Chapter 11
"I never, ever want to move again." Chuck said, sighing contentedly as he rolled over on to Sarah's side of the bed.
"I know." Sarah agreed, pulling her arms tightly around him. "But your family and friends haven't seen you in months and I have to share you."
"I'd love to see them too, but I just need a bit longer with you." He looked into her eyes and she pulled her head down and nestled into his chest.
"Chuck!" Came Sarah's muffled voice from under the duvet. "We've been up all night, literally. Come on, we'll both get dressed, surprise Morgan in his room and we'll go across to Ellie's, okay? And then we'll come back here or we'll go out."
"Okay." Chuck nodded. He stood got to his feet and started to pull on his jeans. Sarah looked at him and felt a tingling sensation erupt through her body.
"However, five more minutes won't hurt!" She said flirtatiously, pulling an unsuspecting Chuck onto the bed. He saw want in her eyes and couldn't say no.
A full hour later they finally emerged from their room, Chuck pulled on a checkered shirt, dark blue jeans and his good old converses. After months of spy training wearing khaki hats, tops and shorts he was finally allowed to wear what he wanted. Sarah perched on the kitchen counter in her white flowery dress and swung one leg as she put a golden gladiator shoe on the other.
Chuck came into the kitchen.
"You look great!" They both said in unison.
They laughed and Chuck approached her sitting by the counter and she wrapped her legs around him, he pulled her to him by the back of her neck and started to kiss her passionately.
"Chuck!" They both looked up with a jolt. It was only Morgan in his Star Wars pyjamas and dressing gown, his hair was sticking up awkwardly and he was clutching an old porn magazine. He quickly chucked the magazine across the room and adopted a stern facial expression.
"Morgan, hey!" Chuck said, pulling away from Sarah.
"H-how are y-you here?" Morgan stuttered.
"I got back last night, it's a long story buddy, but I'm not going away again." Chuck felt as if he was talking to a small child, not his twenty-seven year old best friend.
"You promise?" Morgan said, edging closer to him.
"I promise." Morgan gave a big whoop and dived on Chuck, wrapping his skinny little arms around Chuck's neck and winding his legs around the back of Chuck's knees.
"Okay, okay!" Chuck laughed. "Calm down." He hugged him for a minute or two before trying to ease himself from Morgan's grip but he was insistent and wouldn't let go of him. Gradually Morgan let go and perched on the counter next to Sarah.
"You two have both been in the wars, huh?" Morgan said, eyeing up Chuck's bruised face and chest and Sarah's scarred limbs.
"Yeah, something like that." Sarah nodded. "Chuck, Ellie doesn't even know your back, come on, she's only across the way."
"You two got close, huh?" Chuck grinned, pulling on his jacket.
"Yeah, we bonded over the fact that we were missing you." She opened the front door. "And besides, she is six-and-a-half months pregnant with your future niece or nephew!"
"I know!" Chuck exclaimed. "I really hope it's a girl!"
Sarah smiled at how cute he was, she gripped his hand tightly and walked with him over to Ellie's apartment. She hoped one day that they would be like Ellie and Awesome, having a family of their own. She didn't feel ready for a family yet but if she ever did feel ready, she knew that this was the man she wanted to share it all with.
Ellie pulled opened the door, she looked glowing. Her hair was curly and shiny, her eyes were bright and her heavily pregnant belly showed through her maternity dungarees. She was also holding a paintbrush and smelled overpoweringly of gloss paint.
"Chuck!" Ellie screamed happily, waddling out of the doorway. "Sarah!" She said a little more subduedly. She pulled him as close and she could get and squeezed him tight.
"How are you here?" She babbled excitedly, pulling him inside. "I thought you had at least three and a half more months left there."
Chuck glanced at Sarah, who was shaking her head vigorously.
"Umm.." He started, he couldn't worry Ellie anymore, she was probably twice as neurotic now that she was pregnant. "I did so well I got to come home early." He lied.
"That's great!" Ellie smiled. "We found out the sex of the baby!"
"Oh, I don't think I want to know.." Chuck said, sitting down on the couch.
"You don't?" Sarah said, she knew that she should really agree with Chuck as they were a couple and all but she couldn't help but feel a little curious. Chuck shook his head.
"Do you mind if I find out?" Sarah said, squeezing Chuck's hand tightly.
"Oh no, of course not!" Chuck beamed, stroking her hand with his thumb.
"Whisper it to me, Ellie." Sarah said, walking over towards her.
Ellie leant over by Sarah's ear and curled her blonde hair behind her ears. "It's a girl!" She whispered as Sarah felt Ellie's hot breath on her neck.
"Oh my God, that's great!" Sarah said enthusiastically. "Have you thought of any names?"
"I have a few in mind." Ellie grinned, Awesome came behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and patted her bulging belly protectively.
"I want to know now!" Chuck shouted,. "I wanted it to be a surprise but, if you all know then I want to know!"
"It's a girl, Chuck."
"Wow, a little niece! I can't believe it!" Chuck smiled.
"Sarah are we still going ahead with this wedding?" Chuck asked, shovelling a ham sandwich into his mouth.
"Maybe we should put it on hold for a bit." Sarah lied, secretly she and Ellie were still going ahead with the secret wedding. Sarah had set it for two weeks after Ellie's due date which was in three months time, Ellie actually wanted to fit in a bridesmaid dress and have her baby girl attend the wedding.
Over the past few days Ellie and Sarah had been having secret meetings, discussing everything from the decoration to the venue.
It was decided previously that Sarah and Chuck would get married in the Buy More, they already had Big Mike's blessing.
"That's okay." Chuck smiled falsely. Why didn't Sarah want to marry him? He felt his body sag with disappointment. He understood that she had commitment issues so didn't push her any further.
Sarah eyed Chuck with interest, he didn't suspect a thing. She couldn't wait for this wedding!
Short chapter, I know. Next chapter is the last one and it is also the wedding, this is a filler chapter. Please review anyway, thanks! And is Joe really dead? Will he intervene with the wedding?
