AN : Thanks a million for all the reviews for the previous chapter and also to those of you who followed/ favourited. I know some readers may get tired of seeing this, but trust me it is true, take the time to review any story you have read, it really does make a difference to writer. Personally, I'm going to try to go back to all the stories I had read before I created an account and leave reviews.

So now I present to you Chapter 2.

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Sarah had walked for what she figured was nearly half an hour when she found herself at the beach. Their beach. Slipping off her sandals, she made her way down the beach. She walked along the shore for a while, and watched as the calm waters lapped unto the golden sand. It was calming, it was peaceful, it was exactly what she needed. She needed this, some time to herself, to clear her mind. She had been ecstatic when she found out she was going to have a baby with Chuck - the only man she'd ever loved, the only man she would ever want to be the father of her children. But, she had also been scared, scared that she wouldn't be good enough, scared that she would screw up and that somehow her child would have a more tumultuous childhood than she had.

"You're Sarah Walker! You can do anything." Chuck's words ran throughout her mind. He had eventually changed the "Walker" to "Bartowski" and on many occasions it had been the motivation she needed. While she loved the fact that Chuck had so much faith in her, somehow, that sentiment didn't ring true anymore. She honestly thought that they were prepared to venture into parenthood; they had had the nursery painted and decorated, the furniture ordered and the gift registry completed by the time she was twenty-four weeks and both she and Chuck had read all the pregnancy and childcare books they could find. And yet, despite all the reading and advice she had received from Mary, Ellie and her own mother, she felt helpless and unprepared to care for the child who had entered her life.

She loved her son, she really did but the feelings of sadness, indifference towards the baby and bouts of crying she had been experiencing lately really made her wonder if they should have waited a while longer to start their family. There were times when she had to restrain herself from begging Chuck not to got to work for fear of not being able to cope.

'You're in way over your head Sarah. You don't have it in you to be a mother, You're just gonna screw up your son's life and he will resent when he grows older.' Sarah shook her head, trying to rid her mind of such negative thoughts. It had been a long time since she'd heard those voices in her head- the same voices which had told her she'd never amount to anything, after all, she was nothing but a jailbird's daughter, the same voices which convinced her that she was meant to be alone and no one would ever love her, the same voices which told her Chuck would never love her if he ever found out what she had done as a CIA agent before they met. But she had proved them wrong time and time again and she could be a good mother to CJ, she had to be. She just needed to find her balance.

Sarah then looked at the watch which Chuck had given her on their second anniversary, one month before CJ was born. It was 9:20, she had been gone for almost forty-five minutes. She trusted Casey with CJ but this would have been the longest he was ever alone with him if Chuck still hadn't come home. Usually when CJ started to cry, he would pass him off to either of his parents so Sarah wasn't sure how Casey would cope with CJ who would be sleepy by now. She decided it was time she headed back home, before Casey put out an APB on her.

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"Casey, I'm starting to get worried about Sarah." Chuck said as he paced in front of the TV. "Are you sure she didn't say where she was going?"

"Bartowski !" Casey growled "You're gonna wear a hole in the carpet. And move out of the way will you. I'm trying to watch the TV."

"Maybe we should try her cellphone again."

It took all of Casey's strength not to punch Chuck. "We already tried her on her cellphone idiot! And it's on the kitchen table remember?"

"Oh right, right! Well maybe it's time to activate the tracker in her watch?"

Casey was about to reply when the doorbell rang. "Maybe that's her but she just forgot her keys." Chuck said. When he opened the door he did not find Sarah but his mother.

"Mom! What are you doing here?"

"Well hello to you too Charles. I'm fine and so was my flight." Mary replied as she made her way into the house. "Casey." she said in acknowledgement to which she received a nod.

Chuck finally recovered and went to hug his mom. " Of course I'm happy to see you mom. I'm just surprised to see you back so soon. I thought you'd be back next week."

"Well I wrapped up things in Washington early so I got the first flight I could. And I just had to come and see my favourite grandson" Mary replied as she made her way over to CJ's bassinet. "And Nana missed her big boy didn't she? Oh yes she did. I missed you sooooo much" she cooed to the baby as she picked him up "And I brought back a gift for you too, do you wanna see it?" Mary turned her attention to Chuck and Casey for a minute "Where's Sarah?" she asked the both of them.

"Well, um she's..." Chuck started but CJ's crying interrupted him.

Mary shifted her attention back to the crying baby in her arms. "What's the matter sweetie? Are you hungry?" Casey informed her that he had been fed twenty minutes ago so she assumed that he was wet. "Well, I'm gonna go change him" she said to the two men as she made her way up the stairs.

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"Casey, what if something has happened to Sarah? Oh god! What if she's been kidnapped?" Chuck's mind was now racing with probable scenarios.

" I'm sure Walker's fine. She can take care of herself and even if something had happened, she would've activated her emergency beacon."

"You're right, you're right. She probably lost track of time." Chuck replied.

"But I'll give her five more minutes and then we'll activate her tracker because if I have to watch you pace up and down any longer I'm gonna shoot you." Casey replied in a menacing tone.

"As I suspected " Mary started as she made her way downstairs "he was wet". CJ was now resting on her shoulder as she rubbed circles on his back in an attempt to get him to fall asleep.

"But I changed him about thirty minutes ago, he couldn't have gotten so wet in that short time." Casey told her.

"I was wondering who put that pamper on him without fastening it. That's why he was so fussy, his urine seeped out of the pamper and into his pyjamas."

"Oh, well I assumed his pants would hold it in place. " Casey replied looking slightly embarrassed. He then heard Chuck snickering. "What?" he asked somewhat defensively, "It's not like it came with instructions!" he snarled.

Mary watched on in amusement. Chuck was about to reply when the front door opened revealing Sarah.

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AN #2: I know this is short and for that I apologize. I had intended to get this out on Emancipation Day but then I got caught up with the Crop Over festivities ( if you don't know what Crop Over is, google it and book your ticket for next year, it really is the sweetest summer festival). I was also having trouble with my Internet connection so that contributed to the delay. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed, all mistakes are mine. I hope to have the next chapter out soon.

Until next time, stay safe and be happy.