A Break
Disclaimer: Finally got finished with season 2 and now on to season 3! Woot!
Summary: After his mission with Sarah in the suburbs and its aftermath, Chuck Bartowski needed a break.
Chuck sighed as he sat down in the recliner in the cabin situated out in the woods near the river Big Mike tended to fish in. Said cabin was also owned by Big Mike and he'd been allowed to use it by his boss when he explained he needed a break from everything. The big man could easily see how worn down his best employee was and hated it a great deal and so, gave him a week of vacation time and free reign of his cabin. Beckman at first hadn't been too enthusiastic about him taking off but eventually gave in when he helpfully reminded her he wasn't actually one of her's and had every right to go on this little vacation of his. He also pointed out it was unlikely that Fulcrum or anybody else would even be able to learn of where he was going since not many even knew about Big Mike's cabin. He also didn't want Casey or Sarah bothering him either as otherwise, his having a break would be pointless if they showed up.
Beckman hadn't been too sure about that either but he promised not to be a pain in the ass for a month if she agreed. Naturally, she did with such a promise much to his relief. Chuck had been out here for 2 days and so far he was enjoying the peace and quiet. And for the most part, Chuck had even kept his phone off and was certain he had a number of missed calls and texts from everyone in his life. But just couldn't bring himself to care enough to turn his phone on to check. Especially as he was uncertain if Sarah would even have said anything to him considering she had basically gone cold on him again. Regardless of whether or not the Cul de Sac had been effectively shut down by the Government. Chuck honestly just didn't want to deal with her as before he had left the Double O, he had told her he was done with things between them and would only have a working relationship with her from now on before walking off.
He was just done with the back and forth between them and her mixed signals as he deserved better than that. Chuck also didn't want to see and deal with any negative remarks from Casey as he figured the man would just be an ass about things. Before, I'd have been bored out of my mind by now. But now… I'm not.
Sure, he had brought his gaming systems with him and had access to the internet but hadn't really used either all that much. Instead, spending his time reading, watching tv, sleeping, and considering whether or not to give fishing a try. Even if he had no idea how to do that as it is. His wrist still felt weird as he hadn't gone this long in some time without wearing his watch. Especially the GPS'ed version of it that he left in his room. Something he figured he was going to get a chewing out from either Casey or Sarah or both despite the fact he had the General's permission to do this break. But that was a problem for another day. Slowly, Chuck found himself drifting off to sleep yet again as the Golden Girls marathon he had come across earlier continued onwards.
Author's Notes: Not sure if more's gonna be done with this or not but we'll see what the future holds.