Chuck versus The Helicopter

It had been a very long day for everybody. Sarah had just attended Bryce's funeral, so she wasn't exactly on top of the world. Also, when Chuck had been in that helicopter about a thousand feet in the air, she was so terrified that he was going to get hurt. She had to keep her voice calm and collected as she slowly guided him downwards until he was safely on the ground. Then she felt angry, so she shouted at him, but she didn't mean it.

And as she was working at her 'job', she couldn't help but worry that she had scared him off, she didn't want him to feel intimidated by her. She started to clean a grubby table as a million thoughts span through her head.

She head the door go and then heard Chuck's voice utter, "Knock, knock."

"Hey, Chuck!" She said, swinging her body around.

"H-how is everything? I saw you at the funeral.." He said nervously, awaiting her reaction.

"Oh, uh, yeah, I had to go." She paused. "After everything he did, Bryce was still my partner."

"I'm not accusing you of anything - today." He said, walking up to the counter. "Yesterday, yes, I may have laid it on a little thick with the accusing ." She looked into his eyes and didn't see a hint of humour in them, they were sincere.

"Instead of not trusting you, I should have been thanking you for saving my life and protecting your country and.." He babbled as her mouth twitched at the corners. "And making really tasty gourmet wieners."

Sarah smiled at his bashfulness. "I'm sorry I yelled at you." Was all she could muster.

"- It was our first fight, it's a big step if our relationship were remotely real." He said, looking rather disappointed.

"You know, with Doctor Zarnow gone, Chuck, the intersect secrets aren't going anywhere. That's means, more missions, danger, more secrets that you can't tell your sister or your friends-"

Chuck looked up and met her eyes. "I know that."

"Some people want to be hero's and others have to be asked. So Chuck, are you ready?"

He inhaled and thought about it for a second, nodded and said something which sounded like the word yes.

"Good." She said quietly as Ellie, Awesome and Morgan entered through the main door.

"Hi." Ellie smiled, looking slightly awkward. "I hope I'm not interrupting."

"Uh." Chuck looked at Sarah. "I thought we'd give that dinner another shot, maybe here."

"We knew you would forgive him!" Morgan shouted as he wrapped his arm around Ellie, who turned as stiff as a board.

Sarah laughed. "Right, I didn't realise you all had to eat my cooking!"

Chuck sucked in his lips and made his eyes bulge. Sarah giggled as she handed Chuck a wiener on a stick, he gazed at it intently. "Cheers!" He said, raising the sausage. He took a bite and made a face which said, this is delicious.

Everyone grabbed a sausage and sat around a table meant for four, but Morgan grabbed an extra chair and squeezed in at the corner. Morgan stared at Sarah with her cute Wienerlicious uniform on and with her hair tied into bunches, it should have looked childish and immature but she made it look sexy. How could his best friend get someone as hot as this?

He always thought that they were equals, yes, he knew Chuck was good looking in a geeky sort of way but, man, had he been wrong. If he could get someone like her, did that mean Chuck was sexy? He shuddered, those two words did not belong together in the same sentence.

"Morgan, are you okay?" Chuck whispered as the others were busy trying to get to know Sarah.

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine. The wiener just hit a sensitive part in my teeth, that's all." He lied.

"Okay." Chuck mumbled, turning his attention back to Sarah. He honestly couldn't believe how beautiful she was. He was really disappointed when he had learned that she wasn't really interested in him, she was a spy. The hardest part was now, he didn't know if anything that came out of her mouth was true. Or the way that she smiled when she had been with him, was that all just an act too?

He sighed and tried to join in on the conversation.

"So tell me Sarah, do have any brothers or sisters?" Ellie asked, her eyes focused on Sarah's.

"Yes, I have a sister." Sarah nodded, hoping that she wouldn't have to say anymore. She really didn't like making up things about her life, she hated the way that she could lie so easily, it was like a second nature to her. If her mother were to see her now, she wouldn't be very proud at all.

They carried on talking as the subject drifted to Chuck and Sarah.

"So, Sarah do you like Chuck?" Morgan asked. Sarah was beginning to feel like she was being interrogated.

"Morgan!" Chuck hissed into his ear, then shot him an angry look. He gazed back innocently at him, as if to say what?

She felt every eye upon her as she felt the urge to push herself backwards on her chair, get to her feet and sprint into the distance. "Err, sure I do." She smiled falsely.

"Do you see this relationship going anywhere?" Awesome asked.

"Guys, come on, I think that's enough!" Chuck protested.

"Yes." Sarah turned to Chuck with a genuine twinkle in her eye. "Yes, I do."

"Aww!" Ellie exclaimed, clasping her hands together.

Through out the rest of the night, they talked easily together, not even a moment of silence ensued. Sarah couldn't actually remember when she had felt this happy, when she was actually part of something, she already felt cared for and it felt nice.

A few hours later, when they were all sitting in a nearby pub, Sarah leant over and whispered in Chuck's ear.

"Meet me in the bathroom in five minutes." She said quietly.

Chuck raised a brow. "What? Why?"

"Just do it!" She hissed.

"The men or the women's'?" He asked.

"Just meet in in between."

"Okay, just tell me vaguely, what's this about?" His head tilted in confusion.

"Our cover." She replied, pulling back from her seat and excusing herself from the table. The rest of the gang were a little drunk so really did not notice.

Two minutes later Chuck did the same.

"Bathroom sex." Awesome grinned over his beer. "Kinky."

"Ew." Ellie commented with a disgusted face.

Chuck stood in between the two toilets looking around for Sarah. All of a sudden the ladies toilets door opened and Sarah emerged looking brighter and fresh faced. What was it about women's toilets, did they have spas in there or personal make-up artists?

"Hi." Chuck said, leaning his head back, trying to be cool and aloof.

"Hey." Sarah answered, edging closer to him.

"What is it?" He asked as Sarah opened her lips to speak but then closed them again.

"I'm worried about our cover. Also, I don't want Ellie and the gang getting too attached to me as I might not be here for long."

His face fell. "Your leaving?"

"No! I mean, I don't know what the future holds but being a spy is a tricky business, you never know when you have to leave next."

"Oh, they'll be fine, they didn't get too attached to Jill." Chuck smiled awkwardly.

"Who's that again?" Sarah asked.

"Don't worry, what do you want to do about our cover?" He turned to her, his eyes slightly glazed.

"How about, we hold hands?" She said anxiously.

"Hold hands?" Chuck whispered like a schoolchild. He coughed. "I can do that."

"Good, me too." He reached out and touched her hand, making her heart flutter. Sarah placed her hand on her chest, she hoped she wasn't getting heartburn. He wrapped his hand around hers and smiled reassuringly at her.

"Ready?" He whispered.

"Ready." She smiled, as they walked out of the door.

When they got back from the table Ellie, Awesome and Morgan all looked up from their drinks with knowing smiles on their faces.

"What?" Sarah and Chuck said in unison.

"Nothing." They replied back at the same time. Ellie looked at their entwined hands and smiled to herself, her brother was finally happy, she really hoped that this relationship would work out, he seemed to really like her.

"Lets go." Chuck said, as everyone grabbed their coats and got to their feet.

Out on the street Sarah and Chuck swung their hands as they walked along, he felt as if he wanted the road ahead of him to stretch on forever, he never wanted to let go.

Wait, stop a minute Chuck. Don't do this to yourself, not again. Chuck thought angrily. Do what? I'm not doing anything, it's just for the cover. His other half disagreed. Cover, pfft, yeah right.

Ellie and Awesome gave Morgan a lift home so Chuck got into Sarah's Porsche with her. As soon as their car was out of sight, Sarah sped off in the opposite direction.

"That went okay, didn't it?" Chuck smiled.

For some reason Sarah felt nauseatingly happy. "Yes, it did." She beamed.

They pulled up at Casa Bartowski and Sarah smiled devastatingly at Chuck.

"See you." She said awkwardly.

"Bye!" He jumped out as she waved and sped off.

Don't, Chuck, just don't.

Review please, I love to know that people are reading this, it makes me want to write more, the next chapter will be better as there are more Charah moments in episode 3!