I didn't expect to update this so soon, but I had this written and I thought "why not?"

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I do not own Chuck.

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A complication in the mission pitted Sarah against Adriana Sanchez, a professional assassin known for her perfect record. Sanchez captured Chuck, tied him to a chair, and pictured torturing him. Sarah, obviously, arrives just in time and defeated Sanchez in a hand-to-hand fight, but not before taking a few shots. The debriefing inside Castle ends and Sarah is exhausted from the fight.

Sarah slumps slightly as she finishes her mission reports. Chuck notices and walks up behind her.

"You can do those tomorrow," he informs her as he places his hands on her shoulder to massage them. "You should get some sleep. I'll take you home," he smiles over her shoulder. She turns around and gives him a thankful smile. He pulls her chair back and she gets up. "We'll see you tomorrow Casey," Chuck shouts down the halls to Casey, cleaning his weapons. They hear a loud grunt and proceed out the door.

They make it outside the freezer and Sarah shivers slightly from the cold. Chuck drapes his jacket over her shoulders and wraps his arm around her, holding her close to him.

"Thanks," she says with a calm smile. Chuck smiles back.

The drive to her hotel was quiet, with Sarah falling asleep the minute she relaxed in the seat of the Nerd Herder. They arrive at the hotel and Chuck parks the car. He looks over at the sleeping beauty and brushes a few strands of hair from her perfect face. He climbs out of the driver door and shuts it as silently as possible.

He runs over to Sarah's side and opens the door. He lifts her out of the car carefully, with a hand under her knees and the other on her back. He kicks the door closed and Sarah stirs around. Her eyes open slowly to see Chuck smiling at her.

"What's going on?" She questions as she realizes she is being carried.

"You fell asleep in the car and I didn't want to wake you," he responds with his goofy grin.

"Thanks," she smiles up at him as he lowers her to her feet. "Want to come up?"

"I'd love to," he wraps his left arm around her shoulders and they head into the hotel.

They get into the hotel room and Sarah immediately kicks off her boots and yawns. "You want to stay over tonight?" She asks him harmlessly.

"You know I do," he smiles as he carefully unties his precious chuck shoes and stores them in the corner by the door. She strips into one of Chuck's 'just-in-case' shirts and basks in the smell that reminds her of Chuck. She loves that smell and smiles to herself as she kicks off her pants. She is standing in just his shirt and some cotton panties, but doesn't care; actually hoping Chuck stares. Staring he does; Chuck almost drools at the site of her long, supermodel legs.

Chuck pulls the covers, after breaking out of his stare of Sarah's panties, from Sarah's bed so she can climb in. She smiles at him as she climbs in. Chuck reaches for the covers, but Sarah reaches up to him like a newborn baby wanting it's mother. Chuck leans in closer to her and she wraps her arms around him, pulling his chest to hers. His left cheek brushes against her right cheek.

"Thank you, you're the best," she whispers into his ear eliciting a smile from Chuck. Chuck knows that is her way of saying how much she loves him without saying the exact words. After she releases him, he covers her in the blankets. He pulls them up to her neck and tucks her in snugly. He clears all the stray strands of golden hair to clear her gentle, flawless face.

"Goodnight Sarah," he whispers as he leans in and places a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"Goodnight Chuck," Sarah mumbles with her eyes closed and her exhaustion putting her to sleep. Chuck grins as he lies on the couch and gets comfortable on it.

Chuck loves Sarah so much and feels so great to be able to be there for her when she needs him; just like how she is always there for him when he needs her (usually on missions).

Sarah loves Chuck for making her feel loved and wanted. She has never experienced any of the feelings before, not with Bryce, not with her dad. Chuck is the only one she feels she can trust with her personal problems. She wishes Chuck could sleep in his bed tonight but she might not be able to control herself.

Chuck wishes he can have a real relationship with Sarah. He always enjoys their cover sleepovers and time they can just be two people in love. Chuck knows that they cannot do anything more in fear of losing each other forever.

They both understand that this is how their relationship is and will do anything to keep from losing each other. They'd rather keep it the same then possibly lose everything.

They both fall asleep longing for more from each other, but happy with what they have.

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Another short one-shot that just popped into my mind.

Reviews are always nice and if you have any ideas, let me know.