A/N: Again I want to thank all of you who have favorite and followed this story as well as reviewed. You have made my day. Now that we have established who will be spending Valentine's with whom, let's get down to the chaos. Okay not quite there yet but I promise it is coming. I think you will be able to see the chaos which will occur in Aspen by the end of this chapter.

I don't own any of it.

On Friday morning, Leonard and Penny made their way over to Howard and Bernadette's apartment. They had decided to call a cab from there since it was a bit shorter distance to the airport from there. Their flight was leaving at 9:30 and they would arrive in Aspen around 12:30.

"Have you heard the weather forecast for Aspen this weekend?" Howard asked them while they were waiting for the cab.

"No have you?" Leonard asked.

"Yeah, it is supposed to snow. The weather channel says 3-6 inches with potential for larger amounts in the mountains."

"When is it going to start?" Penny asked.

"Any time. It certainly is cold enough." Howard answered.

"Well let's hope it holds off until we get there. I don't want to land in a snowstorm." Bernadette weighed in.

The cab arrived 10 minutes later and took them to LAX. After they checked in they arrived at their gate to find that the plane was being delayed 45 minutes because a flight from Oregon was running late.

"Oh I hope this delay doesn't mean we arrive in the snow." Penny said.

"I am keeping an eye on the radar. It looks good so far but the storm is close to the Aspen area. I think we may just make it in time." Howard said.

"Good. I don't want to think about driving in the snow. I haven't done so in years. That is the nice thing about California, we rarely get snow." Leonard commented.

Since they had the time to kill, the couples decided to sit down to eat instead of grabbing a bagel or sandwich at the donut shop. They made their way to the airport restaurant to have breakfast. While they were waiting Penny got a text from Amy.

"Oh my God!" Penny exclaimed.

"What is it?" Bernadette asked.

"Sheldon asked Amy to stay the night with him tonight." She answered.

"No way." Howard said.

"She just sent me a text telling me." Penny replied.

"It's about time." Leonard said. "Do you know how long he has been contemplating doing just that?"

"No, but I bet you do." Penny said.

"Since prom." Leonard said.

"What?" Both Penny and Bernadette were stunned.

"Yeah, apparently when you told him about the post prom mating rituals, he started thinking about it. But when Amy told him that just because he thought she looked pretty didn't mean they had to spend the night together, he chickened out."

"Why am I just hearing about this?" Penny asked.

"Because you have a big mouth and would have told Amy." Leonard answered honestly. "I gave him a hard time that night about losing his virginity. He looked really concerned and then I played it off like a joke. I told him not to worry about it because he didn't have hormones. I had no idea he was struggling with the issue."

"Well he did tell us he was working on it." Penny said.

"Yes, but that was over a year ago. How far have they come since?" Leonard asked knowing the answer but not sure if the girls did or not.

"Second base." Penny and Bernadette said at the same time.

"Excuse me?" Howard asked. "You mean to tell me that Sheldon touched Amy's…"

"We know what second base is Howard. You don't need to say it." Penny said. "And to answer your question, yes Sheldon has done that."

"So Amy told you." Leonard asked.

"Yes, but I have a feeling you knew that as well." Penny said.

"I did."

"Wait you knew too." Howard said. "Why do I not hear about these things?"

"Because you would have made fun of him. Amy asked me not to say anything to you. She still thinks he is a flight risk." Bernadette said.

"Sheldon came to me after the prom and asked for advice. He asked me not to say anything to anyone. He thought maybe Amy would tell you girls but he wasn't ready for everyone to know what he was thinking about doing. Amy obviously doesn't know how close he is to asking her to move in with him. The problem is he doesn't just want her as a roommate when that happens."

"Are you serious?" Penny asked.

"We both know they are working towards intimacy. So when he decides Amy will live with him, it will be in his bed not in my old room."

"Wow that is big." Howard said. "Who would have thought it?"

"Yeah so let's just keep the jokes out of it. Okay Howard? We know how Sheldon can freak out over the littlest things. I don't want a joke to make him run for the hills again." Leonard said to him.

"Okay I will try. I can't say I promise. After all, we kind of have that kind of a friendship."

"What kind of friendship?" Bernadette asked.

"The kind where we bust on each other." Howard answered. "He is constantly putting me down about not having a doctorate but one time he actually told me he knew I was good at my job."

"I was there he did say that." Leonard said.

"Wow, so Sheldon actually knows how to compliment?" Penny asked.

"He has matured a lot recently." Leonard said. "Do you know he had Amy teach him to drive?"

"Really?" Howard asked. "In a real car?"

"I believe so." Leonard said.

"How else would he learn?" Bernadette asked.

"We tried to teach him on a simulator a few years ago." Howard answered her.

"I don't think you can learn to drive on a simulator. Being in traffic is the best way. So does he have his license now?" Bernadette asked.

"I am not sure. He told me that he didn't drive still because it was scary and he sometimes gets the pedals mixed up. So who knows? All I know is when he does get it, I will not be driving him everywhere, he will take over sometimes."

"I agree with you on that. He has taken advantage of you for too long." Penny said.

"He hasn't really taken advantage, I did sign up for this when I moved in with him. I knew he didn't drive and I agreed to drive him around. And besides lately he has had Amy to drive him places as well. And she usually brings him home from work. That has been a real help."

"Well let's hope he gets his license real soon." Penny said.

"Okay guys, change of subject, who is going skiing with me when we get to Aspen?" Bernadette asked.

"Oh me for sure" Penny said.

"Um…." Howard said. "I've never been skiing."

"Me neither." Leonard said.

"Why does that not surprise me?" Bernadette asked.

"But I am willing to try." Howard said.

"Me too." Leonard agreed.

"I guess we will skiing the bunny slopes then." Penny said laughing.

"Hopefully they will do better on skis then on roller skates." Bernadette commented sarcastically.

"Hey." Howard said.

"You two were on your butts more than the kids at that birthday party." Bernadette said laughing.

"She's right you know." Leonard said.

"I know. I just didn't want to be reminded."

"Well at least you guys are willing to try. Can you imagine Sheldon or Raj skiing?" Penny laughed.

"No." They said together.

The couples continued to talk about their plans for the weekend when finally the plane was called to be boarded. They took off about 45 minutes after their originally scheduled flight. It was a smooth flight and they landed around 1:30. The couples made their way to the rental car company and picked up the car. As they drove off the lot, the snow began to fall. It was a good thing the hotel was only a 20 minute drive because as they pulled into the place, the flakes were coming down hard. The wind was blowing and there were white out conditions.

"Good thing the plane landed when it did." Howard said.

"Yeah I could not have driven in this mess." Leonard commented. "I am so glad we arrived safely."

"Shall we check in?" Penny asked.

The couples walked into the hotel and worked their way to the front counter.

"Wow there are a lot of people here." Penny commented.

"Well it is Valentine's weekend." Bernadette said.

"Yeah but there don't seem to be a lot of couples. There are a bunch of groups." Penny said as she looked around.

As they made it to the front desk they spotted a sign that answered most of their questions.

"You have got to be kidding me." Penny said.

"What?" Leonard asked.

"Look."

He looked at the sign. "Welcome Murder Mystery Enthusiasts."

"Oh brother." Leonard said.

"I do not want to spend my weekend trying to solve a murder." Penny said.

"I am sure they won't bother us." Leonard said.

"I hope you are right." Penny said.

"Thank goodness Raj isn't here." Howard said. "He would have loved this."

"I don't know it could be fun." Bernadette said. "Showing these guys how a real game is played."

"Oh no, we are not getting involved in this. I know how you are when you want to win." Howard said.

"What? I like to win." She said.

"No, we are not going to play. We are going to spend Valentine's day together in our room or on the slopes." Howard said.

"Fine." Bernadette answered.

The couples checked into their rooms and decided to just relax. They made arrangements to have dinner at a local restaurant to avoid the murder mystery. Unfortunately the storm did not seem to let up and they were forced to eat in the hotel restaurant. It seemed that they were going to have to make the most out of a bad situation.

So murder mystery weekend, what could possibly go wrong there? Oh and for those of you that are waiting for a jealous Sheldon, be prepared that will be coming up shortly too.

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