A/N Here's the next chapter. And thanks again to all the reviews, and everyone that puts this on their alerts. And I hope you enjoy this one to.

And it was beta'd by the lovely Rockchick4jc, so thank you for making sense of my errors.

Missing scene 3.19 "Verses the sister."

She stood alone in the kitchen and watched him as he laughed with Morgan, she was actually amazed that he wasn't alone crying in their room. After all that's what she did the night her dad was arrested.

Didn't Chuck have more of a right to feel that way? Her dad went away for a few years, but his was never coming back.

It had been a long day, and to be honest all she wanted to do was have a bath and go to bed. But she could understand why Chuck and Ellie wanted to have this impromptu gathering to remember their dad. They were talkers; they dealt with everything by expressing their feelings and talking through a problem. This was why she was slightly nervous as Ellie made her way into the kitchen.

Why did the only ways out of the kitchen have to be behind Ellie? Yes she could technically jump over the worktop counter, but that would probably bring more attention to the scene. It was at times like this that she truly wondered how she had been a spy for so long, and yet Ellie Bartowski truly scared the living daylights out of her.

"Do you have some more ice?"

Was this really all Ellie wanted to talk about, whether there was more ice? "Yeah, top shelf." She answered pointing at the freezer.

"I thought you were a drug dealer, or a prostitute."

There it was, choking on her drink Sarah looked at Ellie in shock. "Excuse me?"

"I always wondered how you had the money to live in that hotel, or drive a Porsche if you were just working at some dead end job. So I figured either drugs or prostitute." Ellie scooped up some ice and let it fall into her glass. "I guess secret agent is better."

"If that's what you thought why would you ever be okay with me dating Chuck?"

"I guess I thought you two were in love, and that was more important."

"We are in love." Sarah stated defensively. "I know that you're mad that you were the last to know, but just so you know, me and Chuck...that's not a lie. Maybe it was in the beginning so that we could explain why I was suddenly around a lot. But now it's real you should trust that."

"All I know is that you showed up and my brother started lying to me. Has everything I know about you been a lie? You were a bridesmaid at my wedding for god's sake." This was more like it. She could deal with the anger; it was an emotion she was well versed in.

"I know that you feel like I've been lying to you about everything, but you should believe me when I say that the way I feel about Chuck is the truth. And that I would never knowingly endanger him, no matter what my bosses say. I get that you're hurt that he had this whole other life that he- we made him keep from you. But, you raised him really well, and he was amazing at it, if you had seen some of the things he has done."

"Like killing people?" Ellie said raising her voice slightly. Even still, the conversations continued out in the living room.

"Chuck hasn't ever killed anyone."

"Morgan said…"

"I know what Morgan might have said, but both Casey and I have worked very hard at making sure Chuck has never had to cross that line. The one time Chuck ever even…He was protecting me."

"I don't know if I can just go back to treating you like you were part of my family." Sarah winced slightly.

"I get that, and I don't expect you to."

"Hey, so this is where you both disappeared to." Chuck said walking into the kitchen his eyes darting between the two.

"I was just coming back." Ellie said. She smiled at him and pushed herself off the counter, turning back to Sarah. "But I'd like to try." With that she walked back over to the party.

"What was that about?" Chuck asked.

Leaning up and kissing the underside of his jaw. "Nothing."