Chapter 3

A/N Thank you so much for all the reviews and support. You guys rock! Apologies in advance – updates are going to be slower than what you're used to. I need to fit in an entire academic semester into four weeks. Here's something to tie you over in mean time. I've been writing these chapters quite quickly (like I do most things these days – like an energizer bunny on red bull) so sorry for the mistakes that may slip in.

I don't own Chuck.

"Care to tell me what the plan of action is?" Chuck asked as he helped Sarah into their room through the Morgan door. The door's namesake has slipped out of Casey's bathroom window and had taken off to spend the night at his mother's place. He would rather face some disturbing noises from Big Mike than the wrath of Sarah Walker, not to mention his potential new girlfriend's father.

"No," Sarah answered as she pulled Chuck's t-shirt over his head and threw it at him. "You have goose bumps."

"Yeah, well," Chuck shrugged, "being eyed like you're a piece of butterscotch…what do you mean 'no'. We said no secrets."

"It's not a secret, it's classified information for now." Sarah slipped back under the covers.

"Sarah?"

"Yes, honey," she replied innocently. Chuck sighed. That tone meant he's not getting anything out of her. He sat down on the edge of the bed and tried a different tactic.

"Show me?"

"Show you what, sweetheart?"

"Your phone. I want to see why you're so upset."

"No."

"Why not?"

"I don't want you to get jealous."

Chuck shook his head slightly. He'll never understand woman. A few minutes ago she was upset that he wasn't bothered enough and now this. "I've explained to you how I see it, so show me. Please?"

"Okay, fine." Sarah handed him her phone. Chuck started scrolling through the messages. His eyes went wide.

"Morgan kisses his mother with that mouth? Oh, he's so dead."

"So you're gonna help us?"

"Oh yeah, I'm in. My buddy needs to learn some boundaries." Something else intrigued Chuck though and he pressed some more buttons on the phone. "Hi ho."

"What?" Sarah sat upright to take the phone from Chuck, but he held it out of reach. "Chuck, what are you looking at?"

"My anniversary gift apparently." He got up and connected the phone to his laptop. Sarah was starting to get an uneasy feeling.

"Chuck, what are you talking about?"

"Give me a minute," he said as he continued the download between the phone and his computer. When he was done, he pressed two more buttons and sat back.

Sarah covered her face with her hands when the pictures she took on the plane started to scroll over the screen. "Oh God," she muttered, "I can't believe you did that."

"Are you kidding me? This is the best screen saver ever." He moved over to the bed and removed Sarah's hands. "It's by far the sexiest thing I've ever seen." Sarah's cheeks turned pink at the compliment.

"They're for your eyes only, okay. Don't even think about loading it on your Buy More computer."

Chuck leant forward and gave her a quick kiss. "I wouldn't dream of it. Jeff's drool will short out the keyboard."

"Gross, thanks for that image."

Chuck simply smiled and got something out of his night stand drawer. "I have a gift for you too."

"We said no gifts."

"I know, but I couldn't help myself. The only thing is…" Chuck hesitated, "Sarah, this…uhm…this may be a little weird now."

"Weird how?"

Chuck opened his hand, revealing the bracelet he gave her a few Christmases ago. Sarah's trained eye spotted the new charm immediately.

"It's supposed to represent the day we met, but after everything that just happened…" he trailed off.

Sarah's finger traced the little cell phone charm still in Chuck's palm. She smiled up into his eyes and captured his face in her hands. "Chuck, it's perfect. Thank you." She leaned in and gave him a lingering kiss. When she pulled back, she held out her arm to him and he fastened the bracelet around her wrist just like he did the first time he gave it to her. Back then it was in the hope that they could have something real and now they were celebrating the fact that it was. Chuck slipped under the covers and Sarah immediately snuggled up to him.

"So are you going to tell me what my role in your little revenge plot is?"

"I need you to fake a flash."

"Sarah, I can't fake a flash."

"You don't have to actually flash. Just confirm everything I say."

"Confirm what?"

"You'll see. Just be at Castle around noon tomorrow for the briefing with Beckman."

"You're getting the general involved? Sarah, you're gonna get into a lot of trouble."

"No, I won't."

"Then why won't you give me more details?"

"Because then you are going to have to lie a lot. I hate it when you lie."

"I must be the only agent in the world whose girlfriend does all the bad spy stuff for him."

"That's because you are the only spy in the world whose girlfriend loves him as much as I love you."

"You know, for someone who's supposed to suck at expressing her feelings, you are doing a mighty fine job."

"What can I say? I've learned from the best."

"I love you too." Chuck tilted Sarah's chin and breathed against her lips, "Now I believe we have some celebrating to do, unless I need to get out my phone…"

"Oh don't you dare…"

A/N Okay, so now we've covered sexting and the anniversary. Only thing left is the bearded gnome and the funny will return in the next chapter. Just a note to the Morgan fans – this will be a special kind of torture, the Daniel Shaw scene was a one-time thing. I don't think I have it in me to repeat that kind of violence.

I'll try to finish this in the next week or two, 'covers' and 'season 4' are unfortunately going to have to take a back seat for now. Until then, stay awesome. Kate