A:N Well here we go with another chapter. I know everyones been waiting for this particular one and I hope you all enjoy it. I also hope I did ok on the fight scene but if not then I apologize. I'm still trying to master any sort of writing skills I may think I have. Anyways, I won't keep you any longer and please leave me a review. I'd really like to know if everyone is enjoying this story or not. By the way, I don't own Chuck.
Sarah slowly began to wake. She knew that something was different this morning. She noticed that her head was laying on a regular pillow and not on her Chuck pillow. She reached out to the other side of the bed and felt the cool sheets. Sarah opened her eyes and scanned the room and didn't see Chuck anywhere. He would never just up and leave, without telling her where he was going.
Just when Sarah decided to get out of bed and check the rest of the house, the bedroom door opened and in walked Chuck carrying a tray. She could tell from the aroma that Chuck had at least brought her coffee. She wasn't sure what else was on the tray but it smelled delicious. Sarah couldn't help but smile when Chuck had entered the room. He had on just his boxers and nothing else and it made her feel like a queen who was being served by a male servant. Sarah gave Chuck an evil look and said, "Wow, breakfast and dessert in bed. You know you could of brought me breakfast wearing just that wonderful smile of yours and that would of been one of the best starts to a morning that I could ever think of."
Chuck woke before Sarah for the first time in a week. He had planned to make her breakfast in bed for quite some time but she would always wake up before him. He finally got his chance on this particular morning and had quietly slipped out of bed and made his way to the kitchen. Chuck was no cook but he could make a decent omelet with toast and coffee. He prepared two omelets and the toast and coffee and headed back to the bedroom.
When he entered the bedroom, he noticed that Sarah was awake and almost out of the bed. He walked towards the bed and smiled at the comment Sarah had made about him serving her breakfast without his boxers on. He laughed to himself when he got a mental picture in his head. "I guess you wanted sausage with your eggs this morning." He returned her smile, with an evil smile of his own.
Sarah couldn't help but blush from Chuck's unexpected response. He laid the tray on the bed and climbed in beside her. This was the first time in Sarah's life that someone had made her a complete breakfast in bed and of course it would be Chuck who did it. Every time I think I know him, he goes and surprises me with either some simple gesture or just a word that makes my heart skip a beat. Sarah wondered how she survived for years just being a cold hearted spy, not caring about how she completed the mission, just as long as it was completed. I guess you never miss something you never had, she thought. Well now she had Chuck, family and friends and she would never allow herself to go back to the way she used to be.
There wasn't anything in the world that Chuck wouldn't do for Sarah and now that he had her back, he would make sure that each and every day he did something to show her how much she meant to him. Sometimes, it was just placing his hand on her lower back as they walked and sometimes it was whispering into her ear that he loved her when she wasn't expecting it. Then there were mornings like this one, where he fixed her breakfast and knew from her reaction that he had brightened her day. Sarah deserved happiness in her life and he was just the man to make sure that she had it.
They had finished breakfast and Chuck got out of bed and grabbed the tray. "Why don't you get your shower done, while I clean up the mess I made in the kitchen?"
Sarah spent most nights at Chuck's and even though she had clothes there, she still had to go to her hotel on occasion to get more clothes and today was one of those days. "I have to run to my hotel and grab another set of clothes, so I figured I'd just shower there and then meet you back here as soon as I finish."
"That's fine Sarah, I really don't have anything planned for today, so you don't need to rush."
Sarah stepped up to Chuck and placed a light kiss on his lips. "Your worth rushing for." and with that, she turned around and put on her clothes and then headed out of the apartment.
Sarah smiled as she drove to her hotel. She was happier then she had ever been in her life and she knew that it was all because of Chuck. Sarah thought, how did I get so lucky to find a man like Chuck? He truly was one of a kind and somehow he showed her everyday how much she was loved. She would do her best to show him, that he was loved just as much and that she would never hurt him again. All this relationship stuff was new to her but with Chuck's help, she was finding it easier and easier to express her feelings.
Sarah arrived at her hotel and planned to get her shower, change her clothes and be back to Chuck's in a little over an hour. As soon as she opened the door, she could smell a familiar odor. It was cologne and she knew the one person that used it. When Sarah entered the room, she looked over to her bed and there was her intruder.
"What the hell are you doing here Bryce and why are you in my hotel room?"
Bryce smiled brightly back at her, "Nice to see you too Sarah. That's not a very nice greeting for your partner."
"I'm not your partner anymore Bryce and you know that."
"Your right, I knew you had requested to be assigned to Chuck's team again. Thanks for the phone call to let me know by the way."
Sarah closed the door and had a seat in one of the chairs. "Well, if you knew I had requested to be reassigned, what are you doing here?
Bryce got up from the bed and walked over to where Sarah was sitting. He placed a hand on her shoulder and said, "I'm here to get my partner back."
Sarah looked up at Bryce and then to the hand on her shoulder. "First off, you can remove your hand from my shoulder or I can remove it for you and second, I am no longer your partner."
Bryce recognized the tone of Sarah's voice and knew he better remove his hand before she got a hold of it. "Sarah, I can't believe you came back here to babysit Chuck again. We were an unstoppable team and you just gave that up to babysit Chuck?"
"Bryce, I didn't come back her to babysit Chuck. He is a full fledged agent by the way and he doesn't need me to watch over him. I'm not his handler anymore, I'm his partner, along with Casey."
Bryce laughed as he sat in a chair across from Sarah, "Wow, a whine ass and a burnout. Sounds like a great career move. I'm sure that Beckman gave Chuck the position of agent, just to stop his constant whining."
This time it was Sarah who started laughing. "You have no idea what your talking about Bryce, Chuck earned agent status and Casey is still one of the best agents out there. I've seen Chuck on missions and I'd have to say that he is one of the best agents I've ever seen, even better then you Bryce."
Now Bryce was laughing uncontrollably, "I'm sorry Sarah but it sounded like you said that Chuck was a better agent then me."
"I did Bryce, Chuck has changed a lot since you've seen him last."
"What kind of changes could Chuck have made that would make him a better agent then me?"
"For one, he doesn't have your overblown ego and second, he's been weight training and he also had Casey train him in hand to hand combat and weapons training."
"That's funny, you never had a problem with me before and now all of a sudden I have an overblown ego."
"When I originally started working with you, I was young and naive and I just thought all male agents had egos like yours. That is, until I met Chuck and found out that he could be an agent and still care about people, not just himself. He doesn't sacrifice others just to complete the mission and I admire him for that."
"That sounds like a weakness to me and a good way to get yourself killed. I don't care what kind of training Chuck has been through, there is no way that he could be a better agent then me. I have years of experience and all the training in the world can't replace that. It doesn't sound like admiration is your only reason you requested to be back on Chuck's team, is it?"
Sarah wasn't going to lie to Bryce. She had a plan and this would just be more fuel for the fire that she had already started. She knew that Bryce's ego was going to be his downfall and she knew her next statement would really put a dent in it. "Your right Bryce, as much as I admire Chuck, that isn't the only reason I asked to be assigned back to his team. To be perfectly honest, I love him and I don't plan on leaving him ever again. The last time I left him was the biggest mistake I've ever made and it won't happen again."
"Well, that explains why you refused all my advances the past two and a half years. I still can't believe you would chose a nerd like Chuck over me." This whole situation was really starting to piss Bryce off. It was hard for him to fathom the idea that Sarah would choose to be with a whine ass nerd like Chuck over him.
Sarah could see that her last statement had really been another blow to Bryce's ego and figured that her next statement was going to put him over the edge. "Yes Bryce, I wouldn't allow anything between us because I was in love with Chuck and to be perfectly honest, I used you. I used you as a way to leave Chuck. I was so scared that he would find out about my past and hate me for it. So I used your offer as a way to leave Burbank and Chuck."
"So you didn't have any feeling for me and just used me to get away from Chuck?"
"I did have feelings for you at one time Bryce but they were never anything even remotely close to what I feel for Chuck." She could see that Bryce was getting pretty pissed and knew that her plan was just about ready.
"Well, you really have changed Sarah and I must say, it's not for the better. For one thing, spies don't fall in love and you've completely ignored that and compromised yourself to be with Chuck. Emotions will get you killed and you used to be the best at not letting your emotions control you. As far as Chuck being a better agent then me, well I think your emotions for him have clouded your judgement."
Sarah smiled, Gotcha! she thought to herself. "Well Bryce, you seem so sure of yourself, why don't you put your money where your mouth is? If you feel that you are so much better then Chuck, I guess you wouldn't mind a sparring match with him."
Bryce had a huge smile on his face at Sarah's last statement. "Nothing would make me happier then getting a chance to kick Chuck's ass and show you who the better agent is."
"Don't be so sure of yourself Bryce. By the end of the day I think Chuck will have bruised more then just your ego."
"Well, I think we should make this interesting or maybe you don't feel as confident in Chuck's abilities as you thought."
"I trust Chuck's abilities as much as I do my own. What do you have in mind?"
"I'll spar with Chuck and when I win, you ask for a transfer back with me."
Sarah knew that this is exactly where she wanted him. "That's fine Bryce and when you lose, you have to admit to Chuck that he is a better agent then you and then leave Burbank and stay out of mine and Chuck's lives forever."
Bryce had a smirk on his face as he looked to Sarah. He was going to teach Chuck a lesson that he would never forget and also take Sarah away from him. "You have yourself a deal."
"I'll go talk to Chuck and then I'll text you with a time to be at Castle."
Bryce stood up and headed for the door. "That's fine, I'm really looking forward to this reunion with Chuck. You may want to get your bags packed now, that way we can leave tonight," and with that he left Sarah's room.
Well, now I have to talk to Chuck and explain the deal I just made with Bryce, Sarah thought. She had to admit, a small part of her was a little nervous. She knew that Chuck was better then Bryce but Bryce could always land a lucky punch and Chuck could lose. She felt a slight ache in her heart at the thought of leaving Chuck again. She would tell Chuck about the deal and maybe that would give him an extra incentive to wipe the mat with Bryce.
When Sarah arrived back at Chuck's, She walked in to find Chuck playing Xbox with Morgan. Morgan didn't seem to notice Sarah's presence and was moving the controller like it was a steering wheel and shouting at the screen. She smiled as she walked over behind Chuck and bent over and draped her arms over the front of his chest and then gave him a kiss on his cheek.
She gave him a light kiss by his ear and then whispered in his ear, "We need to have a talk."
Chuck turned his head slightly to look at Sarah, "Just give me a second and we can talk in the bedroom, or do I need to end the game right now?"
"No Chuck, go ahead and finish your game and then we can talk."
There was no way Chuck could concentrate on the game now. Sarah wanted to talk with him and she usually didn't mention anything when Morgan was around, so he figured that it must be something important.
"Morgan buddy, there's something that I forgot I needed to get done today and Sarah just reminded me of it. So, I need to cut our game short. I'm sorry about that."
"Don't worry about it Chuck, I'm going to meet a bunch of the guys from the Buy More for a card game in a little while, so it's not a big deal."
"Well, I'll still make it up to you Morgan, I'm just not sure when."
Chuck got up from the couch and grabbed Sarah's hand and led her down the hall to his bedroom. Once in the room he and Sarah took a seat on the edge of the bed.
Chuck looked to Sarah and could see that she seemed fidgety and to be quite honest, she seemed nervous. "Are you alright Sarah? You seem to be nervous about something. Is there something bothering you?"
Sarah turned and stared right into Chuck's deep brown eyes. "When I got to my hotel room this morning, Bryce was there waiting in my room." She could see Chuck visibly tense at the mention of Bryce's name.
"What did he want Sarah? Did he ask you to leave with him again?" A million thoughts went through Chuck's mind when he heard that Bryce was back. He never felt like he could compete against super spy Bryce Larkin. He just hoped that Sarah wasn't planning to leave with him again.
Sarah could see the questioning look that crossed Chuck's face. She reached over and grabbed Chuck's hands. "Yes, he did ask me to go with him again and I told him that I was staying with you. He kept asking me why I left working with him to come and babysit you. I told him that you were an agent now and that you had been going through training."
Chuck had a smirk on his face now. "How did he react to the whole training, agent thing?"
"Well, I think I made it worse when I told him that I thought you were a better agent then him."
"You didn't tell him that, did you? And what did he say, when you told him that?"
"Bryce's ego was bruised when I told him that and he went on to say that know matter how much training you had, you would never be a better agent then him."
"Sarah, do you really think that I'm a better agent then Bryce?"
"I don't think Chuck, I know. I've seen you in action and I've seen Bryce in action and you really are a better agent then him. You care about people and not just about the mission. Bryce thinks that caring for people like that is a weakness and to be honest, until I had met you, I used to feel the same way." Sarah's head was hanging down after her last comment.
Chuck reached over and lifted Sarah's chin. "You used to be that way but you're not anymore, so you have nothing to be down about."
Sarah gave Chuck a sweet kiss that relayed just enough emotion to let him know what she was feeling, which was love for the one man in the world who could make her smile no matter what kind of day she was having. Once the kiss was done, Sarah took a deep breath and thought to herself, I hope I didn't make a huge mistake with setting Chuck up to spar with Bryce.
Sarah smiled again at Chuck and started to fidget with her hands. Chuck knew that she hadn't told him everything and was a little nervous about what else there could be.
"Chuck I was tired of listening to Bryce go on about how you could never be a better agent them him and I...I made a bet with him."
Chuck looked at Sarah with a surprised look on his face. "What kind of bet Sarah?"
"Please don't get mad at me Chuck but I told Bryce that you could beat him in hand to hand combat."
"So what is the bet that you made with him?"
Sarah took another big breath and as she exhaled she responded, "I told him that if he beat you, I would put in a transfer to go with him."
"What happens if I beat him?"
"He has to admit to you that you are a better agent then him and also leave Burbank and never bother us again." To Sarah's relief, Chuck had a huge grin on his face. She knew that Bryce had always been a thorn in Chuck's side and that maybe if he beat Bryce one on one, he could move on and never have Bryce get under his skin again.
Chuck had to admit that he was a little nervous. Bryce was a welled trained agent and this wouldn't be a cake walk but on the other hand, he was going to have the opportunity to show Bryce that he really was an agent and that he had earned that title. There was also the matter of all the times that Bryce had screwed him over. From Stanford and Jill, to all the times with Sarah. This was his chance to give Bryce a little payback. In fact, this was his chance to kick Bryce's ass and show him that not only was he a better agent but also a better man. He planned to make Sarah proud.
Sarah could see that Chuck had many thoughts going through his head and just waited patiently for his response. Sarah watched as Chuck got a huge smile on his face and again looked at her with those beautiful brown eyes of his.
"I'll spar with Bryce and I'll show him that I've earned agent status and I'll also show him that loving and caring for people doesn't make you weak, it makes you stronger because you try harder to protect the ones you love." Chuck had extra incentive to beat Bryce today. There was no way in hell that he would lose Sarah to Bryce again. Chuck laughed just loud enough for Sarah to hear.
Sarah gave Chuck a questioning look. "What was so funny Chuck?"
"Nothing much Sarah, I was just thinking that Bryce is about to have a bad day."
That statement brought a smile to Sarah's face. "I think Casey should be there also Chuck. He was the one to trained you and I think he would really like to see you kick Bryce's ass. What time should I tell him to meet us at Castle?"
"I think five o'clock would be good. That way, we can go get something to eat afterwards."
Sarah got up and grabbed her phone. "That's a great idea Chuck, I'll call Casey and Bryce and let them know what time to meet at Castle."
The rest of the day went by with Chuck and Sarah going out for lunch and then coming back to the apartment and just relaxing. Chuck had decided from the very beginning that he was going to remain calm the rest of the day and not let Bryce get under his skin like he had in the past. Chuck had mentioned to Sarah that he wanted to get to Castle a little early to prepare himself before Bryce arrived. Sarah had also told him that she had told Bryce about his weight training but never mentioned anything about the size he had gained. Chuck knew that any surprises he had would be an advantage when the match started.
Later that afternoon Chuck, Sarah and Casey had arrived at Castle. Chuck went back to the locker room to change and get loosened up. Sarah and Casey sat in the conference room and waited for Bryce to arrive.
Casey spoke to Sarah, "Thanks for calling me, I wouldn't want to miss this for nothing. Bryce getting his ass kicked is just below me putting another round through the middle of his chest again and maybe one through his head just to make sure he doesn't come back again."
"I have all the faith in the world with Chuck and I think this will help him put all his insecurities he's had with Bryce in the past and away for good." She had just finished her statement to Casey, when her cell phone went off, alerting her that she had a text. She looked up at Casey with a smile on her face, "Bryce is here."
Sarah opened the door and could see that Bryce was already in his gear for the fight. She led him down into Castle and stopped him in the conference room. Casey had gone back to see if Chuck was ready when she went to let Bryce in. "Remember our bet Bryce, I expect you to honor it when you lose."
"Don't worry Sarah, I'll honor the bet but I have no intentions of losing to Chuck."
Sarah shook her head in disbelief as she led Bryce to the dojo. His ego was going to be his downfall today, she thought.
They entered the dojo and Sarah went and stood in the corner. Bryce walked to one side of the mat and started to stretch as he waited for Chuck to arrive.
Chuck talked to Casey when he came back to let him know that Bryce had arrived. Casey put his hand on Chuck's shoulder and looked him square in the eyes, "Just remember your training Chuck and you'll do fine."
"Thanks Casey, I really appreciate everything you've done for me. You've been a true friend for for me when things in my life weren't going so good. You did a hell of a job training me Casey and I'm going to make you proud today. Bryce is about to get more than he bargained for and I plan to inflict some pain."
Casey had a huge grin from Chuck's last statement. He was proud of what Chuck had become. He had turned adversity into a positive thing when he put all his efforts into training.
Bryce was glad that Sarah was there to watch. He wanted her to see the look on her face when he beat Chuck down and the look she would have as she packed her things to leave with him.
Bryce had just finished stretching when he looked up and saw a man step into the dojo. He could see that the guy was wearing an over large hooded sweatshirt and had the hood pulled over his head far enough to hide the persons face. Bryce could see that the man was built fairly large and had a set of broad shoulders. He looked over to Sarah, "What's this Sarah? Sending Casey out first to try and wear me out so that I'll be too tired for Chuck."
He was surprised when Sarah smiled and pointed back to where the person with hoodie was standing. When Bryce turned, he watched Casey walk out from behind the hooded guy. So the hooded guy must be Chuck.
When Chuck came out of the locker room, he kept his hooded shirt on. He wanted to keep Bryce guessing and it seemed to be working.
Bryce watched as the person reached up and removed the hood from his head. He was a bit surprised when it turned out to be Chuck. Chuck smiled at Bryce and then reached and pulled the hoodie over his head. He had on a white Under Armor shirt that hugged every muscle of Chuck's upper body.
Sarah had a huge smile on her face and she also felt her pulse quicken as she looked at Chuck. It didn't matter how many times she had seen him with or without a shirt on. He was just so damn hot in her eyes.
Bryce eyed Chuck's rather large build and then finally spoke to him. "I guess Sarah was right. Your training has paid off. Bryce smirked at Chuck. I hope you don't think I'm intimidated by your size Chuck. I've fought large men before and they all went down, just like you will when this is over with."
Chuck gave Bryce a sly smile and responded to Bryce's remarks. "I'm looking forward to this Bryce but the thing I'm really looking forward to is having you tell me that I'm a better agent then you."
"I doubt you'll be hearing those words from me. You want to know what I'm looking forward to Chuck?' Chuck gave him questioning look. "I'm looking forward to seeing the look on your face when Sarah has to pack and leave with me."
"Well Bryce, are you going to stand here all night and have a verbal battle with me or are you ready to fight?"
"Let's get this show on the road Chuck." Bryce started to bounce on his toes like a boxer and worked his way to where Chuck was standing. He planned to test Chuck and see what his abilities were.
Casey had trained Chuck very well, so Chuck knew what Bryce would try first. He was going to play possum and let Bryce get a few shots in and let Bryce's confidence build up and then he would attack.
Sure enough, Bryce came in and sent a couple left jabs towards Chuck's face. Chuck blocked one and let the other one make contact. He could see the slight smirk on Bryce's face, so he knew his plan was working. This went on a couple more time with the same results. Block one, let one through. Chuck even sent a couple wild swings towards Bryce's head and sent a jab or two towards him. This had the desired effect that Chuck was looking for. Bryce was dropping his hands and was winking over at Sarah like this was a piece of cake. Sarah just smiled back because she knew what was coming.
Bryce was getting more confident with every punch he made with Chuck's face. He couldn't believe that Sarah had actually thought that Chuck was a better agent then him. He was going to enjoy beating Chuck to a pulp, all while having Sarah watch it.
Casey was pleased with the way Chuck was handling himself. He knew that Chuck was allowing Bryce to get over confident and then he would strike and take him out. It was going to be a thing of beauty.
Sarah hated watching Chuck receive those blows to the face but she also knew what Chuck was planning and was waiting patiently for him to strike.
Chuck figured Bryce's confidence was at is highest when he didn't even attempt to keep his hands up in a defensive manner most of the time and kept looking over to Sarah and giving her smiles and winks like he had nothing better to do.
Bryce never expected the blow that came from Chuck because it happened with so much speed that Bryce had no chance to block it. Chuck had used the heal of his hand and struck Bryce directly in the chest. It knocked Bryce back about three feet and stunned him for a good five seconds before he even tried to recover. Chuck could have finished him off right then and there but he wanted Bryce to endure some more pain. Chuck had a lot of built up anger at Bryce that needed to be dealt with and he didn't want to end it before he was able to release at least some of it on Bryce.
The confident look that Bryce had a minute ago was replaced by a serious look with a touch of fear. He had to admit that Chuck was a lot faster then he had originally thought and he did hit pretty damn hard but Bryce knew that it would take more then one punch to bring him down.
Chuck figured it was time to go on the offensive and started to close in an Bryce's position. As he approached him, Bryce sent a couple of left jabs followed by a right. Chuck didn't allow any of them through this time and blocked or deflected every punch. On Bryce's last swing Chuck struck hard and fast. He sent a left jab at Bryce's face and when he went to block the strike, Chuck brought his right leg around and connected with Bryce's left leg. The force of the kick caught Bryce by surprise and he ended up off balance and fell to the ground. Again, Chuck could have put Bryce away while he was down but Chuck was not ready to end this yet.
Bryce got up and rubbed his left thigh to try and relieve the knot that had formed in the muscle. Again he was surprised by Chuck's speed. Bryce's confidence was slowly evaporating but he was not even close to admitting defeat. He charged at Chuck and sent a left and right jab and ended it with a round house kick that grazed the side of Chuck's face. Just as he landed from the kick, Chuck came in close and sent a left jab that made contact with Bryce's cheek and then immediately followed with a right upper cut that caught Bryce directly on the chin. That blow knocked Bryce straight on his ass, where he remained for about a minute to get his eyes to focus again.
Sarah was starting to feel a little sorry for Bryce but not enough to ever stop the match. Bryce had let his ego get the best of him and now it was time to pay the price for his actions.
Bryce was stunned while he laid on his back. That upper cut from Chuck had really rung his bell. He still wasn't ready to throw in the towel and he still felt that he could beat Chuck even if his belief in that outcome was waning. Bryce had finally stopped the stars from circling his head and got up and into a fighting stance.
Chuck was close to ending this but still wanted to inflict just a little more pain on Bryce. He came in close to Bryce and started to send left and right jabs to the mid section of Bryce's body. Even when Bryce was able to block one of the strikes, it still struck either his forearms or hands and was still painful. Chuck was relentless in his next attack. He came at Bryce with a full flurry of punches. He made contact with almost all of them but made sure to hold back some of the force of each punch so that he didn't end up knocking Bryce out.
Bryce was determined to beat Chuck and was not going to give up until he accomplished that. He was still a little stunned by Chuck's last flurry of punches and was also a bit surprised that Chuck's punches didn't pack as much of a impact as he would have thought, considering Chuck's size. Once he was somewhat recovered, he formed a plan to attack Chuck and end this fight. He moved in close to Chuck and gave him a couple of left jabs, a right hook and another left jab. He made contact with several of punches and noticed blood coming from Chuck's lip. What worried him next, was when Chuck smiled at him, after seeing the blood from the cut on his lip.
Chuck was rather enjoying the match against Bryce. It gave him the opportunity to gauge his skills against someone else besides Casey and he had to admit that he was getting some enjoyment at inflicting pain on the one person in his life that had always found ways to make Chuck feel like shit. Chuck had to smile as Bryce came at him with a flurry of punches and had connected with a few of them. Chuck could feel the blood running from the cut on his lip. To Chuck, this meant that Bryce was still able to put up a good fight and the match could continue.
Chuck and Bryce had gone back and forth for a little bit, when Casey spoke up. "Finish him off Chuck and stop playing around."
This infuriated Bryce, he couldn't believe that Casey had the gall to think that Chuck could just end him just like that. He decided that it was time to take Chuck down and get this over with. He immediately charged at Chuck and started with several flying back kicks and then followed that with several punches clearly aimed at taking Chuck's head off his shoulders.
Chuck had blocked some of the punches from Bryce but some had found their mark and now Chuck was ready to finish this fight with Bryce. After Bryce was done with his attack, Chuck started his. He closed in on Bryce and struck him in the left leg again with a side kick. This made Bryce wince in pain as the area was tender from the last time Chuck had hit the same spot. Chuck was in close to Bryce when he sent a couple of left and right punches towards Bryce's face. As Bryce tried to block the punches, Chuck sent a right punch to his stomach, which made Bryce double over as all the wind was pushed from his lungs. Chuck took full advantage of Bryce's bent over form and struck him in the face with a left and then with all his strength he hit him in the chin with an upper cut that sent Bryce flying back several feet where he landed flat on his back.
Chuck stepped back from Bryce and started to walk away and while removing his padded sparring gloves.
Bryce watched as Chuck turned and starting walking away from him. "Where are you going Chuck? You haven't beaten me, I can still fight."
Chuck turned and looked at Bryce with a scowl on his face. "I'm not like you Bryce, I don't feel the need to keep attacking someone who is down and defenseless."
Bryce laughed at Chuck's statement. "That's what makes you weak Chuck."
Sarah had enough and spoke up. "Bryce, showing compassion for family friends and even assholes from his past doesn't make Chuck weak, it makes him strong. In fact, he is stronger then all of us because if it had been me fighting you, I would have continued to beat you into a bloody spot on the floor. Chuck on the other hand can still find it in his heart to let you walk out of here in one piece, even after all the shit you've given him over the years."
Chuck was grinning ear to ear as he listened to Sarah talk.
Sarah wasn't done yet. "Bryce, you'll never be a better agent then Chuck because your ego will always be your downfall. When we talked about who was a better agent I didn't even realize, that what made Chuck better then all of us was his ability to see the good in people, even people like us who have done some pretty horrible things. He's able to look beyond those things and show love and respect to us and to people he doesn't even know." Sarah was staring directly at Chuck while the tears were pouring from her eyes. Chuck, had shown her, that he would never let her past dictate the way he felt for her now and that's why she loved him more then anything in this world.
Casey was damn proud of Chuck. He, on the other hand would have beat on Bryce until he was either to tired or bored to continue. He had been trained to not show compassion and it was just part of his make up but he had to agree with Sarah, Chuck was a better agent then all of them because he did try to see the good in all people. Good and bad.
Bryce had finally made it to his feet and was wiping the blood that was running from his lip and noise. He tried his best to avoid eye contact with anyone in the room. He knew that he had been beat by Chuck but his ego was having trouble accepting the fact that his former college roommate and Buy More nerd herd supervisor had just beat him in front of a fellow agent and a former partner/girlfriend.
Sarah looked over to Bryce with a slight smirk on her face. "I expect you to hold up your end of the bet and be on the next available flight out of LA tonight. Also, I think you've got something that you need to say to Chuck."
Bryce looked over to Chuck who was standing next to Sarah. "Your right Sarah, I do have something to say to Chuck." He walked over and stood right in front of him. "Chuck, I want to apologize for everything that's happened in the past and that includes Stanford, Jill and even Sarah. I also want to tell you that you are a better agent then me and I hope that you'll find it in your heart to forgive me someday because you are and always have been my only true friend." Bryce turned to Sarah, "I hope you and Chuck get your happily ever after, you two really do deserve it." He turned to look at Casey, "I must say, you did a hell of a job training Chuck. Not bad for an old man."
Casey responded with an angry growl. "Your lucky that Chuck held back Bryce or else this would have been over within the first couple of minutes."
Bryce looked over at Chuck and saw Chuck shrug his shoulders and smile back at him. Bryce just shook his head as he headed for the door. "You're just full of surprises Chuck, aren't you?"
"It keeps people guessing Bryce."
After Bryce had left the room, Casey came over and gave Chuck a pat on the back. "Quite the show Chuck, quite the show." He turned and headed to the door. "Wait till I'm out of ear shot before you start with the lady feelings Walker."
Sarah giggled as she wrapped her arms around Chuck's neck. "I'm so proud of you Chuck. You could have beat Bryce severely but instead you showed compassion to someone that deserved every bit of punishment you could dish out. I don't think either Casey or I could have done that but that's what makes you Chuck, my Chuck." Sarah placed her lips against Chuck's and gave him just a taste of what awaited him once they got home.
Chuck gave her the famous Bartowski eyebrow dance and headed to the locker room to get changed. He planned to take Sarah out to eat and then home for dessert. That last thought plastered a huge smile on his face as he entered the locker room. Today had turned out to be a pretty good day and he was looking forward to his night with Sarah.