Chuck and Sarah vs. The Accidental Baby

Sorry it's taken so long to get this up, was quite busy this Christmas. Thanks to all those who reviewed the previous chapter, you were all very encouraging. If this is your first time reading this story, I recommend that you read the prologue.

Chapter details: The title of this chapter relates to the before.

Enjoy.

Disclaimer: Still don't own Chuck but season 3 starts in less than two weeks!

Chapter 1 – Sarah vs. The First Accident

Before:

Sarah refused to believe that what she had just heard was true. As she scrambled around her hotel room, trying to find her car keys, she whispered silent prayers, hoping that he was ok. Finding her keys, she rushed out the door, down the stairs - because the elevator would waste her time – and out the main lobby. She jumped into her car, reversed and then floored the gas, hoping that she would not be stopped for speeding or reckless driving.

After a few minutes of being on the road, she was able to calm herself down and clear her thoughts. She remembered the phone call she had received. She had been lying on her bed, just enjoying the fact that they didn't have a mission, she didn't have to work at her cover job and that she didn't have a cover date with Chuck. When her phone rang and she saw that the person calling her was Ellie, she had thought that there would in fact be a cover date that night. But then Ellie had delivered the bad news.

"Sarah, Oh goodness, Sarah! I'm glad I reached you. " came Ellie's frantic voice over the phone.

"Ellie what's the matter?"

"It's Chuck, you need to get to the hospital. He's been in a car accident. They've put him in ICU but things are not looking good for him. The accident was pretty bad." As soon as Ellie had mentioned hospital after Chuck's name, her heart had stopped. She couldn't breathe and she certainly couldn't think straight. Chuck had been in an accident, and things weren't looking good. She didn't know what she would do if she...

"Sarah you there?"

"Yes El, I am. I'll be there now. Thank you for letting me know."

"Ok Sarah, see you soon. "

She replayed the conversation over and over in her head as she continued to drive. Somehow she convinced herself into believing that if Ellie hadn't called her back yet, there was still hope for Chuck. Ellie hadn't gotten into the details of the accident over the phone but it sounded pretty serious. As she reached the hospital and found a place to park, she remembered that in all the haste she had forgotten to call Casey and let him know what had happened. She picked up her phone and dialled his number, praying that he would answer.

After getting off the phone with Casey and making sure he informed the General, she made her way into the building. She prayed that between the CIA and the NSA, they would find a good doctor or two that could help Chuck pull through.

"Hi can I help you?" The lady at the front desk asked.

"Yes, could you please tell me where Chuck Bartowski is?"

"Don't worry Cindy, I'll take her" says Ellie from behind her. Sarah turns around and the first thing she notices is that Ellie has been crying. "I'm glad you're here Sarah, follow me". The two make their way through the hospital as Ellie explains the situation to her.

"He was in the herder and from the road that the paramedics found him on, it appears that he was on his way to visit you." Sarah had to control herself from breaking down. She hadn't even heard what had happened and she already blamed herself for Chuck's accident. She knew she wasn't good for him, she should have left the minute she found herself smiling back at him every time he smiled at her.

"I don't know if he wasn't looking where he was going or if the other driver wasn't looking, but somehow the two crashed into each other. The other driver is fine, he escaped with a broken leg but Chuck wasn't as lucky. He has quite a few broken ribs, a broken leg, a broken hand, and is in a coma."

As Ellie described Chuck's condition in detail, the feeling of not being able to breathe came back to her and she had to stop and catch herself before she collapsed. This sounded serious and from what Ellie had described, he was lucky enough to be alive.

Ellie stopped when they reached a door. "He's in surgery right now but when he comes out, he'll be brought here. Feel free to wait here, Morgan and Anna should be here soon. I'm going to go see how things are going with him."

She made her way into the small hospital room and then turned back around, throwing Ellie a week smile. "Thanks Ellie. Thank you for calling me."

"You're his girlfriend Sarah... And don't worry, it might look bad but I have a feeling he'll be fine. Stay strong ok?" Before Sarah could reply, Ellie had left. "Oh I hope he makes it," she thinks to herself. She sits down on a chair in the corner of the room and waits.

A few hours later, a couple of doctors enter the room, with a few nurses wheeling a bed behind them. They don't even notice her as they place Chuck in the room. Getting up from where she's sitting, she makes her way over to the bed. One of the doctors turn to look at her. "Excuse me, you are?"

"Chuck's girlfriend, Sarah. How is he doing?"

"Nice to meet you Sarah, I'm Doctor Fields. The surgery appears to have been successful. He's still in a coma but he should come round in a couple of days. We'll be monitoring him carefully, make sure nothing goes wrong, but he should pull through."

Sarah had to stop herself from showing the relief that flowed through her as the doctor said those words. She knew that what he had said wasn't something to completely trust in, but it definitely gave her hope. Chuck was a fighter, and now that the surgery was complete, things were looking good for him, for them both. When the doctors had finished their checkups and left the room, she brought her chair closer to his bedside and sat down, taking his hand in hers.

For the first time since they had brought him in, she really looked at him. There were cuts and bruises all over his face and arms an she could see the cast on his right leg. As she studied him, she let herself cry. She had come close to losing the man, "Don't even think it Walker," she thought to herself. But she couldn't deny it anymore, especially after what had just happened. She loved him, she didn't know how she was going to deal with it, or whether she was going to tell him, but she knew that she loved him. She placed her head on Chuck's chest, listening to him breathe and relishing in the feel of his chest rising and falling underneath her head. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Two weeks later

"Sarah, I can get myself a glass of water you know," Chuck whined. "I'm not..."

"Yes Chuck, I know, you're not disabled", She replied, "but you were in a pretty bad accident a couple of weeks ago and therefore you shouldn't be getting yourself a glass of water."

"But Saaaaraaahh.." Chuck continued to whine. "I've been in bed for two weeks, at least let me get a glass of water and stretch a little." "Chuck, you can stretch in your room, I'll be right back."

As she headed towards the kitchen, she could hear Chuck grumbling behind her. She got him a glass of water and headed back to his room. She stopped at his doorway, watching him as he paced around his room, using one of his crutches to help him walk. He had recovered well. She knew it still hurt for him to laugh and his leg would be in the cast for quite a few weeks, but his headache's had disappeared and the rest of his body didn't ache so much. At least that's what he had told her earlier that morning.

As he made his way back to his bed, he noticed her watching him. He gave her a small smile and sat down on the bed. He motioned for her to join him. Sarah moved to join him on the bed, handing him his glass of water as she did so. "Thanks" he said.

They sat in silence as he drank his water but she didn't mind. She was just so happy that he was fine. The past two weeks had been hard on her, especially the few days after the accident. It had taken Chuck four days to fully wake up from his coma and then after that, he had still been required to stay in the hospital for a few more days so that the doctors could keep an eye on him.

She had been with him all that time, only going back to her hotel to shower and change each morning. And since he'd been allowed back home, she'd been with him all the time as well. Right now, after what had happened, she couldn't afford to let him out of her sight. It was her job to protect him from anything, and she felt like she had failed.

"Chuck, we need to talk." He looked over at her with a puzzled look on her face. "About the accident.." He was ready for this, she thought to herself.

"Sarah, we already talked about this. My head's fine, and Casey brought over those pictures. I flashed on them and the intersect is still intact. Can we drop it, I still feel stupid for not watching where I was driving. "

"Chuck," she said. "Stop that. Stop blaming yourself ok? The other driver already said it was his fault. And that's not what I wanted to talk about. " "Ok, then what?" he asked. Sarah took a deep breath, she was scared but there was no turning back now, she had had enough.

She turned to face him and then quickly looked down at her hands, still trying to figure out how to tell him. "Sarah, what is it? What do you want to talk about?" Chuck asked. "Us." She replied. She took another breath before she continued.

"When Ellie called me, saying you were on the verge of dying, I couldn't breathe Chuck. I got a quick glimpse of what it would be like, not having you around and not having you know how I felt. And even if you don't want to be with me, you need to know how I feel about you. Because I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if anything happened to either of us and all are left with is what could've been."

"Sarah, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying that I..." she paused, she couldn't say it. She felt it but she couldn't say it. "I care about you a lot, I always have. It's just taken me awhile to realise how much." Before she could continue, Chuck's hand was on her cheek and his lips were on hers. It was a soft, sweet kiss. He pulled away and Sarah couldn't stop staring into his eyes, tears forming in hers as she realised how blessed she was to even know someone like him.

She continued with the little speech she had prepared, before she got distracted. "All I'm asking is, will you go out with me? For real?" It was hard to believe that a smile that big could form on someone's face. But Chuck pulled it off. He leaned in and kissed her again, more passionately this time. He pulled away and smiled against her lips.

"Yes."

I won't disappoint you
As you fall apart
Some things should be simple
Even an end has a start

An End Has A Start – Editors

After:

As Sarah walked into their apartment, she couldn't help but smile at her surroundings. "It's good to be back home," she thought to herself. She hated being in a hospital, they held many bad memories, especially the time when she had thought she was going to lose Chuck for good. Turning back towards the doorway, she smiled as Chuck walked through the door, carrying their new born son, Jonathan, in his arms.

"It's good to be back" she says to him. He looks at her and smiles.

"It's good to have you back. This place is a mess." Laughing, she walks up to him and gives him a small punch on the shoulder. "Hey watch it mister, I may have just had a baby but I can still kick your ass."

"And I haven't forgotten love, don't worry."

She reached up and pulled his head down and gave him a small peck on the lips. "I'm going to go make some dinner. You can go show Jon his new room."

"No Sarah, you will not do such a thing. You just got back from the hospital, we'll order Chinese or something you need to rest."

"Chuck I was pregnant, not..."

"Yes I know, not disabled," he interrupted. "I get it Sarah, just go sit down. I'll put Jon in his cot and then order some food. I'm looking forward to spending a nice quiet evening with my beautiful girl." He threw her his huge Chuck grin and then headed towards the bedrooms.

Ten minutes later, Chuck joined her in the lounge. He sat down next to her on the couch and then pulled her onto his lap. "You're amazing, you know that?"

"I like to be reminded", she replied playfully. He smiled at her and drew her in for a kiss. It started off slowly but quickly began to heat up. Before they got carried away, Chuck pulled back. He looked into her beautiful blue eyes and whispered. "Sarah, I know how much we've been through. But I want you to know that right now, with you, I couldn't be happier. And I know you have your doubts, but remember that no matter what, I'm always here for you and you'll always be mine. I mean, don't forget it."

She felt the tears begin to form in her eyes, he was so sweet. He was everything she could have asked for and everything she didn't deserve. "Chuck, thank you. For everything, and for staying by my side. I'll forever be grateful." She kissed him again. "I love you, so much."

Chuck pulled her head down to his again and kissed her deeply. When they broke apart, he wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. "I love you too Sarah Walker, more than you'll ever know. From here, it's me, you and Jonathan." A wide grin began to form on his face. "And maybe a couple more additions in the future."

She smiled back at him. "Well then Mr Bartowski, you'd better get to work."

Confess, your kiss still knocks me off my legs.

My Baby Blue – Dave Matthews Band

A/N:

Hope you liked it, next chapter should be up by the weekend.

Happy new year all! xxx