Hi everyone. This is the first FF I've ever written . I've always been a big fan of the show, and after reading a lot of FF, I thought it was time to put my own writing out there. Hopefully it doesn't suck too badly.
I, like almost everyone here, wished the show focused way more on Chuck and Sarah's relationship then it did. As a way to get my fix of their relationship, the FF I mainly read are heavy Charah. I'm gonna write what I would want to read, so expect lots of Charah and minimal angst, with no PLI. I'll try to update this story every week or two.
This story takes place present time because I found that the easiest to write. With that in mind, both Chuck and Sarah were born in 1991 in this timeline.
Anyway, hope you guys enjoy. All reviews are appreciated.
I don't own anything except my shoes.
Chuck vs the Rich Girl
Chapter 1: Divine Intervention and the Absence of Fate
Wednesday August 10th, 2016
Charles Bartowski, or Chuck as his friends and family call him, was in a funk. He was recently laid off from his job at Roark Industries, and was having a hard time finding work, especially for a Stanford graduate with an electrical engineering degree. Hard time finding work is putting it mildly, it was a disaster. His most recent catastrophe came from an interview at a small software development startup, where he accidentally mistook the overweight female interviewer for pregnant. Suffice it to say the rest of the interview did not go well.
Today Chuck had an interview at Walker Corp, one of the most successful tech companies on the west coast, with the likes of Google and Microsoft. Unlike most recent days, today he actually felt hopeful. Out of all the jobs that he applied for, this was the one that Chuck wanted the most. He was determined to nail this interview, especially after all his recent failures.
Walking into the lobby of Walker Corp, Chuck received a text message from his sister Ellie. Dinner tonight at 7? Chuck always loved spending time with her sister and her boyfriend Devon, who he nicknamed Captain Awesome. Ellie's cooking was always phenomenal, much better than what he and Morgan ate at their apartment on a daily basis. Chuck looked at his phone to answer his sister's text.
CRASH!
Chuck and a blonde female ran straight into each other, the files that the blonde had in her hand flew to the ground. Mortified, Chuck immediately went down on his knees to help pick up the files.
"Oh my god are you ok? I'm so, so sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking because I was answering a text from my sister and I'm so embarrassed..." Chuck rambled when he was cut off.
"I'm fine. It was partially my fault too I wasn't paying attention either." The women said, standing up after collecting the files. Chuck stood back up and finally saw the face of the mysterious woman he had ran into. Chuck was flabbergasted; she was the most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on. She was an athletic 5'10 with long blonde hair, but what Chuck noticed first was her eyes. They were a deep sky blue, and immediately hypnotized him.
"Once again, I'm so sorry…" Chuck said, managing to snap himself out of the hypnosis that her eyes had brought upon.
"Sarah." The female said, reaching out her hand for a handshake.
So that's the name of the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Chuck thought to himself.
Chuck grabbed her hand and shook back "My name's Chuck Bartowski."
"I've never seen you here before Chuck. You new here?"
"Actually, I have a job interview in about five minutes."
"Oh well good luck. I'm sure you'll get the job. Maybe I'll see you around?" Sarah told Chuck, smiling and winking at him before walking away.
"Hopefully you will." Chuck responded to the leggy blonde walking away from him with a smile on his face.
Wow, she sure was something. Maybe I should have asked her out. Chuck thought. He soon dismissed the idea, believing that a girl as attractive as Sarah would never be interested in a guy like him. Chuck had always had low self-esteem, stemming from being a nerd, but his confidence issues skyrocketed his senior year of Stanford, when he caught his girlfriend cheating on him with his former best friend. Since the incident, Chuck hadn't even asked a girl out on a date.
Self-esteem issues aside, he was happy for the first time in a while. His short, two minute conversation with a stranger named Sarah had made him the happiest he has been since being laid off. This single conversation made him want this job at Walker Corp even more than before, just so he could see Sarah again. He had never felt this connected to another person before in his life, and they had only talked for a minute.
Maybe it's time to take a risk. I haven't felt this good in a long time. Chuck had his issues, but he was smart. He knew that he wasn't going to be happy without taking a chance on something. He decided right then and there that the next time he saw Sarah Walker, he would ask her out.
Sarah Walker walked out of the doors of Walker Corp with a huge smile on her face. It was the biggest smile she's had in the last six months, ever since she caught her boyfriend Bryce Larkin cheating with her friend Amy. There was something different about this Chuck Bartowski, something that she liked. It started with his oozing brown eyes. They were mesmerizingly honest, as if every emotion he felt was put on the table for the whole world to see. Plus his smile…. Even just thinking about his smile made her smile. She talked with Chuck for maybe two minutes and it felt like they had known each other for years.
Maybe I should have asked him out. No I don't want to seem too desperate. Sarah thought. She really wanted to see Chuck again, even though they were basically strangers. Then an idea popped into her head. She walked to her car, and pulled out her phone. She dialed David Washington's number. David is a close family friend, who also happened to be the President of Walker Corp's LA division.
"Hello this is David"
"Hey David its Sarah. Listen I need a favor."
"Sigh…. What do you need Sarah?"
"There should be a guy coming in for an interview today. In fact he might be in the interview right now. I need you to hire him."
"Why would I do that?"
"Because I asked you to?" Sarah pouted. "Please David, I'll owe you one. For the record it's probably good to have the CEO's daughter owe you one."
"Alright fine, what's his name?"
"Chuck Bartowski. He already had an interview so I assume he's qualified."
"Alright. Consider him hired, but you owe me one."
"Thanks David." Sarah said, hanging up the phone with a smile on her face, again. She was going to do whatever it took to get to know Chuck. She felt a connection with him that hopefully he felt as well. Either way she was going to put herself out there and take a risk for the first time in six months. I'm not going to find happiness until I let myself be happy she mused. It was a risk, but the reward was worth it. Next time she saw Chuck, she was going lay it all on the line and ask him out.
Friday August 12th
Chuck was the happiest he had been in a long time. He and Morgan were at their favorite bar, celebrating because Chuck got the job at Walker Corp. He was surprised at how quickly he got a call back, considering the interview was only two days prior.
"I'm happy for you man, though I was kind of hoping that you would come back to the Buymore with me." Morgan joked, or so Chuck assumed.
"I'm so happy I don't have to go back and be Jeff and Lester's coworkers again". Jeff and Lester were two Buymore employees who were total creeps. For example, they would walk around the store with a video camera filming women's cleavage and ass's.
"Yeah I know, but I miss working with you man. You were the Batman to my Robin."
Chuck responded by taking another sip of his beer with a huge smile on his face. If Chuck was honest with himself, the real reason why he was so happy about getting this job was so he could see Sarah again. Her blue eyes and blonde hair had invaded his thoughts nonstop since their run in at Walker Corp, and he couldn't wait to see her again.
"Stop the presses, who is that? Vicky Vale?" Morgan said, interrupting Chuck's thoughts about Sarah.
"Vicki Vale, Vick-a-Vicki Vale, Vickity Vickity Vicki Vale…" Chuck sang, not paying attention to what was going on in front of him.
"Hey there stranger." A familiar female voice said, startling Chuck, almost making him drop his beer.
"Sarah?" Chuck asked, wondering if he was dreaming. He turned around and saw her beautiful blue eyes and knew that it was real. "That's from Batman." Chuck was embarrassed about the nerdy song he was singing. He once again embarrassed himself in front of her.
"Cause that makes it better?" Sarah laughed. She found Chuck's nerdy side endearing and kind of cute. It also made her laugh, but she guessed that almost everything he did would have a similar effect.
"What a coincidence. What are you doing here Sarah?"
"Same thing as you."
"Wait you're celebrating me getting a job at Walker Corp too?" Chuck joked.
"I guess I am now. Congratulations Chuck. Guess I'll be seeing you around after all" Sara said, extremely happy that David came through for her.
"Ahem" Morgan fake coughed, impatiently waiting for an introduction from Chuck.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry buddy. Let me introduce you. Morgan this is Sarah. She works at Walker Corp. We ran into each other before my interview. Sarah, this is my best friend Morgan Grimes."
"Nice to meet you Morgan."
"The pleasure is all mine." Morgan said, kissing Sarah's hand. Chuck gave Morgan a look that sent chills down his spine.
"I'm going to go hang out over there." Morgan said, raising his hand, not even looking at where he was pointing. "See you around Sarah."
"Bye Morgan." Sarah was happy to finally get some alone time with Chuck.
"Wait, you actually call your sister's boyfriend Captain Awesome?" Sarah wondered, laughing at the thought of someone being called that.
"Just wait until you meet him. Everything he does is awesome; skydiving, rock climbing, flossing."
Chuck and Sarah had been talking for over an hour. Carina, Sarah's sister and the person who she came to the bar with tonight, was busy dancing with as many guys as she could while leaving Chuck and Sarah alone. She was instructed by Sarah via text to give them space, and she happily obliged, ecstatic to see Sarah talking to another guy for the first time since Bryce. Morgan, who had already left the bar, was just as happy seeing Sarah and Chuck interact.
Sarah was having the time of her life. She hadn't laughed and smiled this much in almost forever. Everything that Chuck did made her happy. Chuck was different than every guy she had talked to before. He was smart, hilarious, and honest. Plus he was humble almost to a fault. Most guys reek of arrogance, but Chuck was the exact opposite. The last hour had made her even more assured of her decision to get Chuck that job. If Chuck didn't ask her out by the end of the night, she was definitely going to ask him out.
She was scared. Scared that he would say no, or that the date would go poorly, or that he would find out who she was and get scared off. She knew that Chuck was trustworthy, but it didn't stop these irrational fears from creeping in. These fears started with her parents, who were extremely distant. Being the daughter of a billionaire couple had its issues. She and Carina were mainly raised by nannies, with their parents barely being involved in the parenting process. It was nice being rich, but what they really wanted more than anything were parents who were involved. Her abandonment issues continued when Bryce betrayed her. It reinforced the belief that people weren't trustworthy.
Sarah could tell that Chuck was special. Every word that left his mouth was honest. He wasn't trying to manipulate her, he was just being himself. It was then she realized that before she asked him out, she would tell him about who she was. She usually waited a while before telling people that she was Sarah Walker, daughter of Jack and Emma Walker and heir to the Walker fortune. People treated her differently when they knew she was rich, and she didn't like that feeling. But she knew that Chuck wouldn't treat someone differently because of their economic status. This knowledge didn't stop those fears from creeping up on her.
Chuck was also scared. He, like Sarah, was having the time of his life. He loved talking to Sarah because she was so down to earth, and talking to her was extremely easy. She laughed at all of his silly jokes, and conversation between them flowed freely, as if they had known each other for years. All signs pointed to Sarah liking him, but he was still scared that she would say no when he asked her out. He, like Sarah, had abandonment issues that stemmed from his parents and were reinforced by a cheating partner. When Chuck was 9, his mother left without a word, and when he was 12 his father did the same, leaving him and Ellie to raise themselves, or more specifically Ellie to raise Chuck.
He was scared, but he wouldn't let that fear stop him from asking Sarah out. He had known her for only two days, yet she was already one of the best things to ever happen to him. Every time she smiled, it made his heart race, and every time she laughed it made him smile. He was not going to let his insecurities stop him from asking her out.
It was almost midnight, and they had been talking for almost four hours, when Chuck blurted out, "Would you want to go out to dinner with me sometime?"
"Are you asking me on a date?" Sarah said, almost whispering, her heart beating out of her chest.
"Yeah, I mean only if you want it to be. We could go as just friends if you want. I mean I want it to be a date but I don't want you to…"
Sarah interrupted "I would love to go on a date with you." Now or never Sarah thought. "Before we do though I need to tell you something."
Chuck just nodded to let Sarah know he was listening. "I told you my name was Sarah but I never told you my last name. My full name is Sarah Walker."
Chuck was stunned. The girl that had just accepted his dinner invitation was the daughter of Jack and Emma Walker, the owners of Walker Corp. His bosses. It didn't change the way he felt about her, it just surprised him.
"Wait you're THE Sarah Walker? Like the daughter of my new bosses?"
"Yup." Sarah responded, fearful that Chuck would take back his dinner offer.
Chuck was confused. Why was this fact a big deal to her? Why would she tell him right after he asked her out? Unless… "Did you think I would not want to go on a date with you after I found out you were Sarah Walker?"
"Maybe a little. People always treat me differently when they find out who I am."
"Well then Sarah WALKER, would you want to go out to dinner with me sometime?" Chuck asked, putting extra emphasis on the word Walker, making sure Sarah understood that Chuck didn't care who her parents were, that he wanted to go on a date with her because of who SHE was.
"I would love to." Sarah said with a huge smile on her face. She knew that Chuck was trustworthy, but this just proved it. He was special, and she was extremely excited to go on a date with him.
"How does tomorrow sound? I'll pick you up at 7?" Chuck asked.
"Sound's good to me".
Chuck had a lot of bad breaks in life, with his parents leaving, his girlfriend cheating on him with his best friend, and most recently him getting laid off from his job. But now he was going on a date with Sarah Walker, the most amazing women he had ever met, and because of that, none of those other things truly mattered.
