Chuck and Jill Vs. Their Best Friends

Morgan slammed closed his 3DS in angry frustration. "Jeez, Why couldn't you be only as good as Chuck at multiplayer Starfox, instead of unbeatable?!"

Jill replied as they both sat in Jill's apartment living room, "I've seen Chuck play just as good as I was back there. I get the feeling he was going easy on you the times you've played against him. Maybe we should try something else."

Morgan sat back in frustration. He took a moment to look around, and noticed that all the other people at this particular get-together were doing other things. Ellie, Devon and Alex were in the kitchenette talking over their Chinese food. Casey, Mei-Ling, and Kim were talking over some beers in the rec room. Chuck was on the balcony looking out over the night sky. As soon as Morgan took this all in he turned to Jill. He said, "No, I'm done for now. Jill, can we talk? You and I haven't talked since you hooked up with Chuck again. There's something I need to get off my chest."

Jill replied, "You aren't going to throw a tantrum since you think Chuck made the wrong choice are you?"

Morgan let out a long sigh and said, "No, especially with Alex in the room. It's just that, you hurt him Jill. I get what happened, but the memories of working so hard to make Chuck feel better linger in the back of head. Also, from what I've gotten of your character, you are totally capable of anything if you calculate that it would create the optimum result, including hurting my best friend again. Jill, please, don't hurt my best friend again."

Jill took Morgan's chin in her hand while giving her warmest smile and said, "Morgan. Look at me." She turned to look at Chuck out the window and continued, "Look at me, looking at Chuck. What do you see in me?"

Morgan said, "Your "I'm in the presence of Chuck Bartowski, who I'm totally in love with." Smile."

Jill nodded, "The message you got from my smile, is totally accurate. I am totally in love with him. I could give a big speech about the different ways I'm in love with him, but that's what it comes down to. Feel any better?"

Morgan said, "Maybe a little."

Jill laid back and said, "Good, because I have something to say too. I've heard rumors of a plan within the employees of Buy-more to get Chuck back together with Sarah. From what I understand, the plan consists almost entirely of just going to Sarah and convincing her to get Chuck back."

Morgan replied, "I've heard of it, but I'm not part of the plan. Are you really worried about that?"

Jill said, "I am not worried about losing Chuck. I am worried about losing my respect for Sarah. If Sarah does something sneaky or mean, the feud between us will start again. I don't want that, and neither does Chuck."

Morgan put a reassuring hand on Jill's shoulder and said, "I wouldn't worry about that. Chuck told me Sarah seems to be moving on."

Jill replied, "True, but you can never be sure with her. She's the CIA's undisputed master of giving off fake emotions. Still if Sarah decides she would like Chuck back, I want you to give her the following advice."

Morgan pulled back and said, "I'm not going to tell her not to try. She has the right to try."

Jill shook her head. "That's not what I was going to say. I want her to think exactly what I was thinking when I reentered Chuck's life. I was thinking, "I am not going to do anything inappropriate. I am just going to be my absolutely wonderful self, and if Chuck and I are meant to be together, that should be enough to get us back together." The bottom line, Morgan is the thing that won my respect for Sarah is that I think she recognizes that Chuck deserves to be with the woman he chooses. Not just who other people think he should be with, or circumstances choose for him."

Morgan smiled, "You really do love him, don't you."

Jill shrugged, "Isn't that what I've been saying?"

Meanwhile, Kim stood up and asked, Casey and Mei-ling, "I'm going to get another beer. You guys want some?" Casey and Mei-ling shook their head, and Kim headed out towards the cooler on the balcony.

As she approached, Chuck said, "Hey Kim, how have you been lately? Mind telling me where you think you are going with Lester?"

Kim replied, "It's only been one date. I wouldn't object to seeing him again, but I can't say I know yet where it's going. Chuck, I have something to say to you too."

Chuck took a swig of his beer and said, "Go ahead."

Kim sighed. She started with, "I've been hearing from Lester and a few others, "Chuck belongs with Sarah!" "Chuck wouldn't be the same without Sarah!" "Jill must have tricked Chuck somehow. Under healthy circumstances Chuck would always choose Sarah." This is a real problem for me. Before you guys hooked up whenever Jill and I talked. It was about My family, her family, any news pertaining to our old sorority sisters, any movies we've seen lately, current events, and my work. We don't talk about her work because she says she's doing classified work for the government."

Chuck nodded, "She is. That's being responsible."

Kim continued, "Yesterday, at lunch, all she talked about is you. I should have expected this, it is a new relationship after all, but it got rather tedious very quickly. I actually managed to change the subject, but it seemed to bother her to not be talking about you. Chuck, please don't hurt her. When you hooked up with her, you made a commitment didn't you? She was alright when you two were apart because she accepted that reality. I don't know if she will accept being dumped."

Chuck replied, "Kimberly, at the moment I have every intention of following through with this, and I tell you now, Jill didn't trick me. Whoever told you that under healthy circumstances that I couldn't possibly choose Jill over Sarah, is basing that claim on absolutely nothing. Just that they know Sarah more and therefore like her more, which is an factor unrelated to my decision making process. Therefore my relationship with Jill is not any more unstable than any other romantic relationship. Feel better?" Kimberly considered this and nodded. Chuck said, "Good. So, I'm wondering, when you and Jill talk about your work, what do you find to talk about? Is life at the morgue generally interesting?"

Kim shrugged and said, "I do find the occasional dead body interesting. Either they died an unusual way, or rigor mortis set the body in an interesting pose. I once saw a guy with a finger up his nose." Chuck laughed at this.