Disclaimer: I don't own Sarah, or any of the other characters on Chuck. If I did, there wouldn't be so many plot holes surrounding technology on the show!

"Hey guys, don't forget, Ellie's rehearsal is tonight. I need to go get Dad a suit and get him back to Ellie and Devon's. I'll see you later."

Sarah bit her bottom lip, before she called awkwardly after Chuck. "See you."

Chuck turned around. "You're still coming aren't you?" Chuck asked. She saw the doubt in his eyes and it stole her breath.

"Yes, I'm still coming…I'm in the wedding, remember?"

"Okay, well, I'll see you guys later. It's going to be a crazy two days!"

Chuck walked out of the Castle with his father. There was a lightness about him that Sarah had never seen. She guessed this was what Chuck was like before the Intersect…before her…

"So when you two were out in the desert." Casey interrupted her thoughts. "Did you find what you needed?"

"Oh…uh…" Sarah brushed her bangs back. "I think so."

"You think?" Casey asked. "This is kind of a big deal, you'd better be sure."

"No…uh things…things went well. Our plan worked pretty well."

"Are you going to tell him that you tricked him?"

Sarah went back to worrying her lip. "Um… I'm not sure yet. I want to be honest with him…"

"But you're afraid he'll drop you like week old potato salad." Sarah switched to a full blown frown. "Look, Walker, you said it yourself. He had reasons to distrust us, it was the only way to get him to give up his father's location and believe in us again. You did what you had to do…"

"I know."

"And it worked. We saved his father, stopped Fulcrum and as an added bonus mission Moron is over."

"Casey, don't talk about him like that."

"Sorry…old habits, you know." Casey scratched the back of his head. "So you found out what you needed before…you know, before I tracked you down?"

"Like I said, I think so. You could have found us just a little later though."

Casey gave what passed as smile for him. It was more like a painful smirk. He shook his head. "You know that Fulcrum was right on top of you guys, they moved on you like minutes later."

"They only moved on us after you showed up. They probably would have waited a little longer…at least long enough."

Casey shook his head. "You're nuts."

"I know."

"You're really going to stay?"

"I promised him, I'd never let anyone hurt him. That didn't stop just because he's not the Intersect anymore. Fulcrum's still out there, they know about Chuck, they're going to try and grab him eventually. Someone has to protect this family."

"Walker…" Casey said disapprovingly.

"What?"

"You still haven't told him how you feel?"

"He knows."

"But you haven't told him?"

"This isn't easy okay?" Sarah replied defensively.

"If you're really in this with both feet, you have to tell him. He deserves to know."

"I will… tomorrow, after the wedding. I don't want to distract him from his sister's big day."

"You're just using that as an excuse to put it off and you know it."

"Maybe," Sarah smirked. "But it's still a good reason."

Casey shook his head. "Have fun tonight."

"Oh, I intend too. Do me a favor?" Sarah asked. "Make sure the camera's are out of Chuck's bedroom by tonight, will you?"

Casey grimaced, but nodded. "I wish I didn't know why you needed them taken down." He shook his head.

Sarah gave a wide happy grin in return. "Well if you don't take them down, you're just going to have to watch, because I'm doing it anyway."

"Eugh… I'll make sure they're down."

"Thanks." Sarah took a tentative step forward and then a more sure step, then two and hugged John Casey tightly around the middle. The man stiffened uncomfortably but did not pull away. "Thank you, Casey, this never would have worked without you. I'm sorry for the things I said."

"Hey we had to make it look good. My promotion was on the line. General Beckman said I had to bring you back. She didn't put it on me to keep you locked up." Casey removed himself from her grasp after a moment and cleared his throat. "Did Chuck suspect that the power outage was a setup cover the doors opening?"

Sarah had melancholy tears in her eyes when she shook her head. "Nope."

"Hey, it's not like I didn't get anything out of the deal. A promotion and any assignment I want," Casey said proudly.

Sarah nodded swallowing the lump in her throat. "It looks like we all got what we wanted. I'd call that a pretty successful mission."

"Damn straight." Casey nodded. Then he did something Sarah never expected, he reached out and wrapped her in a one armed hug.

"Take care of him."

"I will."

"You'll invite me to the wedding, right?"

Sarah laughed and sniffed. "Of course." They stood there quietly and let the moment sink in. Sarah rubbed the tears out of her eyes. "Hey, can you give me a ride back to my hotel? The Charger's impounded in Barstow and I don't have any wheels."

"Sure." The two of them started walking up the stairs of Castle together. "I still can't believe you gave up your Porsche for that idiot."

Sarah punched him, not gently, but not full force. "He's totally worth it."