more for agreeing to take it. He didn't even ask for anything in return; like accompanying him to Comic Con or dressing up as Princess Leia for Halloween. Their reservations at the Avalon Holiday Inn Resort were for Friday and Saturday nights, and the weather report was for perfect beach weather; typical of Southern California.
Relaxation was the main goal, but Penny had booked them a tour around the island in a glass-bottom boat. Leonard had surprisingly agreed to leave his laptop at home...that was when she truly knew he loved her unconditionally. She smiled as she remembered Sheldon's reaction when Leonard had told him about the upcoming plans: "are you insane...you're planning on going into the ocean and taking a boat...have you not seen Jaws."
Of course on the drive, Leonard had regaled her with trivia tidbits about the island, like: "did you know it's actually named Santa Catalina Island, and it was originally commercially developed by William Wrigley...you know, the chewing gum guy." " And here's one that reminds me of you: famous actress Marilyn Monroe once lived on the island."
Leaning her head on his shoulder as he drove, she responded: "thanks sweetie for mentioning me in the same breath as Marilyn Monroe; but we both know how well my acting career went."
"Well who knows," Leonard told her, "you still have acting credits out there; you never know when an important Producer or casting director will see something and come knocking on our door." She just let it go, knowing that he had only the best intentions, and enjoyed the rest of the drive. The ferry ride was very pleasant, with Leonard even getting out of the car and strolling on the upper deck, arm in arm, with her. After driving to the center of the island where the main town of Avalon was located, they checked into their spacious suite, which even included a jacuzzi. While at the front desk, they had decided to rent bicycles to get to the beach. "Maybe today should be our "beach day," since tomorrow is the glass-bottom boat excursion," Leonard had suggested, "we don't want to overdue it since we're here to relax."
"Listen to you; Leonard Hofstadter scheduling a beach-day," she teased the introverted indoorsy scientist, "who are you and what have you done to my husband."
"I know you love the beach and I would do anything to make you happy," he shyly answered.
"God, I love you," she threw her arms around his neck and smothered his lips with hers. "You always make me happy...and wait until you see what I'm wearing today." Taking her suitcase into the bathroom, she proceeded to change into her swim suit...or what there was of it. She had decided to bring the tiny orange thong she had worn in Las Vegas when she, Bernadette and Amy had spent a weekend there. The top really consisted on a couple orange triangles, that she could slide to make them even more revealing, held up by strings; and the bottom just barely covered her crack and slit. When she came out of the bathroom, she made a flourish with her arms and dropped her towel. Leonard just stood in the middle of the room with his mouth open, and she was afraid he was going to reach for his inhaler.
"Holy crap...I've died and gone to heaven," he gasped, "do we have to go out. You know it would be totally fine with me if we just stayed in the room."
"Oh no...we didn't come this far to just stay in the room. We could have stayed home and done that," she laughed, "besides, don't you want to see this wet?" He put his hands together, looked up at the ceiling, and closed his eyes. "What are you doing now," she asked.
"Praying for rain," he chuckled. "OK we can go to the beach, but we'll have to wait a few minutes; it would be a little embarrassing to go down through the lobby like this." She looked down at his groin and saw that the front of his swim suit was sticking straight out as if he were hiding a chihuahua in there. They both laughed and sat down on the edge of the bed for a couple minutes before going down and riding their bikes to the beach. The Concierge had told them about a more secluded beach; Lover's Cove, which was usually frequented by scuba divers; so they decided to check it out. Even though Penny had a towel around her waist, even the elderly Concierge openly leered at her chest.