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I have done research into the area they are going

The week passed quickly for the group, with them all looking forward to their respective weekends away.

Penny and Raj had more sales and Penny had instructed her team to make more items so that they did not run out of stock and Penny had even had a critic review in the local newspaper about her broadcast praising her for her naturalness in front of the camera

It had been suggested the day before leaving for the weekend, that everybody stay at Penny's so they could leave at the time designated, although this caused problems with Howard and Sheldon not wanting to be without Bernie and Amy and being very unhappy with the arrangement but that was solved with Leonard telling Howard and Raj to stay at 4a for the night and Howard and Sheldon being able to see their o/h before retiring to sleep also Penny had found an unusual law when looking the town up

'By the way don't bother taking any heels over two inches because they are banned in the town' said Penny

'Are you joking? Said Bernadette who never went anywhere without heels

'No I'm serious, look it says so here on the Wikipedia write up for the town and we all know how accurate they are but I don't want to chance it' said Penny showing them what she had seen

'At least they have a good reason for the ban, if people keep falling over and trying to sue the local council that wont be good for tourism' said Amy as ever the voice of reason

Friday morning Penny's apartment

Amy had woken first and quickly made the girl's breakfast and soon they were ready to leave, it had been decided they would go in Amy's car as that had more room for them and their luggage

Thankfully because of a lack of traffic and not stopping on the way they arrived at the hotel at 2pm and went into the reception area

'Good afternoon ladies, welcome to the Vagabonds House and Boutique Inn, if you could all show me your reservations and sign here in the book, I will give you your room keys and I will ask a porter to show you to your rooms, they are all next door to each other' said the receptionist

'Also we have a wine and cheese reception every day between 4 and 6pm so you are welcome to join in with the other guests'

The porter arrived and took them to their rooms though on the way they came across several guests with dogs and looked to the porter for answers

'Oh yes, the hotel allows Pets as long as they owner ensures they are kept under control at all times'

He then showed Penny into Room 1 and then Amy in room 2 followed by Bernadette Room 3 and Alex room 4, the girls checked out each others rooms and saw that they were pretty much identically kitted out

'Shall we unpack and then go to this cheese and wine thing? Asked Penny as they sat in Amy's room chatting

'Yes sure' said Bernadette

'Then after we can go for a walk around the town' said Alex

'The shops will be closed by then but we have all day tomorrow to do that' said Penny

'Maybe we can have dinner out as well, I am pretty hungry' said Amy

'Well we did pass a bistro restaurant on the way here, maybe we can go there' said Bernadette

After they had unpacked they went to the cheese and wine event hosted by the hotel but all the other guests were old couples so they decided to go out to the town instead

When they reached the bistro they went in and found a table for four where Amy and Penny ordered Chicken fillets with garlic and Alex and Bernadette shared a Spanish paella dish, they all had wine and Penny decided that she would drink and she was able to control her drinking now that she was in a happy point in her life and not using the alcohol to try and hide her problems

They went back to the hotel after dinner and to Penny's room to talk about plans for the weekend

'I would like to book a massage for Sunday, when Sheldon took me away for my birthday he arranged for me to have a full body massage and everything else and I enjoyed it so much I want to do it again! Said Amy

'Well why don't we all book massages then afterwards we can go to Monterey Bay Aquarium' said Bernadette

'Then tomorrow we can hit the shops and maybe go to the beach afterwards' said Penny

'That works for me' said Alex as Bernadette and Amy agreed with her

Amy had loaded the aquarium website on her laptop and was checking it out

'There is a live feeding of the otters at 1030am so why don't we go there first and then have the massages afterwards, we will probably have to leave about 930 though' said Amy

'Well we can have a lie in tomorrow before hitting the shops, let me phone reception and book 4 massages for 3pm Sunday afternoon' said Penny

They stayed in Penny's room drinking and chatting until midnight before retreating to their own rooms for the night

Amy had promised to speak to Sheldon before she went to sleep and they both had their laptops so she rang his Skype and he answered straight away

'Hi Sheldon, sorry it's so late, we were just having too much fun, are you ok?

'Yes I'm fine, I wasn't in bed, Leonard and the guys and I were playing card games as Howard was also waiting for Bernadette to call which I think she is now doing as he has disappeared with his phone'

'How's the event going? Asked Amy

'Yes very good, Will Wheaton is here as well with his mate Brent Spiner, Will was trying to convince me that Brent really does want to do Fun with Flags and even though he broke my mint condition box maybe I should just forgive him and let him do it, I cant hold grudges forever' said Sheldon

'That sounds very mature Sheldon' said Amy

'Thank you Amy, what are you doing for the weekend?

'Tomorrow we are going to the shops then on Sunday we are going to Monterey Bay Aquarium and then the hotel does massages and we are all having one' said Amy

'Can you take some pictures or videos of the animals Amy and you can show me when we get back'

'Sure thing, I'm going to have to go as I am ready to drop but do you like the room? Asked Amy moving the laptop around the room to show Sheldon

'Yes it's very nice, will you Skype me tomorrow night as well? Asked Sheldon

'Yes of course' said Amy

'Ok I am going to bed as well now and I wish you were with me' said Sheldon

'I wish the same thing Sheldon'

'Ok good night and remember I love you' said Sheldon

'Love you too' said Amy blowing a kiss at him as they both signed off together

The next morning the girls woke up around 9am and went for breakfast outside in the courtyard and had a selection of fruit and bagels and juices between them

They then went off to Carmel Plaza which had 40 speciality boutique shops

Penny was in one the shops when an idea came to her and tried to usher the girls outside

'Quick outside now I need to talk to you all' said Penny looking excited

'What's the matter? Asked Amy

'Being in that shop has given me an idea, I know it's probably crazy but I am going to go for it' said Penny

'What are you going for? Asked Amy confused

'I am going to set up my own Penny Blossom accessories brand, I can buy a shop and stock it with clothes, purses and bags with the blossom printed on them like its my own trademark'

'That is a great idea' said Bernadette

'Yes I wish I could speak to Raj about it but I guess that can wait until we get back and these things take time to set up anyway' said Penny

'If you are able to set up a shop who will you get to run it? You are already unavailable for 3 days a week' asked Alex quite reasonably

'That's something I will need to think about, maybe I could get my sister Natasha to do it, she isn't working and this will give her a chance to earn some money and I'm sure she would happy to get out of Nebraska' said Penny

'If you are open at the weekends, I will be happy to work there as well and give you a bit of support' said Alex

'You will? That's great thank you, I think what I will also do is keep the Penny Blossoms to buy online only like it's an exclusive thing and very special but everything else in the shop' said Penny

'Why don't you call Raj now and see if he's free? You are looking like you are going to burst with ideas! Said Bernadette

'Yes we will go back in the shop and give you a bit of privacy' said Amy

Penny got her phone out and video called Raj who luckily enough was free and answered straight away

'Raj I have just had the best idea and I think you will like it, we can have a proper meeting about it when we all get back but I need to tell you now' said Penny

'What's the idea Penny?

'We can trademark the Penny Blossom brand and open a clothing shop along with accessories like purses and bags with the Penny Blossom brand printed on it'

'I like your style Penny, I just happen to know that there is a shop unit available for sale on Rodeo Drive and I can find out about availability if you like but we can have a proper talk when we return about finances and that sort of thing' said Raj

'Ok great, oh by the way how are you all doing? Asked Penny

'Yes we are all having fun and Will Wheaton has joined us as well' said Raj

'Ok I will let you go now then' said Penny

'Bye Penny'

Penny went back into the shop and found the girls

'Raj loved the idea and we will talk about it more when we get back'

'Penny you're turning into a proper businesswoman now' said Bernadette

'Well I would like to think so, it's you guys that helped me realise what I want out of life and also Leonard when he ended things he said pretty much the same thing, I cant keep on relying on them for things all the time like I have been, this is a chance for me to get a bit of independence' said Penny

They carried on shopping and by around 2pm all 4 were loaded down with bags, they dropped the bags back in their rooms, got changed into their bikinis and put on t-shirt and shorts over them, they packed a bag full of towels and sun block and walked down to the beach stopping off for takeaway burger and chips on the way

They found a clear space on the white sandy beach and admired the view, there were a few water skiers and sailing yachts in the sea but the weather was warm enough for them to sunbathe

They settled down to eat their food before they did anything else

Unfortunately for Penny she soon attracted some teenage boys who were gawping at her from a distance

'Penny them boys are watching you' said Amy noticing

'Let them look, its not like they will dare to come over' said Penny

'I'm going to go in the sea for a swim, anybody want to join me? Asked Bernadette

'Yes I will come' said Penny

Alex and Amy carried on sunbathing

'In the sea Penny noticed two guys in the sea wading towards her and Bernadette, Penny was feeling so not like being hit on and was prepared, the guys stopped a few feet away and addressed Penny completely ignoring Bernadette but Penny got in first

'Before you both start you should know I have no interest in anything you have to say' said Penny moving away from them

'Oh come on you don't even know what we want yet' said the taller of the two

'We want you to come with us to a club tonight, you fit the dancer type' said the other

'No thanks' said Penny turning away

'Playing hard to get I see, look my names Jack and he is Gary' Jack started to talk again before being interrupted by Bernadette

'Hey if she says she is not interested then I suggest you get lost before I make you go' said Bernadette in her scary voice

'Jees chill out girls we just wanna have fun and this one here looks fun, you look familiar as well thinking about it, have you done modelling? Asked Jack looking at Penny

'No, I know how to have fun and it's not with you' said Penny

'Come on Jack we are wasting our time here' said Gary as they saw another group of girls further down the beach and made their way to them

'What a pair of idiots' said Penny as Bernadette agreed with her

They carried on swimming for a bit longer before going back to sunbathe where Amy questioned Penny on the guys

'It looks like they are hitting on every girl on the beach' said Amy

'Yes well I told them where to go and Bernadette helped scared them off' said Penny

'Good for you Penny, guys like that are just creeps' said Alex

They left the beach later that afternoon and went for a walk around the local area before having dinner at a restaurant then returned to the hotel later that night

Sunday

Amy drove the girls to the Aquarium at Monterey, it was only 6 miles from Carmel so they made it in plenty of time and went straight to the Sea Otter exhibit ready for the feeding session when the keeper appeared

'Hello Ladies and Gentleman before I feed the animals I will give you a few facts about some of them, especially this one here' said the keeper indicating an otter next to him

'Her name is Rosa and she was stranded between beaches in Santa Cruz county at only 4 weeks only back in 1999 and she is our eldest otter' The Keeper then passed the otter some fish where the otter delicately put it between her paws and nibbled it while the keeper carried on talking

'We managed to rehabilitate her to go back to the wild but she only lasted two years because she kept coming into contact with divers and climbing into Kayaks, so she was brought here to be put on show and she has had 11 pups some of which have been successfully released into the wild'

The keeper carried on feeding the otters with the fish while they competed with each other to get the best bits while the keeper carried on giving facts and figures about the 5 otters that lived there

'Well that was fun' I'm almost glad we got up early to see that' said Amy as she put her phone away after filming the feeding session and taking pictures for Sheldon to see

'Yes I enjoyed it too' said Penny

They carried on round the Aquarium and enjoyed seeing various animals with Amy taking more pictures and the girls buying t-shirts from the gift shop

When they returned back to the hotel they all went for their massages and then went out to dinner before returning early as they had plans to leave Carmel at 10 am Monday morning

On Sunday evening Raj had text Penny to arrange a meeting for Monday evening to discuss Penny's idea

The girls arrived back in Pasadena at around 3pm and Penny got ready to meet Raj, while Sheldon was very happy to see Amy and took her off to the bedroom to show just how much he missed her

Like the last chapter am ending it there

Cheers for reading, hope you are enjoying the story

Next chapter will show Penny's new ideas come to fruition