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Chapter 11 – The Greater Good
After Chuck has made sure that Jack has everything he needs and Sarah is taken care of Chuck goes into work for the rest of the day.
Chuck has a fairly uneventful day; he keeps an eye on any reports about Jack Burton or any activities in Las Vegas.
When Chuck finally finishes work for the day, he decides to go home. While he is tempted to stay in his house rather than his residence so he can stay away from Jack he decides he would not be able to do that all weekend so he goes to the Residence.
He gets in the door and walks into the kitchen to find Denise.
"Denise, has Jack been any problems?" asked Chuck
"Ah no, in fact he has been very charming and helpful" replied Denise
"Yeah I bet he has, you just be careful he is a tricky customer. He will have you promising him all sorts of things without you even knowing it" said Chuck
"Yes Charles, I will be sure to be careful what I say to him" said Denise.
He walked out of the kitchen and went to find Bruce. He found him in the games room playing pool with Jack.
"So I see you two are getting along fine" said Chuck
"Jack here has been trying to take me at pool" said Bruce.
"Jack, you are going to behave aren't you, you are not trying to hustle Bruce are you?" asked Chuck.
"No wouldn't think of it Charles, so how was the day at the salt mines Charles?" said Jack
"Busy, though it was a pretty quiet day, the kind of day you are glad when nothing comes up" said Chuck.
Jack read between the lines from Chuck and knew that he was saying that things were looking pretty good on the Vegas front. Jack was Interested to know how the plans for his trip was going.
"You looked into my little holiday yet Charles?" asked Jack.
"Yes, I have put the wheels in motion. Did you want to have a drink, Scotch?" asked Chuck
"Yes that would be good Charles" replied Jack.
"On the rocks or neat?" asked Chuck
"On the rocks thanks Charles" replied Jack.
Chuck went away to pour the Drinks.
"So Bruce what is it like to work for Charles?" asked Jack.
"It's good sir, it gives me more freedom then my last job" replied Bruce.
"What was your last job?" asked Jack.
"Field Agent for the NSA, mostly black ops" replied Bruce nonchalantly.
"Oh, I see" said Jack.
"Yeah Charles hires mostly Ex NSA, or Ex Secret Service he has some ex CIA Field Agents in certain roles but it is mostly Secret Service and NSA that he uses as his employment pool" said Bruce.
"How many of your type of positions are there?" asked Jack
"Ah, I wouldn't know, I don't get involved in the administration you would need to ask Charles or the Colonel" said Jack.
"The Colonel?" said Jack.
"Yeah, he is aware of those things, we call him the Colonel as he used to be a Marine Colonel and is also ex NSA. His name is John Casey" replied Bruce.
Chuck came back in with the drinks
"Bruce, what time is change over?" asked Chuck
"Ah, Aaron will be here to relieve me in about an hour" answered Bruce.
Chuck's phone rang.
"Charles" he answered.
"Charles just wanted to let you know we have arrived ok, the girls have gone off to dinner. everything looks as it should" said Brian.
"Thanks Brian, nothing to report from here. You just keep an eye on them and report on strange incidents. Their protection is more important than anything else, do I make myself clear" said Chuck.
"Crystal sir" replied Brian.
"Thank you, Brian if you get the opportunity to enjoy yourself please do" said Chuck.
"Well Jack, Sarah got there ok" said Chuck.
"That is good Charles, I hope she has some fun she deserves it" said Jack.
Jack and Bruce finished the game of Pool and Jack came over to sit next to Chuck.
"So Charles, what are you intentions with my daughter" asked Jack.
"Jack at this stage I do not have any intentions" said Chuck.
"What? so now you are some rich and powerful man my daughter is not good enough for you?" asked Jack.
"Jack, that is not it at all... It's complicated" replied Chuck.
"Bullshit Charles, 'Its Complicated' is what people say when they don't want to answer the question" said Jack.
"Jack I still have very strong feelings for your daughter, when she left me it destroyed me. I was just a shell of the man I was, my dedication to work and living through other activities has allowed me to be able to make a considerable impact on peoples lives. Lots of people depend on me, if I am not there doing my Job or my mind is not where it should be it could affect a lot of peoples lives. How can I be selfish, I have to look at the my duty to the greater good. The lives of the many outweigh the lives of the one. I decided when I was all alone three years ago that I would dedicate my life to make a difference" said Chuck.
"Charles, you are the owner of a multinational multi-billion dollar industry not a missionary. You can't tell me that all of this is just so you can help people." said Jack.
"Well yes some of it is because I am proud of my achievements, but what picked me up out of the hole I was in 3 years ago, was to help those people that give up their own lives so that we can live a life of peace" said Chuck.
"I don't understand how you are doing that Charles" said Jack.
"Look Jack just like I can't tell you how I knew about the contracted hit on you, there are other things as well. Just know I develop certain technologies that have applications that affect the security of the country and the very people that work to maintain our freedoms" said Chuck.
"So what you are saying Charles is that you like my daughter but you can't see a future together because some sense of duty you have" said Jack.
"No Jack, I love your daughter but I don't think I couldn't live with myself if people lost their life so I can be happy." said Chuck.
"So you want Sarah to be unhappy so you can keep your conscience clear" said Jack.
"That is a little too simplistic Jack, and I think being without me would be the best thing for Sarah anyway" said Chuck.
"Charles, love is simple and I think Sarah is the person to decide what is right for her not you or I. What I do know is that you are the most important thing in the world to her and I think she would be lost without you" said Jack.
"Jack, Sarah is beautiful, smart, exciting everything any man would want in a woman. She could have any man she wants, she will find someone else and be far happier then she would be with me" said Chuck.
"Charles, you don't get it do you? She wants you, only you no one else will measure up. She doesn't want to settle for some poor imitation she wants her Chuck" said Jack.
"That's just it isn't it Jack, I think I am a poor imitation of her Chuck. I haven't been that man for 3 years" said Chuck.
"So you have decided that you don't want a relationship with her?" asked Jack.
"No it's not that, I know I want one but I am not sure I can give her what she deserves" said Chuck.
"You need to tell her, if you don't tell her the whole truth she will think that you no longer have feelings for her because she left" said Jack.
"She knows I still have feelings for her, just not the extent of those feelings, I have told her that I still have feelings for her. But I guess I haven't explained to her why I am having difficulty agreeing to a relationship. Jack I haven't decided anything yet, the next few months are very critical at work" said Chuck.
"Charles, don't you think she deserves to understand the whole situation?" asked Jack.
"Jack, agree I will make sure I explain the full situation to Sarah before anything is decided" said Chuck.
"Good, so that's settled" said Jack.
"Charles, I wanted to get out of the house tomorrow what options do I have?" asked Jack.
"Have you ever been skydiving?" asked Chuck.
"No, but have thought about giving it a try" said Jack.
"Well you can come with me and go on your first jump we will leave at 9AM tomorrow morning" said Chuck.
"Ok" said Jack.
"Make sure you where dark underwear" Chuck said with a smile.
Chuck went off to his room to sleep, he was not looking forward to closing his eyes. He knew that as soon as his mind wasn't occupied it would return to the four peoples lives he ended that morning. While it wasn't the first time he has had to end a life any time it has happened it deeply affects him.
He had a quick session with his therapist this morning, and while he couldn't bring up the latest incident there were enough previous experiences that he could just blame it on a relapse.
He poured himself a double neat and downed it in one gulp, The pleasant burning sensation reminded him that he was alive. He downed another double and hopped the libation would gift him some sleep.
However the only sleep he got was that was punctuated by playbacks of the morning's events.
Aspen
Sarah and Carina both got out of bed, looking forward to a day on the slopes and could smell breakfast cooking; they came out to the main living area and found a wonderful cooked breakfast waiting for them.
They sat down and enjoyed breakfast, they found out that the private instructors had been organised for them and that they would meet them here at the Chalet in about 30 minutes. They finished breakfast and went off to have a shower and get dressed. They grabbed all the equipment that had been organised for them and waited for the Instructors to turn up.
Sarah heard the knock on the door she was about to go and answer when Brian came over and said
"Ladies let me, just need to do a quick check before I let you disappear with your instructors" said Brian.
Brian checked there identification, took photos using his phone then made a call. After a few minutes Brian was off the phone.
"All clear ladies enjoy your day" said Brian.
"Thanks Brian" said Sarah.
"I plan to" said Carina winking at her Instructor.
Both the instructors were young, fit and good looking men; Carina was already imagining what it would be like to take hers for a test drive. Evan was Sarah's Instructor and Eric was Carina's.
They hit the slopes, Sarah's Instructor decided the best way to work out how to improve her technique, was just to watch her ski down the slopes and see what could be improved.
After the first few runs the Instructor pulled her aside and said
"So you certainly seem to know how to get down the mountain, is there a specific area or skills you are not happy with, I am more then happy to just watch you all day" said Evan with a smile and clearly flirting.
"Well Evan, the main reason I wanted instruction is that I am planning on going out Heli-Skiing in a weeks time and just wanted to improve my technique wherever I can for that" said Sarah.
"Wow…Heli-Skiing, a women after my own heart. May I suggest we get over onto the intermediate to advanced runs for a few then regroup? I will mainly be behind you watching your hips, one of the main things with Heli-Skiing is because you are skiing in uncharted areas without runs you never know what cliff or bank maybe over the next rise. So you need to be able to wash of speed quickly, but you also still need to maintain form and balance as you may need to change direction quickly. Also will need to take you over some jumps to check how you maintain aerial form for landing." said Evan.
Sarah was starting to get annoyed with his flirting and innuendo but thought maybe that was just his style or what he thought was expected of him. She decided she would see if he toned it down if not she would make it clear it is not appreciated.
"Just remember if you are in the air, keep your weight forward and your tips up, keep that beautiful behind of yours in front of your feet" said Evan.
After a few turns on the advanced runs, Sarah could tell she was getting the hang of it, there were times when she would maintain speed through sections working on her turns at speed and would then attempt to wash the speed of as quickly as possible, while maintaining her ability to get around any obstacles in front of her.
"Sarah you are doing very well, I was thinking we should grab some lunch then maybe back out onto these Black Diamond runs and maybe take our first look at a double black diamond run" said Evan
As they were making there way to the restaurant they saw Carina and Eric. Carina was giggling a little, its was obvious that something was going on between them and Sarah was annoyed.
'hopefully this doesn't prompt Evan take action'.
Evan saw the look that Sarah was giving Carina, he mistook it for jealousy and decided do something about it.
Evan put his arm around Sarah; Sarah quickly took his arm and then had him in an arm lock with his arm behind his back.
"Evan I think you are a nice guy, but I am not sure how you got signals that I was interested in something more then skiing instruction. I have put up with your flirting and comments so to not cause awkwardness, but if you put your arm around me for any other purpose other then instruction again I will break it do you understand?" said Sarah.
"Perfectly and sorry Sarah, I thought you were sad and disappointed that I hadn't tried anything when I saw you looking at Eric and Carina" said Evan.
"I think you are a beautiful women and I misread the signals, I promise you it will not happen again." said Evan.
"Evan, I think you are a nice guy, but there is only one man that I want to be putting his arm around me" said Sarah.
"Well he is a very lucky guy" said Evan.
"Well it's nice that you say that Evan, but I feel like the luckiest girl in the world just being in his company" said Sarah.
Unknown to Sarah and Carina, Brian was watching them coming into lunch and had heard the whole exchange between Evan and Sarah.
'I know Charles didn't ask me to keep an eye on it but I am sure he would be pleased by the comments Sarah just made'
Los Angeles
Chuck and Jack made there way off to the airport and Jack had undergone some theory and safety lessons and was ready for his first tandem sky dive.
He was given the option of a solo, but decided a tandem was the best way to experience the new adventure. They were both on the plane, about 5 minutes from jump time. Jack found out that Chuck had already completed two jumps this morning when he was in his safety lessons. His shadow Bruce was going to be his partner in the tandem jump.
Jack and Bruce were exiting the plane before Chuck.
"Good luck Jack, I will see you on the ground" said Chuck.
"Ah thanks Charles, any bit of advice you can give me?" asked Jack.
"Um, keep your eyes open as much as you can, the view is fantastic" said Chuck.
The jump was from thirteen thousand feet, and Jack and Bruce exited the plane and were in a simple freefall, Jack could tell that he was falling faster and faster, until he felt like he was floating and could only hearing the wind.
Jack and Bruce got to five thousand five hundred feet and Jack felt the rapid deceleration and the feeling of being pulled up and backwards and it shocked him.
He heard of voice from behind him, he assumed it was Bruce.
"You ok Jack?" asked Bruce
Just then Chuck went past at speed doing a barrel roll.
"Shit what was that" said Jack
"That was Charles doing a fly by and Barrel Roll, so you are ok?" asked Bruce.
"Yeah I am ok, the fall scared the shit out of me, and then I settled down just in time to get the shit scared out of me again, I guess that was when the chute opened" said Jack.
"Yeah the falling and then the rapid deceleration when the chute opens are probably two of the three most difficult things for a first dive" said Bruce.
"What is the other? Is it the plane ride up in anticipation" asked Jack.
"No, the landing" said Bruce.
"Oh shit" said Jack.
"Don't worry Jack it will be fine" said Bruce.
They landed safely and when Jack had got his thoughts together he walked over to where a group of men were standing.
"Welcome back to planet earth Jack" said Chuck.
"How did you get down here already you will still in the plane when I jumped?" asked Jack.
"Didn't you see me do the fly by after your chute deployed?" asked Chuck.
"Yeah but…..oh, so what altitude did you deploy your chute Charles?" said Jack.
"oh, it would have to be 2000 feet right guys" said Chuck with a smile.
"Yeah right" everyone said.
Jack had no idea what that was about.
"Bruce, why did everyone say yeah right when Charles said 2000 feet?" asked Jack.
"Its kind of an inside joke, whenever anyone asks Charles it always 2000 feet. USPA the United States Parachute Association has 2000 feet AGL listed as the minimum parachute deployment" said Bruce
"So Jack are you ready for a solo?" asked Chuck.
"Dunno I might forget to deploy" said Jack.
"Jack your chute will have an AAD that will deploy automatically if you forget to deploy" said Chuck.
"Ok I will give it a go" said Jack nervously.
Jack did his solo jump, he was glad he did, while it scared the hell out of him he felt free almost like he was flying, he decided that it was something that if he had the opportunity and the means he would do it again.
Aspen
After lunch Evan was no longer flirting with Sarah and was being very professional, he was providing her advice to help her form. Sarah was listening and could tell that it was getting easier for her to change direction quickly and maintain control.
Sarah decided it was time to give the double diamond runs a go.
"So Evan, what is the major difference between a double diamond run and what I would expect to get via Heli-Skiing?" asked Sarah.
"Well for starters, with Heli-Skiing there is no guarantee that it is even possible to ski back down and with a run the obstacles are known and it is possible to get down the mountain using skill. With Heli-skiing you can have cornices, crevasses, cliffs, boulders, trees, tree wells, stumps, fallen logs, snow bridges and rivers and whether you can even get through these obstacles is an unknown" said Evan.
"You make it sound such fun", said Sarah sarcastically.
"The biggest obstacle is the concern of avalanches, or being trapped in the mountains and then freezing to death. As long as you have good guides and prepared then it should be ok" said Evan.
"Charles is into thrill seeking and he wanted to go Heli Skiing, so I am going with him" said Sarah.
"You must really love this guy Charles" said Evan.
"I do Evan, more then life itself" said Sarah.
"So is Charles an accomplished skier?" asked Evan
"I don't know Evan, but he seems to be good at just about anything he does, it's his Chalet we are staying in." said Sarah.
"Oh….I see, your Charles is Charles Bartowski" said Evan.
"Yes it is" said Sarah inquisitively.
"I am sorry about this morning, if I had known you were involved with him I wouldn't have said or tried anything. I hope you forgive me?" said Evan.
"Evan its fine, lets forget about it, I have and if you are worried I will say something to Charles, well don't worry" said Sarah.
"Thank you, and by the way, Charles Bartowski as you said can ski. I have not seen him ski but the word around is that for a billionaire he handles himself pretty well. Yeah I have also heard that he is an adrenaline junkie so I am sure he will love it. Getting out on virgin snow in some of the most picturesque locations is amazing. About the closest comparison I can think of is SkyDiving" said Evan.
"So let's get down to the bottom" said Sarah and started off down the trail.
Evan followed her, he still couldn't believe it, he was trying to hit on the girlfriend of Charles Bartowski.
They went down the double diamond runs a several more times and it was starting to get dark.
"Sarah thank you for an interesting day today, I would suggest that tomorrow you start of on some of the easier runs, it will take some time to warm up your muscles, you don't want to strain anything. Once you have done that, probably upgrade to the Diamond runs and maybe double diamond just before lunch and for your runs after" said Evan.
"Thank you for all your tips today, I am certainly much more comfortable and confident on the slopes after your help" said Sarah.
Just as Carina and Eric skied over and joined them.
"So you guys have finished as well?" asked Carina.
"Yeah we have finished" said Sarah.
"Thanks for your help with my form today Eric" said Carina.
"Carina, your form is perfect" said Eric.
Both Evan and Sarah rolled their eyes.
The guys left and Sarah and Carina made their way back to the Chalet.
"So hot tub tonight?" asked Carina.
"Yeah it will soothe my muscles" said Sarah.
"Oh really, what activities did you and Evan get up to then?" asked Carina.
"I don't know and I don't want to know what you and Eric got up to, but Evan and I were Skiing and he helped me with tips on how to improve my skiing" said Sarah angrily.
"Calm down blondie, I was only kidding. Eric was nice but he is not really my type" said Carina.
Sarah and Carina relaxed in the hot tub with drinks, the hot tub did wonders on Sarah's sore muscles, while she was in the tub she was day dreaming about Chuck being in there with her and then Chuck is massaging her tired muscles. Then her mind as it always did drift off to thinking about exercising and massaging other muscles with Chuck. A smile came to her face.
"Sarah, what the hell are you thinking about with that smile" screamed Carina.
She opened her eyes and her face went bright red.
"Don't worry, I already know, I just hope Chuck lives up to all the dreams and fantasies you have had about him in the last three years. It is a lot to expect from the poor super nerd" said Carina.
"Well if we ever get together, I plan for him to not do anything and for me to show him how much he means to me" said Sarah with a devilish smile.
Los Angeles
The Skydiving company had arranged for Lunch and they all sat down outside for a barbecue with plenty of salads. Chuck and Jack were sitting down at a table and Jack wasn't his normal talkative self.
"Jack, your not talking, something on your mind?" asked Chuck.
"Ah no not really, thankyou for bringing me out here getting out of the house, it was an eye opening experience" said Jack.
"To be honest I didn't want to do it because I was scared, but I didn't want you to think I was a coward. But after my solo jump, I was glad I did" said Jack.
"You don't need to try and be someone else for my benefit Jack, you could have come out with us and stayed in the plane if you just wanted to get out of the house" said Chuck.
"Yeah ok Charles but I am glad I did, the feeling I got could only be compared to the feeling I would get from a successful con. I was a little addicted to that feeling which is why it is always hard to quit, but maybe I have found my new addiction" said Jack.
Jack saw a beautiful girl coming in their direction she looked like a model. She came over to Chuck and said "Charles Bartowski you keep coming here, going on your jumps, when are you going to let me jump on you, you sexy beast? Or at least take a nude jump with me?"
Jack thought she may have had an Italian accent but couldn't be sure.
"Roberta how many times have I told you I am not interested" said Chuck.
"Charles, aren't you going to introduce me" said Jack.
"Jack this is Roberta Mancino, Roberta this is Jack Burton" said Chuck.
"So Jack, how do you know my Charles?" said Roberta.
"Roberta, I am not your anything and Jack is the father of a very good friend" said Chuck.
"Is this friend male or female Charles?" said Roberta.
"Well it is none of your business Roberta but in fact it is a female" said Chuck.
"Charles are you trying to make me jealous, and how can you say you are not mine we are made to be together? Let me wrap my legs around you and I will take you places you couldn't imagine" said Roberta.
Roberta then looked at Jack
"And you Jack, tell your daughter to keep her hands of my man" said Roberta.
Roberta walked back away and out of sight.
"I apologise Jack, I am sorry about that. Some woman just can't seem to take a hint" said Chuck.
"So who is she?" asked Jack.
"Ask Bruce he will be able to tell you" said Chuck.
Jack was interested as to why this woman thought her and Chuck belonged together, he wanted to get whatever information he could to give to Sarah. He walked over to Bruce.
"Bruce thanks for the first jump this morning it was amazing, but doing my solo, now that was amazing, I have never felt so free" said Jack.
"That's ok Jack, I am glad you enjoyed it" said Bruce.
"So that woman that just came up to Charles, who is she?" asked Jack.
"Roberta Mancino? You don't know who Roberta Mancino is?" asked Bruce.
"Well no Bruce, I don't" said Jack.
"Roberta Mancino, I think it was last year was voted the world sexiest woman in sport ever" said Bruce.
"Um, ok how did she get this honor? And why does she think she belongs with Charles?" asked Jack.
"She was voted by the subscribers to some huge mens magazine, and I guess she thinks she belongs with Charles for the same reason lots of other women do, they think they are in love with him." said Bruce.
Aspen
After an exhausting day on the slopes, Sarah and Carina relax at a club.
"So Sarah, are you sure about this quitting the agency, are you going to miss the excitement and action of the Job?" asked Carina.
"I think Chuck can provide plenty of action and excitement to keep me entertained. Chuck has changed he seems to have this confidence that is difficult to explain. He goes into situations where he should be shitting himself and he just does it like he is just going down the street to get the milk." said Sarah.
"He has just grown up Sarah" said Carina.
"Carina, I remember when I used to have to calm him down by providing physical contact and reassurances. It is he that now does that very thing to me, it's like a role reversal thing" said Sarah
Carina just looked at Sarah.
"Carina, it's just so freaky how he can pick up things so quickly. Apparently he used to be that way when he was younger but he lost his self confidence and self belief. This has only come back the last few years" said Sarah.
"Yeah you told me about that before, hey did you ever hear a story about an agent from like 30 years ago that was like a naturally gifted athlete that could basically do anything with minimal training?" asked Carina.
"Yeah, but it's just a story created by the trainers at the farm" said Sarah.
"Yeah probably, it was usually pulled out when some smart arse thought he was pretty good and the instructors wanted to bring him back down to earth. I heard that he disappeared and no one knows where he went" said Carina.
"Well there you go, just stories I heard it was a she and she left the agency to have a family" said Sarah.
"So did Chuck tell you about his childhood?" asked Carina.
"No, his brother in law told me. Apparently he was amazed how quickly he picked up rock climbing and mentioned it to his sister. She just said how he used to be when he was younger" said Sarah.
"So Sarah, you don't think you could have a relationship with him and remain with the Agency?" asked Carina.
"I think I could have a relationship, but I couldn't take being assigned somewhere and not being with him." answered Sarah.
"Back over 3 years ago I wanted to have a relationship with him, but was concerned that it would affect my ability to protect him and affect my decisions. Obviously rules got in the way too. But its funny when I look back I think the sexual frustrations between the two of us caused us more problems then any relationship could have caused" said Sarah.
"Sarah, you should have just screwed his brains out when you had the chance" said Carina.
"Talking about sexual frustrations, my god it has been almost unbearable, he is so god damn sexy now, every time I close my eyes I see him and every time I see him I need a cold shower. I saw him working out in the gym the other day without a shirt, his chest abs and back covered in sweat my brain just stopped functioning. I couldn't think, I had to ask him to put a shirt on so I could have a conversation with him." said Sarah
"So Sarah, I don't think you ever told me why you didn't quit the agency back three years ago. I always assumed it was because of duty you felt to the greater good?" said Carina.
"That was what I kept telling myself, but subconsciously a big part of it was I was scared that he didn't have the same feelings as me. He said some things that made me think that we didn't have a future and I guess I wasn't going to put myself out there to be rejected" said Sarah.
"What you kidding, anyone could see the guy was crazy for you" said Carina.
"He told me that he thought I was everything that he would ever want in a woman, but realised that I wasn't. He wanted a normal relationship with a normal girl and said that I would never be normal" said Sarah with a tear coming down her eye.
"That bastard" said Carina.
"I cried myself to sleep that night, that was just after I had decided that what I wanted more then anything was a real relationship with him" said Sarah.
"Why would he say something like that" asked Carina
Sarah just shrugged.
"I know that if we did have a real relationship before re-assignment I would have resigned the minute I was re-assigned." said Sarah.
"I think maybe I should ask him why he said it and did he still think it was true" said Sarah.
'I can show him that I can be a normal girl, I was able to entertain the First Lady without threatening her or seduction' thought Sarah.
Sarah's phone rang she looked at the number and wasn't sure who it was.
"Hello" said Sarah.
"Darling its dad, so how is your weekend going?" said Jack.
"Its going ok dad, pretty exhausted after being on the slopes all day, how are you going, have you been behaving?" asked Sarah.
"I have been a good boy, had a long chat with Charles last night and he took me Sky Diving. That man of yours is one crazy son of a bitch" said Jack.
"Long chat, what did you talk about?" asked Sarah.
"Things, this and that mostly about you" said Jack.
"DAD! you better not have caused me problems" said Sarah.
"Darling, I just had to know why you two weren't back together" said Jack.
"Dad, you need to leave this to me, I have been working out the best ways to make this happen and patience is important" said Sarah.
"Well darling you know I am going to be out of the country soon?" said Jack.
"So Dad, you going to tell me what he said?" said Sarah.
"You know that guy loves you, don't you?" said Jack.
The corners of Sarah's mouth curl up into a smile
"What do you mean Dad, did he say that?" asked Sarah hopefully.
"Yes he did darling, but he has it in his head that he will not be able to make you happy" said Jack
A confused look came across Sarah's face
"He was also saying some strange things about developing technology and that technology applications and its effect on the country. I was trying to tell him that he is just a businessman but told me this thinking it would shut me up but he just wasn't making much sense" said Jack.
"Dad, please just drop it, I know you realise that I didn't really work in a yoghurt shop, well Chuck and I used to work together. Just know that some things you can't know about" said Sarah.
"Yeah I thought as much, I found out that Charles has employed ex Secret Service and NSA people so maybe it has something to do with that. I will not talk about it again" said Jack.
"So why did you say he was a crazy son of a bitch?" asked Sarah.
"Oh, he was doing aerial acrobatics while sky diving. I was having a hard enough time keeping my bowels closed just falling" said Jack.
"So you did a dive?" asked Sarah
"Yeah two, first one a tandem and the second a solo" said Jack.
"Well dad, we will be back tomorrow night. Maybe we spend Monday together?" asked Sarah
"Sure darling, anyway I better go I am exhausted and need some sleep, good luck for tomorrow" said Jack.
"Talk to you later dad" said Sarah.
Sarah hung up the phone, and Carina was looking at her strangely.
"Dad?" asked Carina.
"What, can't I have a father?" asked Sarah
"Well I guess so, I just never thought of you with a family before" replied Carina.
"Well I wouldn't call us a family, I had a very different childhood. My dad lets just say wasn't a very good role model. He is staying with Chuck at the moment" said Sarah.
"You are letting your father, who you have already admitted as being a bad role model, stay alone with the man you are trying to get to take you back?" said Carina.
"Chuck said no matter what he does or doesn't do, it will have no affect on what maybe between us" said Sarah.
"And you believed him" said Carina clearly shocked.
"Well, yes in fact I do. He is an amazing man and that is one of the reasons I love him. Back about three and half years ago. My dad did something that risked the team and because of his past I was pretty down and sorry for what he had done. Chuck just told me that I am not to blame for anything my father had done and I had no reason for feeling guilty, and he meant it too" said Sarah.
"And you left this guy" said Carina.
"Oh shut up Carina" responded Sarah.
"Hey I wanted to ask a question do you know anything or heard anything about something called the Intersect?" asked Carina.
A/N Yes I meant to leave it there, please review and I will have the next chapter up quickly.