CHUCK VS. THE BEGUILING BEHAVIOR

DISCLAIMER: I don't own "Chuck."

SUMMARY: After Chuck breaks up with Sarah (in the second season episode "Chuck Vs. The Breakup"), she fights to win him back. But Chuck's mysterious behavior worries both Sarah and Ellie. Has he found a new girl friend or is something else going on?

NOTE: As I said in the last chapter, this was the first fan fiction I ever did and I didn't like it. But after taking a fresh look at it, I decided to go ahead and post it and let all of you be the judge. So here's chapter two. This chapter and all of the remaining ones are shorter than chapter one.

Part Two – Ellie and Sarah Talk

The statement hit Sarah hard. For a moment, everything blurred and some sort of pit or heavy feeling formed in her stomach. She couldn't believe it. Not only had Chuck lied about going out with her but he had also lied to Ellie. Chuck had a lot of difficulty lying to Ellie. Lying to her about his work with the CIA and NSA was something he hated doing. But he went along with it. But lying to Ellie about going out with her? Chuck just didn't do that. Sarah couldn't believe it. And judging from Ellie's expression, she couldn't either.

She looked a little concerned at Sarah, grabbed her arm and pulled her inside. "Why don't you come in and sit down. I'm sure there's a logical explanation about all of this," Ellie said.

Ellie had to be right. There had to be a logical explanation for Chuck lying about going out with her. Didn't there? Maybe Ellie misunderstood, Sarah thought. Lying to his sister was so unlike Chuck.

A few minutes later, Ellie returned with two cups of coffee. Sarah took a cup and drank. The hot liquid seemed to bring feeling back to her and bring back her voice.

"He said that he was going out with me?" she quizzed.

Ellie nodded. But she quickly added "I'll bet he just said it to cover up going out to play video games with Morgan. I got a little annoyed at him and Morgan the other day about an all-night game session they had. He was probably doing that and didn't want me to know. I'm sure it's no big deal."

It could very well be something totally innocent like that, Sarah thought. But something told her that it wasn't. Something was going on, and what nagged Sarah was that the something might involve another woman.

And that alarmed Sarah. Yes, Chuck had technically broken up with her and had every right to move on. He had said as much when he broke up with her. But Sarah had hoped to work things out with him. She had hoped that their pretend relationship and all that she had been doing with him recently would make Chuck realize how good it could be, that Chuck would want her back in a real relationship-- want her!

But what if he had found someone else? The thought alarmed her.

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After drinking their coffee, Sarah and Ellie sat around the couch talking. A half-hour passed and still no sign of Chuck.

"Ellie, I really want to talk to Chuck tonight. Would you mind if I went and waited in his room?"

Ellie smiled. "Sure, go ahead. He wouldn't mind. He'd probably love to come home and find you there."

You might be surprised, Sarah thought as she got up and walked to Chuck's room. She paced around in it looking at the pictures and posters on the wall and the shelves filled with books, DVDs, and other things. She looked at some of the titles. She looked over on the desk and something clicked inside her mind. She had been in Chuck's room and seen that desk many times and something didn't seem right. Something was … missing.

Then it hit her. Their photo. The photo of them together. It had always been there ever since she gave him that photo as part of their cover relationship. He seemed to like it. She liked the photo. She had never told Chuck or let on that how much she loved that photo of the two of them.

Yet, it seemed that he hadn't kept his. It used to sit on the desk. And now it was gone. She surveyed the room hoping that she would see it elsewhere, that he had just moved it. But it was not in sight.

Chuck, we just have to talk, she thought.

She suddenly felt tired and sat down on his bed. One of his shirts was there. She picked it up and held it close. It smelled like him. She lay down, holding the shirt in her arms, keeping the scent near so that it felt like Chuck was near. The days since Chuck did the breakup had been rough and emotional. It seemed to be catching up to her all at once. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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Sarah opened her eyes. Something had woken her up. The room was dark. And there was a blanket over her. Ellie, she thought. Ellie had seen her asleep and turned out the lights and put a blanket over her.

She heard a noise to her left. The window was opening. Someone was entering Chuck's room.

End Part Two