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Love-Struck Spies

Chapter Eight, Chuck And Sarah's First Date


Chuck and Sarah made their way to the Italian restaurant while taking in the beautiful evening in Los Angeles. Many onlookers were admiring how close the besotted young couple was. Chuck was in heaven that Sarah wanted to go on a date with him. Sarah was in heaven that Chuck had asked her out to dinner. She was coming very close to asking him herself if he hadn't have asked her.

At least they came out of the reunion with Ellie alive. Chuck didn't know how it would have turned out. But it went much better than he had expected. Neither Chuck or Sarah had to lie very much.

Because this wasn't just a cover relationship.

This was real.

The only slip up was when Chuck freaked out because Ellie didn't give him a chance to speak. Then when she did, she was pointing at Sarah. Thank god Sarah remained calm, he thought. And Ellie fell in love with Sarah straight away. But he knew she would anyway. He thought back to Ellie, telling him that Sarah would never hurt him. And the way she looked at him. God, he had missed Ellie's input.

Sarah couldn't stop thinking about what Chuck had said.

Ellie considered Sarah to be family.

Sarah had people in her life who would be there for her?

And wouldn't use her?

Or wouldn't disappear like her Father?

She loved the thought of that. And it was all because of Chuck. Her Chuck.

They stopped and admired a few places that Chuck was showing her on the way to the restaurant. 'This City is beautiful,' thought Sarah.

When they eventually reached their destination, Sarah was amazed. It was perfect. There was even a band inside the restaurant.

"Chuck, this is beautiful!" Sarah declared as she gazed at him.

Chuck grinned. "I thought you'd like it," he said.

"No, Chuck, I love it!" Sarah said as she beamed a vibrant smile.

The young couple then entered inside, and they were quickly shown to their seats. On arrival, Chuck moved to hold out Sarah's chair for her, and she smiled at his gentlemanly manners.

A waitress arrived, and Chuck and Sarah ordered red wine together.

Chuck couldn't stop gazing at how beautiful Sarah was in her purple dress. He had never seen anybody as attractive as Sarah was tonight. He was silently thanking every single god possible for allowing her to enter into his life when he needed her most.

Their wine then arrived, and Chuck and Sarah began to relax as every ounce of tension evaporated from their bodies as this place created a perfect vibe between the two of them.

"So, Sarah," Chuck said, but he paused until she made eye contact with him. "Have I told you how beautiful you look today?"

She shook her head as they smiled affectionately at each other. "No. I don't think you have," she teased.

"Well, Sarah, you're beautiful," he replied bluntly.

Sarah blushed as they held their gaze.

"And that dress that you are wearing tonight, Sarah, oh my god. It's so perfect," he declared as he held his affectionate smile.

Sarah matched his loving smile with one of her own, and she continued to stare into his eyes as she drowned out all of the noise in the restaurant, and she focused on the man in front of her. "Well, I was saving it for that special somebody, Chuck," she replied as she held her purposeful gaze into his beautiful eyes.

They then began to look at the menu for a few minutes until the waitress returned to where they were seated.

"Are you ready to order?" she asked.

Chuck glanced at Sarah, and she nodded.

"Yes, please," Chuck replied.

"Great, so what will you be having with us tonight?" the waitress asked.

"I'll have whatever you are, Sarah," Chuck said with a loving smile.

Sarah and the waitress suppressed laughter. "Leaving me with the decisions, huh?" she joked as they gazed at each other.

"It's the gentleman thing to do. I would never even dream of ordering something for you," he replied as he rotated his gaze between Sarah and the waitress.

Sarah smiled at him. "In that case, then I would like to order a vegetarian pizza, but with no olives please," Sarah requested.

Chuck continued his gaze towards Sarah, and he made an instant mental note of her aversion of olives.

"And I'll have the same, please," Chuck then said.

The waitress nodded as she then smiled at both of them. "Great. The order shouldn't be too long," she said.

Chuck and Sarah returned the waitress's smile before she departed to leave Chuck and Sarah in their own company once more.

"So, Chuck, tell me about Morgan. From everything Ellie said about him, he sounds like a real pervert," Sarah said with a smirk.

Chuck laughed and nodded. "He's actually a really nice guy. Is he slightly perverted toward my sister? Yes. But it's only because he has a massive crush on her. The guy also has a black belt in dumplings. If he were still around in my life, then he would have strongly advised that we headed out to a Chinese restaurant tonight. I miss him," he said as he finished with a half-smile.

She smiled affectionately at him. "I'm sure you do."

"What about you?" he asked as he then took a sip of his wine.

"What about me?" she replied as she gazed into his eyes.

"Do you have any friends that you want to talk about?" he asked.

She shook her head, and her lips creased in brief sadness. "Not really," she said as she took a sip of her wine.

Chuck smiled consolingly. "Well, you have one now if you want," he said.

Sarah smirked as she held her gaze at him. "Oh, so you only want to be friends with me?" she flirted.

Grinning at her, he shook his head. "Sarah, I want to be a lot more than just friends with you."

Sarah giggled as she held her stare into his eyes. "Oh, do you now?"

"Yes, I do. But seriously, Sarah, even though this is a date, albeit a first date, and I'm hoping it goes so well that we have many more, but we can still be friends too even if we begin dating," he said.

She smiled as she continued to gaze into his alluring eyes. "I'd like that, Chuck," she said.

Several minutes passed until their food arrived.

Neither Agent had any desire to speak about their work tonight.

Because tonight was about two people only.

Chuck and Sarah.

Their food then arrived, and Chuck paused as he began to gaze at Sarah, eating pizza, just like he had done so when he had admired her while she was sleeping heading over from D.C.

She quickly picked up on it, and she cutely asked, "What?" while smiling at him.

"Sarah, I've given you this speech before, on the plane from D.C. But I'm going to give it to you again," he paused as he smiled at her, and she broke from eating to glance at him. "I could never have imagined this, even in my wildest dreams. I could never have imagined that a guy like me could you know, be with a girl like you know.. You."

"What about me?" Sarah asked as she held her stare into his eyes.

Chuck suppressed laughter as he shook his head from side to side. "Wow, you're really going to make me say it, aren't you?"

Sarah smiled cutely.

Chuck grinned. "Okay fine. We'll play your way," he said.

"A girl like you. Or, more appropriately, a woman like you. You're a super kick-ass spy. Who's incredibly smart, and caring, and kind, and extremely beautiful. Sarah, you're a goddess. You can stop me any time with the compliments if you want to," he said with a loving grin.

Sarah was at a loss of words. That was so beautiful. She felt a sparkle in her eye.

"No, Chuck, that was sweet. You know, you're not so bad yourself," she said with a warm glance.

"Please, I'm fantastic," Chuck said sarcastically.

"Yes, Chuck, you are," Sarah said in a blunt tone.

A full, loving grin took shape on his face, and she smiled back at him.

They held their stare for an extended moment, and Chuck began to move in motion towards her, and she met him halfway as they connected their lips together for a long moment. No words were necessary during the kiss, because the kiss spoke the untold words. It was a kiss of attraction, of hope, of a future, their future.

They parted from the kiss when they ran out of air, and they sat back as Chuck finally began to eat, and Sarah continued eating once more.

They then spent several minutes eating until Sarah paused as Chuck continued their conversation, "You know Sarah, at first when Graham told me I was to be partnered with you. I didn't want to."

"Because?" Sarah asked as she gazed at him.

"Because Sarah, I expected you to be unimpressed with a guy like me. I thought you were used to the superman spy guy. The guy I can never be..."

She interrupted Chuck from him selling himself short. "You know what, Chuck? You are that guy. You're all that I could have hoped for and more. You saved my life when we were rescuing Bryce. You defended two young people who were total strangers to you. Chuck, whether you may not want to believe it, you're a really good guy, and I am fortunate to be in your company tonight."

Chuck grinned, and she returned his warm glance, and this time it was Sarah's turn to lean her head towards his own, and he quickly met her halfway as they softly connected their lips together once more. Like the earlier kiss, this kiss also spoke untold words, such as mutual understanding, respect, and togetherness between the two partners.

After the slow and passionate kiss, Sarah continued, "I didn't want to be partnered with you either, Chuck. I'd heard about your growing reputation, and I felt threatened. All I had left was the Agency when my dad was taken away from me. I expected you to be another of those arrogant asses, and I am more than happy to be proved wrong. You are genuinely the most caring guy I have ever met."

"Golly gee, ye of little faith, huh?" Chuck said playfully, and Sarah laughed before they leaned closer together and kissed each other again. Sarah closed her eyes when their lips together as she let her mind become carried away with how amazing it felt to kiss her new partner.

"Mmm," she moaned into his mouth. She then opened her eyes when she ran out of air, and they gazed at each other with desire and affection.

They finished dinner, and they ordered chocolate cake as dessert.

"So, Chuck, how does this date rank among previous dates you may have had?" she asked as they held their intimate stare that had been present ever since they first arrived and it would continue because Chuck and Sarah were only interested and occupied by Chuck and Sarah tonight, and if they both had their way, then it would remain as such for about the next thirty years.

"The best. Easily the best," he declared.

Sarah giggled sweetly.

"What about you?" he asked.

"Me too," she said, and she watched him grin before they suppressed laughter together.

Their dessert arrived a few minutes later, and they decided to share it romantically.

Chuck had never done anything like this before, but surprisingly, he had never felt surer that he wanted to do it, and he picked up a fork, and he moved to take some of the dessert onto the fork.

Sarah watched with strong intent as he collected the dessert. He then began to extend it toward her mouth, and she smiled at him as she opened her mouth, and they stared into each other's eyes as she took the contents of the dessert into her mouth, and he released the fork from her mouth.

Sarah then began to chew on the cake in her mouth as she continued to stare intently into his eyes, and they became lost in the romantic moment with each other.

"Mmm," Sarah moaned in delight, and she watched him as a humongous grin took shape on his beautiful face.

"Are you going to share it and give me some?" he asked.

She gave him an adoring smile as she replied, "No, I'm having it all myself."

He nodded. "Fair enough."

She shook her head. "I was joking. Of course, I'm feeding you some. I want to see your face when you taste how delicious it is," she said.

He grinned as she took a fork into her hand, and she collected some of the dessert. Pausing briefly, they continued their gaze, and she began to extend the fork towards his mouth, which he opened and accepted. She watched him with enormous interest, and an adoring smile formed on her face as he took the contents from the fork, and she released it from his mouth as he began to eat the dessert. Sarah suddenly began to feel a flush of heat as she filled with a yearning desire for him. Right now, she had never felt happier in her life, and by no coincidence, he was feeling the exact same.

They then finished their dessert, and the rest of their wine before Chuck paid the full bill despite reluctance from Sarah.

"We need to come back here one day," Sarah said as she moved into Chuck's proximity, and she took up a position under his arm, and she gazed up at him.

"Oh, absolutely. We can come back as often as you want. Or I can just surprise you with it again," he said as he grinned.

She smiled at him as they began to talk a walk for a short while until they landed at the beach. Chuck had spent a lot of time here before he moved. He would come here often to find peace and to think.

It was beautiful.

Walking out into the middle of the beach together, they stopped as Chuck moved to sit on the sand. Sarah joined him as she melted into him, and Chuck wrapped his arm around her so that he was holding her up. Their heads were now locked together. There was no other more perfect way to end an evening than out here. Chuck was right. It was absolutely beautiful.

They began to gaze ahead of them as they admired the beautiful view for an extended period with nothing but happy thoughts running through their minds over how perfect today had been for them both.

"Chuck?" Sarah asked as she arched herself to look up at him from where she sat.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I want to thank you, Chuck. This has been the most perfect day of my life. If it was my last day on earth, then I would be happy because I have got to spend it in the most perfect of ways with you," Sarah said in a soft, affectionate tone as she gazed into his eyes, and she caressed his neck with her hand.

Chuck grinned as he looked into her beautiful sapphire eyes. He moved to put both of his hands either side of Sarah's face, and he spoke honestly with his words coming straight from his heart, "And I want to thank you, Sarah. You made it perfect."

Sarah gave him an adoring smile as they moved to share a loving kiss for several minutes. The kiss wasn't anything wild. It was just sweet and tender and full of promise and a future. It was perfect.

"Let's head back, Chuck," Sarah said as she smiled at him, and he nodded as she moved to stand up, and she took Chuck's hand to help him up.

They began to head back to their hotel, and as they made their way back, Chuck showed her even more beautiful locations, and they stopped at each one of them as they continued to share an embrace while taking in the incredible sights together.

I'm with the most perfect of men in the most perfect of places. Chuck has made me feel whole again. It can't get any better than this

Chuck's heart was filled with such loving warmth right now. This had been the best day of his life, and if he weren't trained to block out emotions, he'd be crying right now. It had been perfect the whole day. And it was thanks to Sarah. She had made him feel whole and wanted again.

When they arrived back at their hotel, it was late, but they had both had the best day of their lives. As they entered their apartment, Sarah began to kiss Chuck, but more passionately this time. Chuck responded as their hands began to roam over each other, and their tongues fought a battle in the middle of their mouths. When they stopped kissing, they smiled at each other as they both felt on cloud nine. Chuck teasingly felt the need to repeat what he had said on the beach.

"Mmm, Sarah. What was that for?"

Sarah looked up at him, and she met his eyes with hers. "I didn't think I needed a reason to kiss you anymore?"

Chuck smiled in response. "You don't. Feel free to kiss me anytime you want."

"Anytime?" she asked with a mischievous grin as her gaze shifted to his lips.

"Anytime," came the response from Chuck as he returned that same mischievous grin.

Sarah giggled as they kissed each other once more as they remained playful with each other for a short while.

"Let's get ready for bed, Chuck," Sarah then said.

Chuck nodded because the Director would be contacting them in a few hours.

Sarah departed for the bathroom to change while Chuck changed into his pajama bottoms and a shirt. He then got into bed still on cloud nine with a wide smile on his face after the perfect day he had shared with Sarah.

Sarah came out soon after. She was wearing the same lingerie from the previous night. Sarah, too was sporting a wide smile as she gazed right at Chuck.

She then closed the distance to the bed, and she moved to lift the covers back, and as she did so, she noticed Chuck in a shirt, and she shook her head in disapproval.

"Not part of the arrangement, Chuck. I'm afraid that will have to come off right away," she said as Sarah got in bed, and she instantly placed her hands onto his torso, and she began to pull his shirt off before he could object.

Damn, she didn't forget

Once Sarah had gotten his shirt all the way off, her gaze connected onto his torso, his chest, his shoulders, and his arms. He was toned to perfection. And she had the CIA to thank for that. Sarah reminded herself to thank whoever had given Chuck his physical training because he looked nothing short of tremendous.

Chuck was grinning. He was glad she removed his shirt. Call it revenge for the teasing she gave him earlier in the day in her sportswear.

"Liking what you see?" Chuck said with a wide grin.

"Chuck..."

Sarah didn't know what to say. She was gobsmacked at his beautiful physique. Sarah moved to place a hand onto his stomach, but Chuck stopped her by grabbing her hand, and her eyebrows sunk into a frown.

Still grinning, Chuck said, "I don't recall touching being part of the arrangement."

"Chuck, I will hurt you if you don't let me touch you right now," she said as she gave him a serious glare.

"No fair," Chuck said in defeat.

Sarah got close to him, and she whispered into his ear, "No, Chuck, it's not. But I always get what I want."

Smiling seductively at him, she then proceeded to bite and suck gently on the sensitive area on his neck, as her hand ran its way up and down her partner's amazingly toned chest.

Chuck let out a nervous laugh.

Sarah then began to rest her head on Chuck's shoulder, with their arms lock around each other. They lay peacefully like this as they occasionally kissed each other before they settled into a deep sleep together as boyfriend and girlfriend...