Hey! Sorry for the long break, I was on holiday with my family :) hope you enjoy this next chapter! And of course, and prompts, leave in a review or PM me! (By the way, Barry/Leslie is going to appear a few times after this chapter). Also, thankyou faithful reviewers- it means a lot :D

None of them realised just how large Heathrow airport was. No, not large, humongous. They got lost once or twice as they tried to negotiate their way through border control, then baggage reclaim, then finally out into the fresh air (well, air, this is London we're talking about here). The university had two coaches waiting to take them to the hotel.

The transfer time took just under 3 hours, and during this time the streets came alive with people. As the coaches pulled into The Hollingham Hotel carpark, the group collected together their belongings and went to check in.

The reception was very posh looking, with a glass desk and black walls. There were mirrors everywhere, and deep velvet sofas around a solid oak coffee table. Raj sighed in awe before Emily dragged him over to get checked in.

Each couple had a room next to each other; Raj and Emily were in room 304, Penny and Leonard 305, Sheldon and Amy 306 and Howard and Bernadette in room 307. They made their way to the two elevators and squashed in before pressing the button for floor 3.

As they piled out, Leslie appeared on the stairs, carrying her hand luggage and a small case. She stopped when she saw Sheldon.

"Thought I could smell failure." She said looking directly at the physicist before continuing her ascent. Sheldon just glared at her until she disappeared out of sight.

Amy, meanwhile, had opened the door to their room and was dragging the cases inside. When Sheldon joined her, he realised they'd given him a double bed room.

Amy noticed his face as his eyes scanned the room. "It's okay Sheldon, I'm sure they're just 2 singles pushed together." She said, walking over and pulling the duvet up.

"Oh." Was all she said.

Sheldon turned as quick as he could, and marched down to reception where president Seibert was checking in.

"I specifically asked for two single beds in my room president Seibert!" He said imdugnantly.

"I know Sheldon, but there weren't any spares. The people with no plus one needed them, and some of them are even sharing a double bed." He said.

"But-" Sheldon tried to argue back.

"There's nothing I can do about it Dr Cooper. Just look at it this way, at least you're not sharing with Miss Winkle. That's Barry Kripke's little surprise." He smiled to himself.

Sheldon went back to their room where Amy was sat on the sofa.

"They can't change rooms." He said.

"Well, if you really feel that uncomfortable I can always sleep on this." Amy said, gesturing to the couch underneath her.

"No no, I'll sleep there." He said, "it's ok."

"Are you sure?" Amy looked up at him.

"Yes." He said, before taking his case and starting to unpack.

Meanwhile the three other couples were all making the most of a hotel room to themselves. You can probably guess what they were doing so I shan't go into detail, but let's just say they were more than loud.

Sheldon shuddered as he heard the sounds coming from Howard and Bernadette's room, and Amy shuddered at sounds coming from Leonard and Penny's room.

The couple decided to try block out the sounds by sleeping. They pulled the dark red curtains so the room was a little darker, and shut the door. Sheldon grabbed the spare duvet and pillow set, and bedded down on the sofa.

After lunch in the hotel dining room, the group made their way to sit out in the hotels back area for a while. The weather wasn't too bad, with the sun shining and only a few clouds dotted around. They chatted about what they were planning to do.

"I think "The Making of Harry Potter" sounds great." Howard said, flicking through the leaflet Raj had brought with him.

"Yeah I liked the sound of that." Raj said, working his way through another travel guide he bought at the airport. "This says the London Eye is brilliant. Oh and Madam Tussauds too! They have a wax work of almost every celebrity ever."

"Thinking of going there tomowow if I'm not too jet-wagged." Came a voice over Sheldon's shoulder. He turned to see Barry Kripke stood with a hand on his chair, and head scarily close to Sheldon's.

"Kripke." The physicist politely welcomed his colleague.

"Can I join you?"

Sheldon began to speak when Leonard interrupted him. "Yeah sure, pull up a chair."

It wasn't until he had pulled over a garden chair that he noticed Emily.

"Who's this fine young wady?" He said looking her up and down then winking. She laughed.

"Oi dude that's my girlfriend!" Said Raj protectively. The group laughed.

"This is Emily." Said Amy, and he shook her hand.

"Lovely to meet you." He smiled.

"I'm off to get a drink, I've heard English cocktails are meant to be very alcoholic. You coming girls?" Penny asked, placing the leaflets she was holding on the table and getting up.

"Yeah."

"Sure."

"I think I need one." Was Emily's response.

Once they left, Kripke turned to Raj. "Wow Koothrapalli, she must be blind!" He said laughing.

"Hey!" He glared at him. "I'll have you know we've made out more than once so she can't be blind."

"Jesus you player!" Kripke slapped him on the back. "At least you get to share the bed with a beautiful woman. I've got Leslie Winkle." He shuddered.

"HA." Raj laughed.

"Aw come on, Leslie's not that bad." Leonard said.

"You're only saying that because she's your "friend with benefits"." Howard spluttered, causing everyone to laugh. He grinned at his friend. "Only messing."

"Humph." Leonard muttered.

That night, all 4 couples were absolutely knackered, even Sheldon and Amy despite their nap earlier. Sheldon took his spot on the couch, and Amy got into bed.

"Goodnight Sheldon. Sweet dreams." She said, switching off the lamp.

"Goodnight Amy." He replied, "though that's not really in my control."

Amy smiled and drifted off to sleep, whilst Sheldon tossed and turned on the couch for an hour until he too fell asleep.

Not for long though.

All of a sudden there was a loud cry. "NO!"

Sheldon woke quickly and shot up. He realised it was Amy who was wrestling with the duvet, obviously having a nightmare. Her boyfriend unraveled the sheets and blanket from her legs and straightened them out. He then paused, looking down at Amy's tear stained face. Should I comfort her? He thought. Yes. She comforted me on the plane, I should do it back.

He gently climbed into bed beside her and placed her in his arms. He stroked her back slowly, all the while making soothing noises.

This sharing a bed lark isn't that bad, he thought, getting comfortable, and he kissed Amy's head.

"I love you, Amy Farrah-Fowler." He whispered before pulling Amy closer and going to sleep.

Amy awoke the next morning to find herself clutched to someone's chest. She screamed and jumped out of bed, only to realise it was Sheldon. He looked up at her bleary eyed.

"Amy? Are you ok?" He said, propping himself up on one elbow. She sighed and climbed back into bed.

"Yes, I was just startled. I wasn't expecting to wake up in someone's arms. Why did you end up in the bed anyway?"

"You had a night terror. You comforted me on the plane and I thought it was only right I helped you too. But then I realised it wasn't too bad sharing a bed with someone, and so I stayed."

Amy was surprised.

"Does this mean we'll be sharing a bed for the whole 2 weeks then?" She asked, a part of her getting giddy with glee.

"Possibly yes." He smiled, before looking at the table clock. "Oh darnit it's only 5am."

"Let's go back to sleep for a bit." Amy said, lying down and closing her eyes. After a minute she realised Sheldon hadn't moved, so she opened them again.

He was looking down at her, still propped up on his right elbow.

"What are you looking at? Do I have something on my face?" She asked, rubbing her cheeks.

"No no, you just, looked, um, very peaceful." He started to blush.

"Oh, thankyou." Said Amy, and she did the same.

There was an awkward silence that ensued, before the couple drifted off, only to be awoken by Raj 2 hours later.

"ARE YOU GUYS GETTING UP ANYTIME SOON?!" Raj shouted as he knocked frantically on Howard and Bernadette's door. It was just gone 11 and Raj was getting impatient. The couple were meant to be going with him to "The Making of Harry Potter" and he was getting bored of waiting.

After no answer, he went next door and banged on Sheldon and Amy's door. He heard grumbling and Sheldon opened the door, giving his friend the best death stare he could muster.

"Whoa dude. It is 11." Raj said, putting his hands up.

"Really? Oh. I didn't realise." He turned round. "Amy, it's past 11. Shall we get up?"

"Few more minutes. Come back to bed, you're letting the warmth out." She mumbled sleepily.

Raj was confused.

"Did she just say "come back to bed"?"

"Yes."

"I thought the great Sheldon Cooper didn't do sharing beds?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Well, I have come to the conclusion that that particular arrangement isn't as bad as I previously thought. So, if you don't mind, please could you remove your hand from the door frame- I can't shut the door."

Raj moved it I'm surprise and Sheldon shut the door in his face. Raj went straight to Leonard's room and knocked until the door opened. Leonard opened it, but before he got the chance to open his mouth, Raj blurted out "Sheldon and Amy are sharing a bed!"

Penny ran to the door, dressed only in a very short pajama set. "What?!" She said incredulously.

"Yeah!"

"Oh Amy you lucky girl." She grinned, looking in the direction of their room.