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Sarah quickly regains her composure as the ringing in her ears slowly calms down. She is wedged under Chuck's lifeless body. She can feel his heartbeat against her chest, so she doesn't panic that he could be dead. Before she can react, she hears footsteps and she feigns death to get a better advantage.

Three men come in to retrieve the bodies. Sarah can overhear their conversation.

"Mighty fine job," one of the men pats the doctor on the back as he lifts him up carefully.

"That grenade really knocked them out good," another man halfheartedly says.

"I'll take the girl," the third man says with a disgusting grin on his face. After they lift Chuck off of her, the disgusting man leans in to her. "Pretty…" he muses in a low, baby voice. He lifts her b the arms and Sarah can feel his sweaty, clammy hands on her arms and can barely stand letting this creep touch her.

"Fulcrum always wins," one of the other men says happily as they carry the bodies out of the room. Sarah lets them drag her along until they put her down, which they just dropped her like she was dead weight. She landed right on her side as she winced silently so they didn't hear her. She slowly peeks her eye open to see that they are all chatting outside. Rom what she can hear, they are waiting for a truck to pick them up. She sees that all of them are looking away from her and that they didn't take away her hidden throwing knives.

She slowly unsheathes three of them and holds two in her left hand as she crouches down and aims her first shot for the first guy's head. She comes to the decision that they really only need one hostage to see what they know. She pulls her arm back, careful to not make any noise.

Her arm flies forward as the knife whizzes in the air into the man's cranium. He immediately starts to fall over as the other two men don't notice right away. They quickly glance over his face down dead body and they see the knife in the back of his head. They start to turn around as another knife is already launched into the next man's head. Because the man turns around, the knife penetrates his face, directly through the eyes; deadly accurate. The third man, the disgusting guy who grabbed Sarah, deserved worse than just a knife to the head. She throws the last knife as the man turns to her and tries to pull out his firearm. The knife glides through the air like a speeding bullet as it sticks right into the guy's crouch. The disgusting man immediately falls to his knees, holding his private area as Sarah runs up to him and does a flying kick into his face. The man falls backwards unconscious and Sarah smirks evilly.

She makes sure the first two are out and the third is unconscious before she checks on Chuck. She calls in an NSA pickup team as she checks on Chuck.

"Chuck!" She gently holds him in her lap. She gently rubs his cheek as she listens to his heartbeat. It sounds normal and he is breathing. She checks the pulse and it is at a typical rate. She kisses him on the lips briefly, seeing if that would work. She knew that it wouldn't but wanted to taste his lips anyways. She shakes him slightly while still calling his name. "Chuck!"

His eyes flutter slightly as she quickly feels a wave of relief. "Chuck, are you okay?" She asks sincerely and caringly. He shakes his head violently as he blinks furiously.

"It's a stun grenade," he exhales as he sees her beautiful, soft eyes staring down upon him like he is the only thing that matters in the world. Sarah's lips stretch as she smiles and hugs him tightly in relief.

"I know," she happily whispers. Chuck tries to say something but it is muffled by her chest. She realizes it and releases him in a laugh. "Sorry about that," she says with humility.

"I kind of enjoyed it really," he jokes with a huge goofy grin on his face.

"Shut up," she playfully slaps him on the chest. "NSA cleaners will be here any second to retrieve the bodies," she says much more serious as she helps Chuck stand up.

"Who was that doctor?" Chuck inquires confusingly. "I've never seen him before."

"He is Fulcrum but he knocked himself out from the stun grenade," she informs him and then points over to the other three guys. "I took them out and left one for interrogation although he might not be too motivated to talk," she jokes.

"What'd you do, take away his manhood?" Chuck jokingly asks.

"Precisely," she quickly answers with a smile on her face. Chuck raises his eyebrows.

"I don't care if he's Fulcrum, you don't take away someone's manhood like that," he lightheartedly responds in a way that says it is not cool but funny.

"But he was touching me with his greasy, sweaty palms," Sarah complains like a child.

"Ewwwww…" Chuck drawls out as he crinkles his nose. "That gross pig put his hands on my girl?" he scoffs.

"Your girl?" She asks while raising her eyebrows. She mocks flinches from the comment. "That is not how this works."

"Does that mean you want to break up with me? He bows his head in shame.

"No I don't want to break up," she clarifies loudly. Chuck immediately looks up like a crying kid who just got handed some ice cream. "You need to stop being so dense."

"I know," he murmurs as a smirk grows on his face.

"Ah, you!" She hits him in the arm for joking around.

"Ow!" Chuck scoffs.

"Enough of this!" She calms down and gets serious. "The cleaners will be here any minute and we will talk to Beckman and Graham about what happened."

Right on cue, the cleaners come and take all the Fulcrum agents away. Putting the doctor and the disgusting (now manhood less) man to interrogation rooms.

Sarah pulls out her phone and dials an encrypted number. Chuck tries to listen intently. "General," Sarah starts.

"What the hell just happened?" Beckman yells loud enough for Chuck to hear. "Tell me why I had to send a cleaner team over there."

"Fulcrum apprehended us but I was able to take them out," Sarah explains simply.

"Damn!" Beckman curses. "They must be deeper than I thought! Sarah, this is important. You need to get Chuck working as soon as possible because he is our only weapon against them." Beckman explains as generous as possible and used Chuck's name instead of asset or Intersect to keep Sarah calm.

"He was able to flash twice," Sarah lets Beckman know. "I think he'll be able to flash more consistently in the next few days." Chuck studies her, trying to figure out exactly what Beckman is saying.

"Good. Report back to Los Angeles as soon as possible. I have set up a secure base underneath the Weinerlicious," Beckman explains so seriously that her saying Weinerlicious doesn't sound humorous at all. "…Which is now called the Orange Orange and you will be selling frozen yogurt. Let Chuck know he'll get his old job back at the Buymore."

"Yes, ma'am," Sarah concurs with Beckman's plans. "What about Major Casey?"

"He said word for word, 'anything to get out of this terrorist hellhole.' So that is an affirmative."

"Great. Thank you General. We'll be in L.A. tonight." Sarah holds the phone for a few seconds before hanging up after Beckman.

"So?" Chuck hopefully asks. "Do I get a new awesome cover job?"

"Yep, you get to be part of the prestigious Nerd Herd of the Burbank Buymore," she lightheartedly informs him.

"All hail Buymoria!" Chuck sarcastically cheers. Sarah laughs as she walks him towards her Government Issue rental vehicle.

"I get a new cover job," she says to keep the conversation going.

"New digs huh?" Chuck looks at her and tries to think of a job that suits her. "So, a fashion model?" He asks. "No, more like a cover girl on all the popular magazines," he determines before changing his mind again. "No, a lingerie model," he says with determination as he nods his head.

"Chuck," she shuts him up as he looks at her. "That is flattering and all but I'll be working at a frozen yogurt store."

"Flattering?" Chuck acts like his comments were nothing. "If I wanted to be flattering, I would have said blond angelic goddess," he smirks at her.

"That is so cheesy!"

"I know," he quickly changes the subject. "So, frozen yogurt huh? That sounds delicious although I'm going to miss the Weinerlicious," he states with mock sadness.

"It made my outfit smell like sausages," Sarah complains.

"Oh," Chuck rolls his eyes back in amazement, "… but that outfit. It was so hot with the red skirt and frizzy white top that was a little see-through…" he starts to ramble. She laughs heavily. "… Don't even get me started on the pigtails." He makes an orgasmic sound as she hits him playfully to wake him from his ramble and trance.

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Chuck and Sarah arrive in Los Angeles and get to Ellie's apartment complex. Chuck has been nervous the whole plane trip because he doesn't know what to say to Ellie and Devon. Chuck stops at the fountain and sits down. Sarah follows suit and sits next to him.

"What's wrong?" She asks with concern.

"What am I supposed to tell Ellie?" He nervously asks.

"We went over it," she looks into his eyes to show her trust in his judgment. "You went to London and couldn't get a job and decided to come back."

"She's going to kill me for just leaving," he franticly states. "She's gonna think that I left her when I had no choice!"

"I know," she comforts him by massaging his neck. "You need to tell her you're sorry and you made a huge mistake."

"How long has it been?"

"Four weeks."

"It felt like years," he exasperates loudly. Chuck breathes heavily and clears his throat. He stands up and wipes his palms on his pant legs. "Thank you. I'll see you in hell," he jokes.

Sarah laughs and gets up. "Good luck. I'm going to get settled back in my hotel room." She turns to leave and Chuck's scared expression becomes lonely too.

"You can't leave me! The government did this to me, the least they can do is help me recover," he desperately states. His eyes are begging "please."

Fine," she hesitantly says under her breath.

"Thank you," he awkwardly tries to kiss her. He's never been allowed to kiss her for real before. She sneakily lurches forward, noticing the awkwardness of Chuck. His lips lightly tap hers as he quickly pulls away.

"You know I'm alright with you kissing me," she laughs.

"I know. It's just so new to me and you're so intimidating."

"Intimidating?" She doesn't understand why.

"Come on… Look at you! You are you know…" He points at her with open arms.

"Know what?" She asks, almost sounding serious.

"You know… you…" He stammers.

"What about me?" She asks with her eyebrows raised in an innocent voice.

Chuck sighs, "You're gonna make me say it, aren't you?" He looks at the smile growing on his face. "Fine, fine, if you really want to know, you are extremely beautiful, frightening good at throwing knives and kicking ass, smart, a nerd like me just doesn't get someone like you. It defies the laws of physics and such." He says breathlessly by the end. Sarah was smiling throughout but then felt pain from Chuck saying he shouldn't get her. She just thinks about what is so great about her. She has no family really, she doesn't know how to love Chuck the way he deserves, and she's not funny. All this goes through her mind for a second before Chuck realizes the pain in her eyes. "What's wrong?" He asks with concern.

"You deserve someone better than me," she hastily confesses while averting his gaze in fear. She knows it's true but didn't want to tell him out of fear of him leaving her.

"You are an amazing woman. How could you say that?" He states confidently as he stares into her saddened eyes.

"I've never really been in a real relationship."

"Don't worry. I'll take you under my wing and teach you all about the Bartowski's Book of Dating," he jokes to make her feel better. It gave the desired effect and Sarah smiles. "Well, I'm still going to have to get used to kissing you for real."

"Look," she lunges her head forward slowly, "I'll show…" Her lips press against his and he reacts with his. She holds his head as his hands make it to hers. After a few seconds of passion, she breaks it off. "There."

"That was amazing," he acts stunned.

"Shut up," she playfully hits him. "Lets go." They both step up to the door holding hands. They glance and nod at each other to make sure they are ready. Chuck sticks in the key and turns the lock. He opens the door to Ellie and Devon cuddling on the couch. They both look at the door, something they've done every time they heard a noise from outside, hoping it would be Chuck. Both of their eyes open wide at the sight of him and Sarah holding hands.

"Chuck!" Ellie screams loudly enough that Chuck, Sarah, and Devon all flinch. She runs and hugs both of them. Her hug is tighter than a bear. Even Sarah can barely withstand the torture. Ellie finally releases them after they panted enough. "You came back! With Sarah!"

"Uh-huh," Chuck barely answers before Ellie rambles on.

"Does this mean you and Sarah are back together? Why did you leave? Where did you go in Europe? Did you see the Eiffel Tower? What made you come back?" Ellie rambles on until Chuck raises his hands to stop her.

"One question at a time," he says with relief. "We are together," Chuck happily says as he squeezes Sarah's hand and looks at her as she smiles back. "I thought I needed a new life, which I now regret because there are no computer jobs for me there and no I did not see the Eiffel Tower."

"I'm so happy you guys are together again and you're back!" Ellie is so happily relieved. "You guy have to stay for dinner!" Chuck looks over at Sarah for confirmation and she gives it to him in a polite smile.

"Sure," Chuck happily agrees. Ellie goes over to the kitchen to make food as Sarah goes to the bathroom. Devon walks up to Chuck.

"It's good to have you back, bro," he happily says.

"It's good to be back," Chuck replies in relief.

"I'm not judging you or anything but Ellie already had both parents run away and then…"

"I know. I would never run away from Ellie. I made a huge mistake leaving."

"Good to know," Devon starts to walk over to the kitchen to help Ellie.

"Hey Awesome, thank you for being awesome for Ellie."

"Hey! No problem. Oh, but I did propose to Ellie!"

"That's great!" Chuck is so happy to know that.

"I never did get the ring you were holding onto," Devon depressingly admits. Chuck's eyes open wide. He forgot all about the ring. Maybe the CIA or NSA still has it.

"I'm so sorry," Chuck truthfully says.

"It's no problem. I'm going to get her one soon though. You know what she likes, maybe you can help."

"I'm going to get you a special ring. It's the least I can do," Chuck agrees to help right away. Chuck denies all protest Devon throws at him. Devon walks over to see if Ellie needs any help. Chuck sits on the couch and Ellie comes up to him almost immediately.

"How could you have just left Sarah like that?" She was obviously angry.

"What do you mean?" Chuck was caught off guard with that question. Sarah knows all about what really happened.

"She was totally heartbroken!" Ellie explains. Chuck's eyes open wide as he realizes how much Sarah cared about him back then. "She even slept in your room the night you left!" Chuck is just appalled. This is all coming as a surprise. Chuck felt horrible for leaving her but relieved to know how much she loves him.

"Thank you Ellie," Chuck hugs her sincerely.

"What?" Ellie is confused because Chuck sounded so happy and relieved when he heard the news about Sarah. Chuck gets up and right on cue, Sarah leaves the bathroom. Chuck walks up to her and gives her with a gigantic grin on and Sarah actually looks frightened for a quarter of a second.

"I'll never leave you again," he confesses while enveloping her in a hug. She is a bit confused but goes along with it. Any contact with Chuck is good contact to her right now so she goes along with it. She can feel the passion in the hug that surprises her.

"What was that for?" She asks after the hug.

"Because I love you," he says with a puppy dog face on. She smiles softly. She really wants to say that she loves him too, but is afraid to feel vulnerable. Chuck can see the dilemma in her eyes and knows she is trying. There is an awkward second, but it quickly passes as Chuck turns around. "Is dinner ready?" he asks Ellie.

"Just about," she replies as he and Sarah sit at the table, ready to eat.

Dinner was fairly uneventful except for Ellie and Devon catching up Chuck's cover story of how nothing worked out and it was a bad choice to leave. Chuck also caught up on how Devon popped the question. Ellie obviously asked about how Chuck and Sarah got back together and they came up with Chuck professing his stupidity for leaving and love for Sarah. Ellie obviously thought it was cute and Chuck felt embarrassed. After dinner, chuck and Sarah check out Chuck's room which feels like a whole new place to both of them.

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