A/N: I've got a case of writer's block. I can't seem to write anything for The Date, but this idea popped into my head. Tell me what you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck, Geico, Discovery Channel, or Grey's Anatomy.
Sarah and Chuck happened to both have off from work. And at the moment they were engaged in a battle of wits and strength. They were also acting quite childish.
"Chuck, give me the remote!" Sarah said as she tried to remove the object from his grasp.
"No," he said.
"Why not?" she asked.
"Because," he said with a devilish grin.
"'Because' is not a reason," Sarah said, as she grinned back.
"Well, why should I give it to you?" Chuck asked.
"Because, I'm your girlfriend," she teased him with the notion, and hoped she would be rewarded with the remote.
"I don't care," he scoffed.
The statement didn't faze Sarah one bit. "Yes, you do!" she exclaimed without hesitation.
Chuck didn't take the bait. "I would if you happened to be my real girlfriend," Chuck said. "But since we're not really a couple I don't see why I have to give you the remote."
"Why do you need it?" asked Sarah trying to deflect attention from the relationship the two shared.
"To control the television," Chuck said matter-of-factly. "That is why it's called a remote control, so I can control the TV from my remote spot on the couch."
"Smarty pants," Sarah said adding,"and the couch is not a remote place."
"Why do you want it?" asked Chuck.
"Because I want to watch something," she vaguely replied.
"What?" he asked.
"What do you want to watch?" asked Sarah not really wanting to tell him what she preferred to watch on her days off.
"I asked you first," Chuck said, fishing for something, anything real about Sarah.
"Grey's Anatomy," she mumbled under her breath reluctantly.
"Huh?" he asked.
"Grey's Anatomy," she said a little bit louder.
"Too bad," he said. "Ellie likes that show, but she's not here. I'm going to watch a special on Discovery Channel about penguins."
"You and your stupid penguins," Sarah said.
"Penguins are not stupid," Chuck said.
"They're just a bunch of birds," Sarah said. "Grey's Anatomy is so much better."
"Why?" Chuck asked. "It's just about a bunch of doctors and their messed up personal lives."
"Yeah, but it's a good show," Sarah said. "I mean Meredith and Derek seem to belong together, but they have all of these obstacles."
"Like what?" Chuck asked with curiosity.
"Like Derek's ex. She comes in and turns out that she's not even his ex. They never officially broke up. She just cheated on him. Then we find out that the person Addison, Derek's ex, cheated on Derek with was Mark his best friend." Sarah said. "Then Mark comes to Seattle and makes a pass at Meredith. After that Derek gets back together with Addison and Meredith starts dating their dog's vet. It's just so frustrating, because you really want Meredith and Derek together."
"If we got a dog, the show would be somewhat similar to our life," Chuck said mostly to himself.
"What?" Sarah asked.
"Nothing," Chuck was resolved. "Fine you can watch your show."
He handed Sarah the remote which she gladly took.
"Thank you," she said as she sat down.
Chuck sat too, but just after Sarah got comfortable, he got up.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"To make some popcorn," Chuck said. "Do you want anything?"
"No," she said as she settled back down.
"I think we're all out of 'no', but I'll look anyway," Chuck said with a smile as he walked towards the kitchen.
Sarah would have made some comment, but the show had started.
When Chuck got back, he found Sarah wrapped up in what appeared to be the show at first glance. Closer inspection proved that it was only a Geico commercial.
"You really take your television watching seriously," Chuck said as he sat down. "I wonder what Casey looks like when he's watching TV."
"Hey, I thought that you didn't want anything," Chuck said as Sarah took a handful of popcorn from his bowl.
"I lied," she flatly responded.
"Well, you're a good liar," Chuck said. "I never know what's the truth with you."
On one note Sarah was glad that her lying skills hadn't been impaired, but hearing Chuck say it like that kind of hurt. She decided not to say anything.
"What's happening in the show?" Chuck asked once he realized that Sarah wasn't going to respond to his previous comment.
"Bailey's going to have her baby," Sarah said with a smile.
"What are you smiling about?" asked Chuck, who despite the fact that he thought children were wonderful, thought that the idea of childbirth was disgusting.
"George is going to have to help birth the baby," Sarah said.
"Have you seen this episode before?" Chuck asked suspiciously.
"Yes," Sarah confessed.
"Then why can't I watch the penguin special?" Chuck asked as he lightly laughed.
"Because," Sarah said.
"I thought that 'because' wasn't an answer." Chuck said.
"It is when I use it," Sarah said.
"Fine," Chuck relented and settled back in his seat.
Sarah snuggled herself close to Chuck and was once again absorbed in whatever was playing on the screen. After Sarah had snuggled herself closer, Chuck found himself enjoying his day off much more than when it had begun. Sarah almost always only did things for cover, and that was if other people could see. Now they were alone, sitting comfortably together, and watching TV.
"Maybe I should watch Grey's Anatomy more often," he said to himself.
"What?" asked Sarah.
"Nothing," Chuck replied, and they both returned to watching Grey's Anatomy.
A/N: This may just be a oneshot, but I might write more.
Does anybody have any idea what Chuck and Sarah could wear to a banquet?