Okay this is it! Final chapter is up. I hope you all enjoy it and find the ending satisfying, it went in a little bit of a different direction than I had initially envisioned. This will be my first completed Chuck fanfic. Thank you all for reading and sticking with it. I look forward to all of your comments. Thanks!

Oh and my appologies if this is difficult to read. my page breaks keep getting removed and i don't know how to make them stay.

Chapter 7

Sarah and Chuck had been waiting patiently in the waiting room. They had been there for several hours now while Casey was brought into surgery. The bullet had gone straight through his shoulder but several bullet fragments were still inside him.

Sarah's head rested on Chuck's shoulder as she stared down at their fingers laced together. She gave his hand a squeeze, waking him from the trance he appeared to be in.

He gave her hand a squeeze back and brought it to his lips and placed a kiss on it before turning his attention to her. He leaned down and brushed his lips softly against her forehead.

"What time is it?" she asked him.

Chuck glanced at his watch. "Almost two. You want some coffee or something?"

"No thank you." Sarah sat up and readjusted herself in the chair. Waiting room chairs weren't exactly the most comfortable chairs around and they had been sitting in them for some time now.

Chuck ran his hand up and down her back in an attempt to make her a little more comfortable.

"I think I need to get up and stretch my legs." she announced.

Just as Sarah stood up. The surgeon who operated on Casey entered the room. Chuck had a hard time making out a word he said. He wasn't exactly up to par on his Italian and the 2.0 wasn't helping him. Fortunately for them, Sarah spoke perfect Italian.

Sarah thanked the doctor and turned her attention to Chuck.

"Well?" he asked.

"Casey's doing well. He's out of surgery, they have him settled in his room. The doctor said we could see him, but only for a few minutes. Then we can come back tomorrow."

Chuck breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank God."

"Come on let's go see him." Sarah grabbed hold of Chuck's hand and pulled him out the waiting room and down the hall to the elevator. They waited for the doors to open and jumped inside. Chuck pushed the button for the 6th floor. As the doors closed he pulled Sarah into his arms and held her tightly. She fell into his embrace effortlessly and wrapped her own arms securely around his waist, resting her head against his chest. Both of them physically exhausted and emotionally drained.

When the elevator doors opened, the two stepped out and made their way down the hall to Casey's room.

They entered his room and found the nurses just finishing checking his vitals. The nurses grabbed their belongings and left the room, reminding Chuck and Sarah they could only have a few minutes on their way out.

Chuck and Sarah approached Casey's bed.

"Hey buddy. How are you feeling?" Chuck asked, taking a seat in the chair next to Casey's bed.

Sarah took a seat on the edge of the bed, careful not to jostle it or disturb Casey in any way.

"Mmm, I'm good." Casey smiled a goofy grin.

Sarah smiled at Chuck. "Painkillers." she said, explaining Casey's current demeanor.

"Well, I'm glad to see you're doing so well. The doctor says you're going to be just fine.

A couple days here to get back on your feet and you'll be as good as new in no time." Chuck stated.

Casey grunted. It was a happy, drug induced grunt that neither Sarah nor Chuck had ever heard before.

"They won't let us stay long Casey, but we wanted you to know that we spoke with Beckman." Sarah started. "You have been officially reinstated. Shaw and Pinolli are in CIA custody. As of half an hour ago, officials were able to recover more than a dozen ring operatives and have several more leads that they are currently perusing. We expect come this time tomorrow, the ring will be no more."

"That's great Walker!" Casey rested his head back against his pillow. His eyes fluttered open and shut.

"Yeah…Well Casey, I think we'll let you get some rest. We will be back to see you tomorrow." Chuck said standing from his chair.

"Hmmm." Casey replied. His eyes now fully shut with no signs of opening again.

Sarah laughed and stood up from the bed. "Looks like he's got the right idea."

Chuck extended his hand to her. "Come on, lets go get some sleep ourselves."

"Best idea I've heard all day." she said with a yawn as she accepted his hand. The two made their way out of the hospital.

Twenty minutes later, the two were entering Chuck's apartment.

"Mind if I take a shower?" Sarah asked once they got inside. "I really need to get myself cleaned up."

"Sure, go ahead. You can use the bathroom in the master bedroom. Take your time."

Sarah grabbed some pajamas out of her suitcase and made her way back to Chuck's bedroom and entered the bathroom. Chuck made his own way back to his room and grabbed a clean pair of boxers and a t-shirt from his drawer. He heard the shower water start and had to stop for a minute. The thought of Sarah's naked body so close, a mere wall separating them, sent chills down his spine. He had to shake the thoughts from his head. Doing so, he grabbed his belongings and left his room. Chuck headed for the bathroom that was connected to the guest bedroom to take his own shower. Preferably a cold one.

Chuck finished his shower first. Once dressed he made his way back to his bedroom. He heard the water from the shower shut off. A few minutes later, Sarah came out of the bathroom wearing a pair of pajama pants and a tank top, running a brush through her wet hair.

Chuck couldn't help but notice how good she made pajamas look. No fancy clothes, no make-up. She was gorgeous and he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"What?" she asked when she caught him staring.

Chuck was embarrassed. He had been staring and didn't even realize it. He could only imagine the look he had been giving her.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to stare…I just….You're so beautiful."

Sarah blushed. Now she was the one who was embarrassed. She made her way over to Chuck and sat down next to him on the bed. Sarah leaned in and brushed her lips against his. Breaking the kiss she leaned her forehead against his.

"Sarah."

"Hmmm?"

"I love you."

Sarah lifted her head so their eyes could meet.

"I love you Chuck."

It was his turn to lean in and kiss her. The kiss was brief, yet effective all the same.

"I was really scared tonight Sarah." He said as they pulled away. "I thought Shaw was going to kill you."

"I thought he was going to kill you." She replied.

"But you saved me."

Sarah smiled. "You saved me first."

Sarah reached out with her hand and gently caressed his cheek. She hadn't noticed it earlier with everything that had been going on, but he had developed quite the bruise, not to mention a small cut just under his right eye, adding to the goose egg that already adorned his head from earlier in the day.

"How's your face?" she asked.

Chuck laughed. "You tell me."

"It's… beautiful." she replied stroking his cheek with her fingers.

Chuck cupped her face with his hands and kissed her tenderly on the lips. The kiss quickly became heated. Sarah ran her fingers through his unruly curls, while Chuck moved his hand down to caress her thigh. Things intensified between them, Sarah moved to position herself on Chuck's lap so that she was straddling him as the two continued their attack on one other's lips.

Chuck's hands moved smoothly, now caressing both of her thighs, as they worked their way up to her hips. Sarah moaned against his mouth as his tongue begged for entrance. Sarah smiled and happily obliged. Chuck's hand made it's way up the back of her shirt. His fingertips moved leisurely over her skin. She trembled under his touch and he pulled her in closer. He broke the kiss when he felt her body quiver.

"Sarah, you're shivering. Are you cold?"

"No." Sarah laughed.

"Are you okay?" he looked genuinely concerned. "You're shaking."

"Chuck, I'm fine, I just….when you touch me…"

"What?"

"No one has ever made me feel like this."

"Is that a …good thing?" he asked

Sarah smiled. "Yes, it's a very good thing." she said before attacking his lips once again. It didn't take long for Chuck to respond. Sarah tugged at the bottom of Chuck's t-shirt and quickly pulled it up over his head and discarded it on the floor. She ran her hands up his chest briefly before wrapping her arms around his neck. She leaned into him and pushed him back onto the bed. Her lips made their way down his neck.

"Sarah."

"Hmm?"

"I thought you were…tired?"

Sarah sat up to look at him and smiled. "I guess I got my second wind." Sarah's smile faded. "Why are you too tired?"

Chuck laughed. "Are you kidding. I'll never be too tired for you. Never." He reached up with his hand and clasped it behind her neck and pulled her back down to him. He kissed her urgently. Chuck took the opportunity to turn her over onto her back so that he was now on top of her. He slipped his fingers beneath the bottom edge of her tank top and began pushing it upwards, revealing more and more of Sarah's flesh by the second.

Sarah raised her hands above her head, allowing him to remove the garment. Chuck trailed kisses down her neck as he ran one hand over her bare breast. She writhed with pleasure beneath him as his mouth continued to work it's way down her body.

Pretty soon Chuck found himself kneeling on the floor. His lips made their way down her abdomen. Chuck stopped when he saw the bruises on her lower stomach.

"Oh my God! Sarah!"

"What?' Sarah propped herself up on her elbows to look at him.

"Your stomach. My God! Are you okay?"

"She reached out with one hand and stroked his cheek. "Chuck I'm fine…Really, it's just some bruises."

"Does it hurt?" He asked.

Sarah smiled. "Not when you're kissing me, it doesn't….Please don't stop." she pleaded.

"I don't want to hurt you."

"You won't."

"Are you sure?"

"Chuck….are you going to make me beg?"

Chuck smiled. "I'd never make you beg for anything." he moved back in and placed soft, sensual kisses on her bruised abdomen. Sarah smiled and ran her hands through his thick curls. She laid back down on the bed and took pleasure in Chuck's exploration of her body.

She felt Chuck's fingertips creep under the edge of her pajama bottoms. She could feel him slowly tugging at the material sliding them down her body. Sarah lifted her bottom allowing him to pull them down with ease. Seconds later she found herself lying before him completely naked and exposed.

Chuck caressed her leg as he knelt before her admiring the view. He kissed the inner part of her ankle and began working his way back up the inner part of her leg until he came to her thigh.

Chuck brought himself to his feet and Sarah scooted herself back onto the bed. She reached out to him with both hands. He happily accepted them and she pulled him towards her. Chuck came down on top of her, being extra careful not to press down on her abdomen.

"I've never wanted anything more in my whole life, than I want you right now." She whispered in his ear. Her hot breath sending shivers down his spine.

"Me either Sarah." he replied before capturing her lips once again. Sarah tugged at his boxers, wanting nothing more than to free him of them. With a little help from Chuck it was only a matter of seconds before they went tumbling to floor too. There was nothing between them, nothing separating them but skin. They both reveled in the feeling of their bare flesh pressed tightly against one another.

"Sarah, are you sure about this?" he asked looking into her eyes.

Sarah smiled once again. "Chuck, make love to me."

Chuck smiled back at her. "I love you so much Sarah."

"I love you Chuck."

And in one swift motion, he entered her. They moaned with pleasure as they moved in synch with one another, exploring one another, savoring one another.

Despite their exhaustion, the two managed to make love into the wee hours of the morning. By the time the sun was coming up, they had only gotten a mere half hour of sleep. Half an hour later their sleep was disrupted by Chuck's blaring alarm clock going off. Chuck moved quickly to shut it off in hopes of not disturbing Sarah, but he was not quick enough.

"Hey, sorry. I forgot to turn the alarm off last night. I tried to get to it before it woke you." He said as she stirred in his arms.

Sarah yawned and snuggled in closer to him. "It's okay." she replied.

"I'm sorry, try to go back to sleep." he said giving her a squeeze as she moved even closer to him. He brushed his lips against her forehead.

"Mmmm, Okay." She replied half asleep as she closed her eyes.

Three hours later Chuck woke to Sarah kissing his neck.

"Good...morning." she said between kisses when she felt him move beneath her. "Or should…I say...good...afternoon."

"Mmm, what time is it?" he asked.

Sarah stopped her assault on his neck and propped herself up to look at him. "Around noon." she replied.

"That's it?" he asked. "I thought it would be later. We didn't get very much sleep."

"Do you want me to let you go back to sleep?" she asked innocently.

Chuck laughed. "Not on your life Walker."

Sarah smiled at his response. "I was hoping you'd say that."

Just as Sarah was about to lean back in to kiss him, Chuck's cell phone on the night stand began to ring, ruining the moment. He debated whether or not to even look at it, but in the end decided it could be important.

Chuck picked up the phone and looked at the screen.

"It's Beckman." he announced.

Sarah propped herself up and listened while Chuck answered the phone.

"That's wonderful General. I can bring the laptop to the hospital with me this afternoon. You can tell the whole team together…..Yes General…..Actually, I was hoping for a transfer…..Yes I know I just got here…No it's not that…..No really you don't have to do that….I just….I want to return to Burbank with Colonel Casey and Agent Walker, I want my team back…yes General….as soon as Casey's ready to travel….Very well…Okay General….yes…Thank you." Chuck hung up the phone and placed it back on the night stand.

"What was that all about?" Sarah questioned.

"Beckman has just informed me that the Ring has been completely defused. They are no more."

"Really?"

Chuck nodded in response.

"That's great!"

"We have a briefing this afternoon from Casey's hospital room. I'll bring the laptop with us when we go. Oh and I'm moving back to Burbank. Looks like the team is back together."

"What? Really?"

"Yup. As soon as Casey can fly, looks like we're headed home."

"But what about all of this?" Sarah asked, looking around his posh bachelor pad.

"What about it Sarah? All of this, it means nothing. You, you mean everything."

Chuck pulled her in and kissed her softly on the lips. Sarah nestled into him, when their lips parted she laid her head on his chest.

"Sarah...last night...last night was..."

"Amazing." she finished the sentence for him as she drew circles on his chest.

"Yeah...that and so much more." He replied. "I just….God Sarah, I can't believe that you're even here…That we're together…I've wanted this for so long…I didn't think we'd ever be together."

"I'm sorry Chuck…I wanted it to….I was scared…I've never been good at this sort of thing…relationships are not my forte…I've never even told a boyfriend that I loved him before…not until you."

"Are you serious?" He propped himself up on his elbow and adjusted himself to look at her. She moved to look up at him.

"Yeah."

"I'm the first person you've ever said that to?" He asked.

Sarah nodded. "You're the first person I've ever felt that way about."

Chuck reached out with his hand for her cheek. He brushed the pad of his thumb lovingly alongside it and her eyes met his.

"I love you being so open with me. It's all I ever wanted. I guess maybe I'm selfish in a way. I want all of you Sarah, heart, body and soul."

"I want to give it all to you. Chuck…you're my best friend…until I met you…I've never had a best friend."

"Sarah, you're my best friend too. You are the only person in this world that I can trust with anything, that I feel like I can tell anything to. I have never been as happy in my whole life as I am when I'm with you. I want to make you happy. You deserve to be happy, you deserve to be loved, and not only do I intend to love you with all my heart and soul until the day I die, I will worship you and do anything and everything in my power to see to it that you have everything you need and you get everything you deserve."

Tears formed in her eyes. "Why are you so wonderful? I have never known anyone as incredible as you in my whole life. How did I ever get so lucky?"

"No, I'm the lucky one Sarah. I'm the luckiest guy in the world." He leaned in and kissed her. It was a kiss full of love and promise. Promise of a long happy life together.

The End

Okay hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading. I would love to hear your thoughts on my first completed Chuck story, so please leave a review. If you enjoyed this perhaps you would like my other story I am working on "It's Hard to Say Goodbye."