Chapter 2

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Sarah had taken a cold shower and was just finishing dressing Travis after his bath.

Travis was wiggling around in the bed trying to get down.

"Okay, okay, almost finished." Sarah told him.

After getting his shoes on, Sarah puts him on the floor where he immediately crawls out of the room and into his bedroom/playroom. Sarah puts up his baby gate.

"Miss Walker?" Chuck asks.

"Yes?" Sarah immediately turns around, hearing the soft voice behind her.

"Just wanted to let you know that I'm gunna leave to go buy a piece for your A.C. and I'll be back later."

"Okay."

"Mommy! Mommy!" Travis says as he crawls up the gate.

"You have a...your son?"

"Yeah, Travis." Sarah picks up Travis.

"Hi there little man." Chuck says, poking Travis in the side.

Travis giggles.

"So is your husband working?"

Chuck watches Sarah lower her eyes.

"Oh, I'm sorry; I didn't mean to be noisy. I'm just going get that piece."

Chuck starts to walk away.

"Uh, wait!"

Chuck turns around.

"Do I need to give you money or something?"

"Don't worry about it. I know some guys who can get me the piece cheap. Think of it as a 'sorry for being in your business' gift." Chuck says shyly.

He smiles at Sarah again with his dazzling smile that makes Sarah loss all thoughts.

"Okay, thank you."

Chuck leaves the apartment with his toolbox and kicking himself mentally for getting into this poor woman's business.

'What if her husband's dead? Damnit Chuck, look what you did. This woman's husband probably died and you're waking up old wounds! No more getting into people's business. Just do your job and get out of there.' Chuck thought.

Chuck got in his truck and drove away from the apartment.

Inside, Sarah is making breakfast while Travis sits in his high chair throwing cereal everywhere.

The front door flies open.

"Who was THAT?" Carina says as she walks in the apartment with a huge smile on her face.

"Good morning to you too, sis."

"Hi. So who was that hottie that just walked out of your apartment?!"

"Uh, that would be the handy man, Chuck."

Carina sighs. "Yeah, he can clean my pipes any time."

"Carina, there is a child present and don't you already have a man?"

"Okay, yeah, I do but you don't."

"I don't need a man in my life right now."

"But Travis does." Carina says looking at the little boy still throwing cereal everywhere.

"He's little; he is supposed to be throwing cereal everywhere. He's playing."

"Okay, but when he starts throwing rocks at peoples head don't tell me I didn't warn you."

"Carina, I don't even know the guy. He could just be another Bryce."

"If there was another Bryce in the world I'd kill myself. Now tell me, you like him?"

"Carina,"

"Sure I mean he's cute. What girl wouldn't like him?"

Carina smiles at Sarah mischvoiusly.

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'Jeffster Junk Joint'

"Jeff! Lester!" Chuck yelled as he rang the bell several times.

A bolding man and a skinny Indian man with shoulder long hair walked out from a back room, holding their heads.

"Could you be any louder Charles?" Lester says.

"All you can drink night at Bennigans?" Chuck asks with a side smile.

"Actually Red Lobsters, Bennigans kicked us out." Jeff said.

"Jeffrey! Ow."

Chuck shook his head. "Anyways, I need a piece."

"Well you're in luck. My sister is in town and I'm sure she'd..."

"Not...not that kind of piece. Moron." Chuck said with a disgusted face. Shook his head and gave them a piece of piece. "Look, just find me this so I can leave."

Lester grabbed the paper and tipped it into the computer. "We got it."

Jeff and Lester walked away to go find the piece. Minutes later they returned.

Chuck took out his wallet to pay.

"Hold on there, buddy, why are you paying?" Lester asks.

"Because I want to."

Jeff and Lester looked at each other and back at Chuck. "What's her name?" They both ask.

"Who's name?"

"The customer."

"Chuck Bartowski and if you don't give him the ac piece he's about the leave."

"Oh come on, tell us."

"Okay, her names Sarah Walker."

"Sounds like a cop name." Jeff said.

"Well she's not a cop...at least I don't think she is. I haven't seen her work yet."

Jeff poked Lester in the side with his elbow. "Hear that, he wants to see her work."

Jeff and Lester laugh and then groan in pain from their hangovers. Chuck grabs the ac piece and leaves.

Later that day, Chuck returns with Sarah's ac piece and is finishing installing it.

Sarah and Carina are finishing unpacking the boxes.

Chuck walks out into the kitchen to drink some water.

"Hi there." Carina says, walking up to them.

"Hi."

"I'm Carina, Sarah's sister."

"Chuck. Nice to meet you."

"So Chuck, you got a girlfriend?"

"No, I don't." Chuck says with a curious look on his face.

"Really? Wow. I would have thought a hunk like you would have already been taken."

"Well I haven't been on the whole dating scene for a while. I had a bad break up 5 years ago and I haven't really dated anyone ever since."

"Sorry to hear that."

Chuck finishes the glass of water.

"So listen, my sister's single too. She hasn't been on a date in a while either. I was thinking that maybe you two could..."

"Carina!" Sarah says as she walks into the room. She pulls Carina's arm. "I'm so sorry about this Chuck."

"It's alright."

"See, he does like you."

"It's not alright. I'm sure you're a nice guy and all Chuck but I don't want to date right now. I just went through a bad break up and need sometime alone."

"Yeah, yeah, I understand."

"Thank you."

Sarah drags Carina away.

"Why would you do that?!" Sarah whispers as Chuck goes back to work.

"You know exactly why I did it. You need a man, Sarah, a real man...like Chuck."

Sarah sighs and tries to change the subject. "So when's my future brother-in-law going to come over and help me set up Travis' crib?"

Carina's phone rings. "Speak of the devil. (Answering phone) Hello...okay, I'll be right there." Hangs up.

"Booty call?" Sarah asks, coyly.

"I wish. I need to head down town. We have a meeting with some drug lord. I'll see you later sis. Bye bye Travis."

Carina runs out of the apartment.

Chuck walks into the kitchen with his toolbox.

Sarah is playing with Travis on the floor and trying not to look at Chuck who has sweats stains on his shirt. 'Damn he looks hot!' Sarah thinks.

"So is your sister some sort drug dealer?" Chuck kicks himself again. 'What is your deal? What did we talk about? Do your job and stop being noisy?' He asks himself.

"No...she works for the DEA." Sarah says looking at Chuck with a 'Are you okay?' look.

"Right, right, sorry for asking. I sort of speak without thinking when I'm around a beautiful woman. See, I did it again."

Sarah smiles. "Thanks for the compliment."

"Just being polite."

They look at each other then Chuck clears his throat.

"So I'll be back tomorrow morning to fix some other stuff."

"Okay."

Chuck leaves and Sarah can't help but yell into a pillow like a teenage girl with a crush.