A/N: Sorry for the long wait but I was not sure whether or not I would continue this story. This chapter is told from Chuck's perspective and is about how much the campaign is weighing on him. Thank you phnxgrl, guest reviewer who reviewed three times (you know who you are), giant00, and ayleaa for reviewing. Hopefully you are all still reading this and enjoy this chapter. I will have flashbacks later in the story but right now I want to get the premise down. Thank you everyone for reading.

September 18, 2008

Streamers and balloons were still strewed all over the cleaning crew was working efficiently to wipe all the traces left of the political party that had just ended. Chuck watched the cleaning crew from his vantage point on the stage while reflecting on the past twenty months. Against the beliefs of all the political advisors Awesome easily won the democratic presidential nomination. Awesome had now been under constant scrutiny for twenty months. Which only intensified when he won the dnc nomination. The no name representative from Los Angeles county now the dnc presidential candidate. Twenty months of press releases, campaign, luncheons, parties, meetings, and criticism about the candidates brother in law who was kicked out of Stanford for cheating and all Chuck could do was smile and roll with the punches.

" What are you thinking about," Ellie said while as she sat down on the stage.

" Nothing much just thinking about the campaign"

" Yeah it is a lot of work, but don't forget what today is" Ellie handed him a cupcake with a single candle lite on the top.

" Yeah happy birthday to me" Chuck blew the candle out and started unwrapping the cupcake.

" It's from Porto's sorry but I didn't have time to make you a homemade one."

"It's okay El I'm sure the cupcake is fine."
" Look Chuck I know these past twenty months have been hard on you."
" Mam we have to get going" one of the members of the secret service protective detail assigned to devon informed her

"Sorry Chuck but I have to go."

" It's fine El don't worry about it we can talk on the plane."
" Okay Chuck we'll try" Ellie said as she was walking away.

Chuck got up and started exiting the building. He remembered when awesome and Ellie first met.

Flashback: Stanford Chuck's freshman year

"See Ellie I told you Stanford was going great" It had been only a few months since Chuck started at Stanford and he already was part of a frat, had a girlfriend, and had a house of great friends but Ellie being Ellie wanted to check up on her little brother so she drove up to Stanford for the weekend.

" But are you sure everything is-"
"Hey Chuck do you want" "Oh sorry I didn't know you had company.

" It's okay Devon this is my sister Ellie"
" Hi Ellie my name is Devon I'm one of Chuck's frat brothers"
" It's nice to met you Devon."
Hey El I have to go to class I'll see you later okay. But when Chuck got back from class all he found was a note saying that Ellie and Devon went to Sushi and wouldn't be back for awhile.

End flashback

Looking back at that time Chuck started laughing to himself. Devon and Ellie had been inseparable since the fateful day when Devon had just happened to drop in on Chuck. Who would've thought that same frat brother would be the only one to stand up for Chuck when Chuck was betrayed by Bryce and got kicked out of Stanford, married his sister and is now a presidential candidate.

A/N: What do you think? Is it any good? Should I continue or give up?