he Colonel's Daughter
Well, I think you'll enjoy this chapter as it has the appearance of Ellie and Devon, who are expecting their first child. Ellie is 4 months pregnant so she may be a bit emotional. Anyways, enjoy the read.
Again, if you enjoyed reading my stories and left a comment please leave a comment for this this one as well. Tell me what you think and I hope you enjoy the read.
I don't own Chuck but I've been enjoying watching the season 3 DVD over again.
A Bubble And A Can Of Whoopass
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Casa Bartowski
8:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2010
The success of Zork would most definitely be a cause for celebration as The Woodcombs and The Rileys minus the kids would pay a visit in order to congratulate the young entrepreneur in what he has accomplished. Ellie, 4 months pregnant with her and Devon's first child, couldn't be me more proud of her little brother evident by her nearly choking him out as she hugged him tightly around his neck.
Devon fortunately came to the rescue and was able to pry his very emotional sister from around his neck giving him the opportunity to breathe again. Once his sister and brother-in-law gave their congrats it would be Travis and Shannon's turn as they simply gave hugs and fist bumps. The small celebration would then commence and after a few minutes into it Ellie would raise her bottle of water towards Chuck beaming with joy.
"I'm proud of you little brother." she said with tears forming in her eyes. "Mom and dad would be too."
The rest of the gang raise their respective drinks as well of 3 bottle of beers and a bottle of water. Chuck raises his bottle of beer towards her sister and then everybody else. "Thanks sis…" he said with a smile on his face. "…and tell me you're not going to cry."
"I can't help it." she replied restraining herself from crying.
"Those are tears of happiness for you Chuck." Sarah said holding his hand. "Let her have her moment or would you rather have her hug you again?" she jokingly added.
Chuck responds by putting both hands up with the bottle of beer still clutched in his right had causing the others to laugh. It's at this point, Awesome reaches over and wraps his right arm around his wife rubbing the side of her right arm as he hugs her giving a quick kiss on her left temple. "You've done an awesome job bro."
"Yeah dude." responded Travis. "You're accomplishing great things and I'm sure more lies ahead for you." he said taking a quick swig of his beer.
"Thanks Trav." he replied.
As Chuck takes a quick swig of his bottle of beer Sarah asks her teammate and friend a question. "So how's the remodeling coming along on your house?" she asked with curiosity.
"It's coming along. One more month and we can move back in." he said.
"All because of a ruptured gas leak. Not awesome." replied Devon. "Good thing you and your family weren't home when it happened."
Travis' only response is to give Devon a nod as he glances over to Chuck and Sarah who gave a plausible cover story on what happened. His attention on the two of them is suddenly interrupted when he hears the voice of his wife Shannon. "Let them take all the time they need to finish." she said as Travis turns his head to face her. "I'm not in any hurry to leave the condo just yet." she added with a smile on her face.
"Your father is a good man Sarah." Ellie said.
"Yes he is." she responded expressing a smile.
There is a brief moment of silence in the room but that is quickly broken as Ellie lifts her bottle once again. "Good things are happening for everyone." she said rubbing her stomach.
Chuck inadvertently interjects as she says that. "Not everyone sis."
The seemingly happy mood in the room is suddenly broken as questionable looks appears on the other 4 people in the room. "What's wrong Chuck?"
"Anna dumped Morgan over the weekend."
"Harsh." said Travis.
For Ellie, the news of the end of Anna and Morgan's relationship did not surprise her one bit. As much as he tolerated Chuck's best friend over the years to the point where she established the no touch policy between the two of them she felt bad for him. Even though he sees him as immature he has stepped up to the plate on more than one occasion, especially when it came to her wedding.
She never really thanked him for doing what he did presiding as their minister, which to this day she still can't believe. However, she has to give him credit where credit is due as he has always been there for her. Granted, it has been in a creepy sort of way but when it mattered the most he was there not just for her, but for everyone else showing that he does make mature decisions every now and then.
All eyes are on Chuck as he shares with them the status of his little bearded buddy. "Well…" he pauses to take another swig of beer. "…he showed up for work early Monday morning not eating string cheese and drinking grape soda so you know something is very wrong there."
Upon hearing that, all 4 people in the room nod feeling empathetic concerning Morgan's unfortunate break up. After briefly talking amongst themselves Ellie turns her younger brother with concern. "How is he doing? Is he okay?"
"He says he's fine. He went to try to clear his head at The Grove yesterday on his lunch break and that didn't help any." Chuck answered.
"Why not?" asked Sarah.
"He got hot tea spilled all over him by a woman." he stated. "Surprisingly, he was in good spirits when he came back from his lunch break."
"Why?" wondered Devon.
"Apparently, the woman offered to pay for coffee in order to make up for what she did. I think he already met up with her." responded Chuck. "Granted, Morgan does have a tendency to have drinks thrown at him for a reason but not in this case. This was just a complete and unfortunate accident."
"So how did it turn out?"
"He called me before you guys got here and said he's going to stop by." As he says that there is a knock at the door leading him to go answer it but before he does he turns back to the others. "That's probably him right now."
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Casa Bartowski
8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2010
While the women are left to themselves talking in the living room, the guys retreated to the man cave that is Chuck's game room. All 4 sit down in the room with the sliding doors closed so they could have a private conversation without the women eavesdropping on them. The first person to speak is Travis as he looks directly at Morgan expressing a grin and he leans in to speak to him.
"So give us the scoop Morg. How did it go?" Travis eagerly asked with anticipation.
"I didn't get any hot coffee spilled or thrown at me if that's what any of you are thinking." responded Morgan.
"That's awesome…" Devon retorted. "…I guess."
"Morgan, I think what the guys are asking is what is Alex like?" responded Chuck.
"Oh." he replied. Morgan leans back getting comfortable on the couch and takes a moment before describing Alex to the guys.
As he does that, Travis turns to Chuck with a question look on his face. "Alex?" he whispered.
"I don't think its her." Chuck whispered back. "Alex is a common name."
Travis is about to respond back when they hear Morgan causing the two of them to turn to him. "Well, she's a pretty sweet girl actually."
"What did you two talk about?" inquired Devon arching his right brow. "Better yet how was your approach because first impressions are key bro?" he added.
"I think I made a great first impression. I brought a towel with me and…"
"Wait." interjected Travis with a confused look on his face. "Why did you bring a towel?" questioned the 4th member of Team Chuck.
"I texted Alex yesterday telling her that I would bring one just in case."
"How did that go for you?" wondered Devon.
All 3 men anticipate Morgan's response with each of them speculating in their own minds of Alex's possible reaction to him actually bringing a towel to their non date. Chuck surmised that it went ok because there weren't any signs of bruising from being slapped or punched in the face. So, to him everything went off without a hitch, which is thankfully a good thing knowing how Morgan can be.
Travis, on the other hand, imagined something very different than his lanky friend and teammate. In his mind, he sees Alex in a very uncomfortable situation sitting there with a forced smile as she waits patiently for her friends to call her in order to tell some excuse like her dog got hit by a car and she has to leave. As bad as that sounds, it's what he thinks possibly occurred.
Now when it came to Devon, he went a very different route as he imagined Morgan's first impression would start out ok and then it would all fall apart from there. He brought the subject of his break up with Anna and as he talks about her he would inevitably start balling like a baby. Alex would not only be considerably embarrassed trying to comfort him but immediately find an excuse to leave.
"It went great actually." happily responded Morgan. "So great in fact that we're hanging out again tomorrow night." he added.
The response Morgan gives to them comes as a complete surprise so much so that it actually leaves them momentarily speechless. "You got to be kidding me." Travis blurted out. All 3 men immediately turn to look at Travis who quickly tries to rectify what he said. "I mean that's great dude!" he corrected himself reaching over for a fist tap which Morgan reciprocates.
"Thanks Trav." replied Morgan. "I made her laugh and not in the bad way."
"Did you talk about your break up with Anna because that would not be an awesome topic of conversation?" inquired Devon with a hint of hope in his voice.
Morgan take a brief moment to think about it and then responds. "Nope. I just mentioned I was just having a string of bad luck and that I didn't want to talk about it."
"That's great buddy." grinned Chuck proudly looking at his little bearded best friend. "I'm glad you had a good time. Just remember this is nothing serious so there is no pressure and just be…" Chuck stops in mid-sentence as he rethink about telling him to just be himself. So he think of something else to say that would be more fitting. "…just be."
"Just be what?" asked Morgan with curiosity.
"Just be…" Chuck struggled to find the right words leading him to glances over at Travis. "…Trav you want to help me out here."
Travis attempts to say something but Devon interjects. "Gentlemen…" Devon chimed in on behalf of Chuck and Travis. "…let me handle it. No offense, I've had my fair share of ladies just being my awesome self.
"It's because you live in a bubble." quickly responded Morgan."
"What?" responded Devon.
Morgan immediately stands up and looks directly at him. "Stand up and come with me for a second." Chuck and Travis watch as Devon stands up. Morgan motions for him to come with him and when he does he leads the good doctor to a small mirror hanging on the wall on the other side of the room. "Take a look at yourself." he said pointing at Devon's reflection. "Go ahead." The two sitting on the couch watch as Devon does indeed look at himself leading Morgan to continue on. "It's a freakish bubble of handsomeness. Now look at me..." he stated pointing to himself. "…no bubble. I have to be completely verbal."
"Just don't mention your break up with Anna Morg."
Morgan turns around along with Devon facing the two men sitting on the couch. "I'll try not to." he responded. "I actually had a good time and so did she. Hopefully, we'll have a good time tomorrow night. I know you guys are looking out for me, especially you Chuck." he said. "I just want to know if you guys have my back on this." he stated eyeing his two friends on the couch and then turning to Devon. All 3 men acknowledge Morgan by giving a nod leading Chuck and Travis to stand as well. They go over to show their support by reaching out for a fist tap which he reciprocates to each of them.
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Pie Shack - Silverlake
9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2010
"Hey John…" Alex said with a smile on her face. "…I'll go get you your usual and may I ask who is this lovely lady with you?" she added turning to the woman sitting across from him.
"Alex, this is my girlfriend Jayne." he said pointing at her.
"Nice to meet you." Alex responded giving a quick wave to her. "What would you like to order?" she inquired.
Jayne looks over the menu and after a few moments she sets it down. "I'll just have what he's having but make my drink a sweetened ice tea."
The young woman takes their menus and before heading out to get their orders she responds to the two of them. "Okay, I'll be right back with your orders." she said with a grin.
As she leaves, Jayne turns to look back and then turns her attention from Alex to Casey who is currently preoccupied watching his daughter as he discreetly keeps an eye on her. From where she is sitting, she can clearly see him not only fidgeting but scanning the entire room for possible threats causing her to smile expressing a hint of laughter to which Casey notices.
"What's so funny?" he said looking across at his girlfriend.
"You." she emphatically stated shaking her head. "Nobody in their right mind is going to harm her John with you sitting here.' Jayne says reaching over to hold his hand. "Just relax okay." she added squeezing his hand and giving a reassuring smile towards him.
Jayne is right he thinks to himself. Nobody in their right mind would dare harm his daughter with him sitting close by. If he did then he would most definitely take care of the numb nut the John Casey way. Of course, his way when it concerns his own daughter means making the guy or guys in question disappear never to be heard from or seen ever again.
As he scans the area, there is hardly anybody in the place that seems to pose as a possible threat as it most populated by middle aged and elderly couples. The most they can do is either complain about their order being cold, how slow the service is, or hit you with their cane if they are feeling a bit cranky. His thoughts are suddenly interrupted when a plate of apple pie is set in front of him.
"Here's your orders." she said. The young woman removes other plate of pie and 2 drinks setting them down on the table. As she holds the tray under her right arm she checks to see what else she can possible do for the two of them. "Anything else you need?"
"We're good for right now Alex." she responded with a smile. "Thanks." she added.
"No problem." she answered walking off and over to tend to the other patrons.
The couple partake in eating the apple pies they ordered. As they do, a group of guys enter the establishment leading Alex to walk up to them. It's in that moment Casey's attention on his pie is focused on the 4 individuals standing near the doorway where his daughter is currently standing. The somewhat relaxed feeling he has been experiencing suddenly fades away causing him to be on high alert.
From his point of view, they look to be in their early to mid 20's with tattoos on their arms. In his mind, he suspects they are possibly young military guys who have come in to have something to eat. In addition to his quick assessment of the 4 young men they also seem to be a bit inebriated telling him they possibly had a night out on the town before they arrived at the Pie Shack.
He also noticed that one of the men is seriously checking Alex out and that doesn't sit well with him. It causes him to tightly grip his fork so much so that he actually bends it leading Jayne to notice. "Honey, your fork."
Casey turns to see that he has indeed bent his fork leading him to immediately set it down. It's at that point, Jayne gets Alex's attention to which she walks over after taking the 4 guys order. "What can I do for you?" she happily asked.
"John needs another fork." said Jayne pointing to the said utensil. "Apparently, he bent his." she added reaching over to pick it up to show her."
"A look of disbelief appears on Alex's face. "What did you do?"
"I guess I was putting too much pressure on my fork eating my apple pie." he responded with a bit of smirk.
"I see." she said taking the fork from Jayne. "I'll be right back and get you a new one." said Alex turning to get new silverware for her father unbeknownst to her.
When she leaves, Jayne turns to Casey who she clearly sees is keeping a close eye on the 4 guys to his left that are across the room. "John, calm down."
"How can I when one of those military numb nuts is eyeing my daughter." he softly grunted."
As he says that, Alex with a tray full of orders returns with an unbent spoon handing it over to Casey on her way towards to the 4 men. He keeps a close eye on them as his daughter brings them their order and after a few moments she leaves leading him to notice the guy in question smiles. He intently watches him lean over talking to his other 3 friends. It causes Casey to become considerably agitated by how they are acting and in his view clearly disrespecting his daughter.
When Alex passes by their table, Casey stops her to check if is she's okay. "Hey, you okay?" he inquired glancing over at the 4 guys.
"Yeah. It's nothing I can't handle it." replied Alex.
"They look like a rowdy bunch." said a concerned Jayne.
"I've dealt with this plenty of times before so I'm used to it." Alex responded.
"Okay." he grunted. "If you need assistance just let me know."
"That's sweet of you John…" she said expressing smiling at him. "…but like I said though, I can handle it."
Alex walks off leaving the two of them to continue eating their apple pie. A few moments later, Casey and Jayne are at the register paying when he hears a commotion behind him causing he and Jayne to turn around to see the 4 men in question causing a bit of a ruckus. This leads Alex to come over in order to talk to them. The NSA Agent and not to mention protective father stands there keeping a watchful eye on the situation.
He witnesses the man in question who has been checking her out to reach over to hold her hand but she quickly retracts it. As much as Casey wants to beat the living crap out of him, he's being held back by Jayne. "She said she can handle it." she whispered to him.
Casey's attention is fixed on the man as he suddenly stands up. The man in question is much taller than her as he puts his right hand on her left shoulder clearly making her uncomfortable. By this point, Casey is like a pit bull just waiting to be unleashed by Jayne who is holding him back from making a scene. However, he wouldn't get the chance to do that as what he sees happening next is a sight to behold.
From where he is standing, he sees his daughter grab the man's right hand not only twisting it but she also does a hard forearm strike to his gut causing him to bend down in pain. It's at that point, she gives an upward strike to the guy's face dropping him to the ground knocking him out. The 3 guys sitting at the booth are completely dumbfounded as they glance back and forth from their fallen friend to Alex.
As she turns around to walk towards Casey and JJayne at the register, she expresses a grin after taking care of the man who couldn't understand the concept of boundaries. Casey gives a nod to Alex as his attention turns to the other three men checking on their buddy. When the two head out of the door Jayne turns to Casey. "See…" she said squeezing his right arm with a smile. "…she handled it."
"That's my girl." he grunted with a smirk heading towards the Crown Vic parked up ahead.
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Casa Bartowski
10:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2010
The men rejoined their others halves with Morgan in tow in the living room. He shared with the ladies of what happened and they in turn are happy for him. However, the little bearded man assures them they are just friends and that he's not looking to be in a relationship so quickly after being dumped by Anna, which is surprising to hear from everyone in the room.
"I'm glad you found a new female friend Morgan." Ellie stated.
"Are you just saying that because I won't bother you and yes I know the no touch policy still stands." replied Morgan.
Ellie shakes her head in responds to Morgan's question. "I'm honestly and genuinely happy for you." she said.
"Thanks El…" answered Morgan. "…can I get a hug?" he asked opening both his arms towards her.
"No." she quickly spitted out.
Morgan turns to everyone in the room with a wry smile on his face. "It was worth a shot." he said shrugging his shoulders.
Everyone in the room responds with laughter at Morgan's futile but humorous attempt in trying to finagle a hug from Ellie. In the middle of all the laughter, Travis speaks up.
"Whatever happens man, just have a good time." he said nodding at him. "Don't worry about what to say it will just come naturally." he added.
"He's right." interjected Shannon. "That's how it happened when I went on my first date with Travis." she said. "He just relaxed and wasn't all in his head trying to think of what to say.
Morgan's attention on Shannon is suddenly turned to Sarah who puts her 2 cents in. "She likes you enough to hang out tomorrow night and that says a lot." said Sarah with a smile.
"You'll do fine Morg." responded Chuck.
"Thanks guys." replied Morgan.
"Remember Morgan…" Devon said. "…be awesome in your own way." he added pointing at him.
After being given words of encouragement to Morgan, Ellie eyes brighten leading her to get everyone's attention. "I've got an idea!"
"What is it babe?" asked Devon.
Ellie turns to Morgan with a smile on her face. "Ask Alex if she wants to come over to our house for dinner Friday night, which I know all of you are coming." Ellie briefly pauses to see everyone nodding confirming they will be coming. "Plus, I'll call Jayne to tell her and John they are invited as well." she says with excitement. "What do you say?"
There is a pause on Morgan's part as he thinks about it. After careful consideration, he responds to Ellie. "I'll ask her but there's no guarantee she'll say yes."
"Great." responded Ellie. "I'm going to make a list of groceries to buy for a special Friday night dinner." she said. "So mark it down on your calendars people. My house. Friday night for dinner. It's a special occasion."
"Wouldn't miss it for the world sis." replied Chuck with his arm around Sarah. His attention then turns to Morgan. "Hope she can come so we can meet her Morg."
"I hope so too." he said. As he watches the couples in the living room hug and show affection to their significant others he has one thought running through his mind. Maybe my string of bad luck is turning around.
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