Title: The Ring
Author: ac_123
Chapters: 2/? (possibly 4)
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: 3x10 Dad
Characters/Pairings: Chuck/Casey, Sarah, Morgan, OMC/OFC
Summary: Casey and Sarach come into possession of a ring that they give to Chuck for safe-keeping. Throw in a deadly secret, a pair of theives, and a ticking clock, an accidental engagement, and you get an adventure for the whole family!
Disclaimer: I do not own Chuck. I wish I did, because Zach Levi is CUUUUTE!!!
A/N: Made for the Angel Challenge. First four chapters will involve my prompts (which are listed above). I'm not sure if I'll go beyond that. Definitely related to the "Improper Times" series
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In the weeks following Casey and Chuck's coming out, whenever Casey came around, Ellie was gone. Chuck had joked it was because she didn't want Casey to find out about their coming out party. Casey figured that it was because of another reason.
That night, when he knocked on the door to Chuck's apartment and Ellie answered, she was gone before he even opened his mouth to ask if Chuck was around. Just as quickly, thankfully, Chuck was at the door.
"Hi Casey. I thought you and Sarah were--"
Casey held up the ring Sarah and he had collected.
Chuck's mouth fell open. "Uh...oh...wow...ah... I didn't think we were that serious. Also didn't think that you were that into the who gay marriage thing but--"
"I'm not asking you to marry me, idiot" Casey snapped. "I want you to make sure this doesn't get into the hands of a very annoying cat burglar."
"Ah" Chuck said. He took the ring out of Casey's hand and looked at it. "Am I supposed to flash or someting? 'Cause nothing is happening."
"No, you're just supposed to hold onto it. It's being shipped to Washington in a few days, until then, though, we need to keep it safe" Casey explained.
"I'm glad that I am still of some use" Chuck said with a smile. He slipped the ring onto his left ring middle finger, then held his hand up. Casey took the wrist of that hand and brought it to his mouth, where he pressed a soft kiss to Chuck's skin. Chuck smiled, a little embarrassed, but didn't take his hand away. "Y-You want to come in. There's still some Hamburger Helper if you want some."
Casey smiled but shook his head. "No...I have to finish briefing with Beckman." Casey leaned in. "You can expect me later, though."
"I'll save some for you then" Chuck whispered, huge smile making him mumble some words.
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Rebekah pressed the manilla folder to her chest.
"We do not have to do this now, if you are not ready" Georgio said, feeling the nervous air around his girlfriend.
Rebekah shook her head. "No. I've waited over fifteen years to meet him, and I'm not going to back down now."
Gerogio smiled. He leaned in close and pressed a kiss to Rebekah's head. "You did not expect him to work at this kind of store, did you?"
Rebekah shrugged. "Eh, maybe he's the regional manager or something." She opened the door of the car and stepped out.
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"Chuck!" Morgan shouted as he ran up to the Nerd Herd station. Chuck didn't move. "Chuck!" Morgan tried again. "CHUCK!"
Chuck fell over, frightened. He didn't get back up immediately, so Morgan leaned over the desk to get a better look at him. "Hey, buddy, you okay?"
Chuck struggled onto his feet. "Y-Yeah, I think. Just...just feel a little sick."
"Maybe you should go home" Morgan suggested. "I would if I were you."
"Morgan, you would go home if you sneezed" Chuck said.
"Yeah. So?"
Chuck's eyes went out of focused and drifted upwards. Morgan worried whether Chuck was going to faint, then he felt a familiar hand on his shoulder. Morgan was gone before the insult, death threat, or whatever Casey was going to say, came out of the secret agent's mouth.
With Morgan gone, Casey took his place at the counter. "You don't look good."
"I don't feel good" Chuck admitted. "I feel like I'm dying" Chuck whined. He leaned into Casey, whose eyes went wide. He wasn't used to this type of human contact.
"I'll take you home if you want" Casey offered.
Chuck stood back up. "That might be a good idea. I'll go and tell Lester that I'm leaving early."
Casey nodded. "I'll be close by." He ran a hand through Chuck's hair before leaving.
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Georgio was quickly taken with the camera section. Rebekah had wanted him by her side when she finally confronted her father, but it would prove to him that she was a big girl, so she walked around the store, trying to find the man that looked as much like the man in the photograph as possible.
It was probably three minutes by the time someone walked up to her. "May I help you?"
Rebekah turned around and felt her heart jump out of her throat. She looked down at the folder in her hands, the photograph pinned to the front, then back up at the older man. Her first instinct was to smile insanely and clutch the folder to her chest.
"Are you looking for something, Miss?" the man repeated.
Rebekah nodded. She held the folder out. "Uh...uh... M-My name's Rebekah O'Hara. My mother is Rosette O'Hara." The man took the folder from her hands. "In her senior year, she went to the prom with a mam from the local college and they got down and dirty and I was conceived and fifteen years ago, when I was six, she told me who my father was and...and...uh...are you John Casey?"
Casey scanned through the file. He shut it and looked at the twenty-one-year-old that stood before him. "Yes, I am."
Rebekah smiled. "Do you remember going to a prom with Rosette O'Hara?"
"Yeah, I was in my first year of Georgetown" he said.
"Then..." Rebekah leaned closer, "that makes me your daughter."
Casey stared at her, mouth open, looking exactly like a deer in headlights that had just had the road taken out from under it.
The silence between Casey and Rebekah broke when someone walked into the stack of CDs behind them. Casey turned around to see Chuck slumped over, trying to lift himself up with a shaking arm. Casey rushed over and supported Chuck's body. "Chuck, are you okay?"
"Yah...jus...dizzy" Chuck said. His skin was so pale it was glowing under the lights. His eyes were glossed over, his muscles didn't seem to want to work, and Chuck's tongue looked like it was going to fall out of his mouth at any second.
Chuck's eyes fell on Rebekah. "Who's tha'?" Chuck asked.
"I'm Rebekah" Rebekah chirped. "I'm your friend's daughter!"
Chuck looked at Casey. "You...have...a da--" Chuck's body finally gave out as he fainted, nearly taking Casey down with him.