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The Deli
Part 2
Disclaimer: Figured I'd do this now instead of waiting awhile to get back to it. Takes place two weeks after the first part.
Summary: For two weeks now, one Chuck Bartowski has been rather quiet and evasive and Ellie decides to get to the bottom of it.
"Alright, Chuck, spill, what's going on?" Demanded to know one Ellie Bartowski, soon to be known as Ellie Bartowski-Woodcomb, to her little brother, Chuck.
Even making him sit down on the couch for this little conversation as for the last two weeks, her loveable and very nerdy brother had been quiet and evasive about it whenever he was asked. Citing that it wasn't anything serious and that no one had anything to worry about. Not even Morgan, those two goons at the Buy More, Casey, or Sarah knew why. But Sarah was confident it had something to do with his hanging around that Deli girl again and that hadn't sat too well with either woman for a variety of reasons. Sarah had damn near decided to over step her bounds on the whole thing to find out what was going on but had kept herself from doing so just yet. Citing at least to herself that she was doing this out of professionalism and not jealousy. Casey… Well, the gruff grunter didn't really care about the whole thing.
Of course his comments on it hadn't sat well with Sarah either for that matter and she'd nearly decked him too. Chuck sighed agitatedly. "Noth-Nothing is going on, Ellie. Okay? I've told you and everyone else that already."
The look she gave him clearly said she didn't believe a damn word of that much to his dismay. "Sarah and I know you're cheating on her, Chuck." She informed him a tad reproachfully.
Chuck gave her a double take and were he drinking anything at the time, he would have performed a spit take. "CHEATING!? S-Sarah and I aren't even dating, Ellie! We're just friends for crying out loud!"
Seriously, we're not even a cover couple anymore so how'd Ellie get that impression!?
He may have to ask Sarah about that… "Really? Because with the way you two act at times sure could have fooled me." Ellie replied dead seriously with a touch of biting sarcasm thrown in.
"Plus, with how jealous she's been lately anytime you go near that Lou girl, can you seriously blame me for thinking you're cheating on Sarah, Charles?" She asked of him and using his full first name to show just how serious and unhappy she was about the whole thing.
For Chuck, he could only gape at his older sister in shocked disbelief and annoyance because he couldn't tell his sister why Sarah was 'acting' jealous due to the damn Intersect in his head and all that entailed. But he did briefly find himself thinking about the times Ellie mentioned where he and Sarah were concerned and found himself entirely unsure if that was fake or not on her part. But before he could give it more thought or even shake himself of those thoughts, Ellie interrupted him. "So, spill. What's going on?"
Groaning to himself and wishing his sister would just leave things be, Chuck urgently wished Casey or Sarah, or just anyone for that matter would call him with an emergency that he and he alone was desperately needed for. "Don't make me three name you." Warned Ellie seriously.
Causing him to huff in annoyance before sighing, knowing she was NOT going to be happy with what he was about to tell her. "Okay… So… Here's the thing, sis. I'm, I'm gonna be a father."
He closed his eyes, waiting for the explosion to happen in the form of his older sister. But when nothing happened, he opened one eye and then another to see the unimpressed look on Ellie's face. "Chuck, this is NOT the time for jokes." Warned the older sibling.
Another sigh, along with a deep breath that he let out quickly as he rubbed on his head in agitation. "Ellie, I'm not joking. I promise you I'm not. Lou and I… We're gonna have a baby."
All was quiet in the apartment as Ellie stared at him with a wide eyed look of shock after she realized just how serious he was being. Well… She wanted answers and she got 'em…
Author's Notes: Be honest, how many of you saw this coming?