Disclaimer: I do not own Chuck…it is always good to give those Christmas gift ideas out early.
A/N: Now this Chapter is being released earlier then I had planned. I hope you are still enjoying this story.
Chapter 6
The three girls and Chuck arrived at the club, before they went in Jill pulled him aside.
"Chuck, um you really turned me on with what you did to those guys. You know why don't the two of us disappear and you can show me some of your moves back in my room" said Jill with a smile.
"Jill you are a beautiful woman, and while I am flattered I am not interested. What I did to those guys was nothing to be proud of. I would much prefer that they had just left us alone" said Chuck.
"But Chuck you are obviously good at fighting you should be proud of it" said Jill.
"Jill the only thing I am happy about is that the three of you were unhurt and that was my only objective. Now I would appreciate it if we could stop this back to your room talk." said Chuck.
"So you are not attracted to me then" said Jill.
"Jill as I said you are beautiful woman, but I would never betray someone's trust. I am seeing another girl tomorrow night and this is never going to happen." said Chuck
"Chuck no one would ever have to know" said Jill.
"Jill I would know and anyway if I was interested in pursuing something with any of you it would be more likely Hanna" said Chuck.
"What does she have that I don't" asked Jill.
"Well for one respect for my wishes, I have said on multiple occasions I am not interested but you simply are not giving up" said Chuck.
"Well you want me just to disappear off by myself then and leave you with Hanna?" said Jill angrily.
"Jill like I said no, I still do not want anything to happen to you and just because I said what I said about Hanna I am still not going to do anything" said Chuck
"Yeah, always my luck the guy I want is one of the few honorable men left." said Jill.
They all got into the club and Hanna looked at Jill and could see tears in her eyes and went to Jill to find out what was wrong
"Leave me alone Hanna, you think you are so perfect with Chuck wrapped around you finger" said Jill.
'Where the hell did that come from' Hanna thought.
Hanna went to Chuck to find out if he could tell her what happened.
"Chuck what did you say to Jill to upset her?" asked Hanna.
"Look I turned her down, she wanted me to join her back in her room. So I told her I wasn't interested" said Chuck.
"But why is she blaming me?" asked Hanna
"Well I told her that while I wouldn't do anything with any of you because I wouldn't betray Jenny's trust. But if Jenny wasn't in the picture it would be you not her that I would be interested in" said Chuck.
This brought a smile to Hanna's face.
"Just don't get carried away, nothing is going to happen because I have Jenny" said Chuck.
"I know Chuck, it just makes me feel a little better knowing that I may have had a chance with you" said Hanna.
"Are you ok about what happened to those guys, I was worried they were going to hurt you" said Hanna.
"Yeah I am ok" said Chuck.
"Thank you for protecting us, and I am sorry you had to do what you did" said Hanna.
"No thank you Hanna" said Chuck smiling.
Hanna just looked at him strangely, "Um why are you thanking me?" said Hanna
"For your understanding, I will not let anything happen to the three of you" said Chuck.
"I have one question though, but if you don't want to answer I understand?" asked Hanna
"Um ok?" said Chuck cautiously
"What made you decide to join the Army?" asked Hanna
"Hmmm, well I guess the easiest way to explain was because of a personal tragedy" said Chuck sadly.
"I'm sorry Chuck, I shouldn't have asked" said Hanna.
"Its ok, I am originally from this area but have been away for ten years. I came back to try and reconnect with my life before it all happened" said Chuck.
"That is a brave thing to do Chuck, reliving it. How is it going?" asked Hanna.
"Better then I expected actually, the girl I am seeing tomorrow I used to have a crush on in school" said Chuck.
"Chuck if you need someone to talk to let me know we are in town till the end of the week, no strings I had some tragedies of my own and I know it helps to have someone to talk to" said Hanna
"Thanks Hanna" he said. They gave each other a hug.
They turned back to the two other girls and found Vanessa face with a surprise and Jill's face had anger.
'Oh boy I can see I am going to have some trouble with Jill' thought Chuck
The dinner rush was over in the shelter and Jenny decided she would pay Bryce a visit.
"Bryce so what can you tell me about how Chuck saved you?" asked Jenny.
"Well it happened in Afghanistan, my squad had stumbled on an Al Qaeda post. We had thought that there were only a handful of men there and we had ten Rangers. Rather then waiting for clarification we decided to go in on our own. It was a mistake" said Bryce.
Bryce was looking down at the ground it was obvious that recounting this was difficult for Bryce.
"They had a lot more men in the caves system and when we attacked we were quickly overrun by a much larger force. We lost seven men in the assault and another two men were seriously injured. They tried to move us into the cave system, but the injured men were too difficult to move so they just executed them in front of me. I knew then that the nine guys that we had lost probably got of easy" said Bryce.
Jenny was stunned; she knew war was not pretty but the things they must have gone through just to survive. Jenny didn't want to ask but it just came out.
"What did they do to you?" asked Jenny.
"They tortured me for two days straight they wanted me to say on camera that we were terrorists and that the US was evil and that we invaded Afghanistan to do the Devils work. The things they did to torture me are best left unsaid" said Bryce sadly.
"So what happened" asked Jenny.
"Well I wasn't breaking and they had decided that they were going to broadcast my execution, and I was told that I had one more night to reconsider because in the morning it would be all over" said Bryce.
"So how did you get out?" asked Jenny.
"Well I found out later that another Ranger team was sent in to find out what happened to us. One of the specialists made it into the cave system to collect information as to what happened. He overheard that I was going to be executed the next morning. He contacted his superiors, but was told there were too many opposition forces to try to get me out" said Bryce sadly.
Jenny eye's were watering, this man she verbally attacked earlier had been through so much. She couldn't really blame him if it had affected him.
"So that specialist was Chuck and he didn't like the idea of leaving a man behind. I was just sitting in the cell I had been thrown in when the two guards the other side of the bars collapsed without a sound. I was confused and was looking around trying to work out what was going on. Chuck was almost invisible but could just see him near the corner of the bars he made his way over to the two guards took their keys and opened up the door to my cell." said Bryce.
"What happened to the two guards?" asked Jenny.
"I guess Chuck killed them, they both had throwing knives stuck in their necks and no one else was around. I just assumed it was Chuck. Anyway I was too hurt to be able to walk, my left Leg was broken in several places. Chuck picked me up and we made our way out. I heard some gunfire all of it seemed to be coming from Chuck's suppressed pistol. Soon we were back out with the Ranger squad outside. But we had to keep moving because they would discover what happened quickly" said Bryce.
"So Chuck rescued you by himself?" asked Jenny.
"Yeah and his Sarge was pissed" said Bryce.
"We walked through the mountains for another several miles until we finally rested and we looked at my injuries, the medic did what he could. It was then I found out that Chuck had a bullet wound through his left leg, but he still carried me out and then for several miles after we got out of the caves" said Bryce.
"Chuck was shot?" screamed Jenny.
"Yeah there was a fair amount of blood, but luckily it didn't hit an artery or we both wouldn't have made it" said Bryce.
"After I found out he was shot and I saw what his Sarge said to him I thanked him for saving my life. He just replied we don't leave anyone behind" said Bryce.
"When we got back to base Chuck got into trouble for ignoring an order to leave me behind, but the Sarge got into even more trouble for giving the order. It was a bit of a mess. We became fast friends he came in to check on me a few times over the next month until I was healed enough to be sent home. "
"Did you go back?" asked Jenny
"Nah that was it for me, it took me a couple of years to even be able to run again, joined the FBI shortly after I got back on my feet" said Bryce.
"So you think it was just luck that Chuck was able to get you out and stay alive?" asked Jenny.
"Maybe some luck, but while I was on my back I got to speak to a few other people, and found that Chuck was kind of well known. He was the kind of guy that anyone would want to have by their side if they got in the shit. But he was one scary son of a bitch, if you ever got on the wrong side of him" said Bryce.
"What do you mean?" asked Jenny.
"Most soldiers know a few ways to kill another man, good soldiers can find a dozen or so ways to do it. Chuck had an almost infinite number of ways, my whole time in the army and then the Bureau I have never seen anyone like him" said Bryce.
Bryce could see shock in Jenny's eyes
"Don't get me wrong Chuck abhorred the taking of lives but when it was absolutely necessary there was no one better" said Bryce.
Bryce wasn't sure but he thought he could see the beginning of shock and disgust in her eyes, but he had learnt his lesson before he had to tread carefully.
"Did you have any other questions?" asked Bryce.
"Did they have psychologists over there?" asked Jenny
"Well yes, but everyone was a battlefield psychologist and it was also treated as a weakness to admit you needed help" said Bryce.
"In my field I have to deal with spousal abuse and the mental trauma that it can cause. I have even had a woman that has had to physically defend their children and killed the husband in self defence. The taking of another human life is not something that can be under estimated when talking about its affects on mental state." said Jenny.
"From talking to Chuck the army kind of became like an adopted family so he would do what was needed to save them. But the continual effects would be rather significant. I would imagine it would start to desensitize the individual until they reached a form of a tipping point" said Jenny.
All three girls were on the dance floor with Chuck , when Vanessa came up to him.
"Hey you're a pretty good dancer, you've got some moves" said Vanessa.
"Thanks your pretty good yourself, you girls go out dancing together much?" asked Chuck.
"Not as often as I would like" said Vanessa sadly.
"Let's get a drink" said Chuck.
Hanna and Vanessa started following him but Jill stayed on the dance floor.
Chuck, Hanna and Vanessa were at the table having a drink while Jill was still on the dance floor. Chuck occasionally would look in her direction to make sure she was still ok. It looked like every single guy in the room was trying to get a chance to dance with her.
Chuck saw Heather Chandler from across the room, he didn't think she had noticed him but was sure his luck wouldn't hold out for too much longer and he was right, he saw her heading towards their table.
"Chuck what are you doing here and who are these girls?" asked Heather.
"Heather this is Hanna and Vanessa. I just ran into them tonight while I was out relaxing" said Chuck.
Both Vanessa and Hanna were watching the interaction between Chuck and Heather. Initially they though she was who he was going on the date with tomorrow but quickly changed their minds. It was obvious that she was keen on Chuck but Chuck wasn't interested.
"So how do you know Chuck?" asked Hanna.
"Chuck and I went to school together, but recently I spent the night in his hotel room" said Heather smiling.
"Give it a break Heather, you have obviously had too much to drink, I didn't think we were going to talk about this again" said Chuck.
"Girls you should see this guy naked, oh my god you start at the top and you think wow but by the time you get to the bottom you know you would do anything to have his babies" said Heather winking.
"Heather not everyone needs to know about your fantasies" said Chuck.
"Chuck I am going to the ladies do not disappear on me. Remember I know where you are staying and I know you sleep naked" said Heather.
Heather disappeared to the ladies and Hanna and Vanessa looked at Chuck questioningly.
"Don't ask" said Chuck.
"I am sorry but that is just not going to cut it" said Hanna.
"Long story short, I am in town for my ten year reunion. I saw her there she followed me back to my hotel. After I was in bed she banged at the door, yes I sleep naked" said Chuck.
Both girls faces lit up
"So anyway she was as drunk as possible and I found out she had driven. She threatened that if I didn't let her stay she would drive home drunk. I let her in, she slept in the bed, I slept on the floor now wearing boxers. She was pretty upset and embarrassed when she woke up the next morning, So you have the full story" said Chuck.
"So if we turn up at your room drunk you will let us stay?" asked Hanna
"I will be taking you to your rooms and making sure you stay there before I go anywhere near mine" said Chuck
"Oh, so if we don't go to bed you will have to stay with us?" said Hanna smiling.
"Well no you just need to stay in your room" said Chuck.
"I have never been good following instruction I think you will have to stay with us until we wall fall asleep" said Hanna.
"Well you know it's probably easier if you just sleep at ours" said Vanessa.
"Obviously because you saved us you would get the bed" said Hanna smiling.
"Yeah and I am sure that I would be alone in that bed too" said Chuck rolling his eyes.
They pretended to be shocked even putting the hand to the mouth.
"Whatever do you mean? Are you suggesting that someone could take advantage of you during the night?" asked Hanna.
"Of course not, in fact I would think by the time you get back to your room you would be out for hours" said Chuck.
"Chuck you know we are only teasing right?" asked Hanna
Chuck Just rolled his eyes.
The night went late and Jill decided to go back to their room with another man. Chuck decided you could not protect her from herself, she said to Chuck that if he wasn't going to be with her then he couldn't stop her being with another man.
Hanna told Chuck that the three of them shared the one room and was worried about what might happen later that night.
Chuck thought about the options, he could stay with them to make sure nothing got out of hand but he is sure that the show that Jill would put on would make it very uncomfortable for all of them, or he could let Hanna and Vanessa stay in his room. That option didn't sound very comfortable either.
He weighed up all the options and decided that he would let Hanna and Vanessa stay in his room, they could share the bed and he would sleep on the floor. The girls didn't want to head into their room so they just went straight to the hotel that Chuck was staying in.
"Very nice Chuck, so who gets the bed?" asked Vanessa
"You girls can have the bed and I will take the floor" said Chuck.
"You know the bed is big enough for all three of us and while I can't guarantee I won't move around in my sleep I will promise you I will not consciously try anything" said Hanna seriously.
"Not going to happen girls" said Chuck.
"Um chuck, you wouldn't happen to have any spare t-shirts would you?" asked Hanna.
Chuck went to his bag and pulled out a couple of T-shirts and gave them to the girls, they each took their turn in the bathroom walking out with just the t-shirt on. They both got into bed and looked at Chuck still dressed.
"You know the offer of the bed is still open?" said Vanessa.
"Yeah I am sure it is but the answer is the same" said Chuck.
"So you going to sleep?" asked Hanna.
"I am going out for a walk, you girls will be fine here any emergency call my mobile" he said and he left them his number.
"Want company, just to talk?" asked Hanna.
"Nah, just want some alone time" said Chuck.
Hanna gave him a little smile and put her head down on the bed.
"I have some work I need to do tomorrow but maybe I will take you two to breakfast then we can head back to your room to make sure the coast is clear" said Chuck.
They both responded with ok's and Chuck left through the door.
Chuck was a little frustrated, he just really wanted to get a good nights sleep, but having two girls in his bed just dressed in his T-shirt was going to make that difficult. He started thinking about the events of the last few days.
Chuck found himself walking past the shelter, he never asked Jenny what time she finished but he thought he would try and see if she was still around, he pushed the button on the Intercom.
"Hello" it responded.
"Hi, just wondering if Jenny Burton was still there" asked Chuck.
"Who is this?" it asked.
"Chuck Bartowski" Chuck responded.
About fifteen seconds later the door burst open and Jenny came out.
"What are you doing here this late" asked Jenny.
He just shrugged "Was out walking and found myself here" said Chuck.
"Come in" she said.
"Bryce still here?" he asked.
"No he finished about an hour ago, " said Jenny.
"He work out ok, no problems?" asked Chuck.
"He is ok, so you couldn't get to sleep? " Jenny asked.
"You could say that, I decided I would go out to get something to eat and drink and a local Bar. Ran into a group of three girls" said Chuck
Jenny's eyebrows lifted up accusingly.
"No nothing like that, one of the girls happened to be the sister of a guy I met in Afghanistan. They asked if I could accompany them so I did. A local gang tried to make a scene with them but they left quietly" said Chuck.
"Oh so any of them catch your eye?" asked Jenny.
"I only have eyes for you Jenny" Chuck said shyly and he had no idea why he acted that way.
"They were nice girls but not beautiful like you" he said as he raised a hand to put on her cheek
"So if they were better then me the date would be off then" she said a little accusingly.
"Hey, what…. Listen while I don't think it's possible to find a girl more beautiful then you, I have still committed to give us a go, as I think we have a connection. Which is far more important then how god damn sexy you are anyway" said Chuck.
This time it was Jenny's time to blush.
"I am sorry Chuck I over reacted" said Jenny.
Chuck moved up to her and held her
"No you didn't, besides if you heard what they were saying, you would know you weren't" said Chuck.
She was getting mad again but instead of letting her get away Chuck just held her close.
"Well I am almost finished here and was going to go home" said Jenny.
"Oh" said Chuck sadly.
"What's wrong? Don't you think you should get some sleep, big day on the fence and I need you to be wide awake for the date mister" said Jenny.
"Um yeah, do you think I could crash somewhere here, I am kind of let two of the girls crash in my room as the third girl brought a guy back to their room and were a bit worried about him" said Chuck shyly.
"Chuck Bartowski, am I going to be the only girl to have not slept in your room?" asked Jenny.
"Hehe, well maybe that would be easier to answer after our date tonight?" he said with a mischievous smirk.
"Well, hmmm not sure how to respond to that…..anyway can't have you sleeping here but have spare bed at home" she said.
"Oh, um not sure of that is such a good idea?" said Chuck.
"I think it is a much better idea then you sleeping in your room with two other women. You slept in the same room as that bitch Heather Chandler and you won't even sleep in the same house as me. Not boding well for our date is it?" said Jenny impatiently.
"Jenny, you know it's not that so please. Um I am really attracted to you, I just kind of think it sounds wrong" said Chuck.
"Oh stop it you are coming home with me and I am not taking no for an answer" said Jenny when she realized how it sounded her face went red.
"Ok, lets go then. As long as I get the spare bed" said Chuck.
They arrived at Jenny's "As much as I would love to stay up and chat I do need to get some sleep" said Chuck.
"That's ok, we have the whole day to talk right, you don't have anything else to do tomorrow?" asked Jenny.
"Oh um I need to take the two girls back to their place and I promised them breakfast. How about the four of us go out for breakfast?" said Chuck.
"Yeah sounds good at least then I will get to see the floozies you were out with last night" said Jenny.
"Yeah I kind of want them to meet you too, just to prove you are real" said Chuck
"What do you mean?" said Jenny.
"Oh I told them about you and made it clear to them that I wasn't available" said Chuck.
"Good so it's settled" said Jenny.
Chuck went to bed in the spare room and they both quickly fell of to sleep.
Several hours later Jenny was awoken by screams, she could hear Chuck screaming and yelling 'No'.
She ran into Chuck's room and found him screaming in his sleep obviously having a nightmare.
Jenny did the only thing she could think of, she hopped into bed with Chuck put her head on his shoulder and wrapped her arms around him. He quickly settled down and was back fast asleep again.
In his sleep Chuck wrapped both his arms around Jenny and she quickly fell asleep in his arms. She felt safe, the safest she has felt since she was a child.
They woke up in the morning still in each others arms but Jenny was now almost right on top of Chuck. It was Chuck that woke up first, before he opened his eyes he could tell someone was on top of him he first thought he was in his room and either Vanessa or Hanna were on top of him. When he opened his eyes and saw an angelic vision of blonde hair around him he knew were he was and who it was on top of him, but still couldn't understand why.
Chuck was staring down at her when she looked up into his eyes.
"Morning" was all she could say, but had the most beautiful smile he had ever seen.
"Morning, um how did we end up in the same bed?" asked Chuck.
"Sorry Chuck, but you kind of woke me up screaming last night so I came into soothe you back to sleep and I guess it worked" said Jenny with a shy smile.
"Sorry Jenny, I guess I sometimes have nightmares" said Chuck.
"Chuck no need to be sorry, I had a great nights sleep after I came in anyway" said Jenny.
"Um Jenny, you do realize I sleep naked right?" said Chuck.
Jenny's face went a bright red and started to shift on top of Chuck.
"Jenny its ok, I think I would prefer you stay were you are for a little while though" said Chuck.
"Um I'm so sorry Chuck, I thought you had boxers on. Um wouldn't it be better if I just got off you though" said Jenny.
"Well um I just didn't want to poke you I guess" said Chuck.
"Poke me with what…ohhh" said Jenny.
"Not moving" said Jenny.
Chuck just started lightly rubbing Jenny's back through her sleepwear, it wasn't something that Chuck was consciously aware he was doing but Jenny was very conscious of how it was making her feel.
"Hey Chuck" said Jenny.
"Yes um?" replied Chuck.
"If you don't want me to be wiggling around on top of you, I might suggest you stop that wonderful yet very distracting back rub "said Jenny.
"Oh shit, sorry Jenny. Didn't even realize I was doing it" said Chuck.
How comfortable they felt and fitted against each other was not lost on either one of them and both couldn't help but let their mind wonder to what else they could be doing in the current positions. This was not helping Chuck at all.
Jenny had thought she had waited long enough when she moved off Chuck and accidentally pulled the covers of him exposing him in all his glory.
"Oh shit sorry Chuck, oohh ssshit" she said then biting her bottom lip so hard that she could taste her own blood.
Chuck quickly pulled the covers up over himself. Jenny was transfixed staring at where Chuck was displaying his morning glory only seconds before.
"Jenny you ok?" asked Chuck but there was no answer.
"Jenny, Jenny?" he said again this time taking her face in her hands.
"Oh sorry my head was someplace else" said Jenny embarrassed she finished getting out of bed.
"Chuck I am going to head into the shower, your are welcome to use the shower before I finish….I mean after" said Jenny getting annoyed and how much he had affected her.
Jenny had her shower and Chuck had his. Jenny was already to go when she heard Chuck calling her name.
"Chuck I am out here? She said from the kitchen.
She heard him call her again.
"Chuck just come into the kitchen" yelled Jenny.
She heard footsteps behind her and she turned around and saw a wet Chuck in all his glory only two meters from her she dropped the glass of water she was holding.
"Chuck what are you doing?" asked Jenny flustered and incredibly turned on.
"Sorry I was calling out for a towel" said Chuck.
"Oh sorry" she said and had a little giggle.
She quickly grabbed a towel out of the cupboard and put it around him. While her head was checking to make sure she had him covered she felt his warm breath on her neck.
"Chuck unless you want me strip off and attempt to take you where you stand you should probably wear clothes whenever you are around me at least some pants" said Jenny embarrassed.
Chuck was very happy of the obvious reactions he was getting from Jenny. It was nice to know that the feeling was mutual, when he felt her against him this morning it took all of his self control to not take her there and then. He wanted to do this right and see if they could have something real, he knew he was not after quick sex he wanted someone to love and that would love him back.
He needed that human connection he needed it to be real.
They hopped into Jenny's car and made their way to Chuck's Hotel.
"Do they know that I will be coming to breakfast" asked Jenny.
"No, it will be a nice surprise. Vanessa should be fine that is stinky's sister but Hanna might be a little jealous." said Chuck.
"Stinky, is that the guy from Afghanistan?" asked Jenny with a smile
"Yeah his name was Steve Mells, so it was from his name not his smell, though I am pretty sure towards the end of certain operations we all were pretty stinky" said Chuck.
They pulled up at the Hotel and went straight to the room, Chuck knocked on the door and yelled.
"Coming in, make sure you're decent" yelled Chuck.
Amazingly they were both up and it looked like Vanessa had already had a shower and was dressed and sounded like Hanna was in the Bathroom.
"Vanessa this is Jenny this is the girl I was talking about "said Chuck.
"Hi Jenny, nice to meet you. You have one hell of a guy there" said Vanessa
"Thank you, nice to meet you too, but I am not sure I can claim him yet, but I am working on it" said Jenny with a wink.
"Well from what I saw last night, you are doing an excellent job" said Vanessa.
"That's enough of that" said Chuck.
Jenny just had a little smile.
"So your brother was in Afghanistan?" asked Jenny
"Yeah Ranger. Did Chuck tell you how they met?" asked Vanessa.
"No just that he met your brother in Afghanistan" said Jenny.
"Come on that's enough of that I am sure Jenny isn't interested in boring old stories like that" said Chuck.
Vanessa just winked at Jenny and whispered" I will tell you later".
Hanna came out of the bathroom all dressed, she had obviously tried to do something with her hair but was still a little messy
"Jenny this is Hanna, Hanna, Jenny" said Chuck.
They both nodded their heads at one another
"Chuck you didn't come back last night?" asked Hanna.
"Nah, I guess I felt a little uncomfortable with you both being here. I ran into Jenny as she was finishing work and she offered for me to stay at hers" said Chuck.
"Oh" said Hanna.
"I would have never picked you as that kind of guy Chuck" said Hanna teasing.
"Hanna, he took the bed in the spare bedroom" said Jenny.
She left out the bit that she came in and joined him during the night but that wasn't planned
"Oh, ok" said Hanna surprised.
"So what have you guys got planned for the big date tonight?" asked Hanna.
"That will be a surprise" said Chuck
Jenny could only give him a smile.
"So anyway breakfast time and I am paying" said Chuck.
"Jenny why don't you meet us there and I will bring my car, I don't really want you to leave your car here" said Chuck.
"Ok but you be a good boy" said Jenny winking.
Hanna and Vanessa got into Chuck's car, Chuck grabbed some clothes to change into for working on the fence.
"I picked you to have more of a stylish car Chuck" said Hanna.
"This is just a rental, my car back home is a Red 1968 Mustang Convertible" said Chuck
"Yeah, that sounds more like what I expected" said Hanna.
"Jenny seems nice" said Hanna.
"Hanna I would like to be friends but if that is too difficult I understand" said Chuck.
"I would like that too, but I can still be sad that it's not more though right?" said Hanna.
"Yeah you can be sad but I don't want you to be angry" said Chuck.
They got the café and sat down at a table, and their orders were taken.
"So Jenny, Chuck met my brother when he saved his life when his squad was ambushed by Al-Qaeda" said Vanessa.
"Really, sounds like a bit of a common theme with you Mr Bartowski" said Jenny.
"Hey what is that supposed to mean?" asked Chuck.
"Well Bryce did tell me how you rescued him the night before his execution by Al-Qaeda, alone against orders, and then carried him for several miles with a bullet in your leg" said Jenny.
"Well that is clearly an exaggeration?" said Chuck.
"how so?" asked Jenny.
"The bullet was a through and through" said Chuck
"Oh and that makes it ok?" asked Jenny.
"Jenny it was just my job," said Chuck.
"Jenny, what work do you do?" asked Hanna
"I run the local shelter that is also a battered women's shelter, I am also a counselor" said Jenny.
"From what I have heard Jenny, you go well beyond the call of duty. Eve told me that she has seen you several times bringing in victims to the ER" said Chuck.
"Eve?" asked Jenny
"Yeah Dr Eve Woodcombe" said Chuck.
"How do you know her and why were you talking about me mister?" Jenny said in a mock angry tone.
"Her husband Devon, Chief of Surgery at the local hospital was my sisters boyfriend. Had dinner with them the other night" said Chuck.
They finished breakfast and set of to drop Hanna and Vanessa back to the room, Chuck went in to make sure that last nights visitor was gone. He was and Jill was all alone, Chuck didn't want to hang around for long and new he had to get to work on the fence anyway.
Chuck said goodbye to Hanna reminding her that he wanted to remain friends and that friends could call on each other if they needed help even if it was just a shoulder to cry on. Hanna gave him a hug.
"You know if she doesn't treat you right I will be waiting" said Hanna.
He was about to leave when Jill came up to him.
"Where is my hug?" she asked
Chuck gave her a hug and then left
He got down to his car and met Jenny back at her house got changed and started working back on the fence.
Chuck had the rails all attached in the morning and had just started attaching the palings when Jenny came out to offer him a drink.
She approached him, he had his shirt off again.
'God he looks good' thought Jenny.
She watched him attach the palings he was almost like a machine, he would lightly hit all the nails into the paling then with one swing of the hammer he was able to sink the nail into the rail. She was simply amazed out how he was able to apply the necessary force and accuracy time after time.
"Chuck would you like a beer I still have all those beers I got for yesterday?" asked Jenny
Chuck dropped the hammer and the rest of his tools and gave her a smile.
"I would love one, but maybe I will take a break. Would you have a beer with me?" asked Chuck.
"Yeah, I am beat its hard work watching you work" said Jenny smiling.
They started walking to the back of the house both laughing.
"You certainly look to handle the hammer well, I think you missed your calling" said Jenny with a smile.
"My training can at least help me with some pretty normal things I guess." said Chuck shrugging.
"Chuck you know I meant about talking, I want to be there for you. You don't have to pretend that everything is perfect or that you are invincible. Showing weakness is a sign of your humanity" said Jenny.
Chuck was just thinking about Jenny's statement and it brought a smile to his face, he had never really thought about it in those terms. He always felt that he had lost his humanity but the difficulties he went through weren't a sign of his failing but instead confirming his own humanity.
"Thank you" said Chuck.
"For what?" asked Jenny.
"For just being you, that simple statement about weakness and humanity, well that has made me feel more ok then anything that has been said to me in a very long time" Chuck said with a tear in his eye.
Jenny just came up and held him.
"Um Jenny, sorry but I think I might smell a little" said Chuck.
"Chuck, you smell absolutely fine to me" said Jenny as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Let's get that beer" said Jenny.
Chuck felt something was wrong; he couldn't put his finger on it. He walked carefully to the front door and saw a familiar car and then saw one of the two Mob goons from the other day, he looked to be coming to Jenny's door.
Chuck quickly and quietly made his way back to Jenny.
"Jenny, do you trust me?" asked Chuck.
"Um, yes Chuck, what's wrong?" replied Jenny.
"Quickly go down to the basement lock it and do not open or come out until you hear me saying its ok, no matter what you hear or happens, understand?" said Chuck.
"Chuck, you are scaring me" said Jenny.
"Jenny, now please this is serious" said Chuck.
Jenny went to the basement and locked all the doors and sat down. She was scared she didn't know what was happening. If it was something dangerous she didn't want something to happen to Chuck.
Chuck noticed that the other man had made his way around the back of the house he suspected that the guy at the front would knock and distract while the guy at the back would enter the rear of the house.
Jenny was shaking.
' Nothing can happen to Chuck, the last few days have been the happiest I has been in a very long time'.
She can't lose that feeling, it would destroy her even more then when her Dad left. She was destroyed when her dad left because she trusted him and He let her down. Chuck has been her lifeline when she thought all was lost.
Jenny heard several crashes followed by a single gun shot and her heart sank and she started crying.
A/N: Well, I am sorry to leave it there well kind of…...
Just a reminder Chuck had heard the Mob goons talking about a female and something happening today. If you don't like the Jill or Vanessa characters, I have some good news. I have no intention in bringing them back.
Hanna may resurface.
Next chapter will also see the last of Bryce for the foreseeable future.
Please Review, next update is likely to be a bit slow as I posted these last two chapters earlier then I intended. I am still working on Chapter 12 ..half completed. If I get enough reviews I may even work a bit harder to finish it and Chapter 13 to get the next update out at the end of the weekend.