A/N: Ok alot happening in this chapter and it will get fairly adult but its nothing you will not see on network TV after 9pm. It is still rated T, but beware there is adult content in this chapter. I am going a little darker with this story, let's face facts people are not always filled with hope, sometimes they are filled with doubt. It seems that is one of the constant mental battles that we humans face...where was I going with this? Oh yeah...doubts in a new relationship...we have all had them so why shouldn't our two hero's have them as well. Oh And I don't own Chuck or make any $ off of it...Will Chuck and Sarah still be together?

After a few days of monotony, a new mission came across Beckman's desk that was deemed a priority alpha, and after consultation with Graham who was reluctant to deploy team intersects, the designation of the high priority mission allowed Beckman to overrule him and bring Chuck back into the field. The team was summoned to castle for the briefing, and both Sarah and Casey were surprised to see that Beckman was solo on the briefing.

"Agents this mission just popped up on our radar and even with the threat to the asset still at large, it was deemed worth the risk of bringing him out into the field."

"Excuse me general but is that the best idea? We don't know yet where.."

"Thank you for you concern agent Walker, but this is a very large target of opportunity which has been deemed with the risk," Beckman dressed down Sarah.

She means Zondra...I should of had her...Sarah thought...why does she still call him an asset. Isn't he worth more yet

"The mission today is to track down this woman. Her name is Tania Custus and she is believed to be selling military secrets to various nefarious organizations."

A picture of a beautiful woman flashed on screen, but all Sarah saw was black hair and big tits, in other words her basic nightmare.

"Custus is a tech guru and will be getting an award at the west coast tech show being held at DCO enterprises. Mr. Bartowski is very knowledgeable about this area, so you will go and initiate contact, while agent Casey will search her office and tap her computer so we can access it from here."

"Excuse me general but I don't, ah, I mean I'm not very good at ..this kind of thing," Chuck stammered.

"Mr. Bartowski, although I don't see it, many of the female analysts here seem to think you are charming."

Sarah's eyes went wide and her ears got hot at the comment by the General.

Who are these bitches! Sarah thought.

"Your knowledge of computers should get you in the door, your supposed charm should keep her interested. She is known to have a very low tolerance for alcohol, so that is your way in."

"Agent Walker you and Major Casey will accompany Mr. Bartowski into the reception and watch for any threats."

"Yes general."

"You mean beside the black haired whore," Sarah mumbled.

Casey fought very hard to suppress a grin on his face.

"We believe that one of these organizations is Fulcrum and we have an opportunity to potentially track or apprehend the fulcrum agent. Now if there is nothing else you can prepare for the mission," Beckman said as she ended the meeting and her screen blanked out.

"Well looks like our little boy is about to become a man," Casey smirked.

"Casey stow it. This is not a seduction mission," Sarah said as she tried to keep her composure.

"True but if the broad gets a little handsy our boy might have to seal the deal," he replied laughing.

"Chuck remember, all you need to do is keep her distracted. There is no need for seduction. Do You Understand," Sarah emphasized that by looking at him with a bit of a scowl.

"Well nothing is as distracting as a shot of vitamin P," Casey joked.

"Ahh," Sarah huffed and walked back down the hall.

"Ok Casey you know I'm nervous enough...ah Sarah where are you going," Chuck said., while a few seconds later the sound of gunfire was heard from the firing range.

"Ah..maybe she had to practice," Chuck asked pensively.

"Sure she did," Casey replied as he rolled his eyes and headed upstairs.

Sarah was beyond pissed as she drove him back to her hotel to get ready for the reception.

"Look Sarah ..,"

"Not now Chuck."

"But..."

"Not now!"

"Oh this is going to be so much fun," Chuck said sarcastically.

They got back to the room and Sarah went into the bathroom to get washed, while Chuck waited out in the bedroom for her to be finished. She finished drying off and put her robe on and went to check on Chuck.

She approached him and pulled his head to hers kissing him passionately.

"I'm sorry for being such a bitch earlier," she said.

"It's ok you weren't..,"

"Yes I was. I'm mad at the situation and even though I know it's not your fault, I can't help being a little jealous."

"Jealous really...ouch," Chuck said as Sarah punched him in the arm.

"Don't look so happy about it. I'm not very good at relationships and I don't..oh forget it," she said dejectedly.

"No wait Sarah what are you trying to say," he asked as he pulled her close to him.

"It's stupid...it's just..it's … I'm afraid," she said.

"It's not stupid. What are you afraid of?"

"I'm...look I have never felt like this before. I'm terrified that I'm going to fuck this up."

"Fuck what up?"

"You! I'm afraid that I'm going to change you somehow, or that something worse might happen," she said.

"Sarah c'mon you are the best thing that ever happened to me. Do you honestly think that I'm going to change or ..,"

"What happens if you do? This life does terrible things to people. What happens if you become like...become like ..,"

"Like what?

"Like me! Chuck you are the best thing that has ever happened to me and everyday I'm scared to death that someone is going to take you from me. What will happen to me if you get killed? That will wreck me. Chuck I know it's sounds like a cliché but I don't think I could survive if you died," she said as she began to cry.

"Hey calm down. Nothing is going to happen," he said while trying to sooth her.

"You don't know that! Chuck anything can happen at any time! What about Zondra for god's sake? She came out of nowhere," she said clutching him tightly.

"Look at me Sarah."

Her beautiful blue eyes were filled with tears and he kissed her gently on the nose.

"Look it's true I don't know what can happen, and I don't know all the bad stuff that is out there. What I do know is that there is one person whom I trust above all others and one person I love above all others," he said as she began to slightly smile.

"And that person is Casey...ouch Sarah," he said while laughing as she sapped his arm.

"It's not funny you jerk," Sarah said as she couldn't stop herself from giggling.

"Sarah I feel the same way about you. You know I couldn't live if something happened to you. Whatever happens will happen, but I'm not afraid because I have you. I would not be who I am without you Sarah Walker and whatever happens we will face it together." He said as he hugged her tightly.

"I love you Sarah," he said.

"I love you Chuck."

More then you will ever know she thought to herself.

"We need to get ready," Sarah said as she broke the embrace and went to get dressed in the bedroom, while Chuck went to get washed.

Let's see this bitch keep up with me she mused as she looked over her long toned legs, tight hard behind and seductive hips.

She was feeling a bit frisky today and decided to wear a black thong cut tightly around her luscious behind, and matching bra, which looked overmatched trying to confine her breasts.

She walked over to the closet and got into her dress and took one more look in the mirror. Her red dress clung to her body like a second skin. It was cut low to reveal her ample cleavage while short above the knee to reveal her fabulous legs and contour her perfect heart shaped ass. Satisfied with her look she went to get Chuck.

"Wow Sarah you look beautiful. That dress drives me crazy," Chuck said.

"Yes I know lover that's the point. And just so you know this belongs to me" she replied as she strategically rubbed a special part of his body.

"I'll deal with you later," he laughed.

She grabbed his arm as they walked outside to the car and replied "You bet your ass you will."

The award reception was held in the atrium of DCO enterprises at their corporate headquarters. The space was large enough to host the reception including multiple tables, two full bars and even a band and dance floor.

Chuck walked in alone, while Casey and Sarah were paired as a couple.

"Chuck your target is near the bar on the left side of the ficus plant. Congratulations Bartowski. She is beautiful," Casey said.

Sarah tensed at the comment.

"Now Chuck just remain calm and you will do great," Sarah said.

"God how do I do this," Chuck said nervously as he approached her.

"For Christ sake Bartowski man up and go over there. Maybe if you're lucky your willie will get a little action," Casey laughed.

"Casey'! He ..is...you are making him nervous," Sarah said hoping to conceal her anger.

Chuck approached her and his nerves were through the roof. He tried to focus on something, anything that he could use to start a conversation.

Charming...charming..how am I charming..oh this is bad. He thought.

Suddenly as he approached he heard her phone signal a text message and the

theme was the music to a popular role-playing game in which you were transported to the Middle Ages and the skin on her phone was of the same. As luck would have it there was a popular character of a queen who looked very similar to the mark.

Ok I hope this works he thought.

Chucks heart was pounding as he approached his target, and Sarah's was matching his beat for beat as she observed him from the corner with Casey.

"Pardon me m'lady wouldst thou be so kind as to grant a poor wretch tis me the favor of your countenance."

"Ouff..," Casey spit out his drink at Chucks opening line.

She is not saying anything...she is not saying anything...Chuck thought as he began to sweat like a whore in church.

Suddenly the black haired beauty erupted into laughter.

"I love that game," she said to Chuck smiling.

"I do too my name is Chuck. Can I buy you a drink...or get you a drink rather as it's an open bar," he said nervously.

"Nice to meet you Chuck. My name is Tania and a whiskey would be great thank you."

"Oh a whiskey drinker... Better watch your ass Bartowski," Casey mumbled.

"Jeezz Casey," Chuck replied on his way to the bar.

Sarah was almost shaking as she stared at Tania. She never expected to feel like this, it was like she hated the mark and views her as a clear and present danger to Chuck. She felt very protective of him before their relationship, but now it was an obsession.

"Walker...Walker!"

"What Casey?"

"What's our status on observed threats," he said through a secure loop so Chuck couldn't hear.

"Nothing visible, but I not sure about this mark Casey. Chuck is out oh his element and he is too naive to read her of she is making move against him," she replied.

"Easy there Jane Bond. Let's see how he does," Casey responded.

A small growl emanated from Sarah as Chuck made his way back to Tania.

"So Chuck tell me what you do," she said.

"Oh I work in software development," he replied.

"Really what kinds of things are you doing?"

"Oh well I'm working on a project where we are developing a new type of search engine which can modify existing architecture in your machine to streamline the search process."

Sarah felt a touch of pride at her nerd. She knew he was developing a program to help streamline the systems at castle and was happy that someone in the tech arena, such as Tania, found it ingenious.

Maybe she isn't that bad...Sarah thought as she drank some ice water.

"Oh my that sounds ingenious," Tania said as she grabbed his arm.

That bitch!

"Jesus Walker what is that sound on your end," Casey said as Sarah chewed some ice cubes.

"Nothing," Sarah replied as her anger seethed.

Chuck and Tania continued to talk for 30 minutes and during that time Tania had another whiskey and was clearly being charmed by him. She constantly tried to touch him every chance she could.

"Chuck I need you to get her away from her purse so I can get her access card and get into her office," Casey replied.

"How," Chuck whispered as not to dram attention from Tania.

"Ask her to dance," Casey said.

"To dance," Chuck replied to him.

"I'd love to," Tania said as she grabbed his hand and led him to the floor.

" Wait….Ah ok ...I should warn you I'm not very good," Chuck laughed nervously.

"Don't worry in my hands you will be," Tania said to him.

Across the room the sound of breaking glass was heard on the com.

"Walker what was that? Is everything ok?"

"Yeah fine. I just dropped my glass," Sarah replied.

"Christ keep it together Walker," Casey said.

They walked on to the floor and the first song ended so the waited for the other to begin and it was a slow one. The alcohol was having an effect on Tania and she began to let her hands roam over Chucks back.

" You know for a software engineer you are in pretty good shape. Do you work out?"

"Not really. I used to swim back in high school and college and still try to get a few laps in now and again," he said uncomfortably.

This caught Tania's attention and she asked what events he swam as they continued their dance across the floor.

"Oh 50, 100, and 400 freestyle and the 100 butterfly," he replied.

Her eyes widened and she got excited "I swam the 400 free and the 100 fly in college. What are your times?"

"Oh probably not as good as yours were. I wasn't very good," he replied.

"Really. You seem very strong and mature," she replied as she squeezed his ass.

"Oh ah…yeah….well…that's a nice grip you got there," he laughed nervously.

That bitch is going to lose her hand..Thank god the song is ending… Sarah thought as she surveyed them from the corner of the room.

"Chuck I need more time. Ten minutes!... keep dancing," Casey said

The song ended and a faster song began and Tania walked back towards her table.

"You tired already; I thought you said you were a swimmer?"

With that she turned back around and started dancing with him and as he swung her around the floor she began to dance more and more seductively. A waiter came by with some drinks and she grabbed one and quickly downed it.

"Come on Chucky boy. Try and keep up with me."

"You are doing good Chuck. Just hang in a bit longer," Sarah said to Chuck on a secure loop.

"Better keep her hands off his ass," Sarah said not realizing she was still transmitting.

"What was that Walker," Casey said.

"Need to work fast Casey," Sarah replied trying to cover.

"I'm going as fast as I can but there is a weird encryption on this," Casey replied.

"Do you need Chuck," Sarah desperately hoped so she could drag him away from the bitch.

"Not yet," Casey replied.

"How's he doing with her anyway?"

"He's …a…he's doing ok," Sarah said as she looked at Tania an saw red.

Tania's dress was now completely soaked with her perspiration but she continued to dance and began to cup her breasts and grind into Chuck. After the song ended a slow one came on and as they dance she began to rest her head on his chest.

Oh no…oh boy…oh boy…where the hell is Casey…isn't he done yet….Sarah is going to kill me…Chuck thought .

She held onto him and smelled the manly scent of his aftershave, the strong feel of his arms around her, and she began to get aroused. The next song began and they continued their embrace. She responded by softly moaning and slowly grinding herself into him, while gently rubbing his back as she continued to grind her hips into him.

Sarah was nearly at the end of her rope. She had never felt this jealous and was seriously debating kicking the shit out of this woman.

"Walker I need Bartowski up here, the encryption is more complex then I thought," Casey said.

"Copy that."

Thank God...Sarah had enough of this woman dragging her tits up an down Chuck.

"Chuck why don't we go upstairs for a while. I have a nice big sofa in my office that's really soft," Tania said as she began to drag him off the dance floor.

"Oh I don't know. What about...what about..your award," Chuck said nervously as she pulled him in the back corridor near the elevator.

"The only award I'm interested in receiving tonight is right here," Tania said as she groped his crotch.

"Ahh hey...wait..wait," Chuck said.

"Excuse me!"

Chuck and Tania turned around in unison, to see a very pissed of Sarah Walker standing there with a gun.

"Oh hey," Chuck said as a puff of air followed by heavy sigh lead to Tania collapsing.

"Sarah what did you do?"

"Grab her feet," Sarah commanded.

"Sarah...what ...,"

"Casey needs you upstairs on the computer. Now Grab her feet!"

"Yes Ma'am."

"What the hell happened," Casey said as Chuck walked into the office carrying Tania over his shoulder.

"I removed Chuck from the situation," Sarah said briskly.

"You tranqued her?"

"I did what I had to do Casey. Chuck fix the computer," Sarah said as he laid Tania on her sofa.

"Hey it really is soft," Chuck said as he felt the sofa.

"Now Chuck!"

Chuck immediately ran to the desk and began working on the computer.

"How long," Casey asked as he looked over his shoulder.

"About 10 minutes."

"Ok I'll go get the car. You and Jane Bond come down when you ready," Casey said while getting a death glare from Sarah.

"I'll take sleeping beauty downstairs and get her some medical attention. If her buyers show up and she is found here they will know something's up," Casey said as he called a cleanup crew to pick her up, and quickly left the room.

"Sarah I..."

"Not now Chuck!"

"But..,"

"Not! Now!"

Casey made his way down and put Tania in the clean up car where she would be taken to a local hospital as a Jane doe.

"Hurry up Bartowski," Casey said silently as he saw a suspicious van pull up outside the building.

After a few minutes of silence Sarah began to calm down, and she had to work to suppress a smile as she spied Chuck steeling glances at her.

"I'm sorry," Sarah said softly.

"Hey it's ok. You know I didn't do anything with her Sarah right? I tried to walk away but then Casey needed more time and I just panicked and I tried to dance but I can't dance so...,"

"Chuck your rambling," Sarah said as she broke out into a grin.

"Yeah I am...I'm sorry," he replied.

"Walker what's your status? We may have a situation," Casey called on the line.

"A few more minutes Casey. You see this system has very complex issues basically we have to penetrate the architecture at a point..,"

"God Bartowski! Just shut up and call me when you're done," Casey snapped.

"Lovely guy," Chuck mused.

"So are we good," he asked her.

"See if you can figure it out," Sarah said as she leaned over and kissed him.

While she was leaning over she inadvertently hit a hidden button on the desk that exposed a hidden door on the wall.

"Oh wow what's this," Chuck said as he ran into the room.

"It looks like a panic room," Sarah said as she followed him in.

"Oh this is so cool!"

A ping on the computer signified that the process was done and the transfer complete so Chuck went out to get the file.

"Walker! Bartowski! Heads up you have 6 men approaching your location. I spotted them on the security feed. Get out o there now!"

Chuck panic and grabbed the flash drive from the computer and was half way to the door when he heard voices outside.

"Sarah what do we do!"

"Into the panic room! Hurry!"

"Casey we are going in the panic room," Sarah called on her line.

"Roger. Hold tight I'll get you guys out of there."

They closed the door to the panic room a half second before 6 heavily armed men entered the office.

"Quiet Chuck," Sarah said as she put her hand over his mouth.

Although the room was well hidden they could still here the sounds of the men searching the office.

"Check everywhere. We need to find that it," a deep voice resonated from outside.

"They aren't going for the computer, so what are they looking for," Chuck asked.

"Shhh" Sarah said as put her hand over his mouth.

"Check the bookcase," they heard fro outside.

"Mhhh," Chuck tried to say through Sarah's hand.

"Quiet," she said softly.

"We need to find the Cypher" the deep voice said.

Chuck flashed on Cypher and was deluged with images and data files. The flash was so severe that he retched backward causing him to fall to the floor.

"Chuck are you ok," Sarah was by his side in an instant cradling his head.

"Sarah I flashed on the Cypher. It's a program architecture needed to build the new intersect."

"Chuck relax," Sarah said soothing his head by stroking his hair.

"But Sarah what happens to you and me? What if they take you away?"

"Hey calm down," she said as she softly kissed him.

"But Sarah…,"

"Chuck look at me. Nothing is going to keep me from you," Sarah said as she kissed him again.

24 hours later Beckman deployed them again, however the mission had not gone as planned. What was to be a simple exercise of find and follow had turned into a minor fiasco. The mission had started simply enough, Casey and Sarah went undercover as a couple to the party and chuck would id the mark from castle while Sarah would distract him and place the tracker on him.

Sarah had apprehension about the mission from the beginning. Her new relationship with Chuck was really causing her to fear the "distraction" part of the mission. The last few missions of this type had always involved seduction and they were always before she had met Chuck.

The only saving grace was that Chuck was safely away and locked down in castle, but she still had apprehension.

Chuck had managed to identify the mark as a man named Dan. He was a prototypical pretty boy/adulterer scumbag, who just happened to deal in nuclear armament. Sarah and Casey had already made their introduction earlier and, after having a very public fight, Casey lifted his office card, while Sarah cozied up to him. The problem was that Casey could not find his buyers list in the time that Sarah had him distracted. This resulted in Sarah having to accept Dan's invitation to the sauna later this evening, while Casey would lift and clone his phone.

To add to the FUBAR of the evening she didn't have a bathing suite and has to wear her underwear. Casey knocked on her door to signify the time had come and they boarded the elevator for the ride down to the health club.

"Casey what I may have to do tonight," she began.

"Bartowski doesn't have to know about it," Casey replied.

"How long have you known," Sarah asked.

"Long enough Walker. The moron has had a grin on his face like an escaped mental patient."

"Will you tell Beckman," she asked with apprehension.

"Not unless you fuck this up Walker," he said as she looked at her sternly.

"What do you mean?"

"He's a good kid Walker. He's not like us; he gets hurt because he can't control his emotions. He is not going to survive long in this world without you."

"I know that Casey," she replied.

"Do you? Because the girl you are now does not deserve him," he replied.

"What do you mean," she demanded angrily.

"Did you tell him what you might have to do tonight?"

"No because he wouldn't understand."

"Because it wouldn't mean anything to you?"

"Yes exactly."

"You see Walker here is the problem, it would mean something to him. Maybe you better think about that before you break his heart."

"Casey I'm not..,"

"Game time Walker," he said as the elevator opened and she made her way to the health club.

"Well I'm glad you could make it," Dan said as he handed her a glass of champagne.

"Oh after the night I have had I could really use the sauna," Sarah said as she smiled and accepted the champagne.

"Oh about that. The sauna is broken, so we will have to use the Jacuzzi," he said as he openly ogled her.

"Oh even better," Sarah said as she faked a smile.

This isn't where I want to be…she thought.

Sarah hopped in the tub and let the warm water relax her. They talked on through the night and Dan told her how he was recently divorced and that the best way to clear his mind was to throw himself into work. As the evening wore on Dan began to stare openly at Sarah's breasts, and even though she found him sleazy, in some way she began to get aroused. She noticed, with some guilt, that she was very attracted to this man. He was tall and powerfully built. His wide shoulders and big hands began to stir feelings of forbidden temptation that try as she may, she could not stop.

Sarah was hoping she could leave soon and was just about to make an excuse when Casey came online.

"Walker I need more time. The program is taking longer then expected."

"Dan I'm hungry. Do you think we could order some food," she asked.

"Absolutely," he replied as he ordered some strawberries and more champagne.

They continued to talk over the strawberries and during their entire conversation Dan was mesmerized by her sheer beauty and raw sexuality.

"Walker we got it. You can get out of there," Casey called her online.

Thank God…I need to get out of here..she thought as she felt her urges starting to take over her.

After a few more minutes the conversation waned, and when Sarah got up to leave, Dan saw that her thong and bra had now become completely transparent. His lust overtook him, and seeing the rest of the heath club deserted, he reached out for her as she was leaving the tub.

"Wait," Dan called to her.

"What is the problem Dan?"

"You can't leave now I'm still hungry."

"Well why don't you call back down to room service for something else. I have to get back to my room," she said as she tried to turn around, but his big hands clamped around her hips and held her tightly.

"I have what I want to eat right here," he said as he pulled her to him.

Stop him Sarah…what are you doing. Stop! she screamed in her head, but she couldn't stop it. She couldn't make her body obey her commands

"Sarah what are you doing…no…stop," she heard Casey's voice in her ear but she couldn't stop.

He picked her up and carried her over to the exercise mats, and began to prepare to have his way with her.

"Walker!Stop!What about Chuck," Casey yelled in her ear

You have to stop him now Sarah! You have to save something for Chuck! She screamed to herself.

"Oh no I can't have sex…with you," she moaned.

"You already are," he said as her eyes widened.

Dan moaned with delight as he continued his conquest.

"Oh yeah Sarah…this is what you wanted all night isn't it baby…I saw you staring at me...you want this baby…I have been staring at you all night…my god your so hot," Dan cried.

"No….please….no….I can't…oh my god," she moaned.

"Walker…What about Chuck," Casey cried in her ear.

"Oh god I can't stop," Sarah cried.

Suddenly Zondra and Casey appeared above her.

"This is your true nature Walker. You don't deserve Chuck and you know it."

"No I do deserve him. I needed to do this for the mission!"

"No you didn't Sarah," Chuck said as he suddenly appeared.

"Goodbye Sarah," Chuck said as he walked away.

"No Chuck I love you!"

"Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!"

"Chuck!"

Suddenly Sarah bolted upright in bed.

"Sarah are you ok?" Chuck asked.

"Chuck where are we," Sarah cried as she virtually tackled him.

"We are still in the panic room. We have been in here for a while and you looked like you needed the rest so I let you sleep. The agents left about 10 minutes ago and Casey is on his way up. He told me not to move until he checked all possible exits to make sure they are gone," Chuck replied still holding her.

"Hey what's wrong?"

"I'm so sorry Chuck," Sarah said while sobbing.

"For what?"

"For what I did, for who I was before I met you. Please forgive me and don't leave me," she sobbed.

"Hey slow down. Of course I forgive you Sarah. I love you," he said while gently hugging her.

"You wouldn't say that if you knew my past. If you knew what I've done who I was…"

"Sarah you are babbling," he chuckled.

"Its not funny Chuck," she cried.

"Sarah, listen to me. I know you have had to do some things for national security that are probably worse then any horror movie ever made. Whatever you had to do I am sorry that for it. I'm sorry that they used you like a tool, like less then a human and I can never understand or appreciate the sacrifice that you have had to make or be able to thank you for your service," he said.

"I love you for who you are Sarah. Not for what you have done and not for whom you were. What happened in your past is for you to learn from, not for you to hide from. Its true I don't know about your past, but I know you and you are the woman I love."

"Oh Chuck I love you so much," Sarah said as she held him tight.

They cleaned themselves up and went back outside to the main office, just as Casey came rushing in.

"Are you guys ok? What happened I lost com?"

"Oh the walls of the panic room were too thick to transmit," Sarah lied.

"Let's go," Casey said.

Chuck was in front and Casey and Sarah were behind to cover the six.

"So you guys got it. I guess the kid was able to penetrate the architecture."

"Yeah he was. He's really good at that," Sarah replied.

The next morning Sarah awoke and realized that she was truly happy for the first time in her life. She had finally made the leap and committed to Chuck and now she had trouble keeping the smile off of her face from all the joy she felt in her heart. Every time she though about him, his goofy nature, videogames, gangly frame, dumb movie references; as a matter of fact all of those things that would be repellent to other girls, only endeared him more to her. Her nightmare really shook her up, but Chuck was there to sooth her fears just like he always was. It was amazing to her how much she felt better just being around him, like he was radiating some kind of happiness that Sarah was addicted to.

Jesus Sarah get a hold of yourself…you are a little too ripe to be this far gone…she mused.

They didn't have a mission tonight and she was looking forward to a day of "Chuck watching" from castle, when she got a call from Casey at her apartment.

"Walker secure."

"Casey secure. Walker did you file your after action report for the last mission. I can't seem to find it."

Oh Shit something is up..Sarah thought.

Casey and Sarah had developed a code when they needed to talk to each other off the record. Aware that their phones were easy to be intercepted, they had a few key phrases that signified the level of emergency. An "after action report" meant that there was an order that was given which directly affected their assignment. Since their assignment was protecting Chuck, it meant that he was in extreme danger. When Casey said "I can't find it" it meant that the order did not come from the NSA, but from the CIA. The fact that Sarah was CIA and didn't know the order was very troubling.

"Casey the report is in the file 1435."

"Ok got it. Next time put it in 1515. Casey out."

Casey wanted to meet Sarah at the prearranged destination at 1515, or 3:15 in the afternoon. She immediately went down to her car and left for the meeting.

When she got to the parking lot of the abandoned strip mall where they agreed to meet she could see Casey waiting in his car, and she got out and approached him.

"Hold up Walker. Are you heavy?"

Jesus Christ what the hell is going on

"Casey I don't understand. What happened?"

"Walker I'm coming out. Stay where you are," Casey said as he approached with what looked like an old ammo box.

"Put your weapon inside please. I already put mine in," he said as he showed her.

"Casey I,"

"Trust me Walker. I trust you. Otherwise you would be dead by now," Casey said.

Sarah put her weapon in the box.

"Now can you please tell me what the hell is going on," Sarah said.

Casey put the box down in front of them and they walked a few feet away.

"Walker Graham designated Chuck TEP effective 5 days," Casey said.

"What! When did this happen! How do you know!"

"I got a friend in GRU who keeps me informed about developments concerning my duty, I do the same for him. He told me that they learned a contract has been put out on myself, along with a civilian Charles Bartowski. You are not on the target list."

"Oh My God! Casey are you sure about the TEP on Chuck," Sarah said seething with anger.

"Yes. I'm touched for your concern," Casey chuckled.

" Casey why is this happening," Sarah said.

"Well Graham is going outside, which means this is of the books and I'm assuming his attempt to take over the project. You know I thought maybe you would have been the one to take out Bartowski a year ago, not so much anymore," he said with a knowing look.

Sarah felt her face flush in spite of the situation.

"Have you told Beckman," she asked.

"No. I wanted to see where you stood first."

"What do you mean?"

"Cut the shit Walker. You know what I mean."

"I will kill anyone who tries to hurt him," Sarah said firmly.

"Good. I have a plan, oh and by the way thanks for your concern for me as well," Casey said sarcastically.