A/N: Sorry this chapter took a while to come out, I had a little trouble with chapter 11 so it held me up completing my final edits on this chapter.
Thank you everyone for the reviews and comments.
I am also currently working on a form of a prequel to New Directions; it will fill in some of the holes in the back story. Who knows it may even give me some ideas for a sequel.
Chapter 4
The next morning Chuck woke up early and decided to go for a run before his shower, while out on his run he started going over the events from the day before.
He could see that something was developing between himself and Jenny; he knew that if he kept being around her that whatever it was would continue to develop. While he wasn't sure he was comfortable in the direction it was heading, he knew he wouldn't be ok if he didn't get to see her again.
Chuck knew how he was feeling but he didn't know how Jenny was feeling.
He got back from his run and had a shower and got dressed to head over to Jenny's. He had organized to get all of the timber and everything else he needed to complete the fence delivered to the house.
When he got to Jenny's he realized how excited he was to see her when he ended running up to her door and knocking.
Jenny answered the door dressed in a summer dress, she looked beautiful.
"Jenny, you going out somewhere?" asked Chuck.
"What, why?" asked Jenny.
"You look gorgeous, got a hot date?" asked Chuck.
"Ah, no. No date not seeing anyone. Just felt like wearing this, do you like it?" asked Jenny
"Yeah, as I said you look gorgeous. I will just go out the back and get started on the fence" said Chuck shyly.
Chuck started working and quickly realized that he hadn't had any breakfast this morning. All he was thinking all morning was about Jenny and how he wanted to see her.
He dug the holes for all the poles and inserted the poles, he made the call to get the concrete delivered and started getting the rest of the frame measured and cut in preparation.
Jenny was inside trying to convince herself that she was inside painting when she hadn't even picked up a brush yet. She was too busy watching the specimen in her back yard and she was definitely enjoying the show. Chuck had his shirt off again; watching him digging the holes flexing all his muscles was getting her feeling all warm and tingly.
She knew what it meant but had to stop thinking about him that way, he was more then a sex object. He was way more, he was someone Jenny could imagine spending the rest of her life with. In fact she had many dreams over the last ten years about her and Chuck. But then that Chuck never looked like this.
'Oh shit he is coming to the house' thought Jenny, she quickly looked into a reflective surface and straightened her hair up and went to the door.
Chuck knocked at the door and Jenny answered so quickly it stunned Chuck.
"Hey, um I am just going to go and grab something to eat. Forgot to grab some breakfast this morning and getting hungry" said Chuck.
"How about I go and get you something, so you can keep working?" said Jenny.
"No it's ok, you have your own things to do" said Chuck.
"No, I am not taking no for an answer. You helped me out big-time last night so let me do this" said Jenny.
"Ok, oh by the way I have a friend of mine coming over this afternoon, he can look after the security for the next few nights" said Chuck.
"Really oh, thank you. Um you didn't have to do that. Does he have experience?" asked Jenny.
"Hehe, yeah he has experience and he can handle himself. And I did it because I wanted to help" said Chuck.
Chuck knew that bringing in Bryce would likely cause some complications for him. He had told him that Jenny doesn't know his past. The one saving grace was that Bryce didn't really know much of Chuck's life since he left the rangers.
Jenny headed off to get lunch, she was thinking what she could get when she thought of an idea and a bounce went into her step and a smile on her face.
Jenny came back from the shops did the preparation and carried everything out to the back yard. The back yard was very nice. It was clear that it was a much loved part of the house. When Jenny moved in she could see it was let run down a little and she brought it back to all its glory.
There was an area that had a pond waterfall and fountain, the area was covered by trees which allowed Jenny to be able to setup without Chuck noticing.
She disappeared into the secluded garden and started work a few minutes later she came out and walked over to Chuck. While she was gone and preparing lunch the truck had arrived with the concrete and Chuck had finished pouring in the hole and bracing the posts. Jenny was still very impressed with his handyman skills and how efficiently he worked.
"Chuck, I decided that it was time for lunch anyway so I fixed you some lunch" said Jenny.
"Oh, thank you, you didn't have to go to that much trouble, anything would have been fine. I wouldn't want to mess up your house so I should just eat out here. No need for you to be inconvenienced though." said Chuck.
"Chuck, remember I owed you, now I want you to go into the laundry to wash up and I will meet you back out here" said Jenny with a little smirk.
"Oh, ok I will be right back" said Chuck
Chuck wasn't sure what Jenny had planned but for some reason he was a little excited but he couldn't explain why.
Chuck came back out after putting a shirt back on and met Jenny in the back yard.
"Follow me" said Jenny.
Chuck followed Jenny into the secluded area of the yard and found a picnic blanket on the grass with Chicken already cut, salads of every different kind, bread rolls and other side dishes lay out in the middle with cushions to sit on.
Chuck just looked at Jenny with a smile and was speechless, he couldn't explain the feeling but he felt good and couldn't hide the smile that appeared on his face. Chuck was finally able to form some words but not the ones he wanted to say.
"Wow" said Chuck.
Jenny just had a cute little giggle that made Chucks smile grow that in turn made Jenny's giggle turn into a shy smile of her own.
"So how many people are coming? You do realize it's just me out here?" asked Chuck.
"Well yes, I know it is just you even though you seem to do the work of several, but I didn't know what you liked. Besides you didn't have breakfast and I am sure you have worked up an appetite" said Jenny.
They both sat down on the cushions and Chuck still had the smile on his face, and in turn so did Jenny.
"Wow, do you have anything to drink? I can just get some water out of the tap" asked Chuck.
Jenny looked at him angrily.
"Do you really think I would do all this and not have something for you to drink, look in there" said Jenny pointing to an Icebox sitting next to her.
Chuck hopped up and opened the icebox, inside he found cans of coke, bottles of beer both domestic and imported, juice and a bottle of wine.
Chuck grabbed the wine and looked at Jenny.
"What's this?" asked Chuck.
Jenny went a little shy and responded, "its wine silly" said Jenny.
Chuck just smiled and nodded his head.
"Yeah, I guess I meant why wine?" asked Chuck.
"Well I didn't know what you wanted so I got a bit of everything and who doesn't enjoy wine with lunch" said Jenny with a shy smile.
"You are not kidding on a bit of everything, you have both imported and domestic beers" said Chuck.
Chuck looked a little closer at the bottle and recognized it.
"Jenny this is an expensive bottle?" said Chuck.
"But it's a nice wine I was promised. How do you know it's expensive anyway?" asked Jenny.
"I drink some wine, I have company lunches and dinners where drinking wine is almost a necessity" said Chuck.
"Oh, so I guess this is a bit of a disappointment" said Jenny as the smile left her face.
"No on the contrary, this is about the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me, thank you" said Chuck with a genuine smile.
Jenny's face lit back up with a smile. Chuck didn't know why but when Jenny was smiling everything else in the world didn't seem to matter.
"So I will agree to open and have the wine as long as you allow me to return the favor" said Chuck indicating the full spread in front of him.
After Chuck said this a thought hit him, what did he just say return the favor, what was he going to do, did he just ask her out?
"Agreed, I would like that" said Jenny.
A smile and a look came onto Jenny's face, he wasn't sure but it looked like a combination of shyness with a dreamy far away look.
'Oh god I am going to get myself into trouble' thought Chuck.
Chuck opened the bottle of wine and poured Jenny's glass and one for himself.
"So what's the plan for the fence now Chuck?" asked Jenny.
"Well I have sunk the poles and have them in place. I need to wait till they concrete cures and I then need to attach the cross beams I can then attach the pailings to the cross beams" said Chuck.
"So what stage will you get up to today?" asked Jenny.
"Well I probably will need to wait till tomorrow for the concrete to significantly harden" said Chuck.
"Oh, so you are kind of finished today?" said Jenny sadly.
"Why so sad you want me to work slower?" asked Chuck.
'Oh shit he could tell I was disappointed' said Jenny
"Well I was kind of thinking we may have had a chance to talk, you know like you said last night before everything went to shit. I found myself liking the idea of someone to talk to. I haven't really had that before" said Jenny sadly looking at her hands.
"Jenny, I don't have to be here working on the fence for us to talk. In fact it's probably better if I am not" said Chuck.
"Oh would you maybe like to go somewhere to talk then?" asked Jenny.
"Yeah, we can do that. I would probably like to go back to my room to get cleaned up, but we could go to the beach or somewhere else to talk. I would also like someone to talk to, as I haven't really had someone to talk to either." said Chuck.
They both enjoyed their lunch, Chuck was finding it far easier to talk to Jenny then before. She no longer seemed out of reach, but the ease of conversation was like they had been like this for years, this both comforted and concerned him.
Before they knew it they had finished off the bottle and Jenny had started to become more relaxed and open.
"I'm glad you are my landlord Chuck. I am so happy that we were given this opportunity to connect. I feel like saying reconnect but that's not true. I tried a few times to connect with you back in school but you never seemed interested" said Jenny.
"Jenny, I think you confused intimidation with disinterest" said Chuck.
"Chuck, I intimidated you. Was I that scary looking?" asked Jenny surprised.
"Hehe no, um quite the opposite. You always intrigued me and I wanted to know more, you were always such a mystery to me" said Chuck with a smile.
Jenny gave him a smile back, "You do realize the times I went to talk to you was because I was interested in you. If you wanted to know more about me all you had to do was ask, I could have been an open book" said Jenny.
"When I was planning on coming back for the reunion I had some thoughts about you. But then I thought you were probably out there in the world making your mark and you wouldn't be coming back to ole Warwick" said Chuck.
"I really didn't think you would be attending, I didn't even know if you were still alive. So what do you mean by making my mark?" said Jenny.
Chuck had a nervous smile
"I always thought you were meant for greatness, you were going to do something amazing with your life" said Chuck.
"Chuck, you were the athlete and valedictorian. You were the one voted most likely to succeed in our year" said Jenny.
"Well it didn't work out that way" said Chuck
"An Insurance Actuary is successful Chuck, and based on them chasing you about a specific job, well obviously your bosses value you greatly." said Jenny.
Chuck had a sad look on his face.
"I guess I do not think I am successful in my job, as I no longer find it satisfying or rewarding" said Chuck.
"So why do you keep doing it then?" asked Jenny.
"Well I guess it is work that needs to be done, beside I guess I am pretty good at it. Building this fence here and talking with you is far more rewarding and satisfying then the last several years of my life" said Chuck.
"Chuck, that is so sad. We will need to do something to fix that" said Jenny.
"So I guess that is lunch" said Chuck.
"Not yet Chuck, we have ice cream for dessert" said Jenny.
"Jenny, what are you trying to do, fatten me up?" asked Chuck.
"The amount of exercise you do, and by the look of you a little bit of ice cream will not hurt." said Jenny.
"So what flavor, Vanilla?" asked Chuck
"Rocky Road of course" said Jenny.
Jenny could see that Chuck was tense and she knew she shouldn't do it but she couldn't help the urge she knelt behind Chuck.
"Jenny what are you doing" asked Chuck alarmed.
"Shut up and relax" said Jenny.
She put her hands on his shoulders and started gently massaging. She could feel all the muscle tone in his shoulders he felt good, she wishes she could get her hands directly on his skin but that is probably a little too soon. She felt embarrassed just doing what she was doing.
But when she heard Chuck start moaning in appreciation, her concerns disappeared and were replaced by a smile. She couldn't help but let her mind wander and she found herself thinking about other activities that could get Chuck to moan, hopefully even louder. She then realized that she was biting her bottom lip and thought she needed to stop it or she would need a cold shower.
After about five minutes she stopped.
"Ok I am going to get dessert don't move" said Jenny.
Chuck was just sitting still with a big smile on his face. He started thinking about why he had that smile on his face.
Chuck decided that he would need to let Jenny know some of his past before he let this go too much further. The massage was amazing, he had remedial massages before but Jenny's hands were incredible.
Jenny came back with two bowls of ice cream and spoons, Chuck noticed she had two small and one large.
"Jenny, why the small and large spoons?" asked Chuck.
"I use a smaller spoon, makes it last longer. Thought I would give you the option" said Jenny smiling.
"You like to take it slow?" asked Chuck.
"Um, things that I enjoy yes, I like to make it last" Jenny said with a smile as she suggestively licked her spoon.
Jenny didn't even realize what she was doing to the spoon until she saw Chuck's face turning red and him watching intently. Her own face started blushing.
Chuck was struggling to control his emotions.
'I can't hide how I am feeling, this is rather embarrassing' thought Chuck.
"That massage was amazing Jenny, where did you learn to do that?" asked Chuck.
"Oh picked it up somewhere I guess, I guess I just have talented hands" said Jenny.
Chuck tried to fight the blush coming up his neck as he thought of the other things Jenny could do with her hands.
Jenny noticed his struggle and misunderstood his discomfort.
"Chuck, I would be happy to rub something else for you if you were tight elsewhere" said Jenny seriously.
Chucks obvious embarrassment and reaction and babbling told Jenny what Chuck was thinking.
'Oh my god, mmmm yeah I wouldn't mind that kind of rubbing either' thought Jenny.
Jenny's face joined Chucks in being very red.
'I am being very naughty, glad I didn't have anymore to drink I would be embarrassing myself a lot more' thought Jenny.
They packed up from lunch Chuck drove himself and Jenny to his hotel room to clean up and to get changed.
"So you want to go to the beach maybe a swim and talk there?" asked Chuck.
"Yeah sounds like a plan, but you will have to keep an eye on me until all this wine is out of my system" said Jenny.
"Don't worry I will not stop looking at you ,..ah…um… I mean watching you" said Chuck.
Chuck was in the shower and the hotel bathroom door opened up because of the exhaust fan. It had only opened a crack but from where Jenny was sitting she could see clearly into the bathroom and shower where Chuck was washing himself.
She was trying her best to not look but her mind kept telling her she couldn't pass up this opportunity. She had a look and was admiring his backside and defined back. Chuck then turned around.
'Oh my god is that? Shit, um…. ohhhh' thought Jenny
Jenny quickly closed her thighs tightly to try and hold in the developing warmth.
Jenny had to move she wouldn't be able to keep her eyes of him and that would be dangerous very dangerous. She moved to a different cushion on the sofa.
Chuck finally finished in the shower, and hopped out to dry himself. He noticed the door was open part way and as he was drying himself standing up straight and with his towel stretched between his hands behind his back drying his upper back, he looked through the gap and saw Jenny sitting on the sofa.
She turned and looked at just the right or wrong time and got an eyeful full frontal with his muscles all flexed as he dried himself. Jenny was concentrating on a part of his lower anatomy when her eyes came up and noticed he was looking straight at her.
"Oh sorry, um …. Shit" said Jenny.
Chuck just walked out now with the towel around his waist.
"Jenny its ok, I am not ashamed of my body" said Chuck.
"No …um .. you have absolutely no reason to be ashamed" mumbled Jenny.
Chuck understood but didn't respond.
"Sorry, I did mean to close the door properly, I hope you don't feel awkward. I am ok, not much different to seeing me in my speedos anyway" said Chuck.
Jenny was aghast she didn't mind seeing him, not at all. Her problem was that he found her ogling his privates.
"I am so sorry Chuck I feel so embarrassed" said Jenny.
"Ok so it would have been ok If I didn't see you looking?" asked Chuck smiling.
"Chuck please I think it would be best if you just dropped me home" said Jenny.
"Jenny, do you feel ashamed. Or is it you didn't want me to know you were interested in looking. Jenny surely you noticed yesterday when we were running on the beach, I couldn't keep my eyes of you" said Chuck.
"Chuck I was wearing swimmers I think it is different" said Jenny.
"Ok, wanna strip of and show me your business then?...I'm kidding there is no reason to be awkward about it, it kind of flatters me that someone like you would look" asked Chuck
"Someone like me, what is that supposed to mean?" asked Jenny
"Jenny you are absolutely gorgeous, stunning, you could have any man you wanted" said Chuck.
"You really think so?" asked Jenny.
"aaghhh of course I do I would have to be an idiot not too" said Chuck.
"Now we have two options you have to accept that you looking is only natural and has changed nothing or I will just have to walk around naked the whole time including when I'm fixing your fence. Hammers nails and timber and no pants doesn't sound that safe, but if that what needs to be done" said Chuck.
"Ok, ok as long as you accept my apology, and you let me make it up to you" said Jenny.
"Ok agreed, but I think it's cute and sweet that you feel embarrassed" said Chuck.
Chuck went back into the bathroom and got dressed for the beach. He made sure he had the sun cream in the bag and he and Jenny headed off.
The first part of the trip was mostly completed in silence, and Chuck was worried that Jenny was still feeling awkward about the bathroom incident. He knew it was the fact that she knows that he knows that she was looking, it was that he knew that she was ogling and almost drooling while looking at his tools. Then the silence was finally broken.
"You know you should be careful with that, you could knock someone out with that if you're not careful" said Jenny.
"Huh, what the car" replied Chuck confused.
"No, the piece you are packing" said Jenny.
"Huh, what?" replied Chuck visible shocked.
"Chuck, you penis it is so big you could knock someone out with if your not careful" said Jenny.
Chucks car swerved for a second.
"Um, where did that come from?" asked Chuck.
"Well you should probably tie a red rag or something to it, like they use on things sticking out behind trucks" said Jenny.
"Ha ha very funny" said Chuck.
"Chuck, I am serious, I had to keep on looking. I didn't think it could have been your penis. It's so big it's scary" said Jenny.
"Ok, you finished now?" asked Chuck.
"Yeah pretty much, but it's still fucking huge" said Jenny smiling.
"It will probably give you a black eye when its erect" said Jenny giggling.
"Jenny is is this how you are trying to get back at me, by making me feel so uncomfortable I will want to cover up" said Chuck.
"Yep" said Jenny proudly.
They arrived at the beach and got out of the car, grabbed their stuff and walked down to the sand. They both put everything down laid their towels out and started stripping off.
When they were both just in their swimwear, Chuck grabbed the sun cream and knelt behind Jenny.
"Wha…what are you doing?" asked Jenny.
"You gave me a massage before now it's my turn though mine can also double for putting on sun cream. Remember you agreed" said Chuck.
"No, yours was through your shirt" said Jenny.
"Ok, well you let me put your sun cream on and I will let you put cream on my back. Deal?" asked Chuck
"Ok, but no funny business" said Jenny.
"I promise I will not be laughing at all, you first" said Chuck as he threw the sun cream to Jenny.
Jenny came up behind Chuck and for several seconds just stared at his back. She then put the cream in her hand. Then smiled and placed her hands on Chuck's shoulders As soon as she touched him she felt her own breath hitch. She then started rubbing the cream in and moving down his back and using more cream as she needed it. Chuck meanwhile realized that he was enjoying this way too much and had to control himself or he was sure he would start getting jokes from Jenny again.
Rubbing the cream on was over way to soon, she really enjoyed rubbing her hands over his muscles feeling the definition beneath her fingers. But if she kept going it would be obvious to Chuck what she was doing.
"So you finished" asked Chuck.
"Yeah" said Jenny.
Chuck quickly finished applying sun cream to the rest of his body.
"Ok your turn" Chuck said.
Jenny just let out a resigned sigh, she suspected the feelings of him massaging sun cream into her back would be heavenly but she was worried about the effects it could bring.
"Ok lay on your stomach" said Chuck.
Jenny lay down on her towel and pulled up her blonde hair up form her back.
Chuck started on her upper back quickly rubbing the sun cream in but continuing to massage her upper back and shoulder blades.
"Oooohhh, that feels good" said Jenny.
Chuck got his thumbs, palms and fingers going and was working hard into Jenny's back
"Oh shit that feels good Chuck" said Jenny.
Chuck then pushed his fingers into different areas in Jenny's back
"Oh, uh ooohh wha…aaaarghhh. Oh shit, what did you just do, it was like you just sucked up all the tension into your fingers. That was amazing" said Jenny.
"Its called acupressure, certain pressure points in the body do certain things some can create pain some pleasure and others release tension and stress." said Chuck
"How does an actuary know about that?" asked Jenny.
"Well I do practice certain martial arts, that is where I know about pressure points." said Chuck.
"But also when I left Warwick I didn't go straight into Actuarial studies" said Chuck.
Chuck had finished Jenny's back and she had expected he would stop but he started applying sun cream to her feet and lower legs.
"Chuck what are you doing?" asked Jenny.
"You agreed to let me put sun cream on you?" said Chuck.
"You said on my back Chuck" said Jenny.
"No I said you could put cream on my back and I would put cream on you. I didn't say just back" said Chuck.
"You bastard you manipulated me" said Jenny jokingly.
Chuck was laughing but continuing to put on cream, he had completed both lower legs and started on her thighs he could hear Jenny's breath occasionally hitching and getting deeper and more ragged. Chuck was certainly enjoying feeling all of this alabaster skin, it felt so smooth.
Chuck came up to the top of her thighs and felt Chucks fingers dipping just inside her bikini bottoms.
Jenny was lying on the towel biting her lower lip, she thinks she can taste blood but it's all she can do to stop the lustful moans from escaping her mouth.
'My god this man has turned me on so much I think I will have to jump him right here and now'
"So Chuck you said you didn't go straight to studying when you left, so what did you do?" asked Jenny.
"Its part of the things I would like to be able to share with you, as I would like to talk to someone about it and I had hoped it could be you" said Chuck
"You can tell me" said Jenny.
"OK turn over" said Chuck.
"What?" said Jenny.
"I have to do your front too" said Chuck.
He started on her feet and was working his way up, he got to her knees and just when she thought she was going to loose it he went up to just under her bikini tops and could feel his fingers brushing her breasts through the material as he rubbed a generous amount of cream just south of her breasts. He then moved down her stomach covering her sides and belly button and then ran his fingers along the top of her bikini bottoms with the tips of his fingers disappearing beneath the fabric.
"So I was upset when the police told me they were talking to the FBI, they said Dad and Ellie's deaths were being listed as possible terrorist action. I didn't understand how but that was what they said. I was pretty angry with the world and went on a bit of a bender for about a week." said Chuck.
Chuck has now finished her stomach and hips and had now moved back down to her thighs, he could tell that Jenny was enjoying the sun cream and massage a little too much, but that just made him smile.
"I found myself outside an Army recruiting office and I went in and enlisted" said Chuck.
"What?" said Jenny.
Chuck then brought his hands up to the top of her thighs and just underneath her Bikini bottoms he was now rubbing along her groin going towards her inner thighs
"Yeah I joined the army, I ended up being deployed early on in Afghanistan" said Chuck.
Jenny sat up and just looked at him.
"Chuck what did you do in Afghanistan were you like an engineer or communications?" asked Jenny quietly.
"No Ranger, we were deployed October 2001." said Chuck.
"Are there things that happened that you want to talk about?" asked Jenny.
"Yeah but not right now, I sometimes have nightmares. Anything you want to get off your chest?" said Chuck.
"Maybe but lets go for a swim first" said Jenny.
She jumped up and grabbed his hand and pulled him up then ran off to the water Chuck chased her.
They were in the water just swimming around, mostly just standing in the water or floating with the water around the shoulder level.
"So my dad was a con man, after my mum left he resorted to cons to live. We would go from town to town pulling one job after another." Jenny said while staring out to the Pacific.
"When I was younger, I used to pull the cons with him, then when I was a teenager I said no more. I knew what we were doing was hurting someone somewhere along the line. Dad said that he had stopped; I didn't know that he was planning a big job. He had apparently promised the town everything, the town council had invested with him a large amount of money to ensure the towns future prosperity" said Jenny, she was shaking her head in disbelief.
"I am not sure what I was most surprised at, that he tried it and the town bought it hook line and sinker, or that I actually thought that Dad had changed" said Jenny.
"People or very gullible, they are too ready to believe that something is true if they are desperate. Anyway after graduation dad came up to me and said it was time to leave" said Jenny.
Jenny just looked out at the water.
"I wonder what would have happened if I just left with him. But I said no I am not leaving, he said we had to it was time to leave, otherwise it would get dangerous. I was furious I found out he had been pulling a con the whole time; I demanded that he give the money back. He slapped me so hard across the face it knocked me out, when I woke up he was gone and I haven't seen him since." said Jenny.
Chuck was starting to understand, she lost the only family she knew, but it was because her own family betrayed her. Chuck just couldn't imagine what that would be like. Since he has been back in Warwick he has been able to look at memories of his family fondly. Jenny didn't even have that
Chuck didn't know why he did it, but he reached out and took Jenny in his arms and hugged her. Jenny just put her arms around Chuck rested her head on his shoulder and started crying.
"Jenny I wish I could have been there for you back then, you had no one" said Chuck with tears in his eyes.
"Chuck you didn't have anyone either" Jenny said sniffling.
"Well no but I joined the army and for a while they became like my pseudo family" said Chuck.
Jenny laughed.
"Well I guess I got adopted by the shelter. It's interesting how we both reacted to events around the same time. You ran off to start a new life that made sense, and I tried to live the life that had felt like the one I had only ever had here in Warwick. Now you are coming back to reconnect and I should be leaving to move on with my life." said Jenny.
"Yeah well if we were able to coordinate things a little better, then maybe we could have had more normal lives and maybe less lonely for both of us" said Chuck pulling back from Jenny so he could look her in the eyes.
"Why Mr Bartowski what are you suggesting?" asked Jenny.
"Well I can only speak for myself, If I had stayed and heard about what happened with your dad I would have gone to see you to try and help. I always had a thing for you in school" said Chuck
Jenny just gave a little giggle.
"Yeah, I would have liked that. Well you know I would have done the same. I even tried to find you a few times. I asked Lou over the years if she had heard from you, I feel a little foolish telling you but I guess I had a thing for you too." said Jenny.
There were no words spoken, Jenny was just relaxing into Chuck's embrace.
"Chuck, I am not sure what is happening between us. I really like you Chuck I would like to think the feeling is mutual, I guess I am trying to find where you head is at" said Jenny nervously.
"Yes, I like you too Jenny. But I am not sure where this could really end up; we both work and live on other sides of the country. I also haven't really told you much about the last ten years, I am not sure you would like me that much if you knew everything I have done" said Chuck.
"Chuck, I am the daughter of a con man, and even participated in some of his cons when I was a girl. You did whatever you did for the people of this country. If there is one person that should feel undeserving it's me" said Jenny.
"How would you feel if maybe we took things slow, I need to go back to work next week but maybe I can take some extended leave in couple of weeks later and we could see?" said Chuck.
A big smile appeared on Jenny's face and was responded by another smile form Chuck.
"Ok, It's been a while for me since I have dated, so I think I would prefer we took things slow anyway" said Jenny.
"Ok, so would you accompany me on a date tomorrow night Miss Burton. Would you be able to get someone to take your shift at the shelter?" asked Chuck.
"I would love to go on a date with you Chuck, and I will make sure I am available. I am not going to turn this down for anything" said Jenny with a shy smile.
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