A/N: Thank you so much for all the reviews I have received on this story. It was overwhelming to see so many of you liking this story and making it a favorite or following. I hope I don't disappoint. Now this next chapter will be right before the weekend. There is some foreshadowing in this one if you know the rules of the challenge.

I don't own any of this...

The night before Valentine's weekend the gang got together for pizza. Afterwards, the girls were going to be going to Penny's for a girl's night while the guys played vintage video games since two of them would be away the next night.

"So are you and Amy doing anything tomorrow night?" Raj asked Sheldon once the girls left.

"Yes, we are going out to dinner and then the movies. We usually go out on Thursday night but since we all decided to get together we decided to do it tomorrow night instead. Why do you ask?" Sheldon answered him.

"Well Emily is working late again and I wanted to see if you guys wanted to do something." He said.

"Oh well sorry." Sheldon said.

"Do you think I could join you?" Raj said.

"No." Sheldon said. He was already going to be spending Saturday night with Raj and Emily. He would never admit it to the guys but he was actually thinking about asking Amy to spend the night with him on Friday. With a possible follow up on Saturday and Sunday if things worked out. She was picking him up for work and would be bringing him home before their date. It was the perfect opportunity to see if they could sleep in the same bed and to test out new ways of intimacy with each other.

"Why not? You invited me before on a date with you guys." Raj sulked.

"Raj, the last time I invited you on a date with Amy and myself, she almost dumped me." He remembered that night vividly. She had been so angry with Sheldon for finding a loop hole in the relationship agreement and then when she finally was able to be alone with Sheldon he basically threw her away like a piece of paper when she came on to him. She was so angry she got up and told him she was done. When he told her he needed her she softened but then got angry again when it was only because she was his ride. She told him if he didn't say something meaningful and from the heart they were done. And he knew she meant it. He wasn't stupid and remembered the lines from Spiderman and how loving it seemed. He knew that was the perfect thing to say to her. She accepted it even if it was from a movie. He wasn't sure if he meant the words but he knew what they basically said. He wanted to be a better man for her.

"What do you mean she almost dumped you?" Raj had not heard the story.

"She was so angry that I invited you she was ready to walk away from our relationship. I am not taking that chance again. I don't want to lose Amy."

"Okay I get it. You need to have some time alone too."

"Thank you. Now can we play some vintage video games?" Sheldon asked.

The guys spent the rest of the night playing while the girls were talking about the weekend.

"So we have appointments for the spa on Saturday late afternoon and then we will all have dinner at the restaurant in the hotel. It is supposed to be one of the best in the area." Penny was telling Bernadette.

"Will be able to get in some skiing beforehand?" Bernadette asked.

"I believe so. Our appointments are for about 3pm and dinner is at 7." Penny answered.

"What about the guys? Do you think they will go skiing?" Bernadette didn't sound so sure.

"Do you remember them roller skating a few years ago? I don't think they will want to ski. I remember Leonard was going to take me skiing a few years ago for Valentine's Day but that didn't work out because I got the flu."

"When was that?" Amy asked. She couldn't imagine Leonard ever wanting to go skiing.

"Our very first Valentine's 5 years ago. Leonard had gotten a trip to see the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland and he was going to take me to see it. Then we would ski. Like I said it didn't work out. He took Raj instead."

"I'm surprised he didn't take Sheldon." Bernadette said.

"Oh he was going to ask him after I got sick, but it turned out Sheldon was also sick. I apparently shared my illness with him." Penny answered.

"Oh now I remember I heard about that. Sheldon said he was supposed to go because of something in the roommate agreement but Leonard wanted to take you instead. I didn't realize it was over Valentine's Day." Amy said.

"Yeah it was a big mess for a while. Sheldon was angry and hurt but it ended up that neither one of us got to go."

"Sheldon said it was your fault he didn't get to go." Amy said.

"Well I don't know who got who sick but we both were sick as dogs that weekend. I would have loved to go to Switzerland." Penny said.

"I would love to go also." Bernadette said.

"Me too." Amy said. "What about you Emily? Have you ever been?" Emily had been quiet. She was still getting used to hanging out with these girls. She didn't see them very often because she had to work late some nights but she did enjoy hanging with them when she could. She still wasn't a fan of Penny but she liked the other two.

"No I've never been to Switzerland. I would love to go someday though." She answered her.

"So you are really okay with spending your first Valentine's Day with us tomorrow?" Amy asked her.

"Yeah like I said, I don't need a specific day to tell a person I love them." Emily answered her.

"So do you love Raj?" Penny asked.

"You know I think I might. I know he loves me, he has told me so." She said.

"Really?" Bernadette said. "Well it doesn't surprise me. He was smitten from day 1."

"He is so cute. I have never been with someone like him before." She said.

"He is one of a kind." Bernadette said.

"I am so glad he found someone." Amy said.

"He deserves it." Penny said.

"Thanks guys. I really like him. But to answer your question Amy, I am actually looking forward to Saturday night. It will be fun. I heard the restaurant is very nice."

"It really is. Sheldon took me there a couple of years ago for our anniversary. Raj tagged along as well."

"Wait Raj tagged along on your anniversary date?" Emily asked.

"Yeah well apparently Sheldon found a loop hole in our relationship agreement that said he could outsource our casual contact and conversation. So he brought Raj along. I almost dumped him that night." Amy said casually.

"Really?" Bernadette and Penny said together. They had heard about the date and how Raj tagged along but Amy had left out the important part of the almost ending the relationship.

"Yeah, I got up from the table after he once again threw away one of my advances and I told him I was leaving. He then said he needed me."

"Awww." Penny said.

"Wait a minute bestie. He said he needed me and I turned around and said really? He said yes, you're my ride." Amy told them.

"That son of a b…" Bernadette started but Amy cut him off.

"Oh I was more than angry. I told him he had better say something meaningful and from the heart or we were through."

"You go girl." Emily said. She didn't know Sheldon and from what she saw of their relationship, things were going extremely well now. She had spent several nights with the girls over the 6 weeks Sheldon was gone hearing about how Amy should just move on and not wait for him. He came back and they had never seemed happier. And after the prom, Emily could see the change in the dynamics. Of course all the girls knew that was because they had dropped the L word to each other.

"So what did he say then? You obviously didn't break up so it must have been good." Bernadette asked.

"He said and keep in mind, I don't memorize things as well as he does with his eidetic memory but this one I remember. He said, 'Amy when I look into your eyes and your looking back in mine everything feels not quite normal, because I feel stronger and weaker at the same time. I feel excited and at the same time terrified. The truth is, I don't know what I feel, except I know what kind of man I want to be.'"

"Sheldon said that?" Penny asked. "I didn't think the man had a romantic bone in his body. That is probably the sweetest thing I have ever heard."

"I've heard that line before." Emily said. "Where would I have heard it?"

"It's from the first Spiderman movie. I didn't even care that he chose something from a movie. He still said it to me. Even if he didn't know what it meant."

"Oh believe me he knew what it meant." Penny said to her.

"I'm not so sure." Amy said.

"That man has been in love with you for a long time." Penny said.

"I don't think so." Amy commented. "I know I have loved him for a long time but not the other way around."

"You would be surprised the things he did behind your back. Remember when I told you he asked me out on a date?" Penny said.

"Wait, Sheldon asked you out?" Emily asked. "Why?"

"He was trying to make Amy jealous." She answered.

"When was this?" Emily asked again.

"Right before he asked me to be his girlfriend. He told me about it too. He was so angry I accepted a date from Stuart."

"So you accepted a date from Stuart to make Sheldon jealous?" Emily asked.

"Kind of. The girls encouraged me to play the field so to speak. Stuart was a nice guy. And he is a good kisser." Amy said.

"Wait what?" Bernadette asked.

"Oh yeah, I never mentioned it because I started dating Sheldon but after our first date he kissed me."

"He is a good kisser, I remember." Penny said.

"You kissed him too?" Bernadette asked surprised.

"Yeah we went out a couple of times before I dated Leonard." She answered. "It didn't end well for us. I said Leonard's name while I was kissing him."

"You didn't!" Bernadette said. "What did he say?"

"He said well goodnight and stopped kissing me." Penny said.

"That's funny." Emily laughed. "So you and Amy both dated Stuart to make your men jealous."

"No I dated him because he asked. I was not involved with Leonard at the time. Amy on the other hand had been with Sheldon for over a year."

"Wow." Emily commented

"Well it was like Penny said, if it wasn't going anywhere with Sheldon why not play the field. We had been seeing each other for over a year and I had kissed him once. He told me it was fascinating but nothing ever happened after that."

"Wait, I thought you didn't remember that night?" Bernadette said.

"I told Sheldon I didn't because I was very hazy that morning, but things started to come back to me slowly. I never said anything about the kiss. We reset our relationship to being friends so I just accepted that."

"So he said it was fascinating? You mean he didn't want to gargle afterwards. I remember when Beverly kissed him, he gargled for 10 minutes."

"Who's Beverly?" Emily asked.

"Leonard's mother." Penny answered.

"She kissed Sheldon?" She asked.

"Yeah but she was drunk, kind of like Amy was the night she kissed him." Penny said.

"He couldn't believe she had done that. He was repulsed that his best friend's mother would do that to him." Amy said.

"So he told you about it then?" Penny asked. "Does he know about Stuart?"

"No. And he never will." Amy said. "If he knew he would be so angry. I can't imagine him knowing about that kiss."

"Well I won't tell him. I promise." Bernadette said.

"Me too." Penny said.

"I have no reason to tell him." Emily commented.

"Thanks girls." Amy said to them.

Just then there was a knock on the door. Penny opened it to find Raj and Howard just outside.

"Hey girls it's getting late and we have an early flight in the morning. Are you about ready to go Bernie?" Howard asked.

"Wow, I didn't even notice the time. Yeah we should get going. Penny we will see you in the morning. Amy and Emily have a great time this weekend."

"You guys too." Emily said to them. "See you Saturday Amy." Then she left with Raj.

Leonard came over about 5 minutes after Bernadette and Emily left. Amy was helping Penny clean up a bit.

"Okay well I am going to go say goodnight to Sheldon. Guys have a great time in Aspen."

"Okay see you later." Penny said.

Amy went over to Sheldon's and opened the door. Sheldon was just getting the mugs out for tea. He knew she would come over. She always did.

"What kind would you like tonight?" He asked her.

"Chamomile sounds good." She answered him.

He poured the tea and brought the cup over to her.

"So how was girl's night?" He asked

"Informative." She answered.

"Anything I should be informed about?" He asked.

"Not really, just girl talk."

"Yes you are right I don't need to know about any of that stuff." He said.

The two sat in silence for about 20 minutes and just drank their tea. Amy got up to leave shortly after.

"Well it's getting late. I will be here to pick you up at 8:15 tomorrow morning."

"Okay." He answered. "Well goodnight."

"Goodnight." She said.

He leaned in and gave her a kiss. They had begun to kiss whenever they left each other's company so there was no more needing to remind the other of the date night kiss. They pulled apart after about a minute. Amy was a bit flushed.

"Okay then, goodnight. I will see you in the morning."

"Um, Amy, I was wondering." He started. He wasn't sure how to ask. He wanted her to stay the night the next day but he didn't want to get her hopes up.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Would you like to stay here tomorrow night?" He asked.

"Really?" She asked. She couldn't believe it.

"Yes. No one else will be around"

"Is that the only reason you want me to stay?" She asked skeptically. She didn't just want to be invited because she was the only option.

"No, I really want you to stay with me."

"With you?" She asked. She wasn't sure he if he wanted her in the apartment or in his room.

"I don't think I can make myself any more clear. I want you to stay with me tomorrow night and if things go well maybe Saturday and Sunday too." He said.

"Hoo." She said.

"I take it that is a yes."

"Yes, I will stay with you this weekend." She answered him with a big smile on her face. She leaned up and kissed him again.

"Okay, okay." He said pulling away. "It is bed time."

"Fine." She said sulking. She turned to walk away.

He pulled her in again and kissed her. He didn't want her to leave unhappy. When he finally pulled away from the kiss, he whispered to her.

"I love you."

"I love you too." She said and walked down the stairs.

Okay so the stage is set for the chaos that can occur. If you know the rules then you may know what could happen with a bit of information Amy shared. I know we didn't see a kiss but let's pretend it happened okay. It will really help my story along.

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