Hey guys! Thank you for all the reviews! Some of you would really like me to stop stalling on this story and some of you love the back and forth. I think the reason I'm stalling is that my mind just keeps finding more stuff I want to include in the story, and besides I have several days to fill. But I hope that this chapter will go from slow to a bit faster… I just hope it's not too fast…. But I should really start writing the end soon.

Also I am really sorry about the delay in this story, in all of my stories really. But my best friend just lost her baby boy, so you can understand where my priorities have been.

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Enjoy! Oh by the way, this chapter might be considered a T+ rating for some of you. Next chapter will be M. Consider yourselves warned….

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Chapter 14

"What are you saying, Sarah?"

"Chuck… We need to talk. But can we please talk later tonight? I'll answer you then." Sarah said cupping his cheek with her hand. Chuck sighed, closed his eyes and leaned into her touch.

"I guess I've waited this long…" Chuck answered her. Sarah leaned in and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you."

Chuck gave her a small smile and went to take a shower.

Sarah was relieved that Chuck had given her some more time to explain herself, and suddenly she got an idea. She pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hey Anna, can you meet me outside in two minutes?" Sarah said into the phone when she got the answer she wanted.

Later that day Anna made Morgan and Chuck drive to the grocery store.

"But I thought we had everything we needed?" Chuck asked as Sarah pushed him out the door. They met up with Anna and Morgan by their car. Morgan was trying to convince Anna they had all they needed but she was being very adamant.

"You guys just do as you are told and don't ask so many questions." Anna said handing Chuck the car keys.

The boys sighed as they got in the car and drove off. Sarah and Anna smiled at each other before they went inside Sarah's cabin and prepared for that evening.

Back in the car…

"Something is going on with those two." Morgan stated as they drove down the road.

"I know. It's weird. Sarah and I bought so many groceries on the way up here it should last for two weeks. What's on that list anyway?" Chuck asked nodding towards the list Morgan was holding on to.

"Let's see. Milk, bread, shampoo, batteries, matches, popcorn, white wine and bubble bath." Morgan questioned the last thing on the list.

"Well, milk and bread I can understand. You eat like a horse, man. Batteries… Maybe if the power is down. Matches… We have matches at the cabin. We are out of popcorn and white wine but we have more than enough bubble bath." Chuck stated feeling confused.

"Yeah, they are definitely up to something." He continued as they reached the grocery store.

The guys finished their shopping and were soon back at the cabins.

But Sarah and Anna were nowhere to be seen.

"That's odd. Did they tell you they were going somewhere?" Chuck asked Morgan as they put away the groceries.

"No, but don't worry about it. My girl can take down the nastiest of people if she has to." Morgan smiled and walked back into the living room.

"Mine too…" Chuck whispered and pitied the fool who would dare to try something on Anna or Sarah.

"Well, this means that we can play Xbox without them getting angry with us." Morgan cheered. He was already seated on the couch starting up another game.

"Morgan, I don't know. I'll bet you they are just around the corner. I think at least Sarah's not gonna be too happy seeing me sitting here doing nothing." Chuck looked at the front door, biting his lower lip.

"Oh come on man. She's not the boss of you! Besides you are on vacation and are supposed to relax." Morgan was already finished with the first level and handed Chuck the other control, urging him to sit down.

"I don't know how me jumping at every sound makes this relaxing." Chuck sighed as he took the control and sat down.

Five minutes later the front door opened and Sarah and Anna walked inside, laughing. They stopped when they saw Morgan looking wide eyed at them and Chuck was fumbling with the Xbox. He tried to shut it off but couldn't for the life of him find the power button.

"Hello boys." Sarah said.

"I… I… uh…" Chuck stammered.

"Shut it off, man." Morgan whispered angrily at him. Chuck turned towards the Xbox again but didn't see the cord in front of him. He lost his balance and crashed face first on the floor.

"Chuck…" Sarah said with concern in her voice and ran over to him. Kneeling beside him she tried to help him up.

"Are you ok?" She asked as he sat up and she cupped his face with her hand. Chuck just shook his head fiercely and looked at her.

"I'm sorry. We were just going to play for a minute. I swear." He looked down at his hands. Suddenly the girls started laughing hard. Morgan and Chuck were utterly confused.

"What?!" Morgan asked as Anna came over to him and gave him a hug. After a while of hysterical laughter, Sarah calmed down enough to explain.

"You guys acted like two little kids getting caught doing something that you really didn't want your mother to know. Ha ha ha." Sarah leaned in and gave Chuck a gentle kiss on his lips. Then she pulled back and looked lovingly into his eyes. Chuck was still shocked and just stared at her for a moment. Then he leaned in and kissed her again. He swore if it hadn't been for Morgan and Anna standing on the other side of the table he would have had her right there and then.

Sarah noticed Chuck's eagerness and she felt the same way. She caught herself wondering how this weekend would have turned out hadn't Anna and Morgan been there.

"So what do you guys want to do today?" Morgan asked but winched when Anna grabbed his hand. She leaned in and whispered something in his ear.

"We have to go. See you later." Morgan yelled as if Chuck and Sarah were standing in another room. And with that he dragged Anna out of the cabin.

"That was weird." Chuck stated as he got up from the floor.

"So what do you want to do?" Sarah asked sitting down on the couch.

"Do you want something to eat?" Chuck asked.

"No, I thought maybe we could eat in a couple of hours. If that's ok with you?" Sarah asked suddenly getting a little nervous.

"Uh… Sure. I'm ok with that. Maybe we could play cards?" Chuck asked and Sarah nodded before she started shuffling the deck in front of her.

"Do you want to take a walk?" Sarah asked two hours later. Chuck could see that she was a little restless. She almost seemed nervous.

"Sure. Sarah, are you alright? You seem kind of nervous." He asked her as she got up of the couch to go into the bedroom.

"No, I'm fine. Just a little restless." She answered before she disappeared.

When she came out of the bedroom, Chuck had put his shoes on and was about ready to go.

"You should bring a jacket, Chuck. It might get a bit chilly." Sarah said putting on her own shoes and jacket. Chuck nodded.

As they started walking away from the cabin Sarah intertwined her fingers with Chuck's and he smiled down at her. He was about to say something when they suddenly heard Morgan shouting behind them.

"Where are you going?" He asked as he ran up to them.

"We are going for a walk." Chuck said stopping and looking at his friend.

"Oh, great! Can I come? I can't find Anna. She said she was going out, but she's been gone for 20 minutes now." Morgan said as he tried getting them to walk. Sarah didn't budge.

"Uhh, Morgan I think you should stay here." Sarah said trying not to sound annoyed. Chuck saw that she wasn't happy about the thought of having Morgan tag along. At some level he liked the fact that Sarah wanted to be alone with him. On the other side he didn't want to leave his friend alone.

"Why?" Morgan asked and Sarah immediately felt sorry for him.

"Well, you didn't hear this from me, but I think Anna might have a surprise for you when she gets back. Just give her a little more time." Sarah said giving Morgan a friendly pat on the shoulder.

Morgan beamed at this.

"A surprise?"

"Yes, but you can't let her know that you know. Act surprised. Promise me." Sarah told him.

"I promise. Have a fun walk!" Morgan said as he turned and went back to his cabin.

"Is there really a surprise for him?" Chuck asked as Sarah grabbed his hand again and they kept walking into the forest. Sarah just smiled up at him.

They had walked for about ten minutes when they suddenly ran into…

"Anna?" Chuck asked confused.

"Hey guys." Anna smiled and was about to pass them in silence when Sarah stopped her.

"He's expecting a surprise." She whispered into the smaller woman's ear. Anna raised her eyebrows, but when Sarah gave her a nod in the direction of the cabins she just smiled and nodded.

As Anna disappeared down the path, Chuck turned and stopped Sarah from going any further.

"Ok, before we go any further I want to know the truth. Does Anna know about you being a spy? Is this just a sneaky plan to lure me into the forest so that you can kill me? Has Beckman finally had enough? What are your orders? Because I'll double the amount they are giving you if you just let me live." Chuck took one step back, but Sarah didn't allow him to let go of her hand.

"What? Chuck, what are you talking about? We are just taking a walk. You and me. No one else. Come on, let's keep moving." Sarah said dragging him with her. Chuck sighed and started walking. He had to trust her.

As they walked deeper into the forest Chuck thought he saw some lights further ahead. He pointed towards the lights and Sarah smiled.

"Morgan is not the only one getting a surprise." She told him as they reached a clearing in the woods.

"Is this for us?" Chuck looked on in awe. There was a big blanket on the grass with a picnic basket in the middle. Around the blanket and up in the nearby trees there were lanterns, giving enough light around the picnic area as the sun had already begun to set.

"Sarah?" Chuck questioned as she led them over to the blanket and made him sit down. She reached for the basket and opened it. There she found a bottle of white wine, two glasses, two plates and a box with sandwiches.

"I know you probably expected a better dinner tonight, but I couldn't find a way to keep the food warm long enough. But turkey club sandwich is one of your favorites right?" Sarah asked. As she lay the sandwich down on one plate and handed it to him he could see that her hand was shaking.

"Sarah…" Chuck tried but she cut him off.

"Do you want some wine?"She asked as he took the plate from her. She grabbed the bottle, but when she started fidgeting with the bottle opener Chuck grabbed both the bottle and the opener from her.

"Sarah, what's wrong?" He asked as he opened the wine. With nothing to keep her hands occupied Sarah took some grass ripping it to shreds.

"I just wanted to do something nice for you." She whispered not looking at him.

"This is nice, Sarah. I don't want you doubting that. Wine?" He asked handing her a glass. She gladly accepted it, drinking half of it in one gulp. Chuck took a bite of his sandwich and decided to give her a little more time to compose herself.

"So this is why you and Anna were so secretive today?" Chuck stated as he looked around. It wasn't just nice, it was very romantic. He thought he should let her know.

"This is very romantic. Great for our cover." Chuck smiled at her but he didn't get a smile in return. Instead he saw sadness in her eyes. She was sitting slightly on her side her legs drawn up almost under her and she was leaning on one arm holding the glass in the other hand. Chuck was sat with both his legs straight in front of him, leaning back on both his hands.

"It's not for the cover." Sarah whispered. Chuck heard her speaking, but the wind made it so he couldn't quit hear her. She had said something about the cover.

"Excuse me, I didn't quit get that." He told her scooting a little closer so he would be able to hear.

"It's not for the cover." She whispered again. Chuck's eyes widened. She didn't see it since her eyes were locked on the blanket.

"What…" Chuck started.

"It's not for…!" Sarah almost shouted but stopped when Chuck put two fingers over her lips.

"I heard you… I'm just… Does that mean? Are you saying… Are we… Can I hope that…" Chuck rambled on and barely noticed that Sarah removed his finger from her lips. She leaned in closer and before he knew it Sarah's lips touched Chuck's in a feather light kiss.

Suddenly Chuck's brain kicked in and he realized that she was kissing him and he was not doing much responding. He leaned in closer then, sitting up a little straighter and deepened the kiss as his right hand came up to cup her cheek.

As they broke away slightly for air Chuck drew in a shaky breath.

"Sarah…" He started and leaned in for another kiss, but Sarah stopped him, placing a hand on his chest.

"No, Chuck I have to say this before I lose my nerve." She said pulling back a few inches. She took a deep breath. Chuck scooted even closer and turned sitting straight in front of her now.

"Ok, tell me." He said taking her hands in his urging her on.

"I like you. But I think you know that. I just need you to believe it. That's why I wanted to come up here with you alone. So that I could show you how I feel about you, without it being a cover." She dove right in. There was no reason to hold back now.

That's why she got so sad when I mentioned this was a good cover. Chuck thought to himself. What other times have I thought things were a cover, but in fact it was Sarah showing how she felt about me?

"I… There have been so many times I have rejected you and it broke my heart to see how hurt you got. But I was afraid that if I said yes you would figure out how I felt about you." She continued.

"Like with the suburbs…" Things started to dawn on Chuck then. Every time she had rejected him she had wanted exactly the same thing as he did.

"Like the suburbs. I wanted to go back there with you. I wanted to spend time with you, watching a movie and cuddling on the couch, but I just… I was afraid." She whispered that last part.

"What changed Sarah?" He asked cupping her cheek again.

"Believe it or not, it was Ellie." Sarah laughed when she saw the shocked expression on his face.

"She made me realize that I really loved you and that I should fight for us and make you really believe that I loved you. And that's when I realized that I did really love you. And that I should tell you. But then I was afraid that you wouldn't believe me if I just flat out told you so I decided to show you. That there would be no doubt in your mind when I told you…" Chuck cut her off.

"You love me…." Chuck whispered stunned.

"Yes, I lo…" Sarah suddenly realized that she had blurted it out when she was rambling on. She gasped and held her hands in front of her mouth in surprise.

"You love me…" Chuck said again, a little less stunned this time. Sarah's face and eyes softened at that.

"Yes, Chuck, I love you." Sarah smiled then and Chuck had never seen a more beautiful smile.

"I love you too." He managed to say before he leaned in and kissed her again. It was with more passion this time and he pulled her as close as he could get her.

As they pulled apart for some much needed air, Sarah laughed.

"Well, I should hope so after all my ramblings." Chuck smiled at that and hugged her tight.

"I can't believe we are finally here." He said looking into her eyes.

"What? Here in the forest?" She smirked at him and laughed when his mouth opened slightly and he let out a little "ah" at her small joke.

"Why you little…" Chuck started and his fingers found her most sensitive spot under her ribcage.

"No, Chuck. You… ha ha… know…hi hi hi…how ticklish… he he he…I am!" Sarah bent over trying to get away from Chuck's arms.

"I know." He stated, but he took pity in her and stopped his attack and just held her instead. After awhile Sarah sat up, her back resting against Chuck's chest. They were quiet for some time before Chuck spoke again.

"Sarah?"

"Hmm?"

"What about Casey?"

"He can find his own boyfriend." Sarah smiled and she heard Chuck laughing behind her.

"You know what I mean. What about him and Beckman and the CIA?" Chuck asked into her hair.

"It's going to take some convincing on our part. But let's not talk about that now. Let's just enjoy the weekend." Sarah said leaning her head on his shoulder as Chuck kissed her cheek. She turned her head a little, just enough for Chuck to kiss her mouth.

When they broke apart they were both breathing heavily and Sarah could feel that Chuck was affected by the kiss and her presence. She was affected too.

"Chuck." She breathed and turned around in his arms. He took the hint and kissed her again. He started stroking his hands up and down her back.

Sarah gave him a light push and he lay back on the blanket dragging her with him. She was laying half on top of him as her lips found their way down his neck. Chuck groaned and slipped his hand under her shirt, another groan escaping his troth as his hand connected with her silky skin.

Sarah's lips returned to his mouth and as Chuck ran his tongue over her lips she opened them slightly to let him in. As their tongues danced together a moan escaped Sarah's lips and Chuck's hand found its way to the side of her left breast.

"Chuck." She mumbled into his mouth and his hand stopped moving as he wasn't sure if he was moving too fast for her. Suddenly Sarah pulled back slightly.

"Why did you stop?" She asked confused.

"I didn't know if… Am I moving too fast?" He asked looking into her eyes.

"No, you are doing just great." She kissed him again and he continued stroking the side of her breast before he cupped her breast and gave her nipple a quick swipe with his thumb. Sarah took in a sharp breath at the contact and leaned into his touch.

"Sarah?" Chuck said after a few more strokes of his thumb.

"Yes?" Sarah asked absentmindedly.

"I think we need to stop." He groaned as he said it feeling Sarah shifting and coming in contact with his groin.

"Are you sure you want to stop?" Sarah leaned back just enough to look into his eyes. She had a mischievous grin on her face.

"No, I don't want to stop. I need to stop… For now…" Chuck started feeling embarrassed.

"Why?" Sarah asked.

"Because I don't think I can keep my hands off of you much longer and we don't have protection…" He sighed not looking straight at her.

"You are right. Thank you for thinking about that." Sarah stroked one finger down his cheek and kissed him lightly.

"Yeah, I'm a regular saint." Chuck sighed as he sat back up.

"Oh, I know you are frustrated, honey. I am too." She smiled at him as she put everything back in the basket.

"But you know, if you help me clean this up and put out the lights, we can get back to the cabin pretty quickly." She wiggled her eyebrows at him and Chuck was on his feet in seconds.