Shawn ended up in Jack's car with him, Turner, and Vicki, Turner's former nurse and current girlfriend.
"Remind me again why we're all going on a ski trip together?" Vicki asked.
"Ok," Shawn exhaled. "Jack's step-dad's publishing company gave Mr. and Mrs. Matthews a free ski trip after her romance novel hit topped the bestseller lists because they're hoping it will lead to a sequel, but Mr. and Mrs. Matthews want to make sure Cory and Topanga are both rooming with an adult, so they invited you and Vicki."
"So why is Feeney coming?"
"To chaperone me."
"Poor guy."
"Ok, Hunter," Turner asked, "What's your plan to get around this?"
"To explain it I'd have to get the diagrams out of the trunk."
"They're protected, right?"
"Don't worry, I got Topanga a prescription under Eric's name, I gave Cory the demonstration with the banana, and I've got a bottle of mifepristone and the number of a clinic in East Stroudsburg in my suitcase, just in case."
Jack looked worried. "Is there a reason you're so adamant about safe sex?"
"Relax, I picked it up from Dad yelling at Stacy that she ruined his life."
Turner decided to change the subject. "So how's the job going?"
"Great, they just put me on the Morley account."
"The cigarette brand?"
"Yeah, they're trying to figure out a way to advertise to teenagers without the FTC realizing they're advertising to teenagers."
"And you're comfortable with that."
"Huh?"
"I mean, you don't think it's a little unethical."
"Eh, no one's putting a gun to anyone's head."
Turner decided not to say anything more. They pulled up at the lodge to find everyone fussing over Cory.
"What happened?" Shawn asked Angela.
She rolled her eyes "He slipped getting out of the car, the receptionist thinks it's just a minor sprain."
Shawn regarded the scene on the couch for a moment. "Awful friendly receptionist."
"You think we have time to…get away?"
"Actually, I think we have time to hit the slopes first."
When came back downstairs, Topanga and Cory were playing 20 questions. Shawn and Angela watched as the game devolved into a monologue on the mating habits of falcons. Finally, Shawn couldn't take it anymore. He stood up, stretched, and faked a loud yawn.
"Well, I guess I'd better hit the hay."
That was Topanga's signal, and she got up and followed Shawn and Angela upstairs. Precisely two hours later, she got up and followed the path Shawn had mapped out for her towards an empty room, which Shawn had reserved under an assumed name for her and Cory's benefit. As she crossed the lobby, Topanga noticed Cory and Lauren, still seated on the couch. Topanga hid behind a chimney and watched helplessly as Lauren leaned in and kissed Cory.