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Chapter 11

It was just after 7AM when Chuck's eyes fluttered open. His attention immediately went to the blonde asleep in his arms. Chuck smiled, for the first time in over a month, he felt good, happy, and surprisingly rested, despite the fact that he had been awake every hour on the hour, just to make sure she was still there. He pulled her closer and gently pressed his lips against the top of her head.

A light knock on the door caused his attention to shift from her to the door. The door opened and in came Cindy, pushing in front of her the incubator the held their son. Chuck loosened his grip on Sarah and sat up, careful not to wake her.

"I think somebody wants to see their mommy and daddy." Cindy announced moving further into the room.

"How's he doing?" Chuck stood up as they approached.

"Well, he is off the oxygen, his levels are good right now, they'll continue to monitor him though. They just took out his IV's and he's ready to try his first bottle. So how about it dad? You want to feed him?"

Chuck smiled. "Yeah."

"Why don't you have a seat there," Cindy picked Charlie up and walked towards Chuck with him.

Chuck took a seat in the chair next to Sarah's bed and waited in anticipation. He couldn't wait to hold his son for the first time. The grin plastered on his face was evidence of that. Cindy gently placed the tiny infant in his arms.

"You got one strong boy here. He is doing great. I'll be right back with a bottle for him."

"Thank you." Chuck replied as he watched Cindy leave the room.

Chuck turned his attention to his son. The baby was wide awake and staring directly at him. He shifted him in his arms to get a better look at him. He rested the baby on his lap, holding his tiny head in the palm of his hand. Charlie looked up at his father with his big brown eyes. Chuck smiled, he definitely had his eyes, but there was no mistaking it that Sarah was his mother. Despite the big brown eyes, Charlie looked just like her, blonde hair and all.

"Look at you. You are one strong boy. Clearly you take after your mother." Chuck looked over his son; he took his tiny hand in his and counted every finger. Once he finished with that hand he went on to the next, followed by every toe. "You're perfect." Chuck wiped at the single tear that was making its way down his cheek. "You gave us quite a scare last night. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you needed me, but I promise you, that won't ever happen again. No one is ever going to take you away from us again. Daddy loves you so much and I can't wait to bring you home. I'm going to teach you so much. Maybe even some kung foo when you're older…If you want."

Chuck quickly wiped at his tears again when he heard the door open. Cindy entered carrying a bottle for the baby.

"Here you go." She said handing it to him. "I take it you know how to do this?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's not my first time." He replied.

"He may not eat much of anything, coming off the IV's, it may take some time."

"What if he doesn't take it?" Chuck asked.

"Well, if he refuses to eat, that's not a great sign, he may have to go back on the IVs."

Chuck sighed.

"But let's not worry about any of that just yet, let's see how he does."

Chuck nodded.

"Okay, well I will leave you two then. If you need anything, just let me know." She said as she made her way to the door.

"Thank you."

Chuck turned his attention back to his son. "Well kiddo what do you say? Should we give this a try?"

Chuck repositioned the baby in his arms and offered him the bottle. Charlie quickly latched on and began to feed. Chuck laughed when the baby nearly pulled the tiny bottle out of Chuck's hand from sucking so hard on it. Chuck was impressed to say the least. The tiny miracle he held in his arms was one amazing human being.

"Aces, Charles, aces."

Sarah watched them from her bed. Her boys. She had been awake for nearly five minutes now, but couldn't bring herself to break up their private little moment together. Their first as father and son. She loved watching Chuck interact with children, especially his own. He was particularly great with babies, she had almost forgotten that. It had been some time since Lilly was a baby.

Chuck was utterly enthralled with his son. He found it difficult to tear his eyes away from him. Charlie had sucked down the entire bottle in record time and even delivered a hearty burp for his father. As Chuck moved to reposition the baby, he noticed Sarah awake and watching them.

"Hey." He jumped up from his seat and made his way towards her. "Good morning." He leaned down and kissed her before taking a seat on the edge of the bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Good." She smiled up at him.

"We have company." Chuck offered her the baby, who she gladly accepted into her arms. "He is off the oxygen and his IVs. The say he's doing well."

"Hi sweetheart. Oh, mommy missed you." Sarah leaned down and smothered his tiny head with kisses, before resting him on her chest, where he cuddled up to her and in a matter of seconds was sound asleep.

"Talk about the magic touch." Chuck laughed.

A knock on the door caused the two to look up. Casey entered carrying a bag of bagels in one hand and a drink carrier with coffees in the other. "I thought you guys might be hungry." He said making his way in the room.

Chuck jumped up to grab something from his hands. "Thanks Casey, you didn't have to do that. Come on in and eat with us."

Casey made his way into the room and took a seat on the other side of Sarah's bed.

"How are you doing?" he asked her before taking a swig of his coffee.

Sarah looked down at her son and then shared a look with Chuck before answering. "I'm great John. Thank you for everything you've done."

"So what's the word on our friends back at castle?" Chuck asked.

"They're not saying too much. Well except for our latest addition James. He managed to spill on the funeral director. I have a team attempting to bring him in as we speak. We already brought in the coroner, a doctor and three medics who were on Baxter's payroll. Apparently that beating you gave the kid did the trick."

"What?" Sarah turned her attention to Chuck. "Beating?"

"It was nothing Sarah." Chuck replied.

"Oh don't be so modest Chuck. You should have seen him Sarah. If I wasn't there to intervene he might of killed the kid. He ended up breaking his jaw, his nose and giving him a concussion."

Sarah looked at Chuck in disbelief. "Chuck is that true?"

Chuck averted her gaze; he knew she was not happy. "Sarah, I did what I had to do."

Casey could see that this was a touchy subject for them. "Chuck, I think if you don't need me here anymore, I'm going to head back to castle, talk to these guys myself." He stood up to leave.

"Casey, they're not going anywhere. You have been up for hours, go home, see your wife, get some rest. I'll be in touch."

Casey nodded as he made his way to the door. "Sarah, I'm glad you guys are alright."

Sarah smiled. "Thank you John, for everything." She waited for him to leave the room before turning her attention back to Chuck, a glare on her face.

"What?" he asked.

"Chuck what were you thinking? Do you know that if it wasn't for Jimmy, I probably would have been killed weeks ago? He is the reason they didn't take Charlie away from me, he is the only reason I had something to eat. He was there for me when I gave birth. Chuck he helped me."

Chuck shook his head. "I can't believe you're defending your kidnapper. I mean really Sarah. I'm sorry if you disapprove of my actions but you want to know what I see when I look at this guy. I see the man who shot my pregnant wife. I see the man who took my wife and my son from their family, held them captive for over a month doing God knows what to them. I see the man who terrified my four year old daughter, stole her innocence and destroyed her world. Do you know she has cried herself to sleep every night since? Do you know what it's like every time I have to leave the house? She has a major meltdown, because she is so scared that I'm not going to come home. That I'll leave her too. So you'll have to excuse me Sarah if you think my actions were extreme. It's all I could do not to kill him."

Sarah's eyes watered. "Chuck."

He looked up at her and she reached her hand out for him. He took hold of it and she pulled him towards her. He sat back down on the edge of her bed.

"I'm sorry. I guess maybe I didn't realize how difficult it was for you too. I just want to forget this whole thing and go home Chuck. I just want to be home with you and the kids. I love you."

Chuck pulled her into his arms and smoothed his hand over her head. "I love you."

Chuck and Sarah had spent their morning secluded in her room, cut off from the rest of the world. They daunted over their newborn son and spent time bonding as a family.

Chuck finally set the baby down in the incubator and returned to his wife's hospital bed. He laced his fingers with hers and brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. Chuck brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear and leaned in to kiss her on the lips.

"Mmmm. I've missed that." She replied.

Chuck smiled. "You and me both." He was just about to lean back in to kiss her again when his cell phone rang. He rested his head briefly against hers and groaned in frustration. "I better get that."

Chuck sat upright and pulled the phone from his back pocket. "It's Ellie." He announced, looking at the screen.

"Hey El." He said answering the phone.

"You're here? Great!...No, we are on the fourth floor…yeah…..room 416…okay… yeah you know what, I'll meet you guys by the elevator….okay….I'll see you in a few minutes." Chuck hung up the phone.

"Ellie's here with Lilly." He announced to Sarah as he tucked the phone back into his pocket.

Sarah's face lit up.

"Listen, I'm going to meet them down by the elevator. I want to talk to Lilly first; she doesn't know what's going on yet. Dr. Nichols is with them, she's going to help me talk to Lilly."

"Dr. Nichols? Who's that?" Sarah questioned.

"She's our psychiatrist. She's been helping Lilly and I through all of this."

The tears began to form in Sarah's eyes once again. "My four year old is seeing a shrink?"

Chuck moved in and wrapped his arms around her to offer her comfort. "Hey, it's okay. She has been very helpful to us.'

"I just…I can't help but feel like I failed as a parent….God Chuck, she's four…A four year old should not be so fragile that she needs a psychiatrist."

"None of this was our fault Sarah. You are the most incredible mother in the world, which is why it was so traumatic for her. Don't ever blame yourself for what they did to you, to us, to our entire family." Chuck wiped at the tear that was making its way down her face.

"I should go meet them, they'll be waiting. You okay?"

Sarah nodded. "I just want to see her Chuck. Please just got get my baby girl for me."

Chuck smiled. "I'll be back soon." He leaned in and kissed her one last time before leaving the room.

Sarah waited in anticipation for Lilly to come walking through that door. She jumped when she heard the door open.

Ellie gasped when she entered the room. Her hand went to cover her mouth. "Oh my God! I can't believe it." She said as she moved towards Sarah.

Sarah smiled. "Hi Ellie." Ellie wrapped her sister in-law in a hug as she cried.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine Ellie. We both are." Sarah said gesturing to the baby who was sound to sleep in his incubator on the other side of the bed.

"Oh my God Sarah." Ellie moved closer to the baby. She reached out and touched him gently on the forehead. "He's beautiful."

"Thank you."

Ellie and Sarah spent the next 10 minutes catching up. Ellie couldn't help but go over Sarah's medical chart, the doctor in her had to make sure she was alright and that she was being treated properly. And Ellie was absolutely giddy to hold her new nephew in her arms, something she didn't think she would ever experience. She couldn't help but notice how much he looked like his mother with the Bartowski eyes.

Both women looked up when they heard the door open. In walked Chuck. Tiny hands griped tightly around his leg from behind. The blonde haired, blue eyes beauty peeked out from behind him.

"It's okay sweetie." He encouraged her to come out. She hesitantly stepped out from behind him.

Sarah gasped as her eyes locked with her sweet Lilly's.

"Mommy!" Lilly ran to her and jumped up on the bed throwing her arms around her. Sarah sobbed uncontrollably as she held her daughter in her arms.

"Oh Lilly! Mommy missed you so much."

Ellie handed Charlie off to Chuck and made her way for the door. "I think I'll give you guys some privacy." She said.

"Thank you Ellie….for everything."

Ellie nodded and left the room. Chuck turned his attention to his wife and daughter who were embracing one another across the room. He leaned down and kissed the sleeping infant in his arms. "This is how it's supposed to be Charlie…All of us together."

Chuck gave his girls a few more minutes together before he intervened. He made his way towards them, Charlie in hand. He came to sit on the edge of the bed next to them.

"Lilly, I got someone who wants to meet you." He announced.

Lilly looked up from her mother's arms. Sarah smoothed her hair back and kissed the top of her daughter's head.

"Doodlebug, this is your brother Charlie." Chuck said.

Lilly's face lit up when she saw the tiny bundle in her father's arms.

"My baby brother?" She asked.

"Yeah." Chuck replied. Holding the baby so she could get a good look at him.

"Hi Monkey!" She spoke in a baby voice to him. Chuck and Sarah both laughed.

"Can I hold him?" Lilly asked, propping herself upright in her mother's arms.

"Of course you can. Here sweetie, I'll help you." Sarah said, as she readjusted herself.

Chuck placed the baby between Sarah and Lilly and they held him together. Sarah was overwhelmed having both of her children in her arms for the first time. She held them both as close as possible. Chuck moved in by Sarah's side and draped his arm around her. They were both so incredibly happy. It was a feeling none of them ever wanted to end.

So a pretty happy chapter here. I know not much happened story wise, but there were more reunions to be had. I hope you enjoyed. Thanks for reading, I look forward to you reviews.