Okay, so here it is my longest chapter yet. I'm really hoping for some more feedback on this chapter, I didn't get nearly as much as I was hoping for with the last chapter. Are people still reading? Hopefully this chapter will offer some satisfaction for all you Charah fans. Enjoy and please review.
Chapter 16
The ring operative groaned in pain as the lead pipe came in to contact with his abdomen once again.
"Enough!" Casey ordered his fellow agent to stop as he made his way across the room to them.
Casey leaned down closely to speak into Burke's ear. The man sat limp, tied to a chair, his arms bound tightly behind his back. His face was caked with blood, both old and new. His left eye was swollen shut and he appeared to be barely conscious.
"I'm only going to ask you one last time. Where is Haz?"
"I told you…I don't know…he…contacted me…by phone…Please….please stop…the torture." Burke pleaded.
Casey grunted and moved away from the prisoner.
"I've heard enough. Put him back in the holding cell." Casey ordered the agents. It had been three days since they had captured Burke at the Governor's luncheon and the guy was not cracking. Either he was telling the truth and he didn't know where Haz was or he was exceptional at withstanding torture.
Casey joined Sarah out in the main corridor of Castle. She was totally engrossed in her computer screen. Casey plopped down in a chair next to her, exhausted from this last torture and interrogation session.
"Anything?" She asked not even looking away from her screen.
"No. I'm beginning to think he doesn't know anything." Casey replied.
"Casey I've been thinking about this the past two days and I think that maybe we should move our base of operation away from her for a while." Sarah spoke in hushed tones.
"What? Why?"
"Casey, Haz knew exactly what are plan was the other day. I know we swept castle thoroughly, but we had to miss something. It's like no matter what we do, he's always one step ahead of us. We don't even know who we're looking for. No one even knows what he looks like, we're never going find him if he knows our every move. I think we need to move our base of operations at least for the time being." She suggested. Her voice remaining just barely a whisper as she spoke.
"You could be right. Should I inform the General?" Casey asked.
"No, I want to limit any communication here at Castle." Sarah slipped Casey a note telling him to meet her at her place in two hours.
Casey nodded in agreement after reading it.
"I'm going to grab a bite to eat and run a few errands, I'll see you later." She said getting up from her chair. She grabbed her brown leather jacket off the back of her chair and slipped it on before heading up the stairs and out the door.
As tired as he was, Casey took it upon himself to start another sweep of Castle.
Haz watched on his monitor as Sarah exited the Orange Orange. He slammed his whiskey glass down on his desk. He had watched two nights ago when they dragged Burke inside. Now he watched as the blonde CIA agent walked free. Haz was not pleased to say the least. First he lost his intersect in the plane crash, and now her. He wouldn't have it. He wasn't used to losing and as far as he was concerned, Lieutenant Walker may have won the battle but he would win the war, there was no doubt in his mind about that.
"King me." Dan said moving his red game piece into it's new position in the back row of the checkerboard.
Chuck sighed, taking one of his red checkers and topping off the piece.
"What is it?" Dan asked.
Chuck sat back in his chair. "This sucks."
"What? The game? We can play something else if you're tired of Checkers."
"No, it's not the game." Chuck stood from his chair and began to pace the room. "This." he said gesturing to the cabin with his two hands. "I can't take it anymore. I can't even go out for a walk. I have no idea what's going on with Haz and I haven't even spoken to Sarah in nearly 2 days. What if something has happened?"
"Chuck relax. If something had happened we would have heard about it. She's fine, She's busy doing her job."
"I know, but she hasn't called to check in. She said she would."
"Look, I know how hard this is for you, but Chuck, we could be here for weeks, maybe months. It's only been three days, you need to relax and trust your team."
"I do trust them. They're the only ones I trust. It's just hard to be stuck here when I should be out there helping them. It makes no sense to me. I'm healing, look at me. You'd never know I was shot a week and half ago. I'm ready to go back. I'm ready to work."
"Chuck as much as you may think you are ready to go back, you're not. You would be a liability and not just to yourself, but to your team. Think about it. Do you think that Sarah could concentrate the way she needs to if you were out there with her, so soon. Her focus would be on you the whole time and not on the mission. You'd be putting her in danger."
"Okay Okay….I get it Dan…I just….it's hard just sitting here."
"I know."
"I just need something to do, this sitting around playing checkers just isn't doing it."
"Alright…. So…. how about Monopoly?"
Chuck laughed. "Fine, but I'm the race car."
"So according to Burke, Haz was after me. I think the only way for us to draw him out is pretty obvious. We need to set a trap with me as the bait." Sarah suggested.
"Okay, any suggestions as to how we do that?" Casey asked.
"Well according to this latest Intel that Beckman sent over, Ernesto Vasquez, a ring arms dealer has a meeting set up early next week with a buyer at the Le Montrose Suite Hotel in Los Angeles. I say we intervene. Tomorrow we go back to castle, make our plans, that way if castle is bugged somehow, Haz will know what we're doing. If he's going to make a move he'll do it there. We'll allow him to capture me, Take me back to his hideout. We'll have a large artillery of back up, unbeknownst to him and take him by surprise."
"Not bad Walker, this could work." Casey looked at his watch, it was nearing one in the morning. "Let's call it a night, I'll meet you at castle around o'nine hundred?"
Sarah nodded. She walked Casey to her door and latched the deadbolt after he left.
Sarah made her way into the bathroom and started the shower. She was exhausted and all she wanted was to take a nice hot shower and crawl into bed.
Casey had made his way down the elevator of Sarah's hotel. The doors opened and he made his exit. Making his way to the lobby, Casey did a quick scan of the room. It wasn't long before spotted her, sitting by a window. She seemed lost in thought as she glanced out the window. Casey smiled.
"Hey, sorry I took so long." he said as he approached her.
She smiled up at him. "That's okay. You're here now." She stood to meet him.
"It's kind of late for dinner." he said apologetically looking at his watch again.
"That's okay, I already ate."
"Do you want to grab a drink or something?" he asked.
"Or something." She smiled up at him once again and Colonel John Casey flashed her a thousand kilowatt smile.
"Well let's go then." he said extending his hand to Agent Molloy and the two exited the hotel hand in hand.
Sarah flicked off the bathroom light and made her way to her bed. She turned the lamp on her nightstand on and proceeded to turn off the overhead light. Pulling back the covers, she climbed into the bed and relaxed against the cool sheets. Sarah rubbed her temples and allowed her mind to rest for a few moments and not focus on Haz or the mission. Her mind drifted to the only other possible thing, or person rather, that she could possibly think about. She missed him. She missed his arms around her and wished that he was there with her right now. Her bed felt empty without him. Sarah grabbed the cell phone off of her night stand and dialed his number.
Chuck laid in bed staring up at the ceiling. The soft music flowed from his radio across the room. His mind was flooded with memories of her. He missed her so much and wondered what she was doing right now, if she was okay. Chuck nearly jumped off the bed when the phone on his night stand rang. He was quick to retrieve it and didn't even waste a second to look at the screen to see who it was.
"Hello." he said bringing the phone to his ear.
"Chuck." The sweet sound of her voice came from the other end.
He smiled. "Sarah. Are you okay?"
"I am now." She smiled.
"I was beginning to think you forgot about me." Chuck teased.
"I could never forget about you. I'm sorry I didn't have time to call sooner. Casey and I have been putting in some crazy hours."
"Everything's okay though? I've been worried about you."
"Chuck I promise everything is fine."
"How are you doing? How do you feel?"
"I feel fine Sarah. I feel better everyday."
"Did Devon get up there today to check on you?" She asked.
"Yeah he was here this afternoon."
"What did he have to say? How is your recovery coming along?"
"According to Devon, I will be as good as new in no time. He says I'm doing really well."
"That's great Chuck. I'm so happy."
"Yeah, he says I can resume all light activity and come the end of the week I should be able to increase my activities even more. So yeah I was thinking it would be a great time for you to come visit me."
Sarah laughed. "Chuck!"
"What?" he laughed. "I'm just kidding...well, not really but.."
"So what have you been doing there?"
"You mean besides staring at 4 walls and thinking about you all day?"
She laughed. "Yeah besides all that."
"Well Dan and I have pretty much mastered every board game know to man."
"Do you need anything else? I can get you something if you need it."
"Really? Anything I want?"
"Pretty much. Anything within reason anyway."
"Well how soon can you get here?"
She sighed. "Chuck."
"I know, I know, you're busy with everything there."
"It's not just that Chuck. Haz has it out for me. He could be watching me. I don't want to lead him to you. If anything ever happened to you because of my careless mistake…I couldn't handle that."
"Sarah, I just think this is all unnecessary. I should be there with you. I can protect you for a change. I have the ability to do that now. I can take down Haz."
"Chuck nobody knows what Haz is capable of."
"Sarah, no one knows what I'm capable of. I guarantee you, I can do this."
"I don't want you to do it Chuck. It's not who you are, It's not who I fell in love with." She raised her voice.
Chuck was silent on the other end of the phone contemplating what she was saying.
"I'm sorry." she finally said. "I didn't mean to yell. I just...I miss you....and I hate that you're not here, I hate that you got thrown into this world you never wanted to be a part of. I know how the CIA can change someone and I'm so scared Chuck that I'll lose you to them."
"Sarah, you don't have to be scared. Look I'm not a killer, I don't even like holding a gun, you know that. I haven't changed Sarah, I'm still me. The only difference now is that I'm capable of protecting myself when I need to."
"Chuck I know you have impressive skills now. Skills that go far beyond what your typical spy is capable of, but that doesn't mean you're invincible. I think that has been made very clear. You are after all recovering from a nearly fatal gunshot."
"Sarah, I don't know what you want me to say. Do you want me to say that I'll never get hurt again, or that I'll never be responsible for someone else getting hurt? Do you want me to quit? What is it you want?"
"No...I...I don't know Chuck...look I'm really tired...maybe I shouldn't have called tonight."
"Sarah?"
"Maybe we should just call it a night?"
"Sarah?"
"I didn't mean to upset you."
"Sarah will you stop?...You didn't upset me....The only thing that is upsetting is not being with you. It's just...it's frustrating. All I want right now is to see you. I want to hold you in my arms. I want to kiss you. I just want to be with you. I thought uploading the new intersect would be good for us, that we'd be together. I never thought it would tear us apart….I never thought it would be like this."
"I'm sorry."
'It's not your fault. Why are you apologizing?"
"I don't know. I just…. I'm tired Chuck...I'm just tired."
"Well maybe we should call it a night then. Why don't you get some sleep?" He conceded.
"I'll talk to you soon."
"Yeah."
"Goodnight Chuck."
"Goodnight Sarah." and with that they ended the call.
Chuck tossed his phone down on the bed. He folded his arms underneath his head and resumed his staring at the ceiling. This was not how he wanted his conversation to go with her tonight.
Just as he was about to turn off the light next to his bed and turn in for the night his phone beeped indicating a new text message just came through.
Chuck picked up the phone and looked at the screen. Despite his now unsettling mood, he smiled when he read it.
"I love you."
Chuck responded with his own text. He placed the phone back on his night stand and shut the light.
Sarah just settled in under the covers when his text message came through. She grabbed her phone off her night stand and opened the message.
"I love you too. Sweet dreams."
The next few days, Sarah and Casey worked diligently by day hashing out their plan in great detail while at Castle, in hopes that Haz would get word of their new mission.
By night Sarah and Casey worked from her hotel room, plotting their real mission in secrecy. They were determined for this plan to work.
Sarah and Chuck's contact had been minimal throughout the week, since their last conversation both were guarded. They would send an occasional text message or leave a voice mail for one another. They hadn't had the opportunity to talk in person since the other night and Sarah couldn't help but think that perhaps that was best for now because if Chuck had any idea what they were planning, There is no way he would allow her to go through with it.
She missed him though. The more days that passed the worse it was. She wanted to see him more than anything. Chuck's Birthday was in two days and she hoped to surprise him, that is if she could sneak away undetected. It would take some careful planning on her end but she was confident that she would be able to pull it off.
"Are we just about done Walker?" Casey asked, jotting down a few quick notes.
"Yeah why, you got a hot date or something?" she joked.
Casey didn't respond, not even with his usual grunt. Shocked by his lack of response, Sarah looked up at him. Casey appeared to be at a loss for words, totally thrown off guard by Sarah's comment. It was all very un-Casey like.
"Oh my God...You do!" Sarah replied.
Casey moved his lips to speak but nothing came out.
"Oh my God! Who is she? Do I know her?"
Finally a small grunt escaped his lips.
"It's just a late dinner. A man's gotta eat."' he replied through clenched teeth.
"Let me guess...Agent Molloy....or should I call her Erin?" Sarah continued. She was having way too much fun watching Casey squirm.
"Drop it Walker."
"Casey, it's not a big deal. You are allowed to go to dinner with a woman, and She's beautiful. You guys are cute together.'
"Are we done Walker?" He asked one final time.
"Yeah we're done."
Casey grabbed his belongings and headed for the door.
"John?" Sarah called from across the room.
Casey reached the door and turn to face her.
"Yeah?"
"Have a good night." She said offering a smile.
Casey smiled back. "Good night Walker."
Sarah was happy that Casey seemed to have found someone, but she couldn't help but feel a little jealous when she thought about her current situation and the man she loved being so far away. Things had been off for them since Chuck was moved to the safe house. After their conversation the other night things were even more distant between them and Sarah hated it. She wanted to talk to him, to hear his voice, but she didn't want to fight with him. Sighing heavily she pulled out her phone.
"Here goes nothing." She said as she punched in his number. She held the phone to her ear as it rang.
It rang exactly five and half times before Chuck answered. She wondered if he had been debating picking up or not.
"Hello." his voice rang out on the other end. His breathing was labored as he spoke.
"Chuck?"
"Oh hey Sarah." his breathing still heavy.
"Chuck are you okay? You're out of breath."
"Huh? Oh...yeah, I was just working out a little."
"What? Working out? Chuck you're supposed to be recovering not working out."
"Sarah relax. I'm not doing anything Devon said I couldn't do. Besides for the first time since I've been here, I am relaxed. It's really helping me clear my head."
"Please don't overdue it. I want you in top form when I get my hands on you."
Chuck laughed. "So what's happening on the home front?"
"Not much. Just trying to get some plans in motion. How are you? I'm sorry I keep missing your calls. I know we haven't really had a chance to talk since the other night."
"It's okay, we're talking now."
"I'm sorry about the other night."
"I'm sorry too."
"Chuck, I don't want to fight with you. it's just, this has been a lot harder for me than I thought it would be."
"I know. I hate seeing you like this. well not that I'm technically seeing you. You know what I mean. I hear it in your voice when I talk to you. I know you're hurting too."
"Well, I think that when all this is over we need to just disappear for a while. A nice long vacation, Just the two of us."
"That sounds...perfect actually. I can't wait. So where would we go?"
"Does it matter?" she replied.
"Not at all, as long as I'm with you."
"Good, I was hoping you would say that."
Chuck glanced down and looked at his watch it was just after 9:30 at night.
"It's pretty early for you, are you done working for the night?"
"Yeah, I'm calling it a day."
"Good, you work too much."
"Until you are here safe at home with me, it will never be too much."
"Well don't overdo it, I want YOU in top form when I get my hands on you."
She laughed.
"God I miss that." He said.
"What?"
"Your laugh. Your smile. All of it. All of you.'
A single tear made it's why down her cheek.
"Sarah? Are you still there?" Chuck questioned, when he was met with silence.
"Yeah I'm here." she sounded somber.
"Are you okay? Sarah are you crying?"
Sarah wiped at her eyes.
"Apparently." she sniffled.
"Awe baby don't cry. I hate it when you cry."
'I'm sorry. I hate it when I cry too. Believe me if I could stop it I would."
"Want to lay down with me?" he asked.
"Huh?" She questioned.
"Go lay down on your bed."
"Chuck?"
"Just humor me would ya?"
"Okay." Sarah walked over to her bed and climbed up on it. She fluffed her pillow and made herself comfy.
"Okay, I'm laying down, now what?"
"Okay I'm laying down too. Now put your phone down on the pillow against your ear so you can hear me. Ill do the same. "
"Okay, done."
"Now close your eyes. Imagine me wrapping you up in my arms, pulling you tightly against me."
Sarah got shivers down her spine. The more he talked, the more she could imagine him there with her. She released a sigh. She was content. How good it felt to be in his arms again.
"Sarah, we would love to have you over for dinner tonight." Ellie tried her best to persuade her.
"Ellie, I would love to, really, but it's not a good night. I already have plans."
"Really? I was hoping maybe we would hear from Chuck tonight. You know it's his birthday."
Sarah smiled. "I know." she said placing her new pink satin negligee into the overnight bag she was packing.
"I'm actually working on a little surprise for the birthday boy." Sarah adjusted the phone, holding it between her ear and her neck as she finished her packing.
"Oh? Care to share?" Ellie prodded.
"Oh, well, just a little romantic homecoming surprise for when he does return.. Hopefully it will be soon."
"I don't know how you do it Sarah. You must miss him so much."
"You have no idea." Sarah sighed into the phone.
"Alright well, Dinner next week then and I won't take no for answer."
"You're on. Maybe not so much wine though."
"I promise, we'll go easy on the wine." Ellie laughed.
"Okay Ellie, it was good talking to you, we'll talk soon I promise."
"Alright Sarah, take care."
"You too."
Sarah hung up the phone and tossed it down on her bed while she finished her packing. She couldn't stop smiling. In less than three hours she would be with Chuck. She couldn't wait to surprise him.
Her phone rang once again. Sarah rushed to pick it up.
"Hello." she spoke into it cheerfully.
"Sarah? Finally I got a hold of you."
"Morgan?"
"Yeah. How are you? How's Chuck? Have you heard anything from him lately? I assume he is still out of town for his new job since I have not heard from him in months."
"Yeah, yeah Morgan, he's still out of town. I actually haven't spoken to him in a while myself. Last I heard he lost his phone and was working on getting a new one."
"Oh really? Damn I was hoping to get a hold of him today. I wanted to wish him a happy birthday. This will be the first year we haven't celebrated his birthday together since we were twelve."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Will you be talking to him today?" Morgan asked.
"I'm hoping to."
"Well if you do Sarah, please tell him I called and wish him a happy birthday for me."
"I will Morgan."
"Thanks Sarah, I appreciate that."
"Morgan…you know, he misses you too."
"He does?"
"Of course, you're his best friend."
"Yeah, well it doesn't feel like it anymore. Usually your best friend calls you back when you leave them a million messages."
"Morgan, He's been busy, I've barely spoke to him myself. He hasn't even called Ellie."
"Look Sarah, you don't have to defend him or apologize for him. I get it, he's busy. This new job has taken over his life. It must be one hell of a job."
Sarah sat on the edge of her bed. She felt bad for Morgan and she understood how he was feeling. She had gone three months without hearing from Chuck, but at least she had known where he was and why it was he wasn't calling. Morgan didn't even have that luxury.
"How have you been doing Morgan? How is everything going with your hibachi training?"
"It's been going well. Anna says my cooking is to die for."
"Really? Well, I look forward to trying it sometime."
"Absolutely. I finish my training come the end of the month. I would love to cook for you. All of you."
"We would love that too Morgan."
"Here you are." Casey handed Erin a glass of wine as he took a seat next to her on his couch.
"Thank you." Erin took a sip from the glass and placed it on the coffee table in front of her. She sat with her legs curled up partially under her and off to the side while her body leaned in towards Casey who sat extremely close to her. He brought his arm around her and she moved in closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder.
"This is nice." she said.
"Mmmm." Casey responded.
Erin nuzzled his neck. Casey set his glass of wine down on the table next to hers. His hand caressed her thigh as she placed kisses on his neck, working her way up to his jaw line.
"John."
"Hmm?"
"I think I love you." She said.
Casey pulled away momentarily to meet her eyes. He smiled.
"I think I love you too." he said before capturing her lips with his once again.
Sarah smiled when the cabin came into her view. She had gotten a later start than she had hoped for, but she was here now and she couldn't hide her excitement. Sarah parked her car and gathered her belongings.
"Lieutenant Walker." the guards greeted her.
"Gentlemen." She replied. "Anything to report?"
"It's been quiet lieutenant." the one guard replied.
"That's good." She said.
Sarah knocked on the cabin door and waited patiently for someone to answer. Moments later she was greeted at the door by Agent McKinley.
"Sarah?"
"Hi Dan."
Dan ushered her inside.
"Chuck is going to be thrilled to see you. What brings you around? Hopefully just a friendly visit."
"It's Chuck's birthday." She smiled as she set a box down on the table.
"Really? He didn't mention it."
"Speaking of Chuck. Where is he?" She asked looking around the cabin not seeing any signs of him.
"He's hiding out in his room. You want me to get him?" Dan asked.
Sarah smiled. "No. I think I'll surprise him."
Sarah made her way to Chuck's bedroom door. She debated knocking but decided that would ruin the surprise. She turned the knob, opening the door slowly, she peered inside. She saw him lying on his bed sporting only a pair of jeans. His hands folded behind his head, his eyes closed. She couldn't tell if he was actually sleeping or just relaxing. She recognized the music that was coming from the stereo. He had made her listen to it once before when they were cover dating. Chuck had asked her to stay in his room for a while because Ellie and Devon had thought he was "getting lucky" with her. Sarah smiled at the memory.
She entered the room and quietly closed the door behind her. Sarah made her way over to the bed. She gently climbed up on the bed next to him. Leaning over him she leaned in and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
"Mmmm." he moaned against her lips.
Sarah pulled away only to find that his eyes were still closed. She smiled, he was just too cute for words. She leaned back in and kissed him again. After a few moments she could feel him respond as he began to kiss her back. She heard her name escape his lips and she pulled back to look at him. Chuck opened his eyes briefly and closed them again. He was still half asleep. It was mere seconds before opened them again, doing a double take.
"Sarah?"
"Hi." she said.
Chuck moved to sit up. "Oh My God! You're really here?"
Sarah nodded.
"I thought I was dreaming."
Sarah took hold of his hand. "Happy birthday Chuck." she said before leaning in and placing another kiss on his lips.
"Tell me I'm not dreaming Sarah."
"You're definitely not dreaming." She stroked his cheek with her free hand. "I missed you."
Chuck reached out with his hand. He grabbed hold of her behind her neck and pulled her to him as he fell back to the bed bringing her down on top of him. His lips danced with hers frantically as his tongue begged for entrance into her mouth. She happily obliged and he deepened the kiss. Sarah ran her hands over his bare chest. He held her face with one hand while he used the other to caress her thigh.
"Oh..Chuck." She moaned.
The two parted lips and he pulled her close against him and held her as tight as he possibly could.
"I can't believe how good you look. How are you feeling?" She asked.
"I feel incredible now that you're here."
"Do you like your surprise?" She finally asked.
"I love it. I didn't even know you knew it was my birthday."
Sarah sat up. "Of course I know."
"I love you Sarah."
" I love you." He kissed her again. He never wanted to stop. He was surprised when she cut him off.
"Uh uh uh…" she climbed off the bed and reached her hand out to him. "Not so fast. I have some other birthday surprises for you."
Chuck grabbed hold of her hand and she pulled him towards her off the bed.
"For your other surprises you need to come out of your room."
"You know Sarah, I really don't need any other surprises. I think I have everything I need right here."
Sarah laughed. "Maybe so, but I worked hard on this surprise, you wouldn't want to disappoint me would you?" She pleaded with her big blue eyes and Chuck's heart melted.
"Of course not."
"Good."
Chuck grabbed his t-shirt off the bed and threw it on. Sarah held his hand and guided him out his bedroom and back out in to the living room. Dan looked up from his seat on the couch when he heard them emerge.
"Well if it isn't the birthday boy." Dan said.
"Alright." Chuck replied.
"You didn't tell me it was your birthday Chuck. I would have made you a special dinner or something."
"Yeah well, it wasn't really a happy day, I guess I didn't feel much like celebrating."
"Well I take it, you're feeling happier now. Do you feel like celebrating now?" Dan asked.
Chuck wrapped his arms around Sarah from behind and pulled her against him. "Absolutely." he said. "So you going to cook me up a big birthday dinner?"
"That won't be necessary. I took care of dinner."
Chuck released her from his arms. "What did you do?" he asked. Sarah just smiled.
Chuck took a big whiff as he made his way towards the kitchen. "You didn't?"
Chuck rummaged through the bag that was sitting on the kitchen table. "You did!"
He pulled out the carton. "Sarah! Sizzling shrimp!"
" I thought you might like that." she said. "It's probably going to need to be warmed up though, it's a long drive out here.
"This is awesome."
"Wait there's more." she said making her way out to the kitchen. She walked over to the white box sitting on the counter. She opened it up to show him it's contents. Chuck peered in the box to see the chocolate cake that read 'happy birthday Chuck.'
"Is that what I think it is?" he asked.
Sarah nodded. "Double chocolate fudge." she replied.
Chuck pulled her in for hug. "Thank you. You didn't have to do all this."
"Chuck it's just a cake and some shrimp. It's not a big deal."
"It is a big deal. I'm stuck here celebrating my birthday and you brought everything I would want from home, to me. It's a very big deal." He pulled her closer and held her tightly.
"Well I'm going to let you two enjoy your dinner here. If you need me for anything, I'll be in my room."
Sarah separated from Chuck.
"Don't be ridiculous Dan. I brought plenty for all of us." Sarah said.
"Yeah, come on you haven't lived until you've had sizzling shrimp." Chuck chimed in. "Please eat with us."
"Are you sure? Don't you two want to be alone?" Dan asked.
"We have all night for that." Sarah said.
"We do?" Chuck asked.
Sarah nodded.
"Does that mean you are staying tonight? He asked.
Sarah flashed him a big grin as she nodded once again. Chuck responded with his own big grin.
"Alright then, so what do you say we get this celebration started." Chuck grabbed some plates from the cupboard. "Come on Dan, dig in."
The three of them sat around the table enjoying their dinner.
"So Sarah, Dan's been telling me tons of stories about Casey when he was a kid."
"Oh really?"
"Yup, Dan, tell her about the time Casey decided he was going to surprise you and his mother with breakfast in bed."
Dan laughed. They spent the next hour sharing stories and munching on birthday cake.
Chuck was thrown off guard when Sarah produced a small wrapped package from behind her back.
"What's this?" he asked.
"What does it look like? It's a birthday present." she replied.
"Sarah, you didn't have to get me anything. You've done enough already."
"Chuck have you ever had a birthday where you didn't get a gift?"
"Well no, but I thought YOU were my gift?"
Sarah smiled. "Open the present Chuck."
Chuck removed the wrapping paper and opened the small box to reveal a fancy gold watch.
"Sarah, this is incredible." he pulled it from the box.
"It has a built in microphone and a homing device, oh and It's engraved on the back." She said.
Chuck turned the watch over and read the engraved words.
'I will love you until the end of time. Sarah'
Chuck smiled. He grabbed Sarah by the wrist and pulled her down onto his lap and kissed her. "I love you Sarah Walker."
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again. "I love you Chuck Bartowski."
"I'll clean this mess up, if you two want to be alone. Consider it my birthday gift." Dan Chimed in.
Chuck looked at Sarah. "I think I may just take you up on that offer." he said.
"Oh, not so fast." Sarah stood from his lap. "There is one more thing you need to do first."
"What's that?"
Sarah pulled out her cell phone and handed it Chuck.
"You need to call Ellie and you need to call Morgan."
"But Sarah, How am supposed to do that? They will recognize your number."
"I installed a special software on my phone, my number will come up as encrypted, it won't show up on their caller ID's. You need to call them. It's your birthday."
Chuck smiled. "Thank you." He stood up and gave her a peck on the lips.
"Take your time. I will be in your room waiting." She gave him a wink before walking away.
Chuck just smiled. This was turning out to be the best birthday ever. Turning his attention back to the phone in his hand. Chuck dialed his sister's number.
Forty minutes later, Chuck managed to get Morgan off the phone. Dan had finished cleaning up the kitchen and had retired to his room for the evening. Chuck was anxious to do the same, especially since he had Sarah there waiting for him.
Chuck made his way back to his bedroom. A huge grin spread across his face as he entered the room.
The room was dark, lit only with candle light. Soft music filled the air.
"Sarah?" he called out to her when he didn't see her.
"I'm here." she said coming up behind him running her hand down his back.
Chuck turned to look at her. A gasp escaped him when he took in the sight of her. She stood before him wearing a pink satin negligee. It hugged her curves perfectly and accented all her assets. Chuck swallowed hard.
"Wow."
Sarah smiled.
"I take it you like it?" She asked.
"Sarah. You look incredible." He extended his hands to her which she gladly accepted as she walked towards him. "I can't believe you did all this."
"Chuck it's nothing really. I just some candles."
"Why do you do that?"
"Do what?" She asked.
"Every time, I try to tell you how much I appreciate you or what you've done, you play it off like it's nothing. It's not nothing to me Sarah. The little things you've done for me today, they mean everything to me, you mean everything to me."
"I don't know." She looked down at the floor. "I guess, I just wish it could be more. You deserve so much more."
"Are you kidding me? I have you, that's as good as it gets Sarah. Nothing could ever top that, nothing."
Sarah grabbed hold of him and pulled him in for a kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he in return wrapped his securely around her waist.
When the need for air became too much for them, they parted lips. She rested her forehead against his. He ran his hands up and down her back caressing her smooth skin.
"Have I mentioned that this is the best birthday I have ever had?" he said.
"Really?" She asked pulling away enough to look him in the eyes.
"Absolutely, and it just keeps getting better and better."
"I want you to be happy Chuck."
"I am. You make me happier than I've ever been."
"I feel the same way. No one has ever made feel like this."
Chuck smiled. He took hold of her hand and pulled her further into the room.
"Dance with me?"
She nodded and he pulled her into his arms. They swayed to the soft music that filled the air. She rested her head against his chest. He wrapped his arms securely around her waist. Chuck gasped when he felt her lips on his neck. It sent shivers down his spine, and at that moment he found it difficult the breathe.
He moved his hand up her side. He leaned down and began trailing kisses down her neck. He moved his mouth across her collarbone. With his hand he gently slid the strap of her negligee to the side causing it to fall off her shoulder. He left kisses in its place causing a moan to escape her lips.
Sarah tugged at the bottom of his t-shirt in an attempt to remove it. Chuck pulled away from her momentarily. Just long enough to remove his shirt for her. He tossed it to the floor and moved back in to close the gap between them. She ran her hands up his bare chest as he attacked her neck once again. Sarah bit her lip in an attempt to stifle the moans she fought to keep in.
Sarah's hands made their way towards the button on his jeans. While he worked at the straps of her negligee. Sarah slid her arm from one strap as he worked on the other, causing the gown to fall to the floor. Chuck took a step back to admire the view in front of him.
"God you're so beautiful." he said taking in the sight before him.
Sarah blushed. She moved in to close the gap between them once again. She leaned in to kiss him. Their lips moved in synch with one another. Sarah felt chills throughout her body as her bare skin came into contact with his. It felt good. It felt right.
"Sarah….are you sure about…this."
She looked up at him. "There will be no going back for us." he said as he gazed into her eyes.
"I don't want to go back. I only want to go forward…Make love to me Chuck."
Chuck smiled and scooped her up into his arms taking her by surprise.
"Chuck! Be careful! You're going to hurt yourself."
Chuck laughed as he laid her down on the bed. He hovered above her momentarily admiring her before easing himself down on top of her. His lips trailed succulent kisses down her neck, while his hand caressed her bare thigh. Sarah toyed with the waistband of his pants and managed to push them down past his hips. Chuck assisted her in removing them the rest of the way. His mouth had made it's way down to her chest. He ran his mouth over one of her breast while his hand gently massaged the other. Sarah threw her head back against the pillow and allowed him to work his magic on her.
Sarah ran her hands through his soft curls, holding him close to her. His name escaped her lips several times as he continued to pleasure her with his mouth. Moments later his mouth found hers once again. He positioned himself between her thighs and they both moaned with satisfaction when he finally entered her. They moved together as one.
Sarah could feel his heart pounding in time with hers. Their bodies in synch with one another. He savored every second with her, as he memorized every inch of her body.
Sarah rolled the two of them over, pushing Chuck onto his back. She moved over him and straddled his waist as they continued to move joined with one another.
He moved his hands up her thighs, caressing her smooth skin. She leaned over him and trailed kisses down his chest.
"Mmmm. Sarah. "
Chuck sat up bringing Sarah with him. Her eyes met his and they shared an intense look with one another. Neither of them had to say anything, their eyes had said it all. He captured her lips with his again. He couldn't get enough of their sweetness. He rolled them over again, never separating from her. Three years of pent up sexual tension, three years of wanting something so badly, three years of loving someone, three years of being deprived one another. There was no going back now.
Okay, so there you have it, no interruptions. Charah finally together. Please leave a review I'd love to hear your thoughts on the chapter.