Holy crap this one is late. I'm so sorry for not getting this out sooner. Life came at me hard with school and the passing of a dear family member but I'm back now. I hope this chapter is good and sort of makes up for the delay. If you're still following, thanks for sticking around. Anyway, here is chapter 9.

Disclaimer: I don't own the show Chuck or the characters, only the family I created for them.

The whole Bartowski family was sitting around Emma's table just about the eat dinner. Molly and her husband have yet to arrive so they were all sitting, waiting patiently for their arrival. The kids were talking animatedly about who knows what while Sarah and Emma were having their own discussion and catching up. Chuck took this opportunity to talk to his son about his training and taking it further with Chuck.

Sam had been training everyday with his mother on different fighting techniques, slowly progressing, and Chuck decided that he wanted to teach Sam the more technical aspects of being a spy. That was his area of expertise after all.

"So Sam, you about ready to start training with your old man?" Chuck asked as he took a sip of water and looked at his son. "Really?" Sam asked, a little surprised. He didn't think that he would get to train with his dad so soon. He still had a lot to learn from his mom.

"Ya your mom has told me you've been doing really good training with her and we decided to step it up a notch and teach you more technical things about being a spy. That's where I come in. I am the master of computers after all." Chuck said with a wink.

"Sweet! That sounds awesome dad. I can't wait." Sam said getting all excited. He had wanted to learn from his dad for a while now but he didn't know if they thought he was ready. I guess they did now.

Just then they all heard the door open and in walked Molly and her new husband Kevin. They both hurried over to the rest of the family expressing their apologies for being late.

"I'm so sorry mom! We had a late start getting here and then we hit traffic really bad." Molly said as she went to Emma and gave her a quick hug before doing the same to Sarah.

"Hey sis how are you?" She asked as she took her seat across from Sarah while Kevin took his seat next to her. "I'm doing good. It's really nice to see you again. It's been awhile." Sarah said as she reached for Chuck's hand. It always gave her comfort when she did that. Chuck squeezed her hand back and Molly responded.

"I know it's been too long." Molly responded. "We've just been so busy after the honeymoon. With the move and Kevin's new job we haven't had time to think, let alone make it out to see anyone." Molly said as she too took her husband's hand. Sarah loved seeing her sister interact with her husband. They had only been married about 2 months now and they were adorable. They reminded Sarah of her and Chuck when they first got married.

"I completely understand that one. It's hard to find time for each other when you have such busy schedules. It's even harder to find time for other people." Sarah said while glancing at Chuck and smiling.

"So how's the new job going Kevin?" Chuck asked finally joining the conversation

"It's good. A lot of long hours keep me busy. I love what I do but I miss spending time with Molly. They've got me working really late so when I finally get home she's either asleep or just about there. That's the part that sucks." Kevin said looking from Chuck to Molly and back.

"Any chance that it will ease up any time soon?" Chuck asked, hoping that he said yes. He could tell that they really loved each other and being apart was hard for them.

"Actually yes. We have this huge merger we're working on. I'm hoping we'll close it within the next few weeks and then my workload with be significantly lighter. "Kevin said with joy in his eyes. Kevin worked at an Architectural Firm and he was one of their best Architects. He was on his way to becoming very successful and Chuck was happy for the both of them.

"That's great. I really hope that you get it closed soon so you can spend more time together. I can see that you guys both miss each other, just by the way you're talking." Sarah said as she smiled at her sister.

"Okay what do you say we start eating?" Emma asked as she headed into the room with the roast she had just pulled out of the oven. They hadn't even noticed that she had left. They were so engrossed in their conversation.

"Absolutely!" Chuck said, getting excited seeing the food. The conversations continued while they all ate and enjoyed each other's company.

A little into the meal Molly spoke up. "Hey Sarah I was wondering if you wanted to go do some shopping with me the week sometime. I really need to get some things for the house and with Kevin being so busy he can't go. I don't really want to go by myself." Molly said a bit nervousely. She loved her sister dearly but Sarah was so much older than her and they weren't to super close. She hoped to change that soon though.

"That sounds like a good idea Mol. I'm free on Tuesday. Does that work for you?" Sarah asked, glad that her sister wanted to spend time with her. They didn't get to do that nearly enough

"Ya Tuesdays great. How about we go do some shopping and then go out for lunch?" Molly's tone had a bit of hope in it, still not totally sure if he sister wanted to spend time with her. Sarah caught on to the tone and made a vow to herself that she would make her sister know how much she loved her and wanted to spend more time with her.

"I can't wait. Lunch sounds like a good idea. Shopping usually makes me really hungry." Sarah said with a smile on her face. Molly got a huge smile on her face as well, glad that they had plans to hang out. Dinner continued on after that with more like talking and a lot of eating sounds.

Molly and Kevin had to leave shortly after dinner but not before saying goodbye and promising to visit again real soon. As Molly got up to leave gave Sarah an extra long hug. It had been awhile since she had seen her sister and she really missed her.

"It was really good to see you again Sarah. I'll call you later and see about an exact time on Tuesday" Molly said as she broke from the hug. "it was really good to see you too Mol. I've really missed you. Can't wait for Tuesday. It's going to be fun." Sarah said to her sister. "Ya definitely. I'll give you a call soon." Molly said before her and her husband headed out.

The rest of the dinner went really well. They talked and laughed and had tons of fun catching up and just being with each other. It had been awhile since Sarah had seen her mother and she absolutely loved spending time with her. The kids also loved it. Emma was a great grandmother and she adored her grandchildren. Sam told her how he was training with his parents and Emma seemed excited for him but also nervous as well. She had almost lost her daughter to the spy world and she most definitely didn't want to lose her grandson.

Even Chuck felt a great bond with Emma. He had a mother but he also had room for one more and that's what Emma had become. She was a second mother to Chuck. It was great for Emma because Chuck was the son that she never had. Kevin was that too but there was just something about Chuck. You just had to love him. That's the kind of person he was.

By the time dessert had wound down and the smaller kids had gone to play around the house Chuck looked down at his watch to notice that it was getting pretty late. He decided that it was probably time to get his family home.

"Hey babe it's getting kinda late. We should probably help get the dishes cleaned up and head home." Chuck said to Sarah. Sarah and Emma both agreed and they made quick work of the dishes. They rounded up the kids and said their goodbye.

Sam gave Emma a tight hug. He really loved his grandma. "It was so good to see you again grandma." He said as he pulled back from the hug. Emma was beaming at his words. She so loved being a grandma. "Yes it was Sam. Don't be a stranger now." She said as she ruffled his hair. Sam chuckled and told her he wouldn't before heading out the door.

Each Bartowski took turns hugging Emma and saying their goodbyes, Sarah being the last. "It really was good to see you again mom. Thank you so much for inviting us over. The kids don't get to see you enough and I'm going to work on changing that." Sarah said before going in for a hug herself.

"I've very glad we did this too dear. I wanted to ask you something though." Emma said, giving a pause to allow Sarah to give her permission to continue. "What is it mom?" Sarah asked, confusion on her face. She didn't like Emma's tone. It had changed to one on concern.

"Sam was telling me about his training that he's doing to become a spy and I was wondering about that." Emma said with concern etched all over her face. "How did that come about? I thought you didn't want any of your children becoming spies."

"I didn't, and I still don't mostly, but Sam put up a fight and convinced us to let him give it a shot. I don't want him rebelling and trying this on his own so Chuck and I talked and we decided that we should pass on our knowledge so he's the most prepared he can be." Sarah hoped that she could convince her mother that she had given this a lot of thought and that they were making sure Sam was as prepared as possible.

"Okay but I don't want you to end up regretting this decision. I know it's not the same but I don't want you to end up like me, wondering if you were alive or dead. Those were hard years for me Sarah. It broke my heart." Emma had started to tear up by the end of her speech. At seeing her mother's tears Sarah started to feel guilty. She never meant to hurt her mother. And Emma was right; she didn't want to lose Sam like Emma had lost her for years.

"I'm so sorry about that mom. I never meant to hurt you. All I can say is that I'm glad we found each other again and that you're in my life and my kids lives." Sarah had tears in her eyes now as well. "Oh baby me too." Emma said as she reached for Sarah and gave her a loving hug.

"I promise to keep Sam as safe as I can. He's my baby, It's my duty." Sarah said after pulling away from her mother. "I know you will Sarah. You're a protector by nature. That's why you're such a great mother. And you have a wonderful husband to keep you grounded." Emma said with a smile. "I know mother. I'm the luckiest woman in the world." Sarah said with a smile as well. " I really should be going. They're waiting for me out there." Sarah said giving her mother one last hug. "Love you baby." "Love you too mom"

On the ride home the two youngest kids fell asleep while the older two occupied themselves with their cellphones. Chuck and Sarah just held hands and enjoyed each other and the memories of the wonderful night they just had. Even after all these years Sarah still had a hard time believing she had such a beautiful family filled with so much love.

Chuck and Sarah were in their room getting ready for bed. Chuck was in the bathroom brushing his teeth while Sarah was getting into her pajamas and climbing into bed. After brushing his teeth Chuck went to join his wife on their bed. They gravitated towards each other like magnets, instantly cuddled and content for the night.

As Chuck was just about to drift off the sleep Sarah decided to ask him a question. "So what do you have planned for Sam?" she looked up at Chuck and waited for his response. She began tracing circles on his chest as Chuck spoke.

"Well I really want to get him involved with the hacking part of the job. If he's my son then he needs to be good at that kind of stuff." Chuck paused for a second. "He is my son right?" he asked with a smirk.

"Of course he is Chuck!" Sarah said as she smacked him on the chest. "Ow, I was just kidding Sarah. I know he's my son." Chuck said, rubbing his chest.

"Good because if you had any doubts I would have to kick your ass." Sarah said, taking on a serious tone to her voice. "Yes ma'am. Trust me I know not to cross you. That's why I have you on my side." As he said this he planted a loving kiss on Sarah's head.

"No but I was thinking I could get him started on some small time stuff first. You know, just learning the basics of computer coding and what not. Then later on once he gets better maybe set up a server for him to hack, see if he can get in." by the end Chuck was beaming. The idea of his oldest son taking on computer hacking and possibly being as good as his old man made Chuck want to cry with excitement.

"Good Chuck, I'm glad he has you to teach him. He's a Bartowski. He'll be great. And I know it's going to be good for you too. This will be a great bonding experience for you both." Sarah was excited for Chuck and Sam to start their training. When they first got married and talked about kids, Chuck would absolutely glow when he would talk about their kids and teaching them computers. It made her heart swell back then and now that it's actually going to happen, she feels like her heart might explode.

"You'll see, it'll be awesome." Chuck said before kissing Sarah's head again and giving her a squeeze. "I love you so much Sarah." Emotion took over Chuck and he just had to blurt that out.

"I love you too baby. Now I'm tired. Hold me tight and lets go to sleep." Sarah said as she snuggled in closer.

"Love you too Sarah." Chuck said as they both drifted off into a wonderful sleep, wrapped up in each other.

Sam was sitting in his room on his laptop surfing the web when he a message popped up on his screen.

Hello Samuel

"What the heck?" Sam said, confusion written all over his face. His computer had locked up and he couldn't figure out what to do.

I've been watching you for some time now. I need your help.

Okay this is weird Sam thought to himself.

Who is this? – Sam typed back

That's not important right now. I'll be contacting you soon. Don't stray too far.

As soon as the message was received it disappeared and his computer unlocked, leaving Sam in deep and utter confusion as to what just happened.

Oh snap! Sorry for the cliffhanger but I have a cool idea where to take this and I love suspense so ya. Let me know if this chapter was good and maybe your thoughts on who was messaging Sam and what's going to happen next.