So I can guarantee most of my medical stuff is probably wrong and I don't care. I'm not a doctor ;P and I tried the best I could on the mapping of hospitals in Portland so if you live there and I royally messed up, I apologize. I just wrote what I looked up on the internet. Last chapter everyone. Sorry it's so short. I didn't intend it to be but I kind of like the way I ended it and I didn't want to feel like I was bs-ing too much of it. Thank you for reading though. Enjoy.

The three landed in Portland around 9 pm that night. Sheldon had booked a rental car while he was online back in the apartment, but because of the flight delay due to fog, they didn't even get on the plane until 6:30. They walked over to the Enterprise where Sheldon rented a 2015 Toyota Camry. When he got his Penny back, he wanted her to be safe. After ten minutes of waiting in line and another ten for the attendants to find the car he rented, they were finally all packed in and headed to the first hospital on their list.

"I'm looking for Penny Cooper." Sheldon told the receptionist.

"Are you related to her? I can't give away patient information unless you're family."

"Yes, I'm her husband. Well, I guess her ex-husband…" Sheldon looked down at his feet when Rose chimed in. "I'm her sister, Rose Queen."

"Okay, let me check and see if she's here." The receptionist started clicking away on her keyboard. She made a few phone calls before telling the trio that she wasn't there. They thanked her and left the hospital. Two hospitals later they enter the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.

"Penny Cooper, please." Rose asked this receptionist. This one also asked the relationship and Rose answered. "I'm finding a Penelope Cooper, is that who you're looking for?"

"Yes!" All three yelled at once. Sheldon's heart started to pound. She's here.

"Is that man okay?" The receptionist asked pointing to Sheldon.

"Yes ma'am. Penny is his ex-wife who he's been trying to win back for a while now. We were all really concerned when none of us heard from her."

"Well, she's on floor 6 in room 630."

"Thank you very much, Carolynn." Rose said looking at the woman's name tag. Carolynn pointed to the elevator and the three waved to her and made their way over there.

"Um, Sheldon," Leonard began as he went to push floor 6 on the elevator, "the sixth floor is the Labor and Delivery floor"

"We need to get up there now then!" Sheldon was frantic. Thoughts of Penny and Jonah rushed through his mind. Could it really be? Could she be pregnant again? Sheldon pushed he way out of the elevator when the doors opened and ran to the desk. "Where is room 630?" The nurse pointed in the direction and he ran to her room, but stopped right outside her door. When Rose and Leonard finally caught up Sheldon was just staring at the brown door blocking their path to Penny.

"Sheldon, go in. She's in there. Go." Rose said pushing him closer to the door. Sheldon knocked and he heard a very quiet voice telling him to come in.

"Sheldon?" Penny felt him before he appeared in front of her. She rubbed her eyes trying to wipe away the hallucination.

"Yes, it's me Penny." Sheldon's voice was shaking. Here she was, right in front of him. He couldn't believe it. She looked so helpless laying in the bed, her hands resting over her stomach. "I've missed you so much."

"Sheldon, please tell me you're really here."

"Yes, love, I'm here." He ran over to her bedside and wrapped his arms around her. The two cried together while Rose and Leonard slowly walked in. Sheldon looked up and waved them over. "Look who I found, love." He pointed her sister who smiled at the two of them.

"Rose. I've missed you. I'm sorry I didn't call you back. I just came in for a checkup and they admitted me. They think something is wrong with him, Sheldon." Penny began to cry again and she clutched the baby in her stomach.

"It's a boy?" Sheldon's eye site was blinded with tears once again. "How do you know?"

"They did the ultrasound when I got here. I didn't even know I was pregnant. I had intense back pain and cramps so I went to the emergency room yesterday. They didn't tell me anything until they admitted me. The doctor told me I was having a boy, but that I was going into premature labor. They managed to stop it with some medications and they are hoping to stop it until he is ready. He won't survive if he comes out now. He's only 18 weeks old."

"Eighteen weeks? But that's…." Sheldon said doing the math in his head.

"I know, Sheldon. We conceived on November 4th. That was the last time we were intimate before he left us."

"I'm so sorry, Penny." Leonard said, "Not about the pregnancy, but the timing. Again, I'm sorry."

"Thank you, Leonard. So how did you guys find me?"

"You told me where you were the other day when you called me. We arrive a few hours ago. I'm sorry if we woke you, Pen." Rose explained.

"Don't be sorry, little sister. Thank you for finding me. I've really missed you guys."

"Penny, you were coming home to me?"

"I was. I made it to Seattle but I realized it didn't have what I was looking for. When you told me you lost your memory that day I thought you could have a new life. One that you could be happy and didn't need to know the feeling of loss. I had the intentions of just moving to Las Angela's but when I got there I knew I had to keep going. I got all of your emails, I listened to all of your messages. When I got to the end of my road, I realized where I needed to be. So I turned around and started to come home. Now here I am."

"Why didn't you call me? Why Leonard?"

"I'm sorry. I needed to know how you were doing but I didn't want to hurt you and give you false hope of me coming back. Sheldon, I never planned on coming home. So I called Leonard and asked how you were and what you've been doing. He told me all about what you were doing at work, how you did during Halo night, even what you go at the comic book store. You were never not part of my trip. You were with me the entire way. I just knew if I called you, you would convince me to come home."

"I needed you, Penny. We all needed you." Sheldon grabbed Penny's hand and brought it to his lips.

"I'm here now. And as soon as they release me, we are going home." Penny pulled Sheldon close to her. She put her forehead on his and closed her eyes, taking in his scent. They got to start over. They were going to have another baby to do things right with. She had missed Jonah every day of the last few miserable months. He was her world and everything she could have ever wanted. Now, he was going to have a little brother. The new baby would know about Jonah, they would celebrate Jonah's birthday every year. June 10th would be a day of joy and happiness because she has her family back, and Jonah will always be with them.

Penny leaned herself back, the pain medication taking hold again. Leonard and Rose had given her a goodbye kiss and told her they were going to find a close hotel for them to stay at for a few days. The hospital was able to provide Sheldon a blanket and pillow to make him comfortable while Penny slept.

"I want to name him Lucas Jonah." Penny said quietly.

"That's a beautiful name, love." Sheldon grabbed her hand and lulled her back to sleep.

After another week in the hospital with no episodes of premature labor, the doctors determined it was safe for Penny to leave, even to fly home. They packed up all their things and drove to the airport. Penny couldn't wait to be home. Leonard called ahead to the landlord and asked in apartment 4B was still available and when he was told it was, and since they are on good terms with him, he approved Leonard to move in as soon as they arrived. The next few months flew by without a problem with Penny or the baby. They set up his nursery in Leonard's old room putting pictures of Penny, Sheldon, and Jonah up. Rose found an apartment upstairs in their building after taking the job at Caltech with Sheldon. Sheldon and Penny renewed their vows with Rose and Leonard as their witnesses. Sheldon insisted they have a large wedding after Lucas is born because Penny was his Queen and she deserved to have it all.

"Sheldon I really don't think we need another wedding. We are married, we have a beautiful son on the way, and I've never been happier."

"We've had a rough year, love. I just want to show you that after all we've been through you deserve something spectacular. Also, I want to show off my hot wife." Sheldon winked at Penny. Even pregnant and waddling around, she was still the most stunning woman he's ever seen. He wanted everyone to see her for her grace and beauty and to declare his love for her in front of the world.

"Alright I guess there's no reasoning with you." Penny laughed wrapping her arms around her handsome husband. I've missed this so much, Penny thought. I have to tell him though. "We need to talk."

"Most of the time we need to talk isn't that great of a way to start a conversation." Penny took his hand and led him to the couch.

"I've been carrying around a secret the last two months. I've been so scared to tell you. I finally told the doctor right before you guys showed up at the hospital and when you arrived I told them they couldn't tell you. They did a bunch of test and Lucas is fine, but…"

"What's wrong Penny? Are you okay?" Sheldon's heart quickened.

"Yeah, Sheldon, we are fine. But…after we broke up and after Jonah I started drinking pretty heavily. It's a miracle that Jonah seems to be perfect. We won't know for sure until he's born, but I've been going in for weekly checkups while you're at work and every week they tell me he's growing at the perfect rate and his heart is perfect. But no matter how many times they tell me I'm still terrified. I messed up, Sheldon. I didn't know I was pregnant. I guess all the stress and pain I had been going through made me depressed enough that I ignored all the signs." Penny was sobbing. "We lost one baby because of me and I don't think I can handle losing another."

"Penny. I was wrong when I told you it was your fault. Jonah would have passed whether we were there or not. I regret not being the last thing he saw before he took that nap. Every day I wake up thinking about it. But in no way possible have I ever blamed you. It was wrong of me and I deserved to be left after I said such a horrible thing to you. I was so hurt and I didn't take your feelings into account. He was your son, too. This baby will be perfect. I'm sorry I drove you to have the drinking problem, love, and you didn't know what you were going through. No matter what happens with Lucas, he will be perfect to me." Sheldon held Penny on the couch for what seemed like hours while she sobbed into his chest. She fell asleep and with ease, even with the extra weight, he lifted her and carried her to the bedroom. He walked over to Leonard's apartment.

Knock, knock, knock "Leonard."

Knock, knock, knock "Leonard."

Knock, knock, knock "Leonard." Sheldon heard shuffling in Leonard's apartment before the door opened and Leonard stuck his head out.

"What's up, Sheldon?" His face was red and his hair was disheveled. Sheldon looked at him quizzically before pushing the door open. While Penny was gone Sheldon read that working out was a good way to blow off steam. He spent hours at the University gym building muscle. His jaw dropped when he saw Rose rushing into Leonard's bedroom.

"Rose! What's going on?"

"Oh, hi Sheldon. Leonard was just, um, helping me with something."

"If you needed help you could have come toOh…..oh no….don't tell me you two are together now?" Sheldon's face twisted into disgust when he realized what he just walked in on. "Now, I don't say I disapprove because Leonard you are my closest friend, but Rose is my favorite sister and I promise if this is just a fling to you, you'll not only feel the wrath from me but Penny as well. Which should scare you. She's scary." He whispered the last part while smiling at Leonard.

"I'm sorry. We were going to tell you but with everything that was happening with Penny coming home and the baby we didn't think you needed any more surprises." Rose told him. She walked over to him and gave him a big hug. "Why don't you call all the gang together for dinner tonight? Leonard and I will tell everyone."

"That's a really good idea. Ill text them all to meet at my apartment at seven." Sheldon said taking his phone out to send a group text to Raj, Bernadette, Howard, and Amy.

"Why not our apartment?" Leonard chimed in finally over the shock of Sheldon finding out about him and his sister-in-law.

"Because it's not my apartment." Leonard rolled his eyes. He should have known the answer to that. With all the strides in social conventions Sheldon has made being with Penny, he still had a few of his quirks. He was still afraid of everyone's germs but his own and Penny's and he still had his spot on the couch. He got his license after Jonah was born because Penny told him when she was at work he needed to be able to take Jonah places. That one Sheldon was happy to do for his son. Now Rose, Leonard, and Sheldon all take turns driving each other to work.

Seven rolled around and the gang was all in Sheldon's apartment. Rose and Leonard stood in front of the group and told them the big news.

"When?!" Penny jumped up, as fast as a six month pregnant woman could jump, and waddled her way to her sister giving her a huge hug.

"Well when we left to get the hotel room we really hit it off and we've been together ever since." Rose smiled at Leonard. "It happened in a pretty stressful time in our lives. We didn't know if baby Lucas was going to be okay. We didn't want anyone to make a big deal about us."

"This is great news though." Bernadette hugged the two Queen sisters. The three of them, as well as Amy, have been really close since Rose and Penny moved into the building. When they weren't at work they were with Penny keeping her company and shopping for baby clothes and decorations for Lucas' room. She didn't think him wearing Jonah's things was right so she took what Jonah wore home from the hospital and put it in a clear frame to hang up. She had a plaque made with his name a birthday to stick with it. She donated the rest of the baby clothes to women who couldn't afford clothing for their newborns. It was a really emotional day for her and Sheldon, but they knew Jonah wasn't in his clothing, he was in their hearts. She didn't want Lucas to feel like he was a replacement for his brother and she felt that Lucas deserved his own identity. After months of shopping and decorating the nursery was ready and Penny was due any day.

"Sheldon!" Penny shouted from the bathroom. Her back was hurting so she went and laid in a warm bubble bath to sooth it.

"Is it time?" She heard him yell back.

"Yes! We need the bag!" Penny got out of the bath slowly to avoid slipping and put on the oversized bathrobe Sheldon had gotten her because her purple on didn't fit anymore. She dialed Rose and let her know to get the car ready. She heard the door across the hall open and slam shut and someone racing down the stairs. Rose burst into the apartment to help Penny and Sheldon.

"Leonard is getting the car." She said when Penny looked at her confused. "I figured Sheldon couldn't carry his pregnant wife and their to-go-bag at the same time. Let's get some clothes on you."

"They're just going to make me take them off when I get there." Penny bent over clutching her large tummy and closed her eyes. "He really wants to come out." She laughed after the wave of pain.

"We still don't need you who-ha hanging out until your child is ready to come out, sister." The girls laughed. Rose led Penny to the couch and went to help Sheldon get things ready. "I thought you had all this stuff ready, Sheldon."

"I do. I'm trying to find something for her to wear."

"Here, I got it." She took the bag from him. "Go start leading your wife down to the car. Put these on her first." She handed him a shirt and sweats that she pulled from Penny's drawer. Rose met them down in the car and they sped off to the hospital.

"I love you with all my heart and soul Penny." Sheldon said trying to soothe his wife. Penny was getting closer to having her son. Her labor only lasting a few hours.

"I love you too, Sheldon."

"We get a second chance to be a family. Nothing will ever change that. I won't screw this up again." Sheldon kissed Penny's sweating forehead. As she pushed she squeezed Sheldon and Rose's hands. After one final push the cries of their perfect son could be heard everywhere. The parents thought it was the most beautiful sound they'd ever heard.

On August 15th 2015 at 6:15pm, Lucas Jonah Cooper was born.