A/N: Here is the next chapter I hope it is not too rushed things busy at work but wanted to get it posted anyway.
I don't own Chuck
Chapter 18
"If I promise that it will not change how I feel about you or about us would that help?" asked Chuck.
"Chuck you can't promise that" said Jenny.
"Jenny what is so bad that you think this will change what we have? I can't think of anything, and you now have me wondering what you think would" said Chuck.
'Shit so now I either take the risk that he will think differently of me or that he will be upset because I think this would' Thought Jenny.
"Chuck I find myself in a catch-22 situation and it is freaking me out" said Jenny with a scared look on her face.
She waited to see if he responded but it was clear he was waiting for her to say more.
"Chuck….you know how I have done some paintings, well you even bought some of them?" said Jenny.
"Yes" answered Chuck.
"Well….." started Jenny and Chuck took her hand in his.
"I did a painting several years ago, and it has kind of been a painting that had a lot of sentimental value" said Jenny.
"Is it of another man, someone that you had a relationship with?" asked Chuck.
"It is a painting of me with a man" said Jenny looking at their interlocked hands.
"Ok so you did a nudie painting of you with another guy?" asked Chuck.
"Um no it wasn't a nudie painting….oh shit….. it was a painting of me in a dress…a white dress" said Jenny.
Chuck still didn't understand.
"I was wearing a white dress and the man was wearing a Tux" said Jenny.
It took Chuck a couple of seconds to understand what was meant.
"The painting is a wedding painting of you and a man, were you married?" asked Chuck
Chuck was trying hard not to allow his feelings obvious in his hands or face.
He failed, Jenny could see his reaction and had to deal with it quickly and she gripped his hand tightly…
"No Chuck, the man in the painting was you" said Jenny.
Chuck was confused.
"How what I don't understand?" said Chuck.
"Chuck….I have always dreamed of being with you and part of that dream was a wedding. That painting well I guess was my way of dealing with things. I could look at the painting and smile" said Jenny looking at her hands.
Chuck let go of her hands and Jenny started to freak out.
'It's happening he is going to leave me' thought Jenny.
Chuck took his hand and put it under Jenny's Chin and lifted her face and her eyes up to look into his eyes.
Jenny didn't want to see the look on his face she didn't want to look into his eyes.
Jenny then saw his eyes and saw that they were glassy.
'Why were his eyes glassy, were they tears' thought Jenny but before she could think any more Chucks lips crashed into hers attempting to put all his emotion into the kiss.
Jenny felt light headed as she felt herself dissolving away.
Chuck and Jenny separated and Chuck rested his forehead on hers.
"So this is what you thought would scare me, this is what you didn't want me to know?" asked Chuck.
"I….thought it would scare you, it would make me look to desperate and clingy, a freak and I didn't want you to pull away from me….not after last night" said Jenny nervously.
"Jenny, I am not going to pull away….I think maybe we should have that sleep now, I want you right here with me" said Chuck.
Chuck lay on the bed pulled Jenny down so her head was rested on his chest as he slowly ran his fingers through her hair and they both drifted off to sleep.
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Morgan and Carina had been providing surveillance on the location where the calls had been made for almost 48 hours, both Carina and Morgan were tired but they were taking sleeping in shifts.
At the moment it was Carina's time to catch up on her shut eye, Morgan couldn't stop looking at her while she slept. She looked so peaceful, yes he knew she could kill him in many different ways, but he thought it would be worth it just to get a chance with her.
He sighed.
'She looks like some Swedish supermodel' Morgan thought.
He moved a little closer to her; he told himself it was to get a better view of the target area.
Carina then moved her head and it fell onto his shoulder and she snuggled into him.
Morgan's eyes went wide, and started to panic.
'What if she wakes up and thinks I took advantage of her' thought Morgan.
Morgan managed to return his breathing back to normal.
Morgan felt his shoulder getting wet and got concerned looking at Carina to make sure she was ok, what he saw made his heart weep. While under normal circumstances he would think it was disgusting, but Carina dribbling onto his shoulder warmed his heart.
'I will never wash this shirt again' thought Morgan then quickly pushed that though into the back of his mind as disturbing.
It was then that Morgan saw him.
"Carina quick wake up" said Morgan.
Carina quickly became aware of her surroundings and was aware that she was cuddled into someone sitting beside her, she quickly opened her eyes and realized that she was cuddling into Morgan and had left a decent amount of bodily fluids on his shoulder.
"Oh sorry Morgan, I seem to have gotten you wet" she said with a chuckle.
"I was obviously enjoying that sleep, so why did you feel it necessary to wake me. Didn't like me touching you" she added.
"Forget that for the moment, our target has arrived….and the sleeping wasn't a problem even the generous amount of saliva wasn't a big deal. The blaming me for it was the thing I was worried about it" said Morgan.
"Blame you why would I blame you…It's all my fault sorry I am a bit of a hugger while I sleep, don't normally slobber like that though" said Carina.
"So did you see how he got here?" asked Carina
"Yes he came in that vehicle" said Morgan pointing out a small battered compact.
"Ok I will go and place a tracker on it, you keep an eye out and let me know if he is on his way back….oh and thanks that is some of the best sleep I have had in a while" she said smiling.
The smile was so genuine from her he couldn't remember ever getting a smile like that from her. In fact he had only ever seen her direct that kind of smile to Chuck.
Maybe things aren't as impossible as he thought.
Morgan kept a close eye on the target and also watched Carina planting the GPS tracker, it also appeared like she installed one of the audio bugs that Chuck had developed. It only needed to be installed on a solid surface and would pick up all the sounds from the other side of the material. So the bug would pick up all conversations and noises within the car.
Chuck had also configured special purpose filters to filter out other noise so conversations would be heard clearly even while the vehicle was moving.
Carina was on her way back and Morgan still had his eyes on the target.
Carina's voice came over the radio.
"Planted tracker and bug on way back, where is the target?" asked Carina.
"You are clear, he is still inside" replied Morgan
Before he knew it she was back inside the vehicle.
"That was easy let's see if we can pick up the gps receiver" said Carina.
Morgan pushed a few buttons on his laptop and located the tracker confirming all was ok. His laptop then brought an alarm up confirming the target was using the phone again. They had a realtime feed of the conversation.
"Al-Amir is saddened by the news of the failure to end The Devil's instrument Carmichael. We have heard that he is in China possibly making his way into Pakistan" said the first man.
"What would Al-Amir like us to do?" asked the second.
"He will be preparing to move himself and his family but will not until we have further confirmation on Carmichael's whereabouts" the first man said.
"Ok let Al-Amir know we will increase our vigilance at the border with China. When will you see him again?" the second asked.
"In three days unless you have further details?" the first added.
The call ended.
"I guess we know how long until we may have a target" said Morgan.
"Yeah I guess you will need to put up with my slobbering for a few more days Morgan" said Carina.
Carina wasn't sure what has happened but in the last few hours it has seemed that she has gone from barely tolerating Morgan to flirting with him. At the current rate she had no doubt they would be sharing a bed very soon. The thought only elicits curiosity not disgust, she finds herself seriously thinking how he would be in the sack.
'Maybe this mission will not be as boring as I originally thought'
"Well so what is the plan from here?" asked Morgan.
"We'll wait till he leaves, and then I guess we can check into a room and get some proper rest" said Carina.
They waited till he left and made sure the trackers were still working and they went to check in to the hotel.
"Morgan can you grab the bags and I will get us sorted" said Carina.
"Um ok" said Morgan and started unloading the bags and carried them in.
When he was inside Carina came over.
"All done follow me" said Carina with a smile.
Morgan followed her up some steps and towards a door; she opened the door and told him to go in.
Morgan dropped the bags on the ground.
"This your room or mine?" asked Morgan.
"This is our room Morgan, we can't very well book two separate rooms, it would attract attention" said Carina.
"Yeah ok" said Morgan.
Morgan noticed there was only one bed.
"Well you take the bed, I will have the floor" said Morgan.
"Well aren't you a gentlemen" said Carina giving him that smile again.
"Morgan I am just going to have a quick shower" said Carina.
Carina went into the bathroom and Morgan heard the shower go on, several minutes later she came back out with just a towel wrapped around her.
'Oh hell she looks gorgeous' thought Morgan.
"You having a shower Morgan, I promise it will make you feel like a new person" said Carina.
"Yeah I might just do that" said Morgan
Morgan took his boxers into the bathroom and had a shower, meanwhile Carina got into the bed and got under the covers.
After Morgan had finished his shower and brushed his teeth he came out of the bathroom with just his boxers on.
Carina watched him as he walked out of the bathroom.
'mmmm, he looks pretty good. I never would have thought he had that under those shirts he wears' thought Carina.
"You know we are both adults, we can share the bed. Just make sure you keep your hands to yourself, deal?" said Carina.
"Yeah ok, you want me to put a shirt on?" asked Morgan
"No just hop in" said Carina
Morgan just shrugged and got into the bed on the opposite side to Carina, shortly after the light was turned off.
Morgan couldn't stop thinking about the fact that he was in the same bed as Carina she was only inches away from him dressed in some sexy number.
'God I have got to stop thinking about that, otherwise I will never get any sleep' Morgan thought.
After several minutes Morgan heard a voice.
"Morgan are you still awake?" asked Carina.
"Yes I am?" said Morgan.
"Why aren't you asleep" asked Carina.
"Hehe, well why aren't you?" asked Morgan
"I told you I was a hugger" said Carina.
"Ok you want me to get you a pillow to hold?" asked Morgan.
"No, I want you to let me hug you without going all strange on me" said Carina.
'Oh shit' thought Morgan.
"Um ok, if you think that will help you sleep?" said Morgan.
"Oh gee I didn't realize it was such a big sacrifice, just forget I said anything" said Carina.
"Carina, sorry if you want to you can, and I will not go strange on you. It will probably help me sleep too. But Carina during the night I can't help if my arm ends up around you" said Morgan.
"Morgan, I am going to be hugging you I don't expect you will be acting like a tree trunk" said Carina.
"Oh sorry, you said you wanted me to keep my hands to myself" said Morgan.
Carina moved over and cuddled into Morgan, putting one of her legs across his body.
"Morgan I just meant to not to try and cop a feel, … because I sleep naked" said Carina.
That was when Morgan lost his fight against biology.
"It's about bloody time Morgan I thought you were gay for a second" said Carina.
Shortly after that Carina fell off to sleep and Morgan did his best to ignore the fact that he had a beautiful naked women in his bed that was all over him.
'God this is torture' thought Morgan.
The tiredness eventually overtook him and he went off to sleep.
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Chuck woke up and felt the wonderful feeling of having Jenny pressed up against him; he placed a soft kiss on her head and heard a murmur come from her lips.
"Jenny you awake?" asked Chuck
"Yeah but just want to hold you" murmured Jenny.
"Yeah I think it's wonderful too, but how about you come out for a run with me?" asked Chuck.
"There are other ways of getting exercise Chuck" said Jenny.
"Oh I fully intend to explore those activities too, but how about a run for now?" said Chuck.
"Oh, ok" said Jenny and she got up from Chuck and gave him her sexy pout.
Chuck pulled her back down for a sensuous kiss feeling how soft her lips felt with his own.
He pulled away.
"Jenny, if you want me to continue to maintain my stamina I need to keep fit" said Jenny.
"Ok," she said getting off the bed.
"We can't have you not last all of the night can we" said Jenny.
They were both dressed in suitable attire and started on the run along the esplanade.
"This really is beautiful Chuck" said Jenny.
"Yeah parts of here remind me of Warwick, so I kind of felt at home here but without the pain" said Chuck.
"Oh by the way your friend dropped of a box for you" said Jenny.
"Oh great" said Chuck.
"Can I ask what is in it?" asked Jenny.
"Yeah, just some ID's for us as well as some plates and registration details for the car and bike" said Chuck.
"Oh so you will be able to drive the car and bike?" asked Jenny.
"Yeah but they have been idle for a few years so they will need some work. Was thinking after the run to get some things to fix them up. You interested?" asked Chuck
"Yeah, I think I would love to go for a spin in your Mustang and the idea of being wrapped around you on the back of a bike interests me too" said Jenny winking.
They got back from the run and they had a shower together making sure they were each clean, some areas got more attention than others, they had gotten dressed and chuck went out to the garage and made a list of the parts he would need.
They both needed batteries and decided he would do an oil change on both of them too. A few other bits and pieces were added and they set off for the shops.
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Morgan was having the best dream he had ever had; he was dreaming that Carina was doing all sorts of wicked things with her mouth. Morgan couldn't believe how real this felt.
He then had a panic that he would embarrass himself in his sleep and with Carina all over him well that is something he didn't want to deal with.
He started coming out of his dream but he noticed the sensations hadn't subsided.
He opened his eyes to see and hear and definitely feel that Carina was no longer asleep on him but was doing wicked things with her mouth.
"Oh shit" said Morgan.
"About time you woke up" said Carina stopping her assault of his manhood.
Carina could see Morgans confused look in the moonlight
"I woke up and was hungry and I thought I would reward you" said Carina.
"For what?" asked Morgan.
"For not trying to cop a feel last night, so is it that you don't find me attractive Morgan or is it something else?" asked Carina.
"Oh Carina you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met and shit yes I am attracted to you… but you could hurt me?" said Morgan.
"Morgan if we have sex are you going to get all strange on me, I mean it will just be sex not like we are dating or anything" said Carina.
"Carina in the current position you have me in, I will agree to anything….anything at all" said Morgan.
"Ok, let's not waste anymore time" said Carina giggling and returning to her job at hand.
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They went to an auto parts store in Jenny's hire car and got everything they needed.
"So what do you want to do the next few days?" asked Chuck.
"What besides our continual love making sessions?" asked Jenny smiling.
"Yes besides me showing my undying love in as most intimate ways as possible" said Chuck.
"You tell me, I have never been here. What can we do?" asked Jenny
"Well I was thinking we could do the Bridge Climb, and maybe visit the Hunter Valley?" said Chuck.
"Um yeah ok" said Jenny
"I was thinking maybe we could ride to the Hunter Valley" said Chuck.
"Um ok, that sounds like fun" said Jenny smiling
"Ok, then I guess while we are out we should pick up some riding gear for you" said Chuck smiling.
They visited some bike stores and where able to pick up a Helmet, Gloves, Jacket, Boots and a pair of leather pants that just made Chuck drool.
"Jenny my god you look good in those pants you just seem to fill it in all the right places, sure glad I will not have to look at you in them while we are riding. I certainly wouldn't have my mind on the road" said Chuck.
Chuck was not exaggerating when he was describing jenny in the pants, several men in the store were speechless and the salesmen that was helping them didn't seem to be listening to anything Chuck was saying.
"Chuck, you are such a goose. You know you don't have to flatter me like that. I am yours" said Jenny.
"Jenny, I wasn't trying to flatter you, I was being truthful. Couldn't you see the rest of the guys in there, their eyes were on stalks and there bottom jaws on the floor" said Chuck.
Jenny was embarrassed and Chuck could see the blush spread across her face.
"Jenny, I love you. You are perfect" said Chuck.
"Hardly, but let's just get back to the house so I can show you how much I love you" said Jenny.
"Jenny, well when we get back I think we should start getting the car and bike ready, especially if we are going to ride to the Hunter Valley. After that you can model those pants for me again, and who knows where that will lead" said Chuck.
"Well I know exactly where it will lead if I have any say in it." said Jenny winking.
They got back into the car and headed off home, they were going to have an afternoon of getting his car and bike back up to operating condition.
When they got home Jenny's father was there waiting.
"So what have you two been up to?" asked Jack.
"Just getting some stuff for the car and bike" said Chuck.
"Is it ok, if I get some air and go for a walk?" asked Jack.
"Yeah, just don't go too far and you better stay out of trouble. Do you understand?" said Chuck.
"Yes, yes I will be a good tourist and will not take advantage of anyone" said Jack.
Jack left and walked out the door, and Jenny came up behind Chuck and put her arms around his chest and held him tight.
"I am sorry about him Chuck" said Jenny.
Chuck turned around to face her still in her arms; he reached down and cupped her face in both hands.
"Jenny how many times do I need to tell you, that you have nothing to be sorry for?" said Chuck.
"I don't know, but kissing me might work better" she said shyly.
Chuck bent his head down to her and took her lips with his, she eagerly gave his tongue entrance as he lifted her up onto the bench and she wrapped her legs tightly around his waist.
They parted lips and shortly after Chuck was able to get his breath back
"My god you are so sexy it is dangerous, I have completely lost the ability to control myself" said Chuck.
"No Chuck you haven't lost anything, you have found something again, your heart and I think it's wonderful" she said as she pulled him close to her as hard as she could.
"Well I think we need to get the car and bike sorted then I am going to show you something wonderful" said Chuck.
They both set of with the assortment of goodies into the garage.
It didn't take them too long to get everything finished, they ended up replacing the batteries on both of them and replacing all fluids including hydraulic and gear oil and all the filters.
When Chuck started the Mustang for the first time it brought a smile to her face.
"Wow, it sounds so manly" she said giggling.
The next thing he started was the bike, at first it sounded a little rough but then quickly was ticking over comfortably.
Chuck started cleaning up all the tools and the old filter and batteries, Chuck put the seat back on the Bike and gave it a quick blip on the throttle that made Jenny jump.
After another few minutes he turned off both the car and the bike.
"I was thinking about taking the Mustang for a quick drive then coming back and resting, we can take the bike out tomorrow morning" said Chuck.
"How fast does that bike go?" asked Jenny.
"Stock it will do about 150Mph, but I have made a few modifications so she would do a bit over that" said Chuck shrugging.
"Shit I can't even imagine doing that speed in a car" said Jenny.
"Well the Mustang has had a few modifications too but it can't go as fast as the bike" said Chuck.
They quickly finished cleaning up and changed into some clean clothes and set off down the street.
"I love this car Chuck" said Jenny.
"Even better then the Porsche we had?" asked Chuck.
"Don't push it, but maybe if you let me drive I could change my mind" said Jenny winking.
"Well let's just make sure she is behaving herself first" said Chuck.
"Her, you didn't name her Eleanor too did you?" asked Jenny.
"Nah Eleanor is a fastback" responded Chuck.
Jenny just stood there confused shaking her head obviously not understanding the reference.
They finished their drive and put the car back in the garage.
They went inside the house and decided it was time for a not so quick shower. Jenny decided she really liked to take showers with Chuck; it gave her a chance to appreciate every single part of his body in stunning detail. Some parts more than others….
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Carina was blown away, Morgan was asleep but she was blown away, she couldn't believe it. That was the most intense, incredible experience of her life.
'Shit what is happening to me' thought Carina.
Carina was stunned, Morgan had rendered her speechless.
'I will never be able to look at him the same again, forget Chuck, Blondie can have him, but I am never going to share Morgan' thought Carina.
Carina rolled over to Morgan and snuggled into him again, placing soft kisses on his skin as she slowly drifted off to sleep.
Carina woke from her sleep some time later and was disappointed to find the bed missing the sex beast. She looked around the room and found Morgan's bags already packed.
'Oh he must be getting some breakfast for us' she thought and smiled.
Carina decided she should get up and have a shower and get ready for the days travel and surveillance.
She was ready and there was still no sign of Morgan she was starting to get worried.
She called him on his phone.
"Morgan, where did you go?" asked Carina
"Oh just gave you some space to get ready and came down to have breakfast" said Morgan.
"Oh I thought we may have had breakfast in the room" said Carina disappointed.
"Oh I didn't want to wake you" he replied.
Carina noted that Morgan was a little cold to her and it hurt a little more than she was prepared for.
Coming back up Morgan knocked on the door, when Carina opened the door he just walked in without any smile grabbed his bags and took them downstairs along with Carina's.
"I will grab the car,I assume you can check us out" said Morgan without any emotion.
'How can this be after the most incredible night of passion I have ever experienced the provider of that passion is as cold and unfeeling as a robot. Could it have been that terrible for him?' panicked Carina.
Carina checked out and met Morgan at the car.
"I have located the tracker it is about 100 miles from here, we should get going" said Morgan.
'Well if he is going to pretend nothing happened then so will I' thought Carina.
Carina wouldn't admit it, not even to herself but she was hurting, she had thought she had found something amazing last night and after she went asleep she allowed herself to think about a future. But that future has just come crumbling down and she could now only see disappointment.
They headed off in the direction of where the signal was coming from; conversation was kept to a minimum.
"I gave a report to the director he was glad that we had located the target and also that it appears they have followed the trail put out for Carmichael" said Morgan.
"Been on many missions like this before?" asked Morgan.
"Look if I wanted you to talk I would have asked a question, lets just keep the chatter to a minimum. And no this is the first mission I have been on, teamed with a moron" said Carina.
'Wow, things have certainly cooled between us. I thought things were starting to get friendly yesterday but today she is just rude. She must be regretting last night and I am just reminding her of the mistake. At least now I know that things would never work out between us' thought Morgan.
"Let's just get this mission over so we can get back to the states and we will tell the director that we can never be teamed up again" said Morgan.
The word 'never' hit Carina a little harder then she would like to admit. Yeah he acted like a tool this morning, but she still couldn't forget how good the sex was, calling it sex just didn't seem to fit.
"Yeah sounds good to me, hopefully I will get teamed with a real man this time" said Carina.
'Ouch, I didn't think I was that bad last night. Yeah I don't have a huge amount of experience in these matters but the noises she was making sure sounded like I was doing the right things, hmmph women' Thought Morgan.
They had finally arrived in the area where the car was located, and eventually found it parked in front of a house.
"Moron, stay in the car and keep an eye out for anyone outside and let me know if you see someone" said Carina.
Carina went out and was able to see activities through a bedroom window.
She came back quickly, sooner than Morgan anticipated.
"What's wrong" asked Morgan.
"Nothing he is just here getting his jollies off with some local woman, we will wait until he leaves or unless we see him joined by other individuals. Get photos on anyone that arrives I have a photo already of the lucky lady" said Carina.
"Carina, about last night.." started Morgan.
"Just drop it, I do not want to discuss that mistake, I want to forget it even happened" said Carina.
"Ok fine" said Morgan.
'Well of course it is you bastard, you just wanted to ride the Carina express then get off at the next stop. You would be happy if we never spoke about it' thought Carina.
Morgan was busily keeping a watch out for individuals as Carina was surreptitiously watching him. Carina was agitated as to how much this had disturbed her.
'Before yesterday I hardly knew he existed, but then last night after a roll in the hay. Granted it was the best roll in the hay I have ever had but why can't I stop thinking about him' thought Carina.
They hadn't spotted anyone else coming or leaving the house until the target left some four hours later they followed him to another house some ten kilometers away. This house had several more people inside and after Carina planted a bug on the window, they were able to listen in on the whole conversation.
Both Morgan and Carina listened to the conversation carefully and couldn't believe what they had stumbled on; it was a plan to detonate a dirty bomb in the US at a football game, expecting in excess of 60,000 casualties.
But the biggest news was that someone very important would be attending the game as a spectator.
They would have to call the director and attempt to get more assets on the ground; the location of Osama Bin Laden may have to take a back seat.
A/N: Well I guess a bit of a change with two of our Canon Characters and I would also like to point out Morgan is more the Buymore manager Morgan from Canon not the mystery crisper Morgan.
I wonder though if this relationship will ever get off the ground, just in case you were wondering Casey doesn't have a daughter in this AU.