A/N: Hey guys (: Sorry for the long wait, but here is the final chapter of 'Stitch by Stitch'.

Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck, and any mistakes are mine.


There and back, there's no doubt, your touch makes me whole again

And I'll give you all my pieces broken

In your hands there's nothing that you can't fix

My heart is frayed, my scars are open

So put me back together now, stitch by stitch

Put me back together now, stitch by stitch

'Where are you taking me Chuck?' Holding a sleepy Wilber in her lap, she looked at Chuck with curiosity in her eyes. She had repeated that phrase almost a million times in the past 10 minutes. Chuck was driving, but he refused to tell her where they were going, wanting it to be a surprise.

'You'll see.' Chuck replied.

'Noooo.' Sarah whined childishly. 'I wanna know.'

Wilber let out an low whine, complaining at the fact that they were disrupting his late evening nap.

'See, Wilber wants to know too.' Sarah quipped. Her curiosity simply could not be quelled. She'd exhausted all information extraction techniques she knew that were road safe. If only I could seduce him. She thought to herself.

'I love you both, but my lips are sealed.' He smiled proudly at his ability to withstand her attempts to make him give up his secret.

'Fine.' She said as she turned to look out the window.

However, as Chuck pulled up to their designated destination, she let out an audible gasp as her eyes widened in shock. 'Our dream house.' She breathed under her breath.

She was so concentrated on the house that she didn't even notice that Chuck had gotten out of the car and was holding out his hand for her to help her out of the car.

'Come on.' He smiled. 'I'll show you around.'

She took his hand, and he led her inside, with Wilber at their heels.

When they reached the front porch, he handed a set of keys to her. 'Here.'

She took the keys in her hands, and fumbled with them for a while, trying to find the right key. Upon locating the correct one with Chuck's help, she slid it in the lock, unlocking the door. She slowly eased the door open and found balloons littered all over the floor of the otherwise barren house.

Hesitantly, she took a step into the house. Chuck trailed behind her.

'HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH!' Ellie, Devon, Clara, Morgan, Emma and Molly all jumped out from different places.

Sarah's face went a shade of rosy red. Her hands immediately went to her mouth, as she let out another gasp.

Chuck took a step forward towards her, and placed his arm around her hip.

Embarrassed at the amount of attention she was getting, she buried her face in Chuck's chest and laughed.

'How did you know?' She asked, looking up at him.

He leaned down and planted a kiss on her lips. 'I am your husband, remember?' He chuckled, and she giggled in response.

Giving her another quick kiss, he led her over to where everyone else had gathered. 'Come on. Let's say hi to everyone.'


After greeting everyone, Chuck decided to take Sarah on a tour of the house whilst Ellie and Emma prepared dinner.

As he led her up the stairs, she caught sight of her and Chuck's name engraved on the doorframe of the kitchen.

It was then that she realised she'd been there before. She went pale, knowing that this was the place she'd beaten him up in, and the place she'd attempted to shoot him. She'd had countless sleepless nights thinking about the events that had transpired that night. That night was never mentioned of again in their conversations, but she knew she'd hurt him pretty badly.

'Sarah?' Chuck called from the top of the stairs.

'Coming.' She replied.

Upon reaching the top of the staircase, Chuck grabbed her hand and led her down one end of the hallway. There were two large rooms, each one having its own bathroom.

Standing outside the two rooms, Chuck smiled. 'These can be for the kids...whenever they decide to come along.'

She laughed at his comment, trying to mask her worry. However, he could hear the faint hint of nervousness in her voice.

'What's the matter? You don't like it? I mean, we can change - '

'No.' She cut in. 'I love it.' She paused, turning to face him and grabbing both if his hands. 'It's just...I've been thinking of the events that happened on the night we were last in this house.' She felt her voice crack slightly. 'I know I hurt you pretty badly that night...I just want to let you know that I'm really, really sorry.'

'Baby, it's okay.'

She closed her eyes and leaned into him, letting him wrap his arms around her. 'Please forgive me.' She whispered.

'I already have.' He whispered and gave her a kiss on her forehead. 'Don't worry Sarah. No matter what you do to me, you're not getting rid of me.' He chuckled. 'I'm sorry, but you're stuck with me for the rest of your life.'

'And you're stuck with me too.' She replied.

A big grin broke out on his face. 'I love you.'

'I love you more.' She quipped, giving him a peck on his lips, then wiggled out of his arms and ran down the hallway to the master bedroom. 'Aren't you going to show me our room?'


Sarah stepped out onto the balcony of their room. 'Chuck.' She exclaimed. 'It's beautiful.'

Looking over past the trees in the woods behind the house, she could see the ocean. The sun had just begun to set - the sky had turned a majestic hue of orange and pink.

'Surprise.' Chuck said as he walked up behind her, sliding his arms around her and wrapping them around her torso. 'I chose this house not only because it matched your description of your dream house, but because of its proximity to the beach.' He pointed to the beach. 'You see that little pavilion there?' He asked.

She nodded.

'Between that pavilion and ocean, well...that's our spot.'

She grinned. Boy, was he not the most wonderful man alive, she thought to herself.

They stood wrapped in each other's arms and watched as the last inkling of the sun's beams disappear off the horizon.

Then, Ellie called them down for dinner.


After dinner, cake and a bit of hanging around, Chuck and Sarah said goodbye to their guests.

'Bye El.' Chuck said as he pulled his sister in for a hug. 'Thanks for flying in to me out with this surprise.'

'No problem.' She said. 'You're my little brother. Of course I'll help.'

He reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys to his and Sarah's apartment. 'Here. Stay at our place tonight.' He handed the keys to her.

'Thanks.' Ellie said, then pulled Sarah in for a hug.

'Happy Birthday, little sis.'

'Thanks.' Sarah replied.

'I'm glad you're back.' Ellie said as she released Sarah. 'Me too.' Sarah said.

Suddenly, they then heard Clara wailing for her mom from the rental car. 'Well, that's my cue.' Ellie said as she stepped down the steps and headed towards the car. 'Bye.'

'Bye.' Chuck and Sarah waved.

As the car disappeared out of view, they re-entered the house and shut the door behind them.

Wilber rushed towards them and barked in excitement. Chuck picked him up. 'Hey buddy. What do you want?'

Sarah stroked the top of his head. 'I think he wants to go out.'

'How 'bout we take a walk on the beach?' Chuck suggested. 'The is a path out the back that leads down to the beach.'

'Okay.' Sarah said, and Wilber barked in approval as well.


Hand in hand, made their way down to the beach, with Wilber following them at their heels.

When they reached the end of the pathway, they removed their shoes and left them on the edge of the path.

They made their way down to the edge of the water, where they could feel the waves lapping against their bare feet. As they looked out to the ocean, they could see moonbeams glistening on the surface of the water.

Wilber ran ahead of them, playing in the water and sand as he went along.

It didn't take long for Chuck and Sarah to reach their spot. After laying a blanket out, they sat down and leaned up against each other.

They continued watching Wilber have the time of his life playing in the waves. When the waves rolled out, he followed the waves out. When they rolled in, he enjoyed the feeling of being swept in. They could hear him barking with excitement.

Sarah chucked. 'He's such a beach dog.'

'That he is.' Chuck responded.

Sarah shifted her position so she was now leaning up against Chuck. She felt him shifting slightly as well, and before she knew it, he saw him holding out a small wrapped present before her. 'Happy Birthday Sarah.'

After handing the present off to her, he wrapped his arms around her. Slowly and carefully, she removed ribbon, then wrapping paper, revealing a small red box.

She wondered if it was her wedding ring. Upon her return, she's left the ring next to their wedding photo. But when she went to retrieve it a couple of days ago, wanting to place it back on her finger (the place where rightfully it belonged), she realised it was no longer there. She suspected that Chuck may have taken it, but she didn't ask because she wasn't sure. If he hadn't taken it, she didn't know what she would say to him.

She undid the latch on the box and lifted the lid open. To her disappointment, it wasn't her wedding ring. But it was a beautiful silver heart locket. 'It's...it's beautiful.' She stuttered.

'Open it.' He said.

Upon opening it, she found the engraving 'Sarah + Chuck' on one side, and a picture of them and Wilber on the other.

She twisted around to face him and smiled. 'I love it.' She said as she handed the necklace to Chuck. 'Can you put it on for me?'

He took the necklace and clasped it on for her. 'There.' He smiled.

'Thanks.' She said, as she stared at the red box still in her hand.

Chuck caught her staring at the box and chuckled. 'I know what you're wondering.' Sarah adverted her glance from the box. He reached into his pocket and retrieved a small object from it. 'You're wondering where your ring is.' He held her ring up with two fingers, and it glistened brightly under the moonlight.

'So you're the ring theft.' Sarah said in a joking manner.

'That's me.' Chuck said, playing along. He got up into a kneeling position facing Sarah, took her left hand in his and carefully slipped the ring onto her ring finger. As he did so, the final stitch fell into place. He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it.

She giggled, then pounced on him and glued her lips to his, knocking him over off the blanket and onto the sand. They laid in the sand, with their tongues moving rhythmically and completely in sync with each other.

After a while, they were interrupted by the feeling of something wet being sprinkled on them. Breaking the kiss, they looked around and saw Wilber shaking out the water from his wet fur. Sarah grabbed the blanket they had laid out on the sand and bundled Wilber up in it to prevent him from catching a cold. The tired puppy claimed his spot between Chuck and Sarah, and within minutes, he was asleep.


Chuck and Sarah lay in the sand with arms and legs intertwined, and with Wilber snuggled in his favourite spot between them.

Bring a hand up to Sarah's face, he gently ran his finger up and down her cheek, tracing her jawline. She gave him a bright smile. He smiled in response. 'Welcome home, Sarah. I love you.'

The important thing wasn't whether she remembered everything from the past or not, but rather the new memories they were making together. This ordeal, though originally intended to tear them apart, had on the contrary strengthened their relationship and brought them one step closer to their dreams. Chuck and Sarah: the inseparable duo - together, there is nothing they can't fix.

Put me back together now, stitch by stitch


A/N: So there it is. (: Hope you enjoyed.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed, favourited and followed this story (: I really appreciate your support!

Right now, I'm thinking of finishing 'Chuck vs the Dads', and then maybe writing a sequel combining both the stories? I'm not sure at the moment...I'll have to see where I am when I finish that story :P So yupp. Anddd..have a couple of other stories brewing up in my mind...soo...stay tuned (:

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