The Choice
Chapter three
The drive to Casey's was filled with tension. Chuck was mad that Sarah had just given up on helping him. Saying she had no say! Chuck knew there was no truth in that statement, she had kept him out of the bunker for most of the time he was the intersect.
Sarah on the other hand was to stressed to be thinking about much. This was a turning point in the choice she had to make. If Chuck went to the bunker, was everything decided for her? Or if she fought for Chuck, and he stayed in LA was there still something to choose? It now seemed to come down to two options. She could fight for Chuck to stay in LA, the government would then see how could of a team they were and would most likely make this a permanent job. Or, she could agree with General Graham's most likely request of putting Chuck in the bunker. With him away there would be no choice to make about staying or leaving, for without Chuck there was no real reason to stay. Suddenly, Chuck's voice captured her attention.
"You said a month." He whispered.
"What?" Sarah asked confused.
"You said I had one month to prove to you, true love was always, and now you are thinking of not fighting and letting me go to that bunker." Chuck answered, tears evident in his eyes.
"Chuck…" Sarah trailed off, not knowing what to really say. He was right.
"Sarah, I know this is difficult for you, I am not blind. I know deep down you are having a inner battle about giving up all the perks of being an agent or staying with me, and I understand…but you said a month, are you going to go back on your word?" Chuck asked.
He again, was right, and made a very good point. Sarah wanted to take the risk of loving and being with Chuck, she was willing to give it a try. To go back now on what she said…it would make it seem like she didn't love him. That would be the furthest thing from the truth, it actuality she was scared her loving him would one day get him killed, she would become reckless.
"Chuck, I guess for a while I was thinking if you went to the bunker then I wouldn't have a difficult decision to make this month. In a way, that was calming, to know the decision was going to be made for me. However, as I thought about it, that made it seem like I don't love you, which is so far from the truth I would need a map to find my way back." Sarah explained.
"I never meant to make this choice difficult, I just wanted to fight for you because I knew if I didn't I would regret it." Chuck cried, feeling embarrassed at the thought of shedding actual tears.
"You aren't making things difficult honey, you are making it seem really easy, and that is what scares me. I am so willing to give up this life just to be with you, I have never been that way before." Sarah replied.
"I know, and that is why I am right here, still fighting for you, but letting you make your own decisions, I just need to know one thing…am I going to have that month or not?" Chuck asked again.
Sarah looked over at him as she parked the car outside of Casey's house. She ran her hand through his hair, smiling as his eyes closed at the sensation.
"You are baby." Sarah answered simply.
Chuck's smile barley fit across his face at her words. Quickly he kissed her, making sure she knew how thankful he was.
As they got out of the car, Sarah went back into agent mode. She knew it was what she had to do in order to keep things calm. She had to be able to bring her A game.
"Chuck, remember to everyone in the government, even Casey right now, our relationship is actually only a cover, only we know the truth, ok?" Sarah spoke up.
"I know." Chuck said with a smile, loving gentle hand squeeze she gave him as they walked inside the house.
"Walker, what happened? I got your call, we meet with the General in two minutes." Casey said.
"Chuck flashed fulcrum knows what we are doing, but doesn't know what we actually look like or who the intersect is, or what." Sarah explained.
"It won't be hard to track us down with names." Casey replied.
"I know, but they don't know it is Chuck that we are protecting." Sarah emphasized.
"Well, that is a plus, as long as we keep him as your cover boyfriend only he should be safe." Casey answered.
"What do we have team?" The General asked coming online.
"Ma'am Fulcrum knows our mission, they don't know who Chuck is but they know Walker and I are protecting the intersect. The plus is we have a bit of time because the guy doesn't know what we look like." Casey explained.
"We have to remove the intersect immediately." Graham announced.
"Actually ma'am we think it would be to our benefit if he stayed." Sarah started, her voice trailing off at the look Graham's face took on.
"Oh I see agent Walker, you think we should keep the intersect there in LA, were Fulcrum is at this very moment, looking for him." Graham said.
"Yes ma'am." Sarah simply replied.
"Has being out there in the sun driven you mad?" Graham screamed is astonishment.
"Ma'am, I agree with Walker actually, we could use the intersect's help if we keep him with the cover of Walker's boyfriend. Then we could track down the Fulcrum agent, and since he is alone this is obviously a recon mission, and we could bring him in, find out exactly what Fulcrum knows." Casey explained, coming to the aid of his partner.
"Why would we need Chuck to be Sarah's boyfriend?" Graham asked.
"I saw him with a lady, but I didn't flash on her, most likely she is his girl, if we somehow find out where they are staying or dinning Sarah and I could go on a cover date, and then actually nab the guy." Chuck responded, finally adding his two cents in.
Graham looked at the team tensely before letting out a smile. She knew this was risky, and pretty stupid, but it was just enough risky and stupid that it just might work.
"I am sorry I yelled Agent Walker, you guys are right, it seems you have everything under control with the mission, go with your plan then debrief me tomorrow morning." Graham replied.
"Yes ma'am." Sarah responded, sighing in relief when the screen when black.
"That was close." Said Casey.
"Uh, yea." Replied Sarah, confused at Casey's behavior.
"What? I may think this kid is a knuckle head, but I have seen his family, they would be devastated if Chuck suddenly was dead, cause we all know once you go to the bunker, you don't come back." Casey explained.
"Aw Case! You actually care about me!" Chuck smiled.
"Casey. My name is Casey." Casey gritted out.
"Actually it is John." Sarah replied, smiling as Casey's vein popped out in his neck.
"We are going to go now, we have to go pack up my stuff." Sarah continued, knowing that Casey knew Sarah was going to eventually move in with Chuck, only he thought it was for the cover.
"Ah taking the next step?" Casey asked.
"You do what you have to for the country." Chuck replied, a full fledged grin on his face.
"I bet it is such a hard thing for you to do. I mean, have a beautiful woman move in, the pain that must be causing." Casey sarcastically replied.
"What can I say? I am that good of a citizen." Chuck spit back, walking out of Casey's house.
"Ha. He is actually growing some balls." Casey laughed, walking out of the room, leaving Sarah to chase down Chuck.
When Sarah found him, he was in his room, just having crawled through the Morgan door.
"Babe you were fantastic!" Sarah shouted, giving Chuck a huge kiss.
"You too." Chuck responded in the second he had before Sarah's lips were back on his.
"Casey is going to find the Fulcrum dude, so we will have a mission tonight." Sarah breathed out as Chuck's lips traveled down her neck.
"Well then, we better make use of the afternoon." Chuck said with a wiggle of his eye brows.
Sarah could only laugh as she pulled off her shirt before climbing on top of Chuck has he sat on the bed.
"Lets hope you don't get to worn out, or we will having nothing to do after the mission." Sarah replied.
Later that night as Chuck was being wired up for the mission, Sarah started to get a little nervous. What if things went badly?
"Are you sure he won't get caught with that wire?" Sarah asked again, knowing Chuck would be killed if the Fulcrum agent saw it.
"Damn Walker, I know how to do my job!" Casey tersely replied.
"I am just making sure, we are taking the intersect right into the line of fire, this has to go perfect." Sarah quickly covered.
"Don't worry, you and Chuck go to the hotel's dinning room, you eat and watch for the agent, when he comes in Chuck accidently spills his drink on him, you go over to help smooth things over, flirt, get your pass to his room, then you knock him down. Chuck will have come next door to where I will be waiting, and when you give the signal we will come in." Casey answered, for the third time reciting the plan.
"Gun blazing." Chuck put in.
"Like you know how to even hold a gun." Casey laughed out.
"I know more then you think." Chuck grumpily replied, getting sick of Casey always laying into him.
"No, you don't. You are a dumbass Chuck I mean hell, even Walker could seduce you into thinking you had a shot with her when we first started this mission. Like a girl like her, would ever go for scum like you." Casey retorted.
Before Sarah knew what was happening Chuck lunged towards Casey, catching the older agent off guard as they tumbled to the floor.
"Chuck!" Sarah yelled going over to get him off Casey before he got really mad.
"You stupid asshole!" Casey shouted, throwing a left hook that caught Chuck in the face, Chuck however kept going, landing his own fist into Casey's cheek.
Quickly Sarah grabbed Chuck's arm and twisted it making him release Casey and let out a small cry of pain as she dragged him to his feet. Casey quickly jumped up on his own, gave quite the evil eye towards the couple and then walked out of the room to get ice.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Sarah yelled, twisting Chuck's arm even harder.
"Sarah! My arm!" Cried out Chuck, the pain making him barley able to breathe.
Sarah released him arm, and then shoved him onto the couch.
"Explain." Was her simple command.
"I got mad when he said you could never go for a guy like me, it just got me thinking about stuff." Chuck gritted out, not looking Sarah in the eye, allowing Sarah to catch on to the fact that Chuck wasn't telling the whole truth.
"Really? Look me in the eye dammit!" Sarah snapped, but still Chuck's brown orbs avoided her blue. "Chuck!"
Chuck still however avoided her, not wanting Sarah to see the pain he felt over Casey's comment. Sarah then decided to take matters into her own hands. Slowly she straddled herself on Chuck, before guiding his face to look straight at hers. There was no getting out of it now, Chuck had to look at her.
Sarah's anger quickly left her face as she looked at the pain in his eyes.
"Sweetie, tell me. Please?" Sarah begged.
"You played me the first night." Chuck whispered.
"What?" Sarah asked confused.
"You played me into thinking you liked me the first night…how..how do I know telling me you love me isn't some weird messed up order from Graham?" Chuck whispered sullenly.
Sarah suddenly understood. She knew Chuck was being stupid asking the question, but still she understood his fear. Since this whole relationship started it has been Chuck reassuring her that he loves her. Never once, did Chuck question her love, until Casey had to go and point out the part of seducing being a huge part on what makes her such a good agent.
"Chuck, listen to me. I love you, because of who you are not what is inside that brain of yours. Yes, we started out as a cover and that started because of some seducing, but what I feel in my heart is real. I love you more then I have ever loved anything or anyone in my life." Sarah explained, watching as Chuck's eyes grew wide at her admission. "How do you not see how much I love you?"
"I guess…no, I know you do, Casey just hit a sore spot." Chuck sighed out, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"There shouldn't be any sore spots lover, I love you for you, I am in love with you. You just have to trust me." Sarah replied.
"Like on the beach?" Chuck asked, remembering the first night they met.
"Sort of, I asked you to trust me then because it would keep you safe, I am asking you to trust me now, because if you can't it will break my heart." Sarah answered, deciding honesty was best in this situation.