Part 4:
Chuck and Sarah holding hands walked in the courtyard , Sarah grabbing Chuck closer than usual. Casey had come out of his apartment holding some trash he was throwing out.
"Hey Bartowski! I see you survived your boys out night. Damm you were so shitfaced! 'Casey said.
"Yeah Casey I kinda went overboard."
Casey looked at Chuck, then to Sarah being a spy he picked up on some signals that told him something had changed between the two. Sarah quickly spotted Casey's eyes and quickly asked "Casey I need a big favor, please!"
"What do you need Walker?"
"Casey I need to have surveillance down in Chuck's room for 20-30 minutes. I need to speak to chuck with your eyes in the sky! Please."
Casey was taken aback by Sarah's almost begging plea , but agreed . He did however did not promise that he would not be watching even though Langley would be on hold from watching.
"Sure Walker, I needed to do some much needed work on the gear so I think 30 minutes should be enough for the maintenance, is that enough time for you two?" Casey replied.
"Thanks Casey I will owe you one.
Chuck and Sarah entered Ellie's and Devon's apartment and Saw Ellie relaxing on the couch with her husband watching a movie. Ellie stood up and gave her brother a hug.
"Chuck I am so glad your ok. I was really angry with Devon for not bringing you home in your condition. Sarah I hope he behaved himself?"
Ellie looked at Sarah after asking her and saw Sarah lower her head, but the glow on Sarah's face was more than a little evident. Ellie may not have been a spy to the level of Sarah, but as a nosey sister in some ways surpassed Sarah's skills as a superspy. Ellie could see the rising blush on Sarah's neck and face, her eyes a blaze, plus the goosebumps that formed on Sarah's skin. Plus if that was not evidence enough she saw Sarah grip her bothers hand, even tighter.
"Sarah you look amazing, did you and Chuck have sex last night?" Ellie blurted out.
Very sheepishly Sarah Smiled and looked Ellie straight in the face and replied, "Ellie to be very honest with you, calling it just sex would be an understatement. I can tell you Ellie your wonderful brother ruined me, forever!" then a smile formed on Sarah's face which rivaled even Chuck's when he was so happy. But before we continue I need to take Chuck to his room, we need to have a serious talk Ok Ellie?"
"Sure Sarah" Ellie replied with her own smile.
Sarah vertically pulled Chuck into his bedroom and sat him down on his bed. She then went into his closet and searched for his P.A.N.T.S box. A moment later Sarah came out holding Chucks box of memories and secrets.
Chuck grew nervous that Sarah knew about his special pants box, he started to blush and begin to ramble but Sarah sat down next to him and placed her finger to his lips and then kissed him tenderly.
"Chuck before I open this is there something you wanted to tell me and ask me? "Sarah asked softly.
Chuck knew there was no use of lying to her and took a deep breath to compose his thoughts.
"Yes Sarah, I have been in love with you from the first moment you entered my life, I've always been in love with you Sarah. But I didn't feel I was worthy of having the most beautiful woman in the world. Sarah you are the smartest, strongest, and most amazing person in my life. You're my hero Sarah, and you saved me time and time again. After you entered my life I can never love anyone else. After Ellies mishap when she got married, you helped me give her the wedding Ellie and Devon deserved. I had so much left over I wanted to buy you something special if I ever got my own opportunity with you. I bought you a special engagement ring for the most amazing woman in my life. "
Sarah opened up the box with Chuck beside her and saw a lot of the many memories that he had collected since a child. Memories of his mother , father, even the crown she had won during her reunion they had attended. Then she saw a red box with a gold latch, she took it and held it in her trembling hands. Chuck smiled and took the box in his hands and smiled at Sarah.
"Sarah I bought this for you not only as a sign of love but to show you just how much you mean to me, how much I cherish being with you now and always."
Chuck opened the box and Sarah's eyes grew wide and what she beheld it was a white gold ring and adoring the center was a perfect 3 carat blue diamond. Sarah breathing became ragged as she fought to understand the feeling which tried to overwhelm her at that moment.
"I love you Sarah, and want you to marry me, if you want to."
"So Sarah will you marry me?"
"Chuck what did I tell you this morning when you asked me?" Sarah replied looking deeply into his eyes.
"Well I just wanted to make certain and make sure it was not a dream!"
Sarah laughed at her Nerd and kissed him on his lps and slipped her tongue to his waiting mouth ravaging his mouth. Chuck slipped the ring out of the box and slipped it on Sarah's left hand. She was amazed that the ring fit her finger perfectly, surprising her immediately.
Chuck saw her questioning look and replied," I am not totally incompetent as an asset honey, I do have my Nerd superpowers. I also know how you take your coffee, your shoe size, that you love Italian food, even you special measurements."
Laughing Sarah gave him a evil grin, "You do ? Huh I bet you cheated!"
"Nope, I did not cheat I learned it the honest way, Nope no cheating from me. I even know that you don't like olives because it makes you gassy." Chuck laughingly replied.
Sarah was shocked at just how observant Chuck really was, and how honorable he was to get to know her without using the intersect. Then she heard a slight noise and became aware that their moment was being watched.
"Chuck Ellie is watching us," she softly whispered into chucks ear
"She'll see the ring do you want to hide it Sarah?"
Sarah looked straight into his eyes and said in a firm voice, "Charles Irving Bartowski, I am tired of hiding and you are my Fiancée, got that mister! After last night I can never be with any other man, you are it for the rest of our lives. GOT IT BUB!"
"Yes Mamm! Rule #1 is in effect. Sweetie!" Chuck answered.
Sarah gave out a loud wet laugh escape her mouth at his statement, thinking to herself 'you're a quick learner Chuck, I love you.'
Suddenly a loud shriek came from the door of chucks room as the two saw Ellie looking at them. Ellie had her hands to her mouth trying to lower the volume of the happiness she was seeing at that moment.
Devon came running from the living room." Ellie are you ok, hun?"
Ellie could not stop the tears of joy seeing her brother and Sarah sitting there, but just as quickly her eyes laser beamed to the sight going from Sarah's hand. Slowly Ellie made her way to Sarah , her eyes focused on her ring. She slowly took Sarah's hand and looked deeply and shot her brother a stare that if looks could kill Chuck would be at death's door.
"Chuck, I need to know, did you rob a bank?" Ellie began.
"No Ellie, I didn't rob a bank!"
"This is real?"
"Yes Ellie, the ring is real!" Chuck responded back.
"How is that Chuck, you work at the Buy-More how could you afford a ring like that for Sarah?"
Chuck was at a loss of how to explain it to Ellie but Sarah quickly jumped in to help her now fiancée explain to his sister.
"Ellie we have to tell you something but please don't freak out pk. You know I worked in Washington, well my old company had a bad computer problem and I told them about Chuck. Chuck was able to help them and in fact he does some work here and there but because of the nature of the work its better if people don't know about it. A lot of business have enemies and we would not like them to know about Chuck's computer skills But after the work was done they paid him for his work." Sarah told her.
"How much?" Ellie asked
"Well it was for 6 month's work and it got paid $270,000." Sarah explained to her.
"Baby brother you have 270,000 in the bank?"
"Well Ellie I did, I spent a more than half for you and Devon?" Chuck explained
Ellie's eyes grew wide as her mind finally had the answer to a question she had in the back of her mind. When her original wedding had fallen through, her brother had pulled through and got her the wedding on the beach, the amazing reception. Ellie had tears flowed like a river hearing how generous her brother had been to give her a wedding of her dreams and even that part of her honeymoon had been paid by Chuck as well.
"So chuck just how much did you spend on Sarah's ring?" Devon jumped in asking impressed at what his brother-in-law had done for them.
"Well Devon I spent a total of $85,000, but it isn't for a ring actually, it's for rings!"
Sarah jumped in, "RINGS!, just how many are you talking about?"
Chuck put his finger up to calm Sarah, and stop Ellie and Devon from spiraling, he walked to to his closet and in a hidden place pulled out another small red box. Sarah's eyes grew even wider at how Chuck could even outdo himself with her engagement ring. He opened it and inside Sarah, Ellie, and Devon saw two beautiful while gold wedding rings Sarah's wedding ring accented with small blue diamonds about 1/2 carat, and a simple white gold . Sarah began to cry openly seeing just how much Chuck really loved her. She ram up and threw her arms around his neck so hard Chuck nearly fell back into his bed at the force of her excitement. Ellie and Devon were taken in total shock at how Sarah was kissing Chuck, and were really for the two of them.
Ellie pulled her husband out of the room to give the two lovers time for themselves. After the two left chuck asked Sarah, "So where do we go from here Sarah?
"Well Chuck, I can't say this will be easy but if you are serious about us then we will have for fight for it. We not only have the Ring, Fulcrum to deal with, But now we have to deal with the CIA/NSA, and Casey.
At that moment Casey was in his apartment watching the monitor viewing the two lovers laying in bed and the ring on Walkers hand. He thought to himself that after over 20 years serving his country he had made many sacrifices for duty. He knew how lonely it could be for a spy , and how many sacrificed things for themselves for country. But he realized that the two people in front of him needed and deserved each other. He saw the changes that Bartowski had made in Walker, from a cold-hearted killer to a woman who would protect her man. Thinking about it he saw that she could be even more dangerous against anyone who would try to harm or take her Chuck away from her. Chuckling to himself he compared her to a Female lioness protecting her cub. He even saw that Chuck had changed him as well, for the first time he felt a sense of being part of a real family and got help anyone who tried to hurt his family.
"I guess Walker and Bartowski are going to want to talk things over with me in a bit after they finish their make out session. " He laughed to himself while smoking his cigar.