A/N: Well I owe everyone an explanation for why have been slacking lately. Three weeks ago I was in an accident. I fractured two ribs and herniated a disc in my upper back. Trying to focus on writing is really hard right now and of course this was above and beyond what I was already feeling before.

I do want you to know that I'm hanging in there but it is a daily struggle. I had to get back to writing just to stay sane and I apologize if its not the quality, however much it ever was, that you all are used to.

I do want to thank all those out there still chugging a long and writing their stories. While it is sometimes hard to keep my concentration while reading, some stories are just to good to pass up (Save you Later and Strong Swimmer are still my favs to read). However, I really have to give a huge shout out to littlecandyman for his story Taming the Giant Blond She Male. That story is just incredible. I may not be reviewing like I should but, just wow. That story is amazing. It is the one thing I look forward to every day. It is the one moment where I can forget about RL and I thank him for that.

I also want to thank my beta, Gladius who has been patiently still supporting me. Couldn't and wouldn't be doing this if not for him and the encouragement of the pm's I've been getting. Thank you all so much for reading this story and sticking it out with me. You guys are truly the best medicine.

This story is AU really in timeline only. I've kind of combined a S3 & S4 event so hopefully it won't be to confusing.

As always, I don't own Chuck.

Chapter 23 – All About The Girl

"Chuck, I want to go spend the weekend at our home." Sarah was giving her best attempt at a pouting expression as she held Chuck's head in her lap. The two were on their couch, watching television not really paying any attention to what was on. It was one of those times that Sarah just loved. No missions, no friends, just her and the man she loved without any outside interruptions.

Chuck sighed as he mindlessly stared at the TV. He was so exhausted from all the training the past couple weeks and this night was finally a break from the spy world. He was lying on the couch, in their apartment, with his head securely in Sarah's lap and there was no place he would rather be. "I would like that to. But you know we have to be careful."

Sarah gently turned his face so that she could look down into his mesmerizing brown eyes. "I just want to get away with you for a bit. We have been going nonstop with all this spy stuff and we barely have time to be just Chuck and Sarah." Sarah reached down to place a gentle kiss on his forehead. "I miss being just Chuck and Sarah. I miss our home."

Chuck knew exactly what she meant. When they were at their home in the suburbs, it was like they were... well it was like they were married and he knew Sarah felt the same way. She in no way ever tried to hide her true feelings about why she loved visiting their house. It was a welcome change to see her so open all the time; quite the contrast from what she was like the first year and a half they were together. Well, not together together, but together.

Chuck smiled as he looked up at his beautiful wif... girlfriend. "Do you know how much I love you?"

Sarah smiled as she kissed him again. "I think I'm figuring it out every day." She was about to say more when something on the television caught her eye. "Oh my gosh Chuck, is that Devon?"

Chuck could see the surprise in her eyes as he quickly turned his head to follow her gaze towards the television. Sure enough, there stood Awesome in front of a podium dressed in his scrubs.

"Quick, turn it up, turn it up." Sarah was hitting Chuck on the arm.

"Alright, just calm down." Chuck laughed as he quickly found the remote and adjusted the volume.

Chuck sat up as he and Sarah heard the news conference going on. Apparently Devon was the lead surgeon on a very important head of state. Chuck tried to listen to the details and it was only when he heard the name of the head of state that he began to flash.

Sarah instantly knew what was happening as she held onto Chuck's hand as the flash finished. "Chuck, what did you see?"

Chuck could not believe the information downloaded into his brain. His eyes were wide as saucers as he slowly turned to Sarah. "Honey, we have a problem."

{* * *}

It turned out the individual Devon had saved was the ruler of a small country called Costa Gravas. However, this was not all. There was information linking this leader, a Generalissimo Goya, to a major Russian arms dealer. Chuck was also able to determine that there was a possible assassination order put out on this leaders head.

Chuck, Sarah, and Casey were meeting with Beckman about how to proceed. Beckman was adamant that if anything happened to the Costa Gravas leader, due to the instability of his country, things could end up very badly. Not only that, they needed to gather information concerning this arms dealer. The the idea of a country like Costa Gravis, with nuclear capability, going into a civil war, was a worst case scenario.

The only problem was, they had to find a way to get close enough to the Costa Gravas Government. Casey would be no help, and because of that, the CIA and NSA in general were not welcome at all in the Costa Gravas circles. Matter of fact, the entire US government was not exactly on friendly terms with the current leadership over there.

It was then Chuck froze as the General addressed him. "Agent Bartowski, we need to use your brother in-law to get close to the Costa Gravas leader."

"Uh no! No way, no how. Not going to happen." Chuck was very adamant as Sarah grabbed a hold of his hand to calm him.

"I'm sorry Agent Bartowski, but this was not a request. This was an order. National security is at risk here."

Chuck was still shaking his head. "General while I respect your opinion, I will not willfully or otherwise put any member of my family in danger. I was sucked into this life of lies and deception not by choice and I will not bring anyone that I care about into this kind of life." Chuck instantly regretted what he said as he felt Sarah's hand go slack. He turned to her to let her know what he really meant, but she would not look at him.

Casey stepped forward. "General, I have to agree with Chuck here. This is not the time..."

"ENOUGH!" Everyone went silent as the General yelled at them all. There was an anger shown that neither had seen for quite a while. It caused everyone in the room to suddenly go completely still. "You will do as I order. Make it happen." Then the video went blank.

"Well that went well." Casey remarked as he turned to leave. He knew Chuck and Sarah had to sort some things out and he needed to give them some space. "I'll see you guys back home." Then he was off.

Chuck was still reeling from the hole ripped in his behind from Beckman and trying to deal with his idiotic comments in front of the woman he loved. He turned to Sarah placing both hands on her shoulders. She still would not look at him. "Sarah, you know what I meant. Please don't be upset."

Sarah was staring down at the floor. In barely a whisper, "Do you wish Bryce never sent you that email? That I never found you?"

Chuck couldn't have been more shocked at such an idiotic statement. Of course he had to tread carefully. "Sarah, I would go through hell and back to be with you. If everything I went through, was just to have you in my life, then every single minute of every single day since I uploaded the Intersect was worth it." He pulled her close and she didn't object. "But I just wish sometimes we could have a normal life. Just you and me; our kids running around like super heroes, and the only thing we have to worry about is what time the local PTA meets."

Sarah couldn't help but melt into him when he talked about their family and their future. She was not mad at him for what he said. After all, she really couldn't blame him. If anything what he said scared her to death. Her worst nightmare would be that they had never met. She couldn't live without Chuck and if she did, it would have been as some CIA robot. She could never go back after getting a taste of a future with Chuck. Just the mere mention of regret from Chuck caused her emotions to get the best of her. It didn't really make a lot of sense to her why it upset her so, but it did. "Chuck I love you so much. And I want that family; I want our future, but honey I just don't see it happening." A lone tear fell as her emotions continued to pour out. "We have been dealt a terrible hand; and whether we want it or not, I don't think we will ever have normal."

Chuck knew she was right and honestly, it really didn't matter to him. Only one thing mattered to him. "Sarah, as long as we have each other, then we will make our own normal."

Sarah held him close. "Are you sure it will be enough?" Sarah asked afraid of the answer.

Chuck didn't even hesitate. "Sarah it is beyond enough. It is more than I could or would ever want."

{* * *}

Luckily, a situation presented itself that allowed Chuck to not have to use and lie to Devon. Even though Ellie was aware of Chuck's involvement with the NSA and CIA, she did not know the extent. That also meant Devon knew the same thing because Ellie would never keep Devon in the dark about anything. While on one hand that was a relief, Chuck still hated keeping 'everything' from his family. And now, his family was about to get up close and personal to what Sarah and he did for a living.

Chuck had just come from Casey's apartment who was still not pleased at all he would be left behind. Chuck had informed Casey that he really didn't have to say anything to Devon. Earlier, when Chuck went over to visit Ellie, Devon had approached him about being invited to an all-expense paid vacation to the Generalissimo's home island as soon as he was able to fly. After all, the Dictator would still need looking after and he was obviously attached already to Devon and Ellie.

This would give Chuck and Sarah a chance to go with them and hopefully gather some Intel. Chuck smiled as he approached his apartment. For whatever reason, Sarah seemed more excited for this mission and if Chuck had to admit, he really didn't think it was for the mission part.

He entered the apartment and heard Sarah in the bedroom call out to him to come in for a second. He placed his keys on the counter and walked into his bedroom. His jaw instantly dropped to the floor as Sarah stood in what could only be described as white dental floss pieced together to make a bathing suit.

Sarah held her green bikini and a leopard spotted one in each hand as she turned to Chuck, definitely putting on the show. "So, which one should I bring?" Sarah shifted her very revealing hips from side to side as she showed Chuck the suits.

"Uh..." Chuck could not really form a coherent sentence at the moment. "Uh..."

Sarah was just eating this up. Even after two years of being together, and as of late, nothing, and she means nothing being held back from each other. She still could make her man speechless. "Chuck honey, which one should I bring on our vaca... I mean our mission?"

Chuck knew he had to pull it together quickly. One part of being a good spy is to be able to control your emotions... Oh screw that. Who ever made that stupid saying obviously never had Sarah Walker for a girlfriend. "All of them?" That was all Chuck knew to say as his feet decided what his mind should have long ago. They needed to bring him closer to the scantily clad goddess in front of him.

Oh Sarah knew the look that was on Chuck's face. After all, it was the look she was hoping for when she so conveniently planned her little fashion show. Her body came even more alive as Chuck approached. All her senses were heightened as he quickly closed their proximity. Her last thought before her lover took her was, 'Oh this is going to be the best mission ever.'

{* * *}

The trip to Costa Gravas was uneventful and Chuck, Sarah, Ellie, and Devon seemed to be having the time of their life. They were treated as royalty and strangely enough, Chuck seemed to be the only one of the remaining Intersect Team to realize they were actually supposed to be on a mission, not a vacation. Which was odd Chuck thought because Sarah was usually always the consummate professional while on missions. Whatever the reason though, maybe it was the paradise type atmosphere of being on this beautiful Island, Sarah was a whole different person. And Chuck absolutely loved it...

After getting settled in both their rooms, the couples decided to head down to the beach. This of course gave Chuck pause as he waited for Sarah to come out of the bathroom. Seeing Sarah in her bikinis in the privacy of their own room was one thing, but now heading out to a public beach for every man to see he was starting to regret his eagerness for Sarah to bring her suits. Especially the skimpy white one that he loved the best. It was also the easiest to remove as one tug and it all came off... Anyway, he had to focus on what was at hand. How he was going to deal with Sarah showing off all of her...

"You ready Chuck?" Sarah came out of the bathroom, dressed for the beach.

Chuck just stared, the biggest smile ever on his face. "I love you."

"Yeah you do." Sarah gave him a quick kiss. She knew why he was all of sudden in a much better mood. She was wearing her emerald bathing suit which for all intents and purposes, was actually quite modest. It was midday and she was sure the beaches would be crowded. There was only one man that would ever see her in the 'special' suits and no one else. There was a time she wouldn't have cared less, but not since meeting Chuck. Chuck never outwardly showed possessiveness although a small part of her really wouldn't mind; and he never once made her feel inappropriate, well except for their first sleep over, but that's okay, she wore that purple negligee on purpose. This was just something inside of her. Her body was her temple and Chuck was the only one allowed to worship now and forever. She smiled at her metaphor; yeah her nerd really affected her.

Chuck was smiling from ear to ear. While the bathing suit was still revealing, of course anything Sarah wore would always be revealing, it truly made her look amazing without showing off to much. It was just enough for him. "You look absolutely beautiful, Mrs. Carmichael."

"And you don't look to bad yourself Mr. Carmichael." While she loved their code names, she had never wanted it to be more real than she did right now as she once again reached and gave Chuck a very tender kiss. Sarah couldn't believe the emotions that suddenly over took her. "Chuck, I really do love you with all my heart. Thank you for this."

Chuck wondered why she would be thanking him for the mission or the vacation. After all, it wasn't his idea… That is when it hit him. She wasn't thanking him for the vacation or the mission. She was thanking him for being with her, for them being a real couple. He honestly didn't think he could love her more than he did right now.

{* * *}

They had got back from the beach hours later and only had a few minutes to get settled and then it was off to a dinner party hosted by the Generalissimo himself in honor of Devon. Obviously they couldn't be late and this would give Sarah and Chuck a moment to 'look around'.

The dinner was so nice and Devon was the center of all the attention. Ellie on the other hand, was the center of attention of just the General himself. This of course made her very uncomfortable and was one of the reasons at the first moment she got, her and Devon headed out of the banquet hall.

Chuck and Sarah had been dancing but now was a good time for them to head out. Sarah was just about to suggest separating to cover more ground when Chuck started flashing when he looked over at the far corner of the room. Sarah held him close, luckily it was a slow song but his flash was lasting a lot longer than normal. "Chuck honey, are you okay?"

Finally the flash ended and Chuck had a look of panic on his face. His eyes darted all around the banquet hall and the panic became worse.

"Chuck, talk to me."

Chuck quickly looked down to Sarah as he leaned into her like he was about to kiss her neck. "Sarah. There are Ring agents over in the corner. And where is my sister and Awesome?"

Sarah instinctively checked to make sure she had her gun in her purse. "Chuck, I still have my knives right?" Usually Sarah would have been better prepared but being here with Chuck had put her off her game a bit. Besides, lately Chuck's hands had been constantly finding their way up her dress and she would have felt horrible if he accidentally cut himself.

"What?" Chuck shook his head as if coming back to reality. "Yes. Yes, you still have them. I felt them earlier when we were doing the mamba."

Even in their current agent mode, they both couldn't help but smile at exactly how sensual that dance was. Chuck kidded her about it afterwards saying they should just call it sex on the dance floor. Anyway, she had to focus and Chuck bringing up that dance, and the locations his strong hands had explored…

"Sarah! Are you with me? We have to find my sister and Awesome before something happens." Chuck could not believe Sarah wasn't acting more focused.

It was her turn to shake her head as if trying to clear. She whispered into his ear. "Sorry damn it just quit talking like that so I can focus."

Chuck was astonished. What exactly did he do? He would have to figure this one out later; it was time to find his family.

. . .

The two spies casually snuck off like two lovers trying to find a quiet place. The minute they were out of the banquet hall, they proceeded down a set of stairs and came to a closed door down the hallway. They heard a noise and to Chuck it eerily sounded like his sister. And she sounded like she was in pain.

He just reacted as he kicked in the door, only to regret instantly the sight he saw. "Oh my god! My eyes." Chuck quickly placed both hands over his eyes. He tried to get out of the room but without being able to see, he ran smack into the door.

Sarah was there to quickly help him. She couldn't help but let out a small laugh as she guided Chuck out of the room. "Sorry guys, we hate to interrupt but it's important…"

Sarah never finished as a group of six armed men came up from behind. Awesome and Ellie quickly dressed themselves and Chuck turned to the men. He didn't flash so he knew these were not Ring agents but he also knew they were not part of Generalissimo's army. These men spoke with Russian accents.

"You four. Up against the wall!" The biggest of the Russian speaking men had already spun Chuck around and slammed him into the wall. The other five had their guns pointed at Sarah and Awesome. Ellie was hanging on to Awesome's arm a look of panic on her face.

Chuck and Sarah tried to position themselves in between the men and Ellie but the lead guy was already on the phone. Sarah could make out what he was saying and it was not good. She turned to Chuck and whispered, "They are going to kill us Chuck."

"You blond, shut your mouth." Sarah menacingly turned to the man who yelled at her. Oh she was just itching to put a cap in that loud mouth.

The six men conversed as Chuck tried to look at his horrified sister. "It's going to be okay El." He then turned to the men. "Look guys, we're no trouble, we just wanted to have…" Chuck never finished as a gun was slammed hard into his gut causing him to double over in extreme pain.

Sarah was instantly by his side a look of pure death in her eyes. But she was not alone. Ellie might have been scared out of her wits, but her motherly instincts took over seeing someone trying to hurt her little brother. "Just leave him alone you big oaf."

Sarah was stunned to see the determination in Ellie's eyes and she never had time to stop her as one of the men grabbed her by the throat and slammed her up against the wall. Devon instantly tried to grab the man but he was struck across the face and then a gun pointed at his skull.

"Anyone move. This one die first." The man's gun was practically shoved into Ellie's mouth.

Sarah knew this was going to be a tough situation. She could take out a few, but Chuck was still incapacitated on one knee, trying to regain his breadth.

"Matter of fact. Maybe we have fun with pretty dark hair one." All the men started grunting as the one holding Ellie started to move his hand towards her chest.

Sarah still had her hand on Chuck when something happened. She could swear it felt like Chuck was growing. She looked down and saw Chuck staring at the man holding his sister. Sarah only saw that look once before, it was when she was struck by the Ring agents when Chuck downloaded 2.0. But even this was different. She could feel the power growing inside of Chuck. He actually became hot to the touch as every muscle in his body felt to her like it was contracting.

Ellie was crying know pleading with the man not to do anything. It was useless as the man ripped open her shirt. It was the last thing he did as what could only be described as an explosion happened. Not an ordnance type explosion, but a Chuck explosion.

Sarah actually backed up standing next to Devon as Chuck completely annihilated every single Russian there. He was on fire and no one stood a chance. He was a killing machine and the men who were there just moments before were his fuel.

The man holding Ellie was the first to go down as Chuck broke the man's arm and threw him into the first two soldiers. Ellie stumbled towards Sarah and Awesome as all three watched the carnage happening around them.

Chuck could not control himself. The Intersect lit up and literally all he could see was red. The Intersect was instructing him on every killing blow and he was a lethal machine doing the bidding of what the Intersect told him to. Everything around him just became like a dream. He heard no sound, he felt nothing, his only purpose was to defend the ones he loved.

Finally after all the men were down, the one who was the leader was still breathing. Chuck bent down and grabbed the man by the throat, lifting him off the ground like he was a feather. Chuck squeezed the man's throat crushing it in his hand. He felt the muscles in the throat crumbling under his grip. He would not find relief until he crushed this man. He never heard his sister pleading with him to stop. He never heard Awesome trying to stop him. He only had one desire.

The Russians eyes were literally popping out of his head as he tried to breathe. Chuck smiled as he saw the pain in the man's eyes. It was then though he felt a warmth on his arm. He hesitated as he thought he heard a familiar yet faint voice. He shook his head, trying to concentrate on what the Intersect was instructing him to do. But damn it, there is that voice again. And that touch, what is happening? Chuck thought as his death grip started loosening. It was then a flash of blonde hair and the clearest blue eyes came around to the side of him. Forcing him to look at her. It was instant what happened next. The Intersect deactivated and the adrenaline left Chuck instantly. The Russian collapsed to his one good knee as Chuck nearly stumbled himself if not for the beautiful blonde there to catch him.

"Chuck baby. Come back to me. That's it honey. I'm here." Sarah was now holding him as he collapsed in her arms.

His head was buried in her neck as he kept repeating, "What have I done Sarah?"

"Shhhh. It's okay now sweetie. Everything is okay." Sarah would not let him go. Even though Ellie and Devon definitely needed some explanation. Her only concern right now was that Chuck was safe. He needed her. She hated stamding there, feeling almost prideful. It was not right what she was thinking but she was so proud of Chuck. He defended them all and saved them from what she had confirmed would have possibly been all their deaths. But even that was not what made her heart filled with pride.

It was selfish, but it meant everything to her. Ellie, the woman that raised Chuck and whose love could never be compared to could not get through to Chuck when the Intersect took over. It was her. Sarah Walker that was able to get through to Chuck. She knew at that moment that she would always be Chuck's life line. They needed each other, and whatever miniscule doubt she might have had before was instantly erased. She just held onto Chuck as she kept trying to calm him down. She never noticed Awesome walk by her towards the man Chuck had almost killed. She didn't notice the look of anger on Devon's face.

"You stupid son of a bitch." Was all that was said as Devon cold cocked the man knocking him out instantly.

The four never noticed the female Ring agent who just happened to round the far corner seeing the tall athletic man finish off the Russian operative. The female agent quickly hid in the shadows as she surveyed the scene in front of her. Six heavily armed men lay dead all along the floor. A nerdish man who seemed to be crying, obviously he was hurt by these men, being held by a Barbie doll. She noticed the tall brunette eyeing the blonde man with admiration. "So this is the one everyone is talking about" The female Ring agent said to herself. Oh this was going to be good. She would keep an eye on this blonde James Bond and find out a little more about him before she brought this to her leaders attention.

She smiled to herself at the thought of bringing this CIA agent into their mix. She could just see it now. No more would the name Sydney be looked down upon throughout her Ring division. This was her ticket to the big time. She turned and headed back down the hall, the tall blonde man right at the front of her thoughts.

{* * *}

The next twenty four hours were quite eventful. The biggest being the fact that Chuck had to explain to his sister and brother in law exactly what he did in the CIA. Where Ellie thought he was just an analyst before, this was a whole new ball game. There was some mending that needed to be done, but that would be saved for a different time. Ellie knew what her brother needed right now, and it definitely wasn't some whiney, complaining, older sister.

On the mission front, it turned out that Generalissimo had broken off deals with a major Russian arms dealer after entering into talks with the United States. That was a good thing; the bad thing was apparently this person was not too happy about losing business. Chuck and Sarah had actually prevented the assassination attempt by taking out the Russian soldiers. They still were not sure why the Ring agents were there but they had all left shortly after the incident down stairs.

Of course all the attention was once again on Devon seeing that he was the one the Generalissimo thought took out the men. That was fine with Sarah as she still was trying to help Chuck deal with what had happened.

{* * *}

Ellie and Devon had already left to go back to the states but Chuck and Sarah decided to stay a little longer. Well, thanks to Beckman who actually showed real concern for Chuck and wanted to make sure whatever was needed to get him through this was done. She gave them extended leave so both Sarah and Chuck could spend some quality time together.

Sarah was actually quite surprised how Chuck was taking the whole situation. They had a long talk that night about the taking of a life. Sarah told him about her first time and what it did to her. But she made sure to let Chuck know how different it was. Where her red test was a kill order, Chuck was defending the ones he loved. It would have been no different than if he was a police offer. Besides, in the end, he ended up showing mercy. Okay, he didn't have to know that once they were away, Sarah went back and made sure the man would never breathe again.

For Chuck, his biggest concern was not being able to control the Intersect. They had already called Orion and his analysis was that the Intersect was built to have one purpose and not be reliant on the emotional side of the brain. This is what would make Chuck ten times more lethal than any other Intersect host. When he had the right stimulant, which was obvious the protection of his family, then the Intersect became over clocked so to speak. Orion also determined through the information he was given, that Sarah was his 'keyword', his switch. Not even Ellie could do it and this was very important.

Of course Sarah could not hide her excitement as this data was presented to General Beckman and the powers that be. Of course it was presented as only Orion could. There was absolutely no way that Chuck and Sarah could ever be separated or else the Intersect would malfunction. Thus it was in the government's best interest to make sure they were both together and happy. Maybe the last part was added for his son's benefit, but the kind of pull that Orion had in the government circles was extremely powerful. Thus there was no denying the fact that what Orion said, must come to pass. Yeah, Sarah was very pleased.

{* * *}

Sarah wanted to get Chuck out of the room. He wasn't exactly moping around, but she wanted to help clear his mind. And what better place to do that then the beaches of Costa Gravas? Of course she made sure to grab everything she would need for this night. Okay, it was just one thing, but it was a big thing.

. . .

It was approaching sunset and on the beach the sun was just starting to dip below the water line on the horizon. There was a cool breeze as the Costa Gravas wind blew lightly across the ocean. The air was so crisp and clean compared to Burbank and it wasn't just the air itself that made this evening special. It was just Chuck and Sarah alone in their little corner of heaven.

Sarah was sitting between Chuck's legs as she was leaning back into him. Her head resting softly on his shoulders as his arms were securely around her. Words were sparse as the two lovers stared out over the horizon. This setting was all too familiar to both of them and it was where they seemed to be the closest. No walls, no interruptions, just Chuck and Sarah on a beach, together. It was a story book setting.

"Chuck honey, can I talk to about something without you freaking out?"

Chuck could feel Sarah shift slightly and he could sense it was about to get deep. "Of course."

There was a long bit of silence. Chuck actually thought Sarah may have forgotten what she was going to say.

Sarah finally got up the courage to continue. "Chuck, I know without a doubt that I love you with all my heart. You're my end game honey."

Chuck smiled at her nerdism. He must really be affecting her.

"All my life Chuck I've been wondering aimlessly around, taking what life gave me. Going with my father on cons; being forced into the CIA; even with Bryce. I always wanted to be the best, but it was always for someone else." Sarah paused as she got up onto her knees so she could look Chuck straight in the eyes. "Chuck, I've never wanted anything in my life as badly as I want you. I know this is out of character for me but you know what, I don't care. For once in my life I have no walls and it is because of you." Sarah then reached into her beach bag and pulled something out and placed it next to her.

Sarah then gently placed both hands on his cheeks. Tears were already forming. "Chuck, you're my best friend, you're my lover, you're my everything. I want you and I mean the whole package. But more than anything in this world, I want to spend eternity with you. I want to be your wife. Chuck I want to marry you." It was then Sarah reached down and grabbed the small red box. She lifted it in front of her and opened it for Chuck.

Everything seemed to stop the moment he saw what was in the box. It was the rings from that night they spent in the suburbs on their mission. He saw clearly the ring that she had asked back the night this all started. He started getting emotional as he realized she never got rid of them. She kept them this whole time.

As if reading his mind, Sarah through tears of her own. "Baby I just couldn't give them back to the CIA. These rings represented something that I wanted so bad with you. That time in the suburbs gave me a glimpse of what I wanted most in this world." She looked into his eyes making sure he would not deny her conviction. "It was you Charles Irving Bartowski, as my husband."

Chuck stared into her tear stained eyes as he could see the emotion there. Every thought, every detail of his proposal plan, everything he had ever planned about this moment was instantly thrown out the window. He didn't care about any of it any more. "Sarah, I swear to you that you can always count on me. I'll never make you be anything other than the wonderful person you are. I want to be with you no matter what it takes." Chuck gently pulled her to him. "Sarah Walker, I want to be your husband. Will you marry me?"

The tears were flowing now as both lovers hugged each other like their lives depended on it.

Chuck thought to all the scenarios he had played out on how to ask Sarah. He thought of all the planning he had been making, all the visions of grandeur about the proposal. But at this moment he could not have been happier. It was like his conscious was speaking to him. In the end, all that mattered, all that made this special, all that made this the greatest moment was one solemn fact. In the end, it really was all about the girl.

A/N: Thanks again for reading and supporting me. With tears in my eyes as I write this A/N, you guys are amazing and I couldn't do this without you.